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Hi,
First off, you guys rock. These forums really bring the community together and include some of the brightest minds this century has to offer.
Basically, I'm trying to get a foothold on the Android game scene and am at a bit of a loss of what to do next.
I've written a free game and couple of live wallpapers (see signature below - originally released 19 Jun 2011), which I am spending all the time I can developing. These have have had a number of downloads - but nothing spectacular.
I don't have any funds to throw into any advertising (I was hoping some sales would raise some to do this).
I'm not getting much in the way of feedback either - which I am at a loss of how to encourage. I don't have any willing beta-testers that are willing to work for appreciation.
So, I'm either doing something wrong, not doing something I should - or everyone is being polite because my apps are so poor they aren't worth commenting on (which I would take on the chin as I am constantly trying to improve them).
Have I released them into the market too early?
Or am I simply being impatient and should shut up and keep slogging away?
Can anyone please point me in the right direction? I really want to make this work as games writing may be a lot of work but it is way more fun!
Cheers,
Paul
If ur wanting a tester let me know mate ill get a few people to try it out
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festa20,
That would be great! I'd really appreciate it.
I'll put something together to send to you later if that's ok?
I can't really offer any compensation at this stage apart from my gratitude, but that may change when the money comes rolling in.
Cheers,
Paul
Yea that's fine mate I am happy to help any1 out anything to get new games out there anyway let me know when ya got something to try out
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I'd help you as well. Just pm me here or mail me. ([email protected]) don't need anything but a thanks
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Depending on what kind of game it is, I'd like to help test.
I'm somewhat of a dedicated gamer across different platforms, but I'm focused on games that do not have a storyline to follow (ie., no RPG games). Action games and puzzles are my forte.
festa20 said:
Yea that's fine mate I am happy to help any1 out anything to get new games out there anyway let me know when ya got something to try out
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Thanks festa20.
I've got a couple of loose ends to tie up first. Then I'll get an APK file to you. Is there anything else you'll need
aeggedeler said:
I'd help you as well. Just pm me here or mail me. ([email protected]) don't need anything but a thanks
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You have my thanks up front. Cheers! I'll be in touch soon.
Borat38 said:
Depending on what kind of game it is, I'd like to help test.
I'm somewhat of a dedicated gamer across different platforms, but I'm focused on games that do not have a storyline to follow (ie., no RPG games). Action games and puzzles are my forte.
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It's a top-down tower defence game. There is definitely a level of action and strategy involved.
It's my first android/java game and I'm trying to improve as I learn. I hope you like what you see so far and maybe even see some potential.
Ver 1.2 of Livestock Vs The Undead is on the market (see sig below) - so if you wouldn't mind checking that out before I can get a beta to you (hopefully in the next week or so). There have quite a few tweaks since that version, but it'll give you an idea of what it's about.
Many thanks,
Paul
Yea mate just pm ms when u got something lined up for us and i downloaded that game bout 2 days ago i saw it on market cheers man
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Hiya,
I've just emailed you all out the latest version of my app (v1.3 beta) and I look forward to your findings.
Kind regards,
Paul
I have made a FREE new puzzle/action game for Android, if you're interested
Info and screenshots can be found from the app's page at:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.TommiSaalasti.Chompy&feature=search_result
Thank you,
-drfroz
I will try it out looks fun!
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will give it a try, looks like a fun game.
And it was good job, love the sounds! Its really impossible to get full star first time you play a map . Getting full star really require you to know exactly how the map looks from the moment you start it
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just had a quick play, plays well.
fun to play, will play some more later.
Thanks everybody, really means a lot to me! It was a really fun little project to work on, and it was my first try to do a full, real mobile game.
norpan111: I know it's really hard at times to get 3 stars, kinda cheap way to increase replayability I agree... Just last night when I was actually playing the levels through to get the time limits right, I really struggled playing them as fast as possible. Especially the last level that's pretty insane...
And the reason why I posted this to the Galaxy S II apps section is that I personally have this phone and it just kicks ass But I tested the game on "lesser" phones like HTC Desire/Nexus One and Galaxy S and it should be almost identical performance wise.
Will definetely give it a try. Thank you!
drfroz said:
Thanks everybody, really means a lot to me! It was a really fun little project to work on, and it was my first try to do a full, real mobile game.
norpan111: I know it's really hard at times to get 3 stars, kinda cheap way to increase replayability I agree... Just last night when I was actually playing the levels through to get the time limits right, I really struggled playing them as fast as possible. Especially the last level that's pretty insane...
And the reason why I posted this to the Galaxy S II apps section is that I personally have this phone and it just kicks ass But I tested the game on "lesser" phones like HTC Desire/Nexus One and Galaxy S and it should be almost identical performance wise.
