Friendship Melody - Shimmering Equinox 2024

[Rikifive 24,125]

 

Not long ago, SUNSET DAY took place. To celebrate this occasion, we gather here to sing songs from Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks!

 

Introduction

Friendship Melody is a rhythm browser game. It was initially released in May 2023 during the Winter Wrap Up Event, and now it's time to have some fun again, with new songs to play!

PLAY THE GAME HERE: https://mlpforums.com/rikis-domain/friendship_melody/

 

Event Duration

START 2024/10/06 17:00 UTC+1
END   2024/11/04 02:00 UTC+1

 

Event Rewards

Friendship Melody - Shimmering Equinox 2024 Badge

 

Event Details

• Play the rhythm browser game available on MLP Forums, on PC or your mobile device.
  Gameplay Screenshot:
  

 

• The event will feature two new songs - "Welcome to the Show" and "Shine Like Rainbows."
  Play both songs at any difficulty, and submit your results in this topic, by attaching screenshots or photos of your screen in your reply.
  An example of a valid submission:
  

 

• Please ensure your screenshots/photos capture the following fragments:

1. Title of the song (at the top - submit both, "Welcome to the Show," and "Shine Like Rainbows")
2. Your Completion Rate (on the center - must be at least 10% to qualify)
3. Your UID (in the bottom right corner - you have to be logged in MLPF)
   
    These three need to be at least somewhat legible to be eligible for receiving the badge!

 

• After you submit valid screenshots/photos of your results from both songs, you'll receive the badge within 24 hours.
  • You don't have to submit both in the same post. You can submit one, then come back sometime later to submit the other one. The recent post will grant you the badge, if all your posts combined meet the criteria.
  • If you haven't received the badge after 24 hours, please make sure your posts qualify for the badge, and feel free to ask, if you're uncertain.

 

 

That's it for the badge. Other than that, you're more than welcome to have a chat and continue sharing your results just for fun.

 

What's New?

• Two new songs
  • Welcome to the Show (392 notes / 1:50)
  • Shine Like Rainbows (461 notes / 2:19)

 

• Changes to the Song Select Screen
  • Actually supports selecting the song now (lol)
  • Shows song details, such as duration and amount of notes
  • BEFORE
    
  • AFTER
    

 

• Layout Adjustment - You can adjust layout in options now (WOW DEVS LISTENED!)
  • You can bring things closer to the center
  • Choose from 3 different perspectives 
  • BEFORE
    
  • AFTER
    

 

• Added a 3-seconds cooldown for PAUSE
  • With enough patience, it was possible to abuse PAUSE to simulate slow-motion

 

• Some bugfixes, minor adjustments, and optimizations

FURTHER UPDATES RELEASED MID-EVENT

• EASY MODE for all songs
  • All three songs have easier difficulties available

 

• QUICK RESTART with PAUSE + R
  • On keyboard, press SPACE and hit R to quickly restart the map

 

• ADJUSTABLE NOTE SPEED
  • You can reduce, or increase the speed, at which the notes fall in OPTIONS

 

 

Potentially Asked Questions

Q: Do I have to download the game?

A: No, it's playable inside MLP Forums. Just keep in mind, that the game will have to load assets, around 60MB or so. Refreshing the page will require the game to load assets again, and the process may vary. Typically files should be cached by your browser into your local storage to avoid having to reload them, but there are factors, that may affect this.

Q: What about "Winter Wrap Up" from the previous event?

A: That song remains untouched, so it will be available again, and it will be exactly the same as it was. However, while you're free to play it and share your results here, to qualify for the badge you have to play only the two new ones. "Winter Wrap Up" is not required for the badge.

Q: The game broke, what should I do?

A: Refresh the page, and if possible, please reply here to let me know what happened, so that I can look into it.

Q: What if the game gets stuck at loading resources?

A: If it gets stuck on "loading music" without displaying any in-game errors, close the game and try again a bit later. I've noticed, that if I start the game few times in a short period of time, the audio refuses to load, and it "fixes" itself after I wait a while. This only happens when the resources are loaded from MLPF servers, otherwise I never encountered that problem when the game was loading resources from my local storage.

 

I hope you'll have fun!

Questions? Just ask!  

Edited November 4 by Rikifive

[Rikifive 24,125]

The event is up!

You can play the game here: https://mlpforums.com/rikis-domain/friendship_melody/

(The link to the game has been added to the opening post as well)

If you run into any troubles, let me know!

[MidnightFire1222 2,107]

Does this game only work on a tablet? I can't seem to get it to work on my PC.

[ComanderZhabikKlavik 2,837]

I played and it was difficult for me.

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3 minutes ago, MidnightFire1222 said:

Does this game only work on a tablet? I can't seem to get it to work on my PC.

The game works on my PC.

[MidnightFire1222 2,107]

Something was going weird on my end but I got it fixed and it works. PC may not be the best way for me to play. I'm having a really hard time on the keyboard. I'll have to keep trying.

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11 minutes ago, MidnightFire1222 said:

Does this game only work on a tablet? I can't seem to get it to work on my PC.

It should work on PC, tablets, phones, and other devices, where you can install browsers. Probably could be run even on the fridge if it was "smart" enough lol.

What exactly doesn't work? Which internet browser do you use?

 

9 minutes ago, ComanderZhabikKlavik said:

I played and it was difficult for me.

