Adding Your Level to Piano Tiles 2
This guide will walk you through the process of adding your own custom song to Piano Tiles 2.
Create the JSON File
First, you need to create a JSON file that represents your song. This file will contain information about the song's structure, tempo, and tile sequences. Refer to the "Creating Your First Piano Tiles 2 Song" guide for detailed instructions on how to write the JSON file for your song.
Songs are stored in the assets/res/song directory.
Update the CSV Files
Next, you need to update three CSV files within the APK to register your custom song:
A. music_json.csv
- Open the
music_json.csvfile located in theassets/res/DBfolder within the APK. - Add a new line anywhere of the file for your song.
- Fill in the fields according to the following example:
Id,Mid,BPM,,Ratio,MusicJson,Musician,Acceleration,AniID,BridgeAniID
101,100001,85,0.5,170,Little Star,English Folk Music,,1024001,2048001
102,100001,90,0.5,180,Little Star,,,1024002,2048002
103,100001,94,0.5,188,Little Star,,,1024008,
201,100002,105,0.5,210,Jingle Bells,James Lord Pierpont,,,
202,100002,110,0.5,220,Jingle Bells,,,,
203,100002,115,0.5,230,Jingle Bells,,,,
301,100003,63,0.25,252,Canon,Johann Pachelbel,,,
302,100003,63,0.25,252,Canon,,,,
303,100003,64,0.25,256,Canon,,,,
...
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3301,100428,100,0.5,200,Piano Tiles,Congfei Wei,,,
3302,100428,100,0.5,200,Piano Tiles,,,,
3303,100428,100,0.5,200,Piano Tiles,,,,Id Mid BPM Ratio MusicJson Musician Acceleration AniID BridgeAniID
-- --- --- --------- ----- --------- -------- ------------ ----- -----------
101 100001 85 0.5 170 Little Star English Folk Music 1024001 2048001
102 100001 90 0.5 180 Little Star 1024002 2048002
103 100001 94 0.5 188 Little Star 1024008
201 100002 105 0.5 210 Jingle Bells James Lord Pierpont
202 100002 110 0.5 220 Jingle Bells
203 100002 115 0.5 230 Jingle Bells
301 100003 63 0.25 252 Canon Johann Pachelbel
302 100003 63 0.25 252 Canon
303 100003 64 0.25 256 Canon
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3301 100428 100 0.5 200 Piano Tiles Congfei Wei
3302 100428 100 0.5 200 Piano Tiles
3303 100428 100 0.5 200 Piano Tiles- 3301: This is the
Idvalue, determining the song's order on the song selection screen. - 100428: This is the unique music identifier (
Mid). Choose a unique number for your song. - 100: This is the BPM (beats per minute) for the song.
- 0.5: This is the
baseBeatsvalue, which affects the duration and speed of falling tiles. - 200: This is the calculated
Musiclevelvalue. - Piano Tiles: This is the song title.
- Congfei Wei: This is the song's musician.
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Remember, Id values less than 70101 represent levels unlocked by player level, while values greater than or equal to 70101 represent selection levels.
B. level.csv
- Open the
level.csvfile located in theassets/res/DBfolder within the APK. - Add a new line anywhere of the file for your song.
- Fill in the fields according to the following example:
Id,Mid,Type,Lock,NeedLv,NeedGold,NeedDiamond,NeedCrow,NeedCrow2,Musiclevel,RewarID,LocalMusicVer,Recommend,MusicCard,FavoriteRate,Playmark,Stylelabel,Fallingrate,TID,,GoldenSong,MusicTime,HomeOrder,VipMusicVersion,VipCn,ProduceId,card_selection,needvideo
1,100001,1,1,1,,,,,1,1,,,,50,1,1,,song_tag_1,1,,,,,,,,
2,100002,1,1,2,,,,,2,2,,,,97,1,1,,song_tag_1,1,,,,,,,,
3,100003,1,1,2,,,,,2,2,,1,,112,2,25,,song_tag_8,1,,,,,,,,
4,100004,1,1,2,,,,,2,2,,,,66,2,1,,song_tag_1,1,,,,,,,,
5,100441,1,2,2,300,,,,5,4,1,,,129,2,9,,song_tag_22,1,1,,,,,,,4
...
41,100428,1,2,9,850,,,,3,30,1,,,143,1,9,,song_tag_22,1,1,,,,,,,4Id Mid Type Lock NeedLv NeedGold NeedDiamond NeedCrow NeedCrow2 Musiclevel
-- --- ---- ---- ------ -------- ----------- -------- --------- ----------
1 100001 1 1 1 1
2 100002 1 1 2 2
3 100003 1 1 2 2
4 100004 1 1 2 2
5 100441 1 2 2 300 5
...
41 100428 1 2 9 850 3- 41: This is the
Idvalue. It determines the song's order on the song selection screen. - 100428: This should be the same unique music identifier (
Mid) you used inmusic_json.csv. - 1 - This is the
Typevalue. It indicates that this is a normal level. - 2 - This is the
Lockvalue. It indicates that this is unlockable by spending coins. - 9 - This is the
NeedLvvalue. It specifies the level requirement needed to unlock the song. - 3 - This is the
Musiclevelvalue. It represents a calculated value based on the song's speed.
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Remember, Id values less than 701 represent levels unlocked by player level, while values greater than or equal to 701 represent selection levels.
C. language_music.csv
- Open the
language_music.csvfile located in theassets/res/DBfolder within the APK. - Add a new line anywhere of the file for your song title and another line for the musician.
- Fill in the fields according to the following examples:
Song Title:
,TID,CN,TW,EN,ES,RU,PO,DE,KR,JP,FR,IT,AR,TR,IN
1,Little Star,小星星,小星星,Little Star,Little Star,Маленькая звезда,Little Star,Kleiner Stern,반짝반짝 작은별,Little Star,Little Star,Little Star,نجمة صغيرة,Little Star,Little StarMusician:
,English Folk Music,英国民谣,英國民謠,English Folk Music,Música folklórica del Reino Unido,Английская Hародная Mузыка,Música Folclórica Inglesa,Englischer Folk,영국 민속 음악,イギリス民謡,Musique Folklorique Anglaise,Musica Folk Britannica,الموسيقى الشعبية الإنجليزية,İngiltere Halk Müzikleri,English Folk MusicReplace the existing song title and musician with your song's title and musician, ensuring you provide translations for each language.
Build the Modified APK
Once you have updated the CSV files, you need to rebuild the APK file. Refer to the Apktool guide for decompiling and building the modified APK.
After successfully building the modified APK, you can install it on your Android device and enjoy playing your custom song in Piano Tiles 2!
WARNING
Modifying APK files can be risky. Proceed at your own risk and ensure you have a backup of the original APK file.