Devs Wanted for Animal Crossing-like Game

[Tap Dat App]

Hey so I also keep having this idea in my mind for the next big hit iPhone/iTouch app. We got Pocket God, MiniGore, Doodle Jump, but now we need Touch Town™ (Previously "U-Universe™"). Basically it has an Animal Crossing-like concept (with Wi-Fi & Peer-to-Peer gameplay enabled), except you can actually have your character post updates onto to Facebook & Twitter from the game. So you can live both a fictional life and your real one at the same freakin time! Lol I want to make it the first big casual serious game. Like not just one you play for about 5 minutes, but not a hardcore game you play for 5 hours either. If you've played Animal Crossing before you should basically get a good idea of what I'm talking about, and if you are interested in providing graphics/art and/or actual coding, I can give you a lot more details on this all. So please leave a comment or PM me cause together we could really go somewhere with this one! =D

(P.S. Payment Specifications and such will be discussed in responses to comment or PM)

UPDATE: Ok so basically I've expanded onto the idea and am thinking about making U-Universe™ into the first ever "app central" as well. Like the characters you get to choose from would be 3D rendered models of characters like Doodler (Doodle Jump), Enviro Bear, John Gore (Mini-Gore), Pygmy (Pocket God), Steve Jobs, etc. If you would like to help me get a hold of such people/creators so that I can get permission/rights and you know a good way to contact them, PM me/comment!

NEW UPDATE: Progress is coming along at a steady rate, which is nice, before we go too much further, the current team wanted to let TA know that we are in desperate need of programmers. They play an essential role in developing a game, so please help us find some or help us yourself. Some 3D Models are Completed, Others are in the Works. Once we find some programmers, we will start trying to input these models in actual game code.

2/7/10 UPDATE: Touch Town™ is going great, just received some donations which should definitely help us with the development process! Released the first 3D Model Element Screenshot today on the latest post and on our Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/TapDatApp). Thanks for all the support so far!

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[Hmar9333]

I might be able to help with artwork, maybe.

[TheBeastlyNinja]

i could help with art as long as it doesnt need a mac...
im really good with art on the computer!

[Hmar9333]

Same here.

[Kyle]

This game actually sounds really good. I can't help, but good idea. ;)

[yourofl10]

I can help, but only with the wsite based stuff. PM me for more info..

[Weebler]

I might be able to help with art. The app sounds great, might I say.

[Tap Dat App]

Thanks everyone for the support! I feel really good about all this now and I'm pretty sure we can make it happen! I've had a LOT of offers for help on art & graphics but none for help on actual programming so if you know how to code, help us out! Btw I updated the info about the app with some very interesting/cool stuff so check it out. And I will continue to keep you all posted. =D

[Weebler]

Cool. I will be sure to get this when it comes out, for sure.

[spidey146]

ive played animal crossing so i know how good this should be and how much are u gonna charge for this bad boy?

[Kyle]

If you want to get in contact with Dave (Pocket God Creator). Just post a comment on a blog post at pocketgod.blogspot.com.

[Tap Dat App]

ive played animal crossing so i know how good this should be and how much are u gonna charge for this bad boy?

Well, if and when I get it out, (which not to disappoint, but could easily not be until the beginning of 2010) the special introductory price will be $1.99 and I will raise it depending on sales. I'm hoping to put out a good quality/nicely polished product so be patient. =)

[Tap Dat App]

K so to update everybody, production is still in process, but its gonna take a lot of work so thanks for hanging on in there!! I'll continue to keep you updated, 3D rendering drafts should be finished soon...

[Gryphon23]

I am REALLY excited for this game! I mean, $2 bucks for an animal crossing-style game? What a steal! Post pictures asap!

[Tap Dat App]

thanks, I'll try to get them out as soon as I can, and I am as excited about this as you, but I refuse to put the game out unless it is top-notch & well-polished, I don't want to disappoint anyone, and not even myself. So I am working as hard and as long as it will take to make this as amazing as everyone (including myself) hopes it will be. I am still in MAJOR need of serious programmers, please people, even if you yourself don't know how to program, help us get in contact with anyone you know that has programming abilities. This is such a big job and quite a big project, I just hope that we can actually go through with it and get to the day where there will actually be a finished product. Let's hope! Thanks for all the support.

