TrotMania content is divided into the song packs themselves, as well as add-ons such as StepMania themes and courses meant to integrate with them. Almost all currently supported TrotMania content is optimized for StepMania 5.0.12 and newer, including Project OutFox. For more information, see the Help page.
Alongside the release of new editions, updated versions of previous editions of TrotMania were released with various quality-of-life changes. It is highly recommended that you replace your older versions of the song packs with their latest incarnations, as these are the versions future patches will be based on.
Released September 2019. There's nothing like getting into some medieval masquerade mischief during Spring Renaissance season in New Oreins. The equally-exciting music and gaming convention you originally travelled there for is a close second.
Originally released between February 2017 and August 2018. So, you were invited to this weird festival, in the middle of the desert, where the main event involves making a bonfire out of a gigantic, wooden alicorn statue. This doesn't seem suspicious at all.
Originally released between April 2015 and January 2016. Your career as a stagehand has dragged you into one of the glitziest celebrations of the summer solstice ever held! Too bad somepony is personally trying to spoil the party for you - and she's a headliner, no less.
Originally released between July 2013 and April 2014. Featuring nearly 90 songs (including special challenge edits), Chrystalize was the second completed TrotMania installment, with season 2 and 3 favorites, and other great songs by the fandom's best artists.
Nothing beats the original, except the sequels. Unlike later versions, there were also non-pony songs in the mix — they have been removed, with the series' identity shifting afterwards. Originally released November 2012 to June 2013.
You can visit the TrotMania channel on the PonyvilleFM Discord server. It is the main public outlet for all your TrotMania needs.
For general StepMania support, you can also go to #stepmania or #stepmania-devs on Freenode. Some of the TrotMania team members (specifically Lirodon) and other associated users frequent the latter.
The Full Package is a “portable” version of StepMania that has all of the TrotMania content (songs, courses, theme, etc.) pre-installed, and runs separate of any other StepMania installation you may have installed.
The “songs only” package is exactly what it says on the tin; it only contains the simfiles, so you can then add to an existing StepMania installation. There are also separate downloads of the theme and noteskin as well.
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Yes, and no. The full packages are for Windows only, but yes, you can still add the content from the full or individual packages to an existing StepMania installation (it’s literally just StepMania with pre-loaded content). Just install StepMania for your OS from the official website and follow the instructions under “How do I add TrotMania content to an existing StepMania installation”.
Just like any other StepMania pack. A full package has the same directory structure as a normal installation of StepMania … well, because it pretty much is. Copy the TrotMania specific folders from the “Songs” and “Courses” folder, and move them to the respective folders in your mane (sorry couldn’t resist) installation.
The StepMania beginner guide can help you out if you’re unfamiliar with the folder locations (on non-portable installations, it is now officially recommended as of Beta 3 that you place your content in your Home/Application Data directory rather than in the program folder)
The same goes for the themes: the TrotMania themes only work on StepMania 5.0.12 and 5.1..
The updated song packs are intended to be installed on their own. We recommend deleting your old copies of the Rhythm is Magic, Chrystalize, and Aeternum Obscurum packs and replacing them entirely. In addition, make sure you reload your cache so the changes fully take effect properly if you’re using the same SM5 build: you go to Options and then select Reload Songs/Courses.
Thankfully, there is a workaround.
These songs utilize rendering techniques required for specific effects. However, they do not work if the video renderer is set to d3d (in fact, an SM developer has even admitted that the Direct3D renderer “seems neglected and broken in half a dozen different ways”). Go to the “Save” directory whereever your save data is stored, find Preferences.ini, and look under VideoRenderers. Change the line so that opengl is listed first.
It should read VideoRenderers=opengl,d3d
It’s a suite of content that provides brony-themed content for StepMania 5.0-based rhythm game simulators (including StepMania and Project OutFox)
It is a suite of content (i.e. “simfiles” for an open source dance game: so you can finally get down (or mash your arrow keys) to your favorite songs about horses.
Lirodon first started the development thread for the TrotMania pack on the community site Zenius I Vanisher in December 2011, promising a StepMania 5 theme and a full song pack containing only music and remixes related to My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Admittedly, the main influences were A. Mungyodance (a heavilly modified StepMania-based game that primarily catered to the furry fandom and/or fans of hardcore techno) and B. a “self-contained” StepMania pack that VJArmy based off Beatmania IIDX 13.
While there were many naysayers (primarily those who doubted the legitimacy of the brony fandom to begin with), the project started off slowly, but only really got a boost when RIME was named co-chair of development for the pack. After hard work, some drama, and other complexities, the team celebrated Nightmare Night in style with the official release of the first edition.
Soon afterward, Lirodon announced the development of a second mix known as Chrystalize, which promised to make the pack, well, 20% cooler, and correct some abnormalities that sprang up in the later half of development for Rhythm is Magic. Chrystalize got a release on July 1, 2013, and dwarfed its predecessor’s size thanks to the side project Crusaders, developed primarily by RIME. In the spring of 2014, both projects concluded, with a new side project, Chrystalize Append, serving as a preview for what was to come.
In January 2015, TrotMania became part of PonyvilleFM, an electronic dance music-oriented brony radio station, introducing an updated website built on a more dedicated platform. Many of their staff members have connections to the Bemani fandom, much like the TrotMania staff, making them a perfect fit. This was followed by the launch of Aeternum Obscurum, the third release. Yes, it did come out before Season 5. This was the first game to include variant themes, with the final update Dawnfall giving the game a new look. It was also the first to include original compositions for the theme, provided by Tesselode in this game.
The fourth release of the game, Euphorius, was released in February 2016, receiving content updates over the span of 2 and a half years. This was the first game in the series to include a defined Extra Stage system, with 2 waves of content slotted through over the course of the game’s lifespan. It was also the first to receive a side release, the one in question being Trials of the Embers, which included multiple features not seen in the mainline titles. One last first for the series was the inclusion of Preview Video clips in the song selection interface.
After more than a year in development, Shrive followed with a launch in September 2019. This was the first mix to reach out to artists outside of the team for compositions of playable tracks. It will also be the first mix to only have one content update, to be announced in more detail at a later date.