Continuing our trend of upgrading the level editor and mods... If you've been part of our Discord, you might have heard a word floating around lately... "Choreomaps." Today, we're finally releasing it in beta. But what exactly is Choreomaps? Choreomaps is a massive, under-the-hood overhaul of our tech backend. It's a low level 'pseudo-scripting' system that allows for higher customisability in charting music, including easier creation of new monsters, decorative flairs, custom subdivisions, and more. We've given Choreomaps to a couple of early playtesters, and here are some of the cool things they've cooked up so far (I wish I could share sound with these gifs... :')):
Skelly Dance Circle by FUFa
Rift Reversal by Katie
Deviled Eggs, Spiders, and Purple Slimes (Oh my) by 96LB & Tyrantin
Ronald? You're in the wrong game! by Katie
We're so excited to see what Choreomaps can unlock for you all!
Instructions for how to access Choreomaps are here: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/discussions/18446744073709551615/592943469164719924/?appid=2073250
It's important to note that we're releasing three different builds today:
1.19.1-b23997 - an update for all players
4.2.1-b5859 - an update to the Level Editor that allows players to create, save and publish Choreomaps levels to the Steam Workshop
1.19.2-b24037 - an update for players who have opted into the publicbetatesting branch that allows them to play any levels created using the new Choreomaps system
If you don't care about any of this and just wanna keep playing the main game, read the patch notes for 1.19.1-b23977 below!
If you are curious about Choreomaps and modding, read on to the sections below our patch notes for details on updates to the editor and a list of known issues in the new public beta build!
Patch Notes for 1.19.1-b23997
🆕 New Content and Features
Added a filter that prevents Choreomap levels from appearing in the default build of the game
This is because Choreomap levels require a lot of extra code that isn't present in the main game. To check out what choreomaps are capable of, you'll need to swap to the publicbetatesting branch. More information can be found here.
🔁 Changes
Changed the way we organize DLC in your track select menu (again!)
The DLC folder will be present even if folders are turned off, to save space in an already lengthy list of tracks and prevent promos from being sorted into the list
The newest DLC at any time will live in its own folder, independent from the DLC folder
Undownloaded free song promos will be stored in the folder of any downloaded tracks from the same DLC, but paid DLC promos will always live in the DLC folder
The DLC folder now sorts newest to oldest
⚒️ Fixes
Fixed missing caution tape UI elements for unavailable difficulties of any custom track
Fixed Korean header fonts breaking in last update
Fixed a chart error at beat 425 in CONNECT:COMMUNE Impossible (score potential has now INCREASED)
Fixed an issue that could cause DLC character portraits to fail to load if the game install folder path contained certain special characters (if you swapped to a new branch to test that fix you can now swap back to default!)
Patch Notes for the new editor v4.2.1-b5859
Editor Features
Trajectory Tool for customizing enemy behaviour
Accessible via the Alt+T hotkey by default
Manipulate the behaviour of enemies like Zombies, Blademasters and Headless Skeletons at each beat to fix cases where they do/don't bump into other enemies as intended
New checkbox in the 'Track Options' menu: 'Choreomap'
Enabling this mode greatly increases the consistency between how enemies behave in the editor preview and in-game
This also allows editor mods to affect the in-game behaviour of enemies and traps
In order to benefit from these improvements, the custom track must be played on the Choreomap-enabled beta branch of the game (publicbetatesting)
Known Issues and Missing Features
Closing a menu while the search bar is open causes an error
The new editor currently only supports the English language
Some hotkeys are not implemented yet (they will be marked with \[NYI] in the hotkey configuration menu)
Known Issues for 1.19.2-b24037 (publicbetatesting)
Practice mode DOES NOT WORK on Choreomaps (yet)
As such, we've removed access to the Practice mode toggle on any level marked 'Choreomap'
Golden Lute modifier does not work with Choreomaps (yet)
We didn't remove access to this, but it also doesn't do anything at all when turned on, so…
Remix mods for Custom Music should be manually disabled if you're using them (remix on Choreomaps is completely untested and may not load)
Yellow and Black skeletons play SFX even when missed
Mystery trap visuals are off-center, especially in the right and left lanes
Monsters that are bounced around the lanes will have desynced animation
It's possible for a monster to not acquire the coal VFX if the map is created in a certain way
Object pooling can cause traps to spawn with shadows
Object pooling can cause monsters to continue spawning with coal vfx when they should not be
Object pooling can cause monsters to stop turning into question marks when walking over a mystery trap
Bounce traps don't animate correctly and have some visual issues
Song continues to play in the background after achieving a game over and viewing results
Food healing causes the player's heart to turn green permanently
Mystery status effect is removed from Cheese after hitting it once
Multi-hit slimes don't flip directions when being hit
Enabling static monsters in the middle of a song does not work correctly
Zombie gets carried through the portal when a monster beside it teleports
Monsters retain their special VFX/animation state (fire, vibe chain) when they reappear later in a song
Coal trap VFX sticks around too long after the trap disappears
Portal traps don't animate correctly
Slime's animation can have its final frame cut off
Some enemies leave behind a 'ghost' when hit
