Bike or Die 2 Released

Download: Bike or Die! 2

The most important difference is graphics - now it is possible to design levels using multiple textures and there is a nice 3D effect making everything look more real than ever.

Summary of version 2 changes:

Improved level design, more textures, 3D-like effect

Background music

High contrast mode

Customizable bike appearance

"Player Profiles" for storing multiple configurations, especially useful when playing with family or friends

Variable zoom

"Map mode" is no longer static, you can even play on the map screen (as long you can manage to steer a tiny bike)

Commonly used menu commands can be assigned to buttons

Note: V1-> V2 upgrade is not free

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Update: Bike or Die! 2.1

Cody

It won't accept any of my mom's credit cards.

Cody

Fixed it, the new version is AWESOME!

Kristopher

Great updates Sz!!
And no major bugs!

(I just got back from Disneyland.

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Erich, how long do you wait before resetting your TH55?
Some Sony palms are probably too slow for this game, but that one should work.
(Wikipedia reports 123MHz.

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I agree the Zire 72 was not very durable - especially the charger cable.
The T3 is similar (less the camera) and seems to work better.

Cody, what credit card numbers did you try?
...Don't answer that!

Erich

I waited like some 30seconds. Maybe not long enough? I'll try again! 123MHz is correct (although it's variable up to 123 max, but then I don't know if the programmer has to choose the frequency necessary, or if the device is setting it itself...)
Anyone else playing it on a TH55?

Bike or Die! 2.0b fixes a serious bug that caused the intro to crash depending on the font installed in the device. it worked flawlessly on my treo, but it could crash on *some* demo rides on *some* devices or it could crash at the very begining. sony uses different fonts so perhaps the TH55 problem is related to this bug - try the new version, Erich!

BzzD

Besides from the graphics, are there other differences why I should upgrade?

Erich

Thanks Sz! I just wanted to report that disabling Fonts4OS5 made version 2.0a work... So, I'm sure 2.0b completely fixed that problem!

I also couldn't make 2.0a to use the virtual graffiti area in full screen mode. Going to test this, too.

Further, some of my best times got lost (in certain level packs) and I also have to complete the first levels again to be able to continue in the higher levels. And this, although my recordings are still there on my extension card. (I'll try restoring the recording an result files from my backup, but can't do that until next week...

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Mr.pickle.

dl/robot-biker.prc

that^^^is a cusom skin made by sz(I found it on the old beta testing page)I like it personally.

Mr.pickle.

that should be "custom"not "cusom"

Erich

Don't know if I should report here: Anyway, the speed and everything works just right (2.0b) on my TH55! My really old machine can still do it!

But, in BoD1 I played in landscape mode using the whole 320*480 screen. Now, I can't do that anymore. I can rotate the screen, but BoD won't see that there's a virtual graffiti area: The small arrow button on the bar is shaded which means, I can't hide the area...

casey

Erich, I also "lost" my recording when I upgraded to BOD2. This was because the default is to store in internal memory and so it started a new file in internal memory. If you just change the setting to store on the card, it should merge the recording files and load stuff from the card instead (you'll probably want to back up the recording files on the card before you make the switch, just in case). This worked great for all but one of the levels, where several of the recordings were still not showing up in the best times, but I just typed 'rescue' from one of the levels (like an easter egg) and it recovered all the files.

Hopefully this will work for you, because it is annoying not to have your best times

Neca

Can a Tungsten T display all the new features?

Kristopher

According to Wikipedia, the Tungsten T has a "(ARM) 126 MHz processor," so it can run BoD 2 if the TH55 can.

Lee

interesting to note that the web site is still playing the old stick bike man on the replays.
I don't really mind, but is there any intention to upgrade the replays to the new BOD2 Guy and the 3D layout?

Erich

The "rescue" trick doesn't do it for me...

I always had problems getting the easter eggs to work in BoD.

Anyway, I'll try copying the result and recording files back to my device, ASAP (next week).

Erich

I was now able to restore the times, just by copying my backup over the BoD folder on my Memorystick...

Carl China

dl/BikeOrDie-2.0.prc

BikerBrian

Wow, Carl. If you'd posted just a few more links, you could have had an entire page of the forum to yourself.

Laser

I think there was a time when he had around 3 pages straight. He gets over it eventually.