Beekyr Reloaded : OUT TODAY!

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Okey guys! I'm releasing Beekyr Reloaded today in STEAM.
(21:00: GMT+0 / 13:00: PST)

I really hope you get hooked, play lots and discover some really cool secrets I can't tell you right now . But if you do, feel free to share :)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/484930/

It will have a strong discount during this first week!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCH6tOExWSI



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So is this the origin story of Hibachi?
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It's better than Dodonpachi II: Bee Storm atleast.
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Hibachi belongs to another dimension!
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Xeno wrote:It's better than Dodonpachi II: Bee Storm atleast.
Ah very different game though!
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I suppose the game would be too easy if you could use his attacks. Looks fun though, I'll probably give it a try when my next pay comes in.
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Seems like theres a lot of dead air, the enemy bullets should be faster and more aimed towards the player, less of them should be cancellable. Or maybe have the harder difficulties unlocked by default, I've only played the first 4 levels of arcade but it got pretty boring in parts. The intro should be skippable too.

Seems like it could be fun though, I liked the general aesthetic and the music

Edit: The game also crashed at the end of a level. I got a white screen and nothing else after the part that shows you the next stage
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Hello Maxx, Thanks for your feedback!!

The game went to Novice by default because its the first game you play. That mode is a light intro (having half of the enemies, half of bullets with no precision) to the game understanding its mechanics, specially the vertical levels. Play again in and you will be able to choose Arcade.

I think it would be a good idea to custom play the first time, having Novice on the first couple of levels and then moving to Arcade automatically. I will try to implement this way of game, i think it could be best...
Or.... just let the player choose arcade / novice at start. What do you think?

Also good news! The intro is already skippable you just need to beat level 3 (a.k.a Stage 1-1)

About the white screen you are the first with that problem, I would like to fix it, can you give me more details??

Thanks again for taking time telling me what has bothered you in your first game. Remember this is early access Im here to fix this kind stuff (first impressions) . Those, are really hard to get them right as all testers have played the game quite a lot already, we can't have another first impression! :roll:

Bravo, keep going try to beat the mantis now :twisted:
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Kaleidogames wrote:Hello Maxx, Thanks for your feedback!!

About the white screen you are the first with that problem, I would like to fix it, can you give me more details??
It's happened twice now, after starting a new game and selecting world one on Arcade difficulty. After completing Stage 1-1, I get the end of level bonus screens, then the screen that tells me the next level (1-2), but after that it turns to a white screen and nothing else. I think I may have been pressing buttons on my controller during the next level screen. It doesn't happen every time.
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Ok, I will try to breat it today. Does it happen when you play more than once? Does it happen after you restart the game?




Also I forgot to say: the game is intended for all player levels. I normally test this game in fairs with average players and Arcade seems to be really hard for them.

But here in this forum we are talking about hardcore players, you need to finish the game once in Arcade to unlock the EXPERT and BULLET HELL modes. Which are really cool and extremelly challenging to play, I made those mode thinking of you guys! I really hope they are fun for you. They are for me and my testers!!!

But there is more, madness level, it a lot harder than Expert, I'm afraid that will be completed by only by the best players in the world. you have been warned! :mrgreen:
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Could you check the steam forum, mr kaleidogames - http://steamcommunity.com/app/484930/di ... 921036276/

Having some trouble getting my stick to work with this.
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Kaleidogames wrote:Ok, I will try to breat it today. Does it happen when you play more than once? Does it happen after you restart the game?
Yeah it does, I had to exit the game when it happened because you couldn't access the menu.

Those harder modes sound promising though!
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clippa wrote:Could you check the steam forum, mr kaleidogames - http://steamcommunity.com/app/484930/di ... 921036276/

Having some trouble getting my stick to work with this.

Answered! I will add that funcionality when I figure out what is MaXXX's problem with the white screen problem... I can't replicate it!
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MaXXX wrote:
Kaleidogames wrote:Ok, I will try to breat it today. Does it happen when you play more than once? Does it happen after you restart the game?
Yeah it does, I had to exit the game when it happened because you couldn't access the menu.

Those harder modes sound promising though!
This is such a weird bug. There are like a million things happening in between stages. Can you record it with a phone or somehow? I'll be restless until I fix it!
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After pressing A to continue after 1-1, I get this:
http://imgur.com/a/qL2A2

The score and bomb bar don't always appear, sometimes it's just a blank screen. I have been up to stage 1-4 before, but this seems to be happening every single time I finish 1-1 now. I tried deleting local content and reinstalling.
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MaXXX wrote:After pressing A to continue after 1-1, I get this:
http://imgur.com/a/qL2A2

The score and bomb bar don't always appear, sometimes it's just a blank screen. I have been up to stage 1-4 before, but this seems to be happening every single time I finish 1-1 now. I tried deleting local content and reinstalling.
Ok, lets try to figure out what in earth is going on in your side.

