How would I go about adding extrakey to JSE if I modify the source?

[ArinStitch]

What is your question?

This is a followup to my other issue since the official JSE won't ever have extrakey added.

If I were to add extrakey to JSE myself, which hx files would I have to modify? How would I create a thing in the chart editor that switches between the "mania modes"? How would I modify JSON loading to handle more than 4 keys? Would it be possible to just add the extrakey code from Psych EK to JSE and somehow not break the game?

(I'd very much appreciate if the response I got wasn't "figure it out", but I understand if you don't know how to answer this either. I'd rather not "just use Psych EK or Leather Engine" because JSE can handle note spam better. That's literally my only reason.)

Did you check if the problem occurs in the latest build?

Yes

Did you check if there's a problem that you are trying to figure out on (this issue)[https://github.com//issues/359]?

Yes

Did you check if there's any similar issues?

Yes

[TheStinkern]

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the noteskins will break

[moxie-coder]

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the noteskins will break

there’s an way to get 4K noteskins to work, I saw it was possible

[TheStinkern]

isnt fnf using 4k

[ArinStitch]

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the noteskins will break

In that case, and yes this will sound convoluted af, is it possible to change how noteskins work entirely where each lane has its own sprites? For example, "lane0-static.png" (opponent's left arrow not being pressed), then "lane0-press.png" and "lane0-press.xml"? That way when it's time to implement the noteskin, if any repetition is necessary, just copypaste the sprites to use for the next lane and rename them, and maybe even hue shift the image(s) if there's colour.

Yes this is way too much work even in concept but that's really the only thing I could come up with to get around this. (I have a problem with biting off way more than I can chew when brainstorming.)

[TheStinkern]

this would make things complicated

[JordanSantiagoYT]

here's what files i think you'd have to edit

• Note.hx
• StrumNote.hx
• Note Color Options (add default colors + support for ek)
• ClientPrefs (because of the previous point)
• FunkinLua (note functions)
• NoteSplash.hx
• PlayState (maybe obvious but oh well)
• Song.hx
• SustainSplash

[TheStinkern]

At least for me, too much shit to edit

[TheStinkern]

This would maybe bloat shit anyway

[ArinStitch]

here's what files i think you'd have to edit

• Note.hx
• StrumNote.hx
• Note Color Options (add default colors + support for ek)
• ClientPrefs (because of the previous point)
• FunkinLua (note functions)
• NoteSplash.hx
• PlayState (maybe obvious but oh well)
• Song.hx
• SustainSplash

Interesting. I had a feeling Note and PlayState would be in there. About FunkinLua, I'm assuming that's so modcharts can work with EK. I'm gonna have a lot of fun figuring this out...

[JordanSantiagoYT]

About FunkinLua, I'm assuming that's so modcharts can work with EK.

yep! i also forgot to add ChartingState. (to make it possible to chart ek songs ingame LOL)
also, maybe you could add a thing that if the noteskin only has 4k anims, then you could instead duplicate the animations to work with the extra keys! (so Space would be an up note, and the additional arrows could be the original)
since it uses the 0.7.X note color system, all you would really have to do is add the default colors, which would make those notes look like the ek ones

[ArinStitch]

I see! I was wondering about the chart editor. About duplicating animations to work with extra keys, the problem is I'd want to use a diamond (or "square" as the code calls it) key for middle keys, so that'd require even more noteskin work. Time to spend months trying to add one key lol.

[imavie]

LOL

[JordanSantiagoYT]

I'd want to use a diamond (or "square" as the code calls it) key for middle keys.

then use a noteskin that has ek support, after all i did say you could do the anim duplication for 4k skins only

[ArinStitch]

But would replacing the default noteskin break 4k?