Hi everyone !
I'd like to talk about an addictive game I just updated : SHIFT !
Shift is a dynamic puzzle game that doesn't require the stylus to play, making it ideal for quick games in the metro or the bus... It is a bit hard to take in hands on the first go, but once you pick it up you just can't stop playing...
The rules are really basic : click on the left, right, upper, or lower part of the screen (or press the direction pad) to have all the blocks who can move in that direction... If you form groups of 3 or more blocks, they'll disappear, etc...
To get huge scores, trying doing combos, not leaving a single round before exploding another group, etc... Easier said than done !
Original game from TONYPA : Ununicum
Download Shift​
It doesn't look like much, but it's the same kind of addiction you get with Jawbreaker
Waiting for feedback/comments/suggestions/anything, thanks !
Mollusk said:
Hi everyone !
I'd like to talk about an addictive game I just updated : SHIFT !
Shift is a dynamic puzzle game that doesn't require the stylus to play, making it ideal for quick games in the metro or the bus... It is a bit hard to take in hands on the first go, but once you pick it up you just can't stop playing...
The rules are really basic : click on the left, right, upper, or lower part of the screen (or press the direction pad) to have all the blocks who can move in that direction... If you form groups of 3 or more blocks, they'll disappear, etc...
To get huge scores, trying doing combos, not leaving a single round before exploding another group, etc... Easier said than done !
Original game from TONYPA : Ununicum
Download Shift​
It doesn't look like much, but it's the same kind of addiction you get with Jawbreaker
Waiting for feedback/comments/suggestions/anything, thanks !
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Man that's that game is a real addiction, and now i'm hooked great tip thanks
LoL same here thanx alot 4 this nice game
oh dear....
I should be doing an assignment, but I find myself playing shift.....oooh, how addictive.
An observation -it does place it under the programs directory when installed and not under default games directory.
Thanks for the free game....must get back to assignment....no must play more.
Thanks for the feedback
I haven't played too much with the cab maker yet, and last time I tried it didn't work at all :s
Thanks Mollusc installing now.
And all you others, don't forget to try all the other games Mollusc has done, they are all great.
thanks. anychance this is the same TONYPA who creates flash games?
Wow, faster than the previous version very much
question:
i try to play the previous version, it is a battery eater, i play 5 mins and i loss 5-7% battery, is it possible to improve?
or it just my problem?
i will test this verion later.
Yes, it's an idea from TONYPA who created the flash games I showed him this version I coded and he authorized me to distribute it (as I didn't steal his graphs/code/anything).
As for the battery, it should be MUCH better... The old version used 100% CPU all the time and would refresh the screen constantly, while this one uses much less and only refreshes the screen when needed ^^
works great on my X500, I love the ultra minimal package (one exe and that's it!). Very good game!
Mollusk said:
As for the battery, it should be MUCH better... The old version used 100% CPU all the time and would refresh the screen constantly, while this one uses much less and only refreshes the screen when needed ^^
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Great!
will u update the other games?
Yes, I will updating all the games 1 by 1, but with my exams I still haven't done all of them ^^ And I'd like to add a few missing features (like the score that wasn't viewable unless you played a game in Shift), etc...
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Yes, it's an idea from TONYPA who created the flash games I showed him this version I coded and he authorized me to distribute it (as I didn't steal his graphs/code/anything).
As for the battery, it should be MUCH better... The old version used 100% CPU all the time and would refresh the screen constantly, while this one uses much less and only refreshes the screen when needed ^^
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that's cool. I know TONYPA from flashkit since I develop flash apps as well
maybe someday I can or someone can port my flash game into WM too bad i only know actionscripting 2.0
Any link to one of the games to check them out ? ^^
Some nice looking games on that site!!!
Brilliant little game. Now can anyone tell me how to get the kids to give me back my wizard ?
Simple : by a cheap second-hand PDA or a Nintendo DS ^^
Pipes
Hi mollusk, pipes is my favourite, well most played, how about adding a number of moves counter next to the timer?
