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# SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR
<img class="header-logo" src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/logo.png">
# Extra Information
!!! danger "Please make sure you downloaded your data from an appropriate source.<br>This guide is unable to troubleshoot any problems related to bad or poorly managed data."
--8<-- "docs/snippets/common/data_warning.md"
---
### Nemsys & Valkyrie modes
## Nemsys and Valkyrie modes
!!! warning "Valkyrie mode requires a 120hz capable monitor, or to have patched your `.dll` with `Valkyrie Mode 60hz`."
@@ -35,8 +34,7 @@
- ^^`F`^^ for Nemsys
- ^^`G`^^ for Valkyrie
---
### Changing the game's language
## Changing the game's language
!!! tip ""
@@ -68,8 +66,7 @@
- ^^`U`^^ for America (English + some censoring in recent versions)
- ^^`Y`^^ for Indonesia
---
### More about ea3-config.xml
## More about ea3-config.xml
!!! tip ""

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# SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR
<img class="header-logo" src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/logo.png">
# Game Setup
!!! danger "Please make sure you downloaded your data from an appropriate source.<br>This guide is unable to troubleshoot any problems related to bad or poorly managed data."
--8<-- "docs/snippets/common/data_warning.md"
---
### Preparing data
## Preparing data
!!! tip ""
--8<-- "docs/snippets/common/data_readonly.md"
After downloading and extracting your data, we need to make sure your files aren't set to `Read-only`.
The **complete game data** should be approximately **20 GB or larger**.
If your data is significantly smaller, you likely have an update archive instead of the full game data.
- Right click the folder containing your data, then click on `Properties`.
- In the `General` tab go down to `Attributes`, untick `Read-only` and click `Apply`.
- A popup will appear, select `Apply changes to this folder, subfolder and files` and press `OK`.
- Finally, click `OK` again to exit out of properties.
Here's what the expected data structure should look like:
You should end up with a file structure with a few folders only, as follows.
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/setup/data.png">
??? warning "If your data doesn't look like this"
If you're missing the `modules` folder and instead have bunch of `.dll` files next to your folders:
- Create a `modules` folder.
- Move all `.dll` files inside of it so you end up with a structure as shown above.
If extra files are present next to your folders, such as executables, scripts, etc.. **remove them**.
**This also means your data was tampered with and we strongly recommend getting new data from somewhere else.**
!!! info "If you don't need to update your data, you can skip over to the [Installing spice2x](#installing-spice2x) section."
---
### Updating data
??? danger "Please make sure you're using the right update for your current data."
SDVX Patches re-uploaded by the community tend to be appropriately named `KFC-DATECODE-to-DATECODE`.
For example `KFC-2024043000-to-2024052100`.
- `2024043000` being your current data's version.
- `2024052100` being the one you would arrive at.
!!! tip ""
- Extract your patch's files to your existing data in a way that matches its file structure. Agree to overwrite files if necessary.
- Open `prop\ea3-config.xml` in a text editor and find the following lines near the top.
```xml
<soft>
<model __type="str">KFC</model>
<dest __type="str">J</dest>
<spec __type="str">G</spec>
<rev __type="str">A</rev>
<ext __type="str">2024052100</ext>
</soft>
```
📂data
📂dev
📂ext
📂modules
📂prop
```
On the line with `<ext __type="str">` the datecode needs to match your new version.
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/data_bad.md"
- If that's already the case then great! Don't touch anything.
- If it instead corresponds to our pre-patch datecode, replace it with the new one and save the file.
!!! info "If your data is already up-to-date, you can skip ahead to the [Installing spice2x](#installing-spice2x) section"
---
### Installing spice2x
## Updating data
!!! info ""
!!! info "For a comprehensive list of all game updates in chronological order, visit [BemaniWiki](https://bemaniwiki.com/?SOUND+VOLTEX+EXCEED+GEAR#sdvxegvernew)"
If you already have spice2x installed, make sure it is up to date!
