Sorry this one took so long. A few things in real life delayed my dev work a bit this month, but nevertheless here it is! Nothing too huge in this update, but as usual a lot of feature requests that you guys have been bugging me for for a while. You should notice a boost in performance (and reduction of "lag"), I hope.
Leave your feedback in this thread.
STATUS: Available via Updater (3/8 3:30 GMT+8). Installer (5/8 01:35 GMT +8).
Bugfix b413 now available.
Concise list of changes:
(+) New mod 'Flashlight'. The hardest way to play osu! yet.
(+) Timing points can inherit previous section's timing - useful for sample/volume changes.
(+) Skins can be auto-extracted.
(+) Ranking is displayed during break where possible.
(+) New layout for song selection screen.
(+) Personal online best can be seen in song selection and play-mode scoreboard, highlighted orange-red.
(+) Default skin improvements.
(+) Multiplayer host is denoted by a crown icon. Can be transferred to another player on request.
(+) Combo burst images!
(+) New skinning elements.
(+) New chat commands.
(*) Bug fixes.
(*) Star physics improvements.
(*) Taiko hit-window is more lenient (about 40% moreso, depending on difficulty settings).
(*) Improved mp3 preview performance by a lot.
(*) Improved overall performance, especially at song selection.
Full Changelog (since last version):
(+) Timing points can inherit previous section's timing - useful for sample/volume changes.
(+) Skip sprite supports animation.
(+) Skins can be auto-extracted. More details to come.
(+) Ranking is displayed during break where possible.
(+) Personal online best can be seen in play-mode scoreboard, highlighted orange-red.
(+) New default skin spinner, approachcircle and sliderfollowcircle sprites.
(+) New button for selection options.
(+) New animation on ranking screen.
(+) Multiplayer host is denoted by a crown icon.
(+) Multiplayer host can be transferred to another player on request.
(+) Initial implementation of comboburst.png. Feedback please.
(+) Implemented secondary sorting.
(+) Implemented high-res spinner approach circles.
(+) Added user menu with some options when clicking users in F9 extended chat view.
(+) Added two new status icons for top-left display on song select.
(+) Added simple Dropdown UI element. Can select sort method from it in song selection.
(+) Added shutter sound when taking a screenshot (F12).
(+) Added personal high score to song selection screen.
(+) Added option to specify a preferred skin in editor. Use sparingly, please.
(+) Added option to disable letterboxing in break time.
(+) Added notification of '/r' command when receiving first PM in in-game chat.
(+) Added new mod "Flashlight", based off adamskii_uk's concept (viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4804).
(+) Added message to explain the new unpause method.
(+) Added local user's user panel to multiplayer match setup. Stats increases will display here after completing a multiplayer game.
(+) Added lights-out mode to flashlight.
(+) Added four new pack-based achievements.
(+) Added estimated time remaining and numerical percentage measurements to BSS upload window.
(+) Added 10/30 score sprites.
(+) Added 1 new achievement.
(+) Added '/watch' to quickly spectate a user.
(+) Added '/names' command to list all IRC users currently connected to Bancho.
(*) osu! will open the beatmap listing if no beatmaps are present.
(*) Web: Fixed chat feed not showing names with '-' correctly.
(*) Web: Achievements in profile have text hint/description.
(*) Various bancho improvements.
(*) Updater won't quit when displaying skins.
(*) Triple-time repeat slider fixes.
(*) Temporarily removed pause changes. New implementation tomorrow.
(*) Sudden death kills on missing a slider tick.
(*) Stars are more throwable, and bounce off walls.
(*) Starbursts on song selection are in time to beat.
(*) Sprite engine fixes.
(*) Speed optimisations for song selection screen.
(*) Spectator mode can't be initialised while playing (to avoid accidental spectating).
(*) Song selection tidy-up.
(*) Song selection sorting fixes.
(*) Song selection bug fixes and touchups.
(*) Slightly more visibility during LightsOut.
(*) Slight graphical changes to default skin.
(*) Slider animation improvements.
(*) Show chat button now defaults to showing minimal chat mode, even if extended chat was previously visible.
(*) Seconary sort is group-based.
(*) SPIN! sprite stays on screen for a bit longer, even if you are spinning.
(*) Replay/spectator mode fixes.
(*) Removed keyboard control from slider bars in most places.
(*) Quick tabs are different when in edit mode.
(*) Nickname match notification in /me works.
(*) New icon for flashlight mod.
