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[The Bat Outta Hell]

Hey se7en another really annoying thing is that when you scroll through achievements or high scores, if you double tap it brings you back to the main screen right? But if you double tap too fast on the arrows to change screens, it brings you back to the menu. I'd love this to be fixed.

[redsoxsrule424]

@ Bat outta hell...Good point by the way what's Tyrian in your sig?

[Devilishly Good]

You only need a single click to advance through the screens, or are you meaning if you accidentally double click on the arrows?

[le'deuche123]

Yeah I'm not to clear on how experience and stuff is doled out, I think it's a bit......off.

[The Bat Outta Hell]

@ Bat outta hell...Good point by the way what's Tyrian in your sig?

http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=14879&highlight=tyrian
You only need a single click to advance through the screens, or are you meaning if you accidentally double click on the arrows?

If I want to see a certain screen of high scores, such as the top 10 or something, or specific achievements, I quickly tap to it. But instead it closes the screen.

[PrivateJoker]

I gotta put my hands up and say I was wrong with the 1 star review. Gonna change it to 3 stars for now. Rash impulsive annoyed person review :mad:

[redsoxsrule424]

Its all a matter of waiting for an update...

[skamando]

This game is exactly how I thought it would be. Really MEH. It's ok, I guess, but it's ridiculous to control and not that fun to play. I'll just stick with Isotope for now and maybe play this once in awhile.

[Thechansen]

In the geometery wars vs asteroids control fight, geometery wars has the advantage of being easier, and asteroids requires a little more skill because it requires overcoming the physics at work. What CSone does is force you to deal with the physics and the chaos that geo wars introduced to the top down arena shooter genre. IMHO it makes it a "funner" experience then the games that influenced it. Shay figure out how to get this on to steam or xbox live arcade. I want it in HD, and I want it blasting through my home theater system.

[le'deuche123]

In the geometery wars vs asteroids control fight, geometery wars has the advantage of being easier, and asteroids requires a little more skill because it requires overcoming the physics at work. What CSone does is force you to deal with the physics and the chaos that geo wars introduced to the top down arena shooter genre. IMHO it makes it a "funner" experience then the games that influenced it. Shay figure out how to get this on to steam or xbox live arcade. I want it in HD, and I want it blasting through my home theater system.

I find it way "funner" as well. I would love to see this on something as powerful as the xbox.

[RayLancer]

I would love to have different colors and music as you progress deeper. This game is great. I'm having a hard time deciding on playing this or Real Racing.

[redsoxsrule424]

Yeah this would be positively amazing with the xbox. We need online play though on the ipod first!

I don't know how that would be put in place though...

But anyways im pretty sure the xbox would be able to handle the graphics of this game without any lag.

32 on the leaderboards, ledeuche we need to bring red cell past black opz soon!

By the way whats h.grenade's username on red cell?

[The Bat Outta Hell]

By the way whats h.grenade's username on red cell?

Se7en I believe. Or maybe that's just Shay. I dunno if one person made this game, but I'm pretty sure.

[redsoxsrule424]

Ok thanks, and sorry about the argument in the other thread, I just got too much on my plate right now.

[jFND]

I called it first, most people who buy CS.One will be annoyed at the difficulty, allowing them to then nitpick at its flaws instead of enjoying the game. But then they'll come back and say how much better its become. Proof? Almost everyone in this thread since page 1. lol

[your personal robot]

I called it first, most people who buy CS.One will be annoyed at the difficulty, allowing them to then nitpick at its flaws instead of enjoying the game. But then they'll come back and say how much better its become. Proof? Almost everyone in this thread since page 1. lol

That's why I first played about an hour and THEN left a comment.
You really need to spend some time to check HOW AWESOME this game is.

[jFND]

That's why I first played about an hour and THEN left a comment.
You really need to spend some time to check HOW AWESOME this game is.

That's why I told Bat to take 30 mins-1 hour off to play and then post impressions. You cannot play CS.One for 5 minutes and say that you've got it all figured out, because most likely -- you don't. When I first played the game to review it last week, my initial impressions were not great. In fact, I went over to MSN to talk to Chris Thomas (senior editor of AG) to tell him that CS.One wasn't what I expected. But as I kept playing, I was discovering more and more of what it had to offer, from its visuals, soundtrack and ruthless gameplay, h.grenade actually did an awesome job.

[redsoxsrule424]

Yes, I also had to play more than a few minutes to fully get the game. But I also noticed the more I played the less lag I experienced as well. Is there any reason why that would happen?

[Ph4ntom4]

I've played about 30 minutes and I like it, though at the moment it seems that going really fast is impossible because you don't have time to react if somehthing getsin your way, you gotta take it slow. Is this the same for the rest of you?

[friendlytoaster]

Yes, I also had to play more than a few minutes to fully get the game. But I also noticed the more I played the less lag I experienced as well. Is there any reason why that would happen?


I still notice lag with each game, but somewhere along the line I stopped caring because I was having so much fun with it anyway. (playing with an iPhone 3G)

[jFND]

I've played about 30 minutes and I like it, though at the moment it seems that going really fast is impossible because you don't have time to react if somehthing getsin your way, you gotta take it slow. Is this the same for the rest of you?

lol. Don't go really fast, that's going to get you killed. What you should probably do is boost here and there just to speed things up momentarily, and then clear the area for points and move on :p

[Devilishly Good]

yeah, it is best to be methodical versus fast, but don't camp out in one area too long either

[The Bat Outta Hell]

I think Shay will add team deathmatch at some point. The site mentions it in a spot =D

[currymutton]

LOL, I am still figuring out where the "core" is. :rolleyes:

This game takes time to enjoy and since I know it is not another GW clone, I am still very happy with it.

[redsoxsrule424]

I think Shay will add team deathmatch at some point. The site mentions it in a spot =D

Thanks for lettings us know! That's awesome can't wait for this update!

[Thechansen]

I found on hardcore I can get high million and low 2 mil by setting the thrust to 5 and blasting around the arena fairly quick I was able to take all of the turrets in about 45 seconds by strafing them in a big loop. Plus the ones that spawn under you aren't nearly as tricky.

[le'deuche123]

I found on hardcore I can get high million and low 2 mil by setting the thrust to 5 and blasting around the arena fairly quick I was able to take all of the turrets in about 45 seconds by strafing them in a big loop. Plus the ones that spawn under you aren't nearly as tricky.

Have you come across the fighter's yet? They don't appear in easy mode and are a pain to deal with.

[The Bat Outta Hell]

I think the main issue with the game overall isn't the controls, but the framerate. Make it at least always 30, and I can fully enjoy it.

[Devilishly Good]

I just had the game behave really oddly on me...it would do the whole ship lowering thing for a fresh level, but then I found myself starting in some random area of the map and when I moved around I would occasionally jump oddly for a moment and I could hear the wall crossing sound, but I would be nowhere near a wall and the background color never changed like I'd just warped.

[VeganTnT]

Mmk, I did a search but couldn't find an answer.

If I play offline will the game upload all my scores and achievements the next time I DO connect?

I'm just trying to conserve battery power for long sessions.

[Crypton]

Mmk, I did a search but couldn't find an answer.

If I play offline will the game upload all my scores and achievements the next time I DO connect?

I'm just trying to conserve battery power for long sessions.

Yup. Se7en mentioned that some pages back.

Just wanted to say: Love it, but as usual, suck at it :)

Ohh, and: Join Black.Opz! Forget R3d.C3ll, they even can't spell ;)

[The Bat Outta Hell]

Yup. Se7en mentioned that some pages back.

Just wanted to say: Love it, but as usual, suck at it :)

Ohh, and: Join Black.Opz! Forget R3d.C3ll, they even can't spell ;)

He already joined the legion of doom D=

[VeganTnT]

Yup. Se7en mentioned that some pages back.

Just wanted to say: Love it, but as usual, suck at it :)

Ohh, and: Join Black.Opz! Forget R3d.C3ll, they even can't spell ;)

Weird, I did a search thread and it didn't come up, but I appreciate the reply!

Oh and, Legion of [DM] is coming up quick. First we're going after R3D.C3LL then we're coming after Black.Opz

[Chillingo]

50 GBP voucher available to the best score at the end of the week

[shen]

Yay, I made it to #1 in the leaderboards! (damn, I'm #2 now)

I've been playing for 1 1/2 hours, and I feel I have got my moneys worth.

Congratulations to the developers, and I hope they do very well with the game.

I have also come across a few bugs and problems:

I die quite a bit due to the iPhone losing touches after you drag off the screen, and so suddenly you can't turn, or no thrust no longer works.

To be fair, this is a problem with the iPhone in general, which also affects this game.
The vector font is very hard to read
The boss energy bar is very hard to see
It is annoying to be killed by an enemy spawning under you
Bug where I would start a level in the same position I finished the previous level
Possible bug where I have reached l3g3nd status, and the game is claiming that there is no next level (nxt_lvl_@ 0, xp req 0)

[Vally]

Past network 10, this game will crash. :(

I was on a high scoring run just now and got past network 10. As soon as the turrets fire, they will crash the game due to the intense speed at which they fire.

Therefore I wasn't able to submit my latest score to the online scoreboards. But I did manage to take a screenshot for proof.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/Psyvarian/IMG_0034.png

[shen]

Thanks for the heads up Valley.

Are you also having the problem of no level past legend?

Also, have you unlocked extreme yet? I'm finding it very hard to clear level 5 of the medium difficulty.

Shen

[le'deuche123]

Yeah I've gotten to level 8 on hardcore, but there's no point in playing the higher difficulty as it took me a while to be able to throw up 3,000,000 on hardcore, and people playing on easy are posting twice that....

[jFND]

Past network 10, this game will crash. :(

I was on a high scoring run just now and got past network 10. As soon as the turrets fire, they will crash the game due to the intense speed at which they fire.

Therefore I wasn't able to submit my latest score to the online scoreboards. But I did manage to take a screenshot for proof.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/Psyvarian/IMG_0034.png

Hah, that's massive. Good work, try racking up some points on Hardcore, I wanna see how far you can get 'cause I can't get past level 6 on that.

[Vally]

I top out at about 2.9mil on Hardcore at the moment unfortunately!

