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 support@ongakken.com. Thank you - the dev

[ 2021-03-19 08:52:04 CET ] [ Original post ]