This patch features a complete overhaul of the "held voices" detection algorithms, as well a revamped look for the "Walking" intensity mode!

Vocals are an extremely important part of the game for me, as it is where my mind focuses the most during a listening experience.
I wasn't satisfied with the old algorithm and I've always wanted to improve on it. So I've spent months rewriting a completely new algorithm for detecting held human voices (starting from scratch) and I'm extremely happy with the results!

My new algorithm is now far more accurate, improves detection of deeper voice pitches, and also results in much less false positives than before (where it would confuse instruments for human voices).

• The "Held Voices" detection algorithm has been entirely rewritten, and is now far more accurate
  
• Changed the look of the falling bubbles in Walking intensity. The arrow indicators should now be more obvious.
  
• Modified the "Sky Walkway" environment side visuals to focus more on audio frequencies in the voice range, as well as modifications to the color palette
  
• Improved music intensity sections detection
  
• Improved arrow visibility on obstacles indicators
  
• Improved the animations of the held obstacle "sliding while standing up"
  
• Changed the output Music Volume curve to "ease-in" at lower values (instead of being linear), in order to provide finer control of low volumes

• Fixed the Sky Walkway visuals sometimes updating in a choppy fashion
  
• Fixed an aspect ratio UI issue on Steam Deck
  
• Audio and Video latency sliders now increment in steps of 5ms, in order to be useable with a controller and on Steam Deck

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• Updated the design of some character skins to feature a bit more color patterns
  
• Removed the noise pattern on the road from Sky Walkway
  
• Renamed the skin "Yoga" to "Runner"

• Modified all character skins to lessen an outline effect glitch with some character color schemes
  
• Fixed the position of the "Back" input prompt on the loading screen

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• The album art is now displayed on the loading screen
  
• Removed the safety rails over holes in the track on Sky Walkway
  
• The visualization effect in Sky Walkway now starts a bit closer to the camera
  
• Updated the early character skins to fix the wide variance in polygon count compared to the new ones, and to update some designs
  
• Improved the GPU-related performance of the visualization effect in Sky Walkway
  
• Improved the obstacles fade-in effect
  
• Long solid obstacles now fade-in progressively accross their lenght, instead of fading the entire obstacle at once
  
• Improved the fading out of the road at the end of Sky Walkway
  
• Modified the way that Cosmetics preferences are stored. This patch will reset your Cosmetics preferences to default upon first launch.

• Potentially fixed a bug where a dropdown panel in the Customisation menu would sometimes lose focus when navigating the interface with a gamepad (as I haven't found a reliable way to reproduce this issue, it is hard to confirm that it is gone)
  
• Fixed a distortion effect with the visualization effect in Sky Walkway when playing on Ultra Wide resolutions
  
• Fixed inconsistencies between ground indicators fade-in times
  
• Fixed the Flying mode's flare horizontal light persisting for a few frames when jumping over a hole in the track
  
• Fixed a bug where walking mode bubbles could appear in the Customisation preview

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• Raised the contrast on ground input indicators, in order to be more visible when the road is translucent
  
• Slightly sped up the Sky Walkway visualization during slow-motion jumps
  
• Improved CPU performance with the Ocean environment when set to "Disabled" graphics quality

This content update adds a brand new environment, Sky Walkway, featuring a mesmerizing audio visualization effect!
It is a visualization that I've been wanting to add to the game ever since I've started working on it years ago, and I'm extremely pleased with how it turned out, with its ethereal look.
This visualization is based the sound spectrum of the music in the frequency domain, with the bass close to the road, ranging up to higher frequencies on the outside, allowing you to visualize the unique "texture" of your music.

Please remember that the game also features an "Autoplay" mode, if you would like to enjoy the full intricacies of that effect without any distraction ːmeloblueː

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• Added support for multiple environments (this feature is not available as a mod option due to the complex elements involved that are outside the scope of the modding systems).
  
• Added a new environment, Sky Walkway. It is randomly selected by default, but you can manually select your favorite environment in the Cosmetics menu.
  
• Added an "Ultra" quality setting for side visualizations. This setting is mainly there for "future-proofing" the game, and it is not recommended unless you have a beefy computer, as it will double loading times and impact in-game processing power.
  
• Changed the sky shader to feature a dark gradient fade in at the top and bottom, and to properly wrap around without distortion when the camera is moved
  
• The water inside road holes is now colored based on the sky color's reflection (and is thus now affected by track color themes)
  
• Changed the UI of "Autoplay"'s mode to hide automatically; the in-game score is not displayed anymore in this mode, and the right part of the UI will only be visible when the mouse cursor isn't hidden
  
• Added a fading effect to the Flying yellow held obstacle's transparent window, so that it isn't jarring when the camera moves below the window during long held notes
  
• Improved the randomization feature for track-specific seeds

• Fixed a rare bug where an input could fail as "Too Early" even if you were on time, when two obstacles input zones were slightly overlapping each others (usually an arch obstacle immediately followed by a circle)
  
• Fixed the "medium" visualizer quality setting having no effect on the Ocean environment

This patch improved the hair and cloth simulation to feel more natural and added improvements to the File Selection interface when using a gamepad

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• Improved Melody's hair movement against air friction, especially during sliding obstacles where it now flows more naturally in the wind
  
• Adjusted the angle of the cinematic panning for very long held Flying "X" (left) obstacles
  
• In the File Selection menu, you can now go back to a parent folder by pressing Select on gamepad (or Backspace on keyboard). The "Refresh directory" function has been changed to Right Trigger on gamepad.
  
