site event Friendship Melody 2025

[Rikifive 24,654]

 

Introduction

Friendship Melody is a rhythm browser pony game. It was initially released in May 2023 during the Winter Wrap Up Event, came back a year later during the Shimmering Equinox Event, and now, once more, 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

DURATION 3 weeks

START 2025/05/21 18:00 UTC+2
END   2025/06/11 18:00 UTC+2

 

Event Rewards

Friendship Melody - 2025 Badge

 

Event Details

• Play the game available on MLP Forums, in your browser, on PC, mobile or any device that can run modern internet browsers.
  Gameplay Screenshot:
  

 

• The event will feature two new songs - "The Magic of Friendship Grows" and "Rules of Rarity."
  Play both songs on 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, "The Magic of Friendship Grows," and "Rules of Rarity")
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 on 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?

2 NEW SONGS!

"The Magic of Friendship Grows" and "Rules of Rarity"!

This time the game doesn't have any particular theme. I just added songs, that were requested/mentioned during previous events. It's all for you ponies! Thank you for supporting the game! 💛 There were more songs mentioned, but it took me a long time to polish the game overall, so for now I selected only two.

Also these songs are in their full glory! I've listened to your feedback and didn't cut songs to make them shorter. You can blast pony songs on full volume and sing along!

...and nothing too crazy besides that I suppose. I improved some core parts of the game and added plenty of quality of life improvements. Probably most of these changes will be overlooked, but it's all thanks to the little details, that make the game prettier.

Here's the list of changes:

 

Friendship Melody 1.3.0 Full Changelog

GAMEPLAY

• 2 new songs
  • The Magic of Friendship Grows
    • Song Duration: 3m 17s
    • Notes: EASY 400 / NORMAL 585
  • Rules of Rarity
    • Song Duration: 2m 32s
    • Notes: EASY 295 / NORMAL 493
• added CONTROLLER support
  • Plug and play, just connect your gamepad, press any button and the interface will show gamepad controls
  • I believe it was @Pandora, who mentioned wanting controller support, I added it with you in mind and I hope you're doing well 💛
• added save system
  • high scores and settings are automatically saved into your browser's storage
    • autosave is first-created / overwritten when:
      • clicking "Save" in any relevant settings menu
      • the moment the player enters the Results Screen after finishing the song
  • WARNING! How the save is stored, and if the game will be saved at all, may vary between devices/browsers. Clearing browser's data might wipe out the save as well. Browsing incognito may erase data after you close the tab, or prevent from anything being saved in the first place. Generally, it's an experimental feature, so don't take anything for granted.
  • DISCLAIMER The game uses auto-save feature, which, unless prevented by any means, writes a tiny little bit of data into your browser storage without any prompt. The data is strictly related to your in-game settings and scores, and absolutely nothing else. These are not cookies used for marketing (lol) or anything like this, so of course it's nothing crazy, but please be aware, that the game does something like this. If for some reason you see it as a problem, please let me know.
• reduced score penalty for Mistaps from 50 to 10 points
  • hopefully this will help @Ice Princess Silky <3  to stay above 0 points JK 
• score can no longer drop below 0
  • if reduced score penalty won't do the trick, have this as well 
• changed slider sprites (from pink-yellow notes with star in the middle to purple notes with arrows)
  • it was mentioned these aren't that easy to distinguish from normal notes, so I made new sprites with vastly different colors
• notes are now tilted towards the lane path
• minor visual changes
• song name and the difficulty is displayed in the upper left corner above score
• added star rating bar above score, which displays the current success rate (completion rate in the results screen)
  • the bar displays segments for each star rating, and changes its color depending on current star rating
• FIXED: It was reported, that sometimes the keyboard input wasn't recognized at all. It turned out, that due to my oversight, the controls were CASE-SENSITIVE. This meant, that enabled CAPS-LOCK could prevent input from being recognized. I have adjusted the key-bindings to be CASE-insensitive.

