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Fancy getting in on the action? Black Riddles Studio has finally released an update to Crazy Justice [Steam] and we have some keys available. For a little history on it, see my previous article.

The game is currently in a closed beta, while they sort out all the kinks and get it into a properly playable state. The initial release was in pretty poor shape, but they’ve stuck at it. It’s taken them a while, but I’ve confirmed it personally that the Linux version does indeed work better now with plenty of caveats.

Performance still needs to be improved, especially when you’re about to jump from the ship onto the island as the FPS drops quite hard there. Once you jump out and land, it’s mostly okay again. I assume they need to work in a system to reduce view distance and resolution of the island while you're on the ship up high to improve performance (like other games do). They also have an issue with the render distance always on the lowest, so you might find yourself tripping other things as they suddenly appear right next to you. I've been told a hotfix may arrive tomorrow to solve the most pressing issues found.

There’s plenty of rough edges (that's being kind), however, I can finally see some promise in it now I’ve actually been able to jump on in and test it out myself. To be clear though, there's a rather large amount of bugs right now which I will continue to report to the developer.

Warning: Don’t jump into the water when you’re on the lobby island as it counts down to the start, you will die.

Warning #2: Make sure your password is at least 8 characters long. An issue will prevent you logging in if it's less.

They haven’t actually put up a changelog yet, so the exact fixes aren’t clear. Here’s what I know:

  • Fixed black patches everywhere on Linux
  • Fixed massive performance drop on Linux when the storm comes in
  • A new lobby island you start on while waiting for players (previously it started a game within seconds of you entering, so no one could really play together—woops)
  • Steam integration - the first time you login it will link to your Steam account so you don’t need to manually login again

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ageres Sep 29, 2018
Beta? More looks like the earliest build ever. I wouldn't even call it playable.
At first everything was pure white (solved with '__GL_GlslUseCollapsedArrays=0 %command%'.)
The performance is very bad, 20 fps at any settings. View detail is broken.
There's no controls setting, I cannot even look at default binding. Even ESC to return from the pause menu to the game isn't programmed to work. You supposed to find the inconspicuous 'back' button in the corner of the screen. UI is bad.
It has almost none sound effects, no reloading animation.
I didn't understand what happened when I tried to join a game, did I actually join a server or start one. There were no players and I found no way to look at a players list. Does it exist?
What's the deal with that goat? Why is it in the game?

How are the devs going to release this game soon? It would take months to make it look like a playable game.


Last edited by ageres on 29 September 2018 at 5:27 pm UTC
TheSyldat Sep 29, 2018
Quoting: ageresWhat's the deal with that goat? Why is it in the game?
And more importantly why are you turned into one once you killed someone ...

Again that goat is very reminiscent of the goat simulator goat , and given how much this game became a negative meme referencing it in your very early build doesn't bode well .
Liam Dawe Sep 29, 2018
Quoting: ageresBeta? More looks like the earliest build ever. I wouldn't even call it playable.
At first everything was pure white (solved with '__GL_GlslUseCollapsedArrays=0 %command%'.)
The performance is very bad, 20 fps at any settings. View detail is broken.
There's no controls setting, I cannot even look at default binding. Even ESC to return from the pause menu to the game isn't programmed to work. You supposed to find the inconspicuous 'back' button in the corner of the screen. UI is bad.
It has almost none sound effects, no reloading animation.
I didn't understand what happened when I tried to join a game, did I actually join a server or start one. There were no players and I found no way to look at a players list. Does it exist?
What's the deal with that goat? Why is it in the game?

How are the devs going to release this game soon? It would take months to make it look like a playable game.
Yeah, it needs a lot of work. I'm hoping with them putting it in more peoples hands, that they will really get to fixes now.

I assume the big delay recently, was due to them hooking up the entirely new island lobby system which pulls people in before starting a game. I imagine that took a little while to get working, plus the Steam integration that's now hooked up. Since they're now in it, they should hopefully be able to focus on making it all come together.

Rough, but not a lost cause yet...I hope.
ageres Sep 29, 2018
They should have made it a Goat Simulator Battle Royale instead of a generic Fortnite clone. Imagine 100 goats head-butting and licking each others like in Goat Simulator. I would play that.
Cr1ogen Sep 29, 2018
Gracias por la clave del juego!!!
TheSyldat Sep 29, 2018
Quoting: ageresThey should have made it a Goat Simulator Battle Royale instead of a generic Fortnite clone. Imagine 100 goats head-butting and licking each others like in Goat Simulator. I would play that.
Shhh don't give tempt them they would do it
PlutonMaster Sep 29, 2018
Thank, Liam!
I'm downloading this now and try it tomorrow.
mylka Sep 29, 2018
1) why are there no enemies?
2) how do i switch to vulkan
cRaZy-bisCuiT Sep 29, 2018
Is it already worth trying the game?
Ehvis Sep 29, 2018
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Quoting: mylka1) why are there no enemies?
2) how do i switch to vulkan

Too few people play. So in the one minute queue time you often find yourself alone. (number is shown on screen)

Vulkan crashes. But adding the -vulkan command line switch makes it happen.
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