!!! danger "Make sure you're using the right update for your current game version"
!!! tip ""
SDVX updates have `KFC` and one or two datecodes in their archive names.
- Head over to [spice2x.github.io](https://spice2x.github.io) and download the latest release.
- Extract the `spice64.exe` and `spicecfg.exe` files from the archive to your game's directory.
**Single datecode:** Contains one update (e.g., `KFC_2025021200.7z`)
**Two datecodes:** Updates from the older to newer version (e.g., `KFC-2024121000-2025012100.rar`)
In the two-datecode example:
- `2024121000` is the older date, the game version required to apply this update
- `2025012100` is the newer date, and is the version you'll arrive at after applying the update
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/data_update.md"
## Installing spice2x
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/spice2x64_install.md"
```
📂data
📂dev
📂ext
📂modules
📂prop
🌶️spice64.exe <---
🌶️spicecfg.exe <---
```
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/spice2x64_stubs.md"
## Configuring spice2x
!!! info "Following tabs correspond to the ones found in `spicecfg`"
=== "Buttons"
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/sdvx/spicecfg_buttons.md"
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/setup/spice2x64data.png">
=== "Analogs"
??? warning "If you're using an AMD graphics card"
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/sdvx/spicecfg_analogs.md"
A few more files are required to make your game work with AMD as the game was built for NVIDIA.
=== "Overlay"
- From the spice2x archive, extract the `.dll` files found in `spice2x\stubs\64\` to your data's `modules` folder.
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/spicecfg_overlay.md"
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/setup/dllamd.png">
=== "Lights"
### Configuring spice2x
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/spicecfg_lights.md"
!!! info "Open `spicecfg.exe`, each following sub-section corresponds to a tab at the top."
=== "Cards"
#### Buttons
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/spicecfg_cards.md"
!!! tip ""
=== "Patches"
Click on `Bind` then press the key you want associated with the action.
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/spicecfg_patches.md"
With your controller and/or keyboard plugged in, configure your keys for:
=== "API"
- **Maintenance:** `Service, Test`
- **Game buttons:** `BT-A, BT-B, BT-C, BT-D, FX-L, FX-R, Start`
- **P1 Keypad**: `Keypad 0 to 9, Keypad Insert Card`
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/spicecfg_api.md"
**Only if** you're playing using a keyboard:
=== "Options"
- **Knobs:** `VOL-L Left, VOL-L Right, VOL-R Left, Vol-R Right`
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/spicecfg_options.md"
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/spicecfg_options_nvprofile.md"
=== "Advanced"
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/spicecfg_advanced.md"
=== "Development"
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/spicecfg_development.md"
## Configuring Audio
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/setup_audio.md"
## Connecting to a network
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/setup_network.md"
## Configuring your game
!!! info "Read through the [Extra Information](extras.md) page"
## Monitor Orientation
--8<-- "docs/snippets/bemani/common/display_portraitfirst.md"
## Installing VCRedist & DirectX
--8<-- "docs/snippets/common/setup_vcredist_directx.md"
## Before playing
!!! tip "A few things to remember before each play session"
- Close of any applications running in the background which could affect performance
- Double-check your monitor orientation is correct for this game
- Double-check your sample rate is correct for this game
- Connect your controller
#### Analogs (controller/cab only)
## First launch
!!! tip ""
With a controller rather than binding buttons to VOL-L and VOL-R, you need to:
If you've followed all instructions correctly, you're finally ready to launch the game!
- Click `Bind`.
- In `Device`, pick your controller.
- In `Control`, pick `X` for `VOL-L` or `Y` for `VOL-R`.
- Turn your knob ensuring that the Preview knob turns along with it.
- Click `Close`, leaving the rest of the settings alone.
- Repeat for your other knob.
#### Overlay
!!! tip ""
Modifying buttons in this section is not required but you are free to change what you want.
Click on `Bind` then press the key you want associated with the action.
#### Lights (controller/cab only)
!!! tip ""
Your controller might support having its lights controlled by the game through spice2x.
