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The game crashes

  1. Turn on the log.

    • Windows, macOS and Linux: open the settings app, go to Game > Advanced, set 'log' to 1 (press Add if it isn't listed) and press Save.
    • Switch: rename 'switch/strikers/strikers.ini.example' to 'strikers.ini' if you haven't already, then remove the '#' in front of 'log = 1'.

    If the game freezes on a screen rather than crashing, also set 'log_scenes' to 1.

  2. Play until the crash happens again.

  3. Open an issue and attach 'strikers-log.txt' and any 'strikers-crash-log-.txt', from beside 'strikers.ini': the game's folder, or '~/.config/strikers' for the AppImage. If you've relaunched since the crash, attach 'strikers-log-previous.txt' instead. Say which release you're on, your disc's region, your operating system, and your graphics card and its driver version.

The screen stays black

Set 'backend' to another graphics API, such as 'vulkan' or 'd3d12' on Windows, then try with 'strikers.ini' moved out of the game's folder so the defaults apply. Report it with the log, as for a crash, when neither helps.

The disc isn't found

  • ISO/GCM (plain or NKit), CISO and GCZ images work. Convert RVZ or WIA to ISO in Dolphin first.
  • Windows, macOS and Linux: choose the image with Disc Image... on the settings app's Game tab, or set 'data' in 'strikers.ini' to its path.
  • Switch: put the image in 'switch/strikers/', or set 'data = sdmc:/path/to/image.iso'.

The game reads the region from the disc. For an extracted 'files' folder without 'sys/boot.bin' beside it, set 'region' to 'usa', 'europe' or 'japan'.

Buttons

  • The settings app's Controls tab changes buttons on Windows, macOS and Linux. Controls lists the defaults.
  • B shoots and A passes on the Switch. Nintendo Switch shows how to swap them.
  • A GameCube controller adapter on Linux needs the udev rule on the Linux page.
  • A controller the game doesn't detect often works through Steam Input: add 'strikers' to Steam as a non-Steam game and start it from Steam.
  • 'probe_pad = 1' with 'log = 1' writes the controls the game sees to the log. Attach it to an issue if a controller still misbehaves.

Performance

  • Lower 'res_scale', or on the Switch 'res_scale_handheld' and 'res_scale_docked'.
  • Set 'fps_limit' below your screen's refresh rate, and 'vsync = 1' so the graphics card idles between frames.
  • Steam Deck, or a laptop on battery: uncomment the three lines at the top of 'strikers.ini.example'.
  • Stutters in matches with the game on a hard drive: move the game folder and the disc image to an SSD.
  • 'disc_in_ram = 1' keeps the Switch from waiting on the SD card during play.

Setup

  • Windows Defender quarantines 'strikers.exe': see Windows.
  • macOS says the game "could not be verified": see macOS.
  • The settings app opens in the wrong language: choose one under Window language on the last tab (Game).
  • The Switch runs out of memory: start the game in title mode, as Nintendo Switch describes.
  • A texture pack doesn't load on the Switch: it needs more than 512 MB. See Texture packs.

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