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DeVore · 12-11-2012 2:03pm #1

Hang out, mooch about or post high scores (which we can verify

) at each other. This is the general "whateverrr" thread.

DeV.

DaveNoCheese · 12-11-2012 2:30pm

:pac:

DeVore · 12-11-2012 3:00pm

Love your avatar lol...

Btw, neither of the games creators have managed to actually finish a run yet (we've both been within 1000m of the end!) so major kudos if you manage to beat it before us. (we have to test the UT build tomorrow so I'll be trying my damnedest to finish it then). We *might* have to make it a bit easier, its kinda hard towards the end at the moment.

Also, highest score is 1714 and unfortunately that's Karls. The git.

ooooh, sooo excited. *trys not to wee himself*

Wossack · 12-11-2012 3:22pm

gauntlet has been thrown, but cant pick it up till wednesday!? what nefariousness is this?!

DeVore · 12-11-2012 3:30pm

Believe me, if I could ship it yesterday I would.... so frustrating sitting here like an expectant father.

Plus the last build had a game stopping bug, so I cant even system test at the moment and try to beat Karl.

karlh · 12-11-2012 3:39pm

DeVore wrote: »

Love your avatar lol...

Btw, neither of the games creators have managed to actually finish a run yet (we've both been within 1000m of the end!) so major kudos if you manage to beat it before us. (we have to test the UT build tomorrow so I'll be trying my damnedest to finish it then). We *might* have to make it a bit easier, its kinda hard towards the end at the moment.

Also, highest score is 1714 and unfortunately that's Karls. The git.

ooooh, sooo excited. *trys not to wee himself*

*bows* :pac:

Star Lord · 12-11-2012 3:58pm

I smell a rat... I've fixed your post DeV!

DeVore wrote: »

Plus the last build had a deliberate game stopping bug, so I cant even system test at the moment and try to beat Karl.

Methinks he doesn't want you to beat him...

DeVore · 12-11-2012 5:06pm

Karl just topped his score in the UT build we're testing

still some bugs to be worked out but the big game stopper seems to be gone. He's testing the iOS build and I can only test Android... no fair!

Mickeroo · 12-11-2012 5:09pm

I can see this going two ways for me.

1. Relentless playing until I annihilate the high scores followed by a huge sense of fulfillment.

2. Relentless playing until I annihilate my iPhone against a wall followed by a long period of crying in the fetal position.

Can't wait!

TPD · 12-11-2012 5:19pm

DeVore wrote: »

Karl just topped his score in the UT build we're testing still some bugs to be worked out but the big game stopper seems to be gone. He's testing the iOS build and I can only test Android... no fair!

I wouldn't trust a developer's high score on a game he's developing

Wossack · 12-11-2012 5:24pm

TPD wrote: »

I wouldn't trust a developer's high score on a game he's developing

if (username=='DeVore') {score *= 0.8}

>.>

DaveNoCheese · 12-11-2012 5:31pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

I can see this going two ways for me.

1. Relentless playing until I annihilate the high scores followed by a huge sense of fulfillment.

2. Relentless playing until I annihilate my iPhone against a wall followed by a long period of crying in the fetal position.

Can't wait!

I'm taking bets on number 2, anybody wanna get in on this

DeVore · 12-11-2012 5:44pm

I've nearly hopped my HTC off a wall (on a train in public no less) because I was sooo close that I started to think about how I was going to taunt Karl about being first that I lost concentration and died right at the end.
I only didnt smash it because I wanted to play again immediately. Its kinda addictive like that.

The game is a bit like Temple Run but it has an end. The levels are hand crafted (but randomised in order) and gets harder as you get closer to the end. You are in a hover car. So its not much like Temple Run at all except you have to avoid stuff

DeV.

Taltos · 12-11-2012 7:24pm

DeVore wrote: »

I've nearly hopped my HTC off a wall (on a train in public no less) because I was sooo close that I started to think about how I was going to taunt Karl about being first that I lost concentration and died right at the end.
I only didnt smash it because I wanted to play again immediately. Its kinda addictive like that.
.

Trial game = Free
Samsung phone = 499
Detox = Priceless....

