Paid apps are here. You need to sign up here to purchase apps checkout.google.com After youve signed up when you purchase app/game it will verify card then install normally just like any other market app/game. If you see a 1.00 charge on account that is google verifying funds, not to worry it technically isn't charged at all and will disappear in a day or so. All apps/games are fully refundable within 24 hours so even if you dont like it no worries which i think is pretty awesome of google! Once your G1 shows paid apps in market, reboot your phone and a new option will be in menu that gives you the option to either view free, paid or all apps. Worked for me anyways! Oh and they update like most normal apps do, just got update this morning. NON U.S. g1's can't get paid apps
I thought it would be a good idea to get a thread going on all the paid apps/games available out there for the G1. I have wasted some money on garbage and if i or any of us can save someone wasting their hard earned money on trash why not right?? Recommend an app/game as well, not much out yet but hey good for future use as well
Paid App Reviews
I think it would be a good idea for us to review paid applications on these forums, since the Market typically gets flooded with "first" spam and other nonsense.
To do this we would need a template to rate the applications, I suggest the following:
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Name: <Name of the App>
Type: <What kind of App it is>
Cost: <Price of the App>
Rating: <Your review, please keep this on a 1 thru 10 system>
<Any comments you have about the App>
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Please keep this thread organized and follow the template laid out above.
And screenshots would also be awesome...
Don't know how easy it would be though.
Nice to know the refund thing works though.
Name: Prime Full
Type: Game
Cost: About .79 US
Rating: 4/5
Comments: I was a big fan of the free version (not Lite version). The only drawback to that was that you couldn't get past lvl 59. The full version seems way better. Allows you to change between two backrounds, and gives you multiple shots as you get highter. A nice feature, but currently makes it easier. We shall see how it goes on the later levels. For 79 cents, it's was worth it just to try out the buying experience.
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And screenshots would also be awesome...
Don't know how easy it would be though.
Nice to know the refund thing works though.
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Good idea, I just posted a quick screenshot of it. Unfortunately screenshot was acting a little weird and I only got back "black" screens every time so I did this one using a timed delay, so I couldnt really get into a song.
Name: Bettercut
Type: Tool
Cost: $2.99
Rating: 10
Comments: This app is just like anycut but BETTER it allows you to have "custom" icons to replace the default app icons on your homescreen with any icon you find online or make yourself, its very nice to have matching icons on my homescreen now =D
here's a screenshot:
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Name: Aevum Obscurum
Type: Game
Cost: $4.99
Rating: 9/10
This is a fantastic strategy game with a risk-like concept. Great thing about this game is that there's a demo. Try it out, if you like it, buy it! The full version adds world domination mode (As opposed to race to 100 pts), and different eras you can play in (Changes the amount of factions, etc). There is a currently inactive spot for online multiplayer, which hopefully they'll add soon. If you like strategy games, give this one a go!
Name: Retro Defense
Type: Game
Cost: $4.99
Rating: 7/10
This is probably the cleanest tower defense game I've played. Reminds me of Vector TD. This is a huge upgrade from the lite version as you get tons of levels. There are still just the 3 towers (3 ranks each) and the slow tower, could probably use more. This game would be a 10/10 if it was $1-2.
Name: QuickOffice
Type: App
Cost: $7.99
Rating: 9/10
Full editable office app for G1. Alllows editing of Word and Excel files. Will also open attachments from Gmail.
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Name: QuickOffice
Type: App
Cost: $7.99
Rating: 9/10
Full editable office app for G1. Alllows editing of Word and Excel files. Will also open attachments from Gmail.
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I heard this program doesnt allow you to edit only allows you to view and thats what it says in the description also.
Name: Guitar Hero: World Tour Mobile
Type: Game
Cost: $9.99
Rating: 7/10
The game is ok, with only three notes and no true "strumming" action it feels kinda bland. The biggest drawback is it's price. At $9.99 its a pretty expensive game for what it currently offers. Unfortunetly this was my first paid app and I mis-clicked refund/uninstall on the market and got a refund before I could really even play. Doing this voids you from getting any future refunds of that particular app. All in all it's Guitar Hero for your phone, with free monthly updates.
1.) Word to the mods! Either make this thread a sticky, or one like it because a Paid Apps Review thread is sticky worthy! Also I expect to see this topic get a lot more action within the next week.
2.) I've paid for BetterCut and Advanced Task Manager, both of them at reasonable prices and both quality apps. There are garbage paid apps out there, most of them should be a dead giveaway from the title alone, but some are not. For BetterCut, I would recommend this app to anyone and give it 5 out 5 stars. The only added value I see would be if it included stock icons (like iPhone icons). Advanced Task Manager is great as well, but its true value is for rooted phones. Like Task Manager before, it gives you the capability to kill apps if you're rooted (no dirty pun intended) ;-)
3.) There should be a way for theme developers to now start charging for their themes, of course warning the customer that they only work with rooted G1s, and make some money for their hard efforts. Theme devs, I hope you're paying attention, I would be willing to shell out a few bucks for some very nice themes!
