Soundodger 2 News

Hello Dodge Fanatics,

Happy Soundodger Day! Both Soundodger+ and Soundodger 2 launched on this day, so I thought it would only be appropriate to celebrate with a music update.

We've added 15 additional levels, including music from new artists and maybe even some familiar tunes you've been humming to yourself for the last decade. With these 5 tracks, we've reached a total of 20, or roughly half of the planned content for the game. How exciting!

Joining the team of wonderful musicians are tiasu and 81.0x19, two very talented artists whose works are very different from each other, yet both fit perfectly into the Soundodgersphere.

Returning with her second track is Julie Buchanan, whose expertise with a piano will have you dodging black and white keys against your will.

And finally, 2 tracks from yours truly are returning to your ears once again, but this time with a little challenge at the end.

Please enjoy the new content, enjoy the dodge, and I'll see you next update.

♥Bean

changelog v0.4.0 Game

• Fixed visuals in Illumination (easy)
  
• Fixed softlock when trying to practice a legacy level
  
• Fixed enemies with constant animation getting stuck when firing their final patterns
  
• Fixed inconsistent player hitbox when at edges / movement challenges
  
• Fixed touched hugs not colliding with hard domes
  
• Fixed size event at final position of song crashing the game
  
• Fixed centered bullets with speed 0 aiming up instead of centered
  
• Changed hidden mod to not show heart when collected
  

Editor

• Fixed even spread button not updating preview cones
  
• Fixed forced powerup changing from shield to blast upon load
  
• Fixed even spread not applying to slider 2 for stream patterns
  
• Fixed extra layer names not loading
  
• Fixed new projects carrying over data from previously played levels
  
• Fixed new filter marker not displaying its name on the duration bar
  
• Disabled shortcuts when in fullscreen mode to allow for keyboard input without doing stuff in the background
  

Level Select

• Fixed thumbnailless SD2 levels displaying legacy thumbnail
  
• Fixed audio preview not looping when in Creator View
  
• Fixed rapid mouse scrolling stopping screen grade from animating completely
  
• Added support for audioPreview tag in legacy XMLs
  

Hey Y'all,

A small update was just made for the BETA version only. If you'd like to check it out, please switch to the beta version in Steam. Thanks!

♥Bean

changelog v0.3.3
Game

• Fixed incorrect/missing bullet patterns in certain levels when practicing (Can't Dodge My Love, Talk About It)
  
• Fixed being unable to practice at 100% in certain levels
  
• Fixed shadow clones continuing to emit particles at Results screen
  
• Fixed shadow clone particles not resizing with player size
  

Editor

• Fixed excluded enemies being visible until you play
  
• Fixed Zip powerup dotted line remaining on screen for an extra second when expiring naturally
  
• Fixed odd behavior when typing values into rows box of Marker Deck
  
• Fixed odd behavior when pasting values into Marker Deck boxes
  
• Fixed rows amount not updating when changing between values >1
  
• Fixed mods being active when testing a level
  

Misc

• Press F1 at User Level Select to see Creator View (displays stats and unlock requirements for current list of levels)
  

Hi, nothing major to see here. Just cleaning up a few pesky glitches that slipped through yesterday's big update. Have fun!

♥Bean

changelog v0.3.2

• Fixed some main levels showing the incorrect thumbnail
  
• Fixed camera movement when going to Color Editor window in Editor with a large arena active
  
• Fixed hitbox inconsistencies when screen-wrapping
  
• Changed trail and shadow challenges to be time-locked rather than frame-locked
  
• Fixed large arena / large decoration lasers clipping through each other
  
• Fixed Shift-clicking "restart" and "practice" buttons in Pause Menu firing off a powerup
  
• Fixed arena angle events not working if they occur at 0.00s
  

Greetings Fellow Dodgers!

This was meant to be a small update, but as you can see, a lot of business has been addressed. There's quite a bit of fun stuff here, so let's dive in!

Practice Mode
You can now practice any level from any point in the song! This does not save your score, not even your play count, so enjoy a risk-free way to get really good at dodging those unfair parts of Seventeen and Something. To practice, either right-click the level itself from Level Select and select "practice", or pause during gameplay and choose "practice". Once in practice mode, you must first choose where to start and then click to instantly start there. Press [R] or restart from the Pause menu to restart from that point again (and again). You can also choose a new practice point from the Pause menu to jump around somewhere else. If you hold [shift] when clicking "new practice" from the Pause menu, the current spot in the level will become your new reset point, to make things a little easier. Enjoy!

Shadow Clones
A new challenge has been added: shadows! These are kind of like trail clones, except they're a little further behind you, and they hurt. They don't hurt other bullets or collect hearts, and you can't graze them. You only get hurt when colliding into them, so if you stay still at level start, they will simply wait under you until you move.