MENU NAVIGATION OVERHAUL

• added full keyboard and controller support for menu navigation
  • now players don't have to grab the mouse just for that
• added key/button hints in various menu elements
• added fadeouts when entering/exiting some interface screens for smoother experience and to prevent accidental mistaps when navigating menus (notably accidentally setting volume to max after leaving results screen, due to volume slider appearing where "Return" button was - bro was I jumpscared... )

TITLE SCREEN

• minor visual changes
• changed background music
• the game can be activated and started using space or confirm button on controller, if the canvas is active (the game window is in focus)

HOME (SONG SELECT) SCREEN

• improved visuals and added new animations
• song duration and map's note count is no longer displayed on entries of the song list. This information is displayed in the selected song's details to the right.
• entries on the song list now display achieved best star-rating
• the difficulty is no longer set on per-song basis. Instead, it's a single global setting

RESULTS SCREEN

• the performance's summary in Results Screen now displays "NEW BEST!" tag if new personal best has been made
• the title of played song no longer mentions difficulty by name. Instead, the difficulty is represented by its background color

LAYOUT CONFIGURATION

• Note Speed setting now accurately represents the actual Speed multiplier. The default is x1.0, and it can be adjusted from x0.5 to x2.0, which realistically means from half to double speed. Previously, due to how Speed was originally programmed, it used to display a rather arbitrary value to more or less visualize the difference, but it never meant the actual multiplier, hence why the default was x1.9. In this version, how the Speed is calculated was reprogrammed to allow accurate, user-friendly configuration

 

 

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, notably music tracks, that might weight a bit. Refreshing the page will require the game to load assets again, and the process may vary between browsers/devices. Typically files should be cached by your browser into your local storage to avoid having to redownload them, but there are factors, that may affect this.

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 few minutes later. Generally, the first time you run the game, it should load the files without problems. However, if you refresh the page and attempt to load assets multiple times in quick succession, the server MLPF is run on may refuse to provide music files, and constantly refreshing the page will not help. This is something I haven't figured out a workaround for yet.

Q: I entered the Gameplay Screen, but nothing is happening, what to do?

A: The game is unplayable if relevant song file cannot be played. Given it's a rhythm, music-focused game, the timing and some of the game functions rely directly on song files and their parameters. If the song doesn't play, the map attached to it can't be played properly. This may happen, when for whatever reason the game went through the loading screen even if the files weren't properly provided by the server, OR when music files stop working in the middle of session (maybe your browser freed these from memory or something). You can try to choose another song that still works, or refresh the page to reload all files.

 

Because it's a browser game, and there are plenty of browsers that behave differently, and also because the game loads files from the server I have no control of, unfortunately I cannot guarantee bug-free experience despite my best efforts. When I play the game locally during development, such problems don't occur. Of course if anyone manages to find ways to improve the game's stability and quality overall, I'll do my best to try things out. Thank you for your understanding.

 

I hope you'll have fun!

Questions? Just ask!  

Edited May 19 by Rikifive
added autosave disclaimers

[Ice Princess Silky <3 16,883]

Moments ago, Rikifive said:

hopefully this will help @Ice Princess Silky <3  to stay above 0 points JK 

Wow. Just for this, I will get 100 to spite you and @Cash In. 

I hope all of you lovelies enjoy this wonderful game! 

[Astralshy 28,801]

Loving to see this coming back

I'm gonna participate again of course :>

[Rikifive 24,654]

8 minutes ago, Ice Princess Silky &lt;3 said:

Wow. Just for this, I will get 100 to spite you and @Cash In. 

I hope all of you lovelies enjoy this wonderful game! 

I hope so! No excuses this time!  Not to brag, but even my dog can score 100 points. 

 

9 minutes ago, Astralshy said:

Loving to see this coming back

I'm gonna participate again of course :>

Looking forward to it! 

[ZiggWheelsManning 12,498]

The first song is a heartbreaker, because it's the end of the show  

11 minutes ago, Ice Princess Silky &lt;3 said:

Wow. Just for this, I will get 100 to spite you and @Cash In. 

I hope all of you lovelies enjoy this wonderful game! 

Don't worry Silky.  You'll score 500, 1000 and eventually 10000  

[Rikifive 24,654]

7 minutes ago, ZiggWheelsManning said:

The first song is a heartbreaker, because it's the end of the show

Yeah... And I still haven't watched two last seasons, so nothing ended for me! 

[Dupluna Selena van Helix]

Dupluna reads the thread name. 

