fretwork v1.2.1

added support for unpacked ARKs with songs.dta metadata

fretwork v1.2

A couple big fixes

• Rebalanced Drums (simple Travel metric works better)
• rb3con files should actually get picked up and parsed even if they aren't explicitly labeled as such

fretwork v1.1.3

Drums note count fix, no metric/calculation changes, just a display issue on the analyze spreadsheet.

Vocals rebalance - simpler calc with potentially better ranking

fretwork v1.1.1

Bug Fix / Error Handling / Fallback Pass

• Vocals note count fixes (some slight changes to rankings from this - needs a cache rebuild to absorb)
• container song handling fixes (write/restore skips, multisong pack handling)
• game-style mid > chart preference
• doc cleanup / metric update

fretwork v1.0

1.0 completes the Build > Analyze > Render pipeline for Plastic Band instruments: 5-fret (Guitar, Co-op, Rhythm, Bass, Keys), Drums, and Vocals, including Easy, Medium, Hard, & Expert.

Updates over initial release

BUILD

• Caches all instruments and difficulties, using parallel processing for much faster builds
• Original song.ini difficulty tags are backed up so they can be restored

ANALYZE

• Outputs a detailed spreadsheet with Guitar, Bass, Keys, Drums, Vocals, and Band tabs
• Difficulty writeback & restore (Remap or CalcTier) is supported for all instruments + band, with individual overrides as needed

Render

• All instruments render using their underlying rate metrics & D
• Retrieval codes include level and instrument to differentiate

DOCS

• Methodology.md covers the instrument formulas, Remap tables, and CalcTier approach
• README update with all the new usage details

Rebuild your caches & enjoy!

fretwork v0.9.5

VOCALS

BUILD
Caches vocals into sung notes / talkies / percussion streams
backup original vocal diff ini tag

ANALYZE
Vocals density/formula and new vocals tab for the spreadsheet
Optional diff overrides to allow you to set different write modes or skip instruments from a difficulty tag writeback

RENDER
Vocals renders - Pitch / Syllables / Percussion (when present) + overall D curve

fretwork v0.9

DRUMS!

Drums now works through the entire pipeline, keeps the fast performance from last update

Build - caches everything it needs (recommend a rebuild, since roll spans are required)
Analyze - Adds a new tab to the sheet (1 row per song includes both 1x/2x kick versions), and allows for drum diff write back for game use
Render - Renders all 3 H+T+K metrics for drums, and stacks 1x and 2x on the same graph for songs that have it

Readme & Methodology updated to include the specifics and formula details

fretwork v0.8.2

• Huge performance boost by finally figuring out parallel processing for cache build
• Cache now builds for drums (No Analyze/Render functionality yet)

fretwork v0.8

DOCS

• Methodology.md - contains the D = N x Vx CoV math and Remap tables
• README updated for EMHX functionality
• sources.txt updated for recent CH releases

BUILD

• Easy/Medium/Hard/Expert now caches for all 5 fret instruments
• Terminal output fixes / performance improvements
• parser fixes and timing cleanup (calcs are stable)

ANALYZE

• Supports E/M/H/X with option to filter XLSX from the config (Default all levels, but can pick just Easy, Med+Hard, etc)
• XLSX now drops hidden rows (calculation pieces), option in config to add them back
• Terminal output fixes / performance improvements
• Remap formula updated for an extra decimal for fit

RENDER

• Supports E/M/H/X with new retrieval codes (8 Digits + Level (E/M/H/X) + Instrument (G/C/R/B/K): "33155468XG" for an Expert Guitar song)

fretwork v0.7.1

Extended Expert analysis for 5-Fret (Guitar [Lead, Co-op, Rhythm], Bass, Keys)

Main Changes

• Config: moved timestamp logic to a separate function
• Build: cache & parsers now include all instrument types, performance is pretty similar despite extra data
• Analyze: CSV -> tabbed XLSX with formatting and extra data included but hidden, diff write/restore for all 5-Fret
• Remap binned for official Guitar/Bass/Keys, CalcTier consistent across (but instrument specifics to allow for later tuning)
• Render: supports new codes per instrument

Other Fixes

• Better error messages for cache problems (trying to track down these midi problems... no luck yet)
• Beatles RB now tagged as official
• Terminal output cleanup/formatting
• Updated test run files (Main Games + Spinoffs) & Renders