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Waldorf Sixpence posted:Someone previously said in the thread that increasing the radius of your orbit in the game is achieved by pointing your thrusters towards the surface (ie the centre of your orbit). In the real world, this is achieved by thrusting 90 degrees to that, in the direction of travel. Increasing your speed in this fashion increases the radius of your orbit. An interesting nod to reality is that larger stage rockets are heavier and give diminishing returns on performance. I feel like this has the effect of making shooting for gold the default, as going crazy on the budget with massive engines and multiple stages doesn't really make the missions any more fun to play. Kenny Logins fucked around with this message at 20:23 on May 8, 2013 |
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Bummey posted:
I swear to gently caress there better be some payoff on this. I am on day 2 and so far it just seems like prosaic auto-fellatio.
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May 8, 2013 20:36
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Bummey posted:
Ha, I picked that up when it came out, but then never even opened it, since it's one those "headphones" games that I was waiting for a quiet evening to myself to enjoy. If I'd known it was such an hot mysterious non-title, I would have paid more attention sooner!
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May 8, 2013 20:37
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Quote may or may not be edit, I am much too dumb to know for sure.
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Why have I never heard of this game before? http://box-cat.com/ Nameless: The Hackers RPG quote:An RPG / Adventure Game based on Social Engineering, Conspiracy and Computer Science with Anime themed characters. Join the Nameless Hackers as they find themselves deep in a world conspiracy and try to prevent the world from becoming compromised! Not too much info on the game website (bad developers, bad) but the concept and video intrigue me. Then again it could be just because I'm desperate for a real cyberpunk game on my iPhone. Also someone REALLY needs to port over Decker theblackw0lf fucked around with this message at 20:48 on May 8, 2013 |
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May 8, 2013 20:38
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(Oh come the gently caress on, weird-buttony Awful app update. Quoth, editeth, etc.)
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May 8, 2013 20:38
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theblackw0lf posted:Why have I never heard of this game before? Do you get to collate a list of IP addresses from Google Analytics, before your large breasted boss gets angry? Will I be trying to find the most efficient way to set up TCP throttling or just outright blocking entire regions? cname fucked around with this message at 21:05 on May 8, 2013 |
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May 8, 2013 20:52
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theblackw0lf posted:Why have I never heard of this game before? It's basically a generic grind-filled RPG with "Hacker Terms" substituted for spells and special moves you'd see in other, more traditional RPGs. It has some interesting ideas for skill development and progression but it got too grindy for me. TA Review here
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theblackw0lf posted:Why have I never heard of this game before? Touch arcade reviewed it. Basically said its fun but repetitive and short.
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Det_no posted:So what would be the correct maneuver to make orbital maneuvering? Genuinely curious cause I don't know. 
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TACD posted:Play Osmos for the best Video Game Orbital Mechanics Done Right simulation experience Seconding this.
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Mr EFord posted:It's basically a generic grind-filled RPG with "Hacker Terms" substituted for spells and special moves you'd see in other, more traditional RPGs. As a long-time Uplink whore--i.e., the technically-ridiculous-but-at-least-attempting-to-look-realistic-on-a-superficial-level approach to hacking, this game quickly ran me off with equal measures of Generic-Assed RPG and Anime Waaaacky. I went in hoping to stealthily hack some Matrixy Gibsons, but instead found myself perpetrating some kind of high-profile firebombing campaign on server rooms across the world, while trapped police officers and security guards scurried around in terror as 1s and 0s eat devoured the skin from their bones...? It was weird and the whole game mechanic made me feel like I was playing some kind of repetitive Pokemon knock-off.
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So I tried star command today for a couple of hours. God I'm glad I didn't back this or spend money on what ended up being a colossal piece of poo poo. I wonder how long Kickstarter projects will end up being able to make money as more and more projects end up lovely shadows of what were promised and people finally learn a bit of skepticism.
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Jut posted:I wonder how long Kickstarter projects will end up being able to make money as more and more projects end up lovely shadows of what were promised and people finally learn a bit of skepticism. Don't be so sure.. it's basically gambling, and gambling does really well as an industry where it's allowed to operate. I guess there's never going to be a shortage of people willing to pay some cash for a chance at getting something "special" in return.
