Beat Saber News

Beat Saber v1.35.0 Update with Daft Punk Music Pack released

Hey players, the Daft Punk Music Pack is out now! Few artists have been more requested by our community than Daft Punk; this long-awaited music pack features 10 of the duo's top hits, along with a custom environment inspired by the band's iconic 'triangle' stage design from their live shows.

The tracklist includes:

Around The World
Around The World / Harder Better Faster Stronger (Live 2007)
Da Funk / Daftendirekt (Live 2007)
Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers)
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Lose Yourself to Dance (feat. Pharrell Williams)
One More Time
Technologic
The Prime Time of Your Life (Live 2007)
Veridis Quo

For the first time ever, we're launching live music in the game, bringing select high-energy tracks from the legendary live show Alive 2007. If you're up for a challenge, this music pack features the longest song ever released on Beat Saber - The Prime Time of Your Life (Live 2007) - it's 10 mins and 23 seconds long!

New for the Daft Punk Music Pack, lasers now have physics, so if they rotate and hit a piece of geometry in the scene, the laser will stop rather than shining through objects. And the brighter a laser is, the longer its length. This works particularly well in reverse—when a laser is fading out, its length will gradually decrease.

Release Notes:

Fixed: Haptics don’t work in rare situations.
Fixed: Incorrect recentering instructions displayed on FTUE warning for 360° mode for Rift and Steam. FTUE warning for 360° mode levels references PS5 controllers.
Fixed: When filtering by Content Rating, the selected option will not show in the filter bar.
Fixed: In the “Favorites” tab, if the user has less than 17 songs favorited, the song list will not appear in alphabetical order.

[Level Editor]

Fixed: Changing the BPM to an extremely large number causes a crash in the Level Editor.
Fixed: After exiting the Level Editor it isn't possible to start any song, instead the game will show the “error getting data” message in place of the play button.
Fixed: If the Level Editor is used for an extended period of time, a message will pop up: “Beatmap Editor doesn't work with VR. Use your computer screen for editing and VR only for playtesting.”

Beat Saber Hotfix v1.34.6 Released

Hey players, we've just launched a hotfix 1.34.6. This hotfix addresses the Steam and Rift issue with SFX Volume that was brought to our attention by some players. Thank you for your valuable reports and let us know if you continue encountering any issues.
Release notes:

[Steam] [Rift]
- Fixed: SFX Volume does not affect block slicing SFX when adjusted in the Settings across all modes
- Fixed: Obstacle duration when loading older beatmaps

Beat Saber v1.34.5 Update Released

Hey players, we've released an update 1.34.5, adding several tweaks and fixes. See the full Release Notes below.

Please note that you might be experiencing some interruptions with Beat Saber music packs on Steam. All music packs should be fully available within two hours.

This update doesn't include any new music or feature content.

Release Notes:

Added: Explicit lyrics toggle
Tweaked: The way the save file is loaded to prevent stutters on certain platforms.
Fixed: Filtering by Characteristics doesn't work.
Fixed: When a player changes from any language to another, the "All" and 'Built-in' Quickplay lobby Menu labels will remain in the previously selected language.
Fixed: When the host user attempts to press the back arrow while having the ‘Confirm Kick' menu up, they will observe that the multiplayer menus will shortly disappear, leaving the user stuck.
Fixed: The placeholder text “SongPackMasksModel+LocalizedText” will appear on the “All Songs” or “Favorites” screen when the user selects the “Filter By Music Pack” option in Filters. Selecting either “All” or “Built-In” will display this text if selected. This issue will occur wherever the song selection screen appears.
Fixed: Queen Music Pack - Not all scores are deleted in "All Time" and "Today" when selecting "Clear" in Party mode.
Fixed: Favorited music pack songs cannot be removed if users are logged into another account that doesn’t own the music pack.
Fixed: Player can hear an audio corruption in the Fall Out Music Pack occurring with the crowd SFX while the “Super Fast Song” modifier is enabled.
Fixed: All sound effects during gameplay - such as hits, misses, and bombs - play without 3D spatialization.

Level Editor:

Fixed: Player is stuck on a loading screen when attempting to create a new Beatmap in the Level Editor.

Beat Saber v1.34.4 BETA Update Released

Hey players, Beta branch (1.34.4) for Beat Saber is available now. In this beta release, we're introducing modularity to facilitate the addition of new content through modules, making the development and release of new features and content more efficient. While this update may not impact the majority of players, we would like to provide some insight into it. Please share your feedback with us, and if you experience any issues during the beta, don't hesitate to let us know.

Note: This Beta doesn't include any new music or feature content.

Why are we doing this?

When we began developing Beat Saber back in 2016, we never could have imagined its immense success and rapid growth. As a result, our game architecture was not initially equipped to handle this scale. However, as we continue to build and expand the game, with plans to provide even more content to our players, it's important we make these changes to support growth.

This update is crucial for our future plans and will improve developer experience in a major way. We will be able to create builds, iterate and compile faster. Generally, the developer workflow will be faster and more streamlined.

What are modules?

Modules or packages are a self-contained group of assets (textures, shaders, beatmaps, songs, etc.) and scripts. For example, when launching a new music pack or feature, everything connected to this piece of content will be launched as part of a module. Releasing content as part of modules will lead to more streamlined processes and prevent us from impacting the rest of the game.

What are the benefits?

We can now react faster and create more content in less time. How?
- We can develop game features and content (i.e. Music Packs) simultaneously and can easily adjust release timing, etc. (this is currently not easy to do).
- Developer experience and processes will improve, and we will be more agile in development.
- While updating a module, the change will only impact a specific module, instead of impacting the whole codebase (as it could until now). This means that the changes will be only local.
- We will have much better insight into what we are changing in the game. That will allow us to see exactly which parts of code changed as we can track them down easily.

Timing

After launching the Beta, the LIVE update is currently planned to launch on **February 5, 2024** but we will keep everyone posted through this channel on the final release date.

Please share feedback if you encounter any issues with this Beta. We want to ensure everyone's experience is as seamless as possible.

How to get Beta

- How to join BETA branch on Steam:
Open Steam -> Right click on Beat Saber -> Properties -> Betas -> Select the 1.34.4_beta -> Update Beat Saber

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