Thoie · 12-11-2012 7:43pm

Wait, are you expecting some kind of hand/eye coordination in all this?

DeVore · 12-11-2012 9:53pm

Yeah....umm.. kinda.

Kimbot · 12-11-2012 11:46pm

Dev, you are an evil evil man..... I am putting money on me hiding in the jacks pretending I ate some dodgy food just to play this tomorrow

DeVore · 13-11-2012 4:13am

It's a very straightforward simple game, we couldn't afford to make something big and complex ... So I don't want people getting all worked up and then being disappointed.

So excited, I'm like a kid before Xmas really... Should be asleep but can't sleep... I think we are green lit for release tomorrow evening but I don't want to jinx anything....

Whheeeeeee

norrie rugger · 13-11-2012 5:07pm

What you mean that we get no screen shots (not repesentative of actual game play) or previews, from some of the boards.ie games journalists?

norrie rugger · 13-11-2012 5:54pm

Do we get "game tester" mentions in the credits?

Star Lord · 13-11-2012 6:38pm

Hovercars can't fly...

tok9 · 16-11-2012 12:41pm

Anyone else here trying their hand at android development?

Just trying to get into it myself with the last few days.

TPD · 16-11-2012 4:25pm

tok9 wrote: »

Anyone else here trying their hand at android development?

Just trying to get into it myself with the last few days.

I did my final year project in college on android development. Also used to use gamemaker a whole lot when I was 12-14. Should really get back into game development now that I can actually code.

DeVore · 16-11-2012 8:40pm

I recommend Unity 3D... its basically won the 3d development war and is now essentially the standard basis for crossplatform development.

Very powerful and considering MS, Nintendo and Ouya all support it now, as well as iOS and Android, it gives you a large market for games. Its pretty powerful too.

T.

the_syco · 17-11-2012 9:50pm

DeVore wrote: »

I recommend Unity 3D... its basically won the 3d development war and is now essentially the standard basis for crossplatform development.

Very powerful and considering MS, Nintendo and Ouya all support it now, as well as iOS and Android, it gives you a large market for games. Its pretty powerful too.

Unity 3D is also used by a couple of flash games on Kongregate.com and they usually look better than the non-Unity 3D games.

DaveNoCheese · 12-12-2012 11:55am

Haven't had a chance to download the second user test yet, how is it performiong for everybody? More enjoyable?

Infact, I haven't played the game in a few weeks now, stupid life getting in the way!

Star Lord · 12-12-2012 2:58pm

I've not even come close to finishing it, similarly, not had time other than a game here and there, but the increased track variation in UT 2 makes it much more enjoyable!

DaveNoCheese · 12-12-2012 3:10pm

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

I've not even come close to finishing it, similarly, not had time other than a game here and there, but the increased track variation in UT 2 makes it much more enjoyable!

I must get about to downloading it so!

Grimebox · 05-01-2013 6:40pm

Got a new phone recently and only just played it for the first time this morning (UT4 i assume). I am not used to playing twitch-style games on my phone, I am so bad at this it is ridiculous. I have issue with jumping not being as responsive as I would like. However, I have not built up the skills needed to play this game from previous experiences. I'm not sure if you want those skills to be a requirement or not, but as an otherwise hardcore gamer outside of the mobile gaming realm, I find it ****ing impossible!

Has any human finished a run yet? I thought the music would be annoying at first but it really suits it

DeVore · 05-01-2013 9:18pm

Yeah we have had a few people "Jump", the trick is that you can learn the tracks, it takes time but not too long (we hope!).

We dont want to make it too easy but we dont want to make it impossible either!

Some questions:
1. Are you buying a resurrection/invincibility?

2. Are you finding the jumping hard to do (ie: it moves instead of jumps?), or just lagged?

3. How far are you getting?

DaveNoCheese · 06-01-2013 2:17am

So far I've deduced that I really suck at this game

Oh well, I guess I'll have to spend more time at it

Grimebox · 07-01-2013 8:22pm

DeVore wrote: »

Yeah we have had a few people "Jump", the trick is that you can learn the tracks, it takes time but not too long (we hope!).

We dont want to make it too easy but we dont want to make it impossible either!

