I may or may not have forgotten to push the beta branch changes live to everyone over the last few months. Those notes are here . Thanks! ♥bean
I may or may not have forgotten to push the beta branch changes live to everyone over the last few months. Those notes are here. Thanks!
♥bean
Sounds, Thanks to members of the Soundiscord community , especially Viri, I've added in various quality of life fixes to hopefully make your soundodging a little less frictional for 2026. The list of incoming fixes are slowly coming in, so I'll do my best to keep up as they do. F
Sounds,
Thanks to members of the Soundiscord community, especially Viri, I've added in various quality of life fixes to hopefully make your soundodging a little less frictional for 2026. The list of incoming fixes are slowly coming in, so I'll do my best to keep up as they do.
For now these changes are only on the Beta branch, to allow the community a chance to double check and make sure things are working as intended. Thanks for your patience!
Happy Dodging,
♥Bean
BETA changelog v1.1.3
Game
Fixed Heart staying on player when restarting practice
Fixed Untouched award not being given when restarting practice after getting hit
Fixed lowpass audio getting stuck when toggling on Smooth Listening after getting hit
Fixed error when illegally using the unreleased "depths" background
Editor
Added ctrl+U shortcut to unlink selected prefabs from their instances
Made BPM tick positions more accurate
Fixed Dynamic Event View toggle setting persisting across loaded levels
Changed level to retain alpha info of colors when saving
Misc
Fixed blurry ! at Photosensitivity Screen
How about a few more fixes before the day is over? Sounds good to me! ♥Bean changelog v1.1.2 Level Select Fixed buttons sometimes not responding to mouse hover Editor Fixed blurry text throughout Editor Fixed dropdown text being visible on top of Shortcuts window Adjusted Setting
How about a few more fixes before the day is over? Sounds good to me!
♥Bean
changelog v1.1.2
Level Select
Fixed buttons sometimes not responding to mouse hover
Editor
Fixed blurry text throughout Editor
Fixed dropdown text being visible on top of Shortcuts window
Adjusted Settings subtitle font
A Good December to You All! I've addressed a few bugs from the recent Lost Levels update, mostly dealing with visual bugs in the Level Select screen. Other than that, have a great string of consecutive holidays! ♥Bean changelog v1.1.1 Level Select Fixed missing heart indicator on
A Good December to You All!
I've addressed a few bugs from the recent Lost Levels update, mostly dealing with visual bugs in the Level Select screen. Other than that, have a great string of consecutive holidays!
♥Bean
changelog v1.1.1
Level Select
Fixed missing heart indicator on level buttons
Fixed S+ shimmer on levels not appearing properly
Changed angle of S+ shimmer
Fixed Mods window staying open when clicking Back To Title button
Game
Fixed practice points @ 0:00 not showing description text
Fixed missing rays in background of Results Screen
Editor
Fixed editor settings not displaying project and music file info
Hi! A recent security issue with nearly every Unity Game in existence has forced me to update Soundodger 2, which meant finishing an update that was sitting dormant for a couple years. The good news is Soundodger 2 is now safe and sound. The bad news is you now have access to the
Hi!
A recent security issue with nearly every Unity Game in existence has forced me to update Soundodger 2, which meant finishing an update that was sitting dormant for a couple years. The good news is Soundodger 2 is now safe and sound. The bad news is you now have access to the Lost Levels. ...wait. Actually, it's good news from front to back!
Lost Levels have been added to the game, accessible from the Title Screen. These are a collection of alternate and unseen versions of levels from the development of Soundodger 2. It's not much, but I can't tell you how many people have asked me for the original, brutal version of Seventeen & Something. So There.
We've also gone ahead and added notes to each level, sweet little nothings from the level creators whose work was until now thought to be lost to the scrapped game development ether.
Have fun and hopefully things won't stay so lost for so long next time.