It will have additional modes with moves limits and stuff like that
Thanks mollusk, I look forward to that and all your future releases.
Related
omg - if someone does this I will probably regret it
I have a (almost) 2 year old daughter - and she is alway trying to get a hold of my phone anyway.
It would be great to have something on it she could play with (me holding of course) - so my idea was this:
Display like 6 pictures and assign sounds to them.
Example: farm would be a cow, a pig, a rooster, ... and the corresponding sounds they make
another: family and friends with their own voices stating their names
For occupation in boring places like the doctors or whatever 'waiting-place' this would really be neat.
There would probably be many more ideas for kids - although it might not be to hot of an idea having them play with our Diamonds....
I'm no programmer - but this sounds to me like not too big of a deal right?
Anyone?
I've no problems taking this on for you, but you're right about letting your kids loose with your diamond...
What kind of things did you have in mind, like one of those things you get attatched to the side of those kids story books?
Would not take long to generate a simple re-usable interface, with a simple config file for assigning pictures and sounds to little picture boxes.
yeah - that was exactly what I had in mind!
And I am not planing on really 'giving it to her hands' - perhaps if it were to run on different resolution I might give her my charmer (looks like s*** anyway as I dropped it about a zillion times).
thx for posting - was not sure to get an answer since my idea does not include any sensor-functionality
hope to find some spare time tomorrow - I would check for some example pics/sounds
I'm interested too!
ME TOO... Please
I don't have any kids...
But it sound like fun ..
Will keep me occupied for hours!!
you guys might want to check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=424081
i think this is what your lookin for
Keland44 said:
you guys might want to check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=424081
i think this is what your lookin for
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I`ve already got that but what i think schmeichler is after is something with pretty colourful pictures on that when pressed play childrens sounds. Not lazer guns and i fart in your general direction!!
me too.... sign me up....
x 2 girls 4 years (twins)
x 1 boy 5 months
Yeah, this is a great idea!
Also interested
intrested as well what about won with mickey mouse club house? my Johnny is crazy over this
johnboywilson said:
I`ve already got that but what i think schmeichler is after is something with pretty colourful pictures on that when pressed play childrens sounds. Not lazer guns and i fart in your general direction!!
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yea i figured this was a start since it does basically what you guys are looking for and it uses flash if you get the ok from the creator you could use a flash decomipler and change the works so instead of accepting text it accepts images because you can add whatever sounds you want
looks like this might be a solution i asked the developer and he said it will load an image so it just takes the user playin around with it to get it the way they want it to be
Bubble Breaker and Teeter work great for my 7 year old twins!
I'm just gonna go have some tea, and feed the dogs, then i'll start on this little project for you. I should be able to make it simple enough to modify, by restricting the config to a single file.
It will most likely have 6 buttons taking up the whole of the screen, which could be mapped to different images and sounds (Any more, and they'd be hard for little fingers to see and press, especially on non-VGA screens). For example:
Cow,./Farm/Cow.png,./Farm/Cow.wav
Chicken,./Farm/Chicken.png,./Farm/Chicken.wav
Hopefully it should be reasonably simple to get the structure in such a way that you could make a new folder for a theme, which had the ini file, along with a collection of sounds and pictures.
Any objections to this kind of layout before I begin coding (In about 30 mins)?
Games for kids
yeh I also have a two & half year age son, who wana do something with HTC
brins0 said:
I'm just gonna go have some tea, and feed the dogs, then i'll start on this little project for you. I should be able to make it simple enough to modify, by restricting the config to a single file.
It will most likely have 6 buttons taking up the whole of the screen, which could be mapped to different images and sounds (Any more, and they'd be hard for little fingers to see and press, especially on non-VGA screens). For example:
Cow,./Farm/Cow.png,./Farm/Cow.wav
Chicken,./Farm/Chicken.png,./Farm/Chicken.wav
Hopefully it should be reasonably simple to get the structure in such a way that you could make a new folder for a theme, which had the ini file, along with a collection of sounds and pictures.
