Now im is fully back to get my stuff working again with Android Studio. Genius Greedy Mouse is all running again (but still yet to been submitted). Now im missing to do rest of the games im have did past on the day.
The games im have done in glbasic is those:
Genius Greedy Mouse (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spacefractal.greedymouse)
Karma Miwa (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spacefractal.karmamiwa)
Catchout
Spot Race (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spacefractal.spotrace)
PowerUp Elevation (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spacefractal.powerupelevation)
The Beagle Jam
Im plans to do all 6 games back to Google Play, all free and some games with ads (not all).
Great stuff!
I will try to get you some extra downloads via some "house ads" in my apps.
Im can send you a banner or such. but im is no hurry and is still not opened up yet. Might take some weeks. Greedy Mouse is pretty much ready, submitted and got approvede the family program.
What im do should do is checking out how the cloud save game works as its would do excellent value for the games. Catchout and Spot Race would not care that much, but rest would.
Thanks for doing that and nice way to help me as well that way.
Full screen ad like 320 x 480
Works better to convert players :)
hey! a tile in Greedy Mouse is 200x200px, hehe.
Anyway, currectly im is still working to the controls to works as intended and get implemented them to the glbasic source code. This take a little bit more time as excepted.
So im might edit the post in the sticky thread as well im forced to get GameInput API to work again (as all my games uses it)!
Also PowerUp Elevation did newer have touch controls, so im must implement them, hehe.
Dooh im sometimes just hate when Google doesent test them property as they should.
Etc how do they accept apps that crash on launch for a first?
Also im did newer got Android Bundle thing to work at all too! That caused the game not find the lib and crashing it! How can that been happens? Really?
That feature seens not been tested very well, as least its was that that caused all the issues.
So im in ends simply just upload the apk with all binaries and then the game ran.
Im do still have about 100 installs, even im unpublused Greedy Mouse many years ago and even got a recently bad review and emailed for support. Hope he got the game to run again.
But anyway Greedy Mouse works again as well PowerUp Elevation is nearly finished for Android too. PowerUp Elevation has newer been released on Android, so that game is first time.
Im do havent published the game yet, but do that soon as im want to checking anything works first.
Also im did fixed few issues in glbasic source as well while doing this. Im have send them to Gernot.
i have your mouse on my Apple TV 😀
Im also have it on ipad and surpriced its still works even Apple has depreacted OpenGL.
Im do just dont have a Mac anymore, but could been fun to do as we diddent removed any iOS code at all.
I tried the app bundle thing on one app and noticed lots of problems - so I went back to APK and all good once again
=D
hey im actuelly forgot one more game im could add to, a game that also newer got implemented touch controls throught. That is....
The Beagle Jam.
Howover its a game im dont want to earn money of as im uses a copyrigted character this one, hence im also renamed that game back in the days (etc im dont want to earn money on this kind of thing). But howover im could release its as a totally ads free game on Google Play as well.
Techincal its was a demake of a c64 game, not a remake.
Cool!
If you start to get downloads for it - you could also do an update with different graphics and put advert in.
While im getting to get Genius Greedy Mouse and PowerUp Elevation to work (Those to games im choosen to get work first).
But im do not have plans to want to earn money for the Beagle Jam anyway, its was just a fun little project. So ads not needed for that game, etc not planned to that. Actuelly its only Snoppy its self that required to change if im want to avoid the copyright. Its was done in code, not as a graphics.
Howover im have fixed various issues in Android Studio with better launch (now only a black screen), possible to enable navigationbar on launch (even on a given orientation like portrait while hide in landscape mode), sensor orientation as alternative to tilt, got partically glbasic_notify_screen_change() to work when enable/hide the navigationbar (still not on a orientation change as well cleaned up some assets loading code that was no longer needed.
Status:
Genius Greedy Mouse is out on Google Play again.
