0.8.6.2 sound bugfix release + other stuff — Mysterious Space Steam update #1046205

I've heard reports from a few players that Mysterious Space would make TERRIBLE NOISES whenever it played any sound effect (but not music). Mysterious...

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Mysterious Space (368700)
Event type
patch note
Published
7 January 2016 - 06:34:40 UTC
Source
steam_community_announcements
I've heard reports from a few players that Mysterious Space would make TERRIBLE NOISES whenever it played any sound effect (but not music). Mysterious Space uses MonoGame to do graphics, controller input, and sound effects, but FMOD to play music... so this suggested to me that MonoGame was the problem here. in fact, I've had problems with MonoGame and audio before, which is why I'm using FMOD to play music in the first place! the solution, then, seemed obvious: go all-in with FMOD, and never ask MonoGame to ever play a sound again. EVER. and that's just what I've done with 0.8.6.3, another little bugfix release that will NOT break your save games! (I'm also probably going to find something else to handle controller input at some point, as I'd like to support a wider range of controllers... but that's an update for another time.) other noteable changes/fixes this release: all armors were...

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