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[GAME] Horror Run! A new game we published just now.

Hey everyone.
We're currently working on a cool little game, first version is already out in the market. It's called 'Horror Run!' (name is a bit meh, but it works..).
There are a lot of ideas floating around to improve the game and we'd like your help for more ideas!
You can read about the game in our blog, or download it from the market to try it out (it's free).
Let me know what you think, any comments and criticism are welcome, and the negative are surely better put here and not in the market itself
We're especially looking for ways to make it more addictive and a bit more versatile. Right now a global high score system is our first priority for next version
But any idea is welcome, and if you like the game and think something is missing don't hesitate to post
Thanks!
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UPDATE: An update was just released to the market. It adds OpenFeint support for global leaderboards - we feel that was the most sought after feature so we used the (very) little time we had to work on that and it's finally done.
Again we're like to thank everyone here at XDA for supporting us and downloading the game, as well as providing invaluable feedback. keep it up
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300 views and not a single reply?
Some feedback could really help us improve and let us start and keep a stream of quality material into the market....

i'll check it out at the market and i'll get back to you later on...

downloading now will report back.

Downloading and will try..

Really fun game!
G2 Rules!

I cant figure out the controls it wont allow me to jump over the "demons" ive looked at the tutorial twice and still no luck

jonny68 said:
I cant figure out the controls it wont allow me to jump over the "demons" ive looked at the tutorial twice and still no luck
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u can actually do double jump by press jump twice.. or jump+roll to make it dash while jumping.. u can also try double jump and roll which usually result in suicide..
nitzanj said:
300 views and not a single reply?
Some feedback could really help us improve and let us start and keep a stream of quality material into the market....
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it's an okay game.. definitely not 1st of its kind but the added graphic makes it nicer than some others similar game.. but the problem is its getting pretty boring after awhile... maybe u could give more type of obstacle like consecutive "double demons" or add obstacle that needed to be double-jumped to get through. or u can make a combo obstacle that won't allow the player to relax (after roll then the player must quickly jump then follow by double jump or whatsoever). of course it should be after a while the game started to added more difficulty...
i'm thinking an extra dash button would be nice to add.. adding more possible gameplay. so jump+dash would replace jump+roll.. jump + roll could be another action (such as immediately roll after jump). well, i'll leave it to ur imagination =p...

Great graphics but gets tiresome for me cause I keep dying
One touch and dead from a bat is a little harsh but the game is very challenging, lol. Really good job though just not my preferred type of game.

Downloading it now on my Galaxy S!
Awesome game, has a lot of potential. Runs great on my phone and graphics are good, only thing i'd change is the Menu graphics, make it a bit more pro .
But still, for a first release i'm impressed. I would change the 1 hit 1 die rule too, and add more levels/maps/objectives etc.

It's so fast I keep dying so quick lol

Fun game - good graphics.
Took me just 2 tries to figure out the controls. Not the most obvious icons, but they are in a obvious location ;-)

Looks awesome i will try it

Similar to Free Running (search Market) but more challenging and has more features. Also like Robot Unicorn Attack (see Facebook/Adultswim, I'm addicted to this game) in terms of game play.
Suggestions: background sound, sound effects, balance the game a bit (in terms of difficulty, sizes of enemies)

Downloaded the game.
First impression was nice graphics !
Personally i think the gameplay is to quick, i keep dieing, maybe a easy - normal - advanced setting ?

Your Game is ok but noting pretty special but it runs pretty fast on my Milestone 2.
Besides what about adding items e.g run faster or invisible.....

looks great and runs nice, im sure you will work out the little things, i wish i could program in java, my games would run much smoother, lol ive been using appinventor, i can get them to look pretty god, but gameplay sucks balls

