System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for ‘PlainSight.CSteamAchievements’ threw an exception.—-> System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL ‘Steam_Wrapper.dll’: Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))
  at PlainSight.CSteamAchievements.Initialise(StatsReceived sR, StatsStored sS, AchievementStored aS, EntriesDownloaded eD, String[] leaderboardNames, Int32 leaderboardCount, Int32 maxLeaderboardEntries)
  at PlainSight.CSteamAchievements..cctor()
  —- End of inner exception stack trace—-
  at PlainSight.PlainSight..ctor()
  at PlainSight.Program.Main(String[] args)

Looks like A problem with Steam achievements… any idea how to solve this?

Thank you.

I get this error log when steam attempts to install it:

Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.ContentLoadException: Error loading “Content\Sounds\MP3\plainsight8”. This is not a compiled content file.
  at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.ContentReader.PrepareStream(Stream input, String assetName)
  at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.ContentManager.ReadAsset[T](String assetName, Action`1 recordDisposableObject)
  at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.ContentManager.Load[T](String assetName)
  at PlainSight.BackgroundScreen.LoadContent()
  at BeatEngine.ScreenSystem.ScreenManager.LoadContent()
  at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.DrawableGameComponent.Initialize()
  at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.Initialize()
  at PlainSight.PlainSight.Initialize()
  at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.Run()
  at PlainSight.Program.Main(String[] args)

System specs probably aren’t needed, but just in case;

CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II N660 Dual-Core Processor @ 3.00 GHz
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
Video Card: AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 (Shared Memory)
RAM: 4.00 GB (3.7 Usable)

Critical error, please find the “ErrorLog.txt” in your game directory

I played the game last night just fine. Changed nothing on my PC. My PC does have a revodrive which corrupts sometimes (NTFS checks and supposively fixes found errors).

ErrorLog.txt:

System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for ‘Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.GraphicsAdapter’ threw an exception.—-> System.BadImageFormatException: Bad IL range.
  at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.GraphicsAdapter..cctor()
  —- End of inner exception stack trace—-
  at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.GraphicsAdapter.get_DefaultAdapter()
  at PlainSight.PlainSight..ctor()
  at PlainSight.Program.Main(String[] args)

Thank you.

PS: The size of your attachments must not exceed 75 KB. Is your forum running on a floppy?

“Windows cannot access the specified device, path or filename.  You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.”

Here’s the plainsight.log:

0 Starting Log at 3/31/2010 10:25:34 PM
0 Error Loading Achievements: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file ‘C:\Beatnik Games\Plain Sight\Content\psa.bin’.
File name: ‘C:\Beatnik Games\Plain Sight\Content\psa.bin’
  at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
  at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
  at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode)
  at PlainSight.PSAchievement.LoadAchievements()
0 Error Loading Stats: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file ‘C:\Beatnik Games\Plain Sight\Content\pss.bin’.
File name: ‘C:\Beatnik Games\Plain Sight\Content\pss.bin’
  at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
  at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
  at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode)
  at PlainSight.PSStatistics.LoadFromFile()
19652 Connecting to master server(s)...
19652 New master server connection status: AwaitingChallenge
20009 New master server connection status: Authenticated
20944 GameplayScreen - Setting up player 1 conn name Eliina (localplayerindex is 0)
20944 GameplayScreen - Setting up player 2 conn name Thornton (localplayerindex is 0)
20944 GameplayScreen - Setting up player 3 conn name Lutie (localplayerindex is 0)
20944 GameplayScreen - Setting up player 0 conn name VATES (localplayerindex is 0)
66724 New master server connection status: NotConnected

Just so you know, there is no folder ‘C:\Beatnik Games\’

Did you make a noob mistake in your code? Did you hard code the path instead of using appPath?

The issue comes down to .NET and consequently XNA not being installed properly on windows 7 64 - which are both essential for the game. .NET can silently fail when steam tries to install it, sometimes simply coming up with just “Error” when you try to install it manually. Please make sure to update your Windows to the latest versions (typically for windows 7 64-bit there are several .NET fixes). So far everyone reporting issues with windows 64-bit have got round this problem by making sure their windows service packs and updates were all up to date.

