Junk Jack (by pixbits)

[Raro]

Oh wow, just saw this game referred to in another thread then found this. Watched some videos and it looks amazing! @.@ Gameplay looks very similar to Terraria but the graphics are so gorgeous!
I can't wait for release!

[nicodemus82]

Exploring some caves :D

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/nicodemus82/photo11.png

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/nicodemus82/photo2-2.png

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/nicodemus82/photo3-2.png

[dogxsx]

We have finally finished drawing the new sky, among with the new transitions and the global illumination. The night is now dark!

Here is a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qePuHvnVdA

Hope you like it!

[Guywithahat]

Awesome !!!!! :d

[nicodemus82]

My new house with a garden and workshop :D

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/nicodemus82/NicosHouse-JunkJackBeta.png

Welcome to hell!

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/nicodemus82/photo11-3.png

[JoeyLP]

Welcome to hell!

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/nicodemus82/photo11-3.png

I haven't seen that yet!

[Guywithahat]

How did you craft the torches in the middle?
They look weird .

[nicodemus82]

How did you craft the torches in the middle?
They look weird .
They're tiki torches :)

[Teh_Ninja]

So when is the expected release date for this awesome looking game.

[Pixbits]

Not official one yet, but we hope to be able to give you that info shortly!

You know, that's just the uncertainty of being two guys with much effort put in the game but not the necessary market experience yet :)

Just be patient! And thank you for all this support..

[nicodemus82]

Don't worry guys, at the rate Pixbits are fixing these bugs n stuff it won't be too long to wait. And believe me when I say it'll definitely be worth the wait. :D

If there's any questions you guys have about the game, I'll try my best to answer them.

[crex]

My new house with a garden and workshop :D

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/nicodemus82/NicosHouse-JunkJackBeta.png



That sir, is makin me jealous. :D

I want this game soooooo bad.

[crex]

If there's any questions you guys have about the game, I'll try my best to answer them.

So after seeing all the houses, I have two questions:

Is there a limit as to how big your house can be? And how many items are available to put inside of it?

[nicodemus82]

So after seeing all the houses, I have two questions:

Is there a limit as to how big your house can be? And how many items are available to put inside of it?

The only limit I've come across when building a house is how high you can go. I think it was around 20 or so blocks up from the surface. Everything else is only limited by your imagination :)

For the second question.. I'm not really sure what the exact numbers are, but there's a lot :D
You can craft all kinds of furniture items such as a bed, chair, table, bookshelf, sofa etc. Once you have shelves built you're able to place all kinds of treasures/items that you come across on them to display.
You can also craft a variety of chests that you can store items in. at one point I had a chest for all food/health items, another for craft materials and finally one for tools/weapons.

[Gamigo78]

This game is soo awesome. Are elements like water,fire,lava,tnt included?

[dogxsx]

Hi Gamigo, thank you :D

The game will not include these elements in the release version, but there are plenty of things to do!

Bombs, farming and liquids are the first planned things to add in updates if the game receives good support and gives us some money to continue developing :)

[Raphie123]

Hi Gamigo, thank you :D

The game will not include these elements in the release version, but there are plenty of things to do!

Bombs, farming and liquids are the first planned things to add in updates if the game receives good support and gives us some money to continue developing :)

We, TA'ers, will make sure you get enough :)

[sawyer4325]

We, TA'ers, will make sure you get enough :)

Toatally!

[Teh_Ninja]

Toatally!

Yup 100%!

[Dazarath]

Pixbits, you guys said that the world will be finite, but very large. Is there any chance that in some future update, you might implement a way to "regenerate" parts of the world for the player to re-dig? I know you said that we pass stuff from other saves, but I'd rather just play on a single save rather than having to bounce back and forth between two to gather materials.

[nicodemus82]

Some creepy night time exploration :)

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/nicodemus82/photo4-1.png

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/nicodemus82/photo3-3.png

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/nicodemus82/photo2-5.png

[itouchbd]

first and foremost i just found out about the game development today and im kicking myself for not knowing about this before hand its an instabuy for me. a few questions i have though are how many animals are there and all the kinds like sheep, dog, etc. also i know this will be a survival game as well but is it only animals you have to fight or will there be any sort of thieves, humans, and also what types of weapons are there

[Sammonkey89]

will this game be universal or have HD?, (i hate when i have to play games with the "2x" button on my ipad) But reaaaaaally looking foward to this game. Cant wait!

[BadSanta]

looks a lot like terraria on pc. I've bought that one but I've realized that I've no time for casual games on pc, so I'm pretty sure I'll buy this when it will come out.
Any release date yet?

[dogxsx]

will this game be universal or have HD?, (i hate when i have to play games with the "2x" button on my ipad) But reaaaaaally looking foward to this game. Cant wait!