Downloading now will report back soon

Phew, lots of comments after the nothingness of the first couple of days
Thanks for all the replies, great feedback, this is just what we need!
To the actual points:
I didn't realize it was that diffucult, I guess when you're the one making the game things seem easier
And Of course I'm well aware that the thing is repetitive to the point of being almost mundane - This is indeed a first version and a form to 'test the water' sort of speak. There are several ideas cooking to make it a bit more diverse.
Some things that will definitely make it into future versions:
1) Multiple lives before game over (already working)
2) Make the starting speed a tad slower (already working).
2) Add an easier difficulty level (probably main/only difference will be the starting speed to be even slower).
3) global highscore system using Feint or the likes, to make it a bit more social (Probably separate board for easy/hard).
Things I want to add if I overcome some obstacles (silly pun intended ):
1) More enemies and background pictures. Currently I'm having some memory and performance issues, trying to work it out. Might switch to OpenGL
2) Achievements, using Feint system probably - things like get 10K points without rolling a single time, get 10K points w/o collecting a single treasure item, get 10K points while collecting every single treasure item etc.
3) Bonus with special effects. Right now I'm thinking a shield and a special fly mode, but we'll see...
I'll try to professionalize the menu, but it's not easy when graphics it's not your profession
I'll release partial updates in the following weeks (at least the lives and easy mode are already mostly implemented so they could easily make it).
Hopefully the part time job and being a full time student won't hinder the progress too much and I'll be able to get some more meaningful updates soon after the exams are over (i.e. near the end of February).
Thanks again for all the input!

Really like the game, really addictive to break your own score, currently at 5030.
Works very well and stable, doesn't lag at all!
really like the sounds in the game.
Maybe an online scoreboard would be a nice feature?
I'm also wondering in what language this is programmed, just in Java with like a game development SDK?
Keep the games coming!!

[GAME] Navy Wars (now in the Market)

Hi everyone,
I've been working on a multiplayer game for a little while now and it's about to the point where I need to get some more people using it. It's called Navy Wars and it's a turn based game where you try to take out your opponents fleet.
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The game is a work in progress, so there will be bugs and there will be changes. It was developed on a Nexus S, a Nexus One and a Nook Color. It hasn't had much exposure on other devices yet, so this should be a good test. If you run into any crashes, please email as much detail as you can to [email protected] and also use the built in crash reporter being as detailed as you can be when submitting a report.
I think the game is pretty straight forward to play. If you register, post your username here so others can challenge you.
A few notes:
Just a heads up before you install the game, take note that it does use Google Analytics to collect anonymous usage data as well it can also send anonymous error reports to the server if an unexpected error occurs.
Also, this being a beta, there will be a reset of stats before the game goes public.
The final version will have a few undecided limitations with the option of purchasing the full game.
The beta version requires permissions to access your logs in the case of a crash!
Where to download
Live in Android Market
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.boots.betelgeuse
Edit: The game requires at least Android 2.2
Edit: Follow on twitter for updates! - http://twitter.com/#!/navywars

I just published a new build that fixed a situation where your device may not receive notifications

any issues yet?

This looks like Battleship. I'll try it out!

Mentioned some things in game chat, but another would be possibly some kind of fix so you can spin a ship if it's on the edge of the board.

My name is Boots in the game if anyone is looking for a match. I'll try and play as many games as I can

pizzaforbreakfast said:
Mentioned some things in game chat, but another would be possibly some kind of fix so you can spin a ship if it's on the edge of the board.
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You can drag it to "open water" and rotate it

It is kind of funny that BootsSiR tried really hard not to mention that it's Battleship (well sort of).
You don't have to worry really, the game has never been properly patented (Hasbro own the board-game though).
Just Don't call it Battle Ships (Easy enough). Cool thing it's the same turn based style like words with friends and Wordfeud,
you are definitely onto something here, wish I could test and try it on my tablet (Honeycomb) but the link seems to be down .
EDIT: tried link via my 3G and it worked.
EDIT 2: Can't create Account. It doesn't matter what username I want to use, It's never available and won't let me
continue creating an account

Blou_Aap said:
It is kind of funny that BootsSiR tried really hard not to mention that it's Battleship (well sort of).
You don't have to worry really, the game has never been properly patented (Hasbro own the board-game though).
Just Don't call it Battle Ships (Easy enough). Cool thing it's the same turn based style like words with friends and Wordfeud,
you are definitely onto something here, wish I could test and try it on my tablet (Honeycomb) but the link seems to be down .
EDIT: tried link via my 3G and it worked.
EDIT 2: Can't create Account. It doesn't matter what username I want to use, It's never available and won't let me
continue creating an account
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Make sure your username is at least two characters long and is only letters and numbers. Let me know if that works

Received a few good detailed error reports but a lot of ones with no user comments. Please leave as much detail as you can!

