Hi everyone, It's Beat Hazard's 16th Birthday today! ːBH1ːːBH6ː Thank you so much for being with me on this continuing journey! This update contains one of the most requested 'fixes' and that is for SFX to play in Stereo while using Open Mic. Well, it's finally possible due to an added feature in Windows WASAPI. Unfortunately, MS only added this to Win11, so it won't work on 10 (Sorry). In othe…
Hi all! Sorry this has taken so long, but finally wide screen and ultra wide screen support is here! Here is the game running in 32:9 ultra wide: I think I prefer 21:9 as there a lot going on outside your view in 32:9 (Or I'm standing too close to my monitor!) This update took over a week to do and was way more involved than I initially thought. There might still be some visual oddities, if you…
Hi all! To celebrate the launch of Beat Hazard Arcade on PlayStation, I'm pushing a free update on Steam with 6 new tracks! Future Funk Squad — "HAZARD BEATS" (exclusive track in the BH3 OST) Shirobon - chiptunes : • "Champions of Chiptune" • "Chiptuna" • "Fragile Movements" • "Vectors" • "WE LIK BRK" These can be found in the 'Beat Hazard Arcade' album. Enjoy, and thanks for playing! Cheers, S…
Hi all, On September 24th I'll be updating all versions of Beat Hazard to include some great new tracks. First we have 5 amazing chip-tune tracks from Shirobon I've also been working with Future Funk Squad who have worked with Nine Inch Nails, Sia and U2. They have made an exclusive track for Beat Hazard, and I'm really excited for everyone to play it. I'm so privileged to be able to work with…
Hi everyone! I'm excited to announce that after a 12 year absence, Beat Hazard is returning to PlayStation! You can wishlist the game here (please) And here's a trailer for the game: Bonus for Steam players on PS launch day But that's not all, on release day I'm going to add new music to the Steam versions of Beat Hazard 1, 2 and 3! This will include five kick-ass Chip Tune tracks from 'Shirobo…
Hi all, This week marks the 15th Birthday of Beat Hazard being released on Steam. To all players new and old, thank you so much for all the support during that time. It's been amazing. The game is on sale right now, so be sure to spread the word! On to the update: - Fixed lighting issues - Added a debris level option, choose from low, med & high. (I love a ton of debris flying off damaged ships…
Hi all, I've brought over some fixes and tweaks from the PlayStation port. - Fixed lighting bugs, explosions now light the local area - Added a debris detail option. You can choose between low, medium and high - Fixed issue with not being able to destroy the snake's tail These changes are on the 'testing' branch if you want to give them a try. Steam Library->BH3->Properties->Betas->Select 'Test…
Hi all, Just a small update with better flag icons. I've also set up a Patreon page, details of that are on the exit screen of the game. Cheers, Steve.
Hi all, Many humble apologies for the rez issues. I've taken a look at it with fresh eyes and found a bug so basic that I'm amazed it worked at all! Hopefully this build will fix all the problems. Please let me know if not. Cheers, Steve.
Hi, This update contains a fix for the long 'Working...' pauses. At this point the game is getting the time from the internet. For some reason, the service I was using got really slow. The game now uses a different one which is a lot faster. Let me know it there are any problems. Cheers, Steve.
Hi all, Yet another update for screen rez issues. Let me know if there are any problems. I've added launch commands to force the rez you want if need be: Launch options: -Res (number is the X size. The game will auto calculate a 16:9 size) -Fullscreen (Optional. Force full screen) -BFullscreen (Optional. Force borderless full screen) e.g. -Res 1280 If you have a problem, can you run with -log a…
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