Decoration Lasers
Because of a very embarrassing glitch on my end, small lasers couldn't hurt the player. Level creators exploited this and made really cool patterns that couldn't hurt you. Because this is now fixed, I've added a special decoration toggle for lasers only. This makes them not hurt you, but you also can't graze them. They're also visualized as dashed lines to prevent confusion. Any older levels that had small lasers are automatically converted to decoration.

Test from Editor
You can now test levels directly from the editor via a test button up top (next to save). This is different from playing from within the editor as it gives an accurate view of how the level will look and perform, including how the patterns end and lead into the Results Screen. Score and play count are not saved. Quitting via the Pause Menu or Results Screen will send you back to the editor. You can also enable practice mode via the Pause Menu to jump around.

Seventeen and Another Something
I've added a 4th difficulty to the first song Seventeen and Something: normal. There was a bit of a jump between easy and expert, so this is a way to make the transition smoother without altering what's already there.

Ahh, Much Better
For those who are nostalgic for a Soundodger Title Screen that isn't flashy or loud, type idislikechange at the Title Screen.

Ghost Toggles
Lastly, I've added the ability to show ghosted Event lines while looking at other Events or even bullets/extras. Toggle them by clicking the ghost icon next to their names. This is saved between sessions, too. Be mindful of how much ghosting you're doing, as performance will decrease if too much is on screen.

And with that, I'm off to make new levels with new artists (and maybe some old ones, too)

Happy Dodging,
♥Bean

changelog v0.3.1
Game

• New pause menu! Displays level notes if present
  
• Added shadow clone challenge
  
• Added practice mode. Enable via pause menu in-game, or right-click difficulty at Level Select.
  
• Press [R] while practicing to instantly start from where you chose.
  
• Added normal difficulty for Seventeen and Something
  
• Changed Lost in Translation normal difficulty to advanced
  
• Changed order of Outta Dodge and Seventeen and Something in list
  
• Minor changes to text and patterns in Seventeen and Something (easy and expert)
  
• Changed player hitbox to be more strict when moving quickly
  
• Changed credits to become blurred in Pause Menu when additional windows are open (Options, notes, etc)
  
• Shift-click "new practice" from Pause Menu to mark current spot as new practice point
  
• "back to levels" button during Results Screen now says "back to editor" if in testing mode
  
• Intro "woosh" sounds no longer play if enemies aren't visible at level start
  
• Fixed softlock when trying to restart between end of song and Results screen
  
• Fixed enemy warmup color sometimes being incorrect color for the bullet following a stream
  
• Fixed powerup duration being affected by mod playback speed
  
• Fixed levels with a bullet @0.0s not firing
  
• Fixed plus bullets getting stuck in place when twisted
  
• Fixed lasers shot from center sometimes being the wrong warmup distance and thickness
  
• Fixed behavior of bullets with both negative speed and twist applied
  
• Fixed bullets not spinning backwards with negative speed
  
• Fixed behavior of plus bullets with gravity applied
  

Level Select

• Added support for legacy XMLs within Soundodger 2 projects
  
• Added support for displaying infinite difficulties in a level
  
• Added [F5] shortcut for refreshing current list
  
• Fixed menu music not playing seamlessly when navigating folders
  
• Fixed "open in editor" being displayed for legacy levels when right-clicking
  
• Fixed time display for levels longer than 1 hour
  

Editor

• Added test button to top menu. Opens level in game without editor. You can also pause to enable practice mode to jump around.
  
• Shift-click test button to open folder containing level XML
  
• Added decoration option for lasers (in adv marker deck)
  
• Added [R] shortcut during playback to instantly restart from where the playhead started
  
• Improved seek time when using arena angle events
  
• Added unique icons and colors for event anchors (none, smooth in, smooth out, both smooths)
  
• Added ghost display toggles for any event, visible in bullets/extra tabs too. (cpu usage will increase dramatically if too much is displayed)
  
• Added even spread button next to spread in marker deck. This will distribute the amount of bullets perfectly within a full circle without having to do the math.
  