Hi, we have a iPad version planned, and it will be done if we get enough support to continue the developement of the game. :)

[dogxsx]

looks a lot like terraria on pc. I've bought that one but I've realized that I've no time for casual games on pc, so I'm pretty sure I'll buy this when it will come out.
Any release date yet?

Submission is a matter of days!

[Raphie123]

Hi, we have a iPad version planned, and it will be done if we get enough support to continue the developement of the game. :)

Will you make a HD version or universal? (Please tell me Universal 'cuz if not I'll have to wait for HD version :( )

[Bhoy]

So this game should come out some time next week or early in tbhe following week?

[Teh_Ninja]

Submission is a matter of days!

oh my goodness AHHHHHHHH!!!! :D:D:D:D:D

[AceWizard]

With Mage Gauntlet out, this is my most anticipated game for the iOS at the moment. I never got into Minecraft much, and i haven't had the time to play much of Terraria, but this game is a must buy for me still.

[TanTan]

I have the same question, Will it be a separate version of the game for the iPad? or will it be universal?

[BadSanta]

Submission is a matter of days!

that's a good news, good luck guys.

[Teh_Ninja]

Has it been submitted yet?

[sawyer4325]

Has it been submitted yet?

I think it was today. Someone said so on the JJ forums. Might be a lie, I SO HOPE IT ISN'T!!!!!!!

[AdventureWorks]

likin the art and production.

[Bark bits]

OMG LOOK IN THE APP STORE IN THE ALL GAME SECTIONS AND LOOK FOR "crafted".... DOES THIS LOOK FORMILIER???

[dogxsx]

Submitting Junk Jack to Apple right now! :D

[backtothis]

Submitting right now! :D

Awesome!

[Fireball926]

Submitting Junk Jack to Apple right now! :D

Nice! Can't wait:D

[Teh_Ninja]

Submitting Junk Jack to Apple right now! :D

Yeah!!! Congratulations.



How well does it run on 2nd gens?

[drelbs]

Submitting Junk Jack to Apple right now! :D

Excellent news! :)

[gwet17]

YAYYYYYYYYY!!!!! Awesome news, congrats!

[Bhoy]

Great!. Do you think they will put it on the app store this week? And because it was beta tested does that mean it won't be as tested as vigorously as it would have been meaning a quicker release?.

[Jim_10]

Niceeee!!!! Great news. Can't wait to play tis game!

Wait for to long for this game ;).!

[sawyer4325]

Submitting Junk Jack to Apple right now! :D

Best news all day!!!

[Xoria]

Thank God!!! !!!Guys, btw did you see a ripoff of your game called "crafted"?

[gwet17]

Thank God!!! !!!Guys, btw did you see a ripoff of your game called "crafted"?

Lol.


(takin' a page out of backtothis' book :p)

[Jdragoon19]

Great!. Do you think they will put it on the app store this week? And because it was beta tested does that mean it won't be as tested as vigorously as it would have been meaning a quicker release?.

No, of course not. It will most likely be released next week or even next, next week.

[Pixbits]

Great!. Do you think they will put it on the app store this week? And because it was beta tested does that mean it won't be as tested as vigorously as it would have been meaning a quicker release?.

We don't know yet, this is the first time we submit a game to Apple :P

Regarding beta test well, we tried to do our best and to fix every bug that popped out after having identified it.

Unfortunately no product is bugless and we just have one developer (Jack) so, although he did his best, some bugs will surely come out :D That's why we suggest to all of you to contribute with ideas and whatever issue comes out with the game in our forum: http://forum.pixbits.com :)

[crex]

Submitting Junk Jack to Apple right now! :D

OMG! Yes!!!

[sivyan]

Can't wait!!

[ojtitus]

Great news, it's starting to look like app season again.

[Bparker]

This game looks very interesting. I can't wait for it to come out.

[crex]

Great news, it's starting to look like app season again.

:confused: Hasn't this already been app season? This month has been an amazing period of releases.

[curtain_moth]

yaay thats great news, well i've been browsing the appstore all day looking for a game to keep me occupied, now i got one :D once they approve of it :/

[vvbdh]

Looks Fun. Cool Game!

[Guywithahat]

THANKYOU PIXBITS FOR PUTTING THE EFFORT IN TO MAKE THIS GREAT GAME :)
I hope you make a TON of cash :D because you guys deserve it :)

[Happytodd]

I have been waiting all day for the app to be approved, I'm not sure how long it usually takes for apple to approve it but I am eagerly waiting, I'm going Yo be so addicted to this game, the graphics are stunning!

[NyaTaku]

Takes a while.

Just sit tight (:

[Raphie123]

No, of course not. It will most likely be released next week or even next, next week.

