New Songs - Maoudamashii Pack
[p align="start"]A big batch of new tracks is in:
24 game-style songs from Maoudamashii (battles, towns, fields, dungeons, castles, bosses, and more), plus
Shining Tomorrow, an original track by yours truly in a JPOP style with a clear duet.[/p][p][/p][p]Plenty of fresh charts![/p][p][/p][p align="start"]Check out more from Maoudamashii over on their website:[/p][p](Japanese)
魔王魂 | 無料で使える森田交一の音楽[/p][p][/p]
All-Star Mode (highly experimental)
[p align="start"]All-Star is a new (single player only) experimental way to play: instead of picking one instrument for the whole song, TomoJam keeps you playing by filling the quiet stretches so you're not sitting through dead air.[/p]
- [p]The game auto-picks which part you perform and can hand you a new instrument when the arrangement moves on, at natural phrase breaks.[/p]
- [p]Toggle All-Star ↔ Band Mode with Left Stick Click (L3) on song select.[/p]
- [p]All-Star has its own scores per song (separate from per-instrument Band Mode charts).[/p]
- [p]Jam rating will not be affected by All-Star mode plays yet.[/p]
- [p]Song buttons show All-Star Heat, note counts, grades, and Jam Rating so you can see what you're getting into before you dive in.[/p]
[p align="start"]Works with the official library and with custom MIDIs - the whole point is it should feel good on whatever you throw at it.[/p][p][/p][p]That being said, All-Star Mode is very much an experimental mode as it stands. This will require a lot of tweaking to get it right, so have fun with it for now, but know this system will be extremely volatile in terms of changes over time.
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Song Button Expansion - Multiple Genres
[p]The song button got an upgrade. Now authors can attach 2 genres to a song for better classification. More genres will be added over time, so please reach out if you feel anything is missing.[/p]
- [p]Currently classified songs are unaffected, if only 1 genre is set, only 1 will appear[/p]
- [p]This also affects the venue mode in setlist builder. Sub-genres are taken into account albeit at a lower weight than main genres[/p]
- [p]As part of this the Tomo Jam Metadata Editor was also updated to support multiple genres. It is available in your Tools/ folder in your install location[/p]
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Online Hosting - Content Sync Toggle
[p align="start"]When you host an online lobby, you can now
turn Content Sync on or off.[/p]
- [p]On (default): players can share custom songs like before.[/p]
- [p]Off: the session stays on bundled songs only - simpler joins, no content download wait.[/p][p][/p]
Fixes and Changes
- [p]Instrument buttons can warn you when a part switches patches mid-song, so you know what you're signing up for before you lock in.[/p][p][/p]
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As always, keep jammin~ [/p][p align="start"]
Frank, Restless Games[/p]