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[GAME] CrossMaster

Hi guys!
We have created a new puzzle game for Android called CrossMaster, which we have just published on the Android Market and are looking now to increase its visibility (a bit hard on the market... )
CrossMaster is a puzzle game with a simple concept. Challenges are composed by a grid of blocks, which player have to clean up by crossing them out. What looks a simple task, become more complicated as only some certain number of blocks can be crossed out each move and only in a row and column. If player run out of moves, he will have to reset the challenge and start again. What to cross out should be considered very carefully!
As player progress, challenges increase on difficulty both in number of blocks and blocks to cross. After some easily solved levels to show the game rules, game could become quite challenge and addictive. take care!
CrossMaster includes global leaderboard, game achievements and social network integration with OpenFeint.
Game is presented in 2 versions, a free ad-supported version and a ad-free version at 0.99€, BOTH featuring 150 levels and 2 game modes.
CrossMaster is right now available in the Android Market by searching CrossMaster or through one of the URL's below:
Full no Ads: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.noemar.crossmaster
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Full Ad-Supported: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.noemar.crossmaster_ad
More info in our website: http://noemargames.wordpress.com/
Feedback and comments are welcome!
Thanks and hope you will enjoy playing!
Antonio

No comments?
I'm looking for feedback, comments and improvement ideas. Feel free to give a try to the free version, includes exactly the same functionality, just with some ads.
Thanks in advance!

Nice graphics and animation and the touch controls are great. It didn't hold my interest, but couldn't really put my finger on why.
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Thanks for your feedback.
We have received some comments about the initial levels are too easy and could be a bit boring. I will review and try to increase its difficulty.
Thanks!

The first impression based on the graphics in this tread is good. I shall download and review it later on today.

Tricky-Design said:
The first impression based on the graphics in this tread is good. I shall download and review it later on today.
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Thanks a lot!

As promised my review:
The first time i started the program it showed a FC. For your information I'm running standard Android 2.2.1 on a HTC Desire Z.
The first levels are indeed to easy and much too look a like. I should expect that when you get to level 20 (which i did) there is sometime changing (for example the number of blocks will increase every 5 or 10 levels.
Besides that there isn't really a competition factor included when playing the game. If you take a look at for example angry birds, slice it or ... . They give an overview how good you did with stars from 1 to 3 or 5. Maybe it is good to show the time it took for someone to finish the level and rate it.
The game play is smooth, but those to things doesn't make me want to play it again and again and get faster or at higher levels.
Still a very good job though, I'm not able to build it at this moment. Still learning

Thanks Tricky.
About the FC, maybe you were pressing some key while the app were starting? I found a bug which is already solved but have no time yet to upload the new version to the market.
About the levels, I think the problem is those inital levels. Fun starts about level 15-20 where number of blocks increases enough and level 20 when you have to cross 3 blocks. Afterwards blocks to cross increase up to 5 and the number of blocks inboard up to 40-45.
But well, the game beginning could made some players to give up.
The Puzzle mode is a bit more difficult as it's harder to progress. You can restart each level only some limited number of times and you will have to start again if uses all of them. There are some checkpoints every 10 levels.
In any case, I found quite interesting to implement some 'stars' score to reflect how are you performing. Good idea! thanks!

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Still a very good job though, I'm not able to build it at this moment. Still learning
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I forgot. Have a look on andengine framework, if not yet! It's a superb game programming framework for android and really easy to learn. Give me a touch if you need some help

agascon said:
Thanks Tricky.
About the FC, maybe you were pressing some key while the app were starting? I found a bug which is already solved but have no time yet to upload the new version to the market.
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Yeah I was pressing the - vol button so it wouldn't make any sound.
agascon said:
About the levels, I think the problem is those inital levels. Fun starts about level 15-20 where number of blocks increases enough and level 20 when you have to cross 3 blocks. Afterwards blocks to cross increase up to 5 and the number of blocks inboard up to 40-45.
But well, the game beginning could made some players to give up.
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I think this would have happened if I downloaded it from the market without the purpose of reviewing it. It is not hard to reach level 20 but I think if it takes less time people do see a change.
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The Puzzle mode is a bit more difficult as it's harder to progress. You can restart each level only some limited number of times and you will have to start again if uses all of them. There are some checkpoints every 10 levels.
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I totally forgot there were more modes to the game. Because i've started and did only select continue game.
Maybe it is good idea to switch the menu:
- new game (were you've selected a game time)
- continue game
to
- Classic mode (new / continue game)
- Puzzle mode (new / continue game)
agascon said:
In any case, I found quite interesting to implement some 'stars' score to reflect how are you performing. Good idea! thanks!
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I'm glad i could help.