Any objections to this kind of layout before I begin coding (In about 30 mins)?
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Nope that sounds fine to me, just wish i could stuff like this myself instead of waiting for other people doing for me...
johnboywilson said:
Nope that sounds fine to me, just wish i could stuff like this myself instead of waiting for other people doing for me...
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It's quite alright, gives me something to bored, coz i'm bored out of my tiny mind...
Here you go
That should do the job for yu, although it was built quickly. If you need it to do more, than ask, but that does all you originally wanted. Instructions are on the page.
This sounds awsome.
I have a...
9 week old girl
2 Yr old girl
3 yr old girl
This would be awsome. any sort of an idea of time?
jacob.loynes said:
I have a...
9 week old girl
2 Yr old girl
3 yr old girl
This would be awsome. any sort of an idea of time?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=428053
hai guys! check this out! starcraft on our x1.i played the game and running great on our xperia.
http://depositfiles.com/en/files/t0orz0c78
now out for omina user!
now, first download this :
http://dump.ru/file/2826817/
thenAttachment file
- unrar the StarCraft qVGA, paste the "preferences.lua" in the starcraft qvga , all of them to my storage, thats all (don not forget change preferences.lua)
Starcraft_002_PPC => stratagus-2.2 => sc => preferences.lua open with wordpath, change like this:
change only bold words and save!
preferences = {
VideoWidth=400
, MusicEnabled=false
, EffectsEnabled=false
,VideoHeight=240
, GameSpeed=30
, FogOfWar=false
, ShowCommandKey=false
, GrabMouse=false
, PlayerName="Player"
, GroupKeys="0123456789`"
, TipNumber=0
, EffectsVolume=0
, MusicVolume=0
, StratagusTranslation=""
, GameTranslation=""
, ShowTips=true
, VideoFullScreen=true
have fun!
NEW! 28.08.09 - now in .cab file!
-1 fully working maps
-Optimised memory usage
-Optimised processor productivity
-Higher stability
-Shorter loading times
-New main menu
-Tons of other addons.
-minor bug fix-ups
"Nuclear launch detected...!!!"
http://www.pocketstarcraft.ru/files/....15 WVGA.rar
enjoy the speed guys!
omg!
*runs to test*
matthewpapa said:
omg!
*runs to test*
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"runs after matthewpapa"
EDIT:
Someone please upload it to a normal site.
cool thanks for upload - downloading now
dam i accidently cancelled the download half way through now i gotta wait 40 mins -.-
comeradealexi said:
dam i accidently cancelled the download half way through now i gotta wait 40 mins -.-
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I got 10 mins left and then I'll up it to rapidshare.
EDIT:
http://rapidshare.com/files/264902540/StarCraft_102_full_for_PPC.rar.html
post the link
So, this game is odd. No .exe or .cab. All you have to do is put in the MS and play it from there?
orelsi said:
I got 10 mins left and then I'll up it to rapidshare.
EDIT:
http://rapidshare.com/files/264902540/StarCraft_102_full_for_PPC.rar.html
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sweet thank you - Thank the lord for my prem account
Okay, so it takes a while to load up on my ROM (Valkyrie 2.7 FS)... but it does load up... It is pretty cool on how you can chose what resolution you want on the screen menu.
Fuzalert2k said:
So, this game is odd. No .exe or .cab. All you have to do is put in the MS and play it from there?
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unzip to mmry card.open file explorer and go in side the unzip folder.run starcraft.exe.wait..it take about 10-15 seconds to load the games.enjoy!
comeradealexi said:
dam i accidently cancelled the download half way through now i gotta wait 40 mins -.-
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XD me too!
So can someone verify if this game is really really really good?
poetryrocksalot said:
XD me too!
So can someone verify if this game is really really really good?
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Good. Not the best. Isn't that fast. Is full screen, but the controls are troublesome. Not worth the space, imo. Good for showing-off though!
I can load the game but I cant load the map. The screen keeps toggling and showing my today screen every .1 seconds. How do I fix this?