Spot Race is also updated and just fixed (still not open to public) - This one was very easy and only took few hours, include integrating ads. But im do choosen to do a bit fewer grids for the medium and hard mode. im fell 5x5 and 5x7 was too much on a mobile screen.
PowerUp Elevation still needs to integrate ads, but this is only required to do now. Its was clearly this game was not intended for mobile game as there was various issues needed to work out, etc some graphics was a bit unclear, font too small and no touch integration.
So the fixes im did, did do things easier for Spot Race as its was mostly sound that diddent work as intended. The c++ clean up for assetloading was important to do.
Good news Spacefractal! :good:
Almost there! :booze:
CatchOut is a game that require a update to all levels and might take some time to do that. Etc the game would been played in a 1x1 screen resoulution (14x14 blocks). This do give possible to show the game in both landscape and portrait mode.
Also since the game was not intended to play in fullscreen on Windows, im could also update the steam version too.....
Also some levels should been more fun to play hehe.
Great stuff and two new reviews for it already - I suspect it will be very popular!! =D
Now I'm injuried, broken my scoulder. That meant I'm can't do anything in a month or two.
So the re-ports is delayed and I'm no fixes can do right now at all.
Damn that is sad to hear space. I hope you heal fast.
best wishes for a speedy recovery spacefractal
Ciao
Damn! sorry to hear that man! Dont forget to get Physio early on !
Good recovery Spacefractal... and all my support for everyone in this coronavirus period :sick:
@ Alan - Wishing you a speedy and smooth recovery.
@Everyone else - stay safe and well!
Yes, a lot of health to all of us.
Ciao
still "handicapped" ans might take time to recover.... But Spot Race (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spacefractal.spotrace) is back on Google Play!
installed Spot Race on my huawei p30 pro and i like graphics and sound. done very well, congratulations the only thing that I did not understand well the operation. but the problem is me. :S
in 10 minutes only once the advertisement appeared.
great :good:
im did not want the ads to been aggresive at all to avoid having a bad experince.
Hey,
I have checked out both Your available games with Android 9 powered device. Played couple minutes and found some issues:
Spot Race:
in game - minimize game, music stops - that's ok, yet when returning to game it goes directly to game, shouldn't it show pause screen or something
in pause - minimize game, music goes on, after returning to game it looks like music stops for few milliseconds and then starts playing again
saw one interactive add, it was playing without problems, so it's ok.
Greedy Mouse:
music doesn't stop when app is minimized, both for in-game and in-pause screen,
second issue: going to pause screen makes music a bit louder, resuming game get it back to proper volume
didn't see any admob advertisement for couple minutes of gameplay,
Beside that everything looks fine, Greedy Mouse is just not my cup of tea, but it's good game and it feels that a lot effort was put into making it.
Spot Race is very good little game, one thing that few times I had problem with distinction of some symbols. Surely it will stay on my device for playing it in future ;-)
To avoid spread android issues to all thread. Spot Race stability has been better as well. So found a way to hopefully been more stability and will implement on both games.
Greedy mouse ads is a bit less sparse and shown only when leaving a level without being fat or leave or reset a level to many times. Newer on a village level.
I'm is aware of the music issue (volume was actually by design, but should stop playing when leave game), and will been fixed for both games. Also I'm can soon work nicely again with my right arm. Still have some restrictions, but not too bad now.
So I'm can soon focus on spectrum music and potting rest of the games again.
PowerUp Elevation is online. just need to do something with the icon when installed. im did a minor mistake, but its only so minor as its can been. Im fix that sooner or later, but does not impact the game at all.
Looks cool!
If you want me to run a house ad to generate some installs for you just make a 320x480 advert with call-to-action :)
Im have done two of them today in the Steam Library (300x450) pixel size:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3s6srqtu4hojc44/AAAYX6Q26v4d5cSVpsF2JYl6a?dl=0
Doing more in the follow days. Here its for PowerUp Elevation and Spot Race.
added ads for Powerup Elevation - will do that first as its a new release and the best time to promote
thanks, still yet to do the rest.