It always depend of the game... Sometime it takes only 2 days, so maybe we can wait it for friday or early next week...

[Jdragoon19]

It always depend of the game... Sometime it takes only 2 days, so maybe we can wait it for friday or early next week...

2 days?! Yeah, right! Which game has ever been approved in 2 days?

None.

[Joshnsuch]

It'll probably be next week at the earliest. The week after wouldn't be a surprise, either.

[stevenc89]

It really depends, I did request for a expedited review to release Monochromania before Halloween... And that took me about 2 weeks...

[Raphie123]

2 days?! Yeah, right! Which game has ever been approved in 2 days?

None.

Battleheart and Reckless Racing didn't took a lot of time... I don't remember how many days but surely not 5 open-days... It really depends on the waiting line of the Apple's approval department, since when a game is "In review", it will take about 2 days...

[Bertman]

I think will be lucky if we see this game next week. It would be cool if I was wrong...

[ojtitus]

:confused: Hasn't this already been app season? This month has been an amazing period of releases.

Yeah you're right, I was just using it more as an expression, i.e. "It's starting to look a lot like christmas". :D


Edit: as for the release, has the developer stated if they are going to let it drop on the market as soon as it's approved or is there going to be a set release date?

[dxfan101010]

This needs to come out now.

[nicodemus82]

Back on topic.. my new house and workshop :)

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/nicodemus82/JJBeta2.png

[Raphie123]

Ooohhh wow! Nicely done! Cant wait to get my hand on it :( (Playing now Crafted to calm down my hunger of Minecraft-like games needs)

[Bhoy]

Wish apple didn't take so long to accept games!!!!

[imuddy]

did the dev already submit this?

[sivyan]

Yep they did

[Bhoy]

The average apple review time is 4 days this month. Fingers crossed it's released this week!.

[jazzymin]

The average apple review time is 4 days this month. Fingers crossed it's released this week!.

*crosses fingers*. I hope it comes out quick!

They don't have a "marketing strategy" do they?

[ipod_david]

this is #1 in Germany
http://appshopper.com/games/crafted

time for a turnaround. I could imagine to give this one a shot. bring em on apple!

[Bhoy]

Come on Apple !

[New England Gamer]

Did the dev already answer this or does anyone know - will this be a dated release or released on approval?

The 10th is already getting jammed with the likes of Evertales so would be cool if this was just released.

[Fireball926]

Did the dev already answer this or does anyone know - will this be a dated release or released on approval?

The 10th is already getting jammed with the likes of Evertales so would be cool if this was just released.

I thought I saw that it was just going to be released... I need something to hold me till the release of MW3 too...

[Bhoy]

It just getting released as soon as it is approved (I think).

[tt4]

Looking forward to this one coming out.
Never really got into Minecraft at all, but this looks interesting

[itouchbd]

so if you plan on making liquids does that mean you could make like an underwater house? i've seen some of the enviornments on your wikia page like mayan ruins, hell, egyptian ruins, ruins, jungle ruins, etc. i'm guessing what's on there isn't even half of the enviornment you will be able to explore. if you did impliment oceans you could make underwater caves kind of like sanctum or you could make the lost city of atlantis to explore. the golden city would be a great place to go into as well.

a rain forest, an ice level, a volcanic island(pre or post explosion), a rome type city in ruins, a ghosttown, a cave inside a waterfall, an island with a big village, an old japanese city, tunnels kind of like from vietnam where there were vast tunnels, maybe a space level, or a heaven level.

if you did make big bodies of water you should allow us to make houses on top of them kind of like a pirate ship or something. btw great work on all of this i can't wait to download it immediately. and the biggest thing is im really curious able these quests will they be like trying to find a certain thing for someone or will it vary and be more elaborate than that because i definetely think quests will improve the game vastly.

[oooooomonkey]

Do we know how much this will cost when it's released? Can't wait to play it. Can you post a new video or something just to keep up the hype :-)

[Bhoy]

do we know how much this will cost when it's released? Can't wait to play it. Can you post a new video or something just to keep up the hype :-)

$2.99 £1.99

[oooooomonkey]

$2.99 £1.99

Cool thanks.

[Bertman]

$2.99 £1.99

Did you just make that up?

[Bhoy]

No... The devs have stated several times that's the price.