The games is PERFECT. I love StarCraft and to have it on my phone was unthinkable a few years ago.
It has crashed 2 times so far, but only after I made a save, so when it crashes I can just load haha. After the game/battle/scenario finishes and the victory/defeat screen appears, sometimes the game freezes.
It has its bugs, but is totally playable and 100% pure fun.
poetryrocksalot said:
I can load the game but I cant load the map. The screen keeps toggling and showing my today screen every .1 seconds. How do I fix this?
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That's weird. What is it showing on the screen, step by step?
this game has actually been around for a while on certain foreign sites (just like other strategy games like Warcraft 2) ... generally I dont think its worth it. Although its a good effort by the person who ported it, the controls are troublesome, the game not fast enough and the screen too small for a game that requires so much overview. Moreover, its not the type of game that u can quickly play while on the tube because it takes at least 20 - 30 minutes before u properly get into the game. By that time it has almost eaten 30 - 40% of your battery already.
just my 2 pennies
Amanox said:
this game has actually been around for a while on certain foreign sites (just like other strategy games like Warcraft 2) ... generally I dont think its worth it. Although its a good effort by the person who ported it, the controls are troublesome, the game not fast enough and the screen too small for a game that requires so much overview. Moreover, its not the type of game that u can quickly play while on the tube because it takes at least 20 - 30 minutes before u properly get into the game. By that time it has almost eaten 30 - 40% of your battery already.
just my 2 pennies
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Yes but.... IT IS STARCRAFT ON MY PHONE
orelsi said:
The games is PERFECT. I love StarCraft and to have it on my phone was unthinkable a few years ago.
It has crashed 2 times so far, but only after I made a save, so when it crashes I can just load haha. After the game/battle/scenario finishes and the victory/defeat screen appears, sometimes the game freezes.
It has its bugs, but is totally playable and 100% pure fun.
That's weird. What is it showing on the screen, step by step?
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I have SPB Diary and S2U2 installed. Do you have that?
poetryrocksalot said:
I have SPB Diary and S2U2 installed. Do you have that?
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I have Diary installed, but haven't used it even once lol.
this is amazing. even if it is glitchy, this is amazing. starcraft/broodwars is one of my fav games of all time, AMAZING I LOVE YOU ALL
Before you download watch this video http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sLskFgmDj7k&hl=en&gl=US&warned=True&client=mv-google .The game has 6 levels 3 boss is an arcade shooter where the main charactor can shoot photon blasts from his hands and has ability to fly . Tested on the toughpro2 and runs fine.If you like action games this game is for you . Just unzip the file and extract all to where ever you want to place it.
Requirements
500mhz processor
7mb running memory
480x800 or 800x480
Arm Processor
Single-touch onscreen pad super responsive buttons
kick ass attitude!
Enjoy and PM me with anything you want to add in the future. I promise you if you like shooters , you have fun with this one.
Waiting patiently for release......
Aww who am I kidding, a freeware game that looks decent and fun, HURRY! LOL
Are you releasing the source code for others to make custom levels and stuff, if that's possible, because I could foresee a huge map pack type thing.
Made using game editor
Thank you Iam happy to see people enthusiastic. Yes when its released I will release the source code. Its made using game editor technology , if you know C programming then you can edit levels that I have done.
TIP: when 1st encountering boss try to avoid them and watch thier pattern. Remember you have ability to fly use it to avoid bosses until you figure thier pattern.
Ok guys tell me how you like it
Ok guys give me some feedback ....hoped everyone liked it. If you want more games just give me the word.
Next title
What would you like to see in a game. Give me your ideas and I will try to make it happen.
Sorry, I havent been on in a while, DL now and will report after a little playing.
Thanks for the responses
Thanks for the feedback my next game will also be a shooter with better graphics.Thanks for all suggestions and iam glad you liked the game.
Looks like a good timekiller, will download when I get home and try. thanks
Source code
jonrobertd said:
Waiting patiently for release......