Just published a new build (R190)
The app now sends a brief logcat capture when you submit a crash report. This code will be gone in the final version but it'll help me troubleshoot problems.

pizzaforbreakfast said:
Mentioned some things in game chat, but another would be possibly some kind of fix so you can spin a ship if it's on the edge of the board.
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Ships will now turn red if you try to move them and they can't move.

Trying now. Looks like a lotta fun!
DROID Incredible
OMFGB
Chads beta 8
Fcuk Apple. Nuff said.

Thanks for the testing. Getting lots of good bug reports

I gave this a try last night and played a game with Wayne.
Really liked the game and love the idea, I did however find some issues as I was playing.
One suggestion I would like to add is the ability to play against a computer if you are pressed for time or some place where you don't have good Wifi/Data coverage. I also noticed there is no way to disable to sounds, I generally like to do that on most games I play. I did figure out I could turn down the media volume but then need to remember to turn it back up later for anything that needs it.
I was playing this on my rooted HTC Legend running CM7. First thing I noticed was that when I was adding a friend to attack. The box for the name and buttons were being cut off, see screenshot attached.
The other thing I noticed was that it didn't show me the 'Enemy Accuracy' / 'Fleet Strength' / 'Accuracy' / 'Hits' levels for some reason.
Other than that it was really good and I enjoyed it. Going to try playing some more to identify issues.

Crash1912 said:
I gave this a try last night and played a game with Wayne.
Really liked the game and love the idea, I did however find some issues as I was playing.
One suggestion I would like to add is the ability to play against a computer if you are pressed for time or some place where you don't have good Wifi/Data coverage. I also noticed there is no way to disable to sounds, I generally like to do that on most games I play. I did figure out I could turn down the media volume but then need to remember to turn it back up later for anything that needs it.
I was playing this on my rooted HTC Legend running CM7. First thing I noticed was that when I was adding a friend to attack. The box for the name and buttons were being cut off, see screenshot attached.
The other thing I noticed was that it didn't show me the 'Enemy Accuracy' / 'Fleet Strength' / 'Accuracy' / 'Hits' levels for some reason.
Other than that it was really good and I enjoyed it. Going to try playing some more to identify issues.
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There is an options screen in the works to control volume/notifications. I'll have to look into why the buttons are cut off on that screen like that. Single player will also come in a future version! I appreciate the feedback!

Anytime, great game and great work. Keep it coming!

1.00-R197 build published. Update your devices!

1.00-R198 just published. There is now a preferences screen under menu on the player home screen. You can toggle sound and/or notifications.

I have a question that is more technical. How did you decide to implement the multiplayer? I am researching the best way to implement turn based multiplayer for my game and any help would be appreciated

My game '180' action-puzzler, Today's Featured Android App on Amazon!

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It's true! Our flagship title was selected by Amazon to be their featured FREE Android app today (LINK) and in just a few short hours it's rocketed to their #1 spot.
​If you aren't wanting to DL it from Amazon, you can grab a free (ad-supported) version of the full game on the Android Market here. To disable ads and unlock all features from this version, simply play it and fill up the progress bar on the title screen!
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180 is an insane flipping match-3 drop action puzzle game! Launch coins into three-in-a-rows to clear the vertically-descending board. Play alternate colors by flipping coins 180 degrees at any time. Create incredible combos and be rewarded with HUGE scores - just don't let the coins touch the red line at the bottom, or it's game over!
Here's a YouTube video showing the gameplay when it gets quite hectic (starts slow to show the mechanics, about 20 seconds in it will go wild)

Awesome concept! I love the idea of playing the game enough to disable ads and unlock the full features. Still gets you some revenue and people who like the game get more out of it.
I just downloaded it, I'm going to try it out! Thanks.

Hey, thanks! Yeah, I knew we needed to try a different approach to monetize (not only on Android, but for mobile in general). Still working out the kinks, but people generally seem pretty receptive to this idea - and if they are happy, and I am happy, then that's not a bad thing right?
Worcestor eh, I am from Framingham! (well, in Hollywood these days)

I'm curious. Financially, is it a good thing for you that Amazon is giving your app away free today?
How's that work out for you?

lexluthor said:
I'm curious. Financially, is it a good thing for you that Amazon is giving your app away free today?
How's that work out for you?
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I'll let you know! Our app has been available on Android for a couple of months now. The free version has got shy of 20k downloads, and the paid has got about 100. You do the math (altogether, the money has been fairly negligible). As a tiny developer with next-to-zero visibility, it is in my interest at this point to try and get my app in the hands of a huge amount of people in a small amount of time, and ideally some "chart stickiness" (for my ad-supported version) and word-of-mouth might come of this. Otherwise, it's just a slow and steady slump into oblivion.
When I've done things like this before, it has helped. I got quite high on the iPhone charts before; it got me meetings with fairly high-level people, so it does make me feel as if I am on the right track. In the short term, maybe it's not really a guarantee of anything, but then I never expected much from the short term economically as an independent developer.