Advanced Task Manager
Type - Application
Price .99
Size 76kb
Comments - Improved ui, many new options including kill all and tells you how much memory each app is using, still allows you to kill individual app as well. Comes with refresh option, services section that are automatically started and systems tab. Worth a buck by far!! 10/10
Snap Photo Pro
Type - Application
Price .99
Size 952kb
Comments - Hella worth it has new features set as default camera, focus, jpeg quality, whitebalance, effect, night shot, anti banding, pic size and self timer. A must have!!! Edit - Having never used this app was told has all the same options as free one, still nice to donate to him for making camera alot better! 10/10
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Price .99
Improved ui, many new options including kill all for root users and tells you how much memory each app is using. Comes with refresh option, services section that are automatically started and systems tab. Worth a buck by far!!
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can you kill one app at a time?
Million Dollar Poker
Type Game
Price 1.99
Size 3mb
Comments Well worth it its alot of fun, awesome ui! Big game however but most good ones are. Only complaint is skipping option, needs to skip to end of hand versus having to skip every turn of dealers cards. Give it a 8/10
MontAlbert said:
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Yes sir you sure can
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Yes sir you sure can
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cool- made by same people as task manager for root users? ****edit*** yes it is.
million dollar Poker app looks good- i see there are a heap of poker games out now.... gonna be hard to see which is the best....
Who wants to be a millionaire
Type - Game
Cost 4.99
Size 302kb
Comments - Nice ui, its entertaining but not sure if its worth even 5 bucks. If you like show you will like game. Rate 7/10
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Price .99 Size 952kb
Hella worth it has new features set as default camera, focus, jpeg quality, whitebalance, effect, night shot, anti banding, pic size and self timer. A must have!!!
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So for $1, what changed? Those are the same options offered in the free version, every one of them.
Related
I was just wondering if anyone has heard any more information on this app.
http://code.google.com/android/adc_gallery/app.html?id=11
It has been floating around for a couple of months now but i cant seem to find any more info on when this might come out.
It looks like a fun app to play around with and see how your car performs
I doubt it would be that accurate
AsaSpades said:
I doubt it would be that accurate
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Im not sure on the accelerometer & GPS v the iPhone but the iPhone does have a dyno app and i have seen video comparisons of their Dyno app v a dedicated unit and every time the app won out over the dedicated unit.
Im not saying that it will be exactly the same but to me its promising.
Check out this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-DFbJQbeSY&feature=related
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Im not sure on the accelerometer & GPS v the iPhone but the iPhone does have a dyno app and i have seen video comparisons of their Dyno app v a dedicated unit and every time the app won out over the dedicated unit.
Im not saying that it will be exactly the same but to me its promising.
Check out this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-DFbJQbeSY&feature=related
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I retract my previous statement, but we'll c how it comes out, hopefully the same or better
might be waiting for paid apps. if this thing is as good as Dynolicious for the iphone then its definatly going to be worth paying for.
i agree, if this thing is as good as Dynolicious then i would definitely pay for it. Hope it wont be much longer now, as the market is accepting paid apps.
Thats awesome. Hope we have that soon.
just for reference, i have used a mobile dyno device a long time ago, and it was pretty accurate.
if you want spot on results go to a shop with a dyno.. but it gave a very good estimation for a 200$ device back in the day
it more of something fun to find out.
And if its as good as the iPhone version than it will be really accurate.
Plus i wouldnt even think about spending 200 on something like that, if i can get something for 10
You mean you got your phone for $10?
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Plus i wouldnt even think about spending 200 on something like that, if i can get something for 10
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If you make a statement like this, then obviously you're not a car guy, not even with that screen name.
Yeah, it would be a "cool" app, but if someone was to quote me their engine power based on the reading from a phone (G1, iPhone or otherwise), I would laugh.
a nice dyno app would be better if you have fuel management hardware. there is a system called megasquirt which you can build the hardware from scratch and download their application to tune the engine. i think its open source so it should have the source code and it can possibly ported to the g1, im not an expert. just know how to use a dyno and an engine management system. just integrate an android device with megasquirt or aem, or greddy emanage it would be a nice combo. so there would be no need for a laptop. too bad im not a programmer.
megasquirt website
http://www.megasquirt.org/megasquirt.html
mega tunix. opensource application to run megasquirt
http://megatunix.sourceforge.net/
xyrcncp said:
If you make a statement like this, then obviously you're not a car guy, not even with that screen name.
Yeah, it would be a "cool" app, but if someone was to quote me their engine power based on the reading from a phone (G1, iPhone or otherwise), I would laugh.
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Im just not a guy who wants to waste money. Going off the video i posted in this thread the iPhone version was more accurate.
so i wouldnt care if the dedicated unit was the same price id still go with the one that was more accurate.
If i can spend $10 on an app for my phone have it more accurate than a dedicated unit and easer to setup and use with multiple cars. I know which ones a winner for me
sensimila said:
a nice dyno app would be better if you have fuel management hardware. there is a system called megasquirt which you can build the hardware from scratch and download their application to tune the engine. i think its open source so it should have the source code and it can possibly ported to the g1, im not an expert. just know how to use a dyno and an engine management system. just integrate an android device with megasquirt or aem, or greddy emanage it would be a nice combo. so there would be no need for a laptop. too bad im not a programmer.
megasquirt website
http://www.megasquirt.org/megasquirt.html
mega tunix. opensource application to run megasquirt
http://megatunix.sourceforge.net/
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That would be cool or even if you couldn't tune with it. You could have
Your boost and lamba reading on your phone display.
Qtronix
memphisraynz said:
Im just not a guy who wants to waste money. Going off the video i posted in this thread the iPhone version was more accurate.
so i wouldnt care if the dedicated unit was the same price id still go with the one that was more accurate.