• Added warning to preview window when camFX are turned off in Options (visible only when in Events tab)
  
• Old levels with lasers smaller than size 0.5 are automatically converted to decoration
  
• Changed lasers to always collide with player, regardless of size (use decoration toggle to circumvent)
  
• Changed scroll-flicking via middle mouse to stop scrolling when clicking
  
• Changed line detail on smoothed event lines to have more detail at larger zoom levels
  
• Changed row slider in marker deck to not update until you release the mouse button
  
• Changed domes and text to not display when in Color Edit screen
  
• Changed default unlock amounts to be 1 A, 1 heart, and 100 percent in Settings
  
• Changed "needed" amount to be hidden when unlock is set to "none"
  
• Changed playhead to start at custom start when loading level
  
• Changed positions of bubble and homing boxes in Color Edit screen to match their order visually
  
• Changed position of color picker window to not block homing and hug bullets
  
• Fixed inconsistent arena rotation when first spin anchor isn't 0
  
• Fixed hidden enemies not being visible until you play/pause (when closing settings)
  
• Fixed appear enemies starting hidden when loading level
  
• Fixed marker deck slider values not applying when sliding very quickly
  
• Fixed extra markers gaining duration bars when multiple types are selected and a duration bar is adjusted
  
• Fixed incorrect row amount displayed when switching between 1 and a >1 value
  
• Fixed relevant camera effects being locked when turning off camFX in Options
  
• Fixed tooltips not appearing for certain buttons
  
• Fixed anchor value input box not updating when reversing anchor value
  
• Fixed preview cones aiming the wrong way when parallel aim is enabled
  
• Fixed centering of artist website input text box in Settings
  

Misc

• Added cheat code to Title screen: idislikechange
• Added master volume slider to Options > audio
  
• Added mute on minimize to Options > audio (triggers when game loses window focus, applies to anywhere in game)
  
• Added pause on minimize to Options > audio (triggers when game loses window focus, applies only when playing)
  
• Updated sliders in Options to be bubble bullets
  
• Fixed notes text going out of bounds
  

Howdy Dodge Fans!

Thanks for your patience, as these levels certainly take a while to put together! This time around, we have a new batch of 5 songs made by both new and returning artists to Soundodger. In fact, a couple of the new artists were inspired by the first Soundodger to get into music production, so this is a great way to say thanks to the community for truly being a part of development.

New Tracks

• Disasterpeace - Outta Dodge
  
• nitsua - Lost in Translation
  
• Occams Laser - Illumination
  
• azure aster - Evening
  
• turingsghost - Sigilvitae
  

You may or may not also notice this is the first time in Soundodger history I did not make a level in the main campaign... :x

As always, check out the full changelog below, and happy dodging!

♥Bean

Changelog v0.3.0
Level Select

• Fixed audio preview starting in progress when returning to menu from game/Title
  
• Changed side buttons (URL, notes, lyrics, commentary) to be icons that expand on mouse over
  
• Changed artist URL icon to a globe
  
• Fixed incorrect audio preview playing when quickly scrolling through levels / folders
  
• Fixed submit buttons selecting level when Mod window is open
  

Game

• Added 5 new tracks and 15 new levels to main game
  
• Added rain bg
  
• Added 0.5s delay before music starts during level intro
  
• Fixed zip powerup not allowing timewarps to update while active
  
• Fixed bullets moving when paused if Shield powerup is active
  
• Changed bullets with size < 1 to instantly spawn at their smaller size
  
• Changed bullets to always fire the same distance from the arena edge (ignores squash animation)
  
• Fixed Shield powerup not blocking lasers
  
• Fixed laser hitboxes not shrinking when colliding with domes
  
• Fixed homing bullets aiming at clone player when dome pushes players outside of arena
  
• Changed classic bg to expand/shrink rings as arena changes size
  
• Improved laser collision accuracy against domes
  
• Fixed flares not disappearing when rewinding before they fired
  
• Changed hidden center enemy to not be collidable (is that a word?)
  
• Fixed soft dome on top of laser-shooting enemy preventing laser from coming out
  
• Fixed bullets with 0 speed being treated like they have negative speed (mostly during gravity)
  
• Fixed bullets being fired during custom length levels that existed before the custom start time
  

Editor

• Fixed bookmark labels not showing up
  
• Fixed enemies' outline changing to black when returning from the Editor Settings window
  
• Added dots next to Event buttons to signify whether or not they contain data
  
• Fixed playhead getting stuck at beginning if it plays to end of level
  
• Fixed level spewing every bullet after playhead reaches end of level
  
• Fixed inability to click paste button in Marker Deck for a homing+stream bullet
  
• Fixed save prompt not appearing when changing song start/end/fade markers on time bar
  
• Fixed save prompt not appearing when resizing prefabs
  
• Fixed odd behavior when middle click dragging timeline and scrolling mouse wheel
  
• Fixed Ctrl+C shortcut on multi-selected extras with different durations all becoming the same duration
  
• Fixed deselection of multiple streams taking on the same duration when clicking one of them
  
• Fixed lag when in halfspeed playback
  
• Fixed dotted loop line in prefab preventing ability to resize prefab
  
• Improved performance when looking at a lot of Event anchors (detail level now reduces when zoomed out)
  
• Fixed Highway Gothic font name taking 2 lines in dropdown menu of text extra