Harmonix has announced that the next Rock Band 4 update is due out on November 2 if all goes to plan, and it will feature a myriad of improvements.
On the official Harmonix blog, the company posted a list of what will be in the next update. The list can be seen below, and some of the highlights include allowing custom character as band stand-ins, 5.1 surround crowd audio support, and support for PlayStation 4 audio streaming.
FEATURES
- Allow custom characters as band stand-ins
- Session musician screen now displays custom characters as well as the prefab characters
- Quickplay now uses the most recent band’s stand-ins to populate characters
- 5.1 surround crowd audio support and mic volume adjustment
- Added functionality to support vocal overdrive deploy with touch pad for PlayStation 4
- Added support for streaming audio for PlayStation 4
LEGACY INSTRUMENT SUPPORT
- Fix for Xbox One = Lefty flip issue for Guitar Hero drums
- Fix for PlayStation 4 = Guitar Hero: World Tour Guitar does not deploy overdrive when tilted
- Fix for PlayStation 4 = The Beatles: Rock Band guitar unable to auto-calibrate
BUG FIXES
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Fix to make it possible to earn guitar solo achievements even if you have guitar solo cues turned off
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Fix band contribution for vocals when non-vocals deploy as well as code cleanup around vocal points
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Changed facial expression for the loading pose to be less goofy
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Tour fixes:
- Fixed issue where City list can contain empty Cities if song content is uninstalled
- Fix for issue with Tour Choice stuck in locked City
- Fix for crash if player unlocks a City through a Tour that they’ve unlocked with a Fan Showcase first and not attempted any Shows in
- Fix character preview getting stuck open when going into difficulty select/gameplay (and then continuing to be open when you go back to the shell)
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Text fixes to address formatting issues
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Fix for various crash bugs
What do you think of the upcoming Rock Band 4 update? Does anything stand out to you?
[Source: Harmonix]
