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GuitarsOnFire
GuitarsOnFire
General
Author	Daid
Type	Music
Version	1.1
License	GPL-3.0
Last Updated	2010/01/10
Links
	Download
	Website

Latest revision as of 14:36, 27 February 2023

Guitars On Fire is a Guitar Hero clone, similar to Guitarfun and FretsOnFire. It can play Frets On Fire compatible songs, which can be easily found on the internet, including the FretsOnFire fan forum.

It incorporates graphics from both Guitarfun and FretsOnFire and includes some new graphics, but does not use any code from FretsOnFire, and only a minimal amount of code from Guitarfun.

Features

5 players support.
Correct notes (not on 100ms intervals) and correct use of the delay= value in the ini file.
No lag (because of preloading).
Play any FretsOnFire song, not just those included in the GH games.
Play with 4 guitars, all as guitar, or as bass, whatever you want.
Playable on the Wii.
Can fail a song (more pushing gameplay).

Installation

One of the download options comes with a few free sample songs from Frets on Fire. The default Frets on Fire songs have been reduced in quality to keep the download size smaller. All FretsOnFire songs should work with GuitarsOnFire. You can find many more songs all over the internet.

Guitars on Fire loads songs from the following locations on your SD card:

/GuitarsOnFire/songs/
/guitarfun/songs/
/apps/GuitarsOnFire/songs/
/apps/guitarfun/songs/

The other data files (sfx, gfx, stage) are always loaded from /GuitarsOnFire/* so don't move those files.

User guide

Status

Guitars On Fire is modeled after Guitar Hero 3, which is considered by many as the best version of the game. Currently, it supports single player mode with up to 5 players and can be played with 4 guitars and a USB keyboard.

However, there is no online multiplayer option available yet. The game runs smoothly with no lag and all notes are perfectly on time, unlike Frets on Fire where some songs might look out of sync.

Custom stages

You can build custom stages yourself. As an example look at the GuitarFun stage, which is very simpel. A stage "viewer" for windows is also included.

The "stage viewer" automatically reloads the stage when you change the stage.lua file, so you can quickly test the effects of changes.

Samba share

You can configure a samba share to load songs from. This isn't the fastest option, but it allows you to have a large song database. There is no option in the settings menu for the samba share, to enable the samba share option you need to edit the settings.ini file by hand.

You need to edit the following settings:

smbuser:0 = guest
smbpass:0 =
smbshare:0 = songs
smbserver:0 = 192.168.1.101
(example settings)

Songs

The FretsOnFire wiki contains a long list of songs that you can download here free.

Mods

Up from version v0.8 of GuitarsOnFire there was a gfx folder which allows you to change the look of some of the parts of the game. You can also add new stages in the stage folder.

Neck Mods (Note Highway):

Controllers

GuitarsOnFire is designed to be played with Guitars. Currently it supports many of the Wii wireless guitars. And is known to work with the following guitars:

GH3 Guitar.
GH WT Guitar.
GH Metallica Guitar (Works 100% the same as a WT guitar).
Flying V.
PS2 Guitar with PS2 > GameCube converter.

It won't work with USB guitars, unless someone figures out how those work.

Next to guitars you can use:

The GuitarHero World Tour Drums.
A classic controller.
An USB keyboard.

Controls

Les Paul Controller

Guitar Hero Strumbar - Strum, Navigate the menu

Green Fret - Green Fret, Select an item

Red Fret - Red Fret, Cancel/Exit menu

Yellow Fret - Yellow Fret

Blue Fret - Blue Fret

Orange Fret - Orange Fret

Wiimote Plus - Menu

USB Keyboard

Up/Down/RShift/Enter - Strum, Navigate the menu

F1 - Green Fret, Select an item

F2 - Red Fret, Cancel/Exit menu

F3 - Yellow Fret

F4 - Blue Fret

F5 - Orange Fret

Escape - Menu

GameCube Controller

D-Pad Up/Down - Strum, Navigate the menu

R - Green Fret, Select an item

X - Red Fret, Cancel/Exit menu

Y - Yellow Fret

A - Blue Fret

B - Orange Fret

Start - Menu

Classic Controller

Left Control Stick - Strum, Navigate the menu

A - Green Fret, Select an item

X - Red Fret, Cancel/Exit menu

Y - Yellow Fret

Plus - Blue Fret

R - Orange Fret

Minus - Menu

Screenshots

Media

GuitarsOnFire Theme: Electrode (XPretz)

GuitarsOnFire Theme: Legend of Zelda (XPretz)

Changelog

Version 1.1

New Features:

Freestyle mode (Special thanks to WaxyPumpkin72 for the sound effects)
New difficulty/instrument selection menus
Online score list
New results screen after playing a song
Much requested volume settings
Low battery warning icon during gameplay. And auto pause if a controller disconnects.
Restart option in pause menu
Samba share option (see readme.txt)

Bugfixes/changes:

Some audio fixes to make more songs playable
Many small things in the menus, larger texts, better fitting texts.
Loading is a bit faster now, and no longer speeds up at 90%.

