Hi everyone,

We're excited to be releasing v0.1.8 which among other updates and fixes brings a widely requested feature to AUDICA: Practice Mode! We're looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it, so be sure to share your feedback with us in our official Discord server (Discord.gg/Harmonix) or on our social channels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKCzag5r6Ak

Here's a look at everything that's been added, changed, and fixed in v0.1.8:

• Practice Mode – The first version of practice mode is here! Slow down and loop challenging parts of songs and work your way towards that full combo. You can enable Practice Mode right before starting any song or at any point in the song from the Pause screen.
  
• A slider has been added to allow you to reduce aim assist. We’re running an experiment to see if our high-level players enjoy playing with reduced aim assist for a more challenging experience. Keep posted for a survey about this, as we'd love to hear everyone's thoughts!
  
• A shortcut to the "Testing Range" from the tutorial has been added to the tutorial menu. Hop in and perfect your Timing, Aim, and Form on the fly!
  
• The "Moderate" difficulty has been renamed to "Standard" to better reflect the challenge.
  
• Gunslinging now has sounds! You can adjust where the sound effects play in the Settings menu.
  
• Recenter and Spectator Cam Toggle buttons have been remapped on Vive wands from the thumbpad click to the grip buttons.
  
• An option has been added to disable the Spectator Cam Toggle button.
  
• Fixes:
  
  • Chain Targets that start at the same time now show a connector bar.
    
  • Fixed target animation jitter when the game is paused.
    
  • Fixed gunslinging angular velocity not working properly in OpenVR in some scenarios.
    
  • Performance optimizations.
    
  
  

Thanks again for sharing your feedback and thoughts on AUDICA. As always, we're actively chatting and listening to feedback in our official Discord server (Discord.gg/Harmonix). Be sure to drop in, say hello, and brag about your latest high score while you're there!

Until next time,

-TEAM AUDICA