Update log
Full SONGBOY: Play Music update
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Extracted changes
- Gameplay
- Store
- Workshop
- Performance
- UI and audio
- Fixes
our demo is live!!!! songboy is publicly avail for peeps to try. tell ya friends :)
WISHLIST!!!!
TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!
SWITCH TO THE NEW DEMO!!!
POST TRACKS IN DISCORD AND TO SONGBOY RADIO!
this is a big one!
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what's new:
new stick mode: control all makers at once
motion recording simplified: 1-bar loops, R2/L2 to record, R3 to clear
beat-reactive visuals: play on the beat and the game responds. visuals change, camera moves, secrets unlock.
new top bar: chord names visible, plus a control center for switching scenes fast
tons of new sounds and makers: including talkbox upgrades and independent volume per slot
new stages, new templates, new art tool options: sticker spam, scaling, animated CD materials
performance improvements: gpu optimization, smarter default settings, mac overlay fix
full patch notes:
music and audio
the top bar chords now show the chord's name in addition to the roman numeral notation
talkbox autotune upgrade
new talkbox default effects
each makers slot has independent volume settings
you can see how a maker is panned when you enter its frame with a new display above the volume slider
better maker volume visual sensitivity
many new sounds across the game
many new musical improvements to our makers including new controls
global fxs tweaks
fixed some audio fx bugs
controls and input
new stick mode behavior you can control all the makers in stick mode at the same time
you now motion record using r2l2 across the game
the top face button will instantly duplicate a maker on the stage
l3 resets a knob back to its default value
r3 clears motion recording
hold the right face button to exit any game mode
you can now motion record switching effect types as well as effect categories on the fx page
motion recording is now just a 1 bar loop instead of 4
improved keyboard and mouse support as well as updated help text to show you how to do things
improved controller rumble across the game
visuals and graphics
new beat reactive animations across the game when you do something on the beat
making musical changes on the beat causes the game to get more hyped changing visuals and how makers move as well as unlocking secrets in certain stages
dynamic camera zooming for more excitement that reacts to how you play and what stage you are on
new visuals when a maker is in just play the loop mode
new stage fx bar visuals
new stage fx visual effects for high pass and low pass filters
improved lighting across the game
updated makers audio visualizers on the front of their ships
new maker outline visual effects
improved graphics across the game
new logo and loading screen
art tool
art tool you can now spam stickers repeatedly
art tool you can now scale stickers
art tool new cd material options including animated ones
art tool new symmetry brush options
user interface and quality of life
brand new top bar with control center for switching scenes easily
menus remember the last position you left them at for workflow ease
brand new templates and a total reworking of our template system for better and more varied options
wishlist and discord access right from the main menu
improved menu ui across the game
song names now support spaces in them
stages
many new stages
performance and technical
gpu optimization
smart hardware detection so the game picks a good default graphics setting based on your computers gpu
fixed an
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