But it's that hardcore training that pushed me to go as far as I did on easy. :D

I'm probably going to play Easy up until the crashing level then intentionally suicide just to get on the scores. ;) Then beat it by trying to play Hardcore.

I know Shay wanted to limit Easy mode and the scores you can get on it. It looks like he's already unintentionally done it. :rolleyes:

[shen]

Damn, I just got the bug where you don't get put back to the bottom when you finish a level, and this time there was another copy of my ship on the level as well.

Looks like the game was released a bit early.

[Vally]

Damn, I just got the bug where you don't get put back to the bottom when you finish a level, and this time there was another copy of my ship on the level as well.

Looks like the game was released a bit early.
I've had that multiple times now, it's really really annoying.

What's REALLY annoying is when you get shot and destroy the data core at exactly the same time.

You get put on an infinite loop of death until game over.

[shen]

I wonder how you earn XP?

Valley and le'deuche both have many hours more play time than me, but less XP.

[le'deuche123]

I wonder how you earn XP?

Valley and le'deuche both have many hours more play time than me, but less XP.

Yeah I was just saying that, I've got nearly all the acheivements in the game as well:)

[Vally]

I don't know, my EXP is capped.

[PrivateJoker]

My scores don't seem to be regestering online. I looked under my name and faction and it's still all default zero's, but when in-game it shows my xp and best scores. Why could this be?

[jFND]

I don't know, my EXP is capped.

How the hell do you get XP? I've been wanting to know this for the longest freaking time. I know achievements and playing the game increases it over time, but the 5th guy in the leaderboards already reached 2mil XP and he's played for "0 hr 10 min". lol.

[le'deuche123]

How the hell do you get XP? I've been wanting to know this for the longest freaking time. I know achievements and playing the game increases it over time, but the 5th guy in the leaderboards already reached 2mil XP and he's played for "0 hr 10 min". lol.

Shay has some splainin to do!!:)

[Vally]

Well i've just fired off an e-mail to him explaining a few of the game breaking bugs i've encountered so far. :)

I was talking to him before the game's release so I know he's someone that listens to what his players have got to say.

I'm sure everything will be fixed.

[Arland]

Hey just want to say that I am the Number one player in Black.opz!

[le'deuche123]

Well i've just fired off an e-mail to him explaining a few of the game breaking bugs i've encountered so far. :)

I was talking to him before the game's release so I know he's someone that listens to what his players have got to say.

I'm sure everything will be fixed.

Yeah he let me know that he's working on the performance issues then I believe the leader boards, scoring, experience etc.

[The Game Reaper]

Ha my suggested insult, RTFM is in the game!
I'm loving the game, and it's ridiculously cheap.
I haven't experienced any lag on my iPod Touch 2g.

[VeganTnT]

Ha my suggested insult, RTFM is in the game!
I'm loving the game, and it's ridiculously cheap.
I haven't experienced any lag on my iPod Touch 2g.

You suggested that!?

ON my first play through I started the game and saw the part that says to tap so I could read the instructions. I try to tap but the game starts by itself.

I die 2 secs later cause I have no idea whats going on and I get RTFM! as my insult

I wanted to cry just a little bit

[VeganTnT]

Hah, that's massive. Good work, try racking up some points on Hardcore, I wanna see how far you can get 'cause I can't get past level 6 on that.

The game crashes right as I start playing Level 5 on Hardcore... it makes me so mad!

I want that achievement!

I just installed 3.0 so HOPEFULLY it will run smother (and yes you read that correctly, I'm no longer jailbroken)

[se7en]

VALLY PLZ STOP BREAKING MY STUFF!!!

hahaha. Thanks for the heads up and yes our beta testers were really mostly casual gamers and a lot of our time was getting the best controls and gameplay balance for the easier levels. You are also doing whats called "ranking up" in the online game world and it is considered a cheat by most honest gamers. You clearly have the skills to be trying to open up Elite Mode but you spend your time playing Easy Mode to get easier high scores.

This happens in every online shooter that I have ever played - someone immediately figures out how to rank up in a way that the dev never sees coming. So for that thank you ; )

I am just calling you out because you are making a HUGE deal out of the problems and then saying you are my biggest fan. I am only one guy here man. I had to lose my car registration and insurance, my TV, my phone, etc., and let my credit cards rack up to make this game. Basically I sacrificed everything to make this game for you so please cut me some slack.

If you guys want to help just state the problems and I promise to work to fix them as soon as possible. But lets get the word out that CS.One is a great game. The more people that buy it the more fixes, features and content I can add. It's simple economics. If you like the game, help support it. Make sense.

Shen - L3G3ND is the highest ranking that you can get right now.

PrivateJoker - see above comments ; ) and thanks for taking the time to learn the game... I think you will find that it's worth it.

TheChasen - I would love to get this bad boy in HD. I could do so much more with it! But right now I just want to make it work for people who say it has lag and to fix the scoring, leaderboard and ranking up issues.

PROGRESS REPORT ON FIXES
1. LAG ISSUE - I am creating a new screen in the Pause Menu that will let the user define the physics update speed as well as choose a level of detail for the visual effects. It will basically disable and turn down some of the effects to allow the game to run faster on devices that are having a hard time. It will remember these settings permanently, so set it and forget it.

2. SCORING - The current system uses each players best highscore to generate the leaderboards. The problem is that it isn't tied to the skill level that they played on and players can go back an "milk" higher score from lower skill levels. I don't want to have to wipe the current leaderboards out some I am working on a new solution that I can change online and adjust on the fly so that we don't have wait two weeks for Apple to approve each update.

3. XP - This system is being moved over to do the same thing.

4. DATA CORE EXPLOSION - This is cause a lot of weird issues like the dual ship, random restart placement, crashes, etc. The game is trying to spawn to much geometry and new textures while it is also destroying some of the last levels game data. Too much cleanup and creation going on at once. I am going to replace the geometry with flat 2D cards that will look the same but cost a lot less in memory. I think this will fix the issue and will thoroughly test it on every device possible before releasing the update.

YOU GUYS ARE THE CS.ONE ELITE + I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HELP. LETS SPREAD THE WORD AND SEE IF WE CAN MAKE CS.ONE NUMBER ONE ON THE CHARTS!! THEN I CAN BRING YOU MULTIPLAYER : )

Also Chillingo has posted a contest - I just want to clarify that the gift card will be awarded to the highest score at the highest skill level. That means in order to enter your score for a game you have to play online. When you play online your most recent game stats are added to a separate database. The highest score at the highest level in that database will be the winner.

Thanks again everyone for the love and support ; )

[Thechansen]

Le'D: In hardcore the fighters are nasty, but I'll take them over the little purple ones anyday. Two swarms in hardcore and I had to use 15 seconds of bullet time.

Vally and Shen. Man. You guys are killing me here. I thought I was making good progress at finally beating my last score. Which would actually probably put me close to 3 million if I can get that level 7 core. And now you guys are throwing up 6 million and getting to the "kill screen"? Contest over, chillingo.

[shen]

Hi Se7en;

regarding l3g3nd being the highest rank - Thanks for the heads up.

Also, as a fellow developer, I know it is tough hearing people complain about stuff and tell you thing that they think should be different.

Take heart in the fact that Valley, le'deuche123, myself and all the others on this thread are taking time to post because we are enjoying the game (well, at least I am).

About the game:
Does anyone know how to unlock the last (elite) mode? I am guessing that you need to beat level 8 in hardcore mode, but I've only made it to level 6 once. Hardcore is too hardcore for me!

Also, just for the record, I am using the basic controls.

[VeganTnT]

Shay!

I just updated to the gold build of Iphone 3.0 and the game is SO much smoother!

When the level starts there is 0 slowdown as the ship drops down. I just got to network 3 but I haven't seen and lag whatsoever

[Vally]

Whoa whoa whoa.

Shay, dude. Ive been putting the blame on the beta testers, not you. I break because I love, an the game is incredible. It really is. But I just think these are things the testers should've picked up on, you know? :)

Peace, no crap intended.

[se7en]

Vally - I know but you were a little dramatic don't you think. Like 36 point bold font with a screen shot reading "broken" - not exactly subtle ; ) Haha. It's all good I just wished you had beta tested for me and you will be beta testing all future title wether you like it or not : )

VegantTnT - Yeah a friend of mine just called and said the same thing. The 3.0 update makes it a lot faster. Anyone that can find it should try it out.

shen - I know and I do really appreciate it. I hope that came through in the last post. I'm not bitter, life is too short ; )

And yeah as a dev I'm sure you can attest to the level of frustration with technical issues. These devices are all supposed to be the same but each one seams to have a very different memory situation. Oh well back to fixing things : )

Oh and yeah you have to beat level 8 to unlock Hardcore. I am rebalancing some of the gameplay for the next update as all of you guys should really be playing on Elite. Right now its just too hard to get there and it causes crashes. Ooops - none of my beta testers could get very far

[Vally]

Alright dude, fair enough and I'm sorry. :) But in a game where the scoring system is based around level progression, for the game to crash simply because the method of difficulty increase didn't forsee that extent of progression, I did think that was pretty major, but if I was rude then I'm sorry. ;)

Once again. No crap intended.

And yes, I'd be honoured to test/violently break any future titles. :)

[le'deuche123]

Vally - I know but you were a little dramatic don't you think. Like 36 point bold font with a screen shot reading "broken" - not exactly subtle ; ) Haha. It's all good I just wished you had beta tested for me and you will be beta testing all future title wether you like it or not : )

VegantTnT - Yeah a friend of mine just called and said the same thing. The 3.0 update makes it a lot faster. Anyone that can find it should try it out.

shen - I know and I do really appreciate it. I hope that came through in the last post. I'm not bitter, life is too short ; )

And yeah as a dev I'm sure you can attest to the level of frustration with technical issues. These devices are all supposed to be the same but each one seams to have a very different memory situation. Oh well back to fixing things : )

Oh and yeah you have to beat level 8 to unlock Hardcore. I am rebalancing some of the gameplay for the next update as all of you guys should really be playing on Elite. Right now its just too hard to get there and it causes crashes. Ooops - none of my beta testers could get very far

For the record, I am beating level 6 consistently on hardcore mode. I'm confident that my score is the highest score at the highest difficulty at the moment:) And as far as blaming the beta testers, I'm sure we reported any problems that were encountered during the coarse of the beta. I will say I never even tried to beat easy, cause well......it's easy. Didn't want to waste my time playing on an inferior difficulty:)

[your personal robot]

I'm still listed with 0 points in the online ranking.
That hurts... And I'm always connected.

