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== Changes ==
== Changes ==
HAPPY SKY marks what appears to be a new chapter in the IIDX series, with numerous changes to the difficulty ranking system and modifiers:
 
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY marks what appears to be a new chapter in the series, with numerous changes to the difficulty ranking system and modifiers:
 
* Interface has lots of light blues. The scrolling backgrounds also includes clouds and a sky motif.
* Interface has lots of light blues. The scrolling backgrounds also includes clouds and a sky motif.
* "Light7/Light14" has been renamed to "Normal7/Normal14"; "7Keys/14Keys" has been renamed to "Hyper7/Hyper14". "Another7/Another14" has kept its name.
* LIGHT was renamed to NORMAL, and 7KEY/14KEY was renamed to HYPER. ANOTHER is left unchanged.
* The difficulty scale, which previously ranged from Level 1 to Level 8+, has been usurped by a Level 1 to Level 12 scale.  All songs on the game have been rescaled to this new difficulty meter.
* The difficulty scale, which previously ranged from Level 1 to Level 8+, has been expanded to a Level 1 to Level 12 scale.  All songs on the game have been rescaled to this new difficulty meter.
* First Style to have difficulty ratings for Another charts.  
* ANOTHER charts are now individually rated.
* HARD CLEAR is now a shown status for clears.  It is apparently considered a higher ranking than Full Combo.
* HARD CLEAR is now a shown status for clears.  It is apparently considered a higher ranking than FULL COMBO.
* Hi-Speed settings now range from 0.5 to 4.0 at .5 step intervals.
* Hi-Speed settings now range from 0.5 to 4.0 at .5 step intervals.
* HIDDEN+ and SUDDEN+ are now selectable modifiers.  Acting as an in-game towel mode, you can hold Start as the song begins and spin the turntable to set the amount of Hidden or Sudden you want to use. A grey bar will cover up the portion of the screen you choose.  These can be combined for HID+/SUD+, but would have to be set for the same distance on both parts of the screen.
* HIDDEN+ and SUDDEN+ are now selectable modifiers.  Acting as an in-game towel mode, you can hold Start as the song begins and spin the turntable to set the amount of Hidden or Sudden you want to use. A grey bar will cover up the portion of the screen you choose.  These can be combined for HID+/SUD+, but would have to be set for the same distance on both parts of the screen.
* RANDOM+ is unlockable.
* RANDOM+ is unlockable.
* Extra Stage requirement has changed. To unlock the Extra Stage, you must Hard clear a 10 or higher with at least a AA. To unlock the One More Extra Stage, you must Hard clear the Extra Stage on Another difficulty with a AA or higher.
* Extra Stage requirement has changed. To unlock the Extra Stage, you must HARD clear a 10 or higher with at least a AA. To unlock the One More Extra Stage, you must HARD clear the Extra Stage on ANOTHER with a AA or higher.
* Full combo has a rising blue splash.
* Full combo has a rising blue splash.
* Total number of songs: 369
* Total number of songs: 369