(*) Moved scoreboard during MP taiko games to be more visible.
(*) Mouse via keyboard controls work for pause menu etc.
(*) Made taiko hit-window more lenient (about 40% moreso, depending on difficulty settings).
(*) Large changes to song selection screen.
(*) Internal skinning changes, allows for quicker skin detection.
(*) Increased leniancy of Bancho flood protection (ever so slightly).
(*) Improvements to pause algorithm.
(*) Improved mp3 preview performance by a lot.
(*) Improved gameplay performance with fewer external function calls (may help fight "lag"?)
(*) Improved all gameplay stars physics.
(*) If no replay data is found, the user is not returned to song select rather than the main menu.
(*) Group By dropdown works correctly, and is ordered alphabetically.
(*) Greatly improved handling of IME input - focus is restricted to IME panel when visible.
(*) Generic button middle section expands its width so it no longer needs to be one pixel wide.
(*) General code cleanup.
(*) Flashlight mod adjusts size depending on performance.
(*) Flashlight is fixed in position during taiko play.
(*) Fixes to pause resuming (when clicking is disabled).
(*) Fixed user options screen not viewable in multiplayer.
(*) Fixed updater crashes (stuck processes shouldn't happen anymore).
(*) Fixed timing changes in the timing setup window making sliders disappear.
(*) Fixed tags not displaying in the song setup window (although they are saved).
(*) Fixed spinner not always giving 'geki'/'katu' bonuses.
(*) Fixed spinner "SPIN!" overlapping "CLEAR!" on shorter spinners.
(*) Fixed spectator list not displaying in some cases.
(*) Fixed source not saving in song setup a well.
(*) Fixed source appearing in forum thread subect.
(*) Fixed songs not allowing editor speed changes after first import.
(*) Fixed song selection stars getting out of hand with negative offsets.
(*) Fixed song selection crashes.
(*) Fixed song select bug where game freezes on trying to hit up/down arrows while no search results are displayed.
(*) Fixed skip button acting strangely when clicked then given focus again.
(*) Fixed show chat button disappearing when skip+paused.
(*) Fixed search results showing incorrect numbers, and multiple difficulties when they shouldn't appear.
(*) Fixed scoreboard losing background graphics after a multiplayer taiko match.
(*) Fixed private messages not working for usernames containing underscores.
(*) Fixed prblem with 1/3 snap repeat sliders.
(*) Fixed popup dialogs not displaying while spectating.
(*) Fixed player acting like host in some situations.
(*) Fixed nothing playing after deleting a beatmap.
(*) Fixed multiplayer mods being carried across to single player.
(*) Fixed keyboard selection not working after selecting a new category.
(*) Fixed hitcircle/spinner depth problems.
(*) Fixed grid sizes not displaying correct names in editor.
(*) Fixed editor bug where using song select after setting a custom volume in timing points resets volume to 100%.
(*) Fixed editor allowing hitcircles to be moved off the gamefield at resolutions >640x.
(*) Fixed edit mode crash bug.
(*) Fixed bug with masked sprite display (visible on mp lobby).
(*) Fixed bug where bottom-right position display shows "1st" even when failing a multiplayer match.
(*) Fixed break results not account for last hitobject before the break in some cases.
(*) Fixed backgrounds/videos in .osb duplicating into .osu files.
(*) Fixed avatar masking error in extended chat display.
(*) Fixed audio not updating when swapping between spectating songs.
(*) Fixed audio lead-in breaking after watching a replay or spectating someone.
(*) Fixed achievements not displaying correctly in-game.
(*) Fixed accuracy displaying above pause screen buttons.
(*) Fixed PM support to BanchoBot. Added shortcut '/bb', so you can do things like '/bb search'.
(*) Fixed Bancho searching issues.
(*) Fixed Bancho flood protection kicking in during error reports.
(*) Fixed BSS bug with '#' characters in filenames.
(*) Fixed /savelog not saving /me actions.
(*) Fixed '/r' only working once for PM replies.
(*) Fixed '/me' actions highlighting the user which types them.
(*) Editor "goto time" popup has text selected by default.
(*) Clicking users to specatat them is blocked during an active local play to avoid any misclicks.
(*) Clicking away from a dropdown closes it.
(*) Changed slider colouring yet again.
(*) Changed size of taiko target circle to match small notes.
(*) Changed 1/8th alert style.
(*) Change pause resume method.
(*) BSS dialog changes.
(*) Added shaddow to spectators list for maps with white backgrounds.