[Devilishly Good]

inferior...sheesh, i have yet to get past level 3 on easy, i am really enjoying this game, but i keep getting killed at level three, the enemies get really quick and aggressive on that level and i have gotten killed a bunch of times by having them spawn right next to me and i cannot even rotate and fire before i get killed a second after having entered the level

[le'deuche123]

I'm still listed with 0 points in the online ranking.
That hurts... And I'm always connected.

That sucks but I'm sure Shay will get it fixed. I've seen a few other players registering zero's and such.

[se7en]

I really have to get back to work : ) but...

Vally - haha, it's all good you are the master Hacker!

And for the record Ledouche actually only played the final build for a week before submission, he wasn't to blame for this. Only I can really take credit for the problems ; )

Devilishly Good - You have to learn to quickly toggle Bullet.Time on and off - thats the only way to get high scores. Rock on.

Robot - I am looking into it. I'm sorry man.

[VeganTnT]

So I just called a few guys and had them buy the game and told them I will reimburse them the dollar.

They still won't join my faction :/

I hate my friends



@shay: You can't take credit for the problems, you have to take credit for making a game so good the beta testers forgot about the problems ;) Plus you have a bunch of us that are more than willing to put any updates through it's paces whenever you need it.

[le'deuche123]

Yeah man, I second that, thanks for getting this game to us.....really... thanks:)

[PrivateJoker]

I'm still listed with 0 points in the online ranking.
That hurts... And I'm always connected.

Same here, I'm happy I'm not the only one now.

How long does it normally take for the scores to register and refresh in general anyway.

Is it worth me still playing if my scores aren't regestering or shall I wait for an update?

[methano1]

I can't even seem to beat the first level. I keep running out of time looking for the core it tells me i have to destroy.

[PrivateJoker]

I can't even seem to beat the first level. I keep running out of time looking for the core it tells me i have to destroy.

It's right in the middle of the level. You should notice it especially when you start shooting it.

[methano1]

It's right in the middle of the level. You should notice it especially when you start shooting it.

Oh I see you actually have to sit still and shoot it...well that completely ruins the game.

[aleceiffel]

can someone give a clear explanation of bullet time please?

[le'deuche123]

can someone give a clear explanation of bullet time please?

Bullet time is activated via a shake of the ipod for basic controls and a button for the advanced. You collect "ghost data" from defeated enemies and this fuels the amount of bullet time your ship has. While in bullet time you are invulnerable.

[se7en]

Time for the CS.One Strike Team to step up!
http://www.slidetoplay.com/story/circuit-strike-one-review

This guy gave it a caution which pretty much says don't buy it! wtf is he smoking ; ) If you feel that this reviewer is wrong please go voice your opinion! Just do it in a smart way. Haha.

VegantTnT - thx! Everything helps : )

methano1 - You don't have to sit still, but you do have to hit it : p

aleceiffel - Bullet.Time makes the ship invincible. There is a lot of information in the instructions. When you first start a game there is a button that says "Instructions" - if you don't click it within 2 seconds the game just skips it.

[Devilishly Good]

and do you just shake to toggle it off? or press a button for the advanced?

[LordGek]

Bullet time is activated via a shake of the ipod for basic controls and a button for the advanced. You collect "ghost data" from defeated enemies and this fuels the amount of bullet time your ship has. While in bullet time you are invulnerable.

And everything around you slows down, even the ticking of the data.core's self destruct.

[your personal robot]

Oh I see you actually have to sit still and shoot it...well that completely ruins the game.

NO you don't, you can strafe around it, do whatever you like, you just have to hit the center!

[your personal robot]

I don't think you can toggle it off. it just runs out

You toggle it on AND OFF by shaking.

[PrivateJoker]

NO you don't, you can strafe around it, do whatever you like, you just have to hit the center!

Second that.

[aleceiffel]

Bullet time is activated via a shake of the ipod for basic controls and a button for the advanced. You collect "ghost data" from defeated enemies and this fuels the amount of bullet time your ship has. While in bullet time you are invulnerable.
so I tried it but still confused...so when you kill an enemy you collect it's data, in bullet time it's slo mo and you are invincible....but what's the advantage of going slow? I'm totally lost.....do you shoot a bunch of enemies then do bullet time and collect data?

[Devilishly Good]

use bullet time when you're surrounded, it will give you time to shoot enemies, then collect their data for more bullet time later

[le'deuche123]

Time for the CS.One Strike Team to step up!
http://www.slidetoplay.com/story/circuit-strike-one-review

This guy gave it a caution which pretty much says don't buy it! wtf is he smoking ; ) If you feel that this reviewer is wrong please go voice your opinion! Just do it in a smart way. Haha.

VegantTnT - thx! Everything helps : )

methano1 - You don't have to sit still, but you do have to hit it : p

aleceiffel - Bullet.Time makes the ship invincible. There is a lot of information in the instructions. When you first start a game there is a button that says "Instructions" - if you don't click it within 2 seconds the game just skips it.

Done! Well I guess Shay, you SHOULD have added those cute little beavers that you could dress up with micro purchases in game.... I'll bet they would have reviewed it more favorably:)

[aleceiffel]

ok I haven't gone past level 4 but i guess I haven't felt trapped and in need of invincibility at this point plus shaking my phone is annoying as I have to re orient myself after doing so

I missed the instructions somehow... the graphic style is a bit confusing...but I have to say it's a very cool original looking style and the music and sfx are great... it's beautifully done

[le'deuche123]

so I tried it but still confused...so when you kill an enemy you collect it's data, in bullet time it's slo mo and you are invincible....but what's the advantage of going slow? I'm totally lost.....do you shoot a bunch of enemies then do bullet time and collect data?

No, once you go up a few levels, you'll find that bullet time is that something you use in a clinch. When 4-5 enemies are closing in all around, hit the bullet time and blast them. Also the detonation of the core slows, and finally your invincible,....what's better than that???

[redsoxsrule424]

I never knew bullet time made you invincible. How about that!

[RayLancer]

I never knew bullet time made you invincible. How about that!

Same here... that should hella increase my survival rate.:D

[Vally]

bloody hell.

As soon as I'm actually off this train and back on a PC it's time to go argue with that review. ;)

[le'deuche123]

@Lordgek- Ouch, I believe you were referring to us as "fanatical fans":( I really thought you were one of us:)

[methano1]

Time for the CS.One Strike Team to step up!
http://www.slidetoplay.com/story/circuit-strike-one-review

This guy gave it a caution which pretty much says don't buy it! wtf is he smoking ; ) If you feel that this reviewer is wrong please go voice your opinion! Just do it in a smart way. Haha.


Well beside the crashing part, which I personally haven't experienced yet, I didn't see anything that wasn't true.

I believe the controls would be difficult to the casual gamer and the frame rate does drop randomly even when no enemies are on the screen, so I could probably imagine what would happen with a lot of them.

Personally, I think the game is gorgeous, but I don't like how it places the core and shield gen on the ceiling. Almost every time I have destroyed the shield generator it was because I ran into it, which I don't understand because it looks like it is above me but somehow I can run into it.

[le'deuche123]

Well beside the crashing part, which I personally haven't experienced yet, I didn't see anything that wasn't true.

I believe the controls would be difficult to the casual gamer and the frame rate does drop randomly even when no enemies are on the screen, so I could probably imagine what would happen with a lot of them.

Personally, I think the game is gorgeous, but I don't like how it places the core and shield gen on the ceiling. Almost every time I have destroyed the shield generator it was because I ran into it, which I don't understand because it looks like it is above me but somehow I can run into it.


Well it's not above you, so don't fly into it. It's one of those depth illusions.....you know the vase, and faces....

[Crypton]

EDIT: never mind....

[your personal robot]

When I think, something is above me, but it hurts, when I run into it.
I just try to run into it again and again, because I'm sure it has to be above me :)
Reminds me of a fly in front of a window :)

[TheOZ]

Now, this kind of comment confuses me. I really do consider myself a casual gamer, but apparently not, as I find the controls spot on and not overcomplicated in anyway. So, here I am now wondering if I have bridged that mysterious abyss that divides 'casual' gamers from the 'hardcore'!

What games you do you play?

@se7en hopefully after the fixes in framerate stp will redo their review and even though after reading through their review I can understand their rating I too was surprised when I scrolled down and saw the two, to be I honest I really thought I was going to scroll down and see a 4 maybe even a 3. Don't worry you know and everyone else knows you have a great game.

I wish more of my friends had iPhones and ipod touches so I could tell them to get this game, but sadly...

[se7en]

Well apparently it runs fine on the other STP devices - this Kelvin guy just didn't think to ask his coworkers. What a tool.

Thanks for the help guys you will all be getting some cool sh1t from me once this thing takes off. Like beer and tshirts that say STP IZ TEH SUX! : )

[The Bat Outta Hell]

How bad was the review? This in no way shape or form is a bad game. Even with the minor framerate drops, it's still fantastic.

se7en did you read my post about the menu double tapping exit on tapping the arrows?

[Thechansen]

We will totally hold you to that. I have millions of promotional tshirts for various tech companies, but none for openly ridiculing one. Make some H.Grenade beer and I will be all over that.

[se7en]

haha! nice. I will seriously do it if they don't fix the review. They gave Isotope a great review and never mentioned that the ship is shaped like a penis. Seriously, I was very offended when I played it. ; )

Or that the ship has no smoothing algorithm on the controls like geo wars. The ship just does an immediate 180 when you change directions like flipping a card over. I'm not even bashing Iso, it's just amazing how some things get through and others they are hypercritical.

Maybe if I made it look worse they would think I was 12 years old and give it glowing reviews to be nice. haha.

The Bat Outta Hell - I can't do anything about it right now. It is a Unity issue where the timing on the tap count is too sensitive. You just have to calm down and click through slowly for now : ) I wish I had better news, but I have to solve other issues first.

[The Bat Outta Hell]

Can't you make the arrow buttons not respond to the double tap timer? :confused:

[TheOZ]

I like Peggle and TokiTori and all that, but I also love gritty games like this as well as Myst and & Rogue Touch.
I feel like a transvestite:confused:

No, I meant outside the appstore games.

