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Steam News22 April 20262mo ago

vALPHA2026042201 Patch Notes - Bug Fixes & Improvements

vALPHA2026042201 Patch Notes Title scene: Improved slider functionality. Disabled automatic focus on horizontal slider bars when scrolling with the mouse wheel to prevent accidental value changes.

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  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
removedvALPHA2026042201 Patch NotesTitle scene: Improved slider functionality. Disabled automatic focus on horizontal slider bars when scrolling with the mouse wheel to prevent accidental value changes. (Setting)
addedvALPHA2026042201 Patch NotesGame scene: Added Fade-in/Fade-out effects to Beat Lines. This UI improvement is especially noticeable when the Gear size is set to small in Settings.
changedvALPHA2026042201 Patch NotesProfile scene: Improved initial focus logic. On startup, focus is now automatically set to the top profile (or the most recently played one), allowing for immediate entry by pressing Enter.
fixedvALPHA2026042201 Patch NotesGame scene: Fixed a bug where a replay would continue to play in the background after returning to the Title Scene from the Replay viewer.
changedvALPHA2026042201 Patch NotesCore : Optimized simultaneous sound playback. Notes are now only prevented from double-triggering if they occur within 0.02s of each other (previously restricted by same-note ID).
fixedvALPHA2026042201 Patch NotesSong select scene: Fixed UI bugs where the radar charts (Pentagon/Icosagon) for 2K and 4K modes were not rendered correctly.
,4K6K, increased, buff

The Sound of Piano changes

removedTitle scene: Improved slider functionality. Disabled automatic focus on horizontal slider bars when scrolling with the mouse wheel to prevent accidental value changes. (Setting)
addedGame scene: Added Fade-in/Fade-out effects to Beat Lines. This UI improvement is especially noticeable when the Gear size is set to small in Settings.
changedProfile scene: Improved initial focus logic. On startup, focus is now automatically set to the top profile (or the most recently played one), allowing for immediate entry by pressing Enter.
fixedGame scene: Fixed a bug where a replay would continue to play in the background after returning to the Title Scene from the Replay viewer.
changedCore : Optimized simultaneous sound playback. Notes are now only prevented from double-triggering if they occur within 0.02s of each other (previously restricted by same-note ID).

vALPHA2026042201 Patch Notes

  • Title sceneImproved slider functionality. Disabled automatic focus on horizontal slider bars when scrolling with the mouse wheel to prevent accidental value changes. (Setting)
  • Game sceneAdded Fade-in/Fade-out effects to Beat Lines. This UI improvement is especially noticeable when the Gear size is set to small in Settings.
  • Profile sceneImproved initial focus logic. On startup, focus is now automatically set to the top profile (or the most recently played one), allowing for immediate entry by pressing Enter.
  • Game sceneFixed a bug where a replay would continue to play in the background after returning to the Title Scene from the Replay viewer.

  • Scoreboard scene: The track's difficulty level is now displayed alongside the score.

  • Core: Optimized simultaneous sound playback. Notes are now only prevented from double-triggering if they occur within 0.02s of each other (previously restricted by same-note ID).

  • Song select sceneFixed UI bugs where the radar charts (Pentagon/Icosagon) for 2K and 4K modes were not rendered correctly.

  • Song select scene: When changing the Key mode (e.g., 4K to 6K), the game will now attempt to maintain focus on the same song.

  • Song select scene: Clicking the "unlocked song" notification message will now automatically scroll to and preview the newly unlocked song.

  • Game sceneAdjusted Inverse Long Note (LN) judgment. For Skill Tests, Inverse LNs are now only calculated toward the rating if they overlap by 0.12s or more (previously 0s).
  • Skill test sceneAdded background music (BGM). The scene now plays a preview of the music associated with the chart corresponding to your current rating.
  • SongNew track "0036_Ready_for_sortie" is now available.

Alpha testers, please refer to the information above for your playtest. Bug reports are always welcome.

Thank you for enjoying the sound of the piano!

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Steam News / 22 April 2026

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