Arc And Chain Notes Tutorial | Beat Saber Explained

[@trigicaly]

I didnt know arcs were friendly! Thanks for explaining!

[@cheesydinos]

Same!

[@justinlipkin]

Yeah; I thought that they were strict!

[@miskotakelis3092]

Yo same, thjs help out a ton!😊

[@HelixJuice]

I kinda wish they where strict

[@jacobdood3134]

@@HelixJuice same

[@adamwigley9738]

The arcs make it feel so much cooler. For example slo-mo type part where it's a long arc to maybe a song drop. I like what yall did in Firestarter also

[@James-gj8rn]

Firestarters Normal chart is so fun :)

[@adamwigley9738]

@@James-gj8rn yeah the expert+ is also really fun

[@James-gj8rn]

@@adamwigley9738 don't think i'll ever be good enough to play Expert modes haha

[@popcornhair6584]

@@James-gj8rn then please take them to get better, it's quite the experience!

[@James-gj8rn]

@@popcornhair6584 i'm getting better at Hard difficulty on some song so that's a start :)

[@BluVR]

This is hands down the best Explaination video I ve ever seen. The fact that they made a whole one map just for this is amazing and its really fun to watch.

[@thederpderp7758]

i agree this video is awesome

[@_BLUU_]

they technically always do this when a new song pack comes out to explain the different lighting events

[@BluVR]

@@_BLUU_ Tru tho. Btw nice name xD

[@azur24]

Yep

[@nezzled]

Agreed.

[@cube6842]

I Played every single level and literally TOP TIER Level mapping. It was so fun seeing how y’all have gotten so good making maps! I especially enjoyed the twisty arcs in the maps!

[@-NoodleBoy]

No, no they haven't. Their maps are almost always horrible

[@TheTom-Saunders]

@@-NoodleBoy Their old maps yes. Their 2 new OST are great! if you can't see the difference go and get your eyes checked.

[@shadoukitu]

@@-NoodleBoy like you could do any better

[@Pink_Ruby]

@@TheTom-Saunders Even their old maps at least gave literally everyone a starting point. Imagine starting this with no one to tell you what makes a good map. The first ones will always be bad, but that is what makes mapping better and much more fun. This isn't meant to be bad against you Tom, it's just building off your comment. :D

[@TheTom-Saunders]

@@Pink_Ruby Appreciate it man 👍

[@cusman]

Love that the arcs are friendly. I felt like they were very loose / magnetized to my motion, but this made that crystal clear.

[@FluxOrbit]

While I am 100% on board with this update, my biggest gripe is that chain links don't give vibrational feedback. That vibration is what connects the player to the music and notes. Without that feedback, chain notes simply feel like regular notes that are more annoying to hit properly.

[@Exilir8]

All for, everyone else needs to see this.

[@DJ-sc1gk]

SAAAAAME. That’s why I was so excited for them!

[@embryodemocracy1275]

Mmmmmmmmmmsweet sweet vibrstion

[@SentientCubed]

Yeah, chains are kind of tough because the lack of vibration makes it uncertain If I even managed to actually hit it or not

[@centax_]

They dont have an actual hitsounds either

[@James-gj8rn]

Thanks for the explanation on Arc notes, i thought i had to stay on the line for them to count, i appreciate it, i'm still trying to finish the last 30 seconds of Magic on Normal and it's destroying me (that sudden speed shift at the end of songs always gets me, awesome update and i hope that we get more Camellia songs from his back catalog as the game goes on, well done Beat Games)

[@Cyb3g0n]

I’m still trying to beat I wanna be a machine on expert plus it’s my favorite song on beat saber

[@Newbie7635]

Yeah that one is good

[@akuma9406]

The new Camellia song is now the hardest song in the game.

[@HarryPorpise]

@@akuma9406 Personally I still find ghost (and some other song in the Camilia pack) harder, maybe it’s because the new one flows better.

[@ExoticCheeseDev]

If your stuggling on normal im guessing you just got your VR headset a day or two ago?

