Konga Beat 1.1.0 (Beta 3) available for testing and feedback!


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):

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  • 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.

I'm still not done testing everything, so please let me know if you run into any issues or pain points here or on the Konga Beat forum. I originally wanted to release 1.1.0 in mid to late-October, but it may slip to November because of personal obligations. In any event, the update will be out reasonably soon!

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