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+Game Setup (pop'n music Kaimei Riddles)
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Warning
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Please make sure you downloaded your data from an appropriate source.
+This guide is unable to troubleshoot any problems related to bad or poorly managed data.
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+Preparing data
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After downloading and extracting your data, we need to make sure your files aren't set to Read-only.
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+- Right click the folder containing your data, then click on
Properties.
+- In the
General tab go down to Attributes, untick Read-only and click Apply.
+- A popup will appear, select
Apply changes to this folder, subfolder and files and press OK.
+- Finally, click
OK again to exit out of properties.
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You should end up with a file structure with a few folders only, as follows.
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+If your data doesn't look like this
+If you're missing the dev folder, you can safely ignore it as it'll be created by spice2x automatically.
+If you're missing the modules folder and instead have bunch of .dll files next to your folders:
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+- Create a
modules folder.
+- Move all
.dll files inside of it so you end up with a structure as shown above.
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+If extra files are present next to your folders, such as executables, scripts, etc.. remove them.
+This also means your data was tampered with and we strongly recommend getting new data from somewhere else.
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If you don't need to update your data, you can skip over to the Installing Spice2x section.
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+Updating data
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+Please make sure you're using the right update for your current data.
+pop'n music patches re-uploaded by the community tend to be appropriately named M39-DATECODE-to-DATECODE.
+For example M39-2024073100-to-2024091700.
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+2024073100 being your current data's version.2024091700 being the one you would arrive at.
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+- Extract your patch's files to your existing data in a way that matches its file structure. Agree to overwrite files if necessary.
+- Open
prop\ea3-config.xml in a text editor and find the following lines near the top.
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<soft>
+ <model __type="str">M39</model>
+ <dest __type="str">J</dest>
+ <spec __type="str">A</spec>
+ <rev __type="str">A</rev>
+ <ext __type="str">2024091700</ext>
+ </soft>
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On the line with <ext __type="str"> the datecode needs to match your new version.
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+- If that's already the case then great! Don't touch anything.
+- If it instead corresponds to your pre-patch datecode, replace it with the new one and save the file.
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+Installing Spice2x
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If you already have Spice2x installed, make sure it is up to date!
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+- Head over to spice2x.github.io and download the latest release.
+- Extract the
spice.exe and spicecfg.exe files from the archive to your game's directory.
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Configuring Spice2x
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Open spicecfg.exe, each following sub-section corresponds to a tab at the top.
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Click on Bind then press the key you want associated with the action.
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With your controller and/or keyboard plugged in, configure your keys for:
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+- Maintenance:
Service, Test
+- Game buttons:
1 to 9
+- P1 Keypad:
1 to 9, Keypad Insert Card
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Overlay
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Modifying buttons in this section is not required but you are free to change what you want.
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Click on Bind then press the key you want associated with the action.
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Lights (controller/cab only)
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Your controller might support having its lights controlled by the game through spice2x.
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If it does, here's how you may link different actions to your lights:
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+- Click
Bind.
+- In
Device, pick your controller.
+- In
Light Control, select the corresponding light.
+- Click
Close.
+- Repeat for your other lights.
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Cards
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+Patches
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To prevent issues, avoid patching things you don't need or understand.
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API
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Leave everything at default unless you know what you're doing.
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Options
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If you don't know what an option does, hover over the question mark at the very left.
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Be very careful changing options you don't understand as it may cause issues.
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+| Category |
+Option |
+Parameter |
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+| Network |
+EA Service URL |
+-url |
+Covered in Connecting to a network |
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Highly Recommended for NVIDIA users ONLY
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+| Category |
+Option |
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+| Graphics (common) |
+NVIDIA profile optimization |
+-nvprofile |
+ON |
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Advanced & Development
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Leave everything at default unless you know what you're doing.
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+Connecting to a network
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Please choose one of the two solutions, not both!
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+Remote (Online Network)
+Open spicecfg.exe and head to the Options tab.
+In the Network category, set the following settings:
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+EA Service URL to the URL provided by your network.PCBID to the PCBID provided by your network.
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+Next you need a card number.
+If you don't already have one, generate one in the Cards tab.
+To keep your card number safe, create a new .txt file with ONLY it inside.
+Once that's done, head to the Cards tab, for Player 1 click Open... and point to your text file.
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+Local e-amuse Emulator (Asphyxia)
+This is covered in the Asphyxia CORE page.
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+First launch
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If you have any issues running the game, refer to the Troubleshooting page.
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If you've followed all instructions correctly, you're now finally ready to launch the game!
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First plug your controller if you have one and run spice.exe, press Yes when it asks for elevated privileges.
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The game will go through a series of checks, let it run, if you've done everything properly they'll pass.
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