Beat Hazard (song list?)

[agentgray]

Anyone playing Beat Hazard? It's my Audiosurf for 2010. Truly amazing.

I'm looking for some song recommendations. I thought that the Star Wars Imperial March worked well, but there's a part where the song is too quiet. The explosions of the shipped matched up well though.

[Jackel]

Grabbed this today and after my first song....I knew I had to go out and recommend it to a bunch of friends. It is that awesome.

[axion]

Just bought it cause of this thread.

[Rogue_hunter]

I've found that sometimes the game will summon a boss ship right at a slower/quieter part of a song. That's not to say it's really fun, it's just that the algorithm for determining when ships and asteroids are spawned needs a little work, much like Audiosurf needed (and fixed) the timing for when you'd get points for matching.

[Libuke]

I've found that sometimes the game will summon a boss ship right at a slower/quieter part of a song. That's not to say it's really fun, it's just that the algorithm for determining when ships and asteroids are spawned needs a little work, much like Audiosurf needed (and fixed) the timing for when you'd get points for matching.

I hate that, on a lot of Creed songs it does that how am supposed to kill the boss ship when it is a missile laser boss and there are also little guys around when my guns have no pew pew.

I have enjoyed the game so far however. A lot of metal songs work well if you want a lot of firepower all the time. I've done mostly High on Fire songs along with the odd Metallica song and they have worked good, have not tried any of my Lamb of God or couple of other bands yet.

[agentgray]

I've found that sometimes the game will summon a boss ship right at a slower/quieter part of a song. That's not to say it's really fun, it's just that the algorithm for determining when ships and asteroids are spawned needs a little work, much like Audiosurf needed (and fixed) the timing for when you'd get points for matching.

I agree. There needs to be some type of mechanic that lets you be powerful when the song is slow or quiet. Maybe tradeoff some multipliers?

[Libuke]

I agree. There needs to be some type of mechanic that lets you be powerful when the song is slow or quiet. Maybe tradeoff some multipliers?

This might work well especially once you hit the multiplier limit, which is 200 it would give you something to do with them at point or at least make it harder to get that high if you had options for them.

[agentgray]

So, I saw that a writer at Kotaku was using Infected Mushroom. I gave some of their songs a try.

Yeah, they certainly fit the trance vibe.

EDIT: Becoming Insane--the title fits and so does the music. It's good for high scores too.

[Lance Uppercut]

Songs with a lot of distortion (i.e. the shoegaze genre) make for a lot of crazy shit on screen. This game is easily the new Audiosurf.

[Rogue_hunter]

Surprisingly, The Hell Song by Sum 41 is sorta boring to play.
The game chokes when I try to read my "Music" folder which is just 1000+ tracks lumped in, and sadly doesn't read MP4 audio (.m4a, which all my imported CDs are encoded with) yet. But they added .FLAC and .ogg yesterday so it may happen soon enough.

[axion]

Fuck this game is addictive.

[BLeeP]

Any dance music works pretty well. I've greatly enjoyed playing the game to Little Boots, La Roux, and the like.

Under the Influence of Giants works well, as does Marina & The Diamonds. I don't know, I just pick stuff at random and usually end up having a good time. Also, the multiplier definitely doesn't top out at 200...had 249 a second ago, but that might have changed with the patch and I just didn't notice.

As far as slow parts of the song goes, that is what your smart bombs are for.

Here are a couple of videos I posted in the Steam Weekend Deal thread a few days ago:


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I think they do a pretty good job of showcasing the game.

[Vigil80]

Ok, I'm convinced. Just bought on Steam. I think the first song I play will be Space Lord. :D

[agentgray]

After more playing, I agree with Kats on the slow parts.

So, I've been playing Infected Mushroom. The song Becoming Insane is 7:20 long. I've yet to do 100%, but it usually nets me 1.5 million+ in rank. Oh, I've done 7:19 on it--twice. The last ten seconds are amazing and intense!

One. Freaking. Second.

EDIT: that 1.5 is my total score not what I get per song. :eek:

[agentgray]

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I love this video where she goes ah, ah, eh, ah, aaaah.