If i can spend $10 on an app for my phone have it more accurate than a dedicated unit and easer to setup and use with multiple cars. I know which ones a winner for me
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Problem is the HP data it displays is pretty much useless. Sure it can show you what your MAX HP is, but it won't show you Torque output and what's most important your power curves. Max power is useless unless you know WHERE your max power is in your RPM range. Dyno tuning is used for more then showing off big numbers, its used for tuning your engine where and when you want that power to come into play to suit your style of driving and the kind of racing you're doing. For engine tuning stick to a real dyno.
Now, as for the other data such as 0 - 60, braking, turning G's, etc etc. THAT data I find useful because combined with google maps of the track you can help yourself identify where you made mistakes and to better tune your suspension.
Ron,
Good point with using with on the track to find your weak spots.
I didnt even think of this.
To be honest i was thinking of it more of a toy to mess around with, with a few mates.
Ron Overdrive said:
Problem is the HP data it displays is pretty much useless. Sure it can show you what your MAX HP is, but it won't show you Torque output and what's most important your power curves. Max power is useless unless you know WHERE your max power is in your RPM range. Dyno tuning is used for more then showing off big numbers, its used for tuning your engine where and when you want that power to come into play to suit your style of driving and the kind of racing you're doing. For engine tuning stick to a real dyno.
Now, as for the other data such as 0 - 60, braking, turning G's, etc etc. THAT data I find useful because combined with google maps of the track you can help yourself identify where you made mistakes and to better tune your suspension.
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I wouldnt call it useless, obv if they want to tune their car, and/or want to know their curves theyd jus go dyno their car. The app is for the people who just want to know what the app tells u. Its not replacing an actual dyno
AsaSpades said:
I wouldnt call it useless, obv if they want to tune their car, and/or want to know their curves theyd jus go dyno their car. The app is for the people who just want to know what the app tells u. Its not replacing an actual dyno
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Oh that I know, but you know as well as I do that there will be some wannabe dyno-queen ricer that would think otherwise. I rather lay out reality on the table before anyone who doesn't know what they're doing comes back whining about how its such a horrible app because they blew their motor trying to net 300+ hp out of their poorly tuned honda while trying to get a base-line on some back road.
Ron Overdrive said:
Oh that I know, but you know as well as I do that there will be some wannabe dyno-queen ricer that would think otherwise. I rather lay out reality on the table before anyone who doesn't know what they're doing comes back whining about how its such a horrible app because they blew their motor trying to net 300+ hp out of their poorly tuned honda while trying to get a base-line on some back road.
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Ahaha the word ricer changed everything completely, now I see where your coming from.
http://www.dynolicious.com/gallery.php
it looks cool... but yha, id stick with the real deal
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Hello guys,
I just came across this awesome keyboard/keypad that is compatible with HD2/Iphone/Pc. Right now this keyboard is sold out and i dont have any clue when it will be available. It is called the Mini Bluetooth Keyboard and is available for chinavision.com .
Product Description:
* Primary Function: Mini Bluetooth Keyboard
* Chipset: Broadcom 2042 Chipset
* Systems Supported:
- Supported Smart Mobile System:
1. Nokia Symbian S60 V3 and above
2. Android 1.6 and above
3. Windows Mobile 6.0 and above
- Supports all PC and Mac operating systems
- Supports Sony PS3
- Supports iPad
* Frequency band: 2.4 - 2.4835GHz unlicensed ISM band
* Receiving sensitivity : -75dbm (standard)
* RF output power: 4dbm maximum
* Operating Distance: 0 - 10 m
* Bluetooth Version: 2.0
* Keyboard Format: 49 keys, QWERTY layout
* Battery: Built-in Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
* Battery Duration:
Constant Use: ~50 hours
Standby: ~400 hours
* Power: Charges by USB
* Charging Time: ~2.5 hours
* Dimensions: 115 x 60 x 6 mm
* Manufacturer Ref: R0HT43UGJO11
Product Notes
* Pocket sized, sleek & slim design
* Ideal for typing emails and chatting, and gaming
* Convenient pocket size gadget
* 49 key QWERTY keyboard layout
UPDATE
I just had a word with one of their customer respresenative named Mandy, she sounded very pleasant and nice. After going through the whole dealing process she insisted that the minimum order to modify an item is 500 units. So if any of the manufacturers or businessman can order 500 HD2 then it might be possible that we can have a custom built Qwerty Keypads for our HD2.
By the way she also assured that the item is bieng checked by one of the quality checking teams and it will be available on the website pretty soon. So enjoy the beautiful keyboard since then.
Just found another website which is selling the same product. Have a look here : http://www.chinajiaho.com/mini-bluetooth-keyboard-for-ipad-and-smartphones_p1361.html
The Big Deal
Now while going through the product description i noticed quite interesting details:
It is almost simlar to the length / breadth height with our hd2.
HTC HD2 :120.5mm x 67mm x 11mm KEYBOARD:115mm x 60mm x 6 mm
What More !!
As specified on the website, they also have custom made keypads available if the product is bought on lots or wholesale of 500 and above number.
Now this is interesting as i am going to contact them and ask them strictly to this option whether they can make custom keypads with a hinge or a hook for an hd2, i would happily place an order of 500+ keyboards.
Dont you all think this would be a great addon for our HD2. If anyone interested please add your comments here, and lets make this idea into reality.
