Southperry Stepmania meetups - gauging interest

I just downloaded it, but I can't figure out how to put songs on it.

Care to help?

Download songs or packs of songs from the Internet. Then cut and paste the folder for the song or pack into your Songs folder. For me, that's C:\Program Files\StepMania 4.0\Songs.

Now where do you get these songs? Looking on the FlashFlashRevolution forums is a good place to start. You can also find some on the Stepmania website, but quality of those may vary. If you want to play keyboard and you're just starting out, you may want to try playing FlashFlashRevolution or playing packs that are meant for the pad, because very few people make keyboard files for beginners.

Is there a version that Vista can run yet?

I'm not aware of Vista having any problems with it. You could try the latest alpha of 4.0. What kind of problems do you run into?

Exactly how does the online feature work? Do you have to have the same songs or what?

Oh. And I use keyboard.

Also, would speed mods be allowed? Such as C400? Or do we have to use default x1?

Basically, yes, to play a song, everyone in the room has to have it. It doesn't seem to care about which *pack* the song is in, so for very commonly stepped songs like A, you might get people playing different files. The room creator picks a song, the server will give a message if there's anyone that doesn't have it. If someone doesn't have it, you can pick a different song or kick the person. When the room creator selects the song again, play begins. The period between the selections gives people a chance to select difficulty and adjust speed mods and other settings.

Therefore, if we were to have meetups, there would be a list of packs that everyone is expected to have and download links for them.

Yes, speed mods will be allowed. For those who don't know, speed mods adjust the speed of the arrows to make them faster or slower. The space between the arrows is changed at the same time so that you still hit the arrows at the same time. Most people find that a faster speed mod makes the arrows easier to read. In single-player, you can change your speed mod by pressing Enter before a song starts. In online play, you can do so by pressing Up when in a room. You don't have to only use the speed mods available in that menu; you can add your own to the menu by modifying an .ini file. Follow this guide. I currently use C390, but I'm gradually turning it up.

To play online, you will need version 3.95 (an unofficial modification of 3.9) or 4.0. 3.9 and lower versions do not have online support.