Hi there,
Neat concept, unfortunately I can't test it out as it crashes immediately and without even an FC box on my Nook Color (running CM7). It gets as far as the message "Loading High Definition graphic assets" and then poof.
I've tried this both with and without the WiFi on. Any suggestions?
Thanks!

fuul4nook said:
Hi there,
Neat concept, unfortunately I can't test it out as it crashes immediately and without even an FC box on my Nook Color (running CM7). It gets as far as the message "Loading High Definition graphic assets" and then poof.
I've tried this both with and without the WiFi on. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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that is disappointing! try to hit the (hardware) options button before "loading hi-res" comes up and select low res - let me know how that works out. I've heard reports of it being fine on nook, previously...

I too am gettin force closes without a force close window. I'm on a galaxy tab.
I can't get it to go into the options before it crashes...
Sent from my "better than an iPad" tab... Running Overcome GINGERBREAD!!!

Ron_HeadcaseGames said:
Hey, thanks! Yeah, I knew we needed to try a different approach to monetize (not only on Android, but for mobile in general). Still working out the kinks, but people generally seem pretty receptive to this idea - and if they are happy, and I am happy, then that's not a bad thing right?
Worcestor eh, I am from Framingham! (well, in Hollywood these days)
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Game is working great on my Evo!
I ended up getting it from Amazon, so I took a shortcut to getting the full features. It's a great little game to take up some time. The different game modes are accommodating no matter how much or how little time you want to spend on your phone. I saw a review from a colorblind person who was able to enjoy your game above all others because of your design. Nice work!
Hollywood is practically the polar opposite of Framingham, you've gone a long way!

k4p741nkrunch said:
Game is working great on my Evo!
I ended up getting it from Amazon, so I took a shortcut to getting the full features. It's a great little game to take up some time. The different game modes are accommodating no matter how much or how little time you want to spend on your phone. I saw a review from a colorblind person who was able to enjoy your game above all others because of your design. Nice work!
Hollywood is practically the polar opposite of Framingham, you've gone a long way!
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Glad you are enjoying it I will ask a favor, of anyone who grabbed it on Amazon - now that the app has returned to it's paid status, if you wouldn't mind grabbing the Free Demo on Amazon (here) and just leaving a review that would be a big help to me. I am hoping to up it's profile a little (currently got nuthin') and hopefully the Average Amazon Customer (re: doesn't want to buy stuff) will note the high marks the Full's got, and grab the Free instead. If I can get a little traction with it, then the Free could conceivably get some chart stickiness. All I want is a little exposure!
For those hungering for some deeper strategy out of what looks to be a "simplistic, familiar game," I mentioned the youTube video right?
As for Hollywood<>Framingham - why yes they are a bit different. I ended up out here because of the industry, and of course just a couple of years after my departure Boston becomes the next big hotbed for games (Guitar Hero, BioShock, Rockstar) - who knew!!!
EDIT: and for those with technical issues, I'll talk with the programmer and get back to you shortly..

