Since TGS was cancelled due to coronavirus, we used our bonus week and a half to release our OST Volume 1, update scratch zones, fast-forward development on custom tracks, add Razer Chroma support and also add three new OST levels into the game.
Our OST Vol.1 contains 10 original tunes written for Spin Rhythm XD by artists Hyper Potions, Lena Raine, 2 Mello, Oxford Parker, Daverwob, Douglas Holmquist, Maxo, Kitty, seejay and Phonetic Hero.
Our distributor is being a bit slow, but you can check our website for all the locations you can buy or stream this cool bunch of tunes. It's currently definitely available on Bandcamp. Steam will be on the 27th Boston time. So what are you waiting for? Go support these amazing artists!
7 of these levels are now in the game, with only tunes from Lena Raine, Oxford Parker and Phonetic Hero remaining - these will be added in our next patch, all completely free as usual. This will bring our total to 29 tracks!
We had always aimed to have 30 tracks in the game by 1.0. Since we hit the mark a bit early we will probably end up including more as we go, with bonus tracks releasing at 1.0. We have around 40 tracks that we have actually licensed to date, with a few being finalised now.
We are at PAX East! Come see us, hang out and show off your speen skills on the Serato wheel (KB&M and gamepad also available). We're at booth 32032, talk to RSJ to earn a special Discord role. We're on the right of the entrance near Platinum Games.
UPDATE 5
This update focuses on adding new free levels to the game, and polishing the scratch zone mechanic and visual effects. Details below
- FEATURES
- Scratch zone overhaul! - Players are now required to move the wheel all the way to the end, and it is clearly communicated how hard one need to scratch (hint it’s not too much, don’t injure yourself) - You will either get max points or points up to where you failed, and the feedback now more clearly shows when you are be moving too slowly and on your way to failure - Scratch zones have all been shortened (the longest is around New Game pre-drop, the shortest is Inject XD towards the end
- Three new OST levels! - New Year by Hyper Potions (difficulty 5) - this brisk and uplifting track perfectly captures the feeling of the start of a fresh decade - one of freedom and endless possibilities. - My Museum by Maxo (difficulty 5) - showcases Maxo's signature rhythmic intricacy and broad emotional palette. This is the kind of music an AI hacker listens to while selling your personal details for Bitcoin. - Superimposed_RGB (difficulty 4) by Douglas Holmquist - a synthwave epic that makes you want to punch a robot, save a girl and drive off into a neon sunset.
- RGB support! (Razer Chroma) - show your true gamer colours with RGB support including animations for spins, taps, scratches, and more.
- POLISH
- Accuracy display on the left of the track is slightly smaller and it stacks in a stylish way!
- A warning will appear when you are low on health, as well as a low pass filter and warning blip
- New lighting and visuals for Checkpoint, New Game and Hypersphere backgrounds, and other levels have been slightly polished
- Wheel will no longer turn hot when outside of scratch zones
- Spins will no longer have a set max visual speed (scoring is still the same, you either get max points or you get none).
- BALANCE
- Spin leniency window has been increased (from 100ms to 230ms) to compensate for the new positioning of all spins (being directly on the beat instead of leading into the beat).
- Your last health wedge is worth more (you will take less damage when near death)
- BUG FIXED
- Notes should no longer disappear in practice mode
- Practice mode should no longer loop forever at the end
- Editor should use less RAM while running
- Repeated swiping match note combos from one side of the wheel to the other should be less likely to randomly hurt the player (we’re still investigating this - if you’re getting randomly hurt please jump in Discord and let us know)
- Crowd cheer volume levels have been made slightly softer
We're so close to 2,000 members on Discord, so if you're being shy, come along and join. They're really a lovely bunch. It's also a great place to give us feedback about updates.
Happy spinning!