Hi. Here's a game i've been working on (and actually playing myself): Atomic. It's a space themed micromanagement tapping gaming. I took the basic fun game mechanics from the classic adventure capitalist experience, but gave the overall game some purpose and random events that shake things up. The goal is to attain the most atoms in your multi-verse.
Features:
- Space micromanagement
- Achievements
- Global Ranking
- Universe badge completely unique to your multi-verse
- Multi-platform (start on mobile, continue on PC or vice-versa)
- 100% optional in-app purchases
- Black holes...because they mix everything up!
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*NOTE* - You can play the entire game without spending any money on in-app purchases. They are completely optional and are only included to speed up development of your universe (and also help development of the game).
Download:
Google Play Store
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Another bump. Also:
Updated to 1.1 - Looped BGM and added support for Android 2.3 and up.
I installed it, but it is VERY slow and freezes on the 8 word screen. 2 minuites later, Tap this to create atoms popped up over the 8 word screen. then a disclaimer popped up. tapped that and the atom screen came up again minus the opening screen. I tapped the atom and it sat there for a bit. Now my screen says: ATOMS: 1
...and just sits there.
I don't really get the point of this game. I'm pushing the elements but I don't know what I can do with them. Also what's with the dark energy and matter? I can tap the carbon 300 times to get this new thing and then what? And what's with the atoms? What can you do with that? I'm kinda confused
It's a tapping game just like AdVenture Capitalist. Except instead of collecting money, you're collecting Atoms. In this game, you create new levels and elements by making previous ones. More atoms allow more of the elements to be created per tap.
The dark energy is the overall lifespan of your universe. When that runs out, you wont be able to do anything with your universe. So the goal is to keep it from running out, while still being able to collect more Atoms. The Dark Matter is strictly for players who want to speed up the game by buying Dark Matter to convert directly to the elements or other levels (or worm holes). You tap the elements to collect as much as you can, then it unlocks other levels (this game was built for people who knew about the tapping mechanic of AdCap but got bored of it, for people who haven't played with that gaming mechanic before I will providing an in-game tutorial of all the little cute things).
Once you get to black holes, that's when tapping other levels becomes automatic.
ozzyzorda said:
I installed it, but it is VERY slow and freezes on the 8 word screen. 2 minuites later, Tap this to create atoms popped up over the 8 word screen. then a disclaimer popped up. tapped that and the atom screen came up again minus the opening screen. I tapped the atom and it sat there for a bit. Now my screen says: ATOMS: 1
...and just sits there.
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The only glitch is you tapping ahead before agreeing to the 8 word password screen (in an update i'm going to prevent anyone from being able to make that mistake). Just simply restart, and tap the atoms. Tap the word that says "ATOMS" and keep building them to create and unlock more things.
It's not bad at all. Well done!
qberty said:
It's a tapping game just like AdVenture Capitalist. Except instead of collecting money, you're collecting Atoms. In this game, you create new levels and elements by making previous ones. More atoms allow more of the elements to be created per tap.
The dark energy is the overall lifespan of your universe. When that runs out, you wont be able to do anything with your universe. So the goal is to keep it from running out, while still being able to collect more Atoms. The Dark Matter is strictly for players who want to speed up the game by buying Dark Matter to convert directly to the elements or other levels (or worm holes). You tap the elements to collect as much as you can, then it unlocks other levels (this game was built for people who knew about the tapping mechanic of AdCap but got bored of it, for people who haven't played with that gaming mechanic before I will providing an in-game tutorial of all the little cute things).
Once you get to black holes, that's when tapping other levels becomes automatic.
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I get it now, pretty nice! I like the design of it btw. But how do you prevent the dark energy from decreasing?
Well, the glitch is that it was taking forever for any new menu to come up. After about 15 mins. of waiting it finally started working properly. I was tapping the ATOM like you said, but nothing was happening.
I like the app. A little slow in progressing for my taste, but it's definitely got promise. I also received an error while trying to back out of the app. When I restore WiFi functionality to my phone, I will post the screenshot here.
ozzyzorda said:
Well, the glitch is that it was taking forever for any new menu to come up. After about 15 mins. of waiting it finally started working properly. I was tapping the ATOM like you said, but nothing was happening.