The firing effecst on that are great. It also adds something you need to look out for.

I think we should pick some songs, everybody get them, and then have some leaderboards. I should add you guys to my friends lists. My steamID is agentgray

EDIT: what are you using to record the gameplay?

[Libuke]

I should add you guys to my friends lists. My steamID is agentgray

I could not find you when I tried to add, try adding me? Libuke is my steam id.

[roboninja]

Might have to give In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (album version) a shot when I load this up. :)

[BLeeP]

I love this video where she goes ah, ah, eh, ah, aaaah.

The firing effecst on that are great. It also adds something you need to look out for.

I think we should pick some songs, everybody get them, and then have some leaderboards. I should add you guys to my friends lists. My steamID is agentgray

EDIT: what are you using to record the gameplay?

I use FRAPS to capture it and then run it through Windows Movie Maker 2.6 to get it down to a reasonable size.

[agentgray]

Must have MOAR SONGS. I need more tecno/dance recommendations. I prefer straight instrumental, but I'll take names and chew gum.

[nabokovfan87]

Beat the first song, then I loaded this, VERY HARD to beat. Played on normal mode: Any challengers? My multiplier was up to x65 when I died and was on beat hazard number 5 I believe.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4546967473_8cd5178bbb_b.jpg

[Hawkzombie]

Ugh, This game kicks my ass a lot of the time, but it's so damn fun too.

EDIT: I just wish the song list was better. I've got a folder of over 800 MP3s, and it takes FOREVER after each song is done to pick a new one I haven't done yet because it isn't 'preloaded'

[Talanvor]

Anyone want to make a little Steam group for leaderboard competition?

[Hawkzombie]

Anyone want to make a little Steam group for leaderboard competition?

Sure, I'm in on that.

[Hawkzombie]

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy66/Hawkzombie/Beat%20Hazard/pentiums.jpg

This song gets crazy on hardcore. I'm surprised I even got through it

[Talanvor]

Got a group made for CoGs playing this game. Just Hawk, his socks and myself right now.

[Talanvor]

Must have MOAR SONGS. I need more tecno/dance recommendations. I prefer straight instrumental, but I'll take names and chew gum.

Try Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch.

[Savok]

Pretty much anything by The Pillows (guys who did the soundtrack to FLCL) is great.

[axion]

Got a group made for CoGs playing this game. Just Hawk, his socks and myself right now.

Shoot me an invite (http://steamcommunity.com/id/pexticle/) or maybe just open it up?

[Stoke]

Damn you people, I may have to buy this now. I never really got into Audiosurf but this looks more my speed. Also, thanks to Katslover I'm now a fan of La Roux.

[J Arcane]

If you want to rack up a pile of points, Foreplay/Long Time by Boston. I got like 1.5 million points and like 10 ranks off that.

[Talanvor]

Shoot me an invite (http://steamcommunity.com/id/pexticle/) or maybe just open it up?

Sent an invite. Not sure if I want to open it up to the public, though anyone in the group can send an invite.

[axion]

If you want to rack up a pile of points, Foreplay/Long Time by Boston. I got like 1.5 million points and like 10 ranks off that.

How long is that song? I've played 5ish minute songs and gotten like 3-4 million, on Hardcore.

[Savok]

Over 4 million on a song under 3 minutes.

Pillows.

[J Arcane]

How long is that song? I've played 5ish minute songs and gotten like 3-4 million, on Hardcore.
I think it's 7min. Recent posts make this appear to be a less impressive accomplishment however.

[Ink Asylum]

Enjoying the game, but they really need to tone down the blur and screen shaking. I've died far too many times because I couldn't see what the fuck was happening.

[Talanvor]

I think the longest song I've played, and managed to survive, was Panic Attack. However that was on hardcore, not insane.

[axion]

Enjoying the game, but they really need to tone down the blur and screen shaking. I've died far too many times because I couldn't see what the fuck was happening.

I think that's the point though, the easier the setting, the easier you can see what's going on. On Insane it's much harder to see incoming ships/bullets etc. Just checked and I had 6 mil on a 3 minute and under song.