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It's alright, no worries.  That's more than enough for the badge though!  Thank you for participating!

 

  

4 minutes ago, MidnightFire1222 said:

Something was going weird on my end but I got it fixed and it works. PC may not be the best way for me to play. I'm having a really hard time on the keyboard. I'll have to keep trying.

Personally it's much easier for me on the keyboard, but I'm a PC gamer for the most part, so ultimately it's up to preferences/experience, so feel free to jump between devices to see what works best for you.  

Remember you can reconfigure controls for the keyboard in options, perhaps changing keys might make it better for some players.

Edited October 6 by Rikifive

[Tacodidra 61,051]

Yay, it's back!

I'm sure I'll improve a lot on my first attempt like I did last time, but here's my first attempt – once again, it'll take me a while to learn not to spam the keys too much.

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[MidnightFire1222 2,107]

I tried. The song is a little too fast for me to keep up. Hope there might be a way to slow thing down someday. Otherwise, here's the score I got.

[Rikifive 24,125]

1 minute ago, Tacodidra said:

Yay, it's back!

I'm sure I'll improve a lot on my first attempt like I did last time, but here's my first attempt – once again, it'll take me a while to learn not to spam the keys too much.

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YAY  

Oh of course, the first attempts are always the hardest, so if someone isn't doing too well at first, it's absolutely understandable, and don't let it discourage you!  With enough patience and practice, it should be getting only better over time!  

Thank you @Tacodidra! 

 

2 minutes ago, MidnightFire1222 said:

I tried. The song is a little too fast for me to keep up. Hope there might be a way to slow thing down someday. Otherwise, here's the score I got.

Yeah, the difficulty is pretty high, especially for people, who aren't used to rhythm games. Perhaps in the future there will be some slower songs to choose from, or maybe I'll consider adding lower difficulties for existing songs. Either way, no pressure, the badge requires only 10%, which is easily achievable even by just randomly spamming buttons (I've checked that lol).

I just hope you can have some fun regardless. These types of games require practice, so it's totally understandable if it might seem impossible at first. 

 

[MidnightFire1222 2,107]

My bad, didn't realize the other songs were needed as well! Here's my scores for the second and third songs!

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4 minutes ago, MidnightFire1222 said:

My bad, didn't realize the other songs were needed as well! Here's my scores for the second and third songs!

Yup, the first two songs are required.

...Aaaaaand it looks like you're already getting better at this! Not bad! 

[Mothra 611]

I barely Can't crack 90% on Shine Like Rainbows after trying for a little while, my obsession is gonna be getting that before the event is over, so it's a good thing that it's fun!

 

[Rikifive 24,125]

A challenger appears 

You got this @Mothra! Glad you're having some fun!  

[Pentium100 2,120]

I suck so much at this type of game:

The symmetrical parts and the parts where only one key is needed) are the only ones where I even had a chance to get it right 

[Sophie 1,434]

That sure was a challenge! well done @Rikifive! you did an awesome job! 

[Astralshy 26,418]

Awesome one @Rikifive. I had to try it of course too again, see below :>

[Moch 133]

This was super fun, But is suck at rhythm games lol 

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Edited October 6 by Moch

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11 minutes ago, Pentium100 said:

I suck so much at this type of game:

The symmetrical parts and the parts where only one key is needed) are the only ones where I even had a chance to get it right 

It's alright, no pressure. 

There are no leaderboards, so I ask everyone to take it easy and just try to have some fun regardless.  I do encourage to give it few tries once in a while, some practice can do wonders, even if it's just for beating your own score!  

 

I've been thinking of programming different games for different events, so that perhaps, everyone would eventually find something they'd enjoy, but though I really wish I could bring various science projects to all of you, my life doesn't really want to cooperate.  Would be so cool if such games were popping out regularly.

Either way, thank you for playing! Just remember you have to post your results of the other song to get the badge!

 

35 minutes ago, Sophie said:

That sure was a challenge! well done @Rikifive! you did an awesome job! 

Thank you and thank you for playing!

You didn't capture your UID though  Oh noes, how will I know if these are your results?

 

12 minutes ago, Astralshy said:

Awesome one @Rikifive. I had to try it of course too again, see below :>

Not bad! Thank you for playing!  

10 minutes ago, Moch said:

This was super fun, But is suck at rhythm games lol 

 

 

Oh noes! Apparently it was @Sophie, who yoinked your scores!  /jk

Glad you had fun, and no worries, take it easy!  

[Sophie 1,434]

7 minutes ago, Rikifive said:

Thank you and thank you for playing!

You didn't capture your UID though  Oh noes, how will I know if these are your results?

I got better! 

[Rikifive 24,125]

1 minute ago, Sophie said:

I got better! 

Awesome!  Thanks for playing @Sophie!

[Nightfall Gloam 18,258]

Think I might try again but on my phone next time. Felt a bit awkward with the keyboard.

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44 minutes ago, Nightfall Gloam said:

Think I might try again but on my phone next time. Felt a bit awkward with the keyboard.

Looking forward to more from you then!  

Thank you for giving it a try!  

[Pentium100 2,120]

10 hours ago, Rikifive said:

Just remember you have to post your results of the other song to get the badge!

Thanks for reminding me. This time I got lucky:

 

 

[Rainbow Cloud 17,924]

Took a few attempts but did a bit better on these last couple of go's.

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Edited October 7 by Cozy Glow Fan