(*) Added approved status to bancho search results.
(*) Added 'Stop Spectating' option to currently spectating user's option list.
Leave your feedback in this thread.
STATUS: Available via Updater (3/8 3:30 GMT+8). Installer (5/8 01:35 GMT +8).
Bugfix b413 now available.
Concise list of changes:
(+) New mod 'Flashlight'. The hardest way to play osu! yet.
(+) Timing points can inherit previous section's timing - useful for sample/volume changes.
(+) Skins can be auto-extracted.
(+) Ranking is displayed during break where possible.
(+) New layout for song selection screen.
(+) Personal online best can be seen in song selection and play-mode scoreboard, highlighted orange-red.
(+) Default skin improvements.
(+) Multiplayer host is denoted by a crown icon. Can be transferred to another player on request.
(+) Combo burst images!
(+) New skinning elements.
(+) New chat commands.
(*) Bug fixes.
(*) Star physics improvements.
(*) Taiko hit-window is more lenient (about 40% moreso, depending on difficulty settings).
(*) Improved mp3 preview performance by a lot.
(*) Improved overall performance, especially at song selection.
Full Changelog (since last version):
(+) Timing points can inherit previous section's timing - useful for sample/volume changes.
(+) Skip sprite supports animation.
(+) Skins can be auto-extracted. More details to come.
(+) Ranking is displayed during break where possible.
(+) Personal online best can be seen in play-mode scoreboard, highlighted orange-red.
(+) New default skin spinner, approachcircle and sliderfollowcircle sprites.
(+) New button for selection options.
(+) New animation on ranking screen.
(+) Multiplayer host is denoted by a crown icon.
(+) Multiplayer host can be transferred to another player on request.
(+) Initial implementation of comboburst.png. Feedback please.
(+) Implemented secondary sorting.
(+) Implemented high-res spinner approach circles.
(+) Added user menu with some options when clicking users in F9 extended chat view.
(+) Added two new status icons for top-left display on song select.
(+) Added simple Dropdown UI element. Can select sort method from it in song selection.
(+) Added shutter sound when taking a screenshot (F12).
(+) Added personal high score to song selection screen.
(+) Added option to specify a preferred skin in editor. Use sparingly, please.
(+) Added option to disable letterboxing in break time.
(+) Added notification of '/r' command when receiving first PM in in-game chat.
(+) Added new mod "Flashlight", based off adamskii_uk's concept (viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4804).
(+) Added message to explain the new unpause method.
(+) Added local user's user panel to multiplayer match setup. Stats increases will display here after completing a multiplayer game.
(+) Added lights-out mode to flashlight.
(+) Added four new pack-based achievements.
(+) Added estimated time remaining and numerical percentage measurements to BSS upload window.
(+) Added 10/30 score sprites.
(+) Added 1 new achievement.
(+) Added '/watch' to quickly spectate a user.
(+) Added '/names' command to list all IRC users currently connected to Bancho.
(*) osu! will open the beatmap listing if no beatmaps are present.
(*) Web: Fixed chat feed not showing names with '-' correctly.
(*) Web: Achievements in profile have text hint/description.
(*) Various bancho improvements.
(*) Updater won't quit when displaying skins.
(*) Triple-time repeat slider fixes.
(*) Temporarily removed pause changes. New implementation tomorrow.
(*) Sudden death kills on missing a slider tick.
(*) Stars are more throwable, and bounce off walls.
(*) Starbursts on song selection are in time to beat.
(*) Sprite engine fixes.
(*) Speed optimisations for song selection screen.
(*) Spectator mode can't be initialised while playing (to avoid accidental spectating).
(*) Song selection tidy-up.
(*) Song selection sorting fixes.
(*) Song selection bug fixes and touchups.
(*) Slightly more visibility during LightsOut.
(*) Slight graphical changes to default skin.
(*) Slider animation improvements.
(*) Show chat button now defaults to showing minimal chat mode, even if extended chat was previously visible.
(*) Seconary sort is group-based.
(*) SPIN! sprite stays on screen for a bit longer, even if you are spinning.
(*) Replay/spectator mode fixes.
(*) Removed keyboard control from slider bars in most places.
(*) Quick tabs are different when in edit mode.
(*) Nickname match notification in /me works.
(*) New icon for flashlight mod.
(*) Moved scoreboard during MP taiko games to be more visible.
(*) Mouse via keyboard controls work for pause menu etc.
