Android
Learn how to play custom levels on AstroDX (Android)
Introduction
In this guide, you will learn how to play custom levels on Android. By the end of this guide, you will have installed a level to AstroDX, and AstroDX can display it in the song select menu.
You can finish this guide on your phone, no computer needed.
This guide is written for AstroDX v2.0.0 Beta 2 Patch 4 and above. If you're using an earlier version of the game, we recommmend you to update.
Check out this video for a more visual guide to setting up the game.
Prerequisites
To complete this guide, you will need:
- An Android device with AstroDX installed and launched at least once. You can check Hello, AstroDX! for where to download.
- A custom level smaller than 2GB on your device, including at least a track file and a maidata file. You can find some through our Discord server.
Step 1 – Compressing Your File
If your custom level isn't a .zip file, compress it into a ZIP Archive.
AstroDX only installs levels from .zip files.
For example, if you have a level called "level":
Then you should compress it like this:
Notice that level.zip contains the level folder.
You should now have a .zip file that AstroDX can work with, but to allow AstroDX to open the file, you need to rename it in the next step.
Step 2 – Renaming the .zip
Rename the .zip file into an .adx file to let AstroDX know you want to install the file as levels.
If you're on a mobile device, in your file browser, long press on the .zip file, and find the Rename option to rename the file:
If you can't rename the file extension, you can also rename the file to (name).adx.zip.
Your file is fully prepared. In the next step, we'll install the file into AstroDX.
Step 3 – Opening the .adx File
On your mobile device, tap on the .adx file, a menu should pop up prompting you what app you want to open the file with. Select AstroDX.
If AstroDX isn't an option, press and hold on the .adx file to share the file. In the share menu, select AstroDX.
AstroDX should now open up and show you a progress bar. Once the progress bar finishes, go into the song select menu to view the levels. You should now have the custom level installed. Yay!
My file manager doesn't have 'Open with' or 'Share'
Try other file managers:
AstroDX will automatically install levels for you depending on what the archive contains.
Conclusion
Now that you've successfully installed a level, you may be interested in learning how AstroDX identifies different .adx file layouts.
For example, have you tried putting multiple levels in a single .adx file?
My god, I do not want to read any of that.
Cope, seethe, mald, and ping @davidscann in the AstroDX Discord server. Just make sure to tell me that you’ve decided not to read the guide first.