If it does, here's how you may link different actions to your lights:
- Click `Bind`.
- In `Device`, pick your controller.
- In `Light Control`, select the corresponding light.
- Click `Close`.
- Repeat for your other lights.
#### Cards
!!! info "Covered in the [Connecting to a network](#connecting-to-a-network) section."
#### Patches
!!! info "Go through the [spice2x Patching](/extras/patchsp2x.md) page to import patches."
!!! tip ""
Ever since the 2024-09-10 update, patches have a description built-in to them.
To view it, hover-over the `(?)` or `(!)` to the left of each patch's name.
!!! danger "To prevent issues, avoid patching things you don't need or understand."
#### API
!!! warning "Leave everything at default unless you know what you're doing."
#### Options
!!! info "If you don't know what an option does, hover over the question mark at the very left."
<img src="/img/common/spice2x_option_hover.png">
!!! danger "Be very careful changing options you don't understand as it may cause issues."
!!! tip "Required"
| Category | Option | Parameter | Setting |
|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------|---------|
| Game Options | SDVX Disable Cameras | -sdvxdisablecams | ON |
| Network | EA Service URL | -url | Covered in [Connecting to a network](#connecting-to-a-network) |
!!! tip "Highly Recommended for NVIDIA users ONLY"
| Category | Option | Parameter | Setting |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------| |
| Graphics (common) | NVIDIA profile optimization | -nvprofile | ON |
#### Advanced & Development
!!! warning "Leave everything at default unless you know what you're doing."
---
### Connecting to a network
!!! danger "Please choose one of the two solutions, not both!"
??? tip "Remote (Online Network)"
Open `spicecfg.exe` and head to the `Options` tab.
In the `Network` category, set the following settings:
- `EA Service URL` to the URL provided by your network.
- `PCBID` to the PCBID provided by your network.
<img src="/img/common/spice2x_network.png">
Next you need a card number.
If you don't already have one, generate one in the `Cards` tab.
To keep your card number safe, create a new `.txt` file with ONLY it inside.
Once that's done, head to the `Cards` tab, for `Player 1` click `Open...` and point to your text file.
<img src="/img/common/spice2x_cards.png">
??? tip "Local e-amuse Emulator (Asphyxia)"
This is covered in the [Asphyxia CORE](/extras/asphyxia.md) page.
---
### Pre-launch requirements
!!! info "These steps are required, otherwise your game won't run."
#### VCRedist & DirectX
!!! tip ""
- Download and install the latest [VCRedist](https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist/releases/latest) (`VisualCppRedist_AIO_x86_x64.exe`)
- Download and install the [DirectX End-User Runtimes](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109)
#### Audio
!!! tip ""
- Open `spicecfg.exe`.
- At the very top, click on `Shortcuts` then `Audio Playback Devices`.
- In the popup window, right click on your default audio device, and click on `Properties`.
- Go to the `Advanced` tab.
- Check both boxes under `Exclusive Mode`.
- Open the `Default Format` dropdown.
- Pick the `16 bit, 44100 Hz (CD Quality)` option and click `Apply` then `OK`.
<img src="/img/common/audio_16_441.png">
#### Monitor orientation
!!! tip ""
Before each play session, you will have to make sure your monitor is in `Portrait` or `Portrait (flipped)` mode.
To do so:
- Right click on your desktop.
- Click `Display Options`.
- Look for `Display orientation` and set it to `Portrait` or `Portrait (flipped)`.
<img src="/img/common/orientation_portrait.png">
- Rotate your monitor vertically.
#### Valkyrie / Nemsys / Language settings
!!! info "Read through the [Extra Information](extras.md) page and edit your `prop\ea3-config.xml` file if necessary."
---
### First launch
!!! danger "If you have any issues running the game, refer to the [Troubleshooting](troubleshooting.md) page."
!!! tip ""
If you've followed all instructions correctly, you're now finally ready to launch the game!
**First plug your controller if you have one** and run `spice64.exe`, press `Yes` when it asks for elevated privileges.
Run `spice64.exe`, press `Yes` when it asks for elevated privileges.
