Common BH problems & solutions

[Starg]

Hi all,

I just thought I'd roll up the various issues people have had with the game and offer some solutions to them.

General:
- Ultra uses DX9 where Classic uses DX8. Make sure you have DX9c or later: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=35

- 'Can't find appropriate full screen video mode.' Crash
If you are running Win 8 you are going to need to find game's executable file
(most likely somewhere around here C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Beat Hazard)
Enter properties, Compatibility tab and check "Disable Display Scaling On High DPI Settings" and then ''OK'' It should work now, you may also need to check "Run as administrator"

BH Crashes / resets on start up:
- Try disabling the Steam overlay. (Uncheck the box next to "Enable Steam Community In-Game" in the game settings in Steam)
- Set up a pref command and run in a window. Try this command first: CustomRez 1 800 600;
- The games will crash if you have AmBX running in the background. (Disable this and it should be fine)
- You can also try this: Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\beat hazard. Then go to beat hazards properties and select the compatibility tab, there tick the "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings" option.
- If you have 'Shadow Ops' DLC, try unsubscribing all the ships in the workshop. Some ships can work on some machines, but not others.
- For Win8 users: You might need to check compatibility settings. The first may only apply to 8.1, so if you're running 8, it may not work. The second supposedly works for both versions. (Thanks to Waste_of_skin)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/older-programs-compatible-version-windows
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/6832-compatibility-mode-use-windows-8-a.html

BH stuck on loading screen:
This is where the game is trying to load your save game from the Cloud, there are a number of possible fixes:
- Steam cloud support must be turned on for BH (Go to steam, then Steam+Settings then Downloads+Cloud and there enable Steam Cloud)
- Try playing a game with Steam in offline mode. Then play online. This can cause a re-sync and fix it
- Try deleting the file BeatHazardSongSave.sav (This will be somewhere in your appdata/roaming folder)
- It could also be a corrupt save (see next comment)

BH crashes after loading screen:
This could be a corrupt save game.
- Set up a pref command file ( http://steamcommunity.com/app/49600/discussions/0/882960080238317839/ ) and use the ResetMySongSaves_NoReally; command.
If this doesn't work, try the NewSaveGame; command
Remember to remove these commands once the game is working again.
- Delete the files in the '[user]/appdata/roaming/Beat Hazard' folder. You can find this folder by typing %appdata% in to a file browser window.

Preparing to launch, but never does:
- Could be that Steam is down, check the stats to see if there's a dip in the graph
- Exit Steam & re-run & delete & re-install BH.
- Try running the game direct from the Steam apps folder, you might get a better error

BH sometimes minimizes
- A reboot can fix this most of the time
- If you have mIRC, GlovePIE, TwitDeck running, try turning these off.
- Try closing Firefox

Music volume 'ducks' when I blow stuff up
- This is caused by windows automatically trying to 'protect' your speakers. It happens when the combined volume of the music & the SFX exceed a preset level. Try turning the music and SFX volumes down to 3 or 4 and turning up your speakers to compensate.

If none of these work, the game can output debug text that can help me track down the problem. To do this, set up a pref file and use the WriteDebug; command. The output will be in the Steam apps/Beat hazard folder and it's called DebugMsg.txt

Let me know if I've missed anything. I'll keep this first page up to date.

[PDiddy703]

Is there any way to fix the "Can't find appropriate full screen video mode" glitch on Windows 10?

I followed the instructions that you put in the article, but I could not find a checkbox reading "Disable Display Scaling On High DPI Settings"

If i could get any help, that would be great

[D YellowMadness]

Every time I try to start the game, I get a pop-up that says "BASS AUDIO - Can't initialize device" even though I used to have no problems playing this game.

Edit: I figured out a really terrible workaround that seems unbarable. Wearing headphones makes the game work. Windows 10 started making me wear headphones for a massive portion of my games at some point & it turns out Beat Hazard is one of 'em. One of the many reasons no one should ever get Windows 10. Still, a better solution would be highly appreciated.

[Blaster♡Linux]

when is the steam controller going to be supported? I have 2 of them and I cant use them!!!
Im on linux btw

[ChangedMyNameFromCIitCommander]

BlasterPR původně napsal:

when is the steam controller going to be supported? I have 2 of them and I cant use them!!!
Im on linux btw

Anyone else haveing issues with the steam controller? Tried using the community configs, but the touch pad side is doing the opposite of where I want to shoot no matter how I try to change it. Any help would be great. On Windows 7 if that matters

[Minami]

I have the same problem as you Commander. But I do not use joystick to play the game. The keyboard and mouse are more precise in my case.

If I may, I advise you to do the opposite of what he asks you when configuring the controller.

For BlasterPR: I think Beat Hazard is designed for a player to play using keyboard and mouse, while the other uses a joystick.

[Ebeta2]

Minami původně napsal:

I have the same problem as you Commander. But I do not use joystick to play the game. The keyboard and mouse are more precise in my case.

If I may, I advise you to do the opposite of what he asks you when configuring the controller.

For BlasterPR: I think Beat Hazard is designed for a player to play using keyboard and mouse, while the other uses a joystick.

I'm not entirely sure what's going on with the right pad, as i'm having no trouble with it myself. Also, the game was designed for 2 controllers as I have played with 2 PS3 controllers before.

[D YellowMadness]

The problem I was talking about above involving having to wear headphones can probably be fixed by doing whatever the creators of Rabi-Ribi did. They made an option you can choose when starting the game that forces Directx 9.0/Windows XP Mode or Directx 9.0c/Windows XP Mode & that's the only reason I'm able to play Rabi -Ribi without headphones.

[kiara]

Now, I've played this both on my Linux and Windows computer. I noticed no issues while playing on the Windows version, but on Linux, the audio tends to glitch up a bit. It sounds like chiptune but really ♥♥♥♥♥♥ chiptune. It takes a few restarts to fix it, but I really don't know what causes it.

[KorDen]

Minami původně napsal:

For BlasterPR: I think Beat Hazard is designed for a player to play using keyboard and mouse, while the other uses a joystick.

You can play two-player mode with two X360 / PS3 gamepads

[Ebeta2]

KorDen původně napsal:

Minami původně napsal:

For BlasterPR: I think Beat Hazard is designed for a player to play using keyboard and mouse, while the other uses a joystick.

You can play two-player mode with two X360 / PS3 gamepads

Have steam controllers been integrated yet?

[22]

hi,it don't run in win10.

[Whenbored100]

22君 původně napsal:

hi,it don't run in win10.

it works fine on my windows 10 desktop.
so idk what your talking about.

[Crazybmanp]

Whenbored100 původně napsal:

22君 původně napsal:

hi,it don't run in win10.

it works fine on my windows 10 desktop.
so idk what your talking about.

i'm not sure whats causing it but since the newest update i've been having trouble with freezes. not sure if windows related, but it would appear to be.

[Minami]

Do you looked in the first message of the topic to see if your problem is reported there?

[Crazybmanp]

Minami původně napsal:

Do you looked in the first message of the topic to see if your problem is reported there?

yea, its not. It would be kinda silly to post here and not read the OP