[GAME] ScanDroid Kingdom - Barcode Battle RPG | Updated 9/6

UPDATE ON MARKET!
Changes Include a new inventory system and online creature list changes!
Let me know what you think of the update!
CHECK OUT OUR NEW FORUMS! It is a place to put big reports, feature requests, or just talk about the game in general!
FORUMS!
I'm making this thread in the hopes some ppl will try it, give me some feedback, etc. I have a small group of about 5 people who have been helping me make this in the past 3 weeks, and It's come a long way.
OK, so here it is.
ScanDroid Kingdoms is a Barcode Battler, with RPG elements.
You scan barcodes to create your creatures. You currently can have as many as you like.
You can then battle your creatures against "Barcode NPCs", or battle online against other people on the ScanDroid Network.
You can take advantage of your "Daily Scans" to gain items, exp, or currency.
You can also share your creature via QR code for others to scan and battle, instead of using the online listings.
There is an Item shop, where you can buy things with currency.
Currency(ScanCreds) are gained when you scan for anything in the game.
Soon to be added:
Quests
Leaderboards
Equipment
Crafting
Online Trade House/Auction House
Skills for both Players and Creatures
Friends List
Messaging
I also have a donate version on the market, if anyone finds this game fun and wants to help keep it going at a fast pace, I'd appreciate it.
Currently there is NO difference between the free and donate versions.
Once the game is out of BETA, there will be differences.
Free version will not have multiple creature management, and will have a level cap(will be a higher one, like 40 or so). It will not get all the quests the Donate version will get either. But that is down the road.
I hope you like it and please respond if you have tried it, let me know what you think, and I'll try to do what I can to make the game more to your liking! I am trying to make this game as much a community project as I can, as I find that others seem to have great ideas I would have never thought of.
Here's the link: Market Link
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Thanks to anyone who tries it, and I hope you have fun!
P.S.---If you want to help with development, please contact me. We have a large Google Plus Huddle where we toss around ideas, and those who are on the huddle get testing versions ahead of the market!
Big Thanks to the other Eko Gaming Members:
Tseng
Kirothak
Legend
Tachi
Neverwhere

Been playing this for a while and so far I'm liking it. I'm also on the beta team for Barcode Beasties.
There's a few things not quite right and/or lacking in your game. I don't seem to get "daily scans" only scan accumulated through online battles. Sorry if I'm misunderstanding this but to me "daily scans" would indicate we get an amount of scans allocated to us every day. In the online battling feature it would be handy if we could see the other creatures level as well as their name in the listing of potential opponents, it would save us loading an opponent up, seeing they're too far above us in level terms then having to go back in and load another.
I also have a question. are we allowed to re-scan codes ever ie. is it a once per day scan limit or is it a persistent limit that never allows us to scan the same code twice??
Anyways, loving the game and hope it does well, would love to see your game and Barcode Beasties combined but I suppose you both being in competition so to speak will cause both games to have to strive for excellence.
Dan.

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Been playing this for a while and so far I'm liking it. I'm also on the beta team for Barcode Beasties.
There's a few things not quite right and/or lacking in your game. I don't seem to get "daily scans" only scan accumulated through online battles. Sorry if I'm misunderstanding this but to me "daily scans" would indicate we get an amount of scans allocated to us every day. In the online battling feature it would be handy if we could see the other creatures level as well as their name in the listing of potential opponents, it would save us loading an opponent up, seeing they're too far above us in level terms then having to go back in and load another.
I also have a question. are we allowed to re-scan codes ever ie. is it a once per day scan limit or is it a persistent limit that never allows us to scan the same code twice??
Anyways, loving the game and hope it does well, would love to see your game and Barcode Beasties combined but I suppose you both being in competition so to speak will cause both games to have to strive for excellence.
Dan.
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Hey, thanks for the reply!
OK, so first:
You get 20 scans per day, refreshed at the start of each day.
Also, due to a very recent update, you can have a chance to gain an extra scan upon winning a match. Before, you would win a scan after EVERY win of match, which gave too many scans to them.
Having the level of each creature next to the name is a feature I have heard about quite a bit lately, and I am truly looking for a solution to have implemented in the next few days.
Also, it saves all UPCs in a db, and does not allow you to scan the same one twice, to keep ppl from figuring out what codes give what and keep ppl scanning in different places and situations.
Also, I saw Barcode Beasties hasn't been updated in a long while(market shows nov 10, 2010.) Is it still be worked on I take it? Also, I consider Barcode Beasties to be a different game for the most part, and the direction our team has planned for this game will take it so far off course from Barcode Beasties that they won't even be able to be compared after a while.
Thanks for the input, hope to hear from you again.
If you are interested in joining up with us on beta development, let me know, I would be glad to have you on board. Email me at [email protected] If you are interested.

