Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia)

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Version Notes for 26.6.2

Hey all, here are the latest patch notes~

Story Changes

• Added back in a slightly updated Sphere as an updated level.

• Swapped out Mothership for Granite as a second, slightly easier level for the demo.

• Added one additional small cutscene / VN segment.

[c]Example mod: Advanced FPS Overlay[/c]

Features

• Added particles as a new object type, including properties for emitter shape, world/local space toggles, and color.

• Added built-in mod support and a new template mod for viewing object counts.

• Added a new quick action mod for customizing gameplay.

• Added annotation tools with adjustable brush sizes, smoother drawing, and a 0.1s default duration.

• Added a new layering system for all objects, allowing for better control over parallax and player-relative rendering.

• Added a new trigger to allow for multiple intro titles or to disable the intro entirely.

• Added an on-screen input viewer accessible through the debug console.

• Added the ability to zoom the camera in the editor using the scroll wheel.

• Added right-click functionality on the scrubber bar to quickly add markers.

• Added snapping to markers when dragging objects on the timeline.

• Re-added the slow-mo command to non-debug builds.

[c]Example usage of the new particle emitters[/c]

Changes + Improvements

• Reworked the timeline UI so objects appear as small lines in the scrubber bar.

• Updated the runtime to 2.1 to address mod limitation issues.

• Made settings files include a version number for easier updating.

• Improved editor handling of corrupt levels by surfacing actionable errors to the user.

• Reduced the physical size of the trigger UI to take up less space.

• Added the ability to collapse prefab objects in the editor.

• Adjusted player movement acceleration curves to feel more natural.

• Smoothed out transparency transitions to prevent instant snapping.

• Improved load times and selection speed within the editor.

• Added improved undo support for timeline-dragging actions.

• Removed mostly unused languages and cleaned up translation keys.

• Removed excess debug logs.

• Improved the internal build process workflow and made minor updates to credits.

[c]Para drawn using the new annotation tools[/c]

Fixes

• Fixed language issues in menus.

• Fixed tutorial triggers not working on spawn and issues restarting during VN segments.

• Fixed various z-depth and rendering bugs affecting objects and particles.

• Fixed objects flashing when being updated rapidly.

• Fixed issues where camera-parented objects and child elements would not update positions or render correctly.

• Fixed parent-child update reliability and parent editing stability on large models.

• Fixed Discord rich presence inconsistencies and webhook integration issues.

• Fixed metadata inputs breaking when using float values.

• Fixed notes not being cleared from the object timeline on level load.

• Fixed "false activations" of triggers when skipping through the timeline in the editor.

• Fixed the user interface freezing during song loading.

• Fixed cloud configurations failing to save or load properly.

• Fixed remaining legacy references to Project Arrhythmia.

• Fixed the ability to select annotations in the preview window.

• Fixed scrolling in the preview window, expanding or contracting when a pop-up menu is open.

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