CatchOut also property being version 1.5 when that got released. using bigger area, reworked all levels...
Im choosen that 1:1 resolution format, so the game can been played in both portrait and landscape format.
Mightbeen should redone the graphics as a old ms dos game? howover not sure im should do that and still keeps to the few colors (choiceable by the user).
And yes, 4 balls is possible in this version in some levels, so should been more fun to play.
Currectly this game does not use any images at all, which means im should and could get it possible to run on Android 5 this time (etc no libpng issue this time as png is not used at all).
No issus with sound/music, after minimizing app is restored/maximized without problems even after couple minutes. Generally no problems, just in PowerUp Elevation lower menu text is cropped and not displayed properly. Device info - screen resolution 1080x2340 px, Android 9, no physical Home button. Btw. nice little game, good luck with it :-)
does this happens ingame too? with cropped graphics in the button. that seens quite wierd as seens not is a surface issue, but something different. property a VIEWPORT issue here.
In-game it looks ok, I see jump/turn buttons/text properly.
im try to fix it in next version. its property some sort of a viewport issue (as viewport was used ingame, but not in title screen and might have screwed in the y axis somehow as the borde was draw fine.
Anyway CatchOut in 1x1 square format was a sadly a bad idea and fell too much empty when played on a widescreen phone by mine (and was too small graphics).
But howover im tried to implemented a stretch x and stretch y, then the game was been much more playable. But yes, since this dont have any real images or art at all (its just blocks), then its is doesent matter the graphics got stretched or not. The game became much more playable and that is important. Im do remove phones with small screens throught as its does require a screen in wise size to been playable.
Im do a option to disable that stetch option throught as this might not have a purpose example on Chromebooks.
some more work on catchout......
Yes the game has graphics details as well other options around sctrecthing. When you do sctrechting, the balls is still a square, and will also still move as its was none sctrecthing. This does effect gameplay a little, but its does not look odd anymore when sctrected.
Yes last games is got delayed a bit. But do have worked on catchout so strected graphics only effect blocks, not balls that is still a square and move diagonals.
Also has fixed catchout, powerup elevation and karma miwa so they can play higher fps than 60 (like 144fps). No plans to do that in greedy mouse and spot out. They don't need that too due nature of the game. So they stays as 60fps.
Today im did cleaned up some code in karma miwa. So that game is not far to Android too. So CatchOut and Karma Miwa might release on sametime in the end. The game also seen ran nicely in 240fps (howover some animals did kidding me, but im got changed thier mind).
Great stuff!!
GLB packs a lot of power when upping the framerates - like you, I am planning some revamps too!
=D
One strange issue in Spot Race on Android. When music is muted then sound effects are a bit quieter, or rather if music is on the rest of sounds are louder - and a bit to loud compared to music and normal sound volume.
That problem with invisible text in menu in PowerUp Elevator still remains. Beside that didn't noticed any issues with bad fps or frame pacing problems (60hz device).
I'm did changed the volume for both music and sound. This is not really required, so those removed. Not sure why I'm did that?
Foe power up elevation. I'm cannot reproduce the bug for some reason and does not do that on emulator, a least not with with android 10.
So still not sure why. Very strange as it's does show border correctly and it's just cut as it's a viewport issue. But lucky its don't break the game througt.
I'm next version fps can been played in much higher fps than 60fps.
Finally Karma Wiwa now run again on android. A lesser project really, but was need to fix some strange bugs, etc it's did not load settings right and back borked of course.
This game also run nicely in 240fps as I'm max set to that fps.
So property I'm release catchout and karma miwa same time.
Karma Miwa is online, howover need to update the screenshots as the game now focus on the 3 point controls rather the original 4point. But hopefully the game works as intended.
Im diddent do Catchout Online yet. Karma Miwa was one of the easier one.
"Jam Beagle" is now playable with touch controls and now uses 96x64 pixels. This game would been released completly ads free and free or other google services at all (if Google allow me to do that of course).