[se7en]

Alichan76 = hardcore. see all those shooters : )

Bat - If only it were that easy. In Unity/iPhone land a touch is a touch - has nothing to do with the location or wether its over a specific button or not. It just counts 2 and goes back to the menu. I will fix it I promise.

[redsoxsrule424]

Any updates coming soon se7en?

[le'deuche123]

haha! nice. I will seriously do it if they don't fix the review. They gave Isotope a great review and never mentioned that the ship is shaped like a penis. Seriously, I was very offended when I played it. ; )

Or that the ship has no smoothing algorithm on the controls like geo wars. The ship just does an immediate 180 when you change directions like flipping a card over. I'm not even bashing Iso, it's just amazing how some things get through and others they are hypercritical.

Maybe if I made it look worse they would think I was 12 years old and give it glowing reviews to be nice. haha.

The Bat Outta Hell - I can't do anything about it right now. It is a Unity issue where the timing on the tap count is too sensitive. You just have to calm down and click through slowly for now : ) I wish I had better news, but I have to solve other issues first.

Wait your not twelve years old???;) Nah that is some bull, with the 2 rating, what the hell. Anyway I get what your saying with Isotope. I can't stand how fast the fricking ship turns. Also "homing bullets" in a geo wars game???

@Chillingo and h.grenade.- Has the contest already started for the tourney??

[redsoxsrule424]

What tourney...I want to be part of it! How do I sign up?

[se7en]

Nice one LeD!

redsoxsrule424 - Just play with the device connected and know that the highest score on the highest skill level will get the prize!

Even if I submitted right this second which I can't because I am not done it takes Apple up to 2 weeks to approve. Epic Phail.

I need feedback from the laggers to help finalize these fixes. I seriously can't even make it lag on any of my devices. I just started wondering if when you teleport or hit the green hypercube enemy or hit more than 3 enemies at once the game actually slows down intentionally and warps the sound. Are people just confused or is there a specific spot that I am not seeing the lag on?

If you have any input please be VERY specific

[le'deuche123]

Nice one LeD!

redsoxsrule424 - Just play with the device connected and know that the highest score on the highest skill level will get the prize!

Even if I submitted right this second which I can't because I am not done it takes Apple up to 2 weeks to approve. Epic Phail.

I need feedback from the laggers to help finalize these fixes. I seriously can't even make it lag on any of my devices. I just started wondering if when you teleport or hit the green hypercube enemy or hit more than 3 enemies at once the game actually slows down intentionally and warps the sound. Are people just confused or is there a specific spot that I am not seeing the lag on?

If you have any input please be VERY specific

Uhmm...I've had it lag when I get surrounded by four yellow cubes, and one red cross thing. I thought at first it was a trick of there's like a tractor beam or something but I couldn't shoot or move. It was on either 5-6, hardcore mode. Not to be confused with complaining ok:)

[redsoxsrule424]

Nice one LeD!

redsoxsrule424 - Just play with the device connected and know that the highest score on the highest skill level will get the prize!

Even if I submitted right this second which I can't because I am not done it takes Apple up to 2 weeks to approve. Epic Phail.

I need feedback from the laggers to help finalize these fixes. I seriously can't even make it lag on any of my devices. I just started wondering if when you teleport or hit the green hypercube enemy or hit more than 3 enemies at once the game actually slows down intentionally and warps the sound. Are people just confused or is there a specific spot that I am not seeing the lag on?

If you have any input please be VERY specific

I am one of the laggers and it seems to lag when I begin shooting multiple enemies at once...and I gotta go for that prize!

[RayLancer]

For me (iPod Touch 2G), it has a slight lag when the game starts on a level (where your ship drops down into the field). It sometimes lags when you shoot the last key that unlocks the core, and there's some lag during the transition after you destroyed a core. Nothing game breaking though.

[Joker13z]

I'm on a first gen touch and it lags for me in the later levels of easy mode during stages 5 and 6. This happens especially when there are a few enemies on the screen with one or two of those turrets firing at me. It lags on and off in other stages too but nothing really gameplay effecting and its probably just cause I have a 1st gen touch.

Sorry about the crappy STP review btw. That was really uncalled for in my opinion.

[The Bat Outta Hell]

Se7en could you make a quick video of you beating a level or two? Maybe peoples' idea of lag is different from yours =/

[redsoxsrule424]

Se7en could you make a quick video of you beating a level or two? Maybe peoples' idea of lag is different from yours =/

Yeah se7en that probably would be a good idea...but until then back to playing!

[se7en]

le'deuche123 - Are you talking about the "retail" build becuase you should not be surrounded by four orange squares ever anymore? That was taken out.

redsoxsrule424 - There is an intentional half second style lag when you hit more than 3 enemies at once. Is that what you are talking about?

Joker13z - That I know about. The turrets are firing way too fast : ) Why you sorry, you didn't write it. Did you?

RayLancer - yeah those I know about but its never when the player has control of the ship except for the multiple enemy hit and the killing the last shield gen. Weird.

[redsoxsrule424]

le'deuche123 - Are you talking about the "retail" build becuase you should not be surrounded by four orange squares ever anymore? That was taken out.

redsoxsrule424 - There is an intentional half second style lag when you hit more than 3 enemies at once. Is that what you are talking about?

Joker13z - That I know about. The turrets are firing way too fast : ) Why you sorry, you didn't write it. Did you?

RayLancer - yeah those I know about but its never when the player has control of the ship except for the multiple enemy hit and the killing the last shield gen. Weird.

Alright so the lag is intentional...ok!

[RayLancer]

On a different note, since you are a hacker and you are on a network, I guess the lag would an acceptable thing ;)

[Joker13z]

le'deuche123 - Are you talking about the "retail" build becuase you should not be surrounded by four orange squares ever anymore? That was taken out.

redsoxsrule424 - There is an intentional half second style lag when you hit more than 3 enemies at once. Is that what you are talking about?

Joker13z - That I know about. The turrets are firing way too fast : ) Why you sorry, you didn't write it. Did you?

RayLancer - yeah those I know about but its never when the player has control of the ship except for the multiple enemy hit and the killing the last shield gen. Weird.

Haha. I didn't write it but when I saw it I was like WTF. I mean come on. A 2 out of 4 or whatever is reaaally uncalled for. You spent way too much time on this game and the end product is too good for the game to get a 50% rating. I would give this game a 9 out of 10 personally.

Yes those turrets fire ridiculously fast! lol Good to hear you know about it already though.:)

[redsoxsrule424]

On a different note, since you are a hacker and you are on a network, I guess the lag would an acceptable thing ;)

I would assume so...:D

[le'deuche123]

le'deuche123 - Are you talking about the "retail" build becuase you should not be surrounded by four orange squares ever anymore? That was taken out.

redsoxsrule424 - There is an intentional half second style lag when you hit more than 3 enemies at once. Is that what you are talking about?

Joker13z - That I know about. The turrets are firing way too fast : ) Why you sorry, you didn't write it. Did you?

RayLancer - yeah those I know about but its never when the player has control of the ship except for the multiple enemy hit and the killing the last shield gen. Weird.

SH*T!!!! Your right I play off the beta:) Hmmmm......I wonder what else is different??? I've stuck with the beta cause when I loaded up the retail it only loaded my highest score. So I just kept playing that:rolleyes: My bad!!

[redsoxsrule424]

No wonder why ledeuche....

[your personal robot]

Christian Zibreg from geek.com about circuit_strike.one: "Rez meets Asteroids meets Geometry Wars" ...absolutely right!

[RayLancer]

Something I found off youtube... one of se7en's videos!

Pre-release Demo:
0W5877gT6mk

Can't believe that was 5 months ago.

[se7en]

You guys rock : )

[The Bat Outta Hell]

Is it just me or are the graphics and effects of explosions and thruster exhaust way better in that video than right now?

[redsoxsrule424]

Something I found off youtube... one of se7en's videos!

Pre-release Demo:
YouTube: video (http://youtube.com/watch?v=0W5877gT6mk)

Can't believe that was 5 months ago.

I want my gun to shoot that fast! That's awesome!

[The Bat Outta Hell]

And is that the framerate in the bottom right corner?? 60 fps?? Omg...

[redsoxsrule424]

And is that the framerate in the bottom right corner?? 60 fps?? Omg...

I know yeah that build moved ridiculously fast...

[RayLancer]

Is it just me or are the graphics and effects of explosions and thruster exhaust way better in that video than right now?

Everything looks better defined in there (your ship is really a bright white, enemies show up brighter, and the trail is brighter also). se7en, any chance you'll bring over the fonts used in the original? (The ones that say like combo 2x, etc.)

[le'deuche123]

Is it just me or are the graphics and effects of explosions and thruster exhaust way better in that video than right now?

I think that's like a desktop driven pre-release video. Rasta monkey was the same way. Only so much you can do with Unity:) But it still looks awesome. Let's just say this......it's the only game I have two copies of on my ipod:)

[The Bat Outta Hell]

I was really hoping for these kinds of effects though D= still a good game though.

[se7en]

Haha - I wish! That's what I have been doing the last 5 months. Taking everything out so that it would run on the iPhone!! I have removed and downgraded everything in the entire game to make it work smoothly. Imagine how much stuff I could add back in to an XBox Arcade version or on PSP. Hell even the new iPhone 3G S sounds pretty amazing.

But sadly right now nope. Its all gone.

That video is what they call a "target" in the game dev biz. LeD is right. It was a prototype running in the unity web browser plugin on my laptop : ) I had no idea at the time how much different it was going to be programming for the limited hardware. Live and learn as they say. haha

[TheOZ]

ooh, well, it has been know to spend the odd moment:rolleyes: on WoW I guess. Otherwise, the only other platform I have is a PSP, games as follow:
God Of War
Killzone: Liberation
Resistance Retribution
Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII
Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins
Wipeout Pulse
Daxter

What's the verdict doc?

Lol first of all you have a PSP most casual gamers carry around NDS or now NDSi. So the PSP + Killzone and Resistance is enough to call you a hardcore gamer and maybe if you're not a hardcore, you're definetly not a casual gamer.

