How will exported Lego songs be categorized in Rock Band 2?

[MemoDLSG]

Hey guys, for the icon and category to actually be there, it would have to have been programmed since RB2 was released (I doubt they even knew LRB would exist then) or implemented in a patch since then. While I don't doubt that the recent 360 patch may have introduced a "Lego Rock Band" category to the Location sorting (which is currently not visible because no one has any LRB tracks in their RB2), then what about PS3 owners?

My guesses:
1) They will show up as DLC
or
2) They will show up under "Lego Rock Band" in 360 and under DLC in PS3, but it would change for PS3 once it recieves the patch.

Or now that I think of it, maybe the export itself is what would add that category to Rock Band...

And anyway, anyone have a video or the review or whatever where it is confirmed that LRB tracks get a new icon in RB2? (It doesn't matter if they have a different icon in LRB, since that's the new game and would obviously have programmed a LRB section for its own tracks...)

[SonicRocker15X]

I am thinking that the export itself tells RB2 what icon to use next to the song.

[playmike]

neither. they have a lego "brick" next to them.

i was hoping my RB2 songs would show up in lrb, since i have RB2 on HD. but nope

[T-Hybrid]

Hey guys, for the icon and category to actually be there, it would have to have been programmed since RB2 was released

False. The icon can just as easily be stored in the exported song file once it's created. Then the game just reads the content from the HDD...and when it looks for "category" the song file will tell it "LEGO" and provide it with the icon to display.

It's just like how a new genre can be added via DLC without being on disc. The game just looks at the "Genre" category and if it's not something it has already it adds it where it should be in the list.

i was hoping my RB2 songs would show up in lrb, since i have RB2 on HD. but nope

Installing RB2 to the HDD is not the same thing is performing the export. There is no Export Key available for RB2 at this time, so there's nothing telling other games that would be looking that it's okay to play them.

But the bigger question, does LEGO see Rock Band 1 songs?

[macamatic]

Hey guys, for the icon and category to actually be there, it would have to have been programmed since RB2 was released (I doubt they even knew LRB would exist then) or implemented in a patch since then.

Not necessarily. The category name in particular could just be in the song data, with the game being intelligent enough to organize it (similar to music players making databases out of ID3 tags). It's called separation of resources from code, and in all possible cases it's the only sensible way to program.

[wrldindstries302]

But the bigger question, does LEGO see Rock Band 1 songs?

Yes, it sees them the same way RB2 does

[Rod_Stixx]

I guessed there would be the letter "L" by those tracks. Seems to make the most sense to me.

[A New Pyro Fool]

"L", A lego brick, or A Pentagram.

Placing my vote on Pentagram for the sake of irony.

[ExplodingTurnips]

It'll have it's own section.
If it was under DLC, then people would start creating rumors how those songs will eventually turn into DLC, which, if it did, would render the game itself useless.

[MemoDLSG]

It'll have it's own section.
If it was under DLC, then people would start creating rumors how those songs will eventually turn into DLC, which, if it did, would render the game itself useless.

AC/DC Live Track Pack says hello.

And anyways, of course a new category can be made, I was just wondering about the icon besides the songs. Though of course, it's just a small image, so it's totally possible it is carried by the songs themselves when exported...