Part 5

Troubleshoot and fix common issues in Bully: Scholarship Edition, including random game crashes and glitched achievements related to classes and chapters.

This section details common issues encountered in Bully: Scholarship Edition, focusing on random game crashes and glitched achievements, particularly in relation to playing the game via DVD-ROM, hard drive installs, and patched versions.

Random Game Crashes

Random game crashes are the most significant problem. While the 1.03 patch was intended to fix this, its effectiveness varied by machine. Saving frequently after missions or activities is the best workaround to minimize lost progress.

• DVD-ROM drive only: The game hiccups frequently, leading to crashes approximately once per gameplay hour. The patch offered minimal improvement.
• Hard Drive install (unpatched): Hiccups are less frequent, and most do not result in crashes. In a fifteen-hour 100% completion run, only one crash occurred.
• Hard Drive install (1.03 patch): The game runs smoothly with no hiccups or crashes.
• USB Flash Drive install: Performance is good, with slightly faster loading than a hard drive, but crashes still occur without the patch.
• Xbox One version: Despite running without the patch and using only the DVD-ROM drive, this version experienced no crashes. This is attributed to improved Xbox 360 firmware updates over time, which likely resolved underlying issues that caused crashes in older firmware versions.

Updating console firmware to the latest available version (as of July 2024) and installing the game to a hard or flash drive can largely resolve the crash problem, though motherboard version may affect results.

Glitched Achievements (Classes)

The {Keener}, {Teacher's Pet}, and {Boy Genius} Achievements are intended to unlock after completing six, nine, and twelve classes, respectively. However, they sometimes fail to appear immediately or at all when playing directly from the DVD-ROM with game saves on the hard drive. Saving the game after the relevant class and performing a hard reboot may trigger the Achievement upon reloading. Saving to a Memory Unit (internal or external) often results in Achievements appearing as expected.

• Hard Drive install (unpatched): {Keener} unlocked late, {Teacher's Pet} unlocked on time, and {Boy Genius} unlocked early (after the seventh class).
• Hard Drive install (1.03 patch): {Keener} and {Teacher's Pet} unlocked as expected, while {Boy Genius} unlocked early (after the seventh class).
• Xbox One version: Achievements unlocked instantly as intended, likely due to firmware updates.

Glitched Achievements (Chapters)

The {Freshman}, {Sophomore}, {Junior}, {Senior}, and {Graduate} Achievements are meant to unlock upon completing the main chapters of the game. These achievements can also sometimes fail to appear when they are supposed to.