[@CrackTaffyTaffyCrack]

I still can’t believe how awesome this update was, I kept failing the songs because I kept bouncing to the rhythm and I couldn’t help but dance a little lol. Keep up the good work guys

[@jred2day766]

Same I was smiling the whole time 😁

[@sonickrazyboyDC4]

I thought the arc was going to be something where you have to stay in that “lane”, but now hearing that it’s only there to guide you and be friendly and help you, it’s makes me feel better

[@whyjordie]

I think the arcs are going to be very helpful in guiding toward the next note that might be strange - it’ll cause good muscle memory

[@FluxOrbit]

Firestarter Expert+ made fantastic use of them around 1:20 into the song. A section that, without arcs, would have been weird, is so much fun with them

[@itsRigatonii]

Wow, these are pretty well thought out actually. They don't seem too restrictive and it's going to be interesting to see how the custom mapping community uses these.

[@FXV56]

Not too excessive hopefullyy But yes indeed

[@njdotson]

Yeah I would not have thought of designing the score this way

[@llynxfyremusic]

I hope people delve into making serene experiences with the arcs. They're so fun to glide through

[@MrHappymanx]

The arcs are phenomenal, they feel like they were always supposed to be there. That make everything feel more badass and flows the songs better

[@edwardmack122]

the arcs in i wanna be a machine just make the entire song feel more enjoyable, thank you for this great game

[@ethop8273]

the use of the new lights system in this tutorial was great. really showing off the potential for future maps... great job!

[@despair6819]

so you dont need to follow the arc trails but they can be very helpful for the incoming note and which way you would hit them. pretty good if you are planning to do a very dense map and giving a little assistance for the players who cant efficiently sight-read the gameplay.

[@AuroraStarstorm]

It's also good for just very fast maps, players due to their reaction will need to basically move from point to point, which if your move from overhead to both arms outstretched can be very awkward. Arcs telegraph the player to brings there arms down in preperation for the horizontal swing.

[@floppademon1506]

I j u s t t h i n k t h e y ' r e n e a t

[@Jdogrey1]

In other words, they are for new/bad players. Honestly, not really, they are actually great even for me, and I regularly play incredibly difficult maps.

[@AuroraStarstorm]

@@Jdogrey1 that's not what I was saying, im fact it's good for people who hit 8 notes/second, being given an arc makes notes less obtuse to hit. Accessibility and comfort doesn't have to come at the cost of difficulty and I don't think it does either.

[@Jdogrey1]

@@AuroraStarstorm yeah. Exactly.

[@GlenMcNiel]

As with everything else you guys create, the clarity, attention to detail, and creative direction of this tutorial is delightfully impressive. Please thank the team(s) there for me.

[@EncephalonBubble]

Man the backround of that tutorial is fire !!

[@bennetsmoddedminecraft914]

It is called the Weave background.

[@cliftonixs]

Can we just all appreciate the PERFECT TIMING of the tutorial explanation showcasing all the new blocks, scoring, examples, and arcs?

[@unixerse297]

Ikr this explanation video is great

[@ThatFakePlayerGuy]

i love it how game developers explain game mechanics (making tutorials on how things work)

[@xprqf_8800]

Why is this video just so satisfying to watch… I’ve watched this like 7 times now

[@gpb0817]

I love how the lighting interacts with the tutorial

[@alextutino1265]

the only *minor* thing i wanna say is i wish the chains had vibration for each link in the chain. i think that would enhance it even further, though this update is already great!

[@adamleis83]

This is extremely informative. I had recently got my female best friend into this game and have always struggled trying to explain scoring mechanics. I had to her to stop playing from the hip on her swings if she wants a higher score and a better workout. This helps visualize the movement she'll need to improve.

[@nasafrasa]

This opens so many doors for songs which don't have fast drums, but instead have long chords. Love the new stuff!

[@ShaneBeck]

Since the arc notes don't increase your score at all, I think there should be an option to turn their visuals off. If they added score that'd be one thing, but since they are just visual they feel like more of a distraction when going for score. I really wish there was a non-combo-breaking bonus for staying on the arc, even if it was just a little.