Imagine HD2 with a Qwerty Keypad .. This sounds to good to be true.
Price/Cost
And my last surprise to you, this is worth only only only USD 20
For more details you can go directly to the production description website : THE CHINAVASION WEBSITE HAS BEEN DELETED FOR NOT MEETING CUSTOMER NEEDS.
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM CHINAVASION. BAD REP, BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE.
See post #2 for pictures .
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LINK: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.37864
UPDATE #2
Just found another keypad/keyboard of the same price ie. $26.99.
Anyone interested can have a look at this website:
Link:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.37863
Vote Now.
Which one would you buy: #1 or #2
NEW UPDATED LINKS:
Hey guys,
I was surfing through ebay to check whether we have any new links provided the price to be low. And yes there are a couple i've found these:
Any one who is interested can step in to these links
Source 1: BLACK VERSION http://cgi.ebay.com/Mini-Bluetooth-...t=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item335df1d105
For 20 bucks, that doesn't look too bad.
wow....really nice i think i will buy one if i found on uk teritorry.
Nice Keyborad, very very nice!
Are you sure it's not made in Kazikstan ...
lol. of course not.
I'll have 1 or 2
Put my name down please if you deal with them. I asked about a Keyboard the other day for the HD2 here and just come back to see if there was an answer or suggestion. yours is a good find.
it doesnt have arrows to navigate ;(
D4rkSoRRoW said:
it doesnt have arrows to navigate ;(
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Look closely it has red arrows so press the red FN key and you can use the arrows
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Look closely it has red arrows so press the red FN key and you can use the arrows
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:O i didnt see this, very nice =D
looks awesome!
ready to buy NOW!
tooo bad ...
Sold out .....
lol, check the word "Keyborad" on the images, wrong spelling. Typical "made in China" !
The keyboard itself looks interesting and will be very handy though. Really excited to try
I don't get why the OP is going on about bulk orders for modifying them. First of all we need to order 500+ to get them modified, then we only need 25+ to get them modified.
Why on earth do they need modifying in the first place? I'm lost.
i think he means 500+ to get them modified to an easier design to use with the hd2, and 25+ to buy now as they are.
How would it fit onto the hd2? or wont it at all. If it cant clip on, or you just hold it, what the point? lol you might as well have just got a phone with a keyboard...
otherwise ur gonna have to carrry around a huge keyboard with you everywhere.
silly idea im afraid, you wont get 500 people to buy them i can tell you that now..
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I don't get why the OP is going on about bulk orders for modifying them. First of all we need to order 500+ to get them modified, then we only need 25+ to get them modified.
Why on earth do they need modifying in the first place? I'm lost.
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hey mate thanks for correcting here, i actually didnt remove the other comments after updating, doing it now. thanks. the keypad can be modified only if we order above 500+ units. i am not a businessman so cannot ask them for such order. anyways when it will be available i will update my post. thanks though bringing it to my attention.
visually it reminds me of the rhodium keyboard.
I have to admit for occassional use it would be great, I don't tend to write articles and stuff on my pda any more, whereas I used to on my advantage all the time. I may be tempted if it felt good to use, which is the risk with some of these, they feel awful to actually type with
looks a very cheap price, most other sellers are charging twice that price.
fards said:
visually it reminds me of the rhodium keyboard.
I have to admit for occassional use it would be great, I don't tend to write articles and stuff on my pda any more, whereas I used to on my advantage all the time. I may be tempted if it felt good to use, which is the risk with some of these, they feel awful to actually type with
looks a very cheap price, most other sellers are charging twice that price.
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hows your health now
I want one. For $20 you can't go wrong. Could be very handy for remote controlling many apps and may allow control of lots of games, etc I can't otherwise control because of lack of hard keys. When can we order??
For those in the UK have you seen this?
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/mini-bluetooth-keyboard-p18753.htm
Hey guys, just wanted to announce my game for windows phone called Sketch Defense. Its the first game I've ever made (I just started programming this summer). It's a fixed path tower defense game that I think is pretty fun. Sorry there is no trial and no way to give out free codes for downloads.
If you feel like spending a buck to check it out I would love to get some feedback from you guys! I also look forward to the dev community and seeing what they can come up with! Hopefully with my limited knowledge of C# I'll be able to participate a bit more than on other platforms!
Update 1/14/2011 - New version has been released with a new account. Working on fixing some bugs and re-coding the particle system. New version should be out in a few weeks. Hope you all are enjoying the game!
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i remember seeing this on youtube a while back. playing it now, looks fun!
haha i dumped 2 hours into this thing. really addictive. will there be updates?
some pictures or videos in the first post would help you to get some insight on whats it like
ekw said:
i remember seeing this on youtube a while back. playing it now, looks fun!
haha i dumped 2 hours into this thing. really addictive. will there be updates?
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Did you play the unlimited stages or just the normal levels? There is actually an update I'm uploading right now that just fixed a few bugs. Do you think it's too easy? On the emulator it seemed more difficult, on the device its easier. I also may need to tweak the stars... on the device I dont seem to get nearly as many points as on the emulator. The game ran horribly on the emulator for some reason, but runs really well on the device thank goodness.
Got any suggestions? Like I said, this is my first game ever (just started programming a few months ago) so any suggestions are very welcome!
I think it was quite difficult, until I bought the boost tower. After that it was smooth sailing.