Happy Dodging,
♥Bean
changelog v.1.1.0
Game
Added Lost Levels (via Title Screen)
Level Select
Fixed Lock image being blurry on some resolutions
Long Time No Dodge, Soundfans! A Decade of Dodging Happy Anniversary to not only Soundodger 2 releasing in Early Access on this day in 2021, not only for announcing it a year earlier in 2020, but to the grandodger of them all, Soundodger+ , released as well on this day exactly 10
Long Time No Dodge, Soundfans!
Happy Anniversary to not only Soundodger 2 releasing in Early Access on this day in 2021, not only for announcing it a year earlier in 2020, but to the grandodger of them all, Soundodger+, released as well on this day exactly 10 years ago. Wow!
To celebrate such a packed and important day, we've got a bunch of goodies dropping. Unfortunately, since I am now working at another company, a proper game update is not in the cards today. Speaking of cards...
Trading card drops are now live for Soundodger 2! Collect them all, trade with friends, earn badges, unlock emotes, and all that other stuff people do with Steam trading cards. Oh, and some of the profile backgrounds were made by fellow Soundodger 2 level creator Oxy, so look out for those!
We also have a couple profile backgrounds and borders available in the Points Shop, including an animated sticker of everyone's favorite skull.
Check em all out here!
Moving outside of Steam, we have 2 new shirts dropping in the merch store! (There are also a bunch of other shirts, if you are just finding out now). What better way to celebrate a thing you love than to wear an obscure reference to it on your chest? (merch store, new shirt 1, new shirt 2)
TIP: Use code SOUNDAY23 at checkout for 15% off! (good for the next week)
The entire Soundodger franchise is also now available on itch, if you prefer to have options. This includes Soundodger+, Soundodger 2, the soundtracks for each game, and the ultra rare soundodgerLIVE. The Soundodger 2 Soundtrack in particular is special on itch, as it also contains all of the main game level files, for those who wish to pick apart the XMLs and discover how truly chaotic things are in game development.
Last, but certainly not least, we have a secret song to announce, a lost relic to the deadline gods: a third track from longtime collaborator MOWUKIS! And not only is this track debuting for the first time, it also has a level to go along with it. If you already own Soundodger 2, all you have to do is unzip the contents and add the folder to your Documents>soundodger 2>levels folder. It'll then appear in User Levels from the title screen. MOWUKIS has also put all three Soundodger 2 tracks into a new EP, so please support your favorite French Soundodger composer and check it out!
- Download MOWUKIS - Flows for Soundodger 2
- Check out the EP from MOWUKIS
That's it for Sounday 2023. I hope you enjoy all the little things we put together above. I know it's disappointing to not get some kind of an update. I would have loved to make one. I still want to do something in the future, so for now, you have trading cards to unlock and shirts to wash.
Happy Dodging,
♥Bean
Salutations Soundodgerers, Another week has passed, and so another update is upon us. The biggest news here is that text now behaves properly for everyone, whether cam tilt is on or off. This will break the visuals of very specific user levels that did lots of fancy text decorati
Salutations Soundodgerers,
Another week has passed, and so another update is upon us. The biggest news here is that text now behaves properly for everyone, whether cam tilt is on or off. This will break the visuals of very specific user levels that did lots of fancy text decoration, so sorry about that.
Small potatoes other than that as far as changes go, but do please read the patch notes, as it's all I have left to type at this point.
Happy Dodging,
♥Bean
changelog v1.0.5
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Level Select
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Misc
Ahoy Avoiders! We just pushed out a minor update addressing a few QOL fixes. The biggest changes depend on what you care most about, so feel free to read below and decide for yourself! ♥Bean changelog v1.0.2 Game Fixed bullet size bug affected by recently-removed large bullets Tw
Ahoy Avoiders!
We just pushed out a minor update addressing a few QOL fixes. The biggest changes depend on what you care most about, so feel free to read below and decide for yourself!