I like the app. A little slow in progressing for my taste, but it's definitely got promise. I also received an error while trying to back out of the app. When I restore WiFi functionality to my phone, I will post the screenshot here.
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Yeah the pacing is a bit slow, but for those that keep going, it rewards you for the patience. Backing out makes it attempt to save a backup online in the cloud (so if you're not connected to the internet, than it won't be able to backup your data). The next time you start it up will retry the same thing and back it up.
The speed problem you have is probably because you don't have a valid internet connection (which isn't required, but yeah, blocks some stuff like ranking etc..).
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last bump before I let this thread get buried.
Related
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)
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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
*** UPDATE: AN ENTIRE NEW EPISODE ***
I finally finished it. It's only published on Google Play for now as I need to make slight changes for other stores. Expect it in the next few days.
What's new:
* drive through an infested cave
* 11 challenging levels
3 new vehicles (a beetle, a jeep and a construction vehicle) with a new upgrade;
upgrade your battery to prevent your lights going out in the dark cave
lots of new obstacles (explosives, piles of wood, earthquakes, vulcanoes, ground changes, crystals, mine carts, bones and more undead!
A teaser and a few screenshots below.
Hi!
Here's something I've been working on for the last five months.
It's a "drive through a zombie apocalypse" type of game. You can buy and upgrade your vehicles to be able to drive over several obstacles, smash crates and explosives and hit more and more zombies.
The game play changes a bit in the last few levels, but I won't reveal everything here.
It might seem a bit slow at the beginning and it's probably why I got some bad reviews already.
UPDATE: speed and acceleration of the first vehicle is now improved.
Check the link and the video+screenshots below.
Thanks for trying it out guys.
Google play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xantgames.runemover
GetJar: http://www.getjar.com/mobile/775265/Run-em-over
SlideME: http://slideme.org/application/run-em-over
Paid (ad-free) version on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CTWG5YC
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I've made some changes based on the comments and emails I received so far:
* first vehicle is now a bit faster and with more fuel by default
* breaking of crates and explosions are less cpu intensive
* rating button hides itself after posting a review
* fixed vehicle wheels (which looked like they weren't touching the ground)
* vehicle won't stop if you accidentally hit the left side of the display while accelerating
funny physics
which framework do you use?
AndEngine for game development, Box2D for physics.
Got another request.
Instructions can now be viewed before starting a level.
Bump. Anyone else tried the game? I'd really like to hear your opinion.
Tried it, it's really simple and relaxing, I'm enjoying it a lot
Btw i didn't understand the "tap on the right side when trying to climb a hill or driving over an obstacle", when i tap it seems to do nothing special. I'm stuck on the 4th level, but i think it's a skill problem
_MirageX_ said:
Tried it, it's really simple and relaxing, I'm enjoying it a lot
Btw i didn't understand the "tap on the right side when trying to climb a hill or driving over an obstacle", when i tap it seems to do nothing special. I'm stuck on the 4th level, but i think it's a skill problem
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Hi _MirageX_!
I'm glad someone here is playing my game! Thanks!
You can tap quickly on the right side to give your vehicle a little push when you're stuck on a rock or just about to climb on the top of a hill.
It won't help you always if your car is not upgraded enough, but might make a difference in some situations.
You can also tap left a little first to push it in the opposite direction.
your advice worked perfectly, would be nice to have some other levels, cause the idea is awesome.
Oh, and different soundtracks any X levels, but those are just advices
_MirageX_,
I'll be adding more levels soon. Keep tight
Thanks!
New update!
Added an intro stage for first time players.
After almost three weeks, most of the complaints I got were about the speed of the first vehicle.
The speed is now increased, plus some of the upgrades are already applied.
In addition to that, there's a short level as I mentioned in the previous post.
new update!
v1.0.10
* fixed memory leaks
* fixed increasing lag after playing several stages
* fixed first vehicle upgrades getting reset to second grade
* added more in-game tips
* smaller rock in second stage to make it easier
* fixed a medium sized rock in third stage
* fixed wrong score counting in last stage
* fixed button for replaying intro stage after failing
Now also available on GetJar! http://www.getjar.com/mobile/775265/Run-em-over
and SlideME!
http://slideme.org/application/run-em-over
Hey, checked your game today,
Love it ! Although the idea not too much of a unique one, but the way physics are implemented gave it a new twist, especially the squeaking : ) suspensions
I love the graphics and the music, two suggestions:
- You might want to have some dynamic movement in the background, parallax or something.
