Linkin Park and Mike Shinoda are back in Beat Saber with a brand new music pack featuring their new and iconic hits, together with an exclusive unreleased song “Already Over” from Mike Shinoda.

Linkin Park and Mike Shinoda’s music can’t be neatly defined by just one genre, it crosses from nu-metal, to hard rock and hip-hop. Players will have the opportunity to fully immerse themselves in the following pulsing tracks:

- Already Over - Mike Shinoda
- Crawling - Linkin Park
- Fighting Myself - Linkin Park
- In My Head - Mike Shinoda & Kaliee Morgue
- Lost - Linkin Park
- More The Victim - Linkin Park
- Numb/Encore - JAY-Z, Linkin Park
- Remember the Name (feat. Styles of Beyond) - Fort Minor

To celebrate the latest launch, we’ve updated the original Linkin Park Music Pack (2020) with an enhanced environment and levels, including Arc & Chain Notes. Players can easily switch between original and new levels. This is available as a free update for anyone who owns the original music pack, players simply need to update their game.



Release Notes:
- Added: new Music Pack Linkin Park x Mike Shinoda with 8 new tracks, featuring the exclusive new song “Already Over” by Mike Shinoda
- Added: Remastered the Linkin Park Music Pack (original Standard beatmaps now found in Legacy gamemode)
- Added: New environment Linkin Park 2.0
- Fixed: Black screen issue when the user exits the ‘Settings’ menu by pressing ‘Ok’
- Fixed: stages' elements flicker when starting a song in multiplayer
- Fixed: Incorrect usernames issue when playing in a custom Multiplayer lobby with one or more spectators
- Fixed: Main Menu screen stuttering and distortion when first loading up the application after the Warning Screen
- Fixed: Remastered and two of the newest ‘The Weekend’ songs' bring up an 'Error Loading Data' and become unavailable after the user goes into the 'Settings' menu and presses 'OK'.
- Fixed: “Waiting for players” message appears head locked when loading into Multiplayer
- Fixed: Not loading ColorW in environments

[Level Editor]
- Added: Simple support for Legacy Characteristic
- Fixed: The Beatmap editor prompt message is head locked towards the top of the user's sight, hard to read
- Fixed: Headlocked VR camera

Hey players,
We've just launched an update featuring an upgraded Steam SDK version, bug fixes, and various tweaks. Check out the full release notes:

• Steam SDK updated to a new version
  
• Tweaked: Index controllers default position to fit better
  
• Tweaked: The Weeknd environment
  
• Tweaked: Multiplayer visuals
  
• Fixed: “Search” for All Songs and Favorites (Search box correctly refreshes for All songs and Favorites)
  
• Fixed: Black screen after exiting the Tutorial
  
• Fixed: Various Multiplayer stability enhancements
  
• Fixed: Occasional game crashes happening while playing
  
• Improved: Better results while using Search bar

Let us know if you come across any issues.

Slash and dance to two NEW hits, 'Die For You (Feat. Ariana Grande)' and 'Less Than Zero' or get the expanded 12-song The Weeknd Music Pack. But wait, there’s more news: if you own Imagine Dragons or Panic! At The Disco Music Packs, you can now easily switch between original ‘Legacy’ beatmaps and the recently updated ones.

Get the two new hits from The Weeknd or the full expanded 12-song Music Pack. Now available for purchase as additional content for the game.

Song List:

• Die For You (Feat. Ariana Grande) – NEW SINGLE
  
• Less Than Zero – NEW SINGLE
  
• Take My Breath
  
• Can’t Feel My Face
  
• How Do I Make You Love Me?
  
• I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)
  
• Pray For Me
  
• Sacrifice
  
• Save Your Tears
  
• Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)
  
• Blinding Lights
  
• The Hills

Release Notes:
Game:

• Added: Songs Die For You (Feat. Ariana Grande) and Less Than Zero to The Weeknd Music Pack as additional purchasable content
  
• Added: Legacy Maps for Imagine Dragons and Panic! At The Disco Music Packs

Level Editor:

• Added: Per-difficulty color scheme
  
• Added: Per-difficulty environment
  
• Fixed: Loading of unsupported characteristic
  
• Fixed: Version parsing

Enjoy the new music and see you on leaderboards!

One Saber fans rejoice! We added new One Saber levels for the songs 'Don't Stop Me Now' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (Queen Music Pack). But that's not all, check the full release notes. ⬇️


Release notes:

• Added: Queen One Saber levels ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
  
• Updated: Queen ‘One Vision’ cover art
  
• Fixed: First person flying controller
  
• Fixed: Offset settings in controllers settings tab are following the correct axis
  
• Tweaked: Queen light shows and maps
  
• Additional bug fixes

Give it up for one and only - Queen! Slash to the beats of one of the most iconic rock bands in music history and experience Queen's legendary music like never before. The Queen Music Pack is packed with all the great hits. Enjoy the pumping anthems you know by heart in a brand new custom environment, featuring silhouettes of each band member.