The game will go through a series of checks, let it run, if you've done everything properly they'll pass.
#### Calibration
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/calibration/1.png">
!!! tip ""
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/calibration/1.png">
If you're seeing this screen, it means you need to calibrate your knobs.
Press your `Test` key. The game will instruct you where to navigate inside the menu.
Press your `Test` key. Here is how you navigate this menu:
- Press `BT-A` to go up.
- Press `BT-B` to go down.
- Press `Start` to select.
- Press `BT-A` to go up
- Press `BT-B` to go down
- Press `Start` to select
Select `I/O CHECK` and press `Start`.
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/calibration/2.png">
!!! tip ""
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/calibration/2.png">
Select `CALIBRATION SETTINGS` and press `Start`.
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/calibration/3.png">
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/calibration/4.png">
!!! tip ""
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/calibration/3.png">
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/calibration/4.png">
Select `CALIBRATION` and press `Start`.
First, your left knob (`VOL-L` for keyboard players)
1. **Slowly turn** your **LEFT knob counterclockwise** (`VOL-L Left`) until the first line says `COUNT = OK`.
2. Press `Start`.
3. **Slowly turn** your **LEFT knob clockwise** (`VOL-L Right`) until the first line says `COUNT = OK`.
4. Press `Start`.
- **Slowly turn** your **LEFT knob counterclockwise** (`VOL-L Left`) until the line says `COUNT = OK` then press `Start`.
- **Slowly turn** your **LEFT knob clockwise** (`VOL-L Right`) until the line says `COUNT = OK` then press `Start`.
Now same thing but for the right knob (`VOL-R` for keyboard players)
5. **Slowly turn** your **RIGHT knob counterclockwise** (`VOL-R Left`) until the first line says `COUNT = OK`.
6. Press `Start`.
7. **Slowly turn** your **RIGHT knob clockwise** (`VOL-R Right`) until the first line says `COUNT = OK`.
8. Press `Start`.
- **Slowly turn** your **RIGHT knob counterclockwise** (`VOL-R Left`) until the line says `COUNT = OK` then press `Start`.
- **Slowly turn** your **RIGHT knob clockwise** (`VOL-R Right`) until the line says `COUNT = OK` then press `Start`.
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/calibration/5.png">
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/calibration/5.png">
!!! tip ""
Select `SAVE AND EXIT` and press `Start`.
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/calibration/6.png">
!!! tip ""
<img src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/calibration/6.png">
Select `GAME MODE` and press `Start`.
You're all done! The game should load up properly now.
You're all done! The game should load up properly now and you may card in.
---
### Carding in
## Troubleshooting
!!! tip ""
!!! warning "Need help?"
Once the game is done loading, you need to card in.
These guides might help:
- Press your `Keypad Insert Card` button.
- Enter your code using your keypad binds.
- [Extra Information](extras.md)
- [Troubleshooting](troubleshooting.md)
- [Error Codes](/errorcodes/bemani.md)
---
### Troubleshooting
!!! warning "Have any other issue?"
Check out the [Troubleshooting](troubleshooting.md) and [Error Codes](/errorcodes/bemani.md) pages.
For any more game-specific information, check out [Extra Information](extras.md).
Still stuck? Join our Discord community to ask for help!
You can find the invite link on our [homepage](/index.md).

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# SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR
<img class="header-logo" src="/img/bemani/sdvx/6_exceedgear/logo.png">
# Troubleshooting
!!! danger "Please make sure you downloaded your data from an appropriate source.<br>This guide is unable to troubleshoot any problems related to bad or poorly managed data."
--8<-- "docs/snippets/common/data_warning.md"
---
### I'm having performance issues!
!!! info "For any issues not covered here, spice2x's [Known issues](https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/wiki/Known-issues) page might prove useful."
!!! tip ""
## Technical problems
If you're having performance issues of some kind, spice2x's [PC optimization](https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/wiki/PC-optimization) guide is worth looking at.