It's hard to pass up a QRCode, so figured I'd give this a go!
While the puzzle element is good, I admit I had trouble sticking with the game past about the first 12 levels. The gameplay is somewhat repetitive, and tho the increasing blocks does offer a challenge there just isn't enough "reward" in completing the levels.
An increase to the challenge might be in order. Perhaps a play mode with a countdown timer that forces the user to try and complete the level in a period of time? The Puzzle Mode could use a reward too... Maybe you get a certain number of resets for all 50 levels, but then earn "bonus" resets in certain levels?
The concept and presentation are good. I just felt the gameplay didn't really grab me.

Thanks guys!
Very valuable comments! By the moment I will start with some redesign of the initial classic levels so to try to catch the player. Probably will release an update today with them.
And also I have guessed some improvements from your comments, but this will take more time to be implemented.

I want to try it but It can't be installed through market in my device (see sig). Could you upload somewhere the .apk or can you make it available for us, too?

loving the game so far. i love puzzle games and this is a new, unique concept. great job. i'll post more thoughts after i've had some time with it.

I like it. My only suggestion would be to widen the line drawn on screen.
Good work and thanks!
I think the suggestions here have been good too.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

I was thinking... what about some different coloured blocks? For example, a yellow block, once crossed, could become white and go when crossed again, a red block could be crossed into a yellow one and so on. Every X levels (5, 10) new types could appear.
My two cents.

It doesn't work on my LG O2x
Application ends immediately after opening

ishkarioth said:
I was thinking... what about some different coloured blocks? For example, a yellow block, once crossed, could become white and go when crossed again, a red block could be crossed into a yellow one and so on. Every X levels (5, 10) new types could appear.
My two cents.
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Thanks ishkarioth!
We have some ideas from improvements similar to this. It will take some time to be ready, but we are designing a 3rd game mode with all your comments.

tikkie said:
It doesn't work on my LG O2x
Application ends immediately after opening
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Hi tikkie,
May you install alogcat viewer from the market (e.g. https://market.android.com/details?id=org.jtb.alogcat) and send me the output right after the application crashes? I will investigate what's the problem.
Thanks!

Hi there!
We got a comment in the market about...
It didn't work on my Milestone with Froyo.
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Somebody with a Milestone with Froyo can confirm and maybe send me a logcat after the crash?
Thanks!
BTW, in case of problems let us know here in the post, in our blog, email... but not in the market with 1* where we cannot answer anything!

[GAME] [1.6+/3.0+] Four in a Row HD 4.5 - New Premium features, 1M installs!

The most complete Four in a Row game of the Play Store with over 400 puzzles and skill-based matchmaking. Get it on Google Play
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Latest update: Version 4.5 New Premium features! Celebrating ONE MILLION downloads!!
Having achieved over a million installs the most feature-packed Four in a Row of the Store receives reworked graphics for both mobile phones and tablets.
New Premium features Unlock the Pop-Out game variation where you can either add new discs as usual or remove one from the bottom. A new challenge, available in custom match (VS AI or VS local player) and the new Pop-Out riddle set. Premium will of course remove ads and unlock an additional set of pro riddles. (v4.5)
Enhanced look & feel with reworked boards with 3D effect, floor and board stand, sleeker UI. (v 4.4)
More user friendly thanks to Android design guidelines, integrating the Action Bar as well as a View Pager to browse the riddles. Options have been simplified and reorganized.
More content, with new riddles, now more than 400! As usual, carefully designed to challenge, entertain and teach the techniques at once.
Keeping its unique fast, no sign-up needed, online multiplayer with skill based matchmaking, timer and world ranking. (v.4.3)
Thanks to the XDA community to help making this game the best of its genre. Also thank you for the warm welcome to the sibling project Lines & Puzzles (non-gravitational connect three, four and five)
Best regards,
Alberto
Download link:
The new Pop-Out Premium variation, note you can remove discs from the bottom row!
Multiwindow compatibility for Galaxy Note devices!

Nice implementation of 4 in a row. The computer is also not too easy which is the case in most implementation.
A real keeper for me to kill some time with
There is one minor feedback I can give you, that is that when someone does win the game the highlights around the edge doesn't match with the rest of the look. The game does look very good for a four in a row, but the green circles look a bit cheap compared with the overall look.

Thank you. I've installed and replaced my original. Left a 5 star review on Market.

