Message in a Bottle

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

**Frostilicus** · Joined: 12 Nov 2006 Posts: 112 Location: Boston

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v15/xenikos/guitar%20hero/bmwmessageinabottle_guitar_exper-1.png

Here's my first attempt at a SP path, so forgive me if it isn't formatted well.

I hate the way SP is laid out in this song - I found myself tempted to use it right at measure 41 since to wait until the high scoring power chords section (57) is a waste of the SP at 49-50...but waiting until 57 is higher by some 1200 points (pre multiplier). That fact was probably obvious to most, but I felt like counting just to be sure

**quackadilly** · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 1078 Location: Colorado

your activation is a little short at 137 eh?
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**jmsteve** · Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 1

^I disagree, he was just getting more star power.

**PriestMLH** · Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 1958 Location: Evansville, IN

You can't activate SP for two measures though

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**DemonHybrid** · Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 2871 Location: Matamoras, PA

Question:

If you activate the last SP RIGHT BEFORE measure 179, would it gain more points than activating right before solo D?

**PriestMLH** · Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 1958 Location: Evansville, IN

I usually activate on the quick YRG part in 179
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**CMAN** · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 187 Location: Blaine, MN

wow i must be missing something...i followed this path w/ a FC and still 15k off top score

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**Deej1990** · Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Southern Indiana

Omg this song is extremely easy except for the very end when it actually speeds up... Any pointers?!?

**Shashakiro** · Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 1931 Location: Providence, RI

For the very end solo, strum the R, hold down G, and keep it held down as you hit all the other notes that aren't G.

Try it in practice a few times, it's not nearly as hard to pull off (no pun intended) as it looks.

**rgalginaitis** · Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 46

Ugh, I ALWAYS miss the last green in the last solo part. It drives me insane...

**Armageddon** · Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 3006 Location: Durham, NH

Updated for efficiency: Message In A Bottle SP Path
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**debr5836** · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 1159 Location: Fort Collins, CO

spopt.pl optimized path for messageinabottle.mid

File: messageinabottle.mid
Solution Path: 4-2-2-2
Estimated Base score 65817
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 260126
Estimated SP Score 59346
Estimated Total Score 319472
Activations:
From meas 56.7500 (Y note) to meas 64.7500 (RB note) Score: 21592 ((105.0 + 3.0) * 200 )
From meas 100.8750 (B note) to meas 105.7500 (BO note) Score: 13392 ((64.0 + 3.0) * 200 )
From meas 137.2500 (O note) to meas 143.4098 (R sust) Score: 9114 ((41.0 + 4.6) * 200 )
From meas 179.1875 (B note) to meas 186.5000 (Y note) Score: 15248 ((73.0 + 3.2) * 200 )

**backinblack167** · Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 438 Location: Illinois

I have to say, I really like these optimal paths. Great program.
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**cwo04** · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 1351 Location: Stoney Creek

activation 3 should be moved up to the Red Hold after the last SP ... you can get a few more ticks under SP if you squeeze it right.

i missed one note cuz a stupid mistake and i got 310 692

Edit: I just FC'ed this now with 314 967 and i missed many ticks and i think i missed a squeeze
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