Riders, Ready?
We've got a big update with lots of bug fixes and improvements that we've been wanting to get into your hands for a while! Read on for all the details.
What's New?
LevelUp! Specific
- For the Intro challenges, we've removed the requirement to complete mode-specific tutorials
- Daily & Weekly challenges no longer require completion of the Intro challenges to unlock
- Silver achievement medals will now show correctly, instead of as Bronze or Gold
- Fixed an issue where Challenge modifiers could persist into normal song play after returning from a Challenge
- The level-up animation now plays centered on you, regardless of your position in the Multiplayer lobby
- Fixed an issue where the combo streak in Player Stats could be preserved by quitting mid-song after a miss
- Player > Stats > Challenges Completed now counts your finished missions
- Improved network handling around the LevelUp! system, including recovery when the connection to the server drops mid-session
Multiplayer Changes
- All mute states are now sticky through leave / join
- Player-specific voice level adjustments apply everywhere
- Player actions (ban, change host, block, report) apply even when the target player leaves the room
- Fixed an issue where the difficulty would be shown incorrectly on the countdown screen
- Favorites button will now show correctly when returning to the lobby after a song
- Song info / preview now updates correctly if the host changes songs while you are in another menu
- Improvements to the Player > Report Player panel
Visuals
- Fixed an issue with the alignment of the Humble banner in the experience shelf
- General visual improvements to Psycho Road, Humble
- Fixed performance and behavior issues with the platform strobe
UI Fixes
- Tooltips no longer activate on UI elements behind the social panel
- The "Don't Show This Again" option on the Spiral "How to Play" panel now sticks between restarts
- Fixed an issue where searching for a song could misselect items behind the search panel on pressing enter
- Fixed song list scrolling behavior for dragging, scrollbar or thumbstick paging
Gameplay
- One-Handed Mode now replaces pointer selection in Settings and is kept in sync with the One-Handed Mode modifier
- Dynamic pointer toggle through trigger use continues to apply when not in a Multiplayer room lobby
- Powerup notes now appear consistently when playing in One-Handed Mode
- Fixed an issue where restarting a song could load a different song that shared the same name (e.g. two songs named "Phoenix")
- General engine improvements and stability work
Custom Stages
- Fixed an issue preventing Custom Experiences from loading
- Custom Experiences can now be played as songs on their own
- New Custom Stage template released on GitHub
Display Camera Changes
- Settings > Visuals > Display Camera > Custom Camera - Preview directional arrows now correctly sized
- Fixed an issue where the Experience would show on the Display Camera under the loading screen
This is a jam-packed update, and as always we welcome your feedback and bug reports in the official Synth Riders communities on Discord, Reddit & Facebook -- and right here on Steam!
Thanks for playing!