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The Ultimate Lunatic Rave 2 Guide Also available in Indonesian,
translated by Ryu Sei
Guide including GLAssist by auric here Lunatic Rave 2 is one of
the most used BMS simulators. The gameplay is the same as the
beatmania IIDX series. Contents:
1. Where Do I Download LR2? 2. Setting Up LR2 3. Getting BMS
Files 4. Importing BMS Files 5. How To Play/In-Game Settings
Play Option System Option Score Status Tag Editor Effects Player
Status Key Config Skin/Sound How to play
6. The Text is not Working! How to fix in-game text How to fix
web page text
7. How and Where to get Skins 8. Lunatic Rave 2 HD Mod 9. The
End / Contact
Do Ctrl+F and type in the part you want to go to! 1. Where do I
Download LR2? Download Lunatic Rave 2 from its home page here:
http://www.lr2.sakura.ne.jp/index2.html
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on western computers, the site may be garbled. You want to click
the link named beta2 100201 the top one. Check Chapter 6 if site is
garbled. Note: There IS a Guide HTML file included in the download,
but it is all in Japanese. Use it if you know Japanese. Site seems
to be back online, here is a mirror in case it goes down again:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/96m0wbp0aw343pu/LR2_100201.zip
Thanks to Myon for uploading it. 2. Setting up LR2 After
downloading Lunatic Rave 2, launch LR2.exe. When you launch this
executable, you open the LR2 Setup. You will be prompted with this
window:
If your text is not working, check Chapter 6! Here you type in
your desired ID (username) and Password. Dont worry about any
captchas or email verifications; there are none. Leave the LR2IR
box unticked. Press OK.
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After registering, you may want to set your language to English,
which can be done here:
note that it is not completely translated! Now you want to
enable Internet Ranking (IR). You do so by ticking these boxes on
the MAIN Tab:
First and second boxes is rival loading. To make video files
work (since some BMS uses it), Follow this image guide created by
Sunseille: http://www.1mage.fr/images/lr2videoguide.png on the
JUKEBOX2 Tab, there are some boxes you can tick off, here is what
they do: RANDOM SELECT: Allows Specified Random Select. FAVOURITE
FOLDER: Keep track of your favourite BMS! IGNORE FOLDER: Ignored
BMS will ONLY show up here. Not elsewhere. PLAYCOUNT TOP 10 FOLDER:
Ordered list of your most played. LEVEL FOLDER: Sort by level CLEAR
FOLDER: Sort BMS by clear method. PLAYRANK FOLDER: Sort BMS by rank
achieved. BMS FOLDER: Insane BMS charts. When Internet Ranking is
checked,
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LR2 will auto-sort insane level songs into these folders. Select
these from your desire. OPTION Tab: HI-SPEED settings: Set the
lowest and highest possible highspeed, and set what margin it
changes by when you adjust it in-game. You can also adjust what is
the base speed (x1 speed modifier) You can change how much the lane
cover adjusts by when adjusting it in-game. Miss BGA: Set how long
the miss bga is visible during gameplay. Music list: adjust how
long itll take for the game to scroll to the next song on the list
during song select. (When holding up/down or using scratch) User
font: choose your own font for the game! Usually just makes it
crash. PM Controller: Lets you set menu navigation to be like popn
music. This means you scroll up/down by pressing the blue buttons,
select a song/folder with the red button. Go back with left side
green. Right side green button enters song/folder Yellow switches
between difficulties. Left side white button enters the
song/folder, right side white button opens play options tab. Note
that this also enables the 9key play skin for any chart you play.
Have fun playing 7key on a popn controller! Assign 1/3 to scroll:
Key 1 and Key 3 (on key binds) will scroll. Output system log:
Generates a text document that shows errors or actions the game
does internally. Disable parallel loading: Makes the game unable to
load more than one song at once(?) Disable right click exit: Game
wont close and you wont leave the song
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when you right click. Folder lamp: Activates the clear lamp for
each folder based on clear types of songs within each folder.