[Jackel]

Send me an invite as well:

http://steamcommunity.com/id/Jackel

[Ink Asylum]

And me:

http://steamcommunity.com/id/InkAsylum

[Hawkzombie]

Invite sent, Ink.

[nabokovfan87]

The one I was playing, is 13 minutes long if I am remembering correctly, add me to the group when you get a chance, steam name is nabokovfan87

EDIT: its 7ish more like 8 minutes (around 7:45) upon looking back.

[kyrieee]

I'm gonna try the demo

Audiosurf didn't click for me though

edit: ugh, that presentation was too much for me
I see what he's going for but it's too little elegance and too much brute force. I couldn't tell what was going on when it got busy

[Stoke]

So I bought it and have been playing it religiously since last night. Still suck but I can consistently make it through songs on Hardcore now. Highest score on a single song is only 1.8M on the Scott Brown remix of Euphony's Space Invader. Pretty poor for a nearly 5 minute song. I'd love an invite to the COG group so I can have something to strive for. Stoke.Ydral (http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197996664690) is the name.

Now off to find some more songs. :p

[Ink Asylum]

I play a lot more survival than single songs. Trying to beat a whole album but there's inevitably a song with a long slow section that's really rough, often combined with a boss. I've made it through 3-4 songs but inevitably die soon after.

[Hawkzombie]

Yeah, I don't like that there's no random feature for survival...because a lot of the songs I have are slower, and in a row right after some that are perfect for the game...

[Wasson_]

It's certainly a good solid game. But they need to work out some of the kinks.

heh- try the Mortal Kombat theme song :)

[Savok]

It's the Wolf3D of music games, we're still strafing with Alt here.

[nabokovfan87]

I play a lot more survival than single songs. Trying to beat a whole album but there's inevitably a song with a long slow section that's really rough, often combined with a boss. I've made it through 3-4 songs but inevitably die soon after.

You all should really try call of ktulu by metallica, first 4% of the song contains around 5 bosses (on normal mode), its truly insane.

I'm gonna try the demo

Audiosurf didn't click for me though

edit: ugh, that presentation was too much for me
I see what he's going for but it's too little elegance and too much brute force. I couldn't tell what was going on when it got busy

Same here for me, it gets hard, but I find that after a few playthroughs in one sitting I get used to it. I still don't understand how music and such correlates to level design. I think I'm more a fan of the gravity crash or everyday shooter design philosophy where you kill something and that is a note, killing over and over makes the song.

[Vandabo]

Well, based on this thread I bought this game, hoping that it would combine two of my favorite casual games, Audiosurf and Geometry Wars.

Success!

I have been greatly enjoying it so far, even if a lot of my favorite music just does not work with it.

I've found a couple of great songs:
Mr. Brightside - The Killers
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey
Race for the Prize (remix) - The Flaming Lips

There have been other good ones, but those were the songs that I finished and just thought, "Wow."

[agentgray]

Sent an invite. Not sure if I want to open it up to the public, though anyone in the group can send an invite.
I want in.

[agentgray]

Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey


Oh, I could see where that one would work.

[Talanvor]

I want in.

There you go, invite sent. I hope that the dev of this game can make filtered leaderboards span groups, right now it just does friends.

[Rogue_hunter]

I want in said group as well.

[Vandabo]

Send me an invite to the group as well, please! Steam name is Vandabo...

[Restlessavenger]

I would appreciate an invite as well..

[axion]

I've found that some chiptunes (http://www.8bitpeoples.com/) provide very difficult and fun levels. These (http://www.8bitpeoples.com/discography/8BP079) are free and awesome.

[jpublic]

Invite here, too:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/jpublic

And I just did Seven Nation Army, and it was kinda awesome.

[Vandabo]

Some more good songs:

Flower - Moby
Disco Science - Mirwais
Sonnet #3 (Like a Duck) - MC Honky

[jpublic]

If you have Dean Gray's American Edit mash-up, almost all the songs on it make for some fun play.