• The File Selection menu now remembers the previously selected folders, and will auto-scroll to them when going back to said folders while in gamepad or keyboard navigation mode
  
• In the File Selection menu, using the trigger buttons LB and RB on gamepad can now scroll past the first and last item to loop around items in long lists
  
• If "Show input timing" is enabled in the Gameplay Settings, you will now get a popup with "♥" for perfect timings too, instead of just "late" and "early" popups

• Fixed Hair and Cloth simulations behaving improperly when the game was not running at 60 FPS
  
• Fixed Cosmetic's menu's left-mouse dragging, to rotate Melody's character model, behaving improperly when the game was not running at 60 FPS

This patch introduces the ability to customize the Track color schemes, as well as the colors of the obstacles.
It also features camera changes and features, as well as input zones visibility improvements.

You can create your own custom color themes via the "ME2 Modding Project" (please check the Workshop documentation for more information, and feel free to join our Discord for help)

Please join our Discord[discord.gg] or the Discussions Forum to share your feedback about this new patch!

• Added the ability to customize Track Colors as well as Obstacle Colors (in the Customization menu). Both are available for modding via the Steam Workshop.
  
• Added smooth camera panning during very long held notes, for a cool cinematic effect!
  
• Changed the camera angle in Flying intensity to bring the camera closer to Melody, for better immersion and sensation of speed
  
• Changed many colors, especially the blue and green obstacle colors to be less similar to each others, and to help accessibility with green-red color blindness
  
• Added more contrast to the ground input indicators and falling bubbles
  
• The ground input indicators and falling bubbles are now bigger, which improves visibility and better match their input timing zone
  
• The UI heart pulse animation is now more noticeable, each time you fill a score heart during a track
  
• Changed the description of the FoV option in the Graphics Settings menu to be clearer about its impact, as many players would just maximize the angle without understanding the potentially detrimental effect to the in-game experience. With this patch, the FoV value has been re-initialized to default on all clients.

A small patch with a few bug fixes

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• Added a small camera animation when crouch landing after a slow motion jump, to give the impact more weight

• Fixed the camera sometimes slightly rotating when recovering from the crouch-landing animation after a slow-motion jump
  
• Fixed a long-standing bug where the "Miss" score counter wasn't updated for all the obstacles subsequently disabled due to a respawn animation
  
• Fixed Workshop mod upload tagging "Headphones" mods as "Character Colors", and vice-versa
  
• Fixed a rare bug where the first obstacle of a track could be automatically failed as "too late" if you had enough Audio Latency compensation configured in the audio settings

This update adds the long awaited Workshop support to Melody's Escape 2!
You can now download new cosmetic mods from the Steam Workshop and share your own creations with the community! ːmeloblueː
The Workshop currently supports Character Skins, Hairstyles, Headphones and Character Color Schemes.

It may take some time at first for the Workshop to be populated with new skins, so please check it regularly for new content.

Please join our Discord[discord.gg] or the Discussions Forum to share your feedback about this new patch!

• Added Steam Workshop functionality to download mods created by the community
  
• Added a menu to upload your own mods to the Steam Workshop, accessible from the Customization menu by pressing the Q key
  
• The folder location for your local mods files has been moved to "%UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow\Icetesy\Melody's Escape 2\Mods\"
  
• Lowered the intensity of the explosion particle effect when Melody starts flying
  
• Removed the "NO OBSTACLE" text error popup as it was too confusing (an error sound effect still plays if you press an input while there is no obstacle prompt on the ground)
  
• Updated the internal Unity game engine to v2019.4.40f1

• Toggling "Show FPS" in Graphics Settings now applies immediately without needing a track restart
  
• The file's name should now be displayed as the title if no "title" tag was found
  
• Fixed a cloth simulation bug on the "Pleated Skirt" character skin that would sometimes appear during slow-motion jumps

This update adds new skins for Melody as well as the initial support for character skin modding!
Please note that there is no Steam Workshop functionality yet to share mods, the Workshop will come in a future update once the modding features are deemed stable.

If you would like to create mods for ME2, please join our Discord[discord.gg] for the documentation and necessary resources, as it is still a work in progress.

Please join our Discord[discord.gg] or the Discussions Forum to share your feedback about this new patch!

• Added 4 new character skins for Melody (one of them is setup as a "mod", to test dynamic loading functionality)
  
• Added a "Random" option for each cosmetic slot (skins, hairstyles, etc.) By default, this will generate a unique result for each track, but you can change this in the settings to always randomize your look.
  
• Added initial support for character skin modding (skins, hairstyles, headphones and character colors)
  
• Added cloth physics support for character skins, allowing the creation of intricate clothing accessories that react to Melody's movements and the wind (like dresses, scarves or ribbons)
  
• Added a particle effect explosion on Melody's feet when she activates flying mode
  
• Adjusted the "Jogging" and "Running" animations
  
• Switched around the positions of the "Chain" and the "BPM" label on the in-game UI, for better readability of your current chain amount

• Fixed mouse cursor auto-hide that would hide tooltips in the Custom Difficulty menu
  
• Currently unavailable choices in the Customization menu are now properly disabled
  
• Fixed a bug with the speed lines particle effect position