Disable system keys: Stop that windows key from ruining your
scores. Disable skin preview: During skin/soundset selection.
Assign up/down key to hs change: ??? SELECT Tab Various
self-explanatory settings. Maximum level sets the highest level for
the bars in-game to display difficulty. If its above highest it
will flash. Now you are set up, but before you are able to launch
the game, you need BMS files (songs, maps, simfiles). SYSTEM Tab
16bit color: choose to have bad colors in case youre running the
game on a toaster! Wait for vsync: Self explanatory. This will add
more latency.
First line: Choose which display to use. (Main/Sub1/Sub2) In
case you have more than 1 monitor, you can select which one the
game should appear on (when playing fullscreen) Second line:
Software Rendering: Only use it if you run into problems
otherwise.
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OUTPUT TYPE: Choose what sound driver the game should use.
DirectSound is closer to arcade timing. ASIO/WASAPI will reduce
sound latency as much as possible. Be aware that WASAPI will hoard
your sound card and will only output the games audio but nothing
else. PLAYBACK DRIVER: Choose what output the sound should go to.
If your sound card has several outputs then this is useful. Buffer
size: Set the buffer size in samples. Disable FMOD Ex soundsystem:
Alternate sound system. This could fix various audio cuts on
certain BMS but also make the game crash loading others. Use high
performance timer: Not sure. 3. Getting BMS Files Digital Emergency
Exit You might be confused to which BMS you want from this massive
site. The list is ordered by events, and the most popular by far is
the BMS OF FIGHTERS events. Take a look. There are plenty of BMS to
get. You can either download the events as full torrents, or pick
out your favourite songs. The easiest way is to download this. It
includes all of the difficulty tables songs and charts.
http://www.toez2dj.net/zeroboard/zboard.php?id=f_bms&page=1&sn1=&divpage=4&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=25421
!! extract it under korean locale !! Don't make it more of a
headache than it already is when you don't follow this and your
song tags are messed up, which leads to GLAssist not
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recognizing the songs or LR2 not loading them. Remember to
switch to Japanese locale after you're finished extracting. The
torrent is named Insane BMS but the torrent contents includes
charts for all skill ranges. Single song quick download links If
you're quickly looking to just download one song to add to your
collection and the song link on the LR2IR page is down, you can
look here. http://blog.naver.com/pc2245/196699196
http://kenin.iptime.org/BMS_Library/
https://mega.co.nz/#F!k812kTrb!O2rb6FYz8EWClFMD6Hq0kw This is my
personal upload on a free mega account. Please do not bulk download
from here, it has a 50gb bandwidth limit. Only Insane songs are
found here.
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=A9875A9A2CB76D0C&id=A9875A9A2CB76D0C!106
1~12 Insane pack - credit goes to Aqo Starter pack for Beginners
Recommended for beginners
http://nekokan.dyndns.info/~lobsak/genoside/ 4. Importing BMS Files
Once you have downloaded a zipped package of your desired BMS, you
want to extract it to *folder name* Like done here:
I use WinRAR to extract zip/rar packages.
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When you are done extracting, go back into your LR2 Setup
Window, and go to the JUKEBOX1 Tab. You will have a large white
empty box, this is where you drag and drop the folder you
extracted. After you have dragged it in, you will be prompted with
a window, which asks if you want to import this, click Yes. Note;
There is a bug in LR2 that makes you unable to start a choose a
song if you only have a single song in your Song/Mother Folder. To
fix this, make sure to at least have 2 songs in the same folder.
