Release GHMetalRecomp v0.2.2 (Beta) · ElGuslml/GHMetalRecomp

An update to the beta: songs that stay in sync, V-Sync that follows your monitor, lower audio latency, and better support for guitars like CRKD's.

Important

You need your own copy of the game: the USA / Europe Xbox 360 disc, as an ISO. This release contains none of the game's files.

New

V-Sync in the launcher (Settings > Graphics, on by default): no tearing, and the game now runs in step with your monitor, so each frame reaches the screen sooner (on a 160 Hz monitor, about 4 ms instead of 18). Turn it off if you have a G-Sync or FreeSync display.
Low latency audio (Settings > Game, off by default): the game takes your audio device in exclusive mode and skips Windows' audio mixer. On a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 the sound arrives about 55 ms sooner. Other programs cannot play sound on that device while the game runs. Calibrate the audio again in the game's options after turning it on or off.
Each controller keeps its own buttons (Controls): a guitar and a gamepad no longer share one layout, so swapping a guitar's frets leaves your other controllers alone.
Whammy bar calibration (Controls, the Whammy bar row): push the bar all the way, hold it, then let it go. For guitars whose bar rests or moves differently.

The music no longer falls behind the notes after the game stutters during a song.
A guitar that reports itself as a gamepad (such as CRKD's in Xbox 360 mode) no longer has its whammy bar always pressed.
Assigning buttons on an Xbox 360 guitar no longer picks up its tilt sensor by mistake.
The default renderer (NativeXRenderer) uses less CPU each frame, most of all above 60 FPS.
James's hair and the edge of his beard no longer look see-through with NativeXRenderer.

Singing is experimental: if the pitch line jumps around, lower the microphone's Gain in the launcher; if the game does not hear you, raise it.
Drums, AMD graphics cards, and Wii or PS3 instruments have not been tested yet. CRKD guitars have not been tested by us yet either: tell us how yours works.
Above 60 FPS and the keyboard are experimental.
The full list is in the README.

Already on 0.2.0 or 0.2.1: open GH Metallica Launcher, go to Updates and install 0.2.2. Your profile, saves and settings stay. The first start after updating can take a little longer while the graphics are prepared again (only once).
New install: download the installer (GHMetalRecomp-v0.2.2-setup.exe), or the zip (GHMetalRecomp-v0.2.2-win64.zip) and extract it into a folder you can write to (not Program Files). Open GH Metallica Launcher, choose your ISO, create your profile, press PLAY, and calibrate the audio and video once in the game's options.

Windows may warn about an unknown publisher the first time: click More info, then Run anyway.

Something wrong? Tell us on Discord or in issues, with the latest file in the game's logs folder.