Them Bones

**JCirri** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 4576

**Sully** · Joined: 12 Nov 2006 Posts: 4570 Location: Tampa, FL

I went 2-2-2-2 for my 5th place run (which has been bumped to 6th). I wasn't greedy with sustains and I was probably off just a little on SP activation which I assume accounts for the ~2200 points between me and first place.

-Don't whammy the 2nd SP phrase and activate as soon as it ends. If you whammied enough from the 1st SP phrase, you can get the first chord of measure 17 and SP will end right before the start of 3rd phrase.

-Activate immediately after 4th SP phrase. SP will run out shortly before 5th SP phrase.

-I didn't completely optimize the 3rd activation. Use during measure 44 towards the end of the R sustain (before G sustain). You may need to work on the timing here to get the most out of it. Ideally it will last until right before 7th SP phrase.

-Activate immediately after 8th SP phrase. I believe it is possible to get the first chord of measure 65 and have SP last long enough to hit the GY chord at measure 72 but you have to whammy every ounce of SP from the 7th and 8th phrases and activate immediately.

**Sully** · Joined: 12 Nov 2006 Posts: 4570 Location: Tampa, FL

I went ahead and made a chart: Sully- Them Bones Hard SP
Red box = no whammy
Blue box = SP activation

I'm far from an expert so I have two red question marks:

1- Measure 44- Not sure exactly where to activate to get optimal SP use
2- Measure 72- Not sure if it's possible to get this note under SP- it really doesn't appear that there's enough whammy SP to get there.

**CrackerRiley** · Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 3085

Now sully, is this the same path you used to get your first one the 360 version? i see that you are still 4k off the lead on the ps2 version. but still, I finally got a FC and you are still 7k ahead of me... I thought I had a good path for this song. Haven't played it in a while so I'm not sure where my path is different. I'm also assuming the ps2 and 360 charts are the same...

well, before i even have to edit, for some dumb reason i think i use 2-4-2. I don't know why i do that... no, i'm thinking out loud here, 2-4-2 isn't possible, i don't know what i do.

**Sully** · Joined: 12 Nov 2006 Posts: 4570 Location: Tampa, FL

Haha, I remember my x360 Them Bones run. I totally planned on following the SP path I made, but I got discombobulated mid-song and just improvised the rest of the way. I had 8/8 phrases, so there are the same amount in the 360 version and I can't imagine they moved them around, so I don't know what I did exactly. I very well may have been dead on with my path.

**angusyoungisgod** · Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 5:53 am Post subject:

huh... i was trying 332 and it wasnt working... ill try 2222

**Parna** · Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 169 Location: Sweden

2222 is the way to go
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**debr5836** · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 1159 Location: Fort Collins, CO

spopt.pl optimized path for thembones.mid (hard)

File: thembones.mid
Solution Path: 2-2-2-2
Estimated Base score 49718
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 192976
Estimated SP Score 61315
Estimated Total Score 254291
Activations:
From meas 16.7500 (B sust) to meas 22.5000 (GY note) Score: 23876 ((110.0 + 9.4) * 200 ) (do not fully whammy)
From meas 31.8750 (RY note) to meas 36.4286 (R note) Score: 10376 ((44.0 + 7.9) * 200 )
From meas 44.2422 (R sust) to meas 50.7857 (G note) Score: 12459 ((53.0 + 9.3) * 200 )
From meas 64.7500 (B sust) to meas 71.3349 (YB sust) Score: 14604 ((57.0 + 16.0) * 200 )

**debr5836** · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 1159 Location: Fort Collins, CO

spopt2.pl results for "Them Bones" (gh2-ps2/hard) generated on 07/20/2007

lazy-whammy (251040) PNG TXT
no-squeeze (253944) PNG TXT
big-squeeze (254176) PNG TXT
nearly-ideal (254676) PNG TXT
upper-bound (254848) PNG TXT

KEY
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Lazy Whammy ---- No squeezing, all whammys start 0.5 beats late
No Squeeze ---- No squeezing, no early whammying
Big Squeeze ---- 80% of the max possible squeeze, no early whammying
Nearly Ideal ---- 80% of the max possible squeeze, 80% of the max possible early whammying
Upper Bound ---- 100% of the max possible squeeze, 100% of the max possible early whammying

big-squeeze path details
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File: thembones.mid
Solution Path: C2-2-2-2
Estimated Base score 49520
Estimated 4* cutoff 99040
Estimated 5* cutoff 138656
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 192872
Estimated SP Score 61304
Estimated Total Score 254176
Activations:
#1 From meas 16.7984 (B sust) to meas 22.5000 (GY note) ( 16.7964- 22.5461) Score: 23876 (110.0+ 9.4)*200
#2 From meas 31.8750 (RY note) to meas 36.4542 (R sust) ( 31.9208- 36.4542) Score: 10392 (44.0+ 8.0)*200
#3 From meas 44.2940 (R sust) to meas 50.7857 (G note) ( 44.2940- 50.7607) Score: 12436 (53.0+ 9.2)*200
#4 From meas 64.7984 (B sust) to meas 71.2188 (YB sust) ( 64.7510- 71.2188) Score: 14600 (57.0+16.0)*200

nearly-ideal path details
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File: thembones.mid
Solution Path: C2-2-2-2
Estimated Base score 49520
Estimated 4* cutoff 99040
Estimated 5* cutoff 138656
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 192872
Estimated SP Score 61804
Estimated Total Score 254676
Activations:
#1 From meas 16.7984 (B sust) to meas 22.5000 (GY note) ( 16.7964- 22.5461) Score: 23876 (110.0+ 9.4)*200
#2 From meas 31.8750 (RY note) to meas 36.5025 (R sust) ( 31.9208- 36.5025) Score: 10428 (44.0+ 8.1)*200
#3 From meas 44.1468 (R sust) to meas 50.7857 (G note) ( 44.1468- 50.7607) Score: 12496 (53.0+ 9.5)*200
#4 From meas 65.0000 (BO note) to meas 72.1024 (GY sust) ( 65.0474- 72.1024) Score: 15004 (59.0+16.0)*200

upper-bound path details
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File: thembones.mid
Solution Path: C2-2-2-2
Estimated Base score 49520
Estimated 4* cutoff 99040
Estimated 5* cutoff 138656
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 192872
Estimated SP Score 61976
Estimated Total Score 254848
Activations:
#1 From meas 16.8104 (B sust) to meas 22.5000 (GY note) ( 16.8083- 22.5396) Score: 23876 (110.0+ 9.4)*200
#2 From meas 32.1250 (RY note) to meas 36.7857 (Y note) ( 32.1828- 36.7767) Score: 10452 (45.0+ 7.3)*200
#3 From meas 44.0000 (R note) to meas 50.7143 (R note) ( 44.0578- 50.7084) Score: 12556 (53.0+ 9.8)*200
#4 From meas 65.0000 (BO note) to meas 72.2116 (GY sust) ( 65.0594- 72.2116) Score: 15092 (59.0+16.5)*200

Please post any bugs/questions about these auto-generated paths HERE.