New swords and emblems, now in Patch 4!

Hey there everybody!

Christmas is right around the corner, and before leaving for break, we wanted to give the gift of a Blade Symphony update! Much has happened since Patch 3, and we’re still working hard with the community to fix problems, and improve where we can. As a result, Patch 4 contains lots of great bug fixes, re-skinned items, and lots of behind-the-scenes changes.

So Happy Holidays to you and your family, and we hope that you enjoy the rest of your year!

Changelog since Patch 3

Changes:

• Added custom sounds to Dyssonance, Minecraftian Minuet, Tone Death, Serrated Serenade, and Jade Octave.

• Added a difficulty setting to the Bot setup menu when fighting an AI Opponent.

• The killing blow slowdown effect is back! The last hit on an enemy will slow down time, and now has proper sound and animation fixes.

• Added Conical Contata, Lionsflame Lament and Pentatonic Phase blades to the game.

• Cardboard Tube is an unlockable item again, those who have bought it previously will receive the Conical Cantata automatically.

• Flame Song is an unlockable item again, those who have bought it previously will receive the Lionsflame Lament automatically.

• Resonant Phase is an unlockable item again, those who have bought it previously will receive the Pentatonic Phase automatically.

• Added five unlockable emblems for each character, visible on the Customization Screen and during the start of a match.

• Merged in Valve’s Panorama system from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and DotA 2, replacing VGUI, so that UI changes are easier in the future.

• Modified how experience is gained, resulting in more reasonable leveling.

• Merged in a new sound-mixer from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to improve the overall audio experience.

• Added a Physically Based Rendering shader, used for the new Conical Cantata, Lionsflame Lament and Pentatonic Phase.

• Modified lighting on Customization Screen and items with reflections for better aesthetic.

• Added the various community translators to the game’s credits.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a crash caused by pressing Alt+Tab.

• Fixed a crash caused by checking a player’s stats during a match.

• Fixed crash when hosting a match with bots with less slots than bots available.

• Fixed lag compensation not being performed correctly for grabs.

• Fixed announcer sounds having a low volume.

• Fixed players being able to skip other players already waiting in queue to fight.

• Fixed players not being able to call vote non-Control Point maps.

• Fixed maps not changing when the time limit reaches 0.

• Fixed shurikens flying straight up into the air, based on tracking players in other arenas.

• Fixed corpses from other matches in the same arena, appearing in the wrong match.

• Fixed some improper text within various Settings menus.

• Fixed players not being able to change a bot’s weapon within an AI Opponent fight.

• Fixed issues causing audio to crackle at various times.

• Optimized multiple references regarding console variable references, dramatically increasing performance.

• Fixed cartoon-like outlining appearing for players on MacOS and Linux.

• Fixed the ShapeShifter achievement being impossible to achieve.

• Fixed various localization strings appearing incorrect.

• Fixed default button not being clickable in options.

• Fixed walls and tiles flashing bright and having a pink checkerboard-coloured pattern in practice_box and ffa_community.

• Fixed lightmapped models having incorrect UV in them.

We hope that you guys will have a lot of fun with our fixes this update. If you want to get involved with our community join our Discord!