Beat Rush News

The problem Jack was encountering seems to have been fixed now. I modified the anti-piracy script that was causing this and even the video Jack sent to the support email confirms that the problem was indeed caused by a malfunction of this script.

All should be working well now in regards to this particular issue.

Hello again,

In this post, I would like to address a post published on a Chinese site called keylol.com.

https://keylol.com/t680751-1-3

I understand that many of Beat Rush's players (or at least visitors) come from that site, so I hope some will find this post.

First of all, I'd like to apologize for cutting the support for Windows some time ago. I could have dual-booted, but I didn't because I couldn't afford to throw money away for a proper copy of Win10. Many people made fun of me for not having a dedicated development machine. Well, no, I only have one PC, and I use it for school, development, games, and everything else.

Secondly, I'd like to explain why I removed the lottery on steamgifts.com.
About three lotteries went through, and when I launched the fourth one, it coincided with this Windows thing when I switched the game to free. Before it could conclude, the game was already free all around the globe, so it would make no sense to give away keys when you could have just headed to Steam and grabbed yourself a free copy. Many people called me 'dishonest' after this. I mean, come on.

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Finally, I'd like to say that I'm really doing what I can here. Back off, everyone.

Thank you

EDIT: I have located Jack's issue. He seems to be circumventing Steam somehow and thus triggering Beat Rush's anti-cheat and anti-piracy gate (implemented when BR was still a paid game). The game must be launched through Steam and Steam only. All other launches are forbidden. Jack, if you're launching the game through Steam, send a video of you launching and playing the game, the system might be malfunctioning.

Hi.

This announcement addresses a review that was posted yesterday by a Steam user called 'Jack Harlequin'.



First of all, I'd like to apologize to you. I never meant to cause such negative feelings in someone. I just wanted to make a game people would enjoy.

The input customization menu is now in the settings menu of the game. Clicking the currently set option and setting a key when the dots appear will enable you to change your settings. The settings should be persistent, so if you load up the game next time, they should be there.

I also put in partial gamepad support. The default controls are:

• Increase/decrease speed while held = left joystick, Y axis
  
• Slide to sides = left joystick, X axis
  
• Increase ship sliding sensitivity = Right Face Button
  
• Decrease ship sliding sensitivity = Left Face Button
  
• Use = Top Face Button
  
• Jump = Bottom Face Button
  

Since I'm not a controller user, I have no way of testing this one. I never felt that I need a controller, never had one. The last one I had was the DualShock, which I no longer have.
As far as I know, Steam should have some sort of binding system of its own for the gamepads, so to change any of these, use that.

I also added some stability improvements, which should help prevent possible crashing. Crashing hasn't been reported by other players, only by this one, though.

It's hard to read such reviews. When someone calls your game a 'frustrating experience,' it's hard not to fall in tears.
However, I did what I could to accommodate the review.

Everyone else, please, if there are any issues, please document them somehow. Either record a video of them or invite me to watch your gameplay. It would be nice to send your system specs along, too. This really helps me to track down possible issues. I'm a solo developer; I don't have a team of testers at my disposal. Please understand that. If you're sending anything, either hit me up here on Steam or send an email to [email protected].

Thank you
- the dev

Added limited gamepad support - since one of the players posted a review in which he roasted me for not having input customization and gamepad support, I implemented both. However, I've never ever had a controller connected to my PC. The last controller I held in my hands was PS's DualShock, so I have nothing to test this update on. If I had a controller lying around, I would have used it, because I want my game to be as good as I can possibly make it. People should realize that not everyone has all the hardware.

Here is the default gamepad config:

• Increase/decrease speed while held = left joystick, Y axis
  
• Slide to sides = left joystick, X axis
  
• Increase ship sliding sensitivity = Right Face Button
  
• Decrease ship sliding sensitivity = Left Face Button
  
• Use = Top Face Button
  
• Jump = Bottom Face Button
  

To my understanding, Steam has some sort of customization of its own, so if you wish to change any of these, that's where you should go.

As 'Jack Harlequin' requested, the input customization menu is now implemented. You should now be able to change all the buttons.