Thanks for the feedback!
@Tricky-Design , you're right, I have to work on that. Some of the UI elements are from previous versions with no skins (well, the solid blue one called Plastic now), so the green was intended to match the blue, not metal or wood. Maybe a translucent yellow ring will fit better, we'll see ^^
@nobnut, so that's yours, thanks so much for the rating!

mocelet2000 said:
Thanks for the feedback!
@Tricky-Design , you're right, I have to work on that. Some of the UI elements are from previous versions with no skins (well, the solid blue one called Plastic now), so the green was intended to match the blue, not metal or wood. Maybe a translucent yellow ring will fit better, we'll see ^^
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I'm curious what you gonna do.
I've rated it too with 5 stars and some nice words in the comment

Thanks for the review @Tricky-Design ! ^^ I hope you (and everyone else) like the new update 2.9, it has a couple of surprises
Ok, I can't wait to tell them, hahaha, there's a new front screen. I hated the old 50 KB bitmap, it looked great in mobile phones, but not in tablets. It's gone, and since I didn't know what to do with those spare 50 KB, I've just added a new skin, probably influenced by the VERY HOT day we are having in Madrid today.
Since the new front screen is made from scratch, please tell me if there's any issue with your device / screen resolution / orientation / whatever to fix it as soon as possible. Thanks!
Update, a picture of the new front screen:

Stop. Its portal time. *dah dah dah da* Ok so bad rendition of hammer time.
Ok I will stop.

@TheRomMistress, right, haha, it wasn't too late for a Spaniard anyway
I wonder if there's any issue with the new front screen introduced yesterday in version 2.9. If anyone here can test that with an entry-level Android phone with small screen, I'd be grateful.

Version 2.9.1 in the Market. Thanks to being featured in XDA Portal, I've received quite a lot of feedback
This update tries to address the feedback I've received about quitters when a online match is in progress.
To be honest I've not played with any quitter yet, maybe once or twice in a month. But now the handling for these cases is better both in client and server:
- Client side will show a notice to potential quitters if the abandon is not considered legitimate.
- Game server will start penalizing quitters by lowering their chances to find new players (someone suggested me to match them to other quitters, that would be interesting too xD).
In case the abandon (pressing BACK during online gameplay) is at the very beginning of the match or if the remote player is taking too long to move, no notice is shown and no penalization applied.

Release 3.0 is out, and to celebrate its success there is a brand new and unique section that you won't find in any other Four in a Row game:
Riddles! Enjoy and learn with +200 carefully designed riddles for solo play that will tease your brain and game variations like "DON'T connect four" or "Fill the board", where alternative winning rules apply for an added fun.
Some riddles won't take you more than few seconds ("Ultimate move" section), others are pretty challenging as you have to chain more and more perfect moves to solve it.
Hope you enjoy all the new features of the most feature-packed Four in a Row ever. Please note that riddles are for play solo, but game variations allow ALL the options of "classic" modes, that is, either 1 or 2 players, custom AI level, custom board size and custom skins. Never get bored with Four in a Row again and have fun with friends with those challenging game variations.
As always, feedback is welcome, and ratings/comments in the Market highly appreciated.
Enjoy, and good luck solving the riddles! First one to solve them all please tell to design more

Damn, I'm addicted. Thank you sir.
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Paradoxxx said:
Damn, I'm addicted. Thank you sir.
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Haha, pleasure More challenging riddles are coming during summer to keep the addiction

As promised, there is a new free set of 39 riddles of varying difficulty. So there are 234 riddles right now.
Moreover, to avoid browsing through boring lists of riddles, there is a new visual riddle selector featuring a grid layout and the miniature of the starting board setup for each riddle. Now tablet users don't need to scroll to choose the riddle to solve, they all fit in one screen (at least in a 10" tablet, 7" may require scroll).
Hope you like the new riddles and UI enhancements, any feedback is welcome, especially for future riddle sets.
Edit: New version 3.2 features the new Honeycomb's Holographic theme, so it's the first four in a row game with 100% native tablet interface, screenshot follows:

There's been a few updates to the game till my last post, more specifically:
- Graphics enhancements for all the skins, subtle striped black background and last column played indicator with better contrast.
- New animated front screen with simulated gameplay
- Support for e-ink and grayscale devices like the Nook Touch (thanks to XDA members in this thread for the feedback)
Recommended preferences (Menu -> Options) for e-ink devices:
- Choose the new "Naughts and crosses" skin
- Disable animations
- Check "solid black background" box in case the new gray stripes look bad​
Thanks for the feedback! Now it's close to the 50.000 downloads

Back with new features!
So long since my last update There are quite a few new features in the 3.5 version just released to the Play Store.
Statistics for all 1 player modes (games count, best time, etc.)
Enhanced artificial intelligence (not playing same moves always if you play the same)
Beta-test the NEW online (yes! a new online made from scratch, featuring autoreconnect, filtering matchmaking by favorites players and statistics).
Minor enhancements and bugfixes
Hope you like the new features!.