Track List:
- Another One Bites the Dust
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Don’t Stop Me Now
- I Want It All
- Killer Queen
- One Vision
- Somebody to Love
- Stone Cold Crazy
- We Are The Champions
- We Will Rock You

Release Notes:

Game:
- Added: 11 new tracks from Queen, including new environment with neon-glow silhouettes of legendary Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor
- Tweaked: Arc Options - hiding Arcs will disable haptics
- Tweaked: Back columns in environments
- Fixed: Several Arc and Chain interactions
- Fixed: Arcs are not connected to Chains tail

Editor:
- Added: New Audio spectrogram
- Added: Click to select for box groups and event boxes
- Added: Ctrl + Space and long space to return to start beat on pause
- Added: Show each Chain Link passing beat line separately
- Added: Rectangle selection to event box groups
- Added: Return on Pause
- Added: Update of chain links display - properly dimming links behind beat line
- Fixed: Contrast of button states
- Fixed: Note feedback in Zen mode
- Fixed: Scrolling precision calculation
- Fixed: v1/v2 laser rotation preview
- Fixed: Endless loading issue while creating new beatmap
- Fixed: Events not cleared on repeating open
- Fixed: Laser rotation in v1 going crazy
- Fixed: Contrast for pressed / selected and disabled state
- Fixed: Note feedback audible in Zen mode
- Fixed: Precision slider calculation
- Fixed: Paging for v2 events

See you on the leaderboards!

Hey players, we just released Beat Saber v1.29.4 (Unity Version) on Steam. Please note that this is a “quality of life” update and doesn't include any new music or feature content.

Thank you everyone who participated in testing Alpha and Beta versions. Your feedback was key for us.

Release Notes:

• Updated Unity version to 2021.3.16f1.
  
• The game now uses OpenXR instead of OpenVR on Steam

Known Issues:

• Haptics are enabled when user disables them through Steam controller bindings for Index and Quest devices
  
• Reset orientation button in Steam dashboard does not work

Hey players,
Beta Branch of Beat Saber on the updated Unity version is available now. Please continue sharing your feedback in case you encounter any issues. Note: This update doesn't include any new music or feature content.

Changes:

• Updated Unity version to 2021 LTS.
  
• OpenXR is now used XR runtime on Steam

Known Issues (Steam):

• Reset orientation button may not work
  
• Changing refresh rate in SteamVR overlay during gameplay may result in black screen
  
• Controllers may remain visible when accessing system menu in SteamVR overlay

Hey players,
The beat lines in the Level Editor were missing. Great news: Not anymore! Now you can resume work on your beatmaps.

Release notes:

• Fixed missing beat lines in Level Editor

Panic! At The Disco Music Pack is getting supercharged with 6 new singles. The update brings hits like 'Hey Look Ma, I Made It', 'Say Amen (Saturday Night)' and more. The upgraded Music Pack includes advanced in-game environment and lighting, new colors, and revamped original levels, featuring Arc & Chain Notes. The 6 new singles and expanded Music Pack are available now for purchase as additional content for the game.

We see your love for the original beatmaps, our intention for both Imagine Dragons and the Panic! At The Disco original levels is to bring them back this year and this was always the plan. We don't have a release date locked yet but will keep you updated. In the meantime, we developed some new player options that are launching with this release allowing to change how Arcs can be displayed and control of their haptics.

Track List:

• Crazy = Genius – NEW SINGLE
  
• Dancing’s Not A Crime – NEW SINGLE
  
• Hey Look Ma, I Made It – NEW SINGLE
  
• Say Amen (Saturday Night) – NEW SINGLE
  
• Sugar Soaker – NEW SINGLE
  
• Viva Las Vengeance – NEW SINGLE
  
• Emperor's New Clothes
  
• High Hopes
  
• The Greatest Show
  
• Victorious

Release Notes:

• 6 new Panic! At The Disco singles added
  
• Revamped original Panic! At The Disco levels, featuring Arc & Chain Notes and other improvements
  
• Environment improvements
  
• Option to turn haptic feedback off for Arcs (default On)
  
• Option to change visibility of Arcs
  
• Splash screen logo resized

Additional Info From The Dev Team:

Dear players,

Thank you for your feedback on the Alpha Branch of Beat Saber on the updated Unity version. Please continue sharing feedback as this is an important source of information for us.

We understand that for some of you, Alpha Branch might have affected your experience with the way you play Beat Saber. Please know that this update is a crucial step for us to ensure we can continue developing and supporting the game with the latest tools and software in the future. We're working to release the Unity Update within one or two months. In the meantime, we'll be closely watching your feedback and working on fixes to make the transition between the Unity versions as smooth as possible.

If you see an issue where an object is only rendered in one eye, this is due to Unity 2021 LTS removing the Single Pass stereo rendering mode and replacing it with Single Pass Instanced stereo rendering mode. Because of this, shaders needed to be updated. The explanation to the shader changes can be found here:

https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/SinglePassInstancing.html



Original post:

Hey players,
We just released the Alpha Branch of Beat Saber on the updated Unity version. We'd highly appreciate it if you can test it and provide your feedback before we move to Beta. Note: This update doesn't include any new music or feature content.

Changes:
- Upgrade of Unity version to 2021.3.16f1
- The game now uses OpenXR instead of OpenVR on PC

Known issues

Steam:
- Starting the game without a headset connected will result in a crash
- Reset orientation button may not work

Oculus PC:
- The user pointers may disappear after removing the headset

All platforms:
- Music may not play in the game lobby when loaded in
- Saber orientation may be offset to the default
- Saved scores for any song will be displayed for all other songs in 'Party Mode'
- Scores are not cleared after clicking the 'Clear' button in 'Party Mode'
- Text in Korean and Japanese may look highlighted
- Spectating a multiplayer game will result in the application becoming headlocked

Testing channels are available for Steam, Oculus PC and Meta Quest devices:
Quest: unity_alpha
Oculus PC: unity_alpha
Steam: unity_alpha - public alpha