[@mediumrare4547]

Ok but no one is going to talk about how clean this map goes with this tutorial

[@FXV56]

When they explained how the accuracy works .. i really liked the detail where only one spot light replicated the saber's motion I love those details!

[@HarryPorpise]

I thought that was so cool too! I like how they incorporated all the new features of the update.

[@FXV56]

@@HarryPorpise haven't tried it yet but i will at the right time For maximum excitement XD

[@sirjuan5807]

The arcs feel so fluent and make the game so much funner and give the long notes a way more normal feel than just hitting a box and waiting

[@JustAMonty]

thanks this cleared up some confusion I had also I like this guy! I also like how they addressed the modding community by talking about “mappers”

[@per771]

I love it question when is the costom saber come out

[@lonescenes]

The development in the past year of Beat Saber is brilliant! So much has changed and the experience just keeps getting better and better.

[@iluvcatz2]

i had no idea we didnt have to be accurate with arcs. i was so focused on getting the whole arc and staying in line to the point where i kept failing songs. ty for this

[@allypallyuk]

Can I just take a second to applaud Beat Games ingenuity with the arc notes. They could’ve so easily made the arcs restrictive, allowing a new type of note that can potentially make things much harder, but instead opted to improve the general experience. To me that is absolutely perfect, and paired with the new lighting the maps have a ridiculous amount of atmosphere and beauty in them now which I couldn’t agree with more. Congratulations, you’ve done amazingly on this one!

[@okboomerbutitsacat8050]

well, i mean i agree that its a fun cosmetic effect, but they couldve added a modifier like "strict arcs" which means you have to follow the arcs precisely, it would be a cool challenge.

[@funtechu]

Coming back to beat saber after a long hiatus, I'm absolutely loving the new arc notes. They works so well for songs with drops or time/tempo warps!

[@Yenrabbit]

Great work, loving the new dynamics

[@TheNameBrando]

If arc notes are just friendly, there has got to be a way to turn them off, or reduce opacity completely. I'm finding they just get in the way on Expert+, making all the elements on screen too distracting

[@p1nball729]

I disagree, it made maps a lot more impactful and colorful. It also helps when you have trouble, like me, on irregular notes that require a high reaction time to hit. I do agree with you on adding a setting to turn them off though

[@brodystaff]

exactly!!! there are points where the arcs are used in really chaotic parts in a song that makes it super distracting

[@bruhmoment2918]

Yeah they should probably give an option too for expert+ personally I don't mind them and like them alot, I see where you're coming from

[@itsRigatonii]

An opacity slider would be nice yeah, the arcs got in the way of trying to sightread the new maps.

[@KPoWasTaken]

If you turned them off completely it would affect scoring, remember notes after and before arcs get a different scoring method

[@Blipy]

The arcs on Firestarter on Expert+ are so cool and I wanna see more of that in other songs.

[@An1hony]

I originally thought u had to follow the arch's but after this video, I can use less stamina by bringing the arch down to rest my arms. thank you for this information!

[@KPoWasTaken]

Playing with these new notes have been *really* fun, even after 2 months it still feels crazy cool. Though I think a cool feature would be a modifier named strict arcs where you have to follow the arcs roughly or you lose combo/health drains similar to how going into a wall drains your health and removes your combo

[@brikwall0227]

the arcs were so intimidating! glad they’re friendly :D

[@BluKityGD]

Beat saber has the most smoothest gameplay ever 🎉

[@WcaVR]

I am LOVING these new features! Freeaking awesome!

[@RockinOn217]

Thank you for making this video so clear and transparent. It answered all my questions, and some I hadn’t thought of yet! I’m excited to try this update

[@ManOfDuck]

I do wish arcs would count as a miss if you strayed too far from them, like for instance moving your saber in the complete opposite direction. That would provide a bit more obvious incentive to follow the flow of the map imo. Either way, they're a really incredible new feature and made maps flow WAY better.

[@spideyprince7077]

Eer, noo plz

[@SarenArterius]

And you secretly want Fracture Ray from Arcaea in beat saber, right?