Now with skill based matchmaking
Online service now supports skill based matchmaking by maintining an internal ELO ranking. Connected players with similar skill levels are given preference when offering games in the quickmatch section, so games are more interesting for both players.
New version 3.7 of the app in the Play Store displays the skill level, although the server is already calculating the skills internally for any online user.
Thanks for playing and rating in the Store
FYI: There are players all over the day in the online, however the peak hours, that is, with more online players, are about 14:00 GMT and 22:30 GMT.

Version 3.8 released with a new set of 39 riddles, "Widen Horizons", played in extra-wide boards. There's also a colorblind safe board theme that avoids red and green colors, bugfixes and compatibility with MyBackup Pro to ease switching to a new device without losing the game progress.

Version 4.0 - Complete UI overhaul & new riddles!
Celebrating half a million downloads with the brand new 4.0 version featuring a complete user interface redesign. Please refer to the (rewritten) first post of this thread for updates and screenshots of the new sleeker user interface. Thanks!!

If the game was worth it because in the previous version, now forget it, I love it! Great job!

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New version 4.2 featuring game clock and clear information for quitters (and players having to deal with them of course).
Skill score now includes one decimal to better track the progress.
Approaching a million downloads!
BTW A new online server has been deployed, so expect more features in the short term.

[GAME][4.0+][UPDATE] Dumb Ball - Developed and published in under 5 hours.

UPDATE: I have just released an update where you can unlock new balls to play with (that sounds so wrong) By collecting and spending crowns you can unlock new balls ranging from the US flag, to a bomb or a piggy ball .
You might remember thread from last week in which I developed a game without any prior game development experience or programming knowledge.
Now, I've created another game, this time, developed and shipped to the Play Store in under 5 hours. Here's the breakdown of the things done:
Put on paper the basic idea and look
Created the game layout in Photoshop
Created all the assets (platforms, ball, background, title screen, crown pickups)
Animated the assets in After Effects
Put everything together in C2 and created the gameplay and logic
Implemented Google Play leaderboards and achievements
Waste almost an hour on a stupid syncronization bug (different framerates = different restuls - was not using delta time)
Choose appropriate music and sounds and plug them in
Create all the promotional materials (screenshots, mockups, icons, etc)
Publish on Google Play
Since this is a technical forum I've listed my process before actually saying anything about the game.
Dumb Ball is a simple one-tap game where you have to keep the little ball on the moving platforms while collecting "crowns" and increasing your score. The gameplay mechanics are simple, but surprisingly a lot of fun and makes you want to "try again and again" as some of my friends put it. With the aesthetics I tried to follow a similar style to Monument Valley. While not even getting close to that level of quality and talent, I still believe the game looks quite nice and clean.
Here's the Google Play link
And QR Code if you're not reading this on mobile
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Edit: The game is now called Dumb Ball because I was stupid enough to write in the original game's description "graphic style similar to Mountain Valley" and Google pulled the plug on that store listing. Since then, I have just reuploaded the APK and changed the description. Same game, different name and I learned my lesson on not to mention other games' names in the description although I never intended to "impersonate" another game, as the policy states.
I would really love to hear your feedback on:
Performance
On a scale of 1 to 10 how fun do you believe it is
Is it too hard or too easy for you?
What would you improve?
Thank you for reading, and if you liked it please rate it