Aww who am I kidding, a freeware game that looks decent and fun, HURRY! LOL
Are you releasing the source code for others to make custom levels and stuff, if that's possible, because I could foresee a huge map pack type thing.
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If your a developer and would like to modify or add to the game i posted the source code at www.gameeditor.com .
Gears of war
Ok in the windows mobile games section of this website is gears of war.
This is Spuz an run and jump action platform game. You control Spuz as he collects apples for points while avoiding enemies. Enjoy the scenery as Spuz travel through differnt islands . This demo contains 2 hard levels.
Requirements
400mhz processor
Arm processor
WVGA 480x800 resolution
Touchscreen
The game
Ok here is the game its in a zip file unzip and extract the game to whatever folder you would like. Add anysuggestions you would like or anything you would like to see in the game.
Shouldn't this be posted in Themes, Apps and Software?
????
kimtyson said:
Shouldn't this be posted in Themes, Apps and Software?
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what???????? I thought this was!!
Feeback
Ok gamers after you downloaded and played the game let me know
If it was too difficult?What type of powers you would like spuz to have? And if you have any animations you would like to see in the game!
thanks for the ideas
I just want to thank the people who PM me with some great ideas for the full version. keep the suggestions comming.
Thank you for this game
i will give feedback after trying
ok thanks alot
freaknormel said:
Thank you for this game
i will give feedback after trying
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Ok thanks I hope to hear from you.
when it comes out
Yes when the full version comes out it will be 6-8 levels. I will aim for 8 levels with all the suggestions I been getting.
UPDATE v1.2 Just released onto the market
Thanks for all of the feedback. Please keep it coming. I think it's coming along nicely, next stage is to lay more in-game features.
More importantly - what do you think? The link is in my signature.
I've also started up a blog - if anyone is interested in writing their own app - it's how I've found the process.
::1.2
+ Redesigned graphics engine
+ Support for multi-sized devices including 320x480 up to tablets
+ Enhanced levelling system
+ Persisted scores and progress
+ Mute music/fx added to front screen and gameplay screens
+ Added new creep
+ Fixed FC issues on game leaving/re-entering
+ Redesigned splash screens
+ General bug fixes and graphical tweaks
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I've just released Livestock Vs The Undead Lite v1.1 (free strategy game) onto Android Market and Amazon. (See screenshots attached)
I've tried to resolve all issues that had been raised and feel the game presents much more of a challenge. I've rewritten a large chunk of the graphics engine to handle a more involved playing environment. Added new characters, sounds and more features than I can list.
If you had tried it before and thought it too basic, or haven't tried it - please check out the new version and let me know if I'm it's starting to show any potential. If you liked it before, please let me know if you think any ways to improve it?
Sincerely - this project is being driven by feedback - so any is most welcome. All suggestions will be considered.
Many thanks,
Paul
Hi,
** EDIT : 04/06/2011 : Livestock Vs The Undead Lite is now completely free and available in the Android Market! Please check it out! **
I thought it'd be great to give and receive thoughts and feelings for my first ever attempt at an android tower defence type game. (Currently available on the android market.)
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A brief description:
"Only you can save the planet. Again. 'Cos you are good at it!
"The farm is under attack! It's an all out invasion from hordes of gruesomely reanimated dead and the animals aren't going to take it lying down.
"Fight wave after wave of increasing challenging life-challenged assailants.
Utilise each of the unique skills on offer from the livestock that are fighting your cause.
"This is a taste of an imminent future release."
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I am very new to all this and am keen to learn. The biggest question is : what do you think?
Cheers,
Paul
pphillips001 said:
Hi,
I thought it'd be great to give and receive thoughts and feelings for my first ever attempt at an android tower defence type game. (Currently available on the android market.)
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A brief description:
"Only you can save the planet. Again. 'Cos you are good at it!
"The farm is under attack! It's an all out invasion from hordes of gruesomely reanimated dead and the animals aren't going to take it lying down.
"Fight wave after wave of increasing challenging life-challenged assailants.