[Tap Dat App]

Some new updates: Starting price may now actually be at least $2.99, it really all depends on the quality and polishing level of the final product. I'm trying to make sure it doesn't suck :P and also I am trying my best to get In-App Purchases included, if not with launch, they will appear shortly after.

[Gryphon23]

Honestly, I LOVE animal crossing, so if you make a polished, well thought out, and creative game, with good controls, I'm willing to pay 10 bucks!

[Tap Dat App]

Honestly, I LOVE animal crossing, so if you make a polished, well thought out, and creative game, with good controls, I'm willing to pay 10 bucks!

Yeah, and now that I realize how long this process is and is going to continue to take, a premium price is more likely to be set if the game is as great as I am aiming for it to be. But I will be smart and throw contests and sales every now and then.

[Yffum]

I'm good with 2D art, so I could help out for logos, banners, or icons.

Great idea btw. I like AC

[Blader]

If you need some music, i'm totally up to it. :)

I may know a few programmers who can work with this too, problem is that they don't own a mac...

[iGilo]

I could help on music as well. I could make a few great loops :)

Or a theme tune. Maybe I could do some of the songs?

----EDIT----
I would also LOVE to do some sound effects, such as the characters that talk to you in the game. That sort of waffle that they say would be awesome to do :D I just need you to PM me, and I will try and send you some samples of my music. I will also send you some of my sound effects after my tonsillitis is gone :) You need to work on the name of the game as well, as U-Universe (although a work in progress) is not very catchy. Maybe "Touch Universe - The world in your palm" or something like that :D

[TouchChatterbox]

I too am good with 2D art (not 2D arrrrrrrrrrrt though, which is why I'm not on the Wheeler's Treasure team. *ahem, sorry* :p) so any UI help required, by all means, ask. I'm also keen to help iGilo out with developing some nonsense language/the actual sound bytes.

Also; I'm an indie filmmaker and would be keen to work on the video content using crew contacts/talent here. I would also suggest stop motion as the style for that which could perhaps be combined with hand-drawn cartoons.

Happy to throw my hat into the ring for gameplay development and any other bits of design.

[TouchChatterbox]

I too am good with 2D art (not 2D arrrrrrrrrrrt though, which is why I'm not on the Wheeler's Treasure team. *ahem, sorry* :p) so any UI help required, by all means, ask. I'm also keen to help iGilo out with developing some nonsense language/the actual sound bytes.

Also; I'm an indie filmmaker and would be keen to work on the video content using crew contacts/talent here. I would also suggest stop motion as the style for that which could perhaps be combined with hand-drawn cartoons.

I'm happy to work on any design elements such as gameplay, characters, events etc. My imagination never shuts up and I'm a big kid at heart (I'd rather spend a month at the Magic Kingdom than trekking the Himalayas!). The Animal Crossing series is one of my all-time favourite franchises too.

[iGilo]

I too am good with 2D art (not 2D arrrrrrrrrrrt though, which is why I'm not on the Wheeler's Treasure team. *ahem, sorry* :p) so any UI help required, by all means, ask. I'm also keen to help iGilo out with developing some nonsense language/the actual sound bytes.

Also; I'm an indie filmmaker and would be keen to work on the video content using crew contacts/talent here. I would also suggest stop motion as the style for that which could perhaps be combined with hand-drawn cartoons.

I'm happy to work on any design elements such as gameplay, characters, events etc. My imagination never shuts up and I'm a big kid at heart (I'd rather spend a month at the Magic Kingdom than trekking the Himalayas!). The Animal Crossing series is one of my all-time favourite franchises too.

I would be fine working with you :) I would not require a cut from the profits, although maybe enough to buy the game when it is released. Tapdatapps, please follow up on these replies, as I can start work immediatly. :)

[Tap Dat App]

Hey guys! I like where this is all going. You can start anytime you want by sending me demos which if I like, we can discuss working even further =D But again I must warn you, payment is really a questionable topic right now and things are all subject to change, but I can promise you that you will receive credit for any work you put forth and that you will receive the app for free when it comes out...which might not be for awhile since we are still in beginning stages.

