PianoGlow’s team has introduced new multiplayer networking algorithms intended to greatly reduce latency between participants. The official Steam announcement also details an opt-in LAN option, more interactive guides and new playback controls.
For players on the same local network, the team says a Steam setting that reveals their IP address can deliver “almost no latency.” That makes IP disclosure an explicit part of the LAN option, rather than an automatic change for multiplayer participants.
The update adds more interactive tour guides covering rhythm, QWERTY typing, and scales and arpeggios. QWERTY typing also gains auto-play play/pause functionality, while a new bindable play/pause shortcut defaults to Alt+P.
Alongside those additions, the team says it is continuing to improve its AI tool for converting PDF sheet music into MusicXML/MIDI falling notes.
Further fixes are planned within seven days of the announcement. Those target asteroid note labels, sheet-music trainer UI behavior at the most difficult settings, and hanging notes affecting players who join a multiplayer performance midway through.