Utilise each of the unique skills on offer from the livestock that are fighting your cause.
"This is a taste of an imminent future release."
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I am very new to all this and am keen to learn. The biggest question is : what do you think?
Cheers,
Paul
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Here's what i think!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14104107&postcount=4
Potter1984 - I've responded here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093941
Hi!
Under the superb advice given from these very forums I have released the game freely into the market.
Just search for 'Livestock vs the Undead Lite'.
Please check it out and I would appreciate any feedback.
Many thanks,
Paul
Hi,
Very nice for your first game. Is this an original game concept by you or did you 'copy' it from another game? (I know it's based on tower defense games, but never saw a 'top down' one like this)
Played it one time now till I got to level 3, then I died
some remarks
- why is the screen shifting when I move the phone around?
- tutorial screens are not very clear plus they dont stay on screen long enough. It's like: "1 pig is 1 rocket, 1 hay is 1 shield, wait a minute.. what?" and then the screen is already gone
- also, it wasn't obvious that the chickens and stuff cost 'cash'. At first I thought they only 'cost' time. And I couldnt figure out why I couldnt build any pigs, thats when I realised I needed to build up cash.
- there's also no clear way to tell how much each animal costs in cash
- level 1 is kinda boring, I think level 1 is necessary, because you should give people the time too learn the game, but it's too long. When you reach level 2 things get a lot more interesting, zombies are coming at you in higher numbers and at higher speed (i think).
- I also think zombies get more health as you progress through the levels? But there's no way to tell, so I didnt know how many chickens to place
- Last remark: When a zombie reaches the first of your 'last defense' chickens, your basicly screwed. There's nothing you can do. Maybe you should introduce a bomb or something to push the zombies back?
- And also introduce some animals that don't just shoot up. (or maybe there are some in later levels?)
Anyway, it's pretty nice for your first game. I even enjoyed it a bit, but tower defense type games can't hold my interest for very long i'm afraid.
Hope this was of some help to you.
Grtz
Hi swimon,
First of all: many thanks for your feedback.
"Very nice for your first game. Is this an original game concept by you or did you 'copy' it from another game? (I know it's based on tower defense games, but never saw a 'top down' one like this)"
It has elements of several tower defence games - I thought the vertical layout would set it out from the rest. I haven't seen any other quite like this.
"Played it one time now till I got to level 3, then I died "
Not bad for your first go!
"some remarks
- why is the screen shifting when I move the phone around? "
It allows the player to see a larger playing area that the phone's screen. I was hoping it would make the game more involving and a bit more interesting to watch.
"- tutorial screens are not very clear plus they dont stay on screen long enough. It's like: "1 pig is 1 rocket, 1 hay is 1 shield, wait a minute.. what?" and then the screen is already gone "
I agree. I think I shall add a 'tutorial' section that incorporates levels one to three. Players new to the game will then get a gentle intro to the game and repeat players could then skips these easier levels to get straight into the action.
"- also, it wasn't obvious that the chickens and stuff cost 'cash'. At first I thought they only 'cost' time. And I couldnt figure out why I couldnt build any pigs, thats when I realised I needed to build up cash. "
As above.
"- there's also no clear way to tell how much each animal costs in cash"
That was the next thing on my list to do!
"- level 1 is kinda boring, I think level 1 is necessary, because you should give people the time too learn the game, but it's too long. When you reach level 2 things get a lot more interesting, zombies are coming at you in higher numbers and at higher speed (i think)."
This should be addressed in the tutorial as mentioned above.
"- I also think zombies get more health as you progress through the levels? But there's no way to tell, so I didnt know how many chickens to place "
You are correct - the creeps (I take it you haven't gotten past the zombies yet?) do get harder each level. I did this so you'll never reach a stalemate which would take all interest out of the game. My intention is to make some shooters more powerful against some creeps than others, which should add to the strategy element.
"- Last remark: When a zombie reaches the first of your 'last defense' chickens, your basicly screwed. There's nothing you can do. Maybe you should introduce a bomb or something to push the zombies back?"
