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Beat Saber v1.30.0 With Queen Music Pack Released



Give it up for one and only - Queen! Slash to the beats of one of the most iconic rock bands in music history and experience Queen's legendary music like never before. The Queen Music Pack is packed with all the great hits. Enjoy the pumping anthems you know by heart in a brand new custom environment, featuring silhouettes of each band member.

Track List:
- Another One Bites the Dust
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Don’t Stop Me Now
- I Want It All
- Killer Queen
- One Vision
- Somebody to Love
- Stone Cold Crazy
- We Are The Champions
- We Will Rock You

Release Notes:

Game:
- Added: 11 new tracks from Queen, including new environment with neon-glow silhouettes of legendary Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor
- Tweaked: Arc Options - hiding Arcs will disable haptics
- Tweaked: Back columns in environments
- Fixed: Several Arc and Chain interactions
- Fixed: Arcs are not connected to Chains tail

Editor:
- Added: New Audio spectrogram
- Added: Click to select for box groups and event boxes
- Added: Ctrl + Space and long space to return to start beat on pause
- Added: Show each Chain Link passing beat line separately
- Added: Rectangle selection to event box groups
- Added: Return on Pause
- Added: Update of chain links display - properly dimming links behind beat line
- Fixed: Contrast of button states
- Fixed: Note feedback in Zen mode
- Fixed: Scrolling precision calculation
- Fixed: v1/v2 laser rotation preview
- Fixed: Endless loading issue while creating new beatmap
- Fixed: Events not cleared on repeating open
- Fixed: Laser rotation in v1 going crazy
- Fixed: Contrast for pressed / selected and disabled state
- Fixed: Note feedback audible in Zen mode
- Fixed: Precision slider calculation
- Fixed: Paging for v2 events

See you on the leaderboards!

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Beat Saber v1.29.4 With Updated Unity Version Released



Hey players, we just released Beat Saber v1.29.4 (Unity Version) on Steam. Please note that this is a “quality of life” update and doesn't include any new music or feature content.

Thank you everyone who participated in testing Alpha and Beta versions. Your feedback was key for us.

Release Notes:
  • Updated Unity version to 2021.3.16f1.
  • The game now uses OpenXR instead of OpenVR on Steam


Known Issues:
  • Haptics are enabled when user disables them through Steam controller bindings for Index and Quest devices
  • Reset orientation button in Steam dashboard does not work

Beta Branch: Beat Saber Updated Unity Version



Hey players,
Beta Branch of Beat Saber on the updated Unity version is available now. Please continue sharing your feedback in case you encounter any issues. Note: This update doesn't include any new music or feature content.

Changes:
  • Updated Unity version to 2021 LTS.
  • OpenXR is now used XR runtime on Steam


Known Issues (Steam):
  • Reset orientation button may not work
  • Changing refresh rate in SteamVR overlay during gameplay may result in black screen
  • Controllers may remain visible when accessing system menu in SteamVR overlay

Beat Saber v1.29.1 Released



Hey players,
The beat lines in the Level Editor were missing. Great news: Not anymore! Now you can resume work on your beatmaps.

Release notes:
  • Fixed missing beat lines in Level Editor

Beat Saber v1.29.0 With Six New Panic! At The Disco Singles Released



Panic! At The Disco Music Pack is getting supercharged with 6 new singles. The update brings hits like 'Hey Look Ma, I Made It', 'Say Amen (Saturday Night)' and more. The upgraded Music Pack includes advanced in-game environment and lighting, new colors, and revamped original levels, featuring Arc & Chain Notes. The 6 new singles and expanded Music Pack are available now for purchase as additional content for the game.

We see your love for the original beatmaps, our intention for both Imagine Dragons and the Panic! At The Disco original levels is to bring them back this year and this was always the plan. We don't have a release date locked yet but will keep you updated. In the meantime, we developed some new player options that are launching with this release allowing to change how Arcs can be displayed and control of their haptics.

Track List:
  • Crazy = Genius – NEW SINGLE
  • Dancing’s Not A Crime – NEW SINGLE
  • Hey Look Ma, I Made It – NEW SINGLE
  • Say Amen (Saturday Night) – NEW SINGLE
  • Sugar Soaker – NEW SINGLE
  • Viva Las Vengeance – NEW SINGLE
  • Emperor's New Clothes
  • High Hopes
  • The Greatest Show
  • Victorious


Release Notes:
  • 6 new Panic! At The Disco singles added
  • Revamped original Panic! At The Disco levels, featuring Arc & Chain Notes and other improvements
  • Environment improvements
  • Option to turn haptic feedback off for Arcs (default On)
  • Option to change visibility of Arcs
  • Splash screen logo resized


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