On December 31, 2010, Umineko: Golden Fantasia's original Japanese release was at Comiket 79. Today, nearly 15 years later it's returning to the hands of independent artists and fans on Steam via [b]a new Community Beta Patch[/b] with support from MangaGamer! We have selected: [url=https://leite.dev/]Sky Leite [/url] to be the maintainer of the Community Beta Patch. MangaGamer will provide development checks and support on Steam publishing, while Sky will be the Lead Developer of the content on the Community Beta Patch. We have a long road map for the Community Beta Patch we are planning on elaborating on in future updates, but the initial release has the following long-awaited changes and fixes to Golden Fantasia to help bring it up to date with modern fighting game standards: [list] [*] Fix incorrect game speed on high refresh rate display monitors. [*] Add feature to bind controllers from the main menu. [*] Fix previous inability to bind triggers (R2/L2 and RT/LT) on XInput controllers. [*] Fix training mode BGM restarting when resetting training mode. [*] Fix dummy recording being erased when resetting training mode. [*] Add quick-actions to the in-game menu in Training Mode: [*] *Select screen position when resetting. [*] *Swap positions with opponent. [*] *Save states / snapshots (Experimental). [*] *Enable / disable training stun. [*] Add ability to use D-Pad and Analog Sticks simultaneously on capable controllers. [/list] This Community Beta Patch is in [u][b]experimental beta[/b][/u] and will not be activated by default during public beta. There is not yet a definite schedule or time set for this Community Beta Patch and the beta state may be indefinite while patches are being released. Current or future changes are not guaranteed and the default patch will remain the official game release. To activate the [b]Community Beta Patch[/b], you will have to do so by following the instructions below: [list] [*] Open your Steam Library [*] From a game's library page, select Manage > Properties [*] Goto Betas and on the top right select "Community Edition" (if this does not show up in the Beta Participation drop down box, please try restarting your Steam Client to clear the cache) [/list] For requests and reports, please see the appropriate threads on the Steam Forums for Umineko: Golden Fantasia. [b]Additional License Notes[/b] This mod patch introduces several new assets, contained in the `/assets` directory. This is a listing of their names, authors and licenses. - button_{A, B, C, D, F1}.png by Sky Leite, remixed from "FREE Keyboard and controllers prompts pack" by "Nicolae (Xelu) Berbece" licensed CC0 https://opengameart.org/content/free-keyboard-and-controllers-prompts-pack - "GUI Sound Effects" by "Davic MdKee (ViRiX)" licensed CC0 https://opengameart.org/content/gui-sound-effects - stick.png, stick_guide.png by Sky Leite - Xbox buttons (outlined) by Kenney, licensed CC0 https://kenney.nl