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So I play a game called Crime City, which is something most people here would call an IAP-infested poo poo heap. I call it an amusing time waster on the bus to and from work, but that's not the point. Anyway, a part of the game is to build up your "hood" which is sort of like building your city in Tapped Out. They just put out a timed "event" where you have one week to build and fully upgrade a new rare building. Of course no normal person can do this in a week without IAP. For a player at my level, the math works out to costing about $19,000 in IAP (multiple $99 purchases of IAP currency) to be able to complete the event within the time limit. From looking at other player's hoods, some people are about halfway done, which equates to spending about half that amount since yesterday afternoon. Insane.
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jerkstore77 posted:So I play a game called Crime City, which is something most people here would call an IAP-infested poo poo heap. I call it an amusing time waster on the bus to and from work, but that's not the point. Or they just jailbroke their device and hacked the game.
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Jut posted:Or they just jailbroke their device and hacked the game. I don't believe this game is hackable for IAP currency. There are also longtime players on the game's forum bragging about their progress.
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So is Dark-Quest any good? http://appshopper.com/games/dark-quest Aside from the title screen(?) looking like someone modified the Hero Quest boxart, the game looks like it'd be a board game as well. Jut posted:So I tried star command today for a couple of hours. God I'm glad I didn't back this or spend money on what ended up being a colossal piece of poo poo. It'll depend more on how good (or bad) the major games like Double Fine, Wasteland, and Project Eternity turn out. Shadowrun Returns should be out in a month or two as well 
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jerkstore77 posted:I don't believe this game is hackable for IAP currency. There are also longtime players on the game's forum bragging about their progress. Are yous sure? Most of these games are. Simpsons Tapped Out and most of the others have had their IAP hacked, anyone with a jailbreak and the inclination can get unlimited funds on it.
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Totally cool (timer limited) MMORPG Book of Heroes just got a major updatd (1.6) that made it a whole lot nicer: UI improvements, quicker animations and a new zone! Some smaller stuff too. There's a thread for the goon guild in PGS, hopefully the update breathes some new life into it. The limit for members in a guild increased too, so maybe now there's room for everyone! For me, the most shocking thing about this game when I started it was that there's a real-time chat on the bottom of the screen, full of either random people or your guild mates. I'm sure other iOS games have had this a million years ago, but seeing it on my phone for the first time was kind of surprising still. Edit: should also mention that although the game has all the regular IAP/free to play characteristics, they are implemented in a very non-scummy way! goethe gear xx fucked around with this message at 23:22 on May 8, 2013 |
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I'm 400 snakes from Bare Chested Willie. That's 45 donuts. About $4. IAP in Simpsons is brutal.
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Evil Fluffy posted:So is Dark-Quest any good? I'd either wait for more updates or just wait for Warhammer Quest in a month or two (it will be worth the wait).
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Evil Fluffy posted:So is Dark-Quest any good? Just my random observations... I gambled on it for 99¢ and feel like I got my money's worth. It's fun; the length of a single level is about how much time I'd ever want to put into it at any given time. I have a few fond memories of Hero Quest from the olden days, but it was never a great love of mine. In that sense I might be Dark Quest's ideal audience... I get a nice pinch of nostalgia here, but don't remember/care enough to nit-pick any details/mechanics that it might be loving up. I'm still unlocking new little gameplay twists in each level; I supposed that could run out sooner rather than later, and the game could conceivably get really tedious in a hurry. But so far so good.
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Just picked up Knights of Pen & Paper. Pretty fun game. Anyone else play this?
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Do any of the iOS poker apps have good communities of players that play more seriously than going all-in every hand preflop? I tried Zynga and Texas Holdem but they're basically the exact same app with the same awful players
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Thumbtacks posted:Just picked up Knights of Pen & Paper. Pretty fun game. Anyone else play this?
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Thumbtacks posted:Just picked up Knights of Pen & Paper. Pretty fun game. Anyone else play this? It doesn't come up a whole lot these days because it was quite popular a while back and I think a lot of iOS gamers here have already played through it. But IMO it's a pretty awesome little game, and with a couple recent expansiony-type updates, I'd say it's still definitely worth sinking some time into.