Version 1.0

New Features:

Practice mode.
Versus mode.
Last man standing mode.
50/100/150/200 streak effect.
GuitarHero World Tour Drums support.
Experimental USB support (No idea if it works, enable it in the settings menu).
Saving settings.
Saving of top scores and showing which songs you have compleeted already in the song list.

Bugfixes/changes:

Song selection redone (now returns to where you last where).
Default neck is now gray.
Custom stages can supply a own neck/effect texture and note 3D models.
Ajusted the hammeron note generation, makes less hammerons.
Fixed crash bug related to audio. Also fixed a few causes where the audio would get out of sync.
Make sure there is a bit of time after the game start before the first song.
Many tiny things I forgot.

Version 0.8

Customizable scriptable stages. 3 stages included by default (GuitarsOnFire, Guitarfun, Mario).
Lefty flip.
Load all GFX from png files on SD card.
Load drums.ogg if it exists.
'lower fret overriding'.
Sound fix when no song.ogg is found.
Gamecube controller support (Untested).
Classic controller support (Untested).
Not showing a difficulty if there are less than 10 notes (some songs just add a single note to show up as having all difficulties).
Added 'start' key for keyboard.
No songs message when no songs are found.
Fix scoring for sustained notes.
Remove tails for short notes]].
Add neck/highway gfx.
Failing a song when playing badly.
Keyboard keymap customizing.
Basic drum track support.

Credits

Special Thanks:

Everyone that reported issues on the Talk page.
Without them this 1.1 release couldn't have happened.
The FretsOnFire people, they made a great game. And I used quite a bit of graphics from them.
Whoever made Guitarfun, while it sucks on itself, it made me make GuitarsOnFire. And it has some decent graphics that I used.
The 5k+ downloads on HBB. While I don't think it's an accurate number, it does say something.

