Frequently Asked Questions

Can I donate to the project?

No, the project does not take donations.

If you still want to donate, go donate blood to your local blood bank or donate to the Electronic Frontier Foundation or Médecins Sans Frontières

I need help / Where can I learn?

The best way to get help is to join the official discord server. People of all skill levels will be able to give you hints and tips.

Can I play the same save on browser & steam?

Yes, just export the save file from the options menu & import it in the other platform.

Game is stuck after running scripts!

You may have created an infinite loop with no sleep. You'll have to restart the game by killing all scripts.

On Browser: Stick ?noScript at the end of the URL
On Steam:
- In the menu, "Reloads" -> "Reload & Kill All Scripts".
- If this does not work, when launching the game, use the kill all scripts option.

Steam: Where is the save game located?

To maintain compatibility with the web browser version, the save game is not stored as a file on your filesystem. It lives inside the localStorage of the WebKit instance. Export the save (and back it up!) in the option menu.

Steam: Game won't stop / Game is shown as "Running"

Due to a limitation with the way Steam tracks the game, if you launch an external link (such as documentation), Steam may keep tracking the game as "Running" even after it is closed. Simply close the web browser to fix this.

Steam: How do I get to the game files?

Right-click the game in your Steam library, then go into "Manage" -> "Browse Local Files". The game can be launched directly from that location if you're having issues with Steam.

Steam: Game won't launch

On Windows

If the game is installed on a network drive, it will fail to start due to a limitation in Chromium.

If you cannot move the game to another drive, you'll have to add --no-sandbox to the launch options. In your Steam Library, right click the game and hit "Properties". You'll see the "launch options" section in the "General" window.

On Linux

The game is built natively. Do not use Proton unless native does not work.

When launching the game, you will be prompted with three options. If the standard launch does not work, you may attempt the --disable-seccomp-filter-sandbox or --no-sandbox launch options. If this still does not work, the game should be able to start by launching it directly or through the terminal. See How do I get to the game files?.

Steam: File locations

Logs (using electron-log)

You may want to access the logs to get information about crashes and such.

on Linux: ~/.config/bitburner/logs/main.log
on macOS: ~/Library/Logs/bitburner/main.log
on Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\bitburner\logs\main.log

Config (using electron-store)

Configuration files can be found in the application's data directory.

on Linux: ~/.config/bitburner/config.json
on macOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/bitburner/config.json
on Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\bitburner\config.json

Steam: What is the API Server?

The API Server allows the official Visual Studio Code Extension to push script files from VSCode to your in-game home.

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