♥Bean
changelog v1.0.2
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Level Select
Title
Hey Bullet Avoiders, We had an amazing launch day yesterday. I'm glad so many new and Early Access players are getting to enjoy the finished, complete, occasionally-challenging version of Soundodger 2. Our creators worked yesterday to make some minor tweaks to levels, and I went
Hey Bullet Avoiders,
We had an amazing launch day yesterday. I'm glad so many new and Early Access players are getting to enjoy the finished, complete, occasionally-challenging version of Soundodger 2. Our creators worked yesterday to make some minor tweaks to levels, and I went ahead and squashed a few bugs that really had no business being there.
Thanks for reporting bugs in the discord, and continue enjoying your dodging!
♥Bean
changelog v1.0.1
Game
Hello Dodge Fans! The day has finally come. Soundodger 2 is now 1.0.0! No more Early Access. All features and songs and levels and dreams in general are in the game, ready for you to dodge to your heart's content. Thanks to everyone who has helped the project out along the way, i
Hello Dodge Fans!
The day has finally come. Soundodger 2 is now 1.0.0! No more Early Access. All features and songs and levels and dreams in general are in the game, ready for you to dodge to your heart's content. Thanks to everyone who has helped the project out along the way, including the lovely folks from the official discord, countless friends and family, and of course the incredible musicians and level creators who joined the team to bring you the amazing experience we now have.
I'll keep this short so you have more time to enjoy the game, so from all of us here, please enjoy!
♥Bean
changelog v1.0.0
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Level Select
Editor
Ahoy Dodge Folks! The time has almost come. After 3 excruciatingly fun years, I'm proud to announce Soundodger 2 will be leaving Early Access and reaching that golden 1.0 status on April 10. That's just 2 weeks away! I won't scare you with how much work there still is to do on th
Ahoy Dodge Folks!
The time has almost come. After 3 excruciatingly fun years, I'm proud to announce Soundodger 2 will be leaving Early Access and reaching that golden 1.0 status on April 10. That's just 2 weeks away! I won't scare you with how much work there still is to do on the game, but rest assured this is always how it goes no matter how much time you give yourself.
I'll let this shiny new trailer do most of the explaining, but basically you should have one last goodbye to your socks before they are blown off.
The Soundodger 2 Soundtrack page is also now live and ready to be wishlisted. It'll launch on the same day as the game (April 10, remember?) along with every track, including the ones you don't even know about yet...
The team and I have been working hard and have plenty more wonderful work to tend to in these final 2 weeks. Please pardon us if we more or less stay silent until then.
See you in a couple weeks!
♥Bean
Hows It Goin Fellow Dodgerydoos? A substantial-yet-small update has gone live for the Beta branch. The only thing of interest here is auto-restart, one of the most-requested features since Soundodger+ launched 10 years ago. I've always been against the idea and still have no inte
Hows It Goin Fellow Dodgerydoos?
A substantial-yet-small update has gone live for the Beta branch. The only thing of interest here is auto-restart, one of the most-requested features since Soundodger+ launched 10 years ago. I've always been against the idea and still have no interest in using it, but uh... here you go! Enable it via Options > gameplay.
A major major update is coming next month! Please look forward to my silence as we scramble to make sure it all goes smoothly. Until then, patch notes below!
♥Bean
changelog v0.5.11 [BETA]
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Howdy Dodgerinos! Our latest update certainly packed a doozy of a changelog , but there's one aspect I felt needed its own space to breathe. Of course I'm talking about everyone's favorite mechanic to have feelings about - shattering. What is shattering? First off, you now take d
Howdy Dodgerinos!
Our latest update certainly packed a doozy of a changelog, but there's one aspect I felt needed its own space to breathe. Of course I'm talking about everyone's favorite mechanic to have feelings about - shattering.
First off, you now take damage when getting hit. This appears in the game as cracks in the player. The cracks heal over time, and getting a heart instantly heals fully. If you get hit too often in too short a time, you will shatter. When you shatter, the song ends and you're kicked out. From there, you can either play again or go back to the menu.