Hey,
1. So performance, no issues here runs great on my Lollipop OnePlus One...
2. Like it but makes me angry or sad sometimes when I fall out of the world (Want to throw my OnePlus out of the window but can't stop to play) hmmm changes after every round... 7 maybe more if it gets extended. Will show it my friends tomorrow and look what they tell me...
3. It's training I think, atm I can't get more then 20 Points so for the start its too hard for me but I think this switches after some time
4. Improvements? Don't know in which the game will go... Hm I will call it Ideas...
-Rewards like new theme, balls, effects. Maybe extra lifes?
-Don't know that yet if it is implemented: After some time a smaller path for the ball and at start a bit bigger one.
-A second control as an non touch option where the Motion sensor is used
-Branches so you could choose a second way
-Special Paths where the color changes or the ball gets faster or the path itself rounded edges or something like this ones.
-Sometimes the game removes the Path before it went out of the world it's only visual but want to say it...
Edit: And the Music toggle button don't work for me...
So definitely a great game and this in only 5 hours, I'm not a Dev but this is fast I think...
Robin
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Spider1996 said:
Hey,
1. So performance, no issues here runs great on my Lollipop OnePlus One...
2. Like it but makes me angry or sad sometimes when I fall out of the world (Want to throw my OnePlus out of the window but can't stop to play) hmmm changes after every round... 7 maybe more if it gets extended. Will show it my friends tomorrow and look what they tell me...
3. It's training I think, atm I can't get more then 20 Points so for the start its too hard for me but I think this switches after some time
4. Improvements? Don't know in which the game will go... Hm I will call it Ideas...
-Rewards like new theme, balls, effects. Maybe extra lifes?
-Don't know that yet if it is implemented: After some time a smaller path for the ball and at start a bit bigger one.
-A second control as an non touch option where the Motion sensor is used
-Branches so you could choose a second way
-Special Paths where the color changes or the ball gets faster or the path itself rounded edges or something like this ones.
-Sometimes the game removes the Path before it went out of the world it's only visual but want to say it...
Edit: And the Music toggle button don't work for me...
So definitely a great game and this in only 5 hours, I'm not a Dev but this is fast I think...
Robin
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Thanks a lot for the feedback, really appreciate it!
I'm really glad you like the game and that you found it fun I know it can be hard at times, but with a little practice you can get high scores. Right now my highest is 260 and there's a guy on the leaderboard with 311, so it's doable.
As for improvements, I was already thinking of adding stuff that you can buy with the crowns, and your suggestions are great.
Thanks again for downloading and for playing. If you could rate it on the playstore that would be awesome

I will definitely try this when I get the chance

nice game.
suggestion:
give it a RPG element. Add branches on which there are boosts and spells. Presumably there is a boss at every 50 crowns., which requires more than 50 crowns to get through it. The exceeding crowns can be found by completing dungeons. Spells that add ability to revive yourself near dying point, straighthen the path in a certain amount of time (who doesn't like a smooth path after all the Z turns) can also be found at the end of the dungeons.
In this RPG mode I think there should be room for extended playing time which means people can save and start the game again at their convenience. Falling is still fatal but not final.

Graphical One said:
I will definitely try this when I get the chance
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Thanks, let me know what you think after you try it

Wow.
You create good games.
I wish you goodlucky)

Doctor Psiho said:
Wow.
You create good games.
I wish you goodlucky)
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Thanks a lot

Graphical One said:
I will definitely try this when I get the chance
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Did you get a chance to try it? If so, please let me know what you thought If you liked it don't forget to 5star it

Doctor Psiho said:
Wow.
You create good games.
I wish you goodlucky)
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Thanks man, wish you the same

Degineth said:
Did you get a chance to try it? If so, please let me know what you thought If you liked it don't forget to 5star it
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Getting it now!

wow, great challenge to produce a game in 5h, rated it with 5 stars!

OMG... This game is actually fun to play... Great idea?
I can see this idea being stolen by lager game developers once it is recognised...Hopefully you find a way to make money off of it before that happens.
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BTW... nice animations?

This game is Awesome!! It has a neat stylized aesthetic that's reminiscent of Monument Valley. Definitely doesn't look like it was made in under an hour! I had to give it five stars! P.S, My high score after 15 minutes of playing is 45!

Graphical One said:
This game is Awesome!! It has a neat stylized aesthetic that's reminiscent of Monument Valley. Definitely doesn't look like it was made in under an hour! I had to give it five stars! P.S, My high score after 15 minutes of playing is 45!
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Thanks a lot, I'm really happy you like it and thank you for the 5 stars
Some people did a score of over 600 in the leaderboards. I have no idea how skillful they are since I can barely reach a score of 200.

For an app that took 5 hours to create and publish, Im extremely impressed to see that the game itself is surprisingly fun to play and very smooth to use on a phone as old as the Sony Xperia SP. Great game! Wishing your future projects are a success! Cheers

This is probably a dumb question, but C2 do you mean Construct 2 ? If so is it as easy as I hear it is?