That GPU (graphics card) do you have?
What CPU and RAM do you have?

I know you have reinstaled the game but have you restarted your computer?
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Heres my specs:
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I haven't tried restarting yet. Like I said, the game worked fine the first few times. My best guess would be something in the save game data causing it, but I could be wrong.
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MaXXX wrote:Heres my specs:
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I haven't tried restarting yet. Like I said, the game worked fine the first few times. My best guess would be something in the save game data causing it, but I could be wrong.
Right I think something is not being cleared of from your Video Memory RAM. The savestate wont crash the game. In fact it has never happened to anyone. But maybe this is due not restarting , as you said it worked fine at the beginning.

Can you have go after restarting windows? I think it might fix it!
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It still happens after a PC restart.

Some more notes: When this happens, I can access and navigate the menu with the keyboard but not the controller. Selecting "Main Menu" just closes the menu, rather than taking me back to the main menu.
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MaXXX wrote:It still happens after a PC restart.

Some more notes: When this happens, I can access and navigate the menu with the keyboard but not the controller. Selecting "Main Menu" just closes the menu, rather than taking me back to the main menu.
Ok that is very weird. It looks like you are running out of memory. Or the textures are not being loaded . Can you see a "loading" screen before this happens??
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MaXXX wrote:It still happens after a PC restart.

Some more notes: When this happens, I can access and navigate the menu with the keyboard but not the controller. Selecting "Main Menu" just closes the menu, rather than taking me back to the main menu.

That screen you have shown me, shouldn't be like that, you are supposed to go to a vertical stage and the GUI should be different, no bombs!

So Let's review the facts:
This happens after: killing the scorpion > fade to black > fade to displaying bonus scores screen > game progress appears> press to continue text appears > [you press button] > fade to white > loading screen > white screen + gui .... (any sounds?, any other clues?)
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As far as I recall, there isn't a loading screen just a fade to white. And I think the GUI only appears once you've accessed and exited the menu. But the rest of that sequence is correct, yes.

Edit: Just tried starting from the prelude. The same thing happens after the first vertical stage, before 1-1.
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Okey then there is some issue loading the textures. Nothing else is loaded then.

OH... I think I found something.

Do you have particles enabled?
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Kaleidogames wrote:Okey then there is some issue loading the textures. Nothing else is loaded then.

OH... I think I found something.

Do you have particles enabled?
Nah I disabled them for performance purposes. Come to think of it, the problem may have started after I did that.
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MaXXX wrote:
Kaleidogames wrote:Okey then there is some issue loading the textures. Nothing else is loaded then.

OH... I think I found something.

Do you have particles enabled?
Nah I disabled them for performance purposes. Come to think of it, the problem may have started after I did that.

Yes, thats the problem, I know exactly where it happens now. I'm uploading a new version just now. You can play without particles, also try to reduce screen resolution if is still slow. Intel HD is not the greatest!

Hold on tight! Uploading enhancements!!! :wink:
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Thanks! Glad you could find it. Is there an option to change fullscreen resolution? I couldn't see one.
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MaXXX wrote:Thanks! Glad you could find it. Is there an option to change fullscreen resolution? I couldn't see one.
There is none as the tecnology I use doesnt let me do it. I did an external program for that that worked like a charm but AVAST or AVG were saying they were viruses. I had to discard the idea. It is best to change windows resolution. But hey the game might run perfect without particles.

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The version I have uploaded is: v 1.0.0 [11023] !

Enjoy!!!!
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Yeah I get a smooth 30FPS with the particles off so I don't need the res any lower.

The bug with the stages not loading seems to be fixed, I haven't had that problem again. Disable Controller should probably be off by default, rather than on. Also after finishing world 2 I moved straight onto world 4, not sure if that's intentional. And world 4 wasn't unlocked when I went to start a new game (I didn't complete world 4 but did reach it)
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Im glad the bug is not there anymore.
Also, the game should be running at 60FPS, 30 FPS is half speed.

It's intentional that you skpped world 3, just pay attention at the credits when you finish the game ;)
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Ah, mine is running consistently at 30, although it speeds up for a second or two when I pick up power ups. It also runs at a consistent 30 on the menu (According to the Steam FPS counter). Maybe it's my laptop but it can usually run 2D games fine.

If its meant to run twice at fast then I take back what I said about it being too slow!
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