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Your going to do a heck of good games I can tell
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Just downloaded and installed. Just what I didn't need. Angry Birds, Bunny Shooter, Airport Mania, now Chompy. I can see hours disappearing before my very eyes. Nice work drfroz ;-)
Freakin awesome game man, really well done!
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Freakin awesome game man, really well done!
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+1 ... Really nice work
Please, people, it would mean a lot to me if you'd take a minute and rate the game in android market (I hope 5 stars but be honest, really ). Don't need to write anything although that would be nice too. I'm trying to spread the joy of free games, because it doesn't have any annoying ads and it's totally free
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Please, people, it would mean a lot to me if you'd take a minute and rate the game in android market (I hope 5 stars but be honest, really ). Don't need to write anything although that would be nice too. I'm trying to spread the joy of free games, because it doesn't have any annoying ads and it's totally free
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Will do mate...
I lost my temper with it though as i kept been killed gggggrrrr ...hahaha...
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I'm new to Android coming from the iPhone 4s and iOS, what do you guys recommend that I download In the way of apps and maybe even Roms?
biggangsta1212 said:
I'm net to android coming from the iPhone 4s and iOS, what do you guys recommend that I download I the way of apps and maybe even roms?
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Welcome to the Android world. In order for members to suggest what to get is you have to give more info on what phone you want or using at the moment.
There are thousands of apps in the android market and lots of ROMs to choose from.
i liked using Engadget, Pulse, IMDB, XDA, Taptu, and a bunch of other stuff most people wouldn't be interested in. i don't have my phone right now so i can't see my Play download history. nobody can tell you what ROM to use. you just have to read and pick one. i mostly just like to look at the pictures. ;p
I have just preordered the htc one x for AT&T and I was wondering what are the best and maybe some of your favorite apps.
biggangsta1212 said:
I have just preordered the htc one x for AT&T and I was wondering what are the best and maybe some of your favorite apps.
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Cool. I like MyBackup Pro and Root Explorer from the market. They are not free but I think they are worth it.
For ROMs I think you have to venture to the One XL forum to find out what they are cooking there.
Ok thanks, do you know of any apps that are specific to android that are not on ios? And I'll check out that other thread too.
biggangsta1212 said:
I have just preordered the htc one x for AT&T and I was wondering what are the best and maybe some of your favorite apps.
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Angry birds in space
And I definitely definitely definitely recommend swiftkey, the best keyboard out there (some prefer swype). In fact if you're not happy with the HTC keyboard just have a look around, you can even get the stock android keyboards.
Tegra zone shows you the latest games designed specifically for Tegra phones.
Chrome browser (however it lacks the text reformatting that htc provides on the stock browser)
Enjoy
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shadowboy23 said:
For ROMs I think you have to venture to the One XL forum to find out what they are cooking there.
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I just had a look at the One XL forum and it's like a desert. I hope the devs start cooking something up.
Are there any tips and tricks you could give me for android? Ove never even used an android device before.
biggangsta1212 said:
Are there any tips and tricks you could give me for android? Ove never even used an android device before.
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The most important one I believe is if you ever root your device make sure you read the instructions and it should work out fine. ANd always backup your stuff.
Hmmm.. about android it's pretty basic though. Maybe watch some youtube clips to see how it goes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C9SCZRBxlo
Are there any real advantages to rooting an android device? It's kinda like jail breaking an iPhone right, is it mainly for themes, or is there more to it? I hate sounding like an idiot.
biggangsta1212 said:
Are there any real advantages to rooting an android device? It's kinda like jail breaking an iPhone right, is it mainly for themes, or is there more to it? I hate sounding like an idiot.
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Think of it as jailbreak x2. Firstly you need it for Roms. (themes can be changed without rooting actually).
It also let's you modify your phones behaviour and performance to suit (for example, overclocking)
Hope that helps, I know other members can explain it better than me though
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Ok thanks for all the help, I really appreciate it.
As the name of the thread says. If you want iphone style notifications then download the app from the market. It is free and pretty sweet.
Video is below:
Link to the app is here
Enjoy and if you like the app hit the thanks
Credits to the developer who made it and to TechandMe who reviewed it.
just in case
If you didn't develop this application, you should't be asking people to hit your thanks button You're just here to provide a link to the Play store.
This is sweet, good job!
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If you didn't develop this application, you should't be asking people to hit your thanks button You're just here to provide a link to the Play store.
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true and you do have a point sir. but i wonder if i did not come across this app while watching the review on youtube i wonder how many people on these forums would know about it..probably not a lot. just sharing like i said and giving people more options on how to customize their phones since we have the best OS in my opinion that lets us do this without the need to root.