After clicking Yes, the folder should show up in the box:
The BMS folder is something where I keep my own collection of
BMS. You dont need to have it this way. Once you have imported the
folder, you are ready to click Play! 5. How to Play/In-Game
Settings When you hit the Play button, you will be prompted with a
command window. This is the usual behaviour so dont worry. Just
wait until it says PRESS ANY KEY TO START
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Welcome to the game! The game send you straight to the Music
Select! Let me explain what each element is: 1: Sorts BMS in the
order of what specified. 2: Filters BMS of what playstyle
specified. 3: Filters BMS of what difficulty specified. 4: Explains
stuff what I am explaining right now. In Japanese. 5: Plays your
currently saved replay of the selected BMS! 6: Plays an automated
replay of the selected BMS. 7: Reads the .txt included (if any)
with the BMS. Most are in Japanese. 8: Title of the current
selection. (More descriptive later) 9: Click and type here to
search for a specific BMS! 10: Shows your current stats for the
selected BMS. 11: Shows if score will save, what clear type you
will get and if IR is on. Play Option: This is where you adjust
your gameplay settings!
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Random: Alters the note pattern of the BMS.
Mirror: Flips the note placement from left to right Random:
Randomizes the order of the columns of notes. Hold keys 1+2 at the
result screen to replay a random. S-Random: Completely randomizes
each note Scatter: Same as S-Random, but prevents two notes in the
same column in a row. (IIDX H-Ran) Converge: All possible notes to
the Scratch column.
Gauge: Groove: Default. You cant fail mid-song. Need 80% or
higher gauge to clear. Survival: Gauge is more strict. You start
the song at 100%, but can fail once the gauge reaches 0. You can
clear a song below 80%. Death: Need full combo to clear. Easy: Same
as groove but more forgiving. P-Attack: Perfect-Attack. Great and
below will gauge. G-Attack: Good-Attack. Anything besides Good will
greatly deplete gauge.
Assist: Enable or Disable AutoScratch. This counts as an
assist/easy clear. Effect: Enable modifications to make notes pop
in or disappear. Playstyle: Same as the other Playstyle Filter.
Battle: Enable Battle Mode. Various Types. Hi-Speed: Change the
note speed.
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Target: Set your own goal! Shows on the Score Graph DP Flip:
Enable or Disable DoublePlay Flip between playsides. HS-Fix: Fix
High Speed at BPM changes. System Option: Here you can the games
system settings!
Ghost Position: Choose position of target exscore during
gameplay. Score Graph: Enable or disable the Score Graph. Default
Target: Compare Current exscore with My Best during gameplay BGA:
Enable or Disable ALL Background Art of all BMS. (picture/video)
BGA Size: Adjust the BGA size to scale or not scale. Judge Timing:
Set your offset hit judge. (In case of slow keyboards) Judge Auto
Adjust: Make the Judge Timing automatically adjust. Lane Cover:
Enable or Disable coverage of the top of the note lane. Screen
Mode: Enable or Disable Full Screen. Replay: Adjust Replay Saving
Criteria.
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Score Status: This shows your history and current score of the
selected BMS.
Tag Editor: Edit the tags of the selected BMS. Dont change these
or else the IR will think its a different BMS. Change these if the
BMS or Course is made by you.
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Effects: Change the audio settings for the game, including a
very in-depth equalizer and effects modifier.
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Player Status: Shows your total and current stats! The Trial is
the games mission system. It shows you what level youre at and the
criteria for getting to the next level. As you can see below, the
criteria for clearing lv1 is get over 100 combo with Death
Gauge.
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The function keys lets you use hidden mods and options. F2 lets
you see a list of options that work like ojamas from popn music.
During gameplay, the top row number keys let you move the judge
line and other things. The 5 key allows you to set DARK 1 or 2.
DARK 1 removes all graphics besides BGA, judge, graphs, notes,
judgeline, bombs, button lights, gauge and lane lights. DARK 2
takes away everything but notes, judgeline, judge, bombs and gauge.
Key Config: Adjust your key settings! You can set different keys
for different playstyles!
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1: Change playstyle 2: Player 1 Side Keys/Buttons. You can click
these. 3: Player 2 Side Keys/Buttons. You can click these too! 4:
Select Key/Button. Alternate way of choosing keys/buttons. 5:
Attached Keys to selected Key/Button.
