Basic Instructions

Instructions for a first time installation

Download the full release of your choice.
Decompress the archive in a NEW folder of your choice.

Do NOT attempt to merge this version with ANY OTHER version of Frets on Fire, including previous "MFH-Alarian" or "MFH" mods - the structure has changed significantly. FoFiX is a standalone game - not a mod or a patch.

Start the game.

Windows: run FoFiX.exe
GNU/Linux or MacOS X: run FoFiX

Set your settings.
Set your song folder.

The first time you attempt to play you will be prompted to find your songs folder.
It must be named songs but it may be outside the game folder structure.

Enjoy!

Getting your GH/RB controller to work

Please see GameControllers.

Patch install instructions

While a patch is available for Windows 3.0xx->3.100, we recommend you download the full version.

IMPORTANT If you don't know how to open the .RAR compressed archives properly, consider 7-zip.

Additional themes

You can find a list of additional, up-to-date themes for FoFiX here. This is the most comprehensive list of themes known.

After downloading and extracting a new theme, move the theme's folder (which should be named after the theme you downloaded - such as "MegaLight" or "Starz") into your /data/themes folder. It should appear alongside your "MegaLight", "MegaLight GH3" and "UberLight" theme folders, and should be selectable under "Theme Settings" for use in-game.

PLEASE NOTE if you cannot get a basic version of Frets on Fire working, FoFiX will not fix your problem. We will not help you get the game working - there are plenty of support threads on this forum that can help you troubleshoot.