Suggestions:
-Have an offset when dragging the tower, so that the finger doesn't cover the tower during placement. makes it much easier! (may require additional logic for edges)
-Maybe in the future allow a maze mode! I think it would require a snap-to-grid layout, which i don't think the current implementation implements.
-Air units and air towers/invisible units and invisible sensing towers.
-Races, each race has different towers and different special effects.
-Individual upgrades to damage/range (perhaps after the max upgrade?)
-Description of towers would be nice
-Space the towers a little bit, i tend to always grab the wrong tower. (perhaps there could be a build-tower button that opens up a scrollable menu that gives tower selection (can also place descriptions here).
-Ability to pause the game (for tower placement)
-Trial mode (would probably bring you the most cash)
Bugs:
-For some reason all my lightning buffs disappear
-When reloading the game, the boost tower disappears
-Can't upgrade the boost tower, had 15K gold and it still didn't work.
-That ice map didn't follow that pathing, is that intentional for the "slipping"?
I am quite impressed on your first project, did you use game studio when implementing this? or you did it straight up in c#? If so do you have any links that helped get you started (so i can take a look at them )?
ekw said:
I think it was quite difficult, until I bought the boost tower. After that it was smooth sailing.
Suggestions:
-Have an offset when dragging the tower, so that the finger doesn't cover the tower during placement. makes it much easier! (may require additional logic for edges)
-Maybe in the future allow a maze mode! I think it would require a snap-to-grid layout, which i don't think the current implementation implements.
-Air units and air towers/invisible units and invisible sensing towers.
-Races, each race has different towers and different special effects.
-Individual upgrades to damage/range (perhaps after the max upgrade?)
-Description of towers would be nice
-Space the towers a little bit, i tend to always grab the wrong tower. (perhaps there could be a build-tower button that opens up a scrollable menu that gives tower selection (can also place descriptions here).
-Ability to pause the game (for tower placement)
-Trial mode (would probably bring you the most cash)
Bugs:
-For some reason all my lightning buffs disappear
-When reloading the game, the boost tower disappears
-Can't upgrade the boost tower, had 15K gold and it still didn't work.
-That ice map didn't follow that pathing, is that intentional for the "slipping"?
I am quite impressed on your first project, did you use game studio when implementing this? or you did it straight up in c#? If so do you have any links that helped get you started (so i can take a look at them )?
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Offset when dragging towers: There should be an offset of over 100 pixels already, at least there is on my copies and I've tested it on a couple different phones.
Maze mode: What do you mean?
Other suggestions: I'll take them into account. I do plan on making some changes eventually to give it more depth, but the hardest part of making this game was "balancing" the different towers so that one wasn't way too powerful or really weak. As it is, the arc tower needs a strength or range upgrade I think, albeit slight.
Bugs: The lighting buff only lasts a few seconds and it is global, so if you use it on one tower, it will take away from your global pool. The normal levels only have one lightning boost, the unlimited levels have 20. I'll add some better descriptions to the help screen about this.
I'll look into the boost towers, they must not be getting re-loaded correctly. Not sure why you arent being allowed to upgrade them.
Ice map "slipping" is intentional, a friend did the map and it was his idea.
How I got started: I used XNA game studio which makes things really easy (compared to doing everything on your own). I started by reading a few C# tutorial books, then once I had a decent grasp of object oriented programming and C# syntax I started doing xna tutorials. After a few weeks of tutorials I started working on the game and just worked on one thing at a time. Each day I could typically work out one thing and eventually got a working game. Like I say though, the hardest part was balancing everything out.
Anyway, thanks for the suggestions and bug reports. There is already a new version being validated that fixes a few bugs you didn't mention (levels not loading after coming back into the game). I'll try and get a new update out this week with some other bug fixes. I'll also be adding another level this week or next and maybe a trial mode. The reason it doesn't already have one is because people were having problems with it before windows phone was released and I just didn't want to mess around with it.
Edit: new build submitted. boost towers can now be upgraded and will persist on load. Rocket tower range now properly indicates when being dragged. Offset from fingers has increased when dragging a tower. Arc tower names have been changed.
There should really be a trial option; let people play the first few levels, or try to add xbox live achievements, and let the trial run forever without them...
Since 1.5, I noticed that once I place a tower, I can't place other towers. Any attempted to "grab" a different tower results in that first tower being selected.
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Since 1.5, I noticed that once I place a tower, I can't place other towers. Any attempted to "grab" a different tower results in that first tower being selected.
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Thanks, working on a new version now. Strange how bugs pop up when you don't even touch areas of code that they deal with!
The game looks really nice, whish I would have a WP7 device.
This picture would be pretty nice as wallpaper, can anyone share it? Would like to have it for WVGA-device
Hey guys, new version was released a while ago but I've pulled it due to problems with Microsoft. I've had to create an entirely new developer account and my apps will be moving to that account. I've already talked to Microsoft and essentially, anyone that already bought this app won't be able to receive further updates.
With the new account, and the new apps that I'll be releasing, this won't happen.
so are you going to re-release sketch defense or just end development?
Hah this game is pretty fun, going to recommend to my friends
Played during lunch at work and had me going the whole time lol. Good stuff, but need to work on touchability a little bit down when you select the defense weapon, sometimes it chooses the weapon to the right of what you are actually trying to click.
Other than that, fun game!