DEL: Remove the attached key you have selected. ESC: Go back to
Music Select. F1: Reset current Playstyle to Default. F2: Clear ALL
attached keys on current Playstyle. Skin/Sound: This is where you
adjust your skin settings. You can also choose between different
soundsets (If you have more!)
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Feel free to tweak the skin/sound settings as much as you like!
This game is very skin friendly! I will provide some links to skins
in Chapter 7. You can also click the Gameplay Preview to switch
between skins installed. 6. The text is not working! How to Fix
Game Text: If the text in the window and game consists of constant
question marks and eventually some letters, then fear not, it can
be fixed! First way to fix this is to set your computer locale to
Japanese. You can do this via the control panel. Keep in mind you
dont want to change your language, only the locale! If you dont
want to change the PC locale, you can download and install HF
pApplocale. This software will let you specifically run a program
of choice in Japanese locale. When you have finished downloading
it, just run the executable and install the software. It should be
simple. After it has been installed, you will be able to run
softwares in Japanese Locale by Right-Clicking your desired
software use any of these:
How to Fix Web Page Text: If the text on the site is garbled, it
is because your web browser is using the wrong encoding! This is
how you fix it: Firefox: Go to the Options menu, open the
"Contents" tab, and then click on
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"Choose" under "Languages". Then find Japanese on the dropdown
list, and add it. Safari: View - Text Encoding - Default or
Japanese(Shift-JIS) Internet Explorer: Press Alt and View -
Encoding - Auto detect or More - Japanese(Shift-JIS) Google Chrome:
Click the Tools Icon: Go over to Tools, and then to Encoding, and
enable Auto-Detect.
If you know how to fix this on different browsers, please
contact me! Tutorials needed:
Opera (does anyone even use this browser anymore)
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7. How and Where to get Skins I recommend installing this theme
before installing any other theme. So a clean LR2 install is
recommended.
http://www.geocities.jp/red_without_right_stick/rb.html It includes
optimized widescreen play, result and song select screens. Other
themes worth noting - AC/CS Style: tricoro RED:
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=E92E2372413C5A12!177&authkey=!AMua7oCoS557O4s
Excellent blog post about skins (with video previews):
http://kasakon555.main.jp/skinlist/ EndlessCirculation -
SelfEvolution (for LR2HD)
http://aoishoko.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-14.html 8. Lunatic Rave 2
HD Mod Very recently there has been a mod floating around the web
for LR2HD that allows the game to play in 1280x720 resolution. This
requires better hardware for running the game as well as a skin
that is for HD resolution. The client can be found and downloaded
here: http://edgestorm.tistory.com/280 If you need a skin that
allows HD play; you can get EndlessCirculation - SelfEvolution
here: http://aoishoko.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-14.html The blog post
recommends this hardware for running the game: Minimum - Barely
Playable CPU: 2.0GHz or higher RAM: 4GB or more VGA: Any
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HDD: SATA 3 or more Recommended (1) - Occasional frame drops
CPU: 2.0GHz or higher RAM: 8GB or more VGA: Any HDD: SSD (Required)
Recommended (2) - Plays perfectly CPU: 2.4GHz or higher RAM: 8GB or
more (Required) VGA: Any HDD: Any The blog post also recommends
mounting 1GB RAM using SoftPerfect RAM Disk and running a 4GB patch
software on LR2_HD.exe and LRHbody.exe. 9. The End / Contact Thank
you for reading the tutorial! This is ALL based on my own
knowledge. Any further questions could be sent here:
http://ask.fm/Dolphinssss I hope you found this helpful! Any
feedback on this is appreciated! Contributors: Dolphin, Inorizushi,
Auric, Sunseille Lunatic Rave 2 is Copyright (C) 2007-2008 lavalse,
cyclia, SHiNKA, Kamiyu, and mur.