External links

WiiBrew - https://wiibrew.org/wiki/GuitarsOnFire

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-|title=Wii Homebrew Games (Music) - GameBrew
-|title_mode=append
-|image=guitarsonfirewii.jpg
-|image_alt=GuitarsOnFire
-}}
 {{Infobox Wii Homebrews
 |title=GuitarsOnFire
-|image=guitarsonfirewii.jpg
+|image=guitarsonfirewii2.png
 |description=Guitar Hero clone without the lag of GuitarFun. Supports 5 players.
 |author=Daid
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 |license=GPL-3.0
 |download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiihomebrews/guitarsonfirewii.7z
-|website=
+|website=https://wiibrew.org/wiki/GuitarsOnFire
 |source=
 }}
-'''Guitars On Fire''' is a Guitar Hero clone, similar to [[Guitarfun Wii]] and [http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/ FretsOnFire]. It utilizes songs compatible with Frets On Fire, which can be easily found on the internet, including the FretsOnFire fan forum.
+Guitars On Fire is a Guitar Hero clone, similar to [[Guitarfun Wii|Guitarfun]] and [http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/ FretsOnFire]. It can play Frets On Fire compatible songs, which can be easily found on the internet, including the FretsOnFire fan forum.
-The game is released under the GPL license, meaning the code is open to the public for viewing and modification if desired. It incorporates graphics from both Guitarfun and FretsOnFire and includes some new graphics, but does NOT use any code from FretsOnFire, and only a minimal amount of code from Guitarfun. This creates a unique game with a distinct feel.
+It incorporates graphics from both Guitarfun and FretsOnFire and includes some new graphics, but does not use any code from FretsOnFire, and only a minimal amount of code from Guitarfun.
-Compared to GuitarFun, Guitars On Fire boasts several features:
+==Features==
-* 5 player support instead of 2
+* 5 players support.
-* Correct notes and use of the delay value in the ini file, making the game more playable
+* Correct notes (not on 100ms intervals) and correct use of the delay= value in the ini file.
-* No lag due to preloading
+* No lag (because of preloading).
+* Play any FretsOnFire song, not just those included in the GH games.
+* Play with 4 guitars, all as guitar, or as bass, whatever you want.
+* Playable on the Wii.
+* Can fail a song (more pushing gameplay).
-In comparison to the official Guitar Hero games, Guitars On Fire offers:
+== Installation ==
-* The ability to play any FretsOnFire song, not just those included in the GH games
+One of the download options comes with a few free sample songs from Frets on Fire. The default Frets on Fire songs have been reduced in quality to keep the download size smaller. All FretsOnFire songs should work with GuitarsOnFire. You can find many more songs all over the internet.
-* The option to play with 4 guitars as guitar or bass, not limited to 1 guitar and 1 bass.
-Guitars On Fire even surpasses FretsOnFire with its:
+Guitars on Fire loads songs from the following locations on your SD card:
-* Playability on the Wii
+*/GuitarsOnFire/songs/
-* Multiple player support
+*/guitarfun/songs/
-* Option to fail a song, creating a more intense gameplay experience.
+*/apps/GuitarsOnFire/songs/
+*/apps/guitarfun/songs/
-== Status ==
+The other data files (sfx, gfx, stage) are always loaded from /GuitarsOnFire/* so don't move those files.
-Guitars On Fire is modeled after Guitar Hero 3, which is considered by many as the best version of the game. Currently, it supports single player mode with up to 5 players and can be played with 4 guitars and a USB keyboard. However, there is no online multiplayer option available yet. The game runs smoothly with no lag and all notes are perfectly on time, unlike Frets on Fire where some songs might look out of sync.
-== Installation ==
+==User guide==
-One of the download options comes with a few free sample songs from Frets on Fire. The default Frets on Fire songs have been reduced in quality to keep the download size smaller. All Frets on Fire songs should be compatible with Guitars On Fire, and you can find many more songs online.
+=== Status ===
+Guitars On Fire is modeled after Guitar Hero 3, which is considered by many as the best version of the game. Currently, it supports single player mode with up to 5 players and can be played with 4 guitars and a USB keyboard.
-Guitars on Fire loads songs from the following directories on your SD card:
+However, there is no online multiplayer option available yet. The game runs smoothly with no lag and all notes are perfectly on time, unlike Frets on Fire where some songs might look out of sync.
-* /GuitarsOnFire/songs/
-* /guitarfun/songs/
-* /apps/GuitarsOnFire/songs/
-* /apps/guitarfun/songs/
-This makes it path compatible with Guitar Fun. The other data files such as /sfx/, /gfx/ and /stage/ should not be moved and are always loaded from /GuitarsOnFire/*.
-== Custom Stages ==
+===Custom stages===