Please make sure you’re running XNA 3.1! Someone reported a bad link on our page (saying it links to XNA 2.0).

If this doesn’t fix your problems please create a new post and give us as much information as you can regarding the problem (we need any errorlogs and system specifications).

Other windows systems: This .NET failure can happen on other windows systems so please make sure to update everything including all drivers for all your devices!

I can’t connect to the Master Server or Purchase Server!

Please check you can ping the servers:

Master Server 85.234.131.42 port 14343

Purchase Server 85.234.131.41 port 2000

If you can ping the server, then you should be able to connect to the server. If you cannot, it’s undoubtedly a port forwarding problem. Please check your firewall and router permissions and that the relevant port is not blocked!

I’ll add all bugs to this post.

Ordered more or less by importance:

Stuck in death screen
An old bug that used to be way too common, and is now very rare. I’m not sure what causes it, but I will test around and try to figure it out. Basically, that screen that tells you how much score you banked in the last death (even if you were killed and it’s 0) will get stuck, and the player respawns behind it but can’t move.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/NeatNit/screenshot/540642921620844198
After I was killed and clicked to upgrade, this happened:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/NeatNit/screenshot/540642921620845993
After pressing space everything was fine.

Max Energy is Not Enough to Detonate
With the new gameplay mechanic, if you detonate with maximum energy (default 15), the next round you can’t detonate no matter what, as the minimum to detonate is one more than the max you can get.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/NeatNit/screenshot/540642921666816334

Fake Star
Sometimes I am unable to pick up a star. I don’t know if others players see the star, nor what is the cause.
Pics:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/NeatNit/screenshot/540642921617367421
http://steamcommunity.com/id/NeatNit/screenshot/540642921617366502

Typing 1, 2, or 3 in Chat
Pressing the number keys 1, 2 or 3 while chatting will activate the perk associated with that key. For example, when I say “Nice kill!”, I press the number 1 to type the exclamation mark, and my Flame Sword activates.

Free Shield x3
New players that have never accessed the Perks menu will have all three perk keys set as Shield, something that shouldn’t even be possible after buying the perk. After accessing the menu, this is gone, which may cause confusion as the player thinks he had lost the perk, when actually he shouldn’t have had it in the first place. Said confusion can be seen here.
The only picture I found of this: http://steamcommunity.com/id/NeatNit/screenshot/540642202330826170

“Resistance is Not Futile” Achievement Impossible
Achievement description: Block 10 attacks as a Ninja in Ninja! Ninja! Botzilla! without dying
It is impossible to block in NNB, as there is no way to buy a shield and perks are disabled.

Exploding Takes “Forever”
This is an extremely rare bug that lasts for the whole round (or maybe even the next one, it’s kind of hard to test it). When you press E, the exploding animation plays but acts as if you have explosion time maxed out and holding the E key indefinitely. (Explosion time does not need to be upgraded for this to happen)

Scoreboard Orderred Incorrectly
The scoreboard always shows me as 1st, and other players (I think) by join order. This even happens in the top-left corner, showing me as 1st even if I’m not, and 2nd and 3rd places are the 2nd and 3rd players in the scoreboard.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/NeatNit/screenshot/540642921617375229

Ninja! Ninja! Botzilla! Fake Perks
In NNB, you can see your perks in the top-right corner, but cannot activate them.

Missing Chat Characters
The following characters can be typed with a regular keyboard, but in-game are seen as big spaces:
# % ^ [ ] { } < > + = ~
The & character turns into a weird currency-like symbol (...?)
, and . are very similar and can very easily be confused. The same goes for ; and :.
All of these have been bugging me ever since beta.

“Killed By Your Meltdown” quite unreadable
As can be seen in this pic (also I really wanted to brag with that awesome explosion!), the Killed By Your Explosion list is very easy to miss, and the pretty corners can sometimes hide some of the text. Names should be in a brighter color, and be moved more to the right.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/NeatNit/screenshot/540642921639763437

Ungravitated platform in Platform
Possibly intended. I think the map is Platform. I just noticed this:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/NeatNit/screenshot/540642921639891302
http://steamcommunity.com/id/NeatNit/screenshot/540642921639891302