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A '''beat meter''' is a visual | |||
A '''beat meter''', also known as a '''beatmeter''' or a '''stroke meter''', is a visual cue overlaid on a [[Cock Hero]] video to tell the player when to stroke. | |||
Typically, dots or waveforms will scroll across the bottom of the screen, and when they reach a given point, the player is supposed to stroke. How the stroking should be performed is often defined at the beginning of a [[Cock Hero]], but when nothing else is indicated, the assumption is a full up and down stroke for each dot. | Typically, dots or waveforms will scroll across the bottom of the screen, and when they reach a given point, the player is supposed to stroke. How the stroking should be performed is often defined at the beginning of a [[Cock Hero]], but when nothing else is indicated, the assumption is a full up and down stroke for each dot. | ||
Some cock heroes will use other symbols, and some scroll them vertically or in other directions. Another variety is a simple timer countdown or beat countdown in place of symbols. Some, like [[Cock Hero Prime Game]] by [[PrimeSwitch]] break | Some cock heroes will use other symbols, and some scroll them vertically or in other directions. Another variety is a simple timer countdown or beat countdown in place of symbols. Some, like [[Cock Hero Prime Game]] by [[PrimeSwitch]] break all the rules and indicate beats in ways so specific to the given work that they can't easily be generalized. | ||
[[file:beatmeter.png|frame|center|Example of a horizontal beat meter using dots]] | [[file:beatmeter.png|frame|center|Example of a horizontal beat meter using dots]] | ||
==History== | |||
The earliest edit featuring a beat meter is [[Cock Hero 5]] by [[andyp]].<ref name=ch5/> | |||
==Creation== | ==Creation== | ||
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<ref name="bpmtool">[https://milovana.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19984 BPMTool Milovana thread]</ref> | <ref name="bpmtool">[https://milovana.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19984 BPMTool Milovana thread]</ref> | ||
<ref name="pl3b">[https://milovana.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=53182 pl3b on Milovana]</ref> | <ref name="pl3b">[https://milovana.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=53182 pl3b on Milovana]</ref> | ||
<ref name=ch5>[https://milovana.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7463 Cock Hero 5] - Milovana</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||