SurfsUp News

[h2]Technical Changes[/h2]

• Version bump to 0.9, next major update will be 1.0
• SurfsUp now supports Mac OS X (Universal App)
  
• Windows build now uses DirectX 12 instead of Vulkan
  
  • This change fixes the "scan lines" issue reported on some AMD video cards
    
• Updated Steam SDK to v1.62
  
• Updated Godot Steam to v4.14
  
• Fixed all the images in Steam's Inventory
  

[h2]New Features[/h2]

• [h3]Personal Best Replays[/h3]
  
  • Personal bests now create replay files
    
  • Replays are loaded on run restart (R) if the file exists
    
  • Your ghost will automatically begin replaying once you cross the starting line
    
  • Player Menu (tab) allows you to watch & stop the replay in first person
    
  • You can disable the replay from playing back by unchecking "Replay Enabled" on the player menu
    
  • Due to this requiring a Personal Best record to work, all leaderboards have been reset
• [h3]Player cosmetic choices now save[/h3]
  
  • Saved selections are chosen by default on customize menu
    
  • Chosen cosmetics now automatically load on the main menu
    
• [h3]Multiple saved locations[/h3]
  
  • Press F to save up to 3 checkpoints
    • 4th checkpoint erases 1st
      
  • , (comma) - future location
    
  • . (period) - previous location
    
• [h3]Emotes![/h3]
  
  • Hold G to emote your surf animation
    
• [h3]The settings menu has been redesigned[/h3]
  
  • You can now hide all other players
    
  • You can now hide all other trails
    
  • You can now adjust the camera's field of view
    
  • You can now limit the Engine's max FPS
    
  • Mouse settings have moved to: Keybindings & Mouse
    
  • Video settings have moved to: Audio & Video
    
  • VOIP volume can now go up to 200%
    
  • New bindable keys
    
    • Force Disconnect (F10)
      
    • Emote (G)
      
    • Next Loc (,)
      
    • Prev Loc (.)
      
    • Player Menu (Tab)
      
    • Freecam (F4)
      
    • Mouse Toggle (`)
      
• Discord now shows your game activity as the current map you're surfing on
  

[h2]Quality of Life (QoL)[/h2]

• Changed the theme's default font
  
• Normalized volume of music across all levels
  
• Removed the .0 after units on speed label
  
• Your score on the leaderboard is now highlighted in green
  
• VOIP Volume Increased +5db
  
• End Game / Pause Menu / Player Menu panel updated
  
• You can now a join lobby by ID
  
  • You can copy a lobby's ID from pause menu
    
• Number of map clears now shows on the game over screen
  
  • Separator added between clears and time
    
• Removed rounded corners on scroll grabbers
  
• Spacing added around World Record in the top right
  
• Default mouse sensitivity lowered from 15->10
  
• Hotdog hands size increased and is now right handed
  
• Map select drop down color changed to be more visible
  
• Reduced size of chat box
  
• Resized scores shown in the top left
  
• Only top 3 scores show on screen
  
• Your score will show as the 4th card
  
• Resized input keys from 128px -> 64px
  
• Free Cam
  
  • No longer receives input when not in Free Cam
    
  • Free Cam resets position when exiting
    
  • Free Cam resets speed when exiting
    
  • Free Cam can now be mouse inverted
    
  • Free Cam speed can no longer go below 0
    

[h2]Map Changes[/h2]

• Starry:
  
  • Resized Skip Block
    
• Ascension:
  
  • Invisible skip blocks replaced with walls
    
• Tutorial:
  
  • Lowered ramp turn on stage 4
    
  • Repositioned ramp after turn in final stage
    
• Nebula:
  
  • Left side skip blocked
    
  • Raised kill floor
    
• Nerdiful:
  
  • Reworked ending
    
• Mesa:
  
  • Song changed to trailer's track by prodtwon
• Swirl:
  
  • Updated level image
    
  • New song: "Lovers" by UMOS
• Sunset:
  
  • New Song by whimsicalbeats
• Stormy:
  
  • New Song by whimsicalbeats
• Utopia:
  
  • New song by whimsicalbeats
• Bores:
  
  • New song by whimsicalbeats
• Ruins:
  
  • Removed second turn ramp
    
  • Blocked "spawn skip"
    

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Third Person Camera stutter fixed
  
• Player Trails only add points when timer is running
  
• Fixed UI Scaling at larger resolutions (4k / Ultrawide)
  
• VOIP no longer pauses on Game Over menu
  
• VOIP should no longer crackle if multiple people talk at once
  
• Mouse input is no longer captured while spectating
  
• Player menu no longer shows duplicate entries
  
• Player menu now removes clients on disconnect
  
• Spectator cam near increased from 0.05->0.5 (same as pre-run cam)
  
• Mosue rotation input is no longer captured when spectating
  
• !rtv will now properly show the game over screen when ending the game
  
• World Boundary shape size increased from 2000->10000 (should fix kill boxes on levels)
  
• Turn binds no longer accept input when spectating
  
• Fixed character model color not updating in-game from Settings menu
  
• Numpad Enter now sends chat messages instead of breaking to a new line
  
• Opening Settings when Settings is already open no longer opens a extra Settings window
  
• Player color now applies to models on load
  
• Player menu's player count now updates when a new player connect
  

Thank you to everyone who has been providing feedback during the beta ❤️
-Mark