Like the whole point of android..it is about sharing what we have and what we know..And i know about this app and wanted to share it with the people here. if it is in the wrong place by all means move it but i feel if people are going to share apps that they find on the market and want to share it with people then i think i am in the right place for it.
Using it..... would be using it for sometime until i get bored with this new stuff
nice find
thanks for finding/sharing
wow with all the customisations available for android people are actually excited by something like this - seriously why would any1 want this ?
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wow with all the customisations available for android people are actually excited by something like this - seriously why would any1 want this ?
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cause it is something different. and cause android is the OS to do that for you..you can customise the phone the way YOU want
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wow with all the customisations available for android people are actually excited by something like this - seriously why would any1 want this ?
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People like me keep changing wallpapers/skins/themes every alternate day.... even though the like the one they have set... because they get bored... this is something different... i am sure after a week's use or so, i will get bored... so till than why not enjoy this..
and....as you said......this statement is true for this thing too :THIS IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF CUSTOMIZATION TOO MADE AVAILABLE TO ANDROID
P.S: I HATE iPhone too much
mathrania said:
People like me keep changing wallpapers/skins/themes every alternate day.... even though the like the one they have set... because they get bored... this is something different... i am sure after a week's use or so, i will get bored... so till than why not enjoy this..
and....as you said......this statement is true for this thing too :THIS IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF CUSTOMIZATION TOO MADE AVAILABLE TO ANDROID
P.S: I HATE iPhone too much
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if you hate iphones then why would you want something that makes your phone look like a iphone ?
i can kinda understand if you've got bottom of the range basic android handset and your a apple fanboy wanna be but on a one x why would you do that ?
just paid for the pro version, been looking for something like this for years!
thanks again for sharing your find
*sharing is caring
beanbean50 said:
just paid for the pro version, been looking for something like this for years!
thanks again for sharing your find
*sharing is caring
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No problem.
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imy300 said:
if you hate iphones then why would you want something that makes your phone look like a iphone ?
i can kinda understand if you've got bottom of the range basic android handset and your a apple fanboy wanna be but on a one x why would you do that ?
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I think you didnt get what i wanted to say
Nevermind.....
PS: I havent used any notification app with popup notifications for Gmail/SMS/Gtalk etc....so basically thats the concept i liked...not bcoz it is the concept of iPhone....
its a tower defense style game been searching for this game for android for a while and cant find it (must be cause its not made for android) Its for the iOS i was playing it on my nephews ipod touch . its not a new game its been out for a while but addictive . Wondering if anyone could port it over to android
heres a video of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ha1JlR2Aw0
TIA
lol seriously? :facepalm:
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elliwigy said:
lol seriously? :facepalm:
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Whats the facepalm for????
I seriously would like to have this game on my android phone (Epic touch ).
I know the game is for iOS .
I know i should try contacting the developer (which im trying to find out how is the best method right now)
I know its not easy to have a game ported, as it is themes, and roms are hard but the developers on here do a crazy job and have alot of knowledge and this could be something they might want to do.
I dont use any iOS device but my nephew was playing it on christmas and i liked the game.
If the developer of the game would to ported to Android and put on the play store i would purchase it .
again im trying to find the contact info for this developer..
radiant defense is sooo much better and its in hd and on android
Ma$etas said:
Whats the facepalm for????
I seriously would like to have this game on my android phone (Epic touch ).
I know the game is for iOS .
I know i should try contacting the developer (which im trying to find out how is the best method right now)
I know its not easy to have a game ported, as it is themes, and roms are hard but the developers on here do a crazy job and have alot of knowledge and this could be something they might want to do.
I dont use any iOS device but my nephew was playing it on christmas and i liked the game.
If the developer of the game would to ported to Android and put on the play store i would purchase it .
again im trying to find the contact info for this developer..
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the face palm is for this
you know all of this, yet you still ask for it to be ported. no one but the developer will port it because its illegal (im pretty sure) to do, especially if its a paid app.
and if its an old game, then chances are the developer will never port it because if he had any plans to, it would of been done already.
so in conclusion
facepalm
TheAtheistOtaku said:
the face palm is for this
you know all of this, yet you still ask for it to be ported. no one but the developer will port it because its illegal (im pretty sure) to do, especially if its a paid app.
and if its an old game, then chances are the developer will never port it because if he had any plans to, it would of been done already.
so in conclusion
facepalm
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i was hoping someone might have already seen it available or maybe knew it was in the works for android. I had searched over and over and i coudlnt find it but sometimes i might not have been looking in the right place. regardless that facepalm can be shoved up your A$$..