Bits & Bops News

[p]We’re so happy to see everyone enjoying Bits & Bops! We’ve been working extremely hard to help everyone who needed support, but we’re only a small team, so if you’ve reached out to us and not heard back, please feel free to ask again.[/p][p][/p][p]Here’s what we’ve been up to![/p][p][/p][p]Shortly after launch, we pushed some small changes in version 1.0.1:[/p]

• [p]For players with specific rare configurations, the game no longer crashes when trying to start the main game[/p]
• [p]The drum roll cue in President Bird no longer plays persistently for an extended time for some players[/p]

[p][/p][p]As people played through the game and reported issues, we identified a number of other things that were hindering progress through the main game, so we’ve just now pushed some more changes in version 1.0.2:[/p]

• [p]Some players were experiencing severe audio crackling when the “Strict buffer” setting was enabled. To address this, we are trialing a change that disables this setting by default. If the game has been running fine for you, or if you want to try to get the lowest possible audio latency, we recommend you manually turn this back on via Settings > Audio > Strict buffer > On[/p]
• [p]Some players were confused about how to progress past Symphony, so we’ve significantly shortened the length of time you need to play the minigame, and also made the skip reminder play any time you quit an endless game[/p]

[p][/p][p]We’ve also been made aware that the fan translations from the demo are unintentionally being loaded and used by the game for languages which don’t yet have an official translation. This is causing confusion, since the main menu is translated, but the vast majority of the rest of the game is not. To simplify this, we’ll be disabling the fan translations in a future build.
[/p][p]From here, we’re planning to focus on the highest priority fixes and quality improvements that are being requested by players on the Steam community forums and in our Discord server. Once we’re comfortable the game is in a good place, we can start prioritising our longer list of feature requests from our community.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Thank you so much for your support![/p]

[h3]Bits & Bops is live right now on Steam![/h3][p][/p][p]Thank you so much for your patience, we really hope you enjoy the game![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]If you’re looking for something extra, we also have these bundles available:[/p][p][/p][p]Bits & Bops + Soundtrack Bundle[/p][p]Get the game plus the entire OST![/p][p][/p][p]Bits & Bops + UNBEATABLE Bundle[/p][p]Get the game plus UNBEATABLE, which also launched today!
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[p][/p][p][/p][p]A very special Bits & Bops announcement will air during the Wholesome Snack Showcase on December 9th at 12pm PT! You won't want to miss it![/p][p][/p][p]Click the "Notify me" button in the bottom left corner of the Wholesome Snack YouTube video to get a reminder.[/p][p][/p][p]See you there![/p]

[p]Welcome back for more patch notes![/p][p] [/p][p]We're already one month into Q4, and we're still working hard to bring you the full version of Bits & Bops by the end of the year! This release of the demo is mostly small updates and bug fixes that we've been patching along the way. We've also reverted the One Button setting to be off by default, as this is the way we expect most players will want to play Bits & Bops at release. If you run into any issues, please report them to us in our Discord server![/p][p][/p][p]You can now also play the Bits & Bops demo in:[/p]

• [p]Ukranian - thanks to erulairy![/p]

[p][/p][p]We've also had substantial updates to many of our fan translations:[/p]

• [p]Chinese - thanks to Kirbysfan![/p]
• [p]Polish - thanks to Maksymilian Król![/p]
• [p]Portuguese - thanks to Ghostabo and teu![/p][p][/p]

[p]Special thanks to all the translators![/p][p][/p][h3]Updates[/h3]

• [p]One Button mode is now disabled by default (but you can re-enable it via Settings > Other > One Button)[/p]
• [p]The game now prioritises showing mouse buttons when the player is using a mouse[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Bugs fixed[/h3]

• [p]We've updated our version of Unity to address the recent Unity security advisory[/p]
• [p]Looped music now loops in the correct spot again[/p]
• [p]The accessibility shortcut can no longer be broken by changing key bindings[/p]
• [p]Enabling scheduled hits no longer causes all Flipper Snapper photos to have popped balls[/p]
• [p]Scheduled hit sounds can no longer carry over between tutorial phases[/p]
• [p]The game no longer crashes if a loaded custom mixtape is renamed or deleted[/p]
• [p]Meet & Tweet can now make use of more bouncing bop heads in custom mixtapes[/p]
• [p]Custom mixtapes using B-Bot now correctly mute the bop sound when it is not the first minigame[/p]
• [p]Custom mixtapes can now control the B-Bot stage backlight alpha independently of the stage grid[/p]
• [p]Less common types of MP3 files are now handled correctly in custom mixtapes[/p]

[p][/p][p]As always, you can discuss the latest changes in our Discord server. See you there![/p]

[p]Welcome back for more patch notes![/p][p][/p][p]This release contains a collection of small fixes and updates based on feedback from our wonderful community in our Discord server! Most notably we've added some new cues to B-Bot to make the spin move easier to identify, and we've squashed a ton of bugs. We've also enabled "One button" mode by default to smooth out the experience for new players, but you can switch back to the regular mode in the Settings menu under the "Other" tab.[/p][p][/p][p]We've also had substantial updates to many of our fan translations:[/p]

• [p]German - thanks to Lucas Waldhauer![/p]
• [p]Japanese - thanks to shiomichu![/p]
• [p]Korean - thanks to Big Jaekuk![/p]
• [p]Portuguese - thanks to Ghostabo![/p]
• [p]Spanish - thanks to valentinmacc![/p]
• [p]Vietnamese - thanks to Đào Đức Trung![/p]

[p][/p][p]Special thanks to all the translators![/p][p][/p][h3]Updates[/h3]

• [p]The B-Bot spin move now uses a record scratch audio cue[/p]
• [p]"One button" mode is now enabled by default[/p]
• [p]The new "Preview tutorials" setting will demonstrate the required actions in all tutorials ahead of time instead of waiting for failure[/p]
• [p]Input in B-Bot is now locked while the curtains are closed[/p]
• [p]Unused settings are now hidden when an ASIO-compatible audio device is selected[/p]
• [p]macOS builds are now signed and notarized where needed[/p]
• [p]Custom mixtapes can now be created without music[/p]
• [p]The character switches in Flipper Snapper customs are now more flexible[/p]
• [p]The camera position and bouncing ball in Meet & Tweet customs is now more flexible[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Bugs fixed[/h3]

• [p]The game no longer hangs randomly during scene transitions on macOS[/p]
• [p]The game no longer crashes when using old audio devices on Windows[/p]
• [p]The game now gracefully handles more audio device errors on Windows[/p]
• [p]The game now gracefully handles ASIO-compatible audio devices that do not specify a sample rate on Windows[/p]
• [p]Most keyboard keys are now bindable on macOS[/p]
• [p]TTS now functions correctly under the Steam Runtime (thanks huantian!)[/p]
• [p]The accessibility shortcut now works even when its keys are unbound[/p]
• [p]New audio device settings strings are now localised[/p]
• [p]Mouse input is now properly blocked when the Steam overlay is open[/p]
• [p]The photos at the end of Flipper Snapper show the popped beach ball (again)[/p]
• [p]The seal in Flipper Snapper customs now more accurately switches between head and tail[/p]
• [p]Flipper Snapper ball animation correction is now applied to custom mixtapes[/p]
• [p]Hammer Time customs no longer allow multiple nails on the same beat[/p]
• [p]B-Bot now bops more consistently in custom mixtapes[/p]
• [p]Multiple general performance and stability fixes[/p]

[p][/p][p]As always, you can discuss the latest changes in our Discord server. See you there![/p]