tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870073072491894963.post3649830165751918764..comments2024-03-21T20:07:43.943-07:00Comments on King of Dragon Pass: iPad PlansDavid Dunhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11303126226993823687noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870073072491894963.post-24306672531441378452011-11-20T20:56:42.897-08:002011-11-20T20:56:42.897-08:00I really hope somewhere down the line that you'...I really hope somewhere down the line that you'll get the resources to add iCloud support. I play mostly on my iPad, but sometimes it would be awesome to get a couple of turns done on your iPhone. Today I have the game installed on my iPad and iPhone, but i never touch the copy on the iPhone since I'd have to play the entire game stuck on the device.<br /><br />I understand that this would be a costly initiative. I'll do my bit, I'll ramp up my efforts to get EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of my friends hooked on the game.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04686441699751810468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870073072491894963.post-55956453199171643562011-11-09T03:30:08.697-08:002011-11-09T03:30:08.697-08:00Cool. And cheers for an excellent, excellent game....Cool. And cheers for an excellent, excellent game.Lavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900621464739780699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870073072491894963.post-49380200973922312262011-11-08T06:36:32.662-08:002011-11-08T06:36:32.662-08:00Thank you! An iPad Version is what i hoped for! &l...Thank you! An iPad Version is what i hoped for! <3Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974692213561044143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870073072491894963.post-26934323462869763422011-11-07T14:41:53.062-08:002011-11-07T14:41:53.062-08:00I’ll say it again: our goal is to be Universal.
B...I’ll say it again: our goal is to be Universal.<br /><br />But I am pathologically unable to promise things unless I’m very confident I can deliver. I haven’t done a Universal app, let alone one of this size, so I don’t know if any unforeseen issues will show up.David Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303126226993823687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870073072491894963.post-2680745415392740902011-11-07T14:15:29.237-08:002011-11-07T14:15:29.237-08:00I would prefer it to be a universal build. I bough...I would prefer it to be a universal build. I bought KoDP to support you straight away and as you originally said that an iPad build was extremely unlikely., despite only playing it on my iPad.<br /><br />I think adding universal would please the most people (as lots of people have two devices or dreams of an iPad in the future) whereas another release would cause resentment at (perceived) double dipping.<br /><br />I think the best approach might be that taken by World of Goo Sword & Sworcery. Make the current build universal (alongside a price hike?) and simultaneously release a new iPhone only edition at the current (or lower?) price.<br /> <br />You'll get a lot of coverage on iOS sites. Early adopters get more for their money and so will generate positive feedback during the publicity of the update, Anyone really frustrated by the increased size (although I very much doubt it) have the option to repurchase (with maybe an special offer at release),<br /><br />This would work especially well If your planning on charging more for the game once it becomes a Universal build as you can also advertise that people should buy the game now at the lower price to get the universal upgrade cheap. This was the approach Carcassonne took and seemed to work well for them.Lavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900621464739780699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870073072491894963.post-45786021232026800202011-11-07T14:11:48.968-08:002011-11-07T14:11:48.968-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900621464739780699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870073072491894963.post-87434756303015828712011-11-04T20:58:57.433-07:002011-11-04T20:58:57.433-07:00Yes, location matters. Though more loosely than ma...Yes, location matters. Though more loosely than many games. I don’t recall that raw distance matters much if at all, but whether another clan is neighboring or not affects if you can raid each other. (Feuding clans are always willing to go to the effort.)<br /><br />Once you are in a tribe, you can raid anywhere.David Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303126226993823687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870073072491894963.post-78267217448729848182011-11-03T16:46:46.616-07:002011-11-03T16:46:46.616-07:00Cheers for the replies, mate.
Got another questio...Cheers for the replies, mate.<br /><br />Got another question for you. Do the location of clans on the map matter? Basically I was wondering whether the distance between clans affect the success of attacks, alliances, etc ...<br /><br />Atm it feels like I can attack any tribe wherever they are on the map.LBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283072803715526592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870073072491894963.post-38879806943419743452011-11-01T19:16:08.764-07:002011-11-01T19:16:08.764-07:00I’ll say it again: our goal is to be Universal. (W...I’ll say it again: our goal is to be Universal. (Which means a single build that runs native on iPhone and iPad.) I guess we could have delayed mentioning the iPad build until we knew for sure that Universal is possible.<br /><br />The map does show what’s been explored! If not there’s some bug we need to discuss.<br /><br />We are not adding costly animations.<br /><br />The manual does in fact say you have exactly 2 turns per season.David Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303126226993823687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870073072491894963.post-58927903024964987432011-11-01T19:11:26.870-07:002011-11-01T19:11:26.870-07:00Main thing I want to know is whether we (purchaser...Main thing I want to know is whether we (purchasers of the iPhone version) will need to re-purchase the game again for the iPad?<br /><br />I'm really not keen on spending another bunch of "cows" (get it?) for the game. I am already playing the current game (2x) on the iPad as previous statements seemed to indicate that there won't be an iPad version coming out. I'll be very disappointed if this was not the case.<br /><br />Good game btw.<br /><br />My little nuances:<br />- Can you add some sort of indicators on the map for which parts have or have not been explored?<br />- Some sort of animations of the tribe (e.g. hunting, farmers sowing, etc) during seasons would really add to the "feel" of the game.<br />- Hard to determine how many "moves" I have during the seasons. I now know that it's roughly 2 moves per season but it's not very clear. Maybe this is in the manual?<br /><br />Again ... great game.Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943684461616395154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870073072491894963.post-29894259802476857492011-10-31T20:14:27.677-07:002011-10-31T20:14:27.677-07:00Yup — I forgot to say the images won’t need to be ...Yup — I forgot to say the images won’t need to be covered.<br /><br />The universally important stats are already shown everywhere. The extreme form of your “all stats” suggestion would end up with an airliner cockpit, which is obviously not a clean interface…David Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303126226993823687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870073072491894963.post-49927708296381192642011-10-31T20:08:28.551-07:002011-10-31T20:08:28.551-07:00Personally I don't feel the need to have full-...Personally I don't feel the need to have full-screen images for the iPad port. In my experience playing other gamebook apps, I've always appreciated a good clean and effective interface more than having full-screen images. We pay much more attention to the former.<br /><br />Thus I kind of imagine that the iPad will provide more interface space than on the iPhone/iPod. So, the images will never be blocked.<br /><br />Perhaps the screen could display all the universally important stats and screens without having to thumb through one by one using the menu button now? E.g. I think having a dedicated map area would be nice, and a stats panel showing resources? <br /><br />Just my 2 cents! I've only been playing KoDP for a few days and still discovering its beauties!Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05436741531354563606noreply@blogger.com