Ontopic:

I've actually started getting more lag now, maybe it has something to do with the advancements in the game or something because I know im not the only one who went from none to enough were it is actually tampering with gameplay. My lag happens when I fly my ship too long/fast especially when I'm fleeing from enemies, all of that just adds to it.

[se7en]

TheOZ - Yeah as things get busier on the higher levels I think it is choking some of the devices.

[PrivateJoker]

Can I please get some feedback as to why none of my scores are regestering online. What about deleting and re-instaling?

[redsoxsrule424]

Can I please get some feedback as to why none of my scores are regestering online. What about deleting and re-instaling?

Mmm try that mine are registering just fine.

[se7en]

PrivateJoker - Email me your UDID and I will see what I can do. Reinstalling and relinking the account will overwrite you local data with the 0's from online.

[le'deuche123]

Wow I just played the retail version for the first time, (I know, I know) but I must say all positive things that I've said previously in the thread really are even better here. A lot of the negative is gone too and the controls feel nice and robust. I think I've logged over 16 hours into the game so far, so either the game is really really good, or I'm really really lame:(

[PrivateJoker]

PrivateJoker - Email me your UDID and I will see what I can do. Reinstalling and relinking the account will overwrite you local data with the 0's from online.

Ok, I appreciate that. I'll send it later today. It's 2am here, time for sleeps.

Thanks.

[se7en]

Haha LeD - thank you Captain Obvious ; ) Glad your finally up to speed. I think you will now finally crush Vally's score and help out your team.

PrivateJoker - no problem

[your personal robot]

One little thing.
The energy bar of the core is just a static black bar on my device.
In the video of the beta, you can actually see the decreasing of the energy.
Would be nice to have it in the final version, otherwise the black bar just doesn't make any sense... or am I blind? :)

[RayLancer]

One little thing.
The energy bar of the core is just a static black bar on my device.
In the video of the beta, you can actually see the decreasing of the energy.
Would be nice to have it in the final version, otherwise the black bar just doesn't make any sense... or am I blind? :)

Haha - I wish! That's what I have been doing the last 5 months. Taking everything out so that it would run on the iPhone!! I have removed and downgraded everything in the entire game to make it work smoothly. Imagine how much stuff I could add back in to an XBox Arcade version or on PSP. Hell even the new iPhone 3G S sounds pretty amazing.

But sadly right now nope. Its all gone.

That video is what they call a "target" in the game dev biz. LeD is right. It was a prototype running in the unity web browser plugin on my laptop : ) I had no idea at the time how much different it was going to be programming for the limited hardware. Live and learn as they say. haha

Well the beta video I posted wasn't running on an iDevice. But yea, something I noticed is that the game is a bit too dark (the core's lifebar is hard to see a bit).

[The Bat Outta Hell]

Ahahahha moved up from like 40th to 11th wooo

[RayLancer]

Ahahahha moved up from like 40th to 11th wooo

D'oh, must catch up. I wish I could change my online alias for cs.one online, I didn't realize it would be permanent.

[The Bat Outta Hell]

Arrrgh just saw I was 30,000 away from beating Arland and reaching the top ten...

[TheOZ]

Ahahahha moved up from like 40th to 11th wooo
Easy or Hardcore?
What's your score not going to have online for along while so can't check the leaderboards.

[The Bat Outta Hell]

Easy or Hardcore?
What's your score not going to have online for along while so can't check the leaderboards.

Easy =P got to like net8 or 7.

It was like, 1.7mill =D

[redsoxsrule424]

Easy =P got to like net8 or 7.

It was like, 1.7mill =D

Im never going to catch up...how the heck am I going to get to the top 10...I originally had a lead over you!

[TheOZ]

Easy =P got to like net8 or 7.

It was like, 1.7mill =D

Lol already, wow what im I doing here talking to you I need to practice.

I can only imagine what it will be like in a month or two once alot of people have this game and are playing consistently and blasting out some ridiculous scores.

[The Bat Outta Hell]

Lol already, wow what im I doing here talking to you I need to practice.

I can only imagine what it will be like in a month or two once alot of people have this game and are playing consistently and blasting out some ridiculous scores.

Yeah, then it's no fun =(

I always screenshot those high scores I have, since I'll never get back there lol.. I have a few when TTR2 first came out, I had first place on a ton of stuff hahaha

[your personal robot]

I got now 2.2 million and so should be nr. 7 in the high scores.
BUT I'M NOT LISTED....argh.
Shay, what do you think, perhaps erasing the game, installing new
and will I then have the chance to get a new (and working) account?

[Arland]

Easy or Hardcore?
What's your score not going to have online for along while so can't check the leaderboards.
Haha..... NEVER@!!!!!!!!

[TheOZ]

Haha..... NEVER@!!!!!!!!

What?
Did you quote the wrong person or are you just crazy? lol:)

[Thechansen]

So, I just received my first call during play... I was REALLY hoping I would hang up and it would be paused, as I was on network 7 with all the turrets dead. On hardcore. With 2.4 million points. And 2 lives left... Instead I saw the red Chillingo logo pop up and I unleashed a string of obscenities, that rivaled the motion picture "Summer of Sam" (F-bomb dropped about 400 times). If there was a cursing/rage leaderboard, I would be number 1.

[The Bat Outta Hell]

So, I just received my first call during play... I was REALLY hoping I would hang up and it would be paused, as I was on network 7 with all the turrets dead. On hardcore. With 2.4 million points. And 2 lives left... Instead I saw the red Chillingo logo pop up and I unleashed a string of obscenities, that rivaled the motion picture "Summer of Sam" (F-bomb dropped about 400 times). If there was a cursing/rage leaderboard, I would be number 1.

Lmfao that's tragic lol

[RayLancer]

I'm still not too thrilled with the updated review on STP. Of course everyone has their opinions, but thats just how I feel.

http://www.slidetoplay.com/story/circuit-strike-one-review

[The Bat Outta Hell]

Meh... **** him, he obviously raged on the game from not understanding the simple controls.

[se7en]

I was just going to say that they updated and he is just being an asshole at this point. I think that much is fairly obvious. The only reason he updated is because my press people talked to his boss. So now he's even more mad.

Everyone plx go tell him how much he sux at life ; )

http://www.slidetoplay.com/story/circuit-strike-one-review

Robot - I am working on it man!

Bat - I know this isn't a great solution but put your phone on Airplane mode before playing : ) No calls = good times.

[Vally]

This'll please you lot. :D

Hardcore. You know the score.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/Psyvarian/IMG_0035.png

[VeganTnT]

This'll please you lot. :D

Hardcore. You know the score.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/Psyvarian/IMG_0035.png

Clearly I'm doing something very very wrong in my games :(

[Vally]

Liberal and accurate use of the slow motion is where it's at.

Treat it like any shmup with a smart bomb. You know how you hit that button the moment you're in danger to completely wipe the screen and keep your score going? It's no different here. :)

On Hardcore mode, the best bit of advice I can give is to milk ghost data in the first 3 terminals. Build up a large cache of it while the enemies aren't too difficult because you WILL be needing it later on.

When I play, I hold the device almost perfectly horizontal. A quick jerk upwards of the iPhone accurately triggers off the slow motion in basic mode, so you can use it like a panic attack to completely shield yourself from the enemy waves.

That run was with a lot of mistakes aswell, and 3 of those kills were due to enemies which spawn right ontop of you, which really wound me up. >_<

[bluecanary]

I love this game. overall, it's beautifully done. but I've had some issues and I was wondering if other people have had them. I've read through the thread but I can't recall if others have mentioned this. Sometimes when I start level 2, before the black box appears and the ship lowers, the screen flashes and pops up with one of the comments it makes when you die. Then when I respawn, it does it again, repeating till I die. Also, a few times I've respawned as 2 or 3 ships. I've rebooted my device as well as tried uninstalling and reinstalling twice as well. Sorry if other people have covered this, don't mean to be rehashing, but if it hasn't been mentioned, I wanted to put it out there. I still think this is a great game though, and I love playing it.

[shen]

Valley: Just 2 more levels to go before you get to Elite mode.

I shudder to think what that must be like, especially if it lets you kill 10,000 enemies in a game (to get an achievement)

I've also noticed that my XP is still increasing, just very very slowly, like a few hundred in the last 3 hours of play.

[Vally]

Yep, that's happened with me.

I had an interesting glitch just happen now also, where I activated slow motion then paused the game, the game continued to play, it knocked me out of slow motion, and the turrets kept killing me until I unpaused. Quite amusing actually. :D

New hardcore score guys.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/Psyvarian/IMG_0036.png

You can't complain about me breaking Easy mode now. :D

[shen]

BlueCanary:

Yeah, I've had that problem too.

The game has a lot of problems, usability issues and bugs, but I have played it longer than any other game on my iPod now (excluding my games), so it has a lot going for it.

[shen]

Valley: I've had that problem as well.

Pause the game then look in wonder as the turret keeps firing at your ship.

The truly hardcore don't pause, even for a second.

[Vally]

The game has a lot of problems, usability issues and bugs, but I have played it longer than any other game on my iPod now (excluding my games), so it has a lot going for it.Absolutely.

I'm a complete shmup nut and yes, I know the scoring system on this right now is truly messed up, but it's still incredibly good fun to play for score nonetheless.

The only iPhone game i've spent more time on than this is Zenonia.

My personal opinion on this right now is that to do a full review of the game in it's current state is premature. Yes it's fun, yes the basis of the game is all there, but it does have all of these bugs as shen has said. The scoring system right now is essentially broken, etc.

These are all things Shay is working on and fixing though.

I love the game to pieces, I really do, and when the update hits that fixed all these issues that people are having, THEN I want to see sites doing re-reviews of the game because that's what it damn well deserves.

The truly hardcore don't pause, even for a second. Lol, it wasn't intentional!

I've managed to accidently pause it a couple of times now from where my thumb starts getting friction on the iPhone screen. In my quick circle movements I end up accidently doubletapping the pause button. That's fault of my own though.

As soon as you turn the screen off you can see this nice little circular thumbprint mark.

[shen]

I agree, it seems like the game was shipped a bit early.

re accidental pause:
Yeah, that happens. Turning your ship around is another thing that hard core players don't do. That is what the warps are for on the side of the level.

offtopic: did you ever play nanostray 1 or 2 on the DS? They were a lot of fun, and had quite competitive online leader boards as well.

