Claire's level is finally here! Some things will need to be hot-fixed over the next few days since the game is still effectively in Early Access. But Claire's level is ready to be played.

Aside from adding this new level, we've successfully re-coded the entire game from scratch in the BRAND NEW Godot 4 engine, a vastly improved version of the engine we had made Beat Banger in initially. This will bring various performance and quality-of-life improvements to make your experience more enjoyable.

We've also reworked how global menus function by creating a hot menu accessible anytime by hitting the Escape key on your keyboard or the start button on your respective controller. This will allow you to edit your settings or access essential menus more easily across the game.

While incomplete, we have successfully implemented a level editor. At the moment, editing notes is the only functionality, but modders no longer need to download a separate tool to update their charts, and soon, they'll be able to create entire levels without ever having to leave the game.

Though this is a public release, We're still in Early Access, so there may be bugs here and there. Luckily, players now have the ability to report bugs quickly by pressing the "report a bug" button inside the game's hot menu, which will take you to our GitHub page, allowing us to, with your help, improve the quality of Beat Banger over time.

Here are a few of the changes in this build:

Fixes:

• Fixed Small Claire animation errors
• Fixed Animation durations for smoother loops
• Fixed Flashing Line when selecting Locked Disk
• Fixed Ambient audio error on Gale's Cutscene
• Removed White Dot on Cathy's game_over screen

Additions:

• Added Level Editor
• Added Claire's Level
• Added Claire's Pre-Cutscenes
• Added Hot Menu
• Added Hot Menu Icons
• Added FFmpeg for file conversions
• Added support for webm,mp4, and mov videos
• Added NEW debug Menu
• Added glyphs for Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch
• Added NEW Gallery Images
• Added verbose logging option to Console
• Added Lowpass effect on note missed
• Added 16:10 aspect ratio
• Added the ability to report bugs in-game
• Added dynamic patch notes
• Added PS5 controller support

Changes:

• Upgrade to Godot 4 Engine
• Updated readme
• Updated warning screen graphic
• Updated Keybind screen
• Updated Developer console
• Updated background shader
• Updated censor shader for gallery
• Updated Placeholder Album Cover
• Updated Jasmine's outfit
• Updated Shop UI (Has Categories Now) ✨
• Updated level data management system
• Updated Score Screen
• Updated Theater Menu
• Updated Modifiers Menu
• Updated Game Settings (Adding more settings soon)
• Changed Combo Meter Location
• Changed how menu indexes are caches
• Changed how save data is read and used (it's better)
• Changed how levels are graded
• Changed how video settings are applied

Thanks so much for your patience with this hefty update and continued support. Our next priority will be completing Dawna's level, so stay tuned for more updates coming soon. ✨