===== ☆ ACCESSIBILITY =====
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While Rock Band is by its own nature not always the most accessible game, there are certain things to keep in mind to help out.


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==== ☆ REDUCTIONS ====

You should make sure your song has properly authored reductions, that are fun to play for people at the skill level that best fits each difficulty.

A big problem with auto-generating reductions or just authoring them wrong is that you can end up with things that can make your chart too difficult to the point of making the game unplayable for some. For example, if someone with chronic pain is not able to strum that much and picks Medium or Easy, you'll want to make sure they won't suddenly have to alt-strum or play fast parts that could give them actual severe pain.

On a wider level, this also helps newer players enjoy and get better at the game, making it so more people can enjoy the game.


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==== ☆ PHOTO SENSITIVITY ====

You'll want to avoid making your venue too flashy, or it can cause issues for people with epilepsy, migraines and other disabilities, and in a worst case scenario could actually kill someone.

Here are some general pointers on this:

  * **Avoid rapid flashing lights for long periods of time** - Only use strobe lights in moderation, for example.

  * **Avoid making flashing worse via post-processing** - Some post-proc effects can make strobes, and even frenzy lights, become a potential seizure risk, most notable the red and blue psychedelic filter. [[venue_post_proc|Check out the authoring page for post-proc effects for examples of which ones to avoid combining with strobes.]]

  * **Compliment flashing lights with post-processing** - Using a low framerate or a low contrast filter over strobing can make it less of a problem. Photocopy and Bloom are usually the best ones, as well as various trail effects.

  * **Rock Band 3 Deluxe framerate cap removal** - The game usually has venues run at 30 frames per seconds, but RB3DX allows you to set it to 60 instead, which can cause some effects or even rapid camera cuts to become an issue in some cases. This might not always be possible to account for in authoring, so be sure to not increase the venue framerate in RB3DX on your end if you're worried about potential epileptic triggers.


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