-You can create your own custom stages with the help of a stage viewer for Windows, which is included with the game. The stage viewer automatically reloads the stage when you change the stage.lua file, allowing you to quickly test changes.
+You can build custom stages yourself. As an example look at the GuitarFun stage, which is very simpel. A stage "viewer" for windows is also included.
-Please note that creating stages from copyrighted material is not allowed and will not be tolerated. Specifically, creating stages from the Guitar Hero stages is prohibited. And if someone creates a stage based on the 'metallicops' animation graphics, they will receive a free cookie as a reward for their awesomeness.
+The "stage viewer" automatically reloads the stage when you change the stage.lua file, so you can quickly test the effects of changes.
-==Samba share==
+===Samba share===
 You can configure a samba share to load songs from. This isn't the fastest option, but it allows you to have a large song database.
 There is no option in the settings menu for the samba share, to enable the samba share option you need to edit the settings.ini file by hand.
 You need to edit the following settings:
-smbuser:0 = guest
+*smbuser:0 = guest
-smbpass:0 =
+*smbpass:0 =
-smbshare:0 = songs
+*smbshare:0 = songs
-smbserver:0 = 192.168.1.101
+*smbserver:0 = 192.168.1.101
-(example settings)
+*(example settings)
+=== Songs ===
+The FretsOnFire wiki contains a long list of songs that you can download [http://fretsonfire.wikidot.com/custom-songs here] free.
+=== Mods ===
+Up from version v0.8 of GuitarsOnFire there was a gfx folder which allows you to change the look of some of the parts of the game. You can also add new stages in the stage folder.
+Neck Mods (Note Highway):
+* [http://www.mediafire.com/?woimmng5wln GOF Theme - Electrode].
+* [http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?munyxjmzyyn Theme: Legend of Zelda].
 === Controllers ===
 GuitarsOnFire is designed to be played with Guitars. Currently it supports many of the Wii wireless guitars. And is known to work with the following guitars:
-* GH3 Guitar
+* GH3 Guitar.
-* GH WT Guitar
+* GH WT Guitar.
-* GH Metallica Guitar (Works 100% the same as a WT guitar)
+* GH Metallica Guitar (Works 100% the same as a WT guitar).
-* Flying V
+* Flying V.
-* PS2 Guitar with PS2->GameCube converter.
+* PS2 Guitar with PS2 > GameCube converter.
-It WON'T EVER work with USB guitars, unless someone figures out how those work.
-I have reports that the cheapest guitar you can get "Nyko Frontman Wireless Guitar" does NOT work for some reason. I found some hints why, so if someone has one and it willing to test a few things, then leave a message in the talk page.
+It won't work with USB guitars, unless someone figures out how those work.
 Next to guitars you can use:
-* The GuitarHero World Tour Drums
+* The GuitarHero World Tour Drums.
-* A classic controller
+* A classic controller.
-* An USB keyboard
+* An USB keyboard.
+==Controls==
+===Les Paul Controller===
+Guitar Hero Strumbar - Strum, Navigate the menu
+Green Fret - Green Fret, Select an item
+Red Fret - Red Fret, Cancel/Exit menu
+Yellow Fret - Yellow Fret
+Blue Fret - Blue Fret
+Orange Fret - Orange Fret
+Wiimote Plus - Menu
+===USB Keyboard===
+Up/Down/RShift/Enter - Strum, Navigate the menu
+F1 - Green Fret, Select an item
+F2 - Red Fret, Cancel/Exit menu
+F3 - Yellow Fret
+F4 - Blue Fret
+F5 - Orange Fret
+Escape - Menu
+===GameCube Controller===
+D-Pad Up/Down - Strum, Navigate the menu
+R - Green Fret, Select an item
+X - Red Fret, Cancel/Exit menu
+Y - Yellow Fret
+A - Blue Fret
+B - Orange Fret
+Start - Menu
+===Classic Controller===
+Left Control Stick - Strum, Navigate the menu
+A - Green Fret, Select an item
+X - Red Fret, Cancel/Exit menu
+Y - Yellow Fret
+Plus - Blue Fret
+R - Orange Fret
+Minus - Menu
+==Screenshots==
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiihomebrews/guitarsonfirewii3.png
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiihomebrews/guitarsonfirewii4.png
 ==Media==
-'''GuitarsOnFire Theme: Electrode - ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLVvlYMFLpU XPretz])'''<br>
+'''GuitarsOnFire Theme: Electrode ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLVvlYMFLpU XPretz])'''<br>
 <youtube>dLVvlYMFLpU</youtube>
-== Future version ==
+'''GuitarsOnFire Theme: Legend of Zelda''' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk7oTiQUrLg XPretz]) <br>
-Here I keep track of a list of things I want to get done in the next version. Not everything might make it, but these are the things I'm working on.
+<youtube>Xk7oTiQUrLg</youtube>
-* Advanced game mode: Momentum (as seen in GH5)
-* Change difficulty during play
-* Whammy bar effect
-* Solo sections (as seen in rockband)
-* Starpower/overdrive per player, as in GH5
-* New 3D model code for the notes
-* Downloading new songs and stages in game
 == Changelog ==
 ''' Version 1.1 '''
 New Features:
 * Freestyle mode (Special thanks to WaxyPumpkin72 for the sound effects)
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 * Restart option in pause menu
