Death Smiles: Countdown to North America Invasion

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Mon May 04, 2009 3:40 am

To be more specific, you need to select PLAY from the main menu and then choose any mode (and let it load up), and then exit from that mode.

thamasha69 · Post by **thamasha69** » Mon May 04, 2009 3:58 am

To answer your question, yes, the buttons can be mapped however you like.

Excellent thank you!

RuffNEC · Post by **RuffNEC** » Mon May 04, 2009 9:24 am

ZyN wrote:
EOJ wrote:1400 Japanese MS points (about $25 USD).

allright thank you

HOW BIG IS THE DOWNLOAD ?

E. Randy Dupre · Post by **E. Randy Dupre** » Mon May 04, 2009 9:37 am

IT'S NOT EVEN OUT YET.

Crapshoot · Post by **Crapshoot** » Mon May 04, 2009 3:26 pm

EOJ wrote:Yes, the game has full leaderboards for all modes. Go to SCORE ATTACK>LEADERBOARDS from the main menu to peruse them.

If you want to upload your score to the online leaderboards, you have to go to SCORE ATTACK>PLAY to do so. Be sure you always first select PLAY from the main menu (and then exit after it loads up) before entering SCORE ATTACK when you first boot up the game, otherwise your saved scores will be wiped (this is a bug that will be fixed in an upcoming patch).

EOJ wrote:To be more specific, you need to select PLAY from the main menu and then choose any mode (and let it load up), and then exit from that mode.

Just to be clear, is this method only to facilitate uploading to the online leaderboards, or is this to prevent wiping of local leaderboards as well?

What exactly causes the saved scores to be wiped? I've tried selecting PLAY, booting it up, and exiting, and then re-entering the mode (not score attack) and recording a score or two on the leaderboard. After booting up the game again a third time (or after I've reset the xbox), the scores are gone! Is there something in the workaround that I'm missing here...?

cyprien · Post by **cyprien** » Mon May 04, 2009 4:30 pm

Yeah, no matter how I go into Score Attack it wipes all my scores regardless. I've even played a round or two in Play then gone to Score Attack and it wipes.

Crapshoot · Post by **Crapshoot** » Mon May 04, 2009 4:33 pm

From what I've tried, it doesn't have anything to do with Score Attack... even quitting and rebooting the regular PLAY mode wipes the scores as well. Get it fixed Cave!

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:25 pm

Oh, you can't have the game installed on the hdd, and you have to turn auto-save off. If you do this, the method I described above will ensure your scores never get wiped, and they save properly.

DBHashman93 · Post by **DBHashman93** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:40 pm

Hate to ask this question yet again, but is anybody else in the US still waiting on their copy? Mine shipped Apr. 22, and the mailman just dropped by...still no game. I'm in San Francisco, and I'm just curious if others in the area have gotten their copies.

cyprien · Post by **cyprien** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:41 pm

EOJ wrote:Oh, you can't have the game installed on the hdd, and you have to turn auto-save off. If you do this, the method I described above will ensure your scores never get wiped, and they save properly.

I'll give this a shot tonight and see how many times I forget to manually save. Haha.

I hope they get this patch out soon!

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:47 pm

They prompt you to save whenever you get a new score, so all you have to do is press the A button.

The patch is due sometime between May 20-June 10.

cyprien · Post by **cyprien** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:49 pm

Ah, cool! Thanks for all the help EOJ.

Crapshoot · Post by **Crapshoot** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:57 pm

Thanks mate I'll give it a shot later.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Mon May 04, 2009 7:10 pm

DBHashman93 wrote:Hate to ask this question yet again, but is anybody else in the US still waiting on their copy? Mine shipped Apr. 22, and the mailman just dropped by...still no game. I'm in San Francisco, and I'm just curious if others in the area have gotten their copies.

Still waiting for mine (opposite coast from you) though it shipped a day or two late. Hoping it arrives sometime this week, if not I'll check further.

Shelcoof · Post by **Shelcoof** » Mon May 04, 2009 7:10 pm

DBHashman93 wrote:Hate to ask this question yet again, but is anybody else in the US still waiting on their copy? Mine shipped Apr. 22, and the mailman just dropped by...still no game. I'm in San Francisco, and I'm just curious if others in the area have gotten their copies.

I'm still waiting too and mine was shipped out same day as well. Ordered from Play-Asia

Muzza · Post by **Muzza** » Mon May 04, 2009 8:31 pm

My copy shipped on the 24th and I received it today! Now awaiting my JP 360

RuffNEC · Post by **RuffNEC** » Mon May 04, 2009 8:55 pm

what do you mean with wiping scores ? Deleting , not saving ?!

