Synth Riders News

[h3]Dear Riders, we're happy to present "Synth Riders - Complete Collection".[/h3]

Dance all night and never run out of tunes with access to the entire Synth Riders music library, from swingy hits by Parov Stelar to energetic tracks by the masters of EDM!

It's an ultimate pack including the base game with 47 songs, two DLCs with 10 songs, and two extra Stages. Upcoming DLCs not included!

Even if you own Synth Riders, you can still save 25% by purchasing both DLCs together. And if you already own one of the DLCs - that's amazing! You can now grab the second one with a nice discount.

[h3]"Complete Collection" includes:[/h3]

• Synth Riders
  
• "Electro Swing Essentials" DLC
  
• "Cyberpunk Essentials" DLC

[h3]-> Listen to the entire soundtrack on Spotify [/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/16575/Synth_Riders__Complete_Collection/

[h3]Hey Riders, happy Synthtober![/h3]

We're back with another update that continues the graphical enhancements we started with the last release.

Before jumping into it, we want to remind you about our giveaway. If you haven't yet, you can still enter our Gleam draw to win an Oculus Quest 2! https://gleam.io/EaGcj/synthtober

This is not the only treat we've prepared for you as a part of the month-long Synthtober Fest celebration. Head here to see the full program: https://synthridersvr.com/fest

[h3]In this update:[/h3]

Effects Control Options (PCVR)
In Settings > Visuals > Effects, Flash & Particle Effects now each have three levels - Off, Normal and Intense. Flash effects have some new post processing which can make them very intense, particularly if you’re using higher Neon settings!

We also know some players may love the way particles look on screen or in their mixed reality views, but don’t enjoy them inside the headset as much when trying to play fast songs! So we’ve added the ability to control whether particles are seen on the headset & screen, just the screen or just the headset in the new Settings > Visuals > Effect Display section.

Settings Changes
We’ve done some housekeeping inside the Settings menu to make way for some extra options!

• Settings > Visuals controls how things look to you and others when you play
  
  • Lighting, particles & effects configurations (levels and where they display)
    
  • Game display window configuration options (avatars, camera options, overlays).
    
  • Advanced graphics options
    
• Settings > Interface controls how you interact with the game itself
  
  • Game interface elements (toggles for flyoffs, counters & game HUD elements)
    
  • Pointer hand selection
    
  • YUR watch controls
    

Bug Fixes / Improvements

• Texture improvements to address performance specifically in “Rise of the Phoenix” stage. Huge thanks to Xrayxout for your help optimising and testing Quest 1 performance!
  
• Some players were unable to take advantage of the custom song caching, this is now resolved. Thanks to Dr_Ambiguous, Wargus, LootChute, secove, Smarmybweeble & MiMiXis for helping us find, solve & test this one!
  
• Fixes to scores & accuracy display in Challenges screen - thanks to Zekses & MiMiXis
  

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.

[h3]If you want to support the development of Synth Riders, we really appreciate reviews left on the Steam Store![/h3]

[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!