### Crashes
---
### My game is running slow/fast, After finishing a song the game gets stuck loading!
!!! info "Riva Tuner Statistics Server (RTSS) and MSI Afterburner are known to cause odd crashes.<br>If you have them installed, close them both before starting any arcade game."
!!! tip ""
??? tip "`W:BM2D: CreateLayer() 指定したレイヤーは存在しません` then `EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION` in logs"
The most common reason for this is the game is running over its required refresh rate.
To solve this, make sure v-sync isn't disabled in your graphics card's settings.
For NVIDIA users, enable `NVIDIA profile optimization (-nvprofile)` in the `Options` tab.
---
### My game is crashing shortly after launching!
!!! danger "This only applies if you have updated to `2025121000`"
!!! tip ""
Check your `log.txt` for the following message:
<br>
`W:BM2D: CreateLayer() 指定したレイヤーは存在しません touch_effect`
It means someone gave you bad update data.
1. Check your `contents` directory and `modules` directory. You should only have DLLs in one of them. If you have it in both, delete the DLLs in `contents` directory and keep the DLLs in `modules`.
2. Check your `modules` directory. `afp-core.dll` must be `1015KB` and `afp-utils.dll` must be `179KB`. If they are not, then you missed an update. Find and redownload `2024110500` update and onwards. Make sure you properly copy *all* DLLs to the `modules` directory in each update. Do not ask where to obain the update in the Discord server.
---
### How do I set my offset?
!!! tip ""
Play through a chart you're comfortable with.
If you're getting too many `Late`, decrease your offset `(-)`.
If you're getting too many `Early`, increase your offset `(+)`.
Sound Voltex Exceed Gear has two types of offset adjustments, visual and audio based, so be sure to fiddle with both to find desirable settings.
---
### How do I run the game windowed borderless?
!!! tip ""
Some players utilize windowed mode and use 3rd party software called [Borderless Gaming](https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases) in order to achieve this, follow the program's instructions accordingly.
---
### Where are all the navigators?
!!! tip ""
Many navigators are locked behind network requirements and they will not show unless connected to a network that has written support for the events they're typically locked behind.
---
### My game audio is super quiet!
!!! tip ""
Press your `Test` key to enter its menu, go to `SOUND OPTIONS` and change the volume from `20` to `30`.
---
### When I run the game all other audio is gone!
!!! tip ""
Sound Voltex Exceed Gear uses [WASAPI exclusive mode](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/coreaudio/exclusive-mode-streams) for audio to get better audio latency.
Unlike former versions of the games which used [DirectSound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectSound).
- Open `log.txt` using an editor that supports `SHIFT-JIS` encoding for Japanese text (like [Notepad++](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/))
You can use the `Shared Mode WASAPI` patch to deal with some hardware issues, it can also be used to hear audio outside the game at the cost of audio latency.
- Look for this error message: `W:BM2D: CreateLayer() 指定したレイヤーは存在しません touch_effect`
*Note: While `touch_effect` is common, the missing resource name may vary*
---
### I'm not getting any audio / My game crashes due to audio
If you find it, and it's followed by: `W:signal: exception raised: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION`
Then there's a **problem with your game data**.
!!! tip ""
- Make sure there are no DLL files next to the main game directories (`data`, `prop`, etc..)
If there are, **move them all** under the `modules` directory
Many setups have found some difficulty with audio due to various equipment being used. Consider using the `Shared Mode WASAPI` patch.
For game version `2024-11-05` and newer, check the following files in your `modules` directory:
- `afp-core.dll` should be 1,015 KB
- `afp-utils.dll` should be 179 KB
If the sizes don't match:
- Redownload `2024110500` and newer updates
- Re-apply all updates in chronological order, always copying **all** DLL files to the `modules` directory
If the issue isn't resolved by now, **we recommend performing a fresh installation using trusted data sources**.