I have just released a new update! You can now unlock new balls by collecting crowns.
Would love to hear your feedback

Furrydaus said:
For an app that took 5 hours to create and publish, Im extremely impressed to see that the game itself is surprisingly fun to play and very smooth to use on a phone as old as the Sony Xperia SP. Great game! Wishing your future projects are a success! Cheers
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You're awesome, thank you so much and I'm really happy you like it

Graphical One said:
This is probably a dumb question, but C2 do you mean Construct 2 ? If so is it as easy as I hear it is?
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Yep, Construct2.
It is easy but not so easy. I mean, they give you the tools you need, but that doesn't make a game. You still have to learn how to use the tools properly.

[GAME FREE] Food Defense - Bug smasher

Food Defense - Bug smasher
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One day you wake up in the middle of the night to find a way to touch to the kitchen, turn on the light and ... Dream passes instantly! Here is a horrifying picture: hordes of beetles want to eat anything that smells or looks tastier than stone. Without missing a second you grab tucked under the arm hammer and boldly enter into battle! ...because you know: no one of them should to survive, they should not be here!
Be quick and agile! The only way you will be able to keep what is so expensive for you!
Food Defense - Bug Smasher - is crazy arcade game in which you will be using a hammer to destroy hordes of insects that are so eager to take hold of your meal. Variety unprecedented insects make you wonder and especially some of them - to think seriously. In addition you will be able to use a lot of bonuses that will help in the difficult struggle with annoying horde.
Game tasks:
Do not let the bugs take out food from the table as long as possible
Kill as many beetles as possible
Compete with other players and your friends
Collect crystals: you can buy a variety of bonuses in the store for them
All this is waiting for you!
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.serhiishkatulo.fooddefense

Armstrongw said:
Good graphics but the game quickly gets bored.
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Thanks for Your reply! We are developing new game modes and bonuses. I hope this will make the game more addictive.

I liked the game. The original idea of a hammer to beat the cockroaches. Even the cat helps to play. It is interesting to know what are the bonuses? I understand that they can be bought in the store?

Hi! I just tried your game.
I really love the visuals. Did you do the graphics by yourself?
Also congrats on the huge number of positive reviews. I'm interested in how you got so many people to review your game so quickly as It usually takes a pretty long time for me.
Now, two things I noticed that you might want to take a look at.
First, the top banner in the main menu is unusually small on my M8. Like really really small.
And the game lags a lot. It freezes for a second every two or three hits and that makes it unplayable.
Cheers!

Hi xantgames!
Thanks for Your reply!
Graphics was made by my wife. She is game designer and she very glad to hear such reviews Thanks!
I think, huge number of reviews is related to banner advertising campaign and asking users to write a review. But actually I'm also surprised by the number of reviews.
Top banner in main menu is not full wide to not overlay Google Play Games Log In / Out button. Maybe this is not the best layout...
Sometimes lags in the game are related to LeadBolt banner (it happened to me on some other devices). I just replaced it with RevMob banner. But I don't have M8 device. I would be very grateful if you would have tested the speed of the game again.
Cheers!

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Sometimes lags in the game are related to LeadBolt banner (it happened to me on some other devices). I just replaced it with RevMob banner. But I don't have M8 device. I would be very grateful if you would have tested the speed of the game again.
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Hi apprising!
I tried your game again, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be any better. For what it's worth, I also tried it on a Nexus 7 (2012) where it seems to behave the same way.
I made a short video so you can see by yourself. If you look close enough you'll see the touch recordings.
Cheers!

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Hi apprising!
I tried your game again, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be any better. For what it's worth, I also tried it on a Nexus 7 (2012) where it seems to behave the same way.
I made a short video so you can see by yourself. If you look close enough you'll see the touch recordings.
Cheers!
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Thanks a lot!
Looks very strange... Lags only after tap. I'll investigate this problem on Nexus.
Cheers!

Version 2.0 released!
- shop is open now
- added 10 bonuses
- stability and performance improvements
- beetles become smarter
- bug fixes

Version 2.2 released
- New table backgrounds
- Fixes in bugs logic
- Fixed lag on LG devices

Cool game and good quality graphics.
I read previous post and you said about advertising company. It would be nice if you tell about this more details. Which company did you use for that and how long? How much was the budget of advertising big or small? Is the advertising price back to you or you are still in minus? Thanks much for the answers.