[Vally]

Double post. Sorry.

[Vally]

lol, well I managed a 3.7mil hardcore score so I can't be that un-hardcore! ;)

Yes, I played Nanostray an awful lot and I was quite competitive in the online leaderboards for that.

My username on those was Vascilia Sky.

It looks like I finished in 121st

http://www.nanostray.com/worldranking/profile.php?id=543

I never bothered with the second however.

[shen]

Yeah, I'm a bit higher up on the nanostray 1 boards, but I went in and played with the 2 weapons bug a few years after it came out :-(

In the nanostray 2 board I am in as sally, after a bug froze my shen account

nanostray 2 is much better than 1 in my opinion, you really should check it out.

[Vally]

I have it, i've just not spent any real amount of time with it unfortunately! I couldn't get into it to the same degree I managed to with Nanostray.

The only shmups I really play for score nowadays are the ones released on the JP XB360. I've been playing a ton of Dodonpachi Daioujou recently and i'm still waiting for Ketsui to come out so it can completely destroy me.

[le'deuche123]

Yep, that's happened with me.

I had an interesting glitch just happen now also, where I activated slow motion then paused the game, the game continued to play, it knocked me out of slow motion, and the turrets kept killing me until I unpaused. Quite amusing actually. :D

New hardcore score guys.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/Psyvarian/IMG_0036.png

You can't complain about me breaking Easy mode now. :D

Congrats my man now I can actually give you the props you deserve:) I have to work today outside so I won't be able to beat your score till later:) also that $50 gift card will be mine:)

(it feels good to have some competition on hardcore)

[Chiller ONE]

I downloaded this game as soon it was out and man was I disappointed!
I thought this game would be an Isotope killer, guess what? Isotope is still the best shooter out there.
Circuit strike one just sucks! Its laggy as hell with atrocious controls!
I want a refund, this game is that bad.
:mad:

[Crypton]

Well Chiller you mentioned it multiple times in your tweet.
If you haven't read the thread throughout:
If your JB, run in save mode. The game was not tested (nor made) for JB devices.
The controls have a steep learning curve, but once mastered they are superior to those of Isotope. I only have the lite of Isotope, and played my fair bit out of it (I'll wait for a price drop for it, before I buy), but since I got CS.one I didn't touch it at all....

[Vally]

Think we're comparing apples and oranges here.

Isn't Isotope a twin stick shooter?

CS.One is not.

Release your mind from the twin stick mentality, wait for the update, then play it again.

Minds will change. :)

[zurie]

Well Chiller you mentioned it multiple times in your tweet.
If you haven't read the thread throughout:
If your JB, run in save mode. The game was not tested (nor made) for JB devices.
The controls have a steep learning curve, but once mastered they are superior to those of Isotope. I only have the lite of Isotope, and played my fair bit out of it (I'll wait for a price drop for it, before I buy), but since I got CS.one I didn't touch it at all....

I agree with Chiller. How are the controls a steeper learning curve. There is a after burner and you spin your ship. Its actually reverse, a game like geometry wars with dual axis joysticks would theoretically be more advanced controls. I think what your saying is the game has a steeper learning curve because the controls suck so badly. its asteroids, plain and simple. you can't strafe, you can't shoot behind you. straight ahead, turn, fly by, turn, shoot, turn, straight ahead, maybe you'll turn as you fly straight ahead. Presentation is awesome, graphics are nice, sound is awesome.. too bad they didn't implement dual axis control sticks and the ability to shoot 360 degrees..

I also got CS.One and Isotope and I've put 10 - 20 hours into isotope and maybe 20 minutes into CS.One before I got sick of the control scheme being so 1980. Asteroids came out before geometry wars. Its not like regressing to a old archaic control scheme is revolutionary.. That would be like playing wolfenstein and then saying the controls have a steep learning curve because you can't free look up or down.

Maybe they will make a CS.One v2 with actual controls from the 21st century. You can have all the ingredients for a great game, but if the gameplay is lacking, you just have a beautiful game.

Still good work on the presentation, sound, coding, graphics, menus, and idea.

[Ventura]

I thought this game would be an Isotope killer, guess what? Isotope is still the best shooter out there.

I must admit, I'm in the same boat.

I like that the controls are unique and all, but sometimes I think they make things difficult just for the sake of making things difficult. I mean, if you were creating a ship capable of combat in outter space, surely you'd go for controls as intuitive as possible.

CS.One is by no means a bad game, but it can't hold a candle to Isotope.

[Crypton]

I also got CS.One and Isotope and I've put 10 - 20 hours into isotope and maybe 20 minutes into CS.One before I got sick of the control scheme being so 1980.

You obviously didn't try the advanced controls...
And if I remember correctly, Asteroids didn't have an airbrake or reverse thrusters for that matter.

[your personal robot]

If you don't like the controls, this game simply isn't for you.
But they are (both) perfect for this game!
You could also demand a steering wheel for Bounce On, won't come :)
Isotope is a fantastic game, the best of alot of it's kind. But cs.one ist truly something unique and goes its own way, the comparison doesn't work.
And it would be a big disadvantage for this experience, if you would have these
simple dual stick controls. Here, it's really about getting a pro...

There are some things who will be updated or changed by the dev.
But the controls need to be exactly the way they are...

[Chiller ONE]

I'm glad at least some here feel the way I do about the controls!
The controls should always be the easiest thing about a game!
If you want to make a game hard, make the enemies harder or something, don't mess up the controls!

[Vally]

That's why I say wait for the next update. :)

Control lag is what's stopping me from progressing further on Hardcore. But it's still a very good game!

[Thechansen]

That's why I say wait for the next update. :)

Control lag is what's stopping me from progressing further on Hardcore. But it's still a very good game!

Just rub it in our faces ;)

And hardcore is only the medium difficulty... Jesus, I can only imagine.

[RayLancer]

I'm making better progress. I'll be back on playing this after I get my wisdom tooth pulled out...

EDIT: Also I noticed that my scores all got reseted to 0 after last night, but I did get a higher score that beat everything I had. I have like 2 scores reflecting my 44 minutes of gaming >.>

[jFND]

Isotope's boring. I just came back from the depths of the Gamefaq's boards, so excuse my pessimism.

[TheOZ]

Why does everyone keep complaining about the same thing? It's already been said countless times and the problem is being adressed, there doesn't need to be tens of people reitterating on a problem which has already been reitterated over and over. What "grinds my gears" the most is that when people(some) are complaining about the controls, one they don't take the actual time and effort learning how to use them and two they have nothing good to say about they game. In my opinion this is a hardcore gamers game in the sense that you cannot just hop into the game and expect to be number one. Example are games like Scoops and Cooking Mama and even Rolando, where you grab the game and already you have an understanding how to play and with basic skills you can complete your goal. You don't have to spend hours practice to perfect a strategy, where as to CS.one well if you played you know what im talking about. Also anyone who says you can't strafe in this game you obviously don't know what strafing is(you can strafe in this game), and anyone who complains about something like that is just whining.

It is just very frustrating for me because I used to draw alot and sprited for awhile and I know when you spend alot of work into something and all you get is negative comments it almost makes your efforts worthless. Try giving this game a chance before you start asking for refunds and calling the game "broken" and horrible. I'm sure we all are not eight year olds with an attention span of a two year old(hopefully).


And in regards to controls, stop comparing these controls to every single twinstick shooter in the appstore, not only is it not fair it almost doesn't make any sense. Newer doesn't necessarily mean better.

[se7en]

You guys are too cool!! Haha Thx for helping explain things to the angry few who clearly do have the attention spans of 2 year olds ; )

I am close to having the next update ready and I am trying to solve as many problems as possible with this build. I'm sure it isn't going to fix everything but it's a very good start : )

I will give you guys the full list of improvements once I get it sent in.

I keep checking the faction leaderboards and its really cool to see all of the activity. Thanks for your support TA'ers!!

[jFND]

In referring to the Gamefaq's board, I was pissed for the exact same reason as I am in this thread. Prototype is an excellent game, I love Mass Effect and Bioshock and Prototype is right up there. But because of one certain IGN review, everyone's basing their opinions on that OR the visuals of the game. The same logic can be applied to CS.One. If the controls put you off, put some practice into it. This isn't Dark Raider-like horrible controls. These ones are very much manageable and I've found some intensely, fun moments in this game. If all you put your mind to is twinsticktwinstick, you're never going to get the entertainment that's provided in the game. And that, I guess, is not my loss.

[TheOZ]

Are you thinking of adding openfeint or something that will let us chat to other players? And by the way when I say chat I mean talk major trash to other factions!

[Thechansen]

In referring to the Gamefaq's board, I was pissed for the exact same reason as I am in this thread. Prototype is an excellent game, I love Mass Effect and Bioshock and Prototype is right up there. But because of one certain IGN review, everyone's basing their opinions on that OR the visuals of the game. The same logic can be applied to CS.One. If the controls put you off, put some practice into it. This isn't Dark Raider-like horrible controls. These ones are very much manageable and I've found some intensely, fun moments in this game. If all you put your mind to is twinsticktwinstick, you're never going to get the entertainment that's provided in the game. And that, I guess, is not my loss.

some people base their opinions on the what talking heads tell them. There are plenty of games that i've played over the years that recieved poor reviews that I've still had a blast playing. We also live in a culture where instant gratification is demanded. Having to practice at something in order to be good at it is far beyond what most are capable of. Which is why FPS are still selling great because the skills required for one game translate well to any other. You already know going into the game that you can "pwn newbs". Now world of Warcraft is different in it's success because it requires time and little skill.

[le'deuche123]

Wow a lot happened while I was away. That fricking dick at stp should have a pineapple shoved up his ass! He really should stick to pretty pants pet wars or something.

@Chiller One- I guess you've never heard the term "retro". Some gameplay elements are just classic and in a lot of ways superior to contemporary attempts. Twin stick shooter?? Yeah geo wars is great, isotope's bland and cs.one....wait...oh yeah... IT'S NOT A TWIN STICK SHOOTER!!!!

[Vally]

You can't really blame a lot of people for not getting this.