- For the music, maybe add another background music with a different guitar riffs and switch between them, just in case users get bored with the same riff.
Again Very Nice game, run without much Jitter : ) left you a comment on GP
Test device: galaxy gio
hope you find it usefull
Thanks for the review and the rating on google play eli.r.
I really appreciate it.
The background actually already is a parallax, but it's one layer only. I aimed for better performance and tried to use the resources where it matter most.
I might be adding more music as I'm working on a new level pack right now.
will this work in my galaxy y duos gingerbread unrooted phone??
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arunasok3, actually it doesn't support small screens. Not because it wouldn't work, but because you would cover a substantial part of the screen with your thumbs.
You can PM me though and I'll share you the apk so you can try for yourself.
installed, first impression
the in game music quality is very bad (before ignition) please do something about (i know zombies can't work very well, but talk them in )
and please check the speedometer, the car slows down, but the needle in the speedo moves just a tad
Hi to all.
After almost 3 months of sleepless nights, AVION Checkpoint is finally on Google Play.
Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Company.CrazyPlane
In last version you will find new "SURVIVAL MODE" where you can fly airplane in endless level with much improved graphics.
- Steer airplane swiping up and down, hit gates in right order and avoid enemy planes and missiles.
- Double tap shoots missile on enemies
- Two fingers on screen puts airplane into automatic looping mode (you can choose in options whether to use second finger position to loop up or down or just to loop up no meter where the second finger is)
What do you think? Any ideas? Suggestions?
Thanks in advance, Ivan
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Find out more about game at:
http://www.avion-checkpoint.com
Web player version (Unity3d player required):
http://www.avion-checkpoint.com/avion
Game version for older devices (Android 2.3+):
http://www.avion-checkpoint.com/avion.apk
New feature: automatic inside loop
imandic said:
Hi to all.
After almost 3 months of sleepless nights, AVION Checkpoint is finally on Google Play.
I'm not allowed to link directly to Google Play, you can find game easily by searching "Avion Checkpoint". Developer is "re:Spot".
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Company.CrazyPlane
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There is a new update on Google Play.
Features:
Two finger touch anywhere on screen activates automatic airplane loop (if you need to find missed gate).
Gates on level 1 have a solid frame, so, it's much easier for newcomers to figure out what to do first.
With regards,
Ivan
Chages in new version
I have made a few changes in new version:
- explosions when airplane hits another plane
- new effect when airplane collects package
- status line (lives, checkpoints, time) is revamped
- new enemy airplane models
- new enemy generating script
- slower missiles on level 12
Can you please try game and send me what you think? I'm open to all suggestions and critics.
Please rate game if you like it and help me build new levels, airplane air-to-air missiles, bombs, dog-fight mod, kamikaze mod...
Thanks, Ivan
Youtube game videos: youtube.com/user/imandic/videos
Google Play link: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Company.CrazyPlane
NEW Version (lot's of new features)
I have uploaded new game version on Google Play.
List of changes:
- new script for controlling enemy airplanes
- new script for controlling missiles (both air-to-air and ground-to-air)
- added music on status screens (main menu, screen between levels) (thanks [email protected])
- changed status on top (lives are represented with small airplane sprites, level time is on left side, not so important information is under)
If you have few minutes, test game and alert me if something is wrong, I have made big changes in code.
And please, if you like game, press on Google+ Like button on Google Play, or write review. It means lot to me (and game ranking).
Link: play.google.com/store/apps/d...any.CrazyPlane
Update 2.0
New version (2.0):
- Fixed status line (time is represented with clock icon)
- Fixed menu script (now menu should look nice on all display resolutions, including HD and FullHD)
- Added inner and outer looping mode for airplane. Second touch over first one will force airplane to outer loop, secon touch under first one will force airplane to inner loop. Second touch should be over or under control touch, but anywhere on screen (even with second hand on other part of the screen)
- Changed menu music
- Changed missile sound
Next update will bring firing missiles with double touch.
Good job on the game . It fun to play and very interesting
Cool game! felt your style
Thanks guys,
I'm working hard to make this game even better.
In new version I'm planning to add achievements and online statistics (basted on device ID so you will always have info if there's someone better and faster than you are).
