Welcome to the first of our new Beat Saber game update recap articles here on BeastSaber! This update has straightforward additions with a new music pack and some quality-of-life tweaks to the level editor for the PC version, but expect a more in-depth article whenever a major update happens regarding gameplay or mapping.
Source: Steam News page
Ready to rock? Take the stage with the Rock Mixtape featuring 8 heart-bumping hits from Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses, The White Stripes, KISS and more, with a fresh new environment included! For the first time ever, play the nearly nine minutes long track “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd – the longest song ever released in Beat Saber. LET’S GO! Rock Mixtape is now available for purchase as additional content for the game.
Song List
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- Steppenwolf – Born To Be Wild
- Survivor – Eye of the Tiger
- Kiss – I was made for lovin’ you
- Lynyrd Skynyrd – Freebird
- The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
- Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
- Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
- Foo Fighters – The Pretender
Release Notes
Game Changes
- Rock Mixtape featuring 8 songs
- New custom environment [Rock Mixtape]
- Extended BPM filter for song selection [no longer limited to 250 BPM]
- Fixed: Accidentally spawning multiple overlayed notes
Level Editor (PC Only)
- Update to Arcs and Chains
- Arc ends and curvature can now be freely manipulated with directional anchor points]
- Chains now display properly and have a new placement method (enable block placement, then click and drag away from a placed block)]
- Show warning when editor is unable to save beatmap
- Add quartet / triplet beats to BPM editor
- Async saving of beatmap while editing
- Fixed: Alignment of event boxes with large BPM changes
- Fixed: Beatmap objects preview
- Fixed: Waveform when opening multiple different songs
You read that right: Free Bird is officially the longest song available in base game Beat Saber! This 8:50 track has taken first place in song length over past marathons Angel Voices by Virtual Self (6:12) and Light It Up by Camellia (6:10). Also new in this music pack, Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns N’ Roses is also in the running at 5:56. Keep your schedule open next time you play these songs!
Past Version Patches: 1.26.1+
Steam
1.26.1 (Beta)
– Improved song loading time
Oculus (Rift/Quest)
1.26.1
– Improved song loading time
– Added promotion for half-off individual DLC music
1.26.2
– Removed promotion for half-off individual DLC music