[@V0ID_X5]

I have played the every song in the new pack and I must say that the new ideas you implemented work perfectly. This honestly makes the game so much cooler and you are did such a great job. It is so smooth and slick and I can't wait for more songs to utilize it!

[@DirkieDurky]

Good explanation and cool additions! Thanks Freeek and Beatsaber devs!

[@Real_ObamaGaming69]

I really like your addition of arcs in I want to be a machine (I played expert difficulty). To me, it really makes the song more alive and between notes it gives you some more to focus on. I also think arcs that stop without a note on the end are really good for songs that end on an odd note. Thank you for sticking with this game and adding new mechanics!

[@TrueShotVR]

Really well explained. I was sceptical but it seems like arcs will be a great feature.

[@A.StarVT]

thats sick, the posiblities for map creation has been expanded and im excited to see what can be done

[@InternetUser999]

I love this new update it's the best one yet! Can't wait for more songs to come out with these new notes in them.

[@SpyroShurtagul]

I do think the arcs are a ton of fun. They're really satisfying for most songs they're in! I think that was a great choice

[@christinezsfm]

I don't have any resemblance of a VR set, yet I was invested enough to watch the whole video, and I'm actually excited for the new notes implementation, great work there, I guess?

[@woohoojazelyn]

i updated it today not knowing of the new note typea and i was STUNNED. the arcs especially are so fun to play, they really give the songs more oomph. i played until my headset battery ran out, so I'm planning to play more later today 😎

[@nemphisva]

This is defenetly going to open so many oppertunities for new maps and mapping styles! job well done once again if you ask me!

[@FakeMelon]

What an incredible update for the game, love this!

[@sebastianschwerdt7231]

I came late to the vr scene because I couldn't afford it so after a half a year of having my psvr and saving up for some more games I was really excited to get beatsaber since I'd heard so much about it and I am so glad I did. Me and my sister have played with the headset more in the last two weeks than I think we have in the few months we've had it and I'm never looking back, its so much fun. And I'm glad that when I did come in to the game I came in after ost 5 and the first time I tried it with the living tombstones " I want to be a machine " and was pleasantly surprised by the arc notes I just had the biggest smile on my face, the songs on ost 5 are my favourite by far because the arc notes are just endlessly fun. It feels so good to hit them and reach up and down and around following the line that I just can't get enough of it I feel like I'm flying. Best vr game I've ever played and best workout I've gotten in years = ]

[@sebastianschwerdt7231]

Also boss chan is nuts and I love it

[@F34rrrrr]

You guys made a new sabers teaser right? I thought they would be out by now. Can you give me some info on when they will be out in Beat Saber? Thanks.

[@inconclusive8231]

I love the new update, can't wait to see future songs using this

[@kittylarkin1236]

I love these so much! Especially the arcs in Curtains

[@DanielMo09]

I love these new updates, add more of that type!

[@zowlgd]

Ohhh. Thank you for the arc explanation. I was under the impression that we HAD to follow it as close as possible!

[@Lil.Yahmeaner]

Will previous official songs be updated to take advantage of the new note types?

[@GraphicHiccup]

Nope! Only the new maps

[@waltherchemnitz]

I hope not.

[@vedawair]

They stated way before the update that the new block type (we didn’t know about arcs till now) that they will not change old songs at all and only add it into new songs

[@Lil.Yahmeaner]

@@vedawair Thank you for the info! I haven't played the game for a few months so I've been out of the loop.

[@vedawair]

@@Lil.Yahmeaner Np and welcome back to the community lol

[@IMelonBeats]

this is great! ive always disliked how thhe "chains" made of big blocks just take up the whole screen. this will make it look so much smoother.

[@Ghostly_scarf]

Ok so basically the goal was to make the player more connected to the notes and the beats, and honestly this was a JOB WELL DONE! It fits so well with each ost 5 song and it really makes the player feel connected to the notes with each arc and each beat with chains. So in others words after this update came out, it made beatsaber rise to another level!

[@PremaritalCheese]

This update seems so simple but very complex and detailed, I love it!