**UPDATE** I considered some advice someone left on this thread, and U-Universe's name MAY be changing. The lead opposing choice is currently "Touch Town". Please let me know what you guys think and which you personally prefer.

[iGilo]

I quite like touch town to be honest! I will try and get some demos in for you, I would rather do sound effects and character voice though. Would the characters in the game be animals?

[TouchChatterbox]

^ I have PM'd you with my contact particulars.
^^ Ooh okay, can you give any guidance about the type of visual style or anything else to help with design decisions? Same for the sound. Is there anything you want explored/definitely not done?

Touch Town rolls off the tongue nicely, prefer it to the other one. Will try to come up with some other ideas too. I think you should run a poll for the people in the community to vote for the final name.

[Tap Dat App]

I quite like touch town to be honest! I will try and get some demos in for you, I would rather do sound effects and character voice though. Would the characters in the game be animals?

Well I was hoping to get permission from some App Developers to put their characters in the game, so like one of your neighbors would be Doodler, or John Gore, or a Pygmy! But idk if that is going to be possible anymore since they usually don't respond (probably because they don't take me seriously or something >.<) And if I made the characters Animals or made them speak Animalese...I could get sued possibly. I am unsure as what to do about this part of the game, any suggestions?

^ I have PM'd you with my contact particulars.
^^ Ooh okay, can you give any guidance about the type of visual style or anything else to help with design decisions? Same for the sound. Is there anything you want explored/definitely not done?

Touch Town rolls off the tongue nicely, prefer it to the other one. Will try to come up with some other ideas too. I think you should run a poll for the people in the community to vote for the final name.

Not really, all things are possible! And the game is going to be 3D modeled, a lot like Animal Crossing: City Folk and will hopefully have a nice charm to it. And great idea! I am gonna run a poll!

[spidey146]

maybe they can be aliens on a different planet, that way u cant get sued and it opens up to many possibilities

that way u-universe works, or maybe even space place or something

[iGilo]

maybe they can be aliens on a different planet, that way u cant get sued and it opens up to many possibilities

that way u-universe works, or maybe even space place or something

I would rather stay with the happy, jolly stuff. When you do space stuff it gets annoying, and this theme has been over-done.

Touch town is the best name, we don't really need a poll for it.

Coming back to the animal side, you really won't get sued for putting a hedgehog that YOU drew. And nobody can copyright a hedgehog!

Semi 3D would really work, like in minigore. Would the controlls be dual stick or drag?

[Tap Dat App]

I would rather stay with the happy, jolly stuff. When you do space stuff it gets annoying, and this theme has been over-done.

Touch town is the best name, we don't really need a poll for it.

Coming back to the animal side, you really won't get sued for putting a hedgehog that YOU drew. And nobody can copyright a hedgehog!

Semi 3D would really work, like in minigore. Would the controlls be dual stick or drag?

Joystick controls for sure. Like in Eliminate, Minigore, etc. I am working on a layout blueprint right now. And Semi 3D/Minigore style is what I was thinking for the graphics too...I want it to be really well polished and DESPERATELY need programmers! ='( That's like the main part I am missing!!! And yes I am much more on the animal side of things...

[iGilo]

Joystick controls for sure. Like in Eliminate, Minigore, etc. I am working on a layout blueprint right now. And Semi 3D/Minigore style is what I was thinking for the graphics too...I want it to be really well polished and DESPERATELY need programmers! ='( That's like the main part I am missing!!! And yes I am much more on the animal side of things...

Hallelujah :) The answers I was looking for :)

I wish I would have stayed with my app developing, but I found all the cocoa stuff hard!

[TouchChatterbox]

^iGilo, you have my contact details in your PM box. Please get in touch! :)

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You might also consider:

- Dinosaurs who exhibit human characteristics. No cavemen as that way it'd be too much like The Flintstones.

- A cartoony equivalent to True Blood in the sense of vampires & humans mixing in polite company. Leave out the drugs & sex - even skip Twilight-style high school romances unless it was done as a parody (and the characters didn't look like the original). Bring vampires back to a goofier style. During the day, the vampires stick to the inside of buildings - a country club, manors, a mall, whatever. At night, it's party time! :) Most characters are friendly and hunt animals instead of drinking human blood though sometimes they lose control. Part of living in this town involves vampires signing a charter not to kill humans. But the town council's forefathers, when writing up this legislation, forgot to put in anything about not BITING. :P Also, from time to time visiting vampires come to town - gypsies etc - and they're not necessarily going to follow the rules.

