Carry on Wayward Son

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

**Jikkir** · Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:49 pm Post subject:

I think I currently go 2-3-4-3-2, but I'm not sure. Can't remember exact numberof SP's there are.

It may be 2-3-4-2-2
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**Blue0ctane** · Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 64 Location: Boca Raton, FL

This song is pissing me the hell off. How can a second tier song on Hard have that many runs? Christ.
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**Sully** · Joined: 12 Nov 2006 Posts: 4570 Location: Tampa, FL

2-4-2-2-3-3-3, perhaps?

**Jaksiel** · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject:

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

edit: It's actually 2-3-2-2-3-3-3

Sully - Carry On Wayward Son Hard SP

**Slowhand** · Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 625 Location: Lombard, Illinois

It's up....and it's goooooood!

Think Sully knows the activation length etc of the chart isn't perfect for all the possible whammy stuff. So unsolicited tweaks..........

First drawn activation is way short. Since I'm a mediocre whammier starting on the note he drew would work, but a really good whammier might have to start a beat earlier to not play over the next SP.

3rd activation is drawn short again which will matter for good whammy/squeezers. The activation length could be 3/4 measures longer putting the starting note as the 2nd B note of meas.66 for the chord squeeze at the end.

Overall, thanks for the path dude
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**debr5836** · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 1159 Location: Fort Collins, CO

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

File: carryonwayward.mid
Solution Path: 2-S1-3-2-2-3-3-3
Estimated Base score 53927
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 212482
Estimated SP Score 77754
Estimated Total Score 290236
Activations:
From meas 23.5000 (G note) to meas 29.5023 (G sust) Score: 12468 ((59.0 + 3.3) * 200 )
From meas 44.8750 (B note) to meas 52.8750 (GB sust) Score: 12896 ((63.0 + 1.5) * 200 )
From meas 66.0000 (B note) to meas 71.5000 (RB note) Score: 8800 ((44.0 + 0.0) * 200 )
From meas 83.6250 (R note) to meas 88.0000 (RB note) Score: 6800 ((34.0 + 0.0) * 200 )
From meas 101.0000 (G note) to meas 108.4589 (RB sust) Score: 12211 ((56.0 + 5.1) * 200 )
From meas 134.1656 (G note) to meas 141.9167 (R note) Score: 12328 ((51.0 + 10.6) * 200 )
From meas 158.7500 (B note) to meas 166.7891 (GB sust) Score: 12250 ((49.0 + 12.3) * 200 )

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

spopt2.pl results for "Carry on Wayward Son" (gh2-ps2/hard) generated on 07/20/2007

lazy-whammy (286658) PNG TXT
no-squeeze (289890) PNG TXT
big-squeeze (290730) PNG TXT
nearly-ideal (291598) PNG TXT
upper-bound (291654) 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: carryonwayward.mid
Solution Path: 2-S1-3-2-2-3-3-3
Estimated Base score 53984
Estimated 4* cutoff 107968
Estimated 5* cutoff 151155
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 212978
Estimated SP Score 77752
Estimated Total Score 290730
Activations:
#1 From meas 23.5833 (R note) to meas 29.5111 (G sust) ( 23.6167- 29.5111) Score: 12320 (58.0+ 3.6)*200
#2 From meas 44.8750 (B note) to meas 52.8719 (GB sust) ( 44.8719- 52.8719) Score: 12896 (63.0+ 1.5)*200
#3 From meas 66.0000 (B note) to meas 71.5000 (RB note) ( 66.0128- 71.4661) Score: 8800 (44.0+ 0.0)*200
#4 From meas 83.6250 (R note) to meas 88.0000 (RB note) ( 83.6594- 87.9894) Score: 6800 (34.0+ 0.0)*200
#5 From meas 101.0000 (G note) to meas 108.4210 (RB sust) (101.0344-108.4210) Score: 12372 (56.0+ 5.9)*200
#6 From meas 134.1656 (G note) to meas 141.9167 (R note) (134.1656-141.8823) Score: 12312 (51.0+10.6)*200
#7 From meas 158.7500 (B note) to meas 166.7854 (GB sust) (158.7854-166.7854) Score: 12252 (49.0+12.3)*200