(*) Made taiko hit-window more lenient (about 40% moreso, depending on difficulty settings).
(*) Large changes to song selection screen.
(*) Internal skinning changes, allows for quicker skin detection.
(*) Increased leniancy of Bancho flood protection (ever so slightly).
(*) Improvements to pause algorithm.
(*) Improved mp3 preview performance by a lot.
(*) Improved gameplay performance with fewer external function calls (may help fight "lag"?)
(*) Improved all gameplay stars physics.
(*) If no replay data is found, the user is not returned to song select rather than the main menu.
(*) Group By dropdown works correctly, and is ordered alphabetically.
(*) Greatly improved handling of IME input - focus is restricted to IME panel when visible.
(*) Generic button middle section expands its width so it no longer needs to be one pixel wide.
(*) General code cleanup.
(*) Flashlight mod adjusts size depending on performance.
(*) Flashlight is fixed in position during taiko play.
(*) Fixes to pause resuming (when clicking is disabled).
(*) Fixed user options screen not viewable in multiplayer.
(*) Fixed updater crashes (stuck processes shouldn't happen anymore).
(*) Fixed timing changes in the timing setup window making sliders disappear.
(*) Fixed tags not displaying in the song setup window (although they are saved).
(*) Fixed spinner not always giving 'geki'/'katu' bonuses.
(*) Fixed spinner "SPIN!" overlapping "CLEAR!" on shorter spinners.
(*) Fixed spectator list not displaying in some cases.
(*) Fixed source not saving in song setup a well.
(*) Fixed source appearing in forum thread subect.
(*) Fixed songs not allowing editor speed changes after first import.
(*) Fixed song selection stars getting out of hand with negative offsets.
(*) Fixed song selection crashes.
(*) Fixed song select bug where game freezes on trying to hit up/down arrows while no search results are displayed.
(*) Fixed skip button acting strangely when clicked then given focus again.
(*) Fixed show chat button disappearing when skip+paused.
(*) Fixed search results showing incorrect numbers, and multiple difficulties when they shouldn't appear.
(*) Fixed scoreboard losing background graphics after a multiplayer taiko match.
(*) Fixed private messages not working for usernames containing underscores.
(*) Fixed prblem with 1/3 snap repeat sliders.
(*) Fixed popup dialogs not displaying while spectating.
(*) Fixed player acting like host in some situations.
(*) Fixed nothing playing after deleting a beatmap.
(*) Fixed multiplayer mods being carried across to single player.
(*) Fixed keyboard selection not working after selecting a new category.
(*) Fixed hitcircle/spinner depth problems.
(*) Fixed grid sizes not displaying correct names in editor.
(*) Fixed editor bug where using song select after setting a custom volume in timing points resets volume to 100%.
(*) Fixed editor allowing hitcircles to be moved off the gamefield at resolutions >640x.
(*) Fixed edit mode crash bug.
(*) Fixed bug with masked sprite display (visible on mp lobby).
(*) Fixed bug where bottom-right position display shows "1st" even when failing a multiplayer match.
(*) Fixed break results not account for last hitobject before the break in some cases.
(*) Fixed backgrounds/videos in .osb duplicating into .osu files.
(*) Fixed avatar masking error in extended chat display.
(*) Fixed audio not updating when swapping between spectating songs.
(*) Fixed audio lead-in breaking after watching a replay or spectating someone.
(*) Fixed achievements not displaying correctly in-game.
(*) Fixed accuracy displaying above pause screen buttons.
(*) Fixed PM support to BanchoBot. Added shortcut '/bb', so you can do things like '/bb search'.
(*) Fixed Bancho searching issues.
(*) Fixed Bancho flood protection kicking in during error reports.
(*) Fixed BSS bug with '#' characters in filenames.
(*) Fixed /savelog not saving /me actions.
(*) Fixed '/r' only working once for PM replies.
(*) Fixed '/me' actions highlighting the user which types them.
(*) Editor "goto time" popup has text selected by default.
(*) Clicking users to specatat them is blocked during an active local play to avoid any misclicks.
(*) Clicking away from a dropdown closes it.
(*) Changed slider colouring yet again.
(*) Changed size of taiko target circle to match small notes.
(*) Changed 1/8th alert style.
(*) Change pause resume method.
(*) BSS dialog changes.
(*) Added shaddow to spectators list for maps with white backgrounds.
(*) Added approved status to bancho search results.
(*) Added 'Stop Spectating' option to currently spectating user's option list.