[ikemike]

I've gotta say, the production values on this one look sky-high. Loving the art! Hopefully it'll be more stable than "Crafted", too. xD

By the way, are you making the tools lose their durability even when you don't get the bonus for them? In my opinion, when you don't have the dexterity of your fingers on a keyboard to switch between tools, you shouldn't be penalized for being too impatient to switch back and forth between tools/fists to conserve durability. Just a suggestion, in case you haven't implemented it! Or have a reason against it. =)

[mastery51]

I've gotta say, the production values on this one look sky-high. Loving the art! Hopefully it'll be more stable than "Crafted", too. xD

By the way, are you making the tools lose their durability even when you don't get the bonus for them? In my opinion, when you don't have the dexterity of your fingers on a keyboard to switch between tools, you shouldn't be penalized for being too impatient to switch back and forth between tools/fists to conserve durability. Just a suggestion, in case you haven't implemented it! Or have a reason against it. =)

Hey ikemike no worries. Using the wrong tool to harvest a specific material does not affect the durability of that tool. (For example, using a shovel to harvest a rock material.) Instead the tool will have the strength of the the characters fists and the duration bar for using the wrong tool will not be penalized. This is used to help conserve the durability of the tools and you don't have to switch items around so much.;)


Edit: Further testing it does actually penalize a little bit but it's not that much of a penalty. It is pretty balanced and does still conserves the durability of tools pretty well. It takes several rocks to harvest about 4 or 5 to affect the rock shovel a tiny bit. (Not only that but I don't really use the wrong tools that much because it takes too long to break the material up).

[ikemike]

Hey ikemike no worries. Using the wrong tool to harvest a specific material does not affect the durability of that tool. (For example, using a shovel to harvest a rock material.) Instead the tool will have the strength of the the characters fists and the duration bar for using the wrong tool will not be penalized. This is used to help conserve the durability of the tools and you don't have to switch items around so much.;)

Wow! Nice to see you guys are paying attention to these kinds of details. Instabuy!

Edit: Well, I mean for those pesky dirt patches you come across while trying to mine a perfect staircase. Dx

[tt4]

Question -

I'm sure I'm not the only one who hasn't really gotten into Minecraft. I played the older version for all of a few minutes, and same for one of the later releases. I have bought Eden on my iphone, and that was ok, but still not what I was after.
Now I am looking for a good sandbox/exploration game, and this looks really cool with a few variances between the others.
Should I be holding out, or give Crafted a try?

Sorry if this is the wrong thread/forum to post this.

Cheers. :)

[Bhoy]

Look for manacraft. It's not out yet but will be soon.

[tt4]

Actually yeah I have seen manacraft too, that looks more like what I'd be after. But Junk Jack looks so awesome haha. Anyways, back to Junk Jack :P

[Bhoy]

Oh and Eden is getting an update which adds mobs and othe cool stuff. They said the update would be this month.

[tt4]

Oh and Eden is getting an update which adds mobs and othe cool stuff. They said the update would be this month.

Oh true, yeah I've just put it back on my phone haha.
But yeah looking forward to Junk Jack, I think that's what I'm looking for. Hopefully it comes out before the end of the week :)
Thanks for the help mate.

[arta]

Hopefully this does as well as Crafted.

[jumpman475]

Hopefully this does as well as Crafted.

Oh, this is going to do SO much better. I'm all in

[Foozelz]

When will a suitable release date? I haven't been following this thread at all :/

[jumpman475]

When will a suitable release date? I haven't been following this thread at all :/

Well it was submitted on the 1st, so maybe this week, maybe next. It'll drop whenever it is approved (I think)

[oooooomonkey]

Can we have any new videos or a wallpaper for my iPod to keep us going until release :-)

[Pixbits]

Hey guys, Junk Jack has been released! :D :D

After a week waiting for review and a 15 minutes of real review here we are! It's available world wide but sometimes Apple needs some time to propagate the application over all the stores so be patient if you can't find it..

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/junk-jack/id436555490?ls=1&mt=8

Have fun with our game!
Please rate it and join our community at http://forum.pixbits.com to help us improve the game :)

[oooooomonkey]

Hey guys, Junk Jack has been released! :D :D

After a week waiting for review and a 15 minutes of real review here we are! It's available world wide but sometimes Apple needs some time to propagate the application over all the stores so be patient if you can't find it..

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/junk-jack/id436555490?ls=1&mt=8

Have fun with our game!
Please rate it and join our community at http://forum.pixbits.com to help us improve the game :)

Woooooohhooooooo downloading now.

[Ssylex]

Hey guys, Junk Jack has been released! :D :D

After a week waiting for review and a 15 minutes of real review here we are! It's available world wide but sometimes Apple needs some time to propagate the application over all the stores so be patient if you can't find it..

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/junk-jack/id436555490?ls=1&mt=8

Have fun with our game!
Please rate it and join our community at http://forum.pixbits.com to help us improve the game :)

Wooooooooooo! Congratulations!

[BadSanta]

woot congrats, avaible here and I just bought it!
I'm pretty sure that a lower release price would be better in terms of exposure..climbin faster in the top downloaded, but your game your price.

[New England Gamer]

Release thread:

http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?p=1991733