Posted January 27, 2024 by Jaded Dreams
Hey there space cadets!
Maintenance release v0.3.7a is now available.
Changelog:
Improvement: Reworked the audio system to load most audio files on demand. This change should improve loading times on mobile devices and poor internet connections when playing online. We will continue to improve this system in future updates.
There has been a fair few reports of issues loading assets when playing with the online version following the release of the last patch. It took a fair amount of digging and my suspicion is an unexpected interaction between Itch's CDN servers in some locations and how the game engine loads all audio assets at startup.
I believe this issue became easier to spot with this patch as the game is starting to have too much content (ironic I know), and to attempt to solve it I've made some changes to be able to load most audio files on demand.
This change shouldn't have any impact on players with a decent internet connection, or players that download the game and play locally. However players with poor connections should experience a noticeable improvement.
If you were experiencing the issue, please let me know if this has fixed it, or at least improved your experience.
Have fun out there!