With regards,
Ivan, Serbia
Air to air missiles
New version (2.0.2):
Double tap anywhere on screen fires missile from airplane.
Now you can kill ugly enemies and their rockets
Rate or share info if you like game and help me develop more levels, new airplanes, more features...
AVION Checkpoint website
Find out more about game at:
www.avion-checkpoint.com
Web player version:
www.avion-checkpoint.com/avion
Game version for older devices (Android 2.3+):
www.avion-checkpoint.com/avion.apk
Online Score system
New major update: Online Score system
After finished level, you will be able to see top 10 players score and your position (if you are in top 10).
nice game mate, the controls are pretty intuitive and easy to use.
I had a problem (but maybe is my phone, which has been a bit crappy lately) when quitting....the game stopped but didn't completely quit, it remained at a black screen and i had to force the termination.
dariobrun said:
nice game mate, the controls are pretty intuitive and easy to use.
I had a problem (but maybe is my phone, which has been a bit crappy lately) when quitting....the game stopped but didn't completely quit, it remained at a black screen and i had to force the termination.
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I'm working hard to make this game even better...Will check issue about quitting.
Thanks dariobrun.
Score board server is online...
Sorry for inconvenience, HDD broke and needed replacement (and raid1 resync)...
Highly original game dude. Excellent, possibly worth the nights you spent.
Very interesting game )
cool game!
carbonpeople said:
Highly original game dude. Excellent, possibly worth the nights you spent.
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My dream was to make my own game...So, 3 months or 3 years, doesn't matter...Enjoying every minute programming and designing...
BTW, I got my first computer (Spectrum) 30 years ago, so, it's a long dream
Dude this is actually pretty cool it runs so smooth on my Note 3 overall I think it is a good concept and very fun for quick sessions I like the graphical style you went with! What game engine did you use and how long did it take you to make??
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Dude this is actually pretty cool it runs so smooth on my Note 3 overall I think it is a good concept and very fun for quick sessions I like the graphical style you went with! What game engine did you use and how long did it take you to make??
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Thanks Arbiter7.
I'm using Unity3D, some Blender for 3D shapes.
I have spent about 3 months on this game, doing 3-4 hours par day (from tutorials to actual programming), mostly at night (I have regular job, after work I'm with kids, and only spare time is when they are in bed). This is my first game, I have lots of ideas, just need to find time and resources, sky is the limit
I'm planning more features soon (like dog fight, kamikaze mod, more airplane models and handling based on model, fuel management...).
With regards, Ivan
Interesting game! I love to play this kind of game. Good luck for your app!
Hello World,
I've just published my second game, Space Marmoreus, on google play. Please go try it out and if you like it help spread it around by giving it a 5 star review, telling your family, friends, social media, etc about it. And if you don't like it, tell me what I did wrong so that I may improve in the future.
Thank you all very much, here's some info about the game:
Description:
The universe has been invaded by billions of marmoreus. The only thing standing between them and earth is YOU!!
Fight your way through the swarms and prove to your friends that you are the best by getting the highest possible score on each level and posting your mega score to the leaderboards.
Space Marmoreus is a fun, challenging and addictive space puzzle game with lots of unique levels, some of which require near perfect precision to get the best results.
Features:
- 20 levels to start(with more on the way)
- beautiful space backgrounds full of color and detail
- 7 awesome tracks for you to enjoy while saving the world
- leaderboards system, can you be the top marmoreus destroyer in the world?
Googleplay Link: http://tiny.cc/spacemarmoreus
Screens:
Bumpiness. I'll try to keep these to a minimum.
So guys any suggestions, tips, praise, criticism, etc.?
very good
Loool, thanks ninfea.
Bump.
Bump.
Congratulations with your game !
I like the concept. It's fun and challenging.
However, I have some suggestions :
- I find there are to many taps needed to start playing : By that I mean, on the level selection screen, it would be better if we could directly tap the level we want to play, and then, a pop-up table asks us which difficulty we want, we tap the diffculty and the game starts. That would make 2 taps to make the game starts. Compared to the current system : 1 tap to open the scollpane for the level selection, 1 tap to chose the level, 1 tap to open the scrollpane for the difficulty, 1 tap to chose the difficulty, and finally one tap to confirm our choice, which make 5 taps.