"Oh my gosh!!!  Friendship Melody is back. I'm so excited!!!  Just two more days of waitin' and then the fame will be available for 3 whole weeks!! Yey !!! " 

Edited May 21 by Livealarm

[Midnight Insight 303]

How cool is that!

It looks amazing, Riki. you're going to get me hooked again after the muffin overdose.

Spoiler

 

[Rikifive 24,654]

49 minutes ago, Dupluna Selena van Helix said:

Dupluna reads the thread name. 

"Oh my gosh!!!  Friendship Melody is back. I'm so excited!!!  Just two more days of waitin' and then the fame will be available for 3 whole weeks!! Yey !!! " 

Yay! Glad to hear that! Looking forward to your epic achievements!

9 minutes ago, Midnight Insight said:

How cool is that!

It looks amazing, Riki. you're going to get me hooked again after the muffin overdose.

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Haha LMAO what have you done!  

Thank you! With so many muffins you surely won't get hungry when playing the game.  Just remember to stay hydrated too! 

[Totally Nyx 36,361]

What's this? Two new songs to 100%?

I'm glad to see this game make a return. Thanks for all the hard work you put into this @Rikifive! *does the Rikifive cheer* 

[Rikifive 24,654]

44 minutes ago, Totally Nyx said:

What's this? Two new songs to 100%?

I'm glad to see this game make a return. Thanks for all the hard work you put into this @Rikifive! *does the Rikifive cheer* 

Perhaps  I'm already looking forward to see you get there!

I'm happy to hear that, it really means a lot to me.   Thank you for your kind words and the cheer! 

[Snoopy Fan 5,660]

This sounds like fun. I hope I’m good at it.

[ZiggWheelsManning 12,498]

You won't be alone.  I'll be having fun with you  

[Rikifive 24,654]

42 minutes ago, Snoopy Fan said:

This sounds like fun. I hope I’m good at it.

No worries, I hope you'll have fun, even if it turns out to be hard.  Just try to enjoy it in your own pace.

40 minutes ago, ZiggWheelsManning said:

You won't be alone.  I'll be having fun with you  

That's the spirit! 

[Florana 310]

Friendship Melody is back?! Takes breath iiiiiiin...!!! Yay.

But seriously, yaaaaay!! 

I am so playing this for the event, and even after I send my screenshots as well, hehehe! 

[Sophie 1,621]

Can't wait to play!! 

[Rikifive 24,654]

4 hours ago, Florana said:

Friendship Melody is back?! Takes breath iiiiiiin...!!! Yay.

But seriously, yaaaaay!! 

I am so playing this for the event, and even after I send my screenshots as well, hehehe! 

AYY Good to see you!

I hope you'll have fun!  

1 hour ago, Sophie said:

Can't wait to play!! 

Looking forward to it! I hope you'll enjoy it!  

[Tao 8,603]

You souls have fun!!   I'll be in the stands cheering! 

[MintGlow 113]

I'll be having fun with this

[Rikifive 24,654]

5 minutes ago, MintGlow said:

I'll be having fun with this

I hope so, or else!  ...or else I guess you won't have fun with this apparently.   Hmm but let's hope you do!  

[Rikifive 24,654]

The game is up! 

And happy birthday to @Interstellar Sketch and @Misty Shadow 

[ComanderZhabikKlavik 4,075]

I completed the game on the first try. I could practice more to get a better result, but unfortunately I don't have time. Thank you @Rikifive for creating such a great game!

Edited May 21 by ComanderZhabikKlavik

[Rikifive 24,654]

2 minutes ago, ComanderZhabikKlavik said:

I completed the game on the first try. I could practice more to get a better result, but unfortunately I don't have time. Thank you @Rikifive for creating such a great game!

No worries, you're always welcome to come back later.

Thank you for giving it a try!

[Sophie 1,621]

I tried my best! as always @Rikifive! very well done! I love it! 

[Dynamo Pad 11,627]

Another new Melody of Friendship challenge and new songs!?

As a gamer pony and as someone that loves the songs of the show, I can't pass up on the challenge!  

Just gave the songs a try and I think I did not too badly. Hope to play these songs again and see if I can improve.

Thank you again on the great game, @Rikifive!