AudioSurf Update Adds Visualizer, Leaderboard Comments

Scribbled on May 6th, 2008 by Jonah Falcon
Filed in Casual Gaming, Music/Rhythm, PC, Patches

Joystiq is reporting that AudioSurf has received an “FM update” to tweak and improve the addictive music game, including the ability to run the game as a music visualizer, make scoreboard comments and create your own mods.

Have you played tried out this addictive title yet?

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Comments tab on every song’s scoreboard
Customized player news on the song loading screen (when friends last played, songs you’re champion of, etc…)
Command interface for 3rd party mod apps (extensions)
New hover vehicle for Eraser Elite
Added Vegas ability: generate a random powerup every 60 seconds
You can play freeride as a music visualizer on your desktop while other applications are running, and it will automatically advance to the next song in your current folder or current m3u playlist
Improved Strategy Guide look
Eraser Elite now has 8 rows of tiles (like Pusher Elite)
Score browser now refreshes popular songs when you first open it
Added blending to top and bottom black frame in gameplay
Add a graphic to display your chain reaction multiplier at the bottom of the screen
Longer-lasting fireworks on enhanced detail
Maximum song length extended to 60 minutes
Made additional texture mods possible (tiles, tileflyups, cliff)
If you put a traffic.png file in the textures folder it will be used for traffic instead of blocks
Going back in song browser remembers mousewheel scroll position
Sound effect theme is saved between play sessions
Checkbox added to stop being shown character videos
Added OK button to the loading/news page. Gives you more time to read the news on the loading page if you want it
No longer automatically goes fullscreen when maximizing
X360 controller can now pause/resume play with the Start button