Yep. I have a number of attack methods to add.
"- And also introduce some animals that don't just shoot up. (or maybe there are some in later levels?)"
As above.
"Anyway, it's pretty nice for your first game. I even enjoyed it a bit, but tower defense type games can't hold my interest for very long i'm afraid. "
Many thanks. I know tower defence isn't everyone's flavour of game but I do appreciate you taking the time to try it out and even more so for giving me this feedback.
"Hope this was of some help to you."
Absolutely!
Cheers
Paul
pphillips001 said:
"some remarks
- why is the screen shifting when I move the phone around? "
It allows the player to see a larger playing area that the phone's screen. I was hoping it would make the game more involving and a bit more interesting to watch.
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Just be careful with sensor controls. It's not everyone's cup of tea first of all, a lot of people don't like it. And secondly it's very difficult to implement well (imo).
You could also easily control the camera by swyping your fingers on the screen? Maybe make it a user defined setting.
Thirdly (is that a word?): I don't really see the point of it? I don't know at what resolution you tested it, but on my Desire, I can already see every row/column so there's no need to shift?
pphillips001 said:
"- I also think zombies get more health as you progress through the levels? But there's no way to tell, so I didnt know how many chickens to place "
You are correct - the creeps (I take it you haven't gotten past the zombies yet?) do get harder each level. I did this so you'll never reach a stalemate which would take all interest out of the game. My intention is to make some shooters more powerful against some creeps than others, which should add to the strategy element.
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Maybe you should change the color of the shirts of the zombies as they grow stronger, so the player knows he's facing a stronger opponent.
pphillips001 said:
"- Last remark: When a zombie reaches the first of your 'last defense' chickens, your basicly screwed. There's nothing you can do. Maybe you should introduce a bomb or something to push the zombies back?"
Yep. I have a number of attack methods to add.
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You could maybe also add an option to retreat your animals. When you see your defenses are going to be breached, you can quickly change one of your chickens in for a pig or a hay stack. (or something like that)
pphillips001 said:
"- And also introduce some animals that don't just shoot up. (or maybe there are some in later levels?)"
As above.
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introduce one animal that shoots sideways, the player could then first place a hay stack and beneath it a sideways shooting animal!
Also lastly: This game asked me for root priveleges? that's a big no no! so please fix that.
You can always PM me if you update to a newer version!
Grtz
swimon said:
Just be careful with sensor controls. It's not everyone's cup of tea first of all, a lot of people don't like it. And secondly it's very difficult to implement well (imo).
You could also easily control the camera by swyping your fingers on the screen? Maybe make it a user defined setting.
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I'm ripping out the tilt code for the next release. It's not really needed and I found it a bit distracting.
swimon said:
Thirdly (is that a word?): I don't really see the point of it? I don't know at what resolution you tested it, but on my Desire, I can already see every row/column so there's no need to shift?
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As above. I'm a fellow Desireian. (Desirables?) We rock!
swimon said:
Maybe you should change the color of the shirts of the zombies as they grow stronger, so the player knows he's facing a stronger opponent.
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Good suggestion.
swimon said:
You could maybe also add an option to retreat your animals. When you see your defenses are going to be breached, you can quickly change one of your chickens in for a pig or a hay stack. (or something like that)
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I have something cunning in mind for this.
swimon said:
introduce one animal that shoots sideways, the player could then first place a hay stack and beneath it a sideways shooting animal!
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This is also going on the list.
swimon said:
Also lastly: This game asked me for root priveleges? that's a big no no! so please fix that.
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I'm a bit confused by this? It hooks into the wakelock and vibration permissions (both of which I have taken out of the next release) - other than that it shouldn't ask for anything else?
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You can always PM me if you update to a newer version!
Grtz
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Will do, and thanks again. You are a star!
Great feedback.
Cheers,
Paul
heya,
yeah, don't know why it asks for root permission. I clicked deny and remember and the game still runs fine. So dunno...