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Cool game and good quality graphics.
I read previous post and you said about advertising company. It would be nice if you tell about this more details. Which company did you use for that and how long? How much was the budget of advertising big or small? Is the advertising price back to you or you are still in minus? Thanks much for the answers.
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Thanks, TOEgameStudio!
I'm beginner in this. So I think You should not listen to my advice. I tried the next:
- Banner Ads on AppBrain ($500 in 5 days; about $100 per day). They take the money for installs. You can change cost per install starting from $0.20
- Posting to free and paid groups in social networks
- Also I used to ispreadnews.com to send review requests to bloggers. Now I'm waiting for answers from them.
So advertisement budget is small ($1000 - $1500) and it is still in minus.
Now I'm trying new ways game promotion.

cool app for beetle-haters)

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Thanks, TOEgameStudio!
I'm beginner in this. So I think You should not listen to my advice. I tried the next:
- Banner Ads on AppBrain ($500 in 5 days; about $100 per day). They take the money for installs. You can change cost per install starting from $0.20
- Posting to free and paid groups in social networks
- Also I used to ispreadnews.com to send review requests to bloggers. Now I'm waiting for answers from them.
So advertisement budget is small ($1000 - $1500) and it is still in minus.
Now I'm trying new ways game promotion.
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Thanks for information! Good luck with future development and a lot of new users!!!

TOEgameStudio said:
Thanks for information! Good luck with future development and a lot of new users!!!
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Thank you! Same to you!

tried the game, very cute graphics

Fantastic! =) I love this game!!!

Install the update. After the upgrade, the game has become even more interesting. I think this is the best game in its genre. Bonuses make the game more addictive. Add more bonuses. Will you continue to develop the game? Excellent work.:good:

Leonid64 said:
Install the update. After the upgrade, the game has become even more interesting. I think this is the best game in its genre. Bonuses make the game more addictive. Add more bonuses. Will you continue to develop the game? Excellent work.:good:
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Thanks Leonid64!
Of course! We have many ideas about development of this game: new insects, bonuses, locations etc. Updates coming soon!

Yes, Idea good, but to small kepp user in game. Need something fresh and new in game for better result.

AlexanderKrupenkov said:
Yes, Idea good, but to small kepp user in game. Need something fresh and new in game for better result.
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Thanks AlexanderKrupenkov! We are thinking now about it. Some scenario mode, achievements, etc.

[GAME][4.1+] Cube TD

Hello everybody. It's been a long time since I registered here.
I created a game more than 4 years ago that was terrible, but it helped me to get a job, so at the end it was a good deal.
Now I am back with a new personal project that I am doing in my spare time. I started it in 2016 aiming to finish it in few months... Last Sunday I uploaded it to the store, but it is far away from being finished.
It is a turret/tower (I say turret because of Starcraft maps) defense game, where you can place the turrets in the map making a path for the enemies. I haven't seen many of them on the store, thats why I wanted to create one.
My first attempt was to work with a workmate who would do the 3D, but it didn't work.
Then I thought I could learn some blender and do it myself, but I finally asume that I didn't have the time for everything.
I though about buying some assets in the Unity Store, but I wanted original and personal graphics.
So finally I decided to do my models... With Unity primitives. Every enemy and every tower of the game are made from scaled cubes. And I am not totally discontent with the result. The batching is pretty good and I was able to use realtime shadows, that improved the look a lot. The bad thing about this is that there are many GameObjects in the scene and can affect the performance, something that would be fixed with a single mesh.
I also wanted control about the pathfinding. I did it myself and I think it is fast and works correctly. I gave the enemies an small chance to choose the wrong way and some friends have reported me that it looks like there has been a bug in the AI of the enemy. I might have to think about that. If you could give me some feedback It would be very helpful.
Something I have to change for sure is the UI. I think I can tell when something is beautiful or ugly, but I don't have the ability to make anything beauty. So my UI is ugly. I just kept working on that base and style because I wanted to finish the game some day, and I didn't want to get stuck on that.
The game is in an early stage. It needs more towers, more enemies, more levels and more achievements. I also have to integrate analytics, google play game services and meybe another video provider.
It is monetized with videos. I think I am not being agressive at all. There are three ways to see videos and all of them are voluntary.
-Energy (Energicubes): The player gets 1 energy to play a game every hour at a maximum of three. Play a level costs one energy, but everytime you complete a level for the first time, you get your energy back. So in theory you could play non stop as long as you win. If you run out of energy you can watch an Ad and get 3 energys. The game starts with 5 energicubes.
-Technocubes: Thats the coin used to unlock new turrets or evolution of turrets. You get 1 for completing a level for the first time. 1 completing a level without loosing lives for the first time. And one everytime you complete a level and decide to watch an Ad. So again it is voluntary.
-Perks: There are consumable persk that the player can use to complete a level in case he gets stuck. A perk could be a big wave that damages all the enemies or extra money to build turrets. There is a chance of getting free perks when you finish a level and also you can get a random perk every few minutes watching an Ad. The perks are there to help people who can't pass a level, but they won't get the maximum of three stars if they use a perk in the level. So in some way I think it is not an Ad to win game.
What do you think?
This week I want to work in:
-Include analytics with firebase.
-Add google play game services.
-Add 3 more levels (there are only 19 and I want to have at least 200 before I can consider this game complete).
-Add some achievements, at least 5 more.
-Close the game and navigate the menus with Android back button.
For future updates the game needs:
-A menu with all the enemies that the player has discovered, with all the stats and info.
-More enemies with unique mecanics.
-More turrets. I have in mind a support turret that increases the damage of near turrets, an electric turret that makes damage all around, a gold generator turret... More ideas you could give me would be appreciated
-Something different in the UI.
-Music.
I made two gifs so you can see the game without having to download it:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Finally the game is available to download in: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.VeryFatHamster.TD
My device is a Huawei Mate 8, screen 1080x1920. If someone with a phone with notch tries it, it would help me to know if everything is ok.
Thank you very much and I will try to keep this thread updated