Hi, i am an artist, Your game is pretty neat. I was going to offer if you wanted I could help you with art for this game or a re-theme under a different title. Or if you have something new in the works I can make it look slick. Basically I have been looking to developers because I want to bring life to my art. You can see some of my art by looking at the latest thread I started.
Great game, just purchased. How are your sales doing on the app?
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Hi, i am an artist, Your game is pretty neat. I was going to offer if you wanted I could help you with art for this game or a re-theme under a different title. Or if you have something new in the works I can make it look slick. Basically I have been looking to developers because I want to bring life to my art. You can see some of my art by looking at the latest thread I started.
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I have my little brother working on art for me. I am working on a new game, its a tower defense again, but you play as a ship and you fly around the level using dual thumbsticks. Your ship has lasers and you can also fly to different "dock" zones and build towers for defense. Graphics in this new game are going to be glow style, all black backgrounds.
CyiDev said:
Great game, just purchased. How are your sales doing on the app?
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I've had a few hundred sales. Hopefully when WP7 takes off more, sales will go up a bit so I can justify spending more time on development. Currently I only have a few hours a couple nights a week.
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Hah this game is pretty fun, going to recommend to my friends
Played during lunch at work and had me going the whole time lol. Good stuff, but need to work on touchability a little bit down when you select the defense weapon, sometimes it chooses the weapon to the right of what you are actually trying to click.
Other than that, fun game!
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That's really strange because when I play, it tends to select the tower to the left... I wonder if I modified the touch zones too much in favor of me playing. I'll look into it and hopefully fix it in future releases. Thanks for the report as well. As I mentioned, this is my first game ever (started programming a few months ago) and all the feedback is very nice to hear. Makes it much easier to get rid of bugs and enhance gameplay.
that sucks to hear about having to create a new account.
I paid for it before and it was pretty good. Not sure if I want to buy it again for updates.
Just wanted to let everyone know that I've completed a new update for Sketch Defense. I'll be uploading the new version either tonight or tomorrow. Assuming MS has no problems with it, it should be available later this week to download.
Changes:
I've re-written the particle engine so that it should be a bit quicker now, and the particles will be more random.
I've changed how the disc tower's "bullets" work. Hopefully you won't notice a difference, but it eliminates a bug with calculating damage inflicted upon nearby enemies.
Also, concerning the problems selecting the towers... I'm open to suggestions on making that better. Currently, the selection area for the towers are as big as I can make them without having them overlap.
And...
If you find that by next week there isn't an update available for you, please let me know by PM!
teoami said:
that sucks to hear about having to create a new account.
I paid for it before and it was pretty good. Not sure if I want to buy it again for updates.
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Check your PM.
courtlandre said:
I have my little brother working on art for me. I am working on a new game, its a tower defense again, but you play as a ship and you fly around the level using dual thumbsticks. Your ship has lasers and you can also fly to different "dock" zones and build towers for defense. Graphics in this new game are going to be glow style, all black backgrounds.
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Cool, well if you want art done PM me and well talk specs.
i really like this kindda tower defense game with the cool eraser function lol
Name: Birdy Bounce
Our old game "Doodle Tower" has been removed from the marketplace because of the similarity of its name to the name of another app, but we did not give up and started working on a successor. We were very careful in the development process to avoid any further inconveniences and are proud to finally be able to present you our new game Birdy Bounce for Windows Phone 7. The game is available for FREE, we want that everyone who previously downloaded our old game can upgrade for free. However, it will not stay for free forever, so better hurry!
App Description:
In Birdy Bounce, you are steering a young bird on its way up to the horizon by using the accurate tilt controls of your Windows Phone 7 device. Be warned, the way is dangerous and many birds before you fell to their death. Only the fittest will survive this dangerous travel - how far can you get?
The gameplay experience provides a vast amount of different platform types you can use to jump higher and higher. There will be breakable, moving or thorny platforms and even some that give you a turbo boost and some that vanish before your eyes when you aren't fast enough.
The levels of Birdy Bounce are generated by an intelligent level randomization algorithm which provides a new experience every time you start playing while avoiding impossible situations to keep the fun for a long time.
We are planning to release continuous updates containing new platforms, effects or characters. We are always looking for new ways to improve the gameplay experience our game provides. Feel free to contact us to tell us your feedback and ideas, it is highly appreciated.
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Source: Mod Monkeys
Download: Birdy Bounce (Free WP7 trial available)
Hello!
I downloaded this game and...I LOVE IT!
It runs smooth, the gameplay is very funny and different from other games, it's beautiful...Well...Just give it a try!
Thanks a lot!!
and another real cool game
and ofcourse thanks for it being free
Ok the 4 days of the welcome back sale we configured are obviously over now. Microsoft just updated the price to 0,99€. Sorry that I posted in this forum that late, but most people read about it in other forums where we posted the news, so I think we reached a lot of people with this sale.
And I believe that 0,99€ isn't too much either for this app, the free offer was primarily for those who bought "Doodle Tower". We wanted that they can upgrade for free.
I wish all buyers as much fun as possible with the game. Make sure to write a review in the Zune marketplace if you like the app or if you have anything that you don't like. We are trying to read every single review.
I love your game...its very addicting!
love it
I love this game one of the only good game on WP7
Unfortunately, paid apps are not allowed under Rules 7 and 11 of XDA. You cannot advertise the sale of a paid app unless you are providing it for free to the community or at least provide a lite version. I will close this thread right now and if you can provide the community with any of the aforementioned options, please feel free to get in touch with me and I will be more than happy to unlock this thread for you.
