Window Dance (Event)
Window Dance is an event in the VFX tab that minimizes the Window and sets the resolution to 2x when the level is entered / played.
When the Window Movement setting is set to Simulate. It instead generates a window in a fake desktop.
| Window Dance | |
|---|---|
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| Tab | VFX |
| Type | NewWindowDance |
| Origin | r19 |
| Shortcut | W |
Usage
This window can move in many different ways. Within Act 5, the window can also resize vertically and horizontally.
Modes
| Setting Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Move | Moves the window to an exact point. |
| Sway | Moves the window up and down within a specific angle and amplitude. |
| Wrap | Moves and Sways the window to a side and teleports it to the opposite side. |
| Ellipse | Moves the window by a circle. |
| Shake | Shakes the window within a specific region and speed. |
Move
| Setting | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mode | Movement Modes (Enum) | How will the Window move. |
| Use Position | Custom Position (Enum) | If the Window should stop / move to a new position. |
| X Position | Position (Float) | Which X coordinate should the Window move to. |
| Y Position | Position (Float) | Which Y coordinate should the Window move to. |
| Reference | Anchor Point (Enum) | If the position should be based on the center or the edge. |
| Easing Duration | Duration (Float) | How much time will the window take. |
| Ease | Easing List (Enum) | How does the window move. |
Mode The behavour of the Window Dance. Refer to the "Mode" table for more information.
Use Position If the window should stop at the currect position when the window is moving, or if it should move at a specified position.
X Position Accesible when Use Position is set to New. Moves the window horizontally based on the percentage and the Reference setting.
Y Position Accesible when Use Position is set to New. Moves the window vertically based on the percentage and the Reference setting.
Reference Appears when Use Position is set to New. Anchors the window based on the setting. Can be set to either Edge or Center.
Easing Duration Appears when Use Position is set to New. The duration of the movement. The maximum duration for Beats can be 999999 (6 digits).
Ease Appears when Use Position is set to New. How does the movement progress. All of the easings can be found here.
Sway
| Setting | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mode | Movement Modes (Enum) | How will the Window move. |
| Use Position | Custom Position (Enum) | If the Window should stop / move to a new position. |
| X Position | Position (Float) | Which X coordinate should the Window move to. |
| Y Position | Position (Float) | Which Y coordinate should the Window move to. |
| Amplitude | Amplitude (Float) | How intense is the amplitude of the swaying. |
| Angle | Angle (Float) | Which direction will the window sway. |
| Ease type | Ease type (Enum) | How does the easing behave. |
| Easing Duration | Duration (Float) | How much time will the window take. |
| Ease | Easing List (Enum) | How does the window move. |
Mode The behavour of the Window Dance. Refer to the "Mode" table for more information.
Use Position If the window should stop at the currect position when the window is moving, or if it should move at a specified position.
X Position Accesible when Use Position is set to New. Moves the window horizontally based on the percentage and the Reference setting.
Y Position Accesible when Use Position is set to New. Moves the window vertically based on the percentage and the Reference setting.
Amplitude How far does the window move from the original position.
Angle Which angle does the window move to.
Easing Duration The duration of the movement. The maximum duration for Beats can be 999999 (6 digits).
Ease How does the movement progress. All of the easings can be found here.
Wrap
| Setting | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mode | Movement Modes (Enum) | How will the Window move. |
| Use Position | Custom Position (Enum) | If the Window should stop / move to a new position. |
| X Position | Position (Float) | Which X coordinate should the Window move to. |
| Y Position | Position (Float) | Which Y coordinate should the Window move to. |
| Speed | Speed (Float) | How fast does the window wrap. |
| Amplitude | Amplitude (Float) | How intense is the amplitude of the swaying. |
| Angle | Angle (Float) | Which direction will the window sway. |
| Frequency | Sway Speed (Float) | How fast does the swaying occur. |
| Easing Duration | Duration (Float) | How much time will the window take. |
| Ease | Easing List (Enum) | How does the window move. |
Mode The behavour of the Window Dance. Refer to the "Mode" table for more information.
Use Position If the window should stop at the currect position when the window is moving, or if it should move at a specified position.
X Position Accesible when Use Position is set to New. Moves the window horizontally based on the percentage and the Reference setting.
Y Position Accesible when Use Position is set to New. Moves the window vertically based on the percentage and the Reference setting.
Speed The speed of the warping.
Amplitude How far does the window sway from the track.
