Why are there no more Computer Generated Charts?

**snowyporpoise** · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 1655 Location: Burlington, ON

Whatever happened to those paths that the computer created (ie, Bradleyzoo, Slowhero)? Why do we have to create our own paths for the new games? Is it because of the overlapping star power?

Not a big deal, its just kind of inconvenient not knowing 100% for sure the optimal path.
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**ThunderAlex** · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:02 pm Post subject:

I do think it's because of the overlapping SP, it would just be complicated to design a program that would calculate everything necessary and put the activations on the right spots. The biggest problem is whammying while you have SP activated, I think. That or people are lazy to design it

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**NavyCherub** · Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 3396

There are computer-generated paths on the Rock Band side now, so I doubt it's because of the overlapping starpower.
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**hheemm** · Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 517 Location: Norwin, PA

I think they said they're are focusing on their jobs/lives? I'm not sure though. Or maybe they got too bored with it.
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**TheTrueSatanist** · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:20 pm Post subject:

Ah, but tma would have to tweak that code to get it to work with GH.

I think it's to let pathers attempt to make good paths. For example, Sully made a protest about the CGP at the RB side.

Really, I think it's great. Instead of new paths for new games, I'd like co-op paths for GH2-GH:A.
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**Shryke** · Joined: 31 Jan 2009 Posts: 9 Location: Ontario

At least all games from GHWT to GHSH use basically the same engine so that there would need to be only one program for all those games. It will be a different story, however, once GH5 comes out.
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**SmugDuckling** · Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Posts: 576

No one's bothered to do it yet. That's the only reason.

It just takes a lot of work. The main problem with converting the Rock Band one to work with GHWT, GHM and GHSH would be parsing the charts (which tma's program does already) and then adapting the program to use those. Someone just needs to do it and I'm not all that interested in it.
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**GuitarGeek08** · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 3213

Or maybe their intentions are to, you know, make you quit being lazy and work out the paths yourselves.....It is possible to do it without a computer generating the path which is something alot of people dont seem to realize.
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**Rawrspoon** · Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 1597

IIRC OD is consumed at a different rate than SP, so a direct conversion won't be possible. (I think)

**footballtom3685** · Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 2478 Location: Bay Area, CA

Somebody attributed the low use of the wiki to a lack of paths, and the paths having to be put up manually
I totally agree with that, and as I said in that thread I would love to try to make a program to do it. I only have a year of experience coding but I think with help from others and some struggling and learning along the way I could make such a program. Because the URL's for each song on the wiki use specific naming conventions it could definitely be possible to automate things, and it would also make the wiki much more popular.

Of course others are more qualified than I am, and I wouldn't really know where to start (how to input the chart and output an image would be the difficulties for me), but I would love to try this if anyone else wants to help me out.

**valioso** · Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 944

if its supposed to be a competitive game for the top players, how is everyone getting a path generated by a computer helping the competition?

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