Luckily for you, we've added a handy heatmap of your gameplay, including marks to indicate every time you got hit. Simply hover over the heatmap and click to jump into practice mode from that point. You even get to hear an audio preview of the song to know roughly where it is. (This heatmap has also been added to the results screen in the bottom left, so you can still see your damage and jump in to practice even if you finish a level)
This is something I've wanted not only in this game, but in Soundodger+ and even Overpass. Rhythm games, music games, and generally every video game has a fail state built in to give you an out if you're not ready yet. The first Soundodger used to have a fast-forward as a punishment for getting hit, which was odd, yes, but served this purpose. Once I added smooth listening mode and almost every player used it, that punishment was gone. Any player, regardless of their skill level, would always make it to the end. Sometimes a good score, sometimes bad. It's generally not good game design to rely on players to self-motivate themselves.
This also creates a new milestone for players to work towards - simply finishing a level. Before, you'd always make it through, get your grade, and move on. Now, a player can feel the pressure of having to perform well, celebrate making it through alive, then worry about their score another time. It's also a lovely indicator that you just might not be ready for this level right now. And that's okay! I'd much rather be kicked out of a super difficult level early rather than get an F and feel empty inside. (There are mods to allow you to play through an entire level, see below)
Hey, this is still Early Access! Anything can happen at any time. And for your information, an early version of shattering has been in the game files since day 1, albeit disabled. It was a lives system. It was not good. Anyway, I really felt this needed to be added to the game before 1.0 and make it a better product because of it.
Well, the good news is, once you get better at dodging stuff, this won't really be an issue. You can always practice as much as you want. We added a few collision mods to help as well. Zen mod of course lets you play without any score penalty when hit. There's also shatterproof mod, which still takes score away, but you'll never shatter. This is essentially how the game used to be. This is ideal for nearly impossible levels no one will ever beat, so you can brag about your score and share your results screen. Keep in mind this is a mod, so your score isn't saved. Lastly, there's fragile mod, which is just a 1-hit shatter for the masochists out there.
So that's that! We hope you enjoy the new shatter system and learn to love it as much as we do.
Happy Dodging,
♥Bean
Hello. It's been a couple of months, so here's a couple of months of updates! Lots of small QOL fixes can be found below, such as holding shift on the Pause screen for additional options, but there are some major additions to the game you probably wouldn't have guessed would ever
Hello.
It's been a couple of months, so here's a couple of months of updates! Lots of small QOL fixes can be found below, such as holding shift on the Pause screen for additional options, but there are some major additions to the game you probably wouldn't have guessed would ever be added. That's right, you can now shatter to pieces right in the middle of a game. But don't worry, there are plenty of ways to practice, get better, and show those mean bullets you came to dance.
In fact, I had more to say about shattering than could fit here, so please read through this Shatter FAQ if you have any questions. I hope you enjoy it!
I also might have mentioned some "bangers" arriving a month ago, which you've surely noticed are absent from the game. Rest assured they will arrive in a later update. They need a little more time in the creator oven. Thanks for being patient!
♥Bean
changelog 0.5.10
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Editor
Level Select
Misc
Hi Again, I wasn't too long this time, was I? An update went live in the beta branch a few days ago, and now that my sanity has been confirmed, here is that same update for all players with a few more bugs squashed along the way. If you missed out on 0.5.2's patch notes, please r
Hi Again,
I wasn't too long this time, was I? An update went live in the beta branch a few days ago, and now that my sanity has been confirmed, here is that same update for all players with a few more bugs squashed along the way.
If you missed out on 0.5.2's patch notes, please refer to this post.
See you next month for some new bangers!
♥Bean
changelog v0.5.3
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Editor
Happy New Year! The team (yes, team) has been working hard on new levels, but those still need a little more time in the oven. In the meantime, a bunch of tiny changes have been made that may or may not have huge consequences when I read this week's bug reports. Let's get to it!
Happy New Year!
The team (yes, team) has been working hard on new levels, but those still need a little more time in the oven. In the meantime, a bunch of tiny changes have been made that may or may not have huge consequences when I read this week's bug reports. Let's get to it!
