v0.318 Improved online, improved All-Star, and updates to World Tour mode
All-Star Tweaks
All-Star's been getting a lot of play, so this pass is about making the handoffs easier to read, song selection reflecting the proper heat, and overall tweaks to which instruments are chosen during All-Star play. It's still what I'd consider experimental so Jam Rating is still turned off for All-Star mode.
You'll now see a swap marker on the lane before a handoff, with the incoming instrument, so the change isn't a surprise.
The auto-picks are steadier: better about staying on the tune, and swapping at natural breaks instead of jumping around.
Song Select - Snappier, Clearer
Browsing and hovering songs should hitch less.
Every song button now shows how many playable parts it has, so you can tell a duo from a full band at a glance.
Fixed the BPM readout on songs with dummy lead-in bars - the number you see is the real tempo.
Hear Yourself Online Better
In online play, your instrument sits in front of the mix so you can actually hear what you're playing instead of getting buried under the rest of the band.
Fixes and Changes
Ornaments (trills, runs, and the like) now behave correctly on songs that change tempo mid-track.
An issue allowing songs to have long tails of silence at the end of songs has been fixed
Metadata editor additions
The metadata editor packaged in your install folder /Tools/<your platform> has been updated!
You can now batch edit files by copying data from one then pasting that data to multiple other files. This is helpful if you have a large library of songs that share the same genre, sub-genre, or author
You can batch swap genre and sub-genre of songs using the right click context menu
World Tour Progress
Last week I shared an update to the work I've been doing with the single player "World Tour" mode. Check out that devlog here!
I will try to post a devlog on the non-patch weeks to keep the community appraised on all the good stuff to expect in World Tour!
As always, keep jammin~Frank, Restless Games