Howdy folks! With this release, I wanted to make a concerted effort to hunt down and address as many bugs and quality of life issues as possible. The end result is a pretty significant update that should make Konga Beat much more stable and easier to use. I will do a more proper write-up of the major changes when Konga Beat 1.1.0 releases in full, but for now here's a complete changelog of everything in this version so far (including changes introduced in earlier beta builds):
Konga Beat v1.1.0b3 - Windows (via Filen)
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Konga Beat v1.1.0b3 - Windows (via Filen)
Konga Beat v1.1.0b3 Installer - Windows (via Filen)
- Added "1P All" score to display all 1P player scores together (Project Information > Score > 1P All).
- Added option to insert padding at the start of a song (Edit > Padding).
- Added per-track labels that display the player and/or difficulty level, depending on the selected score.
- Added a warning when attempting to preview a score that does not contain notes.
- Added an option in Settings to set the Konga Launcher path (General > Settings > Konga Launcher Path).
- Added improved error reporting when importing and exporting files.
- Added mappable hotkeys to switch between scores (Default: Numpad 0-9 and Numpad .).
- Added an option to remove MIDI imports during new project creation.
- Added number next to difficulty rating in the project settings dropdown.
- Added better text validation to some text fields to ensure Shift-JIS compliance.
- Added field to set the project name from the project settings dropdown.
- Added warning if the user's new audio file is shorter than the original audio file during the media re-linking process.
- Added undo/redo support for tempo changes, importing MIDI files, and changing the project's song.
- Updated measure skipping to accelerate when holding one of the hotkeys.
- Updated text fields to support tabbing between fields.
- Updated UI scaling to better adapt to certain window sizes.
- Updated fields on the BPM and time signature page during project creation to more clearly indicate they require user input.
- Updated "Play Now" to launch Konga Launcher if it's not already running.
- Updated file explorer to improve the folder-selection experience.
- Updated the BPM and time signature page in new project setup to clarify it only sets the song's starting BPM and time signature.
- Updated formatting of entries in "Release Notes".
- Updated MIDI importer to apply the source file's speed value to the selected score.
- Updated audio playback system to pause when opening certain menus.
- Updated project loader to improve the detection of corrupted and missing audio files.
- Updated recent projects list to include projects made during the current session.
- Updated recent projects list to include additional information about each project.
- Fixed mouse scroll wheel not working in some scrollable menus.
- Fixed top navigation menu buttons not returning to the correct color when deselected.
- Fixed hotkeys for Save (Control + S) and Save As (Control + Alt + S).
- Fixed difficulty level and speed changes not applying consistently during the MIDI import step of new project creation.
- Fixed crashes caused by validation in certain text fields.
- Fixed new project setup allowing import of audio files known to be corrupted.
- Fixed speed and difficulty ratings not updating correctly when switching scores.
- Fixed fields in new project setup occasionally not resetting correctly.
- Fixed difficulty level not setting correctly from project settings dropdown in some instances.
- Fixed timeline not automatically updating when the time signature is modified.
- Fixed initial tempo copying most recent tempo change in some circumstances.
- Fixed measurement line counters disappearing with certain time signatures.
- Fixed Discord Rich Presence breaking when working with songs that have long titles and/or author names.
- Fixed BPM tool allowing the user to set a song's BPM to zero.
- Fixed BPM calculator playback controls exhibiting inconsistent behavior when reaching the end of a song.
- Fixed waveform not updating when re-linking a missing audio file to a project.
- Fixed note pairing system identifying clap notes as valid pairs.