[crazyD]

Just got 26,000,000 points on a 21 minute round of survival! I leveled up through, like 7 levels of elite. My previous best time was just a little over 7 minutes. God, I love this game, though it currently has me reduced to a shivering husk. That was some seriously intense shit! I actually ran out of lives pretty early into the game, before I even hit 10 minutes. Fucking edge of my seat all the way throughout.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to get the Boss Slayer achievement? Do you just need to survive an absolutely ridiculous amount of time?

By the way, the album I was playing was Anthem by Less Than Jake. My appreciation for the band has faded over the years, but their songs have some interesting rhythms and look and play beautifully in this game.

[Ink Asylum]

I think Boss Slayer is killing a boss before they fire a single shot. Probably needs to be one of the smaller ships with you unloading on it as it enters during a very high action part of the song.

[crazyD]

No, I've got the kill a boss before they shoot achievement. I'm talking about the Kill 8 Bosses in One Game achievement.

[axion]

You should have got it in a 21 minute Survival unless there wasn't 8 bosses, I got it in a much shorter round.

[crazyD]

Nope, not 8 bosses. Though, I did die on a boss. I wasn't counting, but wouldn't it be a bitch if that was the eighth. Oh well.

[nabokovfan87]

I think Boss Slayer is killing a boss before they fire a single shot. Probably needs to be one of the smaller ships with you unloading on it as it enters during a very high action part of the song.

The way I got it was just by shooting the guns off before it could fire.


Would anyone like to start doing a weekly or semi weekly event where we all pick a song, sent it to everyone, and then try to get the high score?

[Savok]

I picked up 8 on like a 4 minute song.

Also managed to finally finish Dark Side of the Moon, ended up with a multiplier of 1500.

[crazyD]

That's crazy. It seems like I killed 8 in my run, but I guess not.

[Vandabo]

I picked up 8 on like a 4 minute song.

Also managed to finally finish Dark Side of the Moon, ended up with a multiplier of 1500.

Jesus, I can barely last 10 minutes in survival, I can't imagine doing an entire album.

[Libuke]

That's crazy. It seems like I killed 8 in my run, but I guess not.

I think it requires 8 in one song. I am not sure if 8 in one survival would work because of the way survival works.

I never seem to get that high of a multiplier and it seems to top out at 200 in survival.

[Savok]

Wasn't doing Survival, I ripped the album into one file.

Survival I've only managed 35 minutes.

[nabokovfan87]

Wasn't doing Survival, I ripped the album into one file.

Survival I've only managed 35 minutes.

lol, devious, shen yu would be proud.

[crazyD]

I think it requires 8 in one song. I am not sure if 8 in one survival would work because of the way survival works.

I never seem to get that high of a multiplier and it seems to top out at 200 in survival.

Yeah, pretty sure it does top at 200.

Man, I need to find some long ass songs.

[Talanvor]

Would anyone like to start doing a weekly or semi weekly event where we all pick a song, sent it to everyone, and then try to get the high score?

Hey that doesn't sound like a bad idea, I like it.

Yeah, pretty sure it does top at 200.

Yeah, you can get over 200 in a normal track. Survival just caps you at 200, for whatever reason.

[nabokovfan87]

Just added co-op and itunes support!

[Jackel]

Looking forward to giving the co-op a try.

[Talanvor]

Co-op? I assume it's offline, it's a little unclear from the Steam page. There's nothing on the official site about it at all.

[agentgray]

Holy bojophestus!

Score.

[nabokovfan87]

Beat the first song, then I loaded this, VERY HARD to beat. Played on normal mode: Any challengers? My multiplier was up to x65 when I died and was on beat hazard number 5 I believe.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4546967473_8cd5178bbb_b.jpg

I doubt it is the same difficulty, seemed way too easy this time, but:

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[agentgray]

I'm not really into techno, trance, or any other such type of music, but I've been using the XLR8TR podcast for ideas and the recent 45 minute mix by Moby was pretty good.

It's a great song(s) for survival.

[Doogie2K]

I would like in on the CoG BH group, please.

Also, I recommend YYZ by Rush.

[nabokovfan87]

invite sent.

[Doogie2K]

invite sent.