nearly-ideal path details
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File: carryonwayward.mid
Solution Path: 2-S1-3-2-2-3-3-3
Estimated Base score 53984
Estimated 4* cutoff 107968
Estimated 5* cutoff 151155
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 212978
Estimated SP Score 78620
Estimated Total Score 291598
Activations:
#1 From meas 23.4167 (R note) to meas 29.5294 (G sust) ( 23.4510- 29.5294) Score: 12724 (60.0+ 3.6)*200
#2 From meas 44.8750 (B note) to meas 52.8719 (GB sust) ( 44.8719- 52.8719) Score: 12896 (63.0+ 1.5)*200
#3 From meas 66.1229 (Y note) to meas 71.7500 (YO note) ( 66.1219- 71.7224) Score: 9000 (45.0+ 0.0)*200
#4 From meas 83.6250 (R note) to meas 88.0000 (RB note) ( 83.6329- 88.0007) Score: 6800 (34.0+ 0.0)*200
#5 From meas 101.0000 (G note) to meas 108.5027 (RB sust) (101.0344-108.5027) Score: 12436 (56.0+ 6.2)*200
#6 From meas 133.9997 (G note) to meas 141.9167 (R note) (133.9990-141.9040) Score: 12512 (52.0+10.6)*200
#7 From meas 158.7500 (B note) to meas 166.7854 (GB sust) (158.7854-166.7854) Score: 12252 (49.0+12.3)*200

upper-bound path details
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File: carryonwayward.mid
Solution Path: 2-S1-3-2-2-3-3-3
Estimated Base score 53984
Estimated 4* cutoff 107968
Estimated 5* cutoff 151155
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 212978
Estimated SP Score 78676
Estimated Total Score 291654
Activations:
#1 From meas 23.4167 (R note) to meas 29.5838 (G sust) ( 23.4599- 29.5838) Score: 12748 (60.0+ 3.7)*200
#2 From meas 44.8750 (B note) to meas 52.8719 (GB sust) ( 44.8719- 52.8719) Score: 12896 (63.0+ 1.5)*200
#3 From meas 66.1229 (Y note) to meas 71.7500 (YO note) ( 66.1127- 71.7510) Score: 9000 (45.0+ 0.0)*200
#4 From meas 83.6250 (R note) to meas 88.0000 (RB note) ( 83.6235- 88.0007) Score: 6800 (34.0+ 0.0)*200
#5 From meas 101.0000 (G note) to meas 108.5305 (RB sust) (101.0432-108.5305) Score: 12460 (56.0+ 6.3)*200
#6 From meas 133.9997 (G note) to meas 141.9167 (R note) (133.9649-141.9177) Score: 12512 (52.0+10.6)*200
#7 From meas 158.7500 (B note) to meas 166.7943 (GB sust) (158.7943-166.7943) Score: 12260 (49.0+12.3)*200

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**blgdinger** · Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Posts: 26

in reference to http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/361/cowsej5.jpg

What's the point in activating star power on thingy 25? Unless I'm reading that wrong, wouldn't sp be activated during the R/B sequence, and you wouldn't get that star power? I don't have a 100% understanding of points/chords/sp mechanics, but from when I've noticed you can't gain star power while it's activated O_o or am I completely wrong?

or

After notes/points calculations it'd be the most effective in the song to use the star power at that precise moment rather than saving it up for another portion in which it would overlap other star power and ruin that SP phrase, then not get you as much star power in the long run and thus less points?
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**PieGuy** · Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 2836 Location: Long Island, NY

Actually, it's quite common for the best star power strategy to overwrite another star power phrase to gain more points. Just look at Psychobilly Freakout on Hard or Expert. For the best possible score, you overwrite 5 of the 12 star power phrases.

**axx1000** · Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 7

me favorate song in the whole game