Thanks for re-opening the thread. I added a note about the free version of the game in the first post. It's playable up to a score of 12-15k (depends on the current situation of the level generator) so make sure to check it out. There is no time limit, so you can theoretically play with the free version forever without paying a penny if you like to.
I wanted to buy this game when it was still called doodle tower but couldn't find it anymore. I noticed the name changed so I was able to pick it up for free. Nice game and smooth. Only little bug I noticed is that the game icon in the games hub is zoomed making it look ugly. Icon gets normal again when you pin it start, but in the games hub it is keeps zoomed in. I noticed this bug also with other free apps.
Has this something to do with my phone (hd7)? Or is it app related
I really believe that's a general OS problem. Microsoft only says they want icons in 3 special resolutions. I provided all resolutions and the icon is still buggy in the games hub, I really don't know what I should change.
There are many developers complaining about this in the dev forums, but Microsoft doesn't provide an official answer.
Good to hear that you like it. I would love to see a review in the marketplace if you'd like to =)
Hey the detail suggest its free, while it asking for 99 cents.
Really fun, happily paid for it.
Would be cool if you could add in some more platform types.
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Hey the detail suggest its free, while it asking for 99 cents.
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The detail says it's free for a limited time. This introductory sale is over now. I already sent in an update to change the description, but I have to wait for Microsoft to approve it.
Gotcha, takes a little while for it to update.
I did say it already but I love this game ( at 29K now )
the latest update is also cool , now we can see hour latest scores
but here is a suggestion :
it would be nice to have a auto save at some time (20k 30k 40k etz) .
Autosave doesn't seem appropriate for this game, though maybe support for saving the state when you exit could be cool, so you could pick up where you left off (since quitting isn't really the same as failing).
Great job, I will post a review in the market place!
LOVE this game. Favourite so far. LOVE IT.
Suggestions are, if you're looking for some are...
Up and Down moving platforms.
Mute button
Obstacles and shield power up
springs power up for multiple longer jumps but less than green boost
Naming highscores
Multiple highcores shown ingame as you pass them.
Bird to look like a bird than a peice of toast
henchturk said:
LOVE this game. Favourite so far. LOVE IT.
Suggestions are, if you're looking for some are...
Up and Down moving platforms.
Mute button
Obstacles and shield power up
springs power up for multiple longer jumps but less than green boost
Naming highscores
Multiple highcores shown ingame as you pass them.
Bird to look like a bird than a peice of toast
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and most important :
a hight score validation process , so we can show off hour hightscore
This game is crack...I love it! Now you just need to make friends with an illustrator to make it is as gorgeous as it is addictive.
Not a criticism per se, but if this game were as pretty as say, Angry Birds, you'd be rolling in the cash.
Ok guys this is huge. Here comes the first sneak peek into the upcoming huge graphical update for Birdy Bounce!
All screenshots are for demo purposes only! The real game might look different, the color fading from one color to another will be very smooth, I just had to pack it into some quick screenshots that you can see some of the color themes that await you! The screenshots are from the upcoming Mac OS X version of the game, there are things that will be different in the Windows Phone 7 version!
I don't want to talk much, it's time for some eye candy!
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What's better than a great paid app? A great Free app! We are happy to launch AmazingWeather Lite, the same app you love in a free version. AmazingWeather is a gorgeous, simple and informative weather app for WP7 which has almost all what you can ask for!
The app features detailed data for weather conditions such as temp, wind speed and direction, humidity, sunrise and sunset times, quick five days overview and a detailed view with a text forecast, detailed conditions for the next 24 hours with charts and many more.
**currently the app available in English only, we will add German, Spanish, French soon
**IMPORTANT If you have set your phone's display language to German, Spanish or French the app settings will not open, we are truly sorry and an update has been submitted for testing to fix this issue.
The choice between a metro theme with two shades or a realistic theme with astonishing animations is yours to make, in addition to the live tile theme either realistic or metro.
The free version has these limitations:
-Advertisements.
-One live tile that updates every 24 hours.
Changes in v3.2
- enhanced live tiles.
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You can always opt in for the full 1.49$ version to remove the ads and add more than one live tile with hourly updates.
Full: In Marketplace
Lite: In Marketplace
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Lumia 800 error
Program crashes on my Lumia every time I want to enter the settings.
Look an feel is cool but with crashes not worth 1,49
Nice looking and I am sure a lot of people appreciate the free version and can live with it's limitations, both apps are not for me, though. The free version is too restricting (24h refresh, single live tile) and the paid version is simply... paid. I can have pretty much the same functionality with my HTC Hub for free (allthough not as beautifull).
Great app... I do not mind ads but and single live tile, however a live tile which updates daily is useless imo... I cannot buy the app due to the restriction of buying apps in my area.. and I will not use the free version due to livetile update limitation...
I will definitely use this app if live tile can update hourly . at the moment, stormglass is my choice. Thanx
Thankyou for making this app!
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Program crashes on my Lumia every time I want to enter the settings.
Look an feel is cool but with crashes not worth 1,49
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An update has been submitted to fix this issue, plus the full version should not crash on settings you can try it out as there is trial available.
It keeps saying "radar imagery is not available for this location"...
