noice

Devlog

• version 1.2 - Getting Better
  May 15, 2023 by mecdos

  It's only been 2 days since the last update but I really wanted to push this one out as soon as possible because I fixed a couple of annoying things. first: on the menu selection, OGG previous caused... Continue reading
• v1.1 - All Apologies
  May 14, 2023 by mecdos

  new update with a few enhancements and a fix for an old mistake that has been there from the beginning. The intro splash got some particle effects (very subtle but makes the image more alive). Also th... Continue reading
• noice v1.0 - finally
  April 27, 2023 by mecdos

  Finally it's happened to me - I've released version 1.0 With this new release, there is a new brand design - new logo, app icon and splash screen I was not in love with the previous logo, aside from i... Continue reading

  
• v0.20 - I Can See Clearly Now
  April 15, 2023 by mecdos

  All text is now sharper. In general all 2D graphics have been updated to be cleaner and crisper. Everything feels new again. This exercise kinda sucked because of how spritekit works. there was no way... Continue reading

  
• version 0.19 - This Is Embarrassing
  March 24, 2023 by mecdos

  Jus one overdue feature. For Guitar Hero Drum tracks I never implemented a trigger for Star Power. Now I have. Sorry... Continue reading
• version 0.18 - small fixes
  March 20, 2023 by mecdos

  I made a couple of bug fixes. Since the introduction of Discord notifications and OGG support, there has been more crashes - no i didn't fix the crashes. But I used to save volume settings when quitti... Continue reading
• Minor Fix
  May 13, 2022 by mecdos

  In the previous version the camera and background didn't quite match between drums and strings. It looks much better now. Also the octopus wasn't showing up for guitar. That is also fixed In other new... Continue reading
• Anyone Can Play Guitar (or bass)
  March 02, 2022 by mecdos#guitar, #bass, #3d models

  I realized recently that I broke guitar mode completely a few releases ago. When I went back to fix it, I decided to focus on the mode and finish it to a level where it feels complete and fun to play... Continue reading

  
• Scrambled OGGs No More!
  February 15, 2022 by mecdos#ogg, #vorbis, #AVAudioEngine, #discord

  EDIT: Guitar has been fixed and updated in the current version 0.15 All the issues for Ogg files listed in version 0.13 have been fixed! There may be an unkown bug in there somewhere - time will tell... Continue reading
• I'm Putting All My OGGs in One Basket
  February 13, 2022 by mecdos#ogg support, #vorbis

  Finally got Ogg working thanks to FFmpeg. It's far from perfect and I'm still working on it, but I wanted to get it out. FFmpeg is also a bit overkill for just playing Ogg (plus it added 15mb to the b... Continue reading
• Discord Rich Presence
  February 05, 2022 by mecdos#discord, #rich presence, #DRP

  I added rich presence for discord. It isn't exhaustive and haven't decided how granular it will be. There are many states I'd like to share but also if I make unique art for each instrument - maybe ev... Continue reading

  
• version 0.11 - Go For The Gold!
  January 28, 2022 by mecdos#FC, #gold, #timely lyrics

  Biggest new feature is FC display. I mentioned on the previous version FCs were getting tracked and saved, well now they also show up on the main menu. Unlike Rock Band and Guitar Hero, FCs are saved... Continue reading

  
• new Universal Binary version
  November 30, 2021 by mecdos

  Just got a new MacBook Pro and was finally able to test out an M1 native version. There aren't any new features other than that and a snazzy new startup screen that I hand painted myself - thank you v... Continue reading

  
• version 0.9 - i fixed that thing
  August 22, 2021 by mecdos

  I fixed an annoying bug in lyrics - I was displaying "***" for when the singer is iddle, but some songs had iddle tags even when the singer was, well, singing. So it would cause very rapid animation c... Continue reading

  
• version 0.8 - Something Went Wrong!
  July 02, 2021 by mecdos

  I got my signing certificate revoked and that causes all software signed with that certificate not to launch anymore. For good measure Apple throws in a lovely warning that says something along the li... Continue reading
• old bug finally crushed!
  June 09, 2021 by mecdos

  I finally fixed the bug that would crash the game when moving to selection at the start of the game. It was as simple as making sure a sprite texture was preloaded before allowing key input. I've also... Continue reading
• Version 0.5 - Help!
  May 29, 2021 by mecdos

  This is almost certainly an improvement The main improvement to this version is added Helper Graphics for menu options. This is only done for drums at the moment but it will carry over to the other in... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.4 - Let me explain
  March 19, 2021 by mecdos#updates, #fixes

  I made a few mistakes in the previous version - I didn't apply the volume setting to the drum track in certain conditions making the drums too loud. Also the last 2 seconds of the song preview would p... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.3 available now
  March 14, 2021 by mecdos#update, #new features

  New background animation it doesn't do much for now but it will. I have plans for 2 types of backgrounds; ones like this one where the objects occupy the same space as the track, and the other is a co... Continue reading

  
• 100% more tentacles!
  January 20, 2021 by mecdos

  NO it is not anime! Added tentacles to the Details screen that indicate current selected instrument. Doesn't add much functionality, just a little mood enhancer and more visual cues. The other instrum... Continue reading

  
• So Random
  May 15, 2020 by mecdos

  New Random feature - only on Drums for now. - But also, i got my certificate revoked again so if you downloaded before today, you'll need to download the newest version with a new certificate. still... Continue reading
• Heads up! a brief history.
  April 29, 2020 by mecdos

  Just a small update… and a huge f-up. I've added a little count indicator for each column that lets you know how many songs there are scrolling up or down. Well it's not a total count because it on... Continue reading

  
• Ride and Crash, or Crash and Ride
  April 19, 2020 by mecdos

  I had the Ride and Crash MIDI notes swapped If you use a drum kit with Noice and programmed it to match the MIDI notes I supplied, you may have to revert back. It's a small change but I had to make it... Continue reading
• A Little Less Overhit, A Little More Action Please…
  March 25, 2020 by mecdos#oops, #systems down

  everything went wrong… I made a big mistake in that I deleted the line that tracked hits in between notes - but it is fixed now. I myself thought I was getting really good with my footwork before I... Continue reading
• Update 1
  March 09, 2020 by mecdos#update, #score system

  These are some updates I did this weekend. • Added the SP animation to all instruments • Refactored the scoring system to allow for flexibility for future updates. • Star/Gold Star cut offs hav... Continue reading