It's a very hardcore, difficult game based around score attacking and not casual play. You can't blame more casual gamers for not understanding it TOO much! ;)

I'm all for spreading the love but it really is a game for hardcore game players. If everybody liked it and agreed with it I think you would've failed in that. ;)

that's one of the reasons I'm so much in love with this game. It caters to a niche hardcore crowd that are a bit too drowned in casual games.

It's right up my alley, whereas more casual gamers who aren't so competitive or who play games simply for completion or to fill a gap in time aren't going to be putting the time in after the very steep initial learning curve.

Anybody who seriously played arcade scrolling shooters in the 90's, you need this.

[turakm]

How do you upload scores, I'm part of black opz but it still says I have 0 exp and stuff online, when I really have stats offline (I am hooked up on wifi)

[Vally]

It's currently a bug that's being worked on - A few other people have that issue too.

[TheOZ]

I think i messed up on my log in stuff for my faction and my username, so if I delete the game and reinstall it, will I be able to do that all over again?

[redsoxsrule424]

I think i messed up on my log in stuff for my faction and my username, so if I delete the game and reinstall it, will I be able to do that all over again?

I don't believe so because the game is linked to your UDID which is permanently set with your ipod. You should be able to contact se7en and have him reset everything for you though.

[TheOZ]

I don't believe so because the game is linked to your UDID which is permanently set with your ipod. You should be able to contact se7en and have him reset everything for you though.

Oh ok hopefully that will work, i'll ask him when(if) he comes on today.

I didn't put my password in right and now I can't log in at all so hopefully he can help me with that.

[redsoxsrule424]

Oh ok hopefully that will work, i'll ask him when(if) he comes on today.

I didn't put my password in right and now I can't log in at all so hopefully he can help me with that.

Try that, and hopefully it will work!

[le'deuche123]

Saw that Se7en threw out a decent score last night. That's what I'm talking about. I haven't been able to put in a "real" game in a couple of days now:(

[bluecanary]

i've gotta say, i'm surprised at the people here complaining about the controls and comparing it to isotope and other such games. don't get me wrong, i enjoy isotope very much. i could understand complaints on itunes, but i'm pretty sure i remember reading on this site somewhere, specifically that this games controls were not twin stick and would require some time to learn them. and they're not that complicated. i'm a very casual gamer. i also tend to play alot of games for a few minutes at a time. and yet, i had no trouble learning the controls. i'm not by any means an expert, but i play well enough to enjoy the game. the ONLY thing i'd change, if i could, is to put a small gap between the go and fire buttons because i get a little excited when game play gets hectic and thrust into bad guys instead of firing. but that certainly isn't enough of an issue to stop me from playing. i love this game. it's beautifully done, and clearly had a lot of time and effort put into it. and an update is already in the works to fix the few issues it has. i just really wish more people would take the time to learn the controls instead of passing quick judgement. maybe then they would understand why the people that love it, love it so much.

[aleceiffel]

on about level 4, i somehow started with two ships moving in tandem....i felt like i pushed something to make this occur or is this some kind of powerup??
it hasnt happened since....

also, how do i sync my scores? i cant seem to figure it out. i created my account and it shows my stats as all empty, i try to "connect online" and im not sure where i go in the game to sync....any help?

[your personal robot]

on about level 4, i somehow started with two ships moving in tandem....i felt like i pushed something to make this occur or is this some kind of powerup??
it hasnt happened since....

also, how do i sync my scores? i cant seem to figure it out. i created my account and it shows my stats as all empty, i try to "connect online" and im not sure where i go in the game to sync....any help?

For one moment, I had also the double ship...but just once like you.
And I also had the highscore problem. Then I asked the dev do erase my account, what he did, and after a new sign up everything worked. Seems to be a strange problem. What is your username? I have a stupid verdict...

[le'deuche123]

For one moment, I had also the double ship...but just once like you.
And I also had the highscore problem. Then I asked the dev do erase my account, what he did, and after a new sign up everything worked. Seems to be a strange problem. What is your username? I have a stupid verdict...

Hey your silent rocco right?? Or just Rocco?? If so congrats on that score man!! Everyone's getting so good:)

[Vally]

New high score. :)

I'm up to 5,907,235 now.

Almost reached 4.5mil on my hardcore score too :D

[aleceiffel]

For one moment, I had also the double ship...but just once like you.
And I also had the highscore problem. Then I asked the dev do erase my account, what he did, and after a new sign up everything worked. Seems to be a strange problem. What is your username? I have a stupid verdict...
my user name is kevKo

[your personal robot]

Hey your silent rocco right?? Or just Rocco?? If so congrats on that score man!! Everyone's getting so good:)

Yes, first Silent Rocco with scoring bug, now Rocco with a nice score, thanks :)
Love the game.

[shen]

Vally, I bow down to you.

Have you unlocked elite mode?

[your personal robot]

my user name is kevKo

Ok, me as a noob really was thinking it could have sth. to do with usernames with a free space in between. But you are the proof it's not, sorry.
So perhaps you contact the dev. Best wishes!

[aleceiffel]

Ok, me as a noob really was thinking it could have sth. to do with usernames with a free space in between. But you are the proof it's not, sorry.
So perhaps you contact the dev. Best wishes!
ok, well thanks anyways...its not like i have some impressive high scores to show of yet anyways.......

[le'deuche123]

Vally, I bow down to you.

Have you unlocked elite mode?

I don't think anybody other than Se7en has unlocked elite mode.

Just had some hands on with ver.1.1 and here's some notable differences:

-stylized text for warps, and slo-mo fills and such.
-ship is bright white very similar to the prerelease videos'
-lag on 2g touch negligible. Honestly haven't really had any.
-ship is much faster, and controls feel "tighter"
-core explosions appear to be completely re-animated. It looks 100x better than in the previous version.

EDIT:
-turrets have been slowed down a bit
-data core life bar much easier to see

I have had a very brief amount of time with 1.1 and hope Shay doesn't mind me filling you guys in as the game is already released. I'm sure there are many tweaks and changes that I, in my limited time with the new version have yet to explore. That being said get ready for a harder, better, faster, and stronger CS.ONE:)

[TheOZ]

I don't think anybody other than Se7en has unlocked elite mode. Just had some hands on with ver.1.1 and here's some notable differences:

-stylized text for warps, and slo-mo fills and such.
-ship is bright white very similar to the prerelease videos'
-lag on 2g touch negligible. Honestly haven't really had any.
-ship is much faster, and controls feel "tighter"
-core explosions appears to be completely re-animated. It looks 100x better than in the previous version.

I have had a very brief amount of time with 1.1 and hope Shay doesn't mind me filling you guys in as the game is already released. I'm sure there are many tweaks and changes that I, in my limited time with the new version have yet to explore. That being said get ready for a harder, better, faster, and stronger CS.ONE:)

Lol harder? Are you trying to scare into not getting the upate lol?

[Axl Lowe]

I didn't even see this when it came out, d'oh. D/L'd it as soon as I saw this thread.

Played it for about 10 minutes and it's kicking my ass, and I consider myself pretty good at multidirectional shooters.

The main problem is that I can never see projectiles coming. As soon as I spot them (they're usually pretty small, also), it's often difficult to avoid them whilst trying to shoot a target.

Great art style and audio, definitely digging it a lot.

[le'deuche123]

Lol harder? Are you trying to scare into not getting the upate lol?

Ok, so it's not really "harder" just faster then the previous versions. Everything seems to run a hell of a lot smoother.

EDIT:@AXLLOWE- Guilty gear much??:)

[TheOZ]

The main problem is that I can never see projectiles coming. As soon as I spot them (they're usually pretty small, also), it's often difficult to avoid them whilst trying to shoot a target.


Trust me you'll get used to it. Im not so good at this game(even though it's my number 1 game right now) and I at least got used to the swarm of enemies and who to shoot first and who to save for later. Try slowing down, maybe you are speeding about the level too much and don't forget about your bullet time. My only problem with all these enemies is that sometimes they actually spawn directly on top of you, it would be great se7en if you could make it so they don't spawn in an area around your ship.

@le'deuche
Oh ok thanks for clearing that up.

[RayLancer]

Just had some hands on with ver.1.1 and here's some notable differences:

-stylized text for warps, and slo-mo fills and such.
-ship is bright white very similar to the prerelease videos'
-lag on 2g touch negligible. Honestly haven't really had any.
-ship is much faster, and controls feel "tighter"
-core explosions appear to be completely re-animated. It looks 100x better than in the previous version.


Wow, he hit everything I wanted in the update and more :o

[your personal robot]

I don't think anybody other than Se7en has unlocked elite mode.

Just had some hands on with ver.1.1 and here's some notable differences:

-stylized text for warps, and slo-mo fills and such.
-ship is bright white very similar to the prerelease videos'
-lag on 2g touch negligible. Honestly haven't really had any.
-ship is much faster, and controls feel "tighter"
-core explosions appear to be completely re-animated. It looks 100x better than in the previous version.

EDIT:
-turrets have been slowed down a bit
-data core life bar much easier to see

I have had a very brief amount of time with 1.1 and hope Shay doesn't mind me filling you guys in as the game is already released. I'm sure there are many tweaks and changes that I, in my limited time with the new version have yet to explore. That being said get ready for a harder, better, faster, and stronger CS.ONE:)

I'm pretty nervous now!
Can't wait to play it...!!
Sound grrrrrreat!

[Axl Lowe]

Sounds cool. I did feel like I wanted my ship to be faster, so I'm glad to see it's already being added. :]

I keep running into the shield generators, lol.

[your personal robot]

Trust me you'll get used to it. Im not so good at this game(even though it's my number 1 game right now) and I at least got used to the swarm of enemies and who to shoot first and who to save for later. Try slowing down, maybe you are speeding about the level too much and don't forget about your bullet time. My only problem with all these enemies is that sometimes they actually spawn directly on top of you, it would be great se7en if you could make it so they don't spawn in an area around your ship.

@le'deuche
Oh ok thanks for clearing that up.

That's the only problem I have with this game.
Ships appearing on your own spot.
At least, that is the only thing which kills me in the first 5 or 6 levels (easy).
So, if that wouldn't happen anymore....boy, the score would RISE :)

[TheOZ]

That's the only problem I have with this game.
Ships appearing on your own spot.
At least, that is the only thing which kills me in the first 5 or 6 levels (easy).
So, if that wouldn't happen anymore....boy, the score would RISE :)

But he did say he was going to tweak the scoring sysytem for easy because of people like Vally "milking" the Cores....so HA! lol jk

Talking about the game makes me want to play even more, time to try upping my score some more.