Angle Which angle does the window move to.
Frequency Works exactly like Easing Duration on swaying.
Easing Duration The duration of the movement. The maximum duration for Beats can be 999999 (6 digits).
Ease How does the movement progress. All of the easings can be found here.
Ellipse
| Setting | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mode | Movement Modes (Enum) | How will the Window move. |
| Use Position | Custom Position (Enum) | If the Window should stop / move to a new position. |
| X Position | Position (Float) | Which X coordinate should the Window move to. |
| Y Position | Position (Float) | Which Y coordinate should the Window move to. |
| Speed | Speed (Float) | How fast does the window wrap. |
| Use Circle | Circle (Enum) | Shows Amplitude or X/Y Amplitude based on the setting. |
| Amplitude | Amplitude (Float) | How intense is the amplitude of the circle. |
| X Amplitude | Vector Amplitude (Float) | How intense is the amplitude of the X axis. |
| Y Amplitude | Vector Amplitude (Float) | How intense is the amplitude of the Y axis. |
| Angle | Angle (Float) | Which direction will the window sway. |
| Easing Duration | Duration (Float) | How much time will the window take. |
| Ease | Easing List (Enum) | How does the window move. |
Mode The behavour of the Window Dance. Refer to the "Mode" table for more information.
Use Position If the window should stop at the current position when the window is moving, or if it should move at a specified position.
X Position Accesible when Use Position is set to New. Moves the window horizontally based on the percentage and the Reference setting.
Y Position Accessible when Use Position is set to New. Moves the window vertically based on the percentage and the Reference setting.
Speed The speed of the warping.
Use Circle If set to on, limits the Amplitude to one setting which sets both X and Y to the same thing.
Amplitude Accesible when Use Circle is set to On. How far does the window sway from the center.
X Amplitude Accessible when Use Circle is set to Off. How far does the window sway from the center in the X axis.
Y Amplitude Accessible when Use Circle is set to Off. How far does the window sway from the center in the Y axis.
Angle Which angle does the window move to.
Frequency Works exactly like Easing Duration on swaying.
Easing Duration The duration of the movement. The maximum duration for Beats can be 999999 (6 digits).
Ease How does the movement progress. All of the easings can be found here.
Shake
| Setting | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mode | Movement Modes (Enum) | How will the Window move. |
| Use Position | Custom Position (Enum) | If the Window should stop / move to a new position. |
| X Position | Position (Float) | Which X coordinate should the Window move to. |
| Y Position | Position (Float) | Which Y coordinate should the Window move to. |
| Amplitude | Amplitude (Float) | How intense is the amplitude of the circle. |
| Angle | Angle (Float) | Which direction will the window sway. |
| Period | Period (Float) | How fast will the window move to a position. |
| Easing Duration | Duration (Float) | How much time will the window take. |
| Ease | Easing List (Enum) | How does the window move. |
Mode The behavour of the Window Dance. Refer to the "Mode" table for more information.
Use Position If the window should stop at the current position when the window is moving, or if it should move at a specified position.
X Position Accesible when Use Position is set to New. Moves the window horizontally based on the percentage and the Reference setting.
Y Position Accessible when Use Position is set to New. Moves the window vertically based on the percentage and the Reference setting.
Amplitude How far does the window sway from the center.
Angle Which angle does the window move to.
Period How much time will the window take to move to another position.
Easing Duration The duration of the movement. The maximum duration for Beats can be 999999 (6 digits).
Ease How does the movement progress. All of the easings can be found here.
Advanced
Usually people don't use window dance, but instead recreate it because of the restrictions that you cannot do on the event. For example you can scale the window or angle it.
Surgery
{ "bar": X, "beat": X, "y": X, "type": "NewWindowDance", "rooms": [0], "preset": "Move", "usePosition": "New", "position": [50, 50], "reference": "Center", "useCircle": false, "speed": 0, "amplitude": 0, "amplitudeVector": [0, 0], "angle": 0, "frequency": 0, "period": 0, "easeType": "Repeat", "easingDuration": 0, "ease": "Linear" }
History
According to the type there was an old window dance which was most likely used in developement.
Trivia
Window Dance isn't that flexible because you cannot modify the scale of the window, most likely because of issues in other operating systems (Mac/Linux).
A lot of creators instead use fake window dance, which uses 1 room for the window border and 1 room for stuff happening inside of the window.
The Window Dance event has a room setting visible, even if it doesn't do anything.