 * Samba share option (see readme.txt)
 Bugfixes/changes:
 * Some audio fixes to make more songs playable
@@ Line 110: / Line 175: @@
 ''' Version 1.0 '''
 New Features:
-* Practice mode
+* Practice mode.
-* Versus mode
+* Versus mode.
-* Last man standing mode
+* Last man standing mode.
-* 50/100/150/200 streak effect
+* 50/100/150/200 streak effect.
-* GuitarHero World Tour Drums support
+* GuitarHero World Tour Drums support.
-* Experimental USB support (No idea if it works, enable it in the settings menu)
+* Experimental USB support (No idea if it works, enable it in the settings menu).
-* Saving settings
+* Saving settings.
 * Saving of top scores and showing which songs you have compleeted already in the song list.
 Bugfixes/changes:
-* Song selection redone (now returns to where you last where)
+* Song selection redone (now returns to where you last where).
-* Default neck is now gray
+* Default neck is now gray.
 * Custom stages can supply a own neck/effect texture and note 3D models.
-* Ajusted the hammeron note generation, makes less hammerons
+* Ajusted the hammeron note generation, makes less hammerons.
 * Fixed crash bug related to audio. Also fixed a few causes where the audio would get out of sync.
 * Make sure there is a bit of time after the game start before the first song.
@@ Line 129: / Line 196: @@
 ''' Version 0.8 '''
-* Customizable scriptable stages. 3 stages included by default (GuitarsOnFire, Guitarfun, Mario)
+* Customizable scriptable stages. 3 stages included by default (GuitarsOnFire, Guitarfun, Mario).
-* Lefty flip
+* Lefty flip.
-* Load all GFX from png files on SD card
+* Load all GFX from png files on SD card.
-* Load drums.ogg if it exists
+* Load drums.ogg if it exists.
-* 'lower fret overriding'
+* 'lower fret overriding'.
-* Sound fix when no song.ogg is found
+* Sound fix when no song.ogg is found.
-* Gamecube controller support (Untested)
+* Gamecube controller support (Untested).
-* Classic controller support (Untested)
+* Classic controller support (Untested).
-* Not showing a difficulty if there are less than 10 notes (some songs just add a single note to show up as having all difficulties)
+* Not showing a difficulty if there are less than 10 notes (some songs just add a single note to show up as having all difficulties).
-* Added 'start' key for keyboard
+* Added 'start' key for keyboard.
-* No songs message when no songs are found
+* No songs message when no songs are found.
-* Fix scoring for sustained notes
+* Fix scoring for sustained notes.
-* Remove tails for short notes]]
+* Remove tails for short notes]].
-* Add neck/highway gfx
+* Add neck/highway gfx.
-* Failing a song when playing badly
+* Failing a song when playing badly.
-* Keyboard keymap customizing
+* Keyboard keymap customizing.
-* Basic drum track support
+* Basic drum track support.
-== Keys ==
-{| class="wikitable" style="left;text-align:center;"
-|-
-! LesPaul || USBKeyboard || GCNController || ClassicController || Game Action || Menu Action
-|-
-| GHStrum  || keypressUp keypressDown keypressRShift keypressEnter  || GCDPadUp GCDPadDown || ClassicLControlStick‎ || Strum || Navigate the menu
-|-
-| GHGreenFret || keypress|F1 || GCRTrigger || ClassicAButton  || Green Fret || Select an item
-|-
-| GHRedFret || keypress|F2 || GCXButton || ClassicXButton  || Red Fret || Cancel/exit menu
-|-
-| GHYellowFret || keypress|F3 || GCYButton || ClassicYButton || Yellow Fret || -
-|-
-| GHBlueFret || keypress|F4 || GCAButton ||ClassicPlusButton  || Blue Fret || -
-|-
-| GHOrangeFret || keypress|F5 || GCBButton || ClassicRTrigger || Orange Fret || -
-|-
-| WiimotePlusButton || keypress|Escape || GCStartButton || ClassicMinusButton || Menu || Random song in song selection.
-|}
-== Songs ==
-The FretsOnFire wiki contains a LONG list of songs that you can download [http://fretsonfire.wikidot.com/custom-songs here] free.
-== Mods ==
-Up from version v0.8 of GuitarsOnFire there was a gfx folder which allows you to change the look of some of the parts of the game. You can also add new stages in the stage folder.
-Neck Mods (Note Highway):
+==Credits==
-* [http://www.mediafire.com/?woimmng5wln] GOF Theme - Electrode [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLVvlYMFLpU]
+Special Thanks:
-* [http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?munyxjmzyyn] Theme: Legend of Zelda [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk7oTiQUrLg]
+*Everyone that reported issues on the [http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Talk:GuitarsOnFire Talk page].
+*Without them this 1.1 release couldn't have happened.
+*The FretsOnFire people, they made a great game. And I used quite a bit of graphics from them.
+*Whoever made Guitarfun, while it sucks on itself, it made me make GuitarsOnFire. And it has some decent graphics that I used.
+*The 5k+ downloads on HBB. While I don't think it's an accurate number, it does say something.
 ==External links==
-* Wiibrew - https://wiibrew.org/wiki/GuitarsOnFire
+* WiiBrew - https://wiibrew.org/wiki/GuitarsOnFire