I think both could have some interesting dynamics, the second more so as we'd have a lot to work with juggling cartoon humour with comic violence & making players alternatively a bit scared or just amused.

Us guys developing the nonsense speak could have an Old European style (think Bela Lugosi) for the vampires, various generic accents for the townspeople (unless we set it in a Deep South USA style environment) etc...

[saintsalive]

I can help with nonsense-speak and high-pitched voices! And I agree, touch-town is the best name. However if it's vampires how would that truly fit in as a good name? But I like the vampire idea.

[spidey146]

I can help with nonsense-speak and high-pitched voices! And I agree, touch-town is the best name. However if it's vampires how would that truly fit in as a good name? But I like the vampire idea.

+1 vampires is odd but kinda cool, and i also can make non shut-up voices :p

[Tap Dat App]

^iGilo, you have my contact details in your PM box. Please get in touch! :)

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You might also consider:

- Dinosaurs who exhibit human characteristics. No cavemen as that way it'd be too much like The Flintstones.

- A cartoony equivalent to True Blood in the sense of vampires & humans mixing in polite company. Leave out the drugs & sex - even skip Twilight-style high school romances unless it was done as a parody (and the characters didn't look like the original). Bring vampires back to a goofier style. During the day, the vampires stick to the inside of buildings - a country club, manors, a mall, whatever. At night, it's party time! :) Most characters are friendly and hunt animals instead of drinking human blood though sometimes they lose control. Part of living in this town involves vampires signing a charter not to kill humans. But the town council's forefathers, when writing up this legislation, forgot to put in anything about not BITING. :P Also, from time to time visiting vampires come to town - gypsies etc - and they're not necessarily going to follow the rules.

I think both could have some interesting dynamics, the second more so as we'd have a lot to work with juggling cartoon humour with comic violence & making players alternatively a bit scared or just amused.

Us guys developing the nonsense speak could have an Old European style (think Bela Lugosi) for the vampires, various generic accents for the townspeople (unless we set it in a Deep South USA style environment) etc...

Dinosaurs - Okay I Like That, Vampires - o_0 ... I shall not give in to the Twilight fanatics...NEVER I TELL U!! haha well idk...and Deep South USA? Ew I hate rural places full of close-mindedness >.<

[TouchChatterbox]

Fangfield? Biteberg? Suckerside? :P

And nah, I'm not suggesting we make it a clone of Twilight but you could have a few references to that franchise but parody it. I'm saying we develop our own version of vampire mythology and do it in a cartoony way so we have both humour and comic violence.

Deep South, we can have the Southern ladies and gentlemen, the rednecks, voodoo practictioners and more. Heck, this could be set amongst the time of the Civil War so it could be a comic period piece game :P -- "Southern Horrorspitality"* anyone? :P

* Working title. Though it could be a good slogan in trailers/other marketing.

[Tap Dat App]

Fangfield? Biteberg? Suckerside? :P

And nah, I'm not suggesting we make it a clone of Twilight but you could have a few references to that franchise but parody it. I'm saying we develop our own version of vampire mythology and do it in a cartoony way so we have both humour and comic violence.

Deep South, we can have the Southern ladies and gentlemen, the rednecks, voodoo practictioners and more. Heck, this could be set amongst the time of the Civil War so it could be a comic period piece game :P -- "Southern Horrorspitality"* anyone? :P

* Working title. Though it could be a good slogan in trailers/other marketing.

Ehh Idk. This is good in aspects and we may be able to use some of its aspects in character personality development.

[The Game Reaper]

Not to rain on your parade, but this just isn't realistic. A game like animal crossing takes a 2 year development cycle with hundreds of trained and experienced programmers and artists working on it. It also requires quite a bit of capital.

All you guys have are some Microsoft Paint skills and big dreams.
But hey, go for it.

[iGilo]

^ 7 people made Animal Crossing.

And we haven't made a deadline yet.


^^ I am not interested in the whole vampire thing, but I love 'BiteBerg'! I do like the sound of a dinosaur theme, and this would mean that there were no reason to