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v0.8.4: Sky Walkway rework and Audio Normalization

Patch v0.8.4: Sky Walkway rework and Audio Normalization This patch features a full rework of the Sky Walkway visualiser, as well as Audio Normalization feature to achieve a consistent perceived loudness accross all mus

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What changed

1 fix1 addition6 changes1 removal
  • UI and audio
  • Performance
  • Gameplay
  • Server
  • Fixes
changedPatch v0.8.4: Sky Walkway rework and Audio NormalizationThis patch features a full rework of the Sky Walkway visualiser, as well as Audio Normalization feature to achieve a consistent perceived loudness accross all music tracks
changedChangesEntirely reworked the Sky Walkway's visualiser for better visual fidelity and performance. It now features a neutral "cloud" color palette to blend with any custom Track Color Scheme
changedChangesReworked the Audio Normalization feature, it is now using industry standard loudness detection (with a target of -14 LUFS). This will adjust the volumes of in-game tracks to always be at a consistent perceived loudness
removedChangesRemoved the Menu Music Volume settings, in order to unify music volume, as it was leading to confusion
addedChangesAdded an option to automatically adjust Audio Latency when your output audio device is a Bluetooth wireless device (since their Windows drivers usually have a latency of 100+ms)
changedChangesMoved additional audio and video latency settings to the calibration menu, as they are now very rarely required for standard PC setups and Steam Deck

Melody's Escape 2 changes

changedThis patch features a full rework of the Sky Walkway visualiser, as well as Audio Normalization feature to achieve a consistent perceived loudness accross all music tracks
changedEntirely reworked the Sky Walkway's visualiser for better visual fidelity and performance. It now features a neutral "cloud" color palette to blend with any custom Track Color Scheme
changedReworked the Audio Normalization feature, it is now using industry standard loudness detection (with a target of -14 LUFS). This will adjust the volumes of in-game tracks to always be at a consistent perceived loudness
removedRemoved the Menu Music Volume settings, in order to unify music volume, as it was leading to confusion
addedAdded an option to automatically adjust Audio Latency when your output audio device is a Bluetooth wireless device (since their Windows drivers usually have a latency of 100+ms)

Patch v0.8.4: Sky Walkway rework and Audio Normalization

This patch features a full rework of the Sky Walkway visualiser, as well as Audio Normalization feature to achieve a consistent perceived loudness accross all music tracks

Changes

  • Entirely reworked the Sky Walkway's visualiser for better visual fidelity and performance. It now features a neutral "cloud" color palette to blend with any custom Track Color Scheme

  • Flipped the visualiser on Sky Walkway to show bass on the outer edge and leading to higher frequencies near Melody

  • Reworked the Audio Normalization feature, it is now using industry standard loudness detection (with a target of -14 LUFS). This will adjust the volumes of in-game tracks to always be at a consistent perceived loudness

  • Removed the Menu Music Volume settings, in order to unify music volume, as it was leading to confusion

  • Added an option to automatically adjust Audio Latency when your output audio device is a Bluetooth wireless device (since their Windows drivers usually have a latency of 100+ms)

  • Moved additional audio and video latency settings to the calibration menu, as they are now very rarely required for standard PC setups and Steam Deck

  • Changed the layout of music files in the File Selection menu (again)

  • Updated BASS DLLs to their latest version

v0.8.4b: fixed a bug with Sky Walkway visualiser updating way too fast when V-Sync was disabled

Source

Steam News / 23 February 2026

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