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Version 0.4.14 Released

The Choicer Voicer
A downloadable game for Windows and Linux

On the eve of this game's five-month anniversary (which is wild to think about), version 0.4.14 is finally out, after quite a wait. While I'm nowhere near satisfied with the state of this game yet, progress is progress, and I thank you for sticking around.


 Additions

 • A separate .exe is included which uses Godot's "Compatibility" mode.

    • This excludes Vulkan, which may be responsible for some OBS-related crashes.

    • Sacrifices some 3D lighting in order to hopefully be more stable.

 • Support for custom studio models.

    • Include a .glb or .gltf file named "model" in your studio pack, and it will be used.

    • However, be aware that the larger a model file's size is, the longer it takes to load.

 • You can also change the visuals for the player's score screen.

    • Include an .ogv file named "screen" in your studio pack, and it will be used.

    • The audio will be muted, and the video will play on loop as the score background.

 • Video backgrounds are now supported for menu packs.

    • Include an .ogv file named "video" in your menu pack, and it will be used.

    • The pack will use the video's audio for the music and ignore any music files.

    • If the game lags or stutters, the audio and video is prone to desyncing.

 • You can now assign a success panel or audio reaction to individual judges in your judge packs.

    • Unique audio for a judge will overwrite the score blip sound effect.

 • Added Twitch voting.

    • Option for either pass/fail binary voting, or 0-5 score voting.

    • The keywords for these votes can also be changed. Emote names, full sentences, ect.

    • Voting lasts 35 seconds by default. You can specify vote-ending at a vote number, or after inactivity.

 • Pack-Weighted clip selection is now available as an alternative to "Uniform." Has some limitations:

    • If your Clip Bias is greater than 0%, it assumes a clip bias of 100%.

    • "Ordered" sorting is ignored, if it is on.

    • I've had one instance so far where it chose a seen clip when it could've gotten an unseen one.

 • In the "Extras" menu, there is a new interface to add and edit subtitles for voice packs.

 • Fullscreen and window size options added to Settings.

 Changes

 • Added a startup screen that blatantly tells players that this is, in fact, and in-progress alpha.

 • Moved the layer for the menu Overlay so that it appears on top of every menu element except for the letterbox.

 • Increased visibility of icons for opening and collapsing nested pack folders.

 • Default new clip bias is now 100% instead of 50%.

 • Default max clip length is now 60.0 seconds instead of 5.5 seconds.

 • The selection for number of rounds now wraps.

 • An attempt was made to clean up the settings screen somewhat.

 • Removed the pause between the score screen updating and the overlay buttons appearing, during the end of each round.

 • Overhauled modpack file guide.

 • Shuffled some menus around.

 • Cleaned up the credits page.

 • Replaced the relatively-pointless "tutorial" with a "Shae's Help" intro page, which is also accessible in Extras.

 • Host dialog editing now includes the score commentary lines (whoops).


 Bug Fixes

 • Fixed a startup crash caused by a bad get for MP3 and OGG menu music.

 • Plugged a LOT of memory leaks.

 • Moved judge score blips to the SFX audio bus, where they were supposed to be.

 • Fixed a pre-release 0.4.14 bug where the session type defaulted to Standard if you got a notification popup.

 • Fixed new menu pack templates having a bunch of extra files included.

 • Fixed some number boxes in Settings not saving their new value if they were highlighted.

Files

  • The Choicer Voicer 0.4.14 208 MB
    Nov 27, 2024
  • The Choicer Voicer 0.4.14 206 MB
    Nov 27, 2024
  • No Gameplay Demo 0.4.14 101 MB
    Nov 27, 2024
  • No Gameplay Demo 0.4.14 99 MB
    Nov 27, 2024
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