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I like it a lot so far. I'm probably making my party wrong (I'm using all the classes as their offspec) but it's working well so I'm rolling with it.
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Thumbtacks posted:I like it a lot so far. I'm probably making my party wrong (I'm using all the classes as their offspec) but it's working well so I'm rolling with it. I feel exactly the same. I choose cool races for the classes, but I feel like I probably made terrible choices now.
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Bottom Liner posted:I feel exactly the same. I choose cool races for the classes, but I feel like I probably made terrible choices now.
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Mouser.. posted:Do any of the iOS poker apps have good communities of players that play more seriously than going all-in every hand preflop? I tried Zynga and Texas Holdem but they're basically the exact same app with the same awful players Doubt it. People play a lot differently when there's no real money at stake. I get my iOS poker fix from Theta Poker which does a pretty decent job of replicating the online tournament experience. It gives you HUD stats and everything. Virtue fucked around with this message at 03:34 on May 9, 2013 |
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I've sunk way too much time in defender of textel. It's got that addictive card/pokemon collecting thing going for it, and the battles have a good speed to them. I plan on getting knights of pen and paper when I can afford it. I believe my life will disappear when that happens.
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Defender of Textel looks fun. Is it especially grindy? I can't afford to tempt myself with looming IAP.
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Evil Sagan posted:Defender of Textel looks fun. Is it especially grindy? I can't afford to tempt myself with looming IAP. Well, it's pretty basic, like you just go through a level and fight groups of monsters, which I guess is grindy? Honestly I've never been tempted to pay real money for anything, not even the special dudes you can get. I'd say try it out, it's free!
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Bummey posted:
So...wait...let me get this straight now. This is a game where you play a princess held in captivity? Waiting for rescue by a prince? And it reappeared on the App Store this week? Oh irony, I love you so!
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So apparently I am pretty bad at Leviathan Warships, but I'm having a lot of fun. It took me a couple tries to beat the first level. On my second try I tried to lead the first attack into the range of the big ship you start next to but it didn't do anything. What's the point of that big guy being docked there if he's not gonna help? Second mission was a comedy of errors I somehow emerged victorious from. Lot's of bumping into each other and friendly fire from misjudged timing. Thank goodness for that repair platform. I feel like my ships are really sluggish compared to the Marauders, and I can't tell if it's better to let my guns fire at will or manually target. Sometimes they don't seem to shoot things in range, but then when I manually target the enemy scoots out of the way. If anyone wants to face me I've got the same name in LW and Gamecenter as I do here. I'll be busy most of tomorrow but I should be able to play in the evening.
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What "deep" turn-based strategy games are available for iOS? Civ-likes or X-COM-likes, whatever, as long as there's some depth to its mechanics and a significant amount of content. I've made my way through Final Fantasy Tactics and Civ: Revolutions. What else is there? How are the Avernums that have been ported over? edit: I've also tried Battle of the Bulge and while I am horrendous at it, stuff of its complexity would be awesome.
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The Insect Court posted:What "deep" turn-based strategy games are available for iOS? Civ-likes or X-COM-likes, whatever, as long as there's some depth to its mechanics and a significant amount of content. I've made my way through Final Fantasy Tactics and Civ: Revolutions. What else is there? How are the Avernums that have been ported over? Leviathan: Warships by Paradox Interactive came out recently and is pretty good and Sid Meier's Ace Patrol is supposed to come out today too. It is a turn based WW I air combat game.
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Shalinor posted:Given how many classes you unlock as you play, I feel like the game is begging you to eventually restart anyways. So you'll get another shot at it once you have a better understanding of which races benefit which classes. The Insect Court posted:What "deep" turn-based strategy games are available for iOS? Civ-likes or X-COM-likes, whatever, as long as there's some depth to its mechanics and a significant amount of content. I've made my way through Final Fantasy Tactics and Civ: Revolutions. What else is there? How are the Avernums that have been ported over? edit: I've also tried Battle of the Bulge and while I am horrendous at it, stuff of its complexity would be awesome.
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