The game is actually pretty addicting, but it's also really hard (maybe thats what makes it addicting...)
I already found a way to cheat though
When you see one of your shields (hay stack) is about to go down, quickly replace it with another at the moment it get's destroyed
You could also introduce downward shooting animals to kill off the last zombies of the wave who are still attacking your hay stacks
Looking forward to the new version, 'cause I'm a little confused by the cash/time system
Glad to see your taking on board all the advice and critique on board, THAT is what makes a dev a GOOD dev.
Thanks for listening and keep at it!
Got to level 5 yesterday,
even managed to place one cat and one cow
but i'm not sure the cash system is in balance, I wasn't generating enough cash to build the more powerful animals/defenses to hold back to numerous (!) zombies and vampires
potter1984 said:
Glad to see your taking on board all the advice and critique on board, THAT is what makes a dev a GOOD dev.
Thanks for listening and keep at it!
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Thanks. I am trying. I'll keep developing/tweaking for as long as I'm getting feedback (I may have doomed myself there).
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heya,
yeah, don't know why it asks for root permission. I clicked deny and remember and the game still runs fine. So dunno...
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It's still puzzling me that one. I've not heard anyone else being asked for it.
swimon said:
The game is actually pretty addicting, but it's also really hard (maybe thats what makes it addicting...)
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It should be even more so (on both counts) in the next rel.
swimon said:
I already found a way to cheat though
When you see one of your shields (hay stack) is about to go down, quickly replace it with another at the moment it get's destroyed
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Kind of - you'll eventually run out of money, so it's only a temporary 'feature'.
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You could also introduce downward shooting animals to kill off the last zombies of the wave who are still attacking your hay stacks
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I've just updated the bullet code to handle 360 degree firing. It should start to get more interesting now.
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Looking forward to the new version, 'cause I'm a little confused by the cash/time system
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At the moment there is a slow cash over time increase - in case you put your first animal down in the wrong column on the first turn.
You get additional cash from shooting baddies - the more so the harder the creep.
The cooldown time is more for the hardier animal (apart from haystacks which I've kept quick cooldowns).
All this will be revealed in the tutorial.
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Got to level 5 yesterday,
even managed to place one cat and one cow
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Yay - well done! I can see I've made it too easy - I can easily fix that!
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but i'm not sure the cash system is in balance, I wasn't generating enough cash to build the more powerful animals/defenses to hold back to numerous (!) zombies and vampires
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Perhaps more frugal animal spending may help? On it's current settings I have completed level 12 (only once though ).
Thanks again,
Paul
v1.1 Released to the market. Please see original post for details.
Regards,
Paul
nice, i'll check it out one of these days
(messing around with some roms atm...)
Grtz
swimon said:
nice, i'll check it out one of these days
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Cheers, I'd appreciate it.
swimon said:
(messing around with some roms atm...)
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Good luck! I've spent way too much time checking out new roms - my poor Desire is starting to have an identity crisis! XJs MIUI is my personal fave at the moment. Or is your 'messing' at a lower level?
Cheers,
Paul
I've had reports of memory issues and have tracked it down in the code.
I'll release a fix for this later today.
Regards,
Paul
v1.1a has just been released onto the market.
Please let me know if there are any further issues and I'll jump straight on them.
Regards,
Paul
v1.1b has been uploaded with further memory optimizations.
This should fix some of the issues a small number of you have reported.
Cheers,
Paul
New screenshots have been posted on the original post.
For the next release I am looking to persist current level - so when you come back to play you start at the selection screen of the last level you had reached (with the option to start from the beginning again).
I have also raised the bullets to the top level - as they were looking a little strange flying through friendlies!
I have tracked down a bug that was causing force closes when the game had be paused and the user returned.
I am also looking to add some more variety to the creeps, bullets and towers.
Any suggestions on what you'd like to see adding?
Cheers,
Paul
New version (1.2) released onto the market.
Please check it out and let me know what you think.
Cheers,
Paul