[@MecDesu]

I was terrified that arcs changed scores so this is good to know. but I am worried with how hard the chains will be when ghost notes are included. Thank you Beat Saber you have grown so much, much love.

[@EternalVampi]

I thought you had to follow the arcs, I am very new to beat saber. And I also didn’t know what chains were or how they worked. Thank you for this explanation!

[@Klivdx]

Amazing demonstration, seriously great job! And good to know that arcs are friendly, this way allows for more fun and feeling of the music!

[@Essbee1]

Please have an option to turn off vibration on the arc note bits!

[@metalpuppy2188]

The secret coolest part about this vid is how good the usage of lighting is

[@CurtisJensenGames]

I’m excited to try it out whenever I get a virtual reality headset!

[@goopygoopst8269]

Been busy at work but I can't wait to try out the new update, the new stuff looks like it can reeeaaallyyy get a player immersed into a song!

[@alexdacat]

This update increases game feel in such an awesome way! Thank you!

[@piot013]

god i love the new block types, and the music... oh the music is just perfect!

[@carro179]

When I hear "arcs", I think Arcaea arcs, so this explanation really helped me understand them better

[@octosional]

Fire starter is definitely the best song in the pack, I had a lot of fun playing it

[@ksd8531-official]

Pretty useful! I like the update!

[@marpek452]

Much love for all the hard work you guys have done, had so much fun with the new blocks!

[@BeatSaber]

Nice to hear you like them!

[@DesolateLavender]

This was really nice. I couldn't figure out how the Arcs worked, but this helps a ton! The update in general is really well made. Good work.

[@doodledon1222]

The new arcs are really fun, they make me feel like I'm raving

[@popcornhair6584]

Firestarter has great uses of all these new elements! Thank you for the content!

[@DiamondLotus210]

This video was actually really helpful, I was a bit confused before

[@JaVRier]

The lights in the background are awesome.

[@ShinySahil]

I love the arcs alot

[@BasonBacon77]

This is a really great update, and im really impressed. Great job with the map designing as well! THANK YOUUU!!!

[@jacobg8373]

Could you make make a thin arc option so that they are less in the way? I think they are a bit annoying on fast the faster bits and mostly get in the way.

[@Rkodigaming]

Thank you for this! I did not know what the arcs were for bc I noticed they did not give you any points or energy!

[@Thrivello]

I like the arc and chain scoring that's gonna change everything about scoring now

[@cleyfaye]

Very informative. I kept missing these chain notes, now I see why.

[@meggriffin4802]

The mapping is amazing and I love the arc!!!

[@jackwils6482]

Beat saber developers will never stop being amazing and understanding developers.

[@ADDTRIALSRIDE]

Eeek! I haven't been able to play lately. But I logged in after this newest update and I am so so excited! So much fun!

[@Sakros]

Definitely the best update ever!

[@bugboimovies7702]

Floor blocks and arcs would be pretty cool, stabbing the floor and getting the since of gliding with it just seems neat, cuttable walls also seem like they would be fun and could be a more challenging arc.

[@timothygooding9544]

I really love the decision to make arc notes pretty much aesthetic was worried of mappers starting to become too constraining to where the player's movement and creativity is stifled. Knowing that its more of a guide really helps

[@JohnDoe-sw2nc]

i'm expecting custom maps with fake out arcs that have nothing to do with where the notes actually are

[@EclipseHighroller]

Not me. Having to Follow a hold, like in synth riders or even ddr, makes the game feel so much better. Beat sabers has needed hold notes for the longest time, and they implied they were adding them with the arcs when it was announced, but it’s nothing of the sort. Hold notes are paths to be followed or else you lose points/combo. The arc system here is just a path that follows you which makes it pointless

[@FirelukeGaming]

Arcs are PERFECT for representing sustained notes and the vibration is perfect! What an awesome update! :D

[@smallboislumpo7759]

this was genuinely helpful. thank you so much

[@baconboiz8182]

I love this like tutorial map you guys made for yourself.

[@iiZkitty]

This feels FANTASTIC. Great job, thank you.

[@catgirl-jj8no]

Thanks for the explanation! I like these new mechanics