- Be careful with ads banner. For my games, my rule is that I never display ads on the game screen, so I avoid hiding part of the stage. In the level 15 of your game, I am wasn't able to see that there was a row of Marmoreus at the top of the screen, as the banner hid it. But at a point, my ball went behind the banner and I scored points, so I understood that there were Marmoreus at this place. I think you should avoid this.
Keep the good work !
Thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it.
I trully hate the banner situation. Unfortunately a bug poped up somewhere between the release of my first game(where banners worked fine) and this game, where the banner doesn't show up anymore if I set it's overlap option to no, so I was forced to set overlap to yes.... Sadly there is nothing I can do in this situation, I have to wait around for others to fix the bug.
And I only found this out twoards the end when my game was 99% finished. So going back and redesigning each level to fit the banner wasn't really an option anymore....
You're not the only one who said something to me about the list boxes, other people olso suggested that you should be able to just click the score cells and get taken to the level.
The problem is I don't see how I will ever be able to win/make people happy in this regard, because.... Ok here's a scenario:
a) Let's say I remove the lists and you can just click on each levels score "box" difficulty pops up and then you get taken to that level.
b) Let's say that my game becomes a success, or even if it remains a failure, let's say I decide "screw it, I ain't got nothing better to do anyway" and I keep making more and more levels for it.
c) Let's say one day you get to the point where you wanna play level 98. So you are gonna have to swipe the screen one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine times, then another click on the level, then another click on the difficulty pop-up, and after all that you finally start playing...
At that point isn't everyone gonna start screaming at me "Bring back the damn list boxes you fool, it takes me half and hour and a million clicks/swipes just to start the game!!"?
So how can I ever satisfy people in such a case, what should I do?
VIKINGSS said:
I trully hate the banner situation. Unfortunately a bug poped up somewhere between the release of my first game(where banners worked fine) and this game, where the banner doesn't show up anymore if I set it's overlap option to no, so I was forced to set overlap to yes.... Sadly there is nothing I can do in this situation, I have to wait around for others to fix the bug.
And I only found this out twoards the end when my game was 99% finished. So going back and redesigning each level to fit the banner wasn't really an option anymore....
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You can solve this situation very easily.
For example you can create an enum class that each screen will use :
Code:
public enum ScreenEnum {
MainMenu,
Option,
LevelSelection,
Game,
Shop;
}
And you create a class to store you game variables, among which you store the current ScreenEnum :
Code:
public class Variables {
public static ScreenEnum screen = ScreenEnum.MainMenu;
}
When you create a screen you should have this line :
Code:
Variables.screen = ScreenEnum.MainMenu (or Game, or whatever the screen is)
And finally, in your main activity class, you should have something like this :
Code:
if(Variables.scree == ScreeEnum.Game){
//Code to hide the ads
}
else{
//Code to show the ads
}
VIKINGSS said:
You're not the only one who said something to me about the list boxes, other people olso suggested that you should be able to just click the score cells and get taken to the level.
The problem is I don't see how I will ever be able to win/make people happy in this regard, because.... Ok here's a scenario:
a) Let's say I remove the lists and you can just click on each levels score "box" difficulty pops up and then you get taken to that level.
b) Let's say that my game becomes a success, or even if it remains a failure, let's say I decide "screw it, I ain't got nothing better to do anyway" and I keep making more and more levels for it.
c) Let's say one day you get to the point where you wanna play level 98. So you are gonna have to swipe the screen one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine times, then another click on the level, then another click on the difficulty pop-up, and after all that you finally start playing...
At that point isn't everyone gonna start screaming at me "Bring back the damn list boxes you fool, it takes me half and hour and a million clicks/swipes just to start the game!!"?
So how can I ever satisfy people in such a case, what should I do?
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For that problem you, to prevent the players to swipe the screen to much, you should create a level selection screen of this kind :
{
"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"
}
On this example there are 25 levels on one screen, but you can put more if want. So all your game levels can fit on only 2 screens.
Then, when a player choose a level there will be a popup table where we can choose the difficulty level, and the different records of the selected level can be displayed in this table.