no problem with notched phone. Honor 10 here....

cacingbesar said:
no problem with notched phone. Honor 10 here....
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Thank you very much
I just woke up with an email from google removing my game from the store for not incluing a privacy polize, due I collect the Advertising Id for them (I use Admob)
I will try to upload it again this afternoon with al the requirements completed

some english translation gets me confuse......

cacingbesar said:
some english translation gets me confuse......
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Could you put an example? I translate it myself and it is very probably that there are many mistakes.
Also, should I change the word perk for skill or something like that?
Thank you very much

veryFATHAMSTER said:
Could you put an example? I translate it myself and it is very probably that there are many mistakes.
Also, should I change the word perk for skill or something like that?
Thank you very much
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The first time I play, I got confused by the term "ubication". I think you should just call it tile.
The game is quite fun.

cacingbesar said:
The first time I play, I got confused by the term "ubication". I think you should just call it tile.
The game is quite fun.
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Thank you very much. I have been updating the game and changed that word for tile. I think it is more clear now
I have also changed perks for spells, I hope more people will notice what they are.
I have added more levels, achievements and I have tried to improve a little de UI. For example, the x2 speed button looked awful. I changed it for an slider and I think its much better.
Now, when you change the speed x2 or x1 it is easier to know what is the current speed. Also changed the turrets and spells buttons in the ingame menu. Now they are more like tabs.
The game currently has 25 levels. I aiming to make more than 100, but with 25 I feel confident to try to get some users. That's the hardest part :silly:

veryFATHAMSTER said:
The game currently has 25 levels. I aiming to make more than 100, but with 25 I feel confident to try to get some users. That's the hardest part :silly:
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And I see that you made an exit button, nice..... On previous version, I could only exit by pressing home button.
Keep polishing, no need to hurry, take it easy...... good luck.

Hi! I am back after two new updates. The version 0.75 is out with big changes.
Two new turrets, a gold miner and a support turret. There is also a popup with information about the defeated enemies. Some ui improvements and local push notifications. I made the notifications to be quiet. Some times it is anoying when a game send you many notifications, so I tried this to see if I improve the retention and dont make the users to remove the game becaouse of them.
I included until level 33. Some new enemies and more achievements to unlock.
I am quite happy with the progress. I am taking your advice and not hurrying, cacingbesar. Step by step the game is taking form.
Now I need more levels and create videos and trailers to show the game and to update the game page in google play.

in first experience, it comes to me so strange but when tried the game dynamics it feels so good thanks for post after long term experience i can share my feedbacks

h4rd said:
in first experience, it comes to me so strange but when tried the game dynamics it feels so good thanks for post after long term experience i can share my feedbacks
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Thank you very much! What I have in mind for the levels to come is making them longer.
The first levels I wanted to give the player time to collect technocubes to buy turret evolutions. Then, with longer levels the player will face stronger enemies and evolve the turrets during the level will make sense.
The evolutions are not worth at the beggining in the damage/cost ratio, but because they scale faster with the tower level, with towers at level 10 and so on it is worthy to evolve a turret instead of building a new one.
This is what I have planned for the future levels
This is similar to the new turret. It increased the damage of nerly turrets by 20%. It is expensive but surrounded by strong towers it can be very effective.