Anyone also suffers from incredible lagging during online play ? Even if I play with my friends (same country) it suffers from some lag. Not as much as when I play with a japanese dude but still slowdowns. The Networkcode isn't the best

howmuchkeefe · Post by **howmuchkeefe** » Mon May 04, 2009 9:06 pm

Mine shipped the 22nd as well. Haven't received it yet, haven't checked the mail yet today. I live in AZ.

EDIT: Oh hey I got it!

Hope yours isn't far behind. If you haven't got it by Wednesday, I'd start asking questions.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Tue May 05, 2009 12:02 am

W, what the hell, I watched EOJ's 1.1 run, and now his score is on my top 10 rankings for this mode. Is this normal?

riffbear · Post by **riffbear** » Tue May 05, 2009 1:09 am

Got my copy yesterday. It included the phone card!
Easily the best Shmup i have ever played!
AMAZING.

Now its time to build me an arcade cab for the 360.

kk1030 · Post by **kk1030** » Tue May 05, 2009 1:19 am

anyone got a superplay of casper? I need help on her dmg output

kitkit.com · Post by **kitkit.com** » Tue May 05, 2009 5:01 am

DBHashman93 wrote:Hate to ask this question yet again, but is anybody else in the US still waiting on their copy? Mine shipped Apr. 22, and the mailman just dropped by...still no game. I'm in San Francisco, and I'm just curious if others in the area have gotten their copies.

I am in San Francisco. My order was shipped on 22 April and I just got my copy today.

I have never played the PCB. Except for minor slowdown, the XB360 version is very playable and enjoyable! I am very happy with this game so far.

DBHashman93 · Post by **DBHashman93** » Tue May 05, 2009 5:59 am

Thanks for the updates all. I'll keep my fingers crossed for tomorrow! I've played the PCB and was able to get to the last boss on one credit, but I'm definitely looking forward to sitting down and putting some quality time into this one.

Crapshoot · Post by **Crapshoot** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:27 pm

EOJ wrote:Oh, you can't have the game installed on the hdd, and you have to turn auto-save off. If you do this, the method I described above will ensure your scores never get wiped, and they save properly.

Apologies for this, I must be doing something horribly wrong as my scores are still being wiped no matter what I seem to do.

For clarity, here's what I've done so far (the game's not installed on my HDD btw)...
1) Deleted all my local DS data on the HDD for a fresh start
2) When the first prompt appears, cancel auto-save
3) Check the options... yep autosave disabled
4) Select PLAY on the main screen, then XBOX 360 mode, then load up the game
5) Quit back to main menu
6) Repeat step 4
7) Play a game, record a high score on the local leaderboard.
8 ) Press A on the prompt to save the game (not the replay data)
9) Exit to main menu
10) Repeat step 4 again
11) Score is gone from the leaderboard.

Have I done something wrong? Or is your method only for uploading to the online leaderboards via Score Attack?

Thanks for the help btw... otherwise I could just wait for that patch I guess

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:37 pm

You know there is the "today's hi score" ranking and the all time ranking, right? You press A and left and right to toggle between them. The "today's" scores will always be wiped whenever you exit a mode.

Just want to make sure you haven't overlooked the obvious.

henry dark · Post by **henry dark** » Tue May 05, 2009 10:52 pm

Is there an easy way to look at scores from a menu or something?

Waiting for the 'todays scores' screen, pressing A then moving all the way to the left everytime is a pain in the arse.

8 1/2 · Post by **8 1/2** » Tue May 05, 2009 11:47 pm

So what's up with Stage 4? How is the rank of the level decided? Obviously, it's based off of the stage ranks that you've chosen prior to playing it, but do we know exactly how many variants there are, and what exactly triggers each variant?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed May 06, 2009 12:35 am

8 1/2 wrote:So what's up with Stage 4? How is the rank of the level decided?

Ranks of 1-1 thru 3-2, and whether or not you went to the Canyon or not. If you go to the canyon you get a shitload more suicide bullets, and the end boss (both forms) are far tougher.

kk1030 · Post by **kk1030** » Wed May 06, 2009 12:59 am

has anyone able to pull 300,000,000 off 360 mode?
even after i went thru ex stage and all lvl3s on other stages, i still cant seems to be able to do it....

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Wed May 06, 2009 2:04 am

kk1030 wrote:has anyone able to pull 300,000,000 off 360 mode?
even after i went thru ex stage and all lvl3s on other stages, i still cant seems to be able to do it....

Good luck on that one, it requires both a high level of skill, and a lot of time put into the game. Most people will never get that achievement.