Audiosurf FM Update Now Available

Audiosurf has today received a huge update that adds all sorts of functionality – last.fm audiscrobbling (which I’m particularly happy about), the ability to use Audiosurf as a music visualizer, scoreboard comments, and more. It’s pretty amazing to consider that all of this was added to the game by a single guy – Dylan Fitterer, who was the solo developer of the game.

In addition to all of that, a mod interface has been added. There was a beta version available previously, so there are already a number of mods available, including Shuffle Play, an MSN messenger status writer, and an addition to your right-click menu so you can launch a song in Audiosurf from Windows Explorer.

This all adds up to a much better game, and when you consider it’s only $10 to begin with, it’s definitely one of if not the best deals on Steam.

Hit the break for the full list of features and fixes.

New features:

• last.fm audioscrobbling
• 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

Fixes:

• Restored view track shapes and report button on scoreboard
• Fixed: unknown song text showing over strategy guide
• Chosen fullscreen resolution is now remembered between sessions
• Fixed Pusher Elite bonus text from 25% to 100% on loading screen
• Moved the “Drill” away from the track (would sometimes overlap)
• Fixed “Next Song” button when used with Recently Played Songs list
• Fixed: Resizing window could make the track temporarily disappear
• Fixed: was possible to click buttons on the scoreboard screen before getting there
• Block captures that force an early match collection are no longer lost
• Greatly reduced delay after resuming from a pause
• Fixed: menu background animation could get stuck
• Personal best is now stored correctly when playing from an m3u playlist
• Playlist files (m3u) now correctly ignore all comments and http paths
• Adjusted mouse sensitivity scaler
• Restored single-cursor on menu screens