Installed the game and gave it a try, so far everything seems great.
A little more flashiness to the UI might be in order, by no means does it look bad. A WP7 style setup for the buttons would fill in the blank space left by the smaller buttons currently, give the entire application more flow. (Mainly referring to the buttons in Barracks/Battle etc... change from small grey boxes to WP7 style buttons with large graphics)
The barcode scan portion works great, had no problems there.
Battle wise everything was fine, however the battle text was a little slow. Perhaps having an option to speed up the battle text, or make it go to the next round via tap interaction?
Definite thumbs up for this app. Plays well, no errors encountered as of yet, and I really enjoy the concept. Cant wait to see how it grows.

ellessidil said:
Installed the game and gave it a try, so far everything seems great.
A little more flashiness to the UI might be in order, by no means does it look bad. A WP7 style setup for the buttons would fill in the blank space left by the smaller buttons currently, give the entire application more flow. (Mainly referring to the buttons in Barracks/Battle etc... change from small grey boxes to WP7 style buttons with large graphics)
The barcode scan portion works great, had no problems there.
Battle wise everything was fine, however the battle text was a little slow. Perhaps having an option to speed up the battle text, or make it go to the next round via tap interaction?
Definite thumbs up for this app. Plays well, no errors encountered as of yet, and I really enjoy the concept. Cant wait to see how it grows.
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Thanks for trying it. The UI is fairly new right now, but we are trying to find ways to make it easier and more appealing. I will take the idea you had and see if it can help us at all.
Good idea for the battle text, ill add it to our bugs/feature tracker.

New Update has been posted!
Changes Include:
Bug Fixes(Of Course)
Online Creature List now shows levels under names
NEW Inventory System to test out!
Also, as with any update during the BETA, please contact me([email protected]) if anything is not working properly, and Ill do what i can to fix it ASAP!
Also, still looking for a couple more people who want to join the teams beta testing division, so we can get the updates tested a little faster so I can send them to the market quicker!

[GAME][2.1+]Robo Miner

Please visit http://www.reiti.net/robo-miner/blog to view recent changes and update news!
Well guys! After some days with heavenly coding to make the game ready for a release - it's finally done!
The first version of Robo Miner is out!
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You all know these games where you dig down to find treasures, ores and gems? Well, here's another one!
You are controlling a robot which digs for you. Simply tap in the direction the robot should go and he will do that - if there is a block in the way the robot will dig through it. That only works on mud-blocks - stones cannot be digged but if you dig away the mud underneath a stone block, the stone block will fall down and maybe crash you, if you are not fast enough to run away or place a support bar!
Your target is to find the ultimate gem at the bottom end of each mine. Once found, you can approach to the next, even deeper mine! On your journy you will find many different money-bringing things, like ore and gems.
To master all the challenges, you can buy upgrades for your robot. More battery, a fast drill, more storage or better sensors, to see more fields around you!
The game autosaves itself, so don't worry to lose your progress
I hope you have a good time playing this game
The game is available on android market, slideme, amazon and getjar .. some of them need some time to approve the upload so be patient

Great job. Super addicting.
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Update 1.1 is out!
Recently we added support for Keyboard Dock - so you can use the arrow keys to navigate and spacebar to set a pillar.
Also new in 1.1 are "Mystery Fields" - you can find money in them, ladders, pillars - even free upgrades can be found (but rare)
Hope you enjoy the game!

ooook Update v1.2 is out!
This is a bigger one - the game now features an inventory where your robot can carry special items he find on his journey.
The first findable items are - of course - Dynamite!! In 2 different types. You can find this items in Question-Block (with some luck)
Well, Dynamite destroys simple everything - except the robot, which is a bug *g* I will fix that tomorrow.
Everything else gets destroyed: stones, mud, ladders, pillars, questions .. ok, the Ultimate Diamond is Dynamite-Proof (I think diamonds are?) but you need to watch out where you use dynamite.
You will not gather anything from bombed fields - so if you blow up some ore, you will not get it - same for question marks. Also every rock field above the bomb area will come down.
If you lose your robot, your inventory is gone too - so be careful with your little robo ;-)
I tested this new features very long, so I hope everything works how it is supposed to work.
Have Fun with the new Version!

Update v1.2.1
From now on the Robo has an Auto-Climb Feature.
While standing on a ladder, just tap and hold in the desired direction and the robo will follow the ladder until its end.
Finally that feature is in, so with the use of dynamite you can now build really deep shafts and use the Auto-Climb Feature to get fast around.
Hope you enjoy it, have fun!

Update v1.2.2
from now on, you can view the recent changes ingame, when a new version arrived.
also some changes in balance on item-finding - you can now find multiple items in one qustion mark field.