Some questions:
1. Are you buying a resurrection/invincibility?

2. Are you finding the jumping hard to do (ie: it moves instead of jumps?), or just lagged?

3. How far are you getting?

I skipped the tutorial. I almost always skip tutorials. I hate having my hand held or reading walls of text. Most of my came from errors skipping it probably. Ideally the tutorial would be integrated with actual game somehow because there will always be stubborn people like me. This video really hits the nail on the head about how I feel about tutorials.

Just played again now with the tutorial. I am just mistiming jumps badly. I do it way too late and drive straight off. My own fault really. I never move instead of jumping. Got to 1822m to go! Thought I was going to finish it!

DeVore · 07-01-2013 8:41pm

I cant tell you how many times I've gotten so excited that I'm going to jump and stuff Karls score and then lost concentration and smashed into a wall.

I once did it into the very LAST obstacle before the Jump. How I didnt smash my phone I dunno....

Grimebox · 07-01-2013 9:30pm

Ah so you don't need to go as fast as possible the whole time

Star Lord · 11-01-2013 7:34pm

Finally made the jump!

karlh · 11-01-2013 7:59pm

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Finally made the jump!

WHOOT! Nicely done

deano546 · 12-01-2013 3:22pm

(I think) I'm top of the iOS leaderboard right now, with 588k, but i think I can do better, missed a few speed pads I definitely should have hit.
Well done on this game guys, its really addicting, I thought I was sick of runners, but apparently not!

Edit: 645k now, happy with that until someone inevitably beats it :P

karlh · 12-01-2013 6:08pm

deano546 wrote: »

(I think)645k now, happy with that until someone inevitably beats it :P

:eek:

DeVore · 12-01-2013 7:48pm

karlh wrote: »

:eek:

Ahahahahaahhhaaaaa. Suck it up Hutson, you might have slaughtered me, but meet your daddy!

GreenWolfe · 13-01-2013 12:24am

deano546 wrote: »

(I think) I'm top of the iOS leaderboard right now, with 588k, but i think I can do better, missed a few speed pads I definitely should have hit.
Well done on this game guys, its really addicting, I thought I was sick of runners, but apparently not!
Edit: 645k now, happy with that until someone inevitably beats it :P

I was pleased with my 586k Android score, then I saw this

deano546 · 13-01-2013 1:29am

Got 40/40 badges

Some of those stats definitely reset at some point, I have about 500k coins left, so I've played over 100 games, and have surely escaped over 10 times. But at least the important ones, high score and badges haven't reset :P

DeVore · 13-01-2013 1:38am

Wow. We werent even sure all of those badges were humanly possible lol.

Colour me speechless. I eh, I'm glad you like our game.

GreenWolfe · 16-01-2013 3:21am

Out of interest, has anyone else managed to blunder into activating a debug overlay screen? Actions and co-ordinates in the middle-ish of the screen, and afaik IMEI at the bottom left corner? I think I was viewing scores at the time.

DeVore · 16-01-2013 12:03pm

Ha, yes... thats a debug screen for taps and touches and deviceID. It probably shouldnt have gone out but its no harm. We have a full-on control suite which allows us to control angle of camera, speed of the car, even to the amount it wobbles as you get faster...

Star Lord · 16-01-2013 12:46pm

Yis cheats...

:pac:

karlh · 16-01-2013 1:34pm

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Yis cheats... :pac:

He didn't mean to get high scores! :mad:

Star Lord · 12-02-2013 1:32pm

This must be an exciting time for you guys, moving towards release!

karlh · 12-02-2013 2:21pm

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

This must be an exciting time for you guys, moving towards release!

Bricking it tbh

Taltos · 14-02-2013 12:20pm

karlh wrote: »

Bricking it tbh

Is that what is going to happen to the phones when we "jump" :pac::pac:

karlh · 14-02-2013 12:49pm

Don't even joke about that

Star Lord · 15-02-2013 11:20pm

Store and leader boards working perfectly here!

Congrats on making it this far, and on creating a game that looks great, plays great and, most importantly, is a lot of fun to play!

Hope the launch goes great, and that the game, and add on sales surpass your hopes!

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