Today, we’d like to announce the official opening of the Rhythm Doctor Steam Workshop!
You’ve probably noticed that you can create your own custom Rhythm Doctor levels. Now, with the opening of the Steam Workshop, it’ll be easier than ever to create, share, and find community-made custom levels to play. As of today, there’s already almost 200 levels you can find on the Workshop!
FOR PLAYERS
On the Main Menu in the game, select “Custom Levels.”
Select “Open Workshop” to browse the Steam Workshop for new levels. Click the green “Subscribe” button on any levels you’d like to play.
Go back and select “Library” to view your library of custom levels. If your newly subscribed levels don’t appear at first, select “Reload” to add the levels to your library.
You can also add levels to your library through a direct .rdzip file. Select “Import Levels” and use a .rdzip file on your computer or a download file’s URL to add the level to your Library!
Feel free to join our community Discord server to discuss custom levels and find new ones to play!
FOR LEVEL CREATORS
On the Main Menu, select “Level Editor.”
Start with the “Sounds” timeline. Import a song file onto the timeline for the song you’d like to use. Make sure you properly set the BPM (tempo) and Offset for the song. You can read this guide created by our community for tips on setting this up correctly.
Proper BPM and Offset values are needed for making sure your gameplay syncs up with the music!
Use the “Rows” timeline to add characters to the level, decide what type of heartbeat they’ll have, and chart the notes on the timeline.
Use the “Actions” timeline to add backgrounds, add special vfx, add dialogue, or move characters around.
Use the “Rooms” timeline to split the screen between multiple rooms of patients. Use the “Rows” timeline to make sure each character’s setting is set to the room you’d like them to appear in.
When you’re finished charting and animating your level, make sure to add three “Finish Level” events at the end of the “Actions” timeline! That will allow the song to end and display the player’s grade.
Press “File > Export” in the main dropdown menu to export your level. You’ll be prompted to fill out Export Settings, some of which are required before you can export.
When you’re finished with the settings, press Export from the main dropdown menu again to send your level into the world! Select “rdzip” to create a file you can share with friends or on our Discord! Select “Steam Workshop” to upload to the Workshop for other Steam users to play.
Important Note
We ask that you please respect the musicians’ wishes regarding their songs before uploading your custom level to our Steam Workshop.
In order to upload your level to the Rhythm Doctor Steam Workshop, you must use a “Verified” song. This means that the musician who created the song has specifically given you (or all Rhythm Doctor players) permission to use it in a Rhythm Doctor custom level. You can check for whose songs are Verified at this site or you can create a new submission of an artist who hasn’t been listed yet in the Export Settings.
You must comply with our User-Generated Content Rules and Steam Subscriber Agreement. Failure to act responsibly and comply with these rules will result in disadvantages, such as function restrictions of your Steam account. For more information, please read our full terms.
This is all a very quick, basic introduction to creating custom levels. We recommend reading this guide written by community members Klyzx, WillFlame, and huantian.
For more tutorials and advice on levelmaking, you can join our community Discord server!
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Even before Rhythm Doctor arrived in Early Access, our community has been working with the level editor and pushing beyond the limits of what we imagined people would make. There are some really great levels out there, and really talented creators, so we highly recommend you browse the Workshop to find new ones you might like. If you enjoyed Story Mode, there’s plenty of more levels out there, on a broad spectrum of different difficulties and music genres.
Good luck treating your new patients!