Update v1.3
Yes, it's done - v1.3 is out!
Biggest change this time is the ability to use different save slots. You have one slot on your phone and 2 extra slots on your sd card.
Feel free to transfer your savegames over different devices - it should(!) not be any problem with that.
Please be aware, that we made huge changes in the code, so it is possibly that something will not work as expected - be kind and report any issue, so we can solve it as fast as possible.
We also switched the buttons for ladders and pillars - just because on very small devices the advertisement is too big and players were not able to push the pillar button which is very annoying.
We will surely come up with a better solution for this problem in the future, hopefully this first change help most of you out

Update v1.3.1
small bugfix:
force close when clicking between slots on new game screen

Really awesome work! Congratulations!
btw, which language was used to develop this game?

does anyone ever remember the game Crystal Mines for the original NES?? these two games are a lot alike. i miss that game. i used to play it for hours and the levels seemed endless! someone needs to port that game over!

Isn't this just an copy of the game gem miner?
Just with another character
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This game is written in java and uses libgdx (libgdx ftw!) as graphics engine so it would run also on desktop if I would release it
and please it's not a copy of Gem Miner (which is a good game too!), like android is not a copy of iOS. This game was inspired by multiple other games and I am sure there exists many other games which have a similar gameplay. Maybe some of you remember Boulder Dash? C64? Or Motherload? Even Minecraft or Terraria
I also made "Minesweeper: Unlimited!" - yea, you guess it, I copied Microsoft!
Currently I am developing an RTS and I bet, when it's finished, some will say it's a copy of Black&White or whatsoever
I appreciate the work of others a lot but please don't depreciate the work of building up something out of an idea by calling it a copy.
Robo Miner has no clear ending (each mine is even deeper than the mine before) it is very simplistic - I am pretty sure, that there are very different feelings about the gameplay. Personally I aim for building the perfect shaft until I find the diamond. You need to think in advance when using Dynamite and so on. FYI: At the beginning of development Robo Miner had hexagonal fields.. but that wasn't ideal for such a game.. (I love hexagons)
I am thinking of new features for Robo Miner too - in the future I want to integrate more statistics, how much fields digged, max depth, diamonds found and such things and set up a little highscore server by myself where someone can compare his progress with others - maybe there will be unlockable features like a jetpack (sort of jump) or increased fall-down capability - who knows, nothing sure until now.
By the way: I want to thank Jase Glenn for writing a review of Robo Miner

It looks very nice, which game engine that you are using?
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I use libgdx as graphics engine

Fun game, frustrating sometimes... but fun
Great work, hopefully you'll add more features soon

sorry if this has been reported.
if you are in the middle of doing something in the game and you lock your device, when you unlock it, the game is not in pause mode, but it loads your last saved game :| i find that kind of frustrating.
great game otherwise

(plz never be sorry about reporting an error, I am happy to get know of it )
but yes, this error was reported yesterday already - the game gets restarted when your devices gets locked and you unlock it again.
I cannot do much about it (libgdx recreates itself) but I could stop the device from going to sleep mode - would need 1 more permission to do that. So the game would tell android to not shut down CPU and/or screen (still trying to find the best solution).
I am not sure what happens, when a call gets in - anyone tried that? game should(!) pause properly (it does when clicking home button)

reiti.net said:
(plz never be sorry about reporting an error, I am happy to get know of it )
but yes, this error was reported yesterday already - the game gets restarted when your devices gets locked and you unlock it again.
I cannot do much about it (libgdx recreates itself) but I could stop the device from going to sleep mode - would need 1 more permission to do that. So the game would tell android to not shut down CPU and/or screen (still trying to find the best solution).
I am not sure what happens, when a call gets in - anyone tried that? game should(!) pause properly (it does when clicking home button)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
when call comes in game loads latest save game... At least on my phone... Htc sensation.....4.0.3....
But game is wicked.... I am playing it all day... Its perfection in its simplicity... When my GF asked me what am I doing... I just said... Digging... Digging and more digging ;-)...
Keep up the good work...
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I have to fix that - it's not tolerable to lose game progress, because a call comes in. I also dont want to block incoming calls.
But give me some time because I need to do some testing for this, especially finding out what exactly happens

I played this for about 5 hours last night!! keep up the good work dude