[le'deuche123]

The only game that I've put as many hours into on my ipod would be zenonia, and that's a freaking RPG!! I'm amazed at the draw the game holds for me. Seriously even if I'm not going for a high score I find it oddly pleasurable to just fly around and bust "epic" and "sick" manuevers around turrets and strafing cores. As TheOZ just said, just talking about it gets my trigger finger itching. Can't wait till you guys see the update. I think even the haters will have to give it another shot:)

[Vally]

The only milking involved in my current score involves getting the 10+ multiplier as soon as possible.

The score is all max multiplier network progression.

I take back what I said about hardcore, it's a massive jump in difficulty with a very minimal jump in score. All of my 5.9 mil is simply level clearing bonuses. Anybody can get a score like that if they reach network 10 on a single life, no milking required. :)

[RayLancer]

I think even the haters will have to give it another shot:)

Haters? Such blasphemy talk for cs.one. Haters don't exist. j/k. Is there some ETA for the update?

[danielkane]

waiting for reviews on this one

[le'deuche123]

The only milking involved in my current score involves getting the 10+ multiplier as soon as possible.

The score is all max multiplier network progression.

I take back what I said about hardcore, it's a massive jump in difficulty with a very minimal jump in score. All of my 5.9 mil is simply level clearing bonuses. Anybody can get a score like that if they reach network 10 on a single life, no milking required. :)

Haha....I knew that would happen. Hardcore is well......hardcore! I didn't get three mil just jumping into the game. But seems that's an ancient score cap now as you guys are pushing 4.5 mil on hardcore:eek: I'm still waiting for a solid hour or two to play so I can have a decent score run. I've been working so much I only have time to play on the pooper without wi-fi:)

[RayLancer]

waiting for reviews on this one

http://www.hgrenade.com/circuit_strike/

Look at the very bottom, there's a bunch of review links and blurbs on the site.

[le'deuche123]

Haters? Such blasphemy talk for cs.one. Haters don't exist. j/k. Is there some ETA for the update?

Well he just sent the test files yesterday and depending on feedback I'm pretty sure he's looking to submit as soon as possible. I know he's dying to get this puppy out and in your guys hands:) So I would imagine it will be submitted tonight or tomorrow but I'm sure Shay will be by to tell you guys for sure.

[Vally]

My personal opinion is that to balance the scoring system, all easy mode scores need to be halved. It's about as easy to get 6mil on easy as it is to get 3 mil on hardcore so I think that's fair.

Easy mode dishes out ridiculous amounts of points for destroying cores on max multiplier.

[le'deuche123]

http://www.hgrenade.com/circuit_strike/

Look at the very bottom, there's a bunch of review links and blurbs on the site.

I just noticed that it says Kelvin is teh sux! hahaha!!

[RayLancer]

It's not here in the UK yet. Still version 1.0 :(

The update hasn't been released yet. le'deuche123 is one of the beta testers(?).

[le'deuche123]

It's not here in the UK yet. Still version 1.0 :(

Sorry update not live yet. Still in beta, just thought I'd give some feedback on the changes and how they've been implemented. Sorry Alichan.

[Slapshot]

Ok, this game looks really fun, but is it worth 99c just going around shooting? Is that all you do? I'm very confused but I want to buy it. So are there any opinions? Any help is greatly appreciated! :D

[TheOZ]

waiting for reviews on this one

And you'll get em' right after the update. I know I as well as a few other members are waiting for the update to reduce the lag and have the full and best experience in order to give a proper review which shows the game in its intended and true light.

But I can tell you right now if you are a hardcore shooter fan and can play a game other than twin sticks then I doubt you'll be dissapointed. Other than that you might want to wait for some reviews or the update so you don't get a dislike for the game if you experience any lag.

@Slapshot
That's a weird question when you are talking about games, I mean that could be asked about any and every game. Is DefenderChronicles just worth 2.99 building towers? Is Zenonia worth the 5.99(?) walking around killing people? See my point? In a simple answer though to whether CS.one is worth it, yes, but refer to what I wrote about this, might help you out.

[le'deuche123]

Ok, this game looks really fun, but is it worth 99c just going around shooting? Is that all you do? I'm very confused but I want to buy it. So are there any opinions? Any help is greatly appreciated! :D

Well if there were EVER a game on the app store that was worth more than it's asking. It's CS.one. A dollar?? Are you kidding me?? I would have bought it for $5.99 but I've been all about the game since the very first screenshots were posted back in January. If you think you'll like it and aren't a complete baby, you should get it, join R3DC3LL and start helping us take over the world.

[Slapshot]

Well if there were EVER a game on the app store that was worth more than it's asking. It's CS.one. A dollar?? Are you kidding me?? I would have bought it for $5.99 but I've been all about the game since the very first screenshots were posted back in January. If you think you'll like it and aren't a complete baby, you should get it, join R3DC3LL and start helping us take over the world.

Thank You so much! I'm so gonna pick this one up! :D:D:D

[le'deuche123]

Oooh, sorry. Bit slow today. I've had a glass of wine too:D Damn, I got all excited there for 2 secs. But it has been submitted right?

Sorry Alichan, I haven't spoken to Shay today, so not sure if he went a head and submitted it but he was looking to submit it fast. I didn't get his e-mail till this morning so if it wasn't submitted yesterday I'm sure it will be submitted this weekend.

[brerlappin]

In a future update, it would be cool if the insults were on the screen just a tad bit longer. Sometimes they flash by a little too fast.

[le'deuche123]

In a future update, it would be cool if the insults were on the screen just a tad bit longer. Sometimes they flash by a little too fast.

Screw that!! I want multiplayer lol!!!:D

[le'deuche123]

well, x-mas is early this year then:D Hohoho (I'm on glass number 2 now;))

hahaha....I wish I could kick back with a glass of wine. I'm at work for another 3 hours:( Perhaps I should have my wine BEFORE work:)

[Moggy_Lloyd]

And you'll get em' right after the update. I know I as well as a few other members are waiting for the update to reduce the lag and have the full and best experience in order to give a proper review which shows the game in its intended and true light. I personally haven't experienced any lag issues with this game at all. Maybe I've just got lucky. I'm putting together a review that will be positive about the game overall, and that should be done early next week hopefully. CS One does have a few issues - such as a very steep learning curve, very sparse instructions/explanations and controls which are slightly cumbersome at first - but overall it's a great shooter. The most striking things about it are its dazzling visuals and its intense pace.

There was an electronic table-top game way back in the old days of the 80s called Astro Wars. You had to fly around in a little spaceship and blast things. This kind of reminds me of that, and it's great to see that classic space blaster format is still in existence today with a few modern tweaks.

[RayLancer]

Actually, something I wanted to see for this game was a way to go back to the main menu from within the game.

[Moggy_Lloyd]

Ok, this game looks really fun, but is it worth 99c just going around shooting? Is that all you do? I'm very confused but I want to buy it. So are there any opinions? Any help is greatly appreciated! :D Sorry, are you having a bit of a laugh? Yes, it's worth 99c, and more. What else could you buy for the same price - a can of soda, a bar of chocolate, a daily newspaper? If you like shooter/blaster games then this is a very good one. There is a lot of rubbish in the app store that I would consider to be a rip-off even for 99c but most games are at least worth trying for that price.

[TheOZ]

Screw that!! I want multiplayer lol!!!

Lol yes!
That's all that goes through my head when I play the game. Mostly because I wanna trash talk lol and use nerdy gaming words lol.
Either multiplayer or a chat system. For either of those I'd pay extra.

[RayLancer]

Either multiplayer or a chat system. For either of those I'd pay extra.

http://www.openfeint.com/ This needs to be supported.

[Axl Lowe]

I really dig the little insults, my favorite being "needz moar pew pew". :p

[TheOZ]

http://www.openfeint.com/ This needs to be supported.

Yup exactly what I suggested awhile back, but it got lost in the thread. Hopefully the CS.one community will grow and Shay could implement something like that. If only arn,blake or eli would review it on the front page and give it some more exposure. I think this game got released at a bad time tbh, right before(in the middle of)RealRacing and StarDefense and even DefenderChronicles not to mention all the other WWDC stuff going on, I think it got lost and forgotten.

[le'deuche123]

Yup exactly what I suggested awhile back, but it got lost in the thread. Hopefully the CS.one community will grow and Shay could implement something like that. If only arn,blake or eli would review it on the front page and give it some more exposure. I think this game got released at a bad time tbh, right before(in the middle of)RealRacing and StarDefense and even DefenderChronicles not to mention all the other WWDC stuff going on, I think it got lost and forgotten.

Yeah I know that I've suggested openfeint to Shay like six times LOL!. I'm pretty sure he is moving the game in that direction. I know that he's said if it's successful, he'll throw in multiplayer or P2P chat. Like TheOZ I just really want to use nerdy insults when I kill someones score. Or post something nasty to the other factions board...anything like that will do:D

[aleceiffel]

i still dont know what "pwned" means...im not so up to date on chat lingo...

[le'deuche123]

i still dont know what "pwned" means...im not so up to date on chat lingo...

Oh that's Dork for: your my bitch, or I own you:)

[aleceiffel]

Oh that's Dork for: your my bitch, or I own you:)
i kind of figured but i dont understand the "p" in it.......

[le'deuche123]

i kind of figured but i dont understand the "p" in it.......

I don't know....it's a dork thing!

[RayLancer]

I think the 'p' is for 'pawed'

I think someone playing CS probably mistyped pwned for owned. Considering how close the O and P are on a QWERTY keyboard...

EDIT: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pwned
Reading through this... I guess I wasn't too far off from what others were thinking.

[aleceiffel]

I think the 'p' is for 'pawned'

(does make me a dork now:o?)
i think an "LOL" after you die may have been funny

[le'deuche123]

I think someone playing CS probably mistyped pwned for owned. Considering how close the O and P are on a QWERTY keyboard...

No, I'm telling you it's something dorks do. They put a p in place of other letters. Epic Phail is another.

EDIT: Hopefully no dorks were offended in this publication:) I'm more of a nerd than a dork, but I'm definetly not cool:D