Ok I have to be honest. This has always been a top notch, visually stimulating application that is comprehensive and well thought out. My issue is with the marketing. This has been the case from day one. I'm saying this as a consumer since I'm not a application developer (yet) and as a creator since I do make music, poetry and write books. I'm also saying this as someone who appreciates the great job you have done on this application.
I feel insulted when using your products because of the way the trial and free application have been formatted. When it first arrived I jumped on it because it frankly looks better than anything else out there (and still does - great job!). Since so many weather apps promise a lot and come up short on delivery I went with the trial. If I'm correct, the trial worked for 12 hours. This pissed me off. Really - I couldn't get 24 or 48 hrs to watch the weather read out change, see the visuals morph into the next day's forecast? That's the wow factor (the hook). That's the showoff feature for all your friends and family no matter what platform they use. Look at my weather app. This is the ****!!!! Instead I looked at a dead application that didn't give me the opportunity to even see if I liked how it worked and see if it was accurate in it's readings along with having the beauty of a super model. Needless to say, I uninstalled the trial and never looked back.
Then, I saw that you created a free application. Cool. I'll try it again and see if something can finally upstage my simplistic but consistent WeatherBug. Well the visuals, etc... are still there, but once again I feel cheated. The live tile gets updated once every 24 hrs. I could understand every 4 hours, but once a day? That's simply useless. Once again - uninstalled and not looking back.
Generally I would say nothing, but today I'm on a roll and truth be told - I really like your programming skills, imagination and ability to create beauty. Please stop being unfriendly. It's not helping. Allow the casual user in and let them fall in love with your fantastic work. Make the free app useful and change the live tile update and I swear your sales will increase. You deserve to make a lot of money on your work. It is truly a great piece of art you have created, but if you keep blocking people out, you are losing the thing you seem to want the most - people taking notice and spending money.
Best of luck and please keep programming.
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Ok I have to be honest. This has always been a top notch, visually stimulating application that is comprehensive and well thought out. My issue is with the marketing. This has been the case from day one. I'm saying this as a consumer since I'm not a application developer (yet) and as a creator since I do make music, poetry and write books. I'm also saying this as someone who appreciates the great job you have done on this application.
I feel insulted when using your products because of the way the trial and free application have been formatted. When it first arrived I jumped on it because it frankly looks better than anything else out there (and still does - great job!). Since so many weather apps promise a lot and come up short on delivery I went with the trial. If I'm correct, the trial worked for 12 hours. This pissed me off. Really - I couldn't get 24 or 48 hrs to watch the weather read out change, see the visuals morph into the next day's forecast? That's the wow factor (the hook). That's the showoff feature for all your friends and family no matter what platform they use. Look at my weather app. This is the ****!!!! Instead I looked at a dead application that didn't give me the opportunity to even see if I liked how it worked and see if it was accurate in it's readings along with having the beauty of a super model. Needless to say, I uninstalled the trial and never looked back.
Then, I saw that you created a free application. Cool. I'll try it again and see if something can finally upstage my simplistic but consistent WeatherBug. Well the visuals, etc... are still there, but once again I feel cheated. The live tile gets updated once every 24 hrs. I could understand every 4 hours, but once a day? That's simply useless. Once again - uninstalled and not looking back.
Generally I would say nothing, but today I'm on a roll and truth be told - I really like your programming skills, imagination and ability to create beauty. Please stop being unfriendly. It's not helping. Allow the casual user in and let them fall in love with your fantastic work. Make the free app useful and change the live tile update and I swear your sales will increase. You deserve to make a lot of money on your work. It is truly a great piece of art you have created, but if you keep blocking people out, you are losing the thing you seem to want the most - people taking notice and spending money.
Best of luck and please keep programming.
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OK first we are very sorry for being unfriendly, but to be honest we are trying too hard not to be but the issue is that we have a limited bandwidth (number of daily requests to the Weather Service) due to high costs of the service, around 400$ monthly
As you know the live tile in the Full application is updating hourly, and to do some math, if a user have 1 city only times 24 update per day that's almost ~24 request per user for live tile only, well if you multiply that by 2000 users only its almost 48000 request per day and that is huge number.
so we've decided to go Ad supported, and giving users hourly live tile updates, we think in couple of days we will reach our bandwidth limit, that's why we've limited the updates to one city 24 hours a day. ;(, however depending on the Ad revenue we will consider hourly updates.
We hope that clarify our point of view.
EIZ
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...ohh, now it's clear, thank you
dfulgo said:
...ohh, now it's clear, thank you
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As for the radar, we are working on expanding the areas of coverage, as our weather service ("weather underground") does not provide coverage for some parts of Europe, we are searching for alternatives right now.
Thank you Sir, I'll wait for it.
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OK first we are very sorry for being unfriendly, but to be honest we are trying too hard not to be but the issue is that we have a limited bandwidth (number of daily requests to the Weather Service) due to high costs of the service, around 400$ monthly
As you know the live tile in the Full application is updating hourly, and to do some math, if a user have 1 city only times 24 update per day that's almost ~24 request per user for live tile only, well if you multiply that by 2000 users only its almost 48000 request per day and that is huge number.
so we've decided to go Ad supported, and giving users hourly live tile updates, we think in couple of days we will reach our bandwidth limit, that's why we've limited the updates to one city 24 hours a day. ;(, however depending on the Ad revenue we will consider hourly updates.
We hope that clarify our point of view.
EIZ
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Yes you have and it is greatly appreciated.