??? tip "`W:SuperstepSound: Audio device is not available!!!` in logs"
- Open `log.txt` using an editor that supports `SHIFT-JIS` encoding for Japanese text (like [Notepad++](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/))
- Search for `Superstep`
If you find a line with `Audio device is not available!!!`, it means the game hasn't found refuses to boot due to misconfigured audio.
Check the setup guide's [Configuring Audio section](setup.md#configuring-audio) as well as our general [Audio guide](/extras/audio.md) to understand the issue better.
??? tip "I'm using a laptop with a hybrid internal+dedicated GPU setup"
Laptops often have odd issues running data. The game may open on the wrong monitor, run at the wrong resolution or framerate, or simply crashes.
There is currently no known fix for this, other than maybe playing in windowed mode, or using a desktop PC instead.
### Performance
!!! info "Check out spice2x's [PC optimization](https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/wiki/PC-optimization) guide"
??? tip "Game is running too slow/fast."
Your game is likely running at an incorrect framerate. The expected framerates are:
- Nemsys mode: 60 FPS
- Valkyrie mode: 120 FPS
Try these steps to resolve framerate issues:
- Close any software that can affect framerates (like RTSS)
- Close unnecessary background programs
- Ensure V-SYNC is not forcefully disabled in your graphics card control panel
- For NVIDIA users: Enable `NVIDIA profile optimization (-nvprofile)` in spicecfg's `Options` tab
If issues persist:
- Double-check that you followed all steps in the [setup guide](setup.md) correctly
- Your PC hardware might be insufficient to keep a steady 120 FPS, you can try to either:
- [Patch](/extras/patchsp2x.md) the game with `Valkyrie Mode 60Hz` to stick in Valkyrie mode but run at 60 FPS
- [Switch to Nemsys mode](extras.md#nemsys-and-valkyrie-modes)
- Your data may be corrupt in one way or another, you could try starting from scratch using trusted data sources.
### Audio
!!! info "Check out our [Audio](/extras/audio.md) guide to understand audio modes better"
!!! info "Ensure your default audio device's sample rate is set properly."
- **44100 Hz** sample rate for **WASAPI Exclusive** and **ASIO**
- **48000 Hz** if your game is patched with `Shared Mode WASAPI`
??? tip "I can't change my device's sample rate"
If you're using gaming peripherals (Logitech/Razer/Steelseries) or external audio devices (audio interfaces/sound bars):
- Check if you can modify the sample rate in the device's software/control panel
- If not, try uninstalling the device's software. This may restore control over Windows audio settings
If you still can't change the sample rate:
- Configure the game's audio mode to match your device's current sample rate instead
- Try using a different audio device
??? tip "I can't hear anything else than the game"
Your game's audio is setup to run in WASAPI Exclusive or ASIO modes.
Check out our [Audio](/extras/audio.md) guide to understand audio modes better.
If you're using WASAPI Exclusive, you'll want to [patch the game](/extras/patchsp2x.md) with `Shared Mode WASAPI` to hear other applications.
If you're using ASIO, unless your audio interface mixes WASAPI and ASIO streams when outputting, you'll only be able to hear one application when ASIO is in use.
In this case, you'll need to route all audio through software such as [Voicemeeter](https://vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/banana.htm), and have Voicemeeter output the mix to your ASIO device.
??? tip "Game audio is too quiet/loud"
- Make sure to not be in a credit as your current progress will be lost
- Bind and press your `Test` key to enter the Test menu
- Go to `SOUND OPTIONS` and change the volume at will
- `SAVE AND EXIT` > `GAME MODE` to return to the game
## FAQ
??? tip "How to run the game in windowed borderless mode?"
You'll need to use 3rd party software like [Borderless Gaming](https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases) in order to achieve this.
??? tip "Where are all the navigators? Why am I missing songs?"
A lot of content is locked behind events and will not show up unless connected to a network that has written support for these events.
It may also be that the content is only available in specific regions like Japan and your game is configured with another region.
You can fix this by [patching](/extras/patchsp2x.md) `Fake Region` to `Japan (J)`.