You may notice some levels looks a little different. Parallel aim logic has been updated to be more consistent, so if a parallel pattern is now wrong, let the level creator know so they can fix it. Also, bullets that disobey OOB rules now simply ignore the arena border, so they will continue "forever".
For level creators, there is a new purpose for text: always_on, which displays text even if the player has lyrics and commentary turned off. There is no idication/option to turn it off from Level Select.
A new clear type, stop, has been added that sets bullet speed to 0. If a bullet is stuck in the arena, it's your job to eventually remove it via gravity, a regular clear, or some other clever way. Super stops also exist, too, so you can have quite a bit of control.
Bullets now have a new advanced option: survive rewind. This allows them to be kept in memory when a negative timewarp sends them back to before they were fired. During this time, they are invisible, but can still be affected by twist and gravity, which almost makes sense. Once timewarp sends them forward in time enough to have existed, they are "fired" again.
That's it for now. Look forward to a giant content update next month!
Happy Dodging,
♥Bean
changelog BETA 0.5.2
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Misc
Didn't think you'd see me so soon? You must be new here. A few tiny things were addressed by our stellar discord community , and who am I to let them linger during the holidays? Details below! ♥Bean changelog v0.5.1 Fixed practice points displaying inaccurate times for longer lev
Didn't think you'd see me so soon? You must be new here. A few tiny things were addressed by our stellar discord community, and who am I to let them linger during the holidays? Details below!
♥Bean
changelog v0.5.1
Greetings Dodgenation, It's been a long 2 months, but I am back again with another banger of an update, including 15 more levels for your dodging pleasure, along with the newest member of the bullet family: rubber bullet! Combined with some new tricks in the Editor and a more acc
Greetings Dodgenation,
It's been a long 2 months, but I am back again with another banger of an update, including 15 more levels for your dodging pleasure, along with the newest member of the bullet family: rubber bullet! Combined with some new tricks in the Editor and a more accessible way to practice levels, you won't even realize another couple months have gone by when the next update drops.
Speaking of which, I've mentioned before this game would reach 1.0.0 by "Fall 2022", and with only a few hours remaining of that window, let's just cut to the chase - Soundodger 2 will be delayed until next year. Rest assured regular updates will continue to be churned out. I decided this year to take my time, save some sanity, and still be able to make this game the best it can be. Cool?
There are no new artists introduced this time around, but the songs coming to you are no less amazing than usual. And the true Soundodger fans will no doubt recognize a few returning hits...
If you'd like a gander at some of the new stuff, I put together a little video to showcase them here.
As always, the full story can be found in the patch notes below.
Happy holidays and happier dodging,
♥Bean
changelog v0.5.0
Gameplay
Editor
Misc
We've resolved an issue with certain players that would softlock their game when attempting to view the main levels. Should be fixed! ♥Bean
We've resolved an issue with certain players that would softlock their game when attempting to view the main levels. Should be fixed!
♥Bean
Hello Dodge Fanatics, Happy Soundodger Day! Both Soundodger+ and Soundodger 2 launched on this day, so I thought it would only be appropriate to celebrate with a music update. We've added 15 additional levels, including music from new artists and maybe even some familiar tunes yo
Hello Dodge Fanatics,
Happy Soundodger Day! Both Soundodger+ and Soundodger 2 launched on this day, so I thought it would only be appropriate to celebrate with a music update.
We've added 15 additional levels, including music from new artists and maybe even some familiar tunes you've been humming to yourself for the last decade. With these 5 tracks, we've reached a total of 20, or roughly half of the planned content for the game. How exciting!
Joining the team of wonderful musicians are tiasu and 81.0x19, two very talented artists whose works are very different from each other, yet both fit perfectly into the Soundodgersphere.
Returning with her second track is Julie Buchanan, whose expertise with a piano will have you dodging black and white keys against your will.
And finally, 2 tracks from yours truly are returning to your ears once again, but this time with a little challenge at the end.
Please enjoy the new content, enjoy the dodge, and I'll see you next update.
♥Bean
changelog v0.4.0
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Editor
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