BETA Patch: Videoplayer logging, DirectX fixes and further DualShock 4 controller support

[MegalomaniacNG]

To access the beta please do the following:
Follow this guide http://ds.nordicgames.at/SteamBetaBranchGuide.jpg
Under Step 1 select "Darksiders Warmastered Edition"
Under Step 4 you dont need a password
The branch name for Step 6 is named publicbeta

Beta Patch

Changelog

11th January 2017
- New way to handle material info for DirectX which could remove some driver related crashes
- Logging for result codes when creating video codec reader fails
- Supports even more DualShock 4 controller types

[Mr_Math]

Does this videoplayer patch do anything to address the sound issues during cutscenes? I know you've said before that that issue is on your plate, but that there's no ETA for a fix. So I imagine this doesn't deal with that issue, but I'd still like to know for sure.

[peterthierolf]

No, this patch is to find the cause of non-playing videos as well as hopefully fixing a strange driver problem where direct-x fails certain functions with a completely bogus error message.

[Romero | Crust33f]

Do you plan on supporting the Steam Controller?

Keep up the good work and thanks in advance :)

[Mr_Math]

After this patch was applied, I started noticing a strange bug. Whenever the drop-down "explaning stuff" window appears, no images are displayed on it, only text. So, for example, when I buy an item from Vulgrim or find one in a treasure chest, or when I receive a new item/ability in a dungeon, the window that explains what I just found doesn't show any images or icons.

This only just started with this latest update. Maybe just a coincidence of timing, but maybe this update borked something else.

[peterthierolf]

Originally posted by Mr_Math:

After this patch was applied, I started noticing a strange bug. Whenever the drop-down "explaning stuff" window appears, no images are displayed on it, only text. So, for example, when I buy an item from Vulgrim or find one in a treasure chest, or when I receive a new item/ability in a dungeon, the window that explains what I just found doesn't show any images or icons.

This only just started with this latest update. Maybe just a coincidence of timing, but maybe this update borked something else.

This should definitely not happen. I think we had something like this before when some scripts went astray. I'll look at it.

[peterthierolf]

I fixed this and made sure it won't happen again with future betas. You need to restart steam client in order to get the update queued.

[Mr_Math]

Looks like it's fixed. I just opened my save file and tested it by buying something from Vulgrim and the images popped up like they're supposed to.

Thanks for the quick help on this.

[fgsfds]

A couple of suggerstions for the future patches:
Make it possible to instantly switch between controller and keyboard-mouse.
Make an option to select all 6 equipment items with a controller without opening an inventory. For example, make pressing d-pad button select one item and holding the same button select another. This way, you can bind exactly 6 items to a d-pad. It's extremely frustrating that you have to open a menu every time you need to use chain instead of portals.

[slider86]

Originally posted by FGSFDS:

A couple of suggerstions for the future patches:
Make it possible to instantly switch between controller and keyboard-mouse.
Make an option to select all 6 equipment items with a controller without opening an inventory. For example, make pressing d-pad button select one item and holding the same button select another. This way, you can bind exactly 6 items to a d-pad. It's extremely frustrating that you have to open a menu every time you need to use chain instead of portals.

The ability to keep the keyboard/mouse active while controller is in use would be a massive plus for those that don't have the buttons assigned properly.

[b@t@re!ka]

crashes after horse rider victory at arena and achiving a horse - anyway

[GodJaques]

I am really sorry devs. your game is working fine, it was my fault. I was wrong about problem with game, in fact was my computer not the game itself, really sorry. You are awesome and keep the good work. Greetings from Brazil.

[nightstrike]

Is beta now closed?

[madhousefly]

I have consistent cutscene audio failure (only voice track plays, and out of sync) in the Abbadon video before the first boss, which is convenient, because it starts with the save game. Would the log file help with debugging this?

Log on Pastebin [pastebin.com]

[peterthierolf]

There is nothing unusual in the logfile unfortunately. Can you hear the audio of the video if you run the file with media player ? It should be Scene_02.wmv in the media/videos folder.
By the way - are you still in the beta branch ? You shouldn't...

[Cheshire Cat]

I don't belive that I still can't hear audio in movies after all this time... Please find another jobs...