Synth Riders News

[h3]Synthtober continues with another treat! We're excited to invite you for a Challenge hosted byHeyFalcon. You can play it now until October 20th.[/h3]

The Challenge from Eric For President has just ended. Many thanks to everyone who took part in it. We hope you had fun!

The second challenge is from Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and regular Saturday Synth Fever host, HeyFalcon! Look out for the "HeyFalcon Challenges You!" featured challenge, to take a 360° spin of the new "Cyberpunk" song, and try to beat Falcon's score!

Get a top 3 place before the challenge closes on October 20th to win $25, $50, or $75, and remember that you can also win 4 x $50 for taking part in at least one Featured Challenge every week in October. More details and rules at https://synthridersvr.com/synthtober-contest

Since this week's Challenge song is Extra Terra, you'll also see an "Extra Terra? Extra Challenge!". The highest score in this Challenge gets their choice of Essential T-shirt (or other item to the same value) from the Synth Riders Merch Store.

This week's winners and upcoming challenges will be announced on our Twitter and Facebook. Make sure to follow!



[h3]Join our Gleam giveaway to win the Oculus Quest 2 headset:
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[h3]And stay tuned for more Synthtober activities coming soon:[/h3]

[h3]Synthtober Fest celebration continues! We're thrilled to invite you for a challenge created by one and only Eric For President. You can play it now until October 13th.[/h3]

We’ve asked some of your favorite VR YouTubers to each set a Featured Challenge for you during Synthtober. The first challenge, coming from Eric For President, is now live. Jump in now to play a song and modifiers chosen by Eric and to try to beat his score!

You can win $25, $50, or $75 for placing top scores in the challenge created by Eric! You can also win 4 x $50 for taking part in at least one Featured Challenge every week in October. More details and rules can be found here: https://synthridersvr.com/synthtober-contest

This week's winners and upcoming challenges will be announced on our Twitter and Facebook. Make sure to follow!



[h3]Join our Gleam giveaway to win the Oculus Quest 2 headset:
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[h3]And stay tuned for more #Synthtober activities coming soon:[/h3]

Hey Riders,

We really hope you’re enjoying Synthtober Fest so far - and we have a special treat in store for you in today’s update!

Free New Song - “Cyberpunk (Synth Riders Edition)” by Extra Terra
To celebrate Synthtober Fest, we’re giving you all a free new song for the Cyberpunk Essentials pack! Extra Terra, the France-based Sci-Fi & Cyberpunk producer, has put together a special Synth Riders edition of his track “Cyberpunk” to give you an intense, electrifying experience!

Special Effects Now Have Individual Effect Volume Controls
You can now individually control the volume of many of the game’s special effects - from the sound when you hit a wall, to the sound when you miss a special section! Use the master control to manage the overall volume, and adjust the balance of each of the other sound effects to your taste!

Quest Players: Tune the Visuals with Advanced Graphics & Note Texture Settings
Paving the way for the increased processing power of the Quest 2, we’ve also opened more detailed graphics settings for the Quest through the Settings > Visuals > Advanced Graphics panel. Quest users can also now select different note textures under Settings > Colors which some players may find aids in visibility.

Bug Fixes / Improvements

• Unusually long game & stage loading times for some SteamVR users fixed. This error was caused by a SteamVR component, thank you to Banana, Fizz, Freyar, Grist, Waurgus for helping us find, fix and test this one!
  
• Memory leak bugs in Custom Stages, News and Updates fixed.
  
• Significant improvements to custom song loading times thanks to caching, one of the big goals of our overall song management changes over recent months.
  
• Minor changes to the in-game news.
  
• To assist with bug reporting, your game version is now visible on the Settings menu.
  

As always we welcome your feedback and bug reports on our Official discord server (Invite: http://discord.synthridersvr.com). Please use #bugs-report to make sure that we see your feedback.

If you want to support the development of Synth Riders, we really appreciate reviews left on the Steam/Oculus Store!

[h3]Welcome to Synthtober, a month-long festival full of attractions including an Oculus Quest 2 giveaway, challenges with fun-favorite VR YouTubers, and an $800 prize pool![/h3]

It’s hard to believe that it’s nearly 12 months since Synth Riders left Early Access on Steam and launched on Oculus Quest. We want to celebrate with our community all month long, with a bunch of activities and events - and giveaways!

[h2]HAPPENING NOW[/h2]

• Play a Halloween Challenge created by SteveKnows, available now until November 3rd!
  
• Join Gleam giveaway to win the Oculus Quest 2 headset!
  

[h2]CHALLENGE YOUR FAVORITE YOUTUBERS[/h2]

• We’ve asked some of your favorite VR YouTubers (EricForPresident, SteveKnows, Naysy & HeyFalcon) to each set a Featured Challenge for you this month!
  
• Challenges from YouTubers will debut every Wednesday. YouTubers will play their Challenges and invite you to beat their scores.
  
• For more details, follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
  
• The Halloween Challenge created by SteveKnows is now live!
  

[h2]PLAY CHALLENGES IN OCTOBER TO WIN PRIZES[/h2]

• There’s an $800 prize pool in cash for those who join Challenges in October.
  
• You can win $25, $50, or $75 for placing top scores in the Challenges created by YouTubers.
  
• You can also win 4 x $50 for taking part in at least one Featured Challenge every week in October
  
• Find out more here: LINK

[h2]FREE LOOT DROP[/h2]

• Be ready for the drop on October 8th when we unlock a brand new track in the Cyberpunk Pack, a special Synth Riders exclusive remix of “Cyberpunk” by Extra Terra!
  

[h2]PERFECT HIT VR BUNDLE[/h2]

• On October 20th, we will release a “Perfect Hit VR Bundle” on Steam.
  
• The bundle will include Synth Riders, Eleven: Table Tennis, and The Thrill of The Fight.
  
• It’s a great opportunity to pick up some amazingly energetic games at a generous discount!
  
• The bundle’s price will be flexible so you can grab it even cheaper if you save 40% on Synth Riders now.
  

[h2]THE FINAL SHOW[/h2]

• Join us on Halloween night to celebrate the anniversary together
  
• It’s a “Play with the Devs” event in the multiplayer mode of the game
  
• The party begins on October 31st at 6 PM PST ADD TO CALENDAR!

[h2]SEE YOU AT THE PARTY![/h2]

Extra Custom Camera Options
You can now lock Pan, Roll, Yaw, Width, Height and Depth, which lets you position and lock the custom camera in one place or control the degree of movement you'd prefer.

Bug Fixes

• Rail scores correctly reflect accuracy of the initial note hit (thanks @MiMiXis & @Silzoid), in addition the score flyoffs should now match the score accrued for special rails.
  
• Exiting the game and canceling while loading custom songs will continue to load custom songs correctly (thanks @Nova_Max)