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Hello. I just published my first game on the Play Store. It's called Ball Grind. If you enjoy minimalistic arcade games like Color Switch, Super Hexagon or the ones by Ketchapp, this game is for you. But don't get me wrong, I made something original, there's no game that looks like mine on the play store. Feel free to to give my game a try, let me know what you think below .
Coming for Windows Phone and iOS soon.
Well, I'm not allowed to post links yet. You can find the game on the play store by searching "ball grind" (include quotation marks).
This is the icon:
{
"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"
}
Description:
Your ball keeps spinning around each platform. Tap the screen at the right moment for your ball to jump from a platform to another. Be careful, as the game keeps getting faster and there are obstacles in your way. Your ball can only stay on a platform for a while, so think quickly.
The objective is simple, go as far as you can, but going far isn't that simple! Try to collect diamonds that appear in your way.
- Fast paced one-touch gameplay;
- 10 different balls to unlock;
- 4 difficulty levels : Normal, Hard, Harder, Hardest (sorry, no "easy"). Can you beat all of them?
Focus and precision are key here. Prepare to test your relfexes!
Screenshots:
First impressions: The blue text on an orange background is hard to read IMO, the icon peaks my interest.
After downloading: I denied you access to my photos, not sure why you need that. Looks weird that my in-game currency is off the screen on this menu. I don't really like the text you chose, and why isn't the "Exit" centered on it's button?
After Hitting play: Tutorial is straight forward although hard to read with given text and background colors. seems weird that you want me to hit "start" after successfully completing my tutorial, it should say congratulations and take me into game right away IMO.
After Tutorial: So I lost first level, curious why the level orientation changes after I hit replay? I assumed it should be the same exact level that I get to try again on. I like the SFX, game could use ambient music as well. I feel like the game really has no theme. Prices in store seem fair, I feel like I could easily save up for a skin if I was going to play your game regularly.
Final thoughts: I feel like this is a great start and you're really on to something, I could actually see the game being fun and addicting but right now you're missing the final polish. I feel like you should spend more time on the overall presentation of the game and take care in the way every little thing looks and try to imagine yourself in the shoes of a new player. Do some playtesting with friends and family to see what they think could be improved and ask for honest feedback. I come on these forums to offer honest feedback because I feel like that's what my fellow developers need! Please feel free to send me future updates and games for my opinion, always happy to help.
ALSO, pretty sure mods will remove your post because there is no link.. not 100%
Matt
EternalGameStudio said:
First impressions: The blue text on an orange background is hard to read IMO, the icon peaks my interest.
After downloading: I denied you access to my photos, not sure why you need that. Looks weird that my in-game currency is off the screen on this menu. I don't really like the text you chose, and why isn't the "Exit" centered on it's button?
After Hitting play: Tutorial is straight forward although hard to read with given text and background colors. seems weird that you want me to hit "start" after successfully completing my tutorial, it should say congratulations and take me into game right away IMO.
After Tutorial: So I lost first level, curious why the level orientation changes after I hit replay? I assumed it should be the same exact level that I get to try again on. I like the SFX, game could use ambient music as well. I feel like the game really has no theme. Prices in store seem fair, I feel like I could easily save up for a skin if I was going to play your game regularly.
Final thoughts: I feel like this is a great start and you're really on to something, I could actually see the game being fun and addicting but right now you're missing the final polish. I feel like you should spend more time on the overall presentation of the game and take care in the way every little thing looks and try to imagine yourself in the shoes of a new player. Do some playtesting with friends and family to see what they think could be improved and ask for honest feedback. I come on these forums to offer honest feedback because I feel like that's what my fellow developers need! Please feel free to send me future updates and games for my opinion, always happy to help.
ALSO, pretty sure mods will remove your post because there is no link.. not 100%
Matt
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Thanks for your review. But it seems there's one thing I didn't make clear: Those levels you see after touching play are actually just difficulty levels, what changes from one to the next is the speed and the colors. This is about seeing how high you can score in each difficulty level. A difficulty level is considered "beaten" once you reach a score of 30 in each (just 20 for the hardest, because I think 30 is way too hard.)
The placement of obstacles is procedurally generated each time you play, that's why it always looks different when you retry.
This is not just about beating the levels, it's also about seeing how far you can go before you crash or miss.
Also, I didn't know my game required access to photos? I don't get that permisson request when I install the game.
Perhaps I should change the description of the game a bit. And yes, I will improve the UI .