Thank you, sir.

I also enjoyed the level that "Hell March" (the original Red Alert classic) gave me. I dunno what quality of the song produced the really trippy coloured background (it's not in all of them, or maybe it's just because I'm fail at twin-stick shooters), but it really enhanced things.

Now if I can just stop running into shit by not paying attention to what's around me...

[BLeeP]

Spooky, I just got done playing this for the first time in a few months.

[Doogie2K]

So here's a real pisser: I'm going after Nab's high score in Call of Ktulu, I'm doing alright, around 1.2M halfway through, I pause to go turn over supper, come back and unpause...and it tells me that the song is DRM protected and over.

To be clear, this is a song ripped from a 25-year-old Metallica CD. DRM did not exist when Ride the Lightning came out in 1984. What the fuck. I'm assuming this is a bug of some sort, but man, this sucks. I was doing really well, and the worst part is, when I tried to replay the song, I got boss-raped and gave up.

[nabokovfan87]

So here's a real pisser: I'm going after Nab's high score in Call of Ktulu, I'm doing alright, around 1.2M halfway through, I pause to go turn over supper, come back and unpause...and it tells me that the song is DRM protected and over.

To be clear, this is a song ripped from a 25-year-old Metallica CD. DRM did not exist when Ride the Lightning came out in 1984. What the fuck. I'm assuming this is a bug of some sort, but man, this sucks. I was doing really well, and the worst part is, when I tried to replay the song, I got boss-raped and gave up.

New patch or itunes issue?

Very off, I was playing on normal btw in the video, I have a new on on hard, and the screenie is from hard.

[nabokovfan87]

Got the controller to work, didn't do anything special. Then I went into the controller setup and it froze up again/stopper responding. Odd issue.

Anyways, Doogie2K, I'm terribly sorry to have to do this to you but:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4800221105_5f21fda850_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4800855890_071cb414de_b.jpg

And I died with under 10 seconds remaining. WHY!

[Doogie2K]

Hm. Played it over again, paused in about the same place by chance, but not for the same length of time. No DRM error, finished a hair under 2M on Normal (and one stray asteroid from a perfect run, the bastard).

To the Steam forums. I think we have a pause bug.

[Doogie2K]

Also, at Nab's suggestion, I tried Survival mode. That is no fucking joke. They make it hard.

[nabokovfan87]

Also, at Nab's suggestion, I tried Survival mode. That is no fucking joke. They make it hard.

Lol, at nab's suggestion, I think I will try it too!

[crazyD]

Survival is fun! I have yet to make it through an album, though. Maybe I should try shorter albums.

[Doogie2K]

Survival is fun! I have yet to make it through an album, though. Maybe I should try shorter albums.

I'm happy to make it through two songs.

[nabokovfan87]

I talked to doogie about this, but anyone interested in doing something like the following:

I, or anyone participating, adds a random song to the thread, we all play it for the weekend and upload the scores/screenshots. Winner of the weekend gets to put up a song, and everyone who participates gets a point (with more for 1st/2nd/3rd). Score would of course have to be from that period and not achieved beforehand. Possibly give out some prices at the end of it for all who participate if some people want to donate a prize or help pay for ship on the stack of games I have sitting here (or get a code from a steam sale or something).

Anyways, thoughts?

[Talanvor]

I like your idea nabokov. I would like to add that whoever picks a track cannot "win" that track, just to keep things fair.

[nabokovfan87]

I see your point, but I think telling someone they have no reason to play along because they "won" 7 days ago would be a little harsh. I feel like the more interesting thing here would be to get a feel for new music, get to know eachother better, and just have something fun to look forward to once a week.

There is no guarantee that you can always repeat well on a song because you decided to toss it up either.

I will start this today, make a new thread and just go from there. Keep an eye out!

[nabokovfan87]

New thread: http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?p=614555

[Vandabo]

I just played this game for the first time using a 360 controller, and goddamn it's so much better than keyboard and mouse. I was beating songs on insane that I could barely make it through on normal before. Awesome.

[nabokovfan87]

Very cool. Feel free to join us.

http://colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?t=18734