Hey Knights,
Chance from the HYPERBEAT team here with a very exciting announcement - if you haven’t already seen, the Multiplayer Update was revealed and released during the “Computer Worlds” showcase with NoClip2 @ 1PM Eastern/10AM Pacific.
If you’re a new player, to access multiplayer, you must have the “Drip” and “Gemini” achievements and then the option will appear in the pause screen.
Here’s the highlights of what that means:
Multiplayer Functionality: HYPERBEAT now supports private and public play, with up to 250 concurrent players able to see eachother in the hub and in game.
Lobby Leaderboards: Per session leaderboards to compete against your friends or strangers.
Five new songs: Mapped B-side tracks extend the playable chart count to 75, bringing the total gameplay songs to 25. These are available at the Green Aspect post credits. This also means there is now 125 total gems!
New Cosmetics: New items have been added to the pink, silver, and gold tracks to unlock with a variety of new colors for underused shaders and patterns.
Jukebox: New stereo in the Garden to select the music in the Wellspring hub. Make a playlist, or cycle your favorite songs to match your vibe.
Emotes: Express yourself with a new emote menu and style options to change your default pose. Press the top face button on a controller or “E” on the keyboard to open the menu!
All fifteen new charts were mapped by the incredibly talented @ndrea_meda, rhythm game specialist and HB chart legend. Huge thank you to Andre for their hard work and dedication to bringing these songs to life, this update would not be possible without them!
There’s more on the horizon with HYPERBEAT, with our next major update focused on QoL improvements for charting. Join our Discord to stay in the know or to find others to hang out with in the Wellspring!
See you soon,
Patch Notes
Features
Added Multiplayer functionality
The Multiplayer menu can be accessed through the wellspring pause screen after getting the Drip and Gemini achievements
Added Local Leaderboards when connected to other Knights
Local Leaderboards are ephemeral, and scores will only remain as long as you are connected to other knights
Local Leaderboards can be found in the Track Select menu, Pause menu, and in the End Screen
Added the Emote and Style menu
Added the Stereo to the Garden
Songs from the game can be played, or queued up in a playlist
The "Fallback Mode" can be changed to adjust how tracks are selected when no song is currently being played over the Stereo
Added the Green Aspect
The Green Aspect can be accessed after rolling the credits scene
5 new songs with 15 new charts
25 green gems to collects as well as 75 stars
Changes
Additional cosmetics added to each currency reward track
Added a "Review" button to the rewards screen, to allow returning to the score screen
Added player trails, which can be adjusted in the settings menu
Added additional keybindings to support left-handed configurations on keyboard
Comma/Period
Numpad 1/ Numpad 2
Practice mode time controls have been moved from arrow keys to i/j/k/l
Changes made to the spawn timing of some core character conversations
The interface settings group has been moved from Video to Gameplay
Updated missed note visuals to be less distracting