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soundStrider is going free-to-play

Hello psychonauts!

I'm happy to announce that soundStrider will become free-to-play on Steam later this month. My goal is to bundle all paid copies of soundStrider with my next project when available.

Full details about this change are available in my latest blog post.

Thanks for your support!

v1.1.3 maintenance update

  • Adjusted some labels on the Audio Mixer screen
  • Fixed a typo on the Audio Glossary screen
  • Updated the desktop application to Electron 17

v1.1.1 hotfix

Hello psychonauts!

The v1.1.1 update fixes a hard lock that occurred whenever instrument unlocks were spawned. This should solve reported issues with crashes and black screens. Thanks for understanding.

Cheers!

v1.1.0 Released

Hello psychonauts!

I'm excited to announce soundStrider's first minor update. Since release I've received several suggestions to help improve its accessibility. This update adds an audio glossary that explains its audio cues, settings to adjust the visualizer, and over a dozen new color schemes to choose from.

Here are the full patch notes:
  • Added Audio Glossary screen
    • Added button to access the Audio Glossary screen
    • Added audio previews for various cues
    • Added spoiler-free descriptions for various cues
  • Added Visualizer Settings screen
    • Added button to access the Visualizer Settings screen
    • Added color scheme selector with various presets
    • Added sliders for brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation
    • Added slider for adjusting visualizer sensitivity
    • Added toggle for inverting visualizer colors
    • Hidden when graphics are disabled via Performance Settings screen
  • Added color schemes
    • Achromatic (included in demo)
    • Cherry Blossom
    • Deciduous
    • Desert
    • Ink
    • Light
    • Magma
    • Monochromatic (included in demo)
    • Pastel
    • Plasma
    • Rainbow (included in demo)
    • Sky
    • Sunburst
    • Water
  • Miscellaneous
    • Added Add Star toggle to Save Bookmark screen
    • Fixed delayed triggering of tempo-synced props on load
    • Fixed oscillator type of breadcrumb directional cues
    • Improved clarity of toggle button labels
    • Improved instrument preset spawning
    • Improved performance of visualizer
    • Updated manual to reflect changes
    • Animations may differ slightly with this release

Cheers!

v1.0.2 performance hotfix

Hello psychonauts!

The v1.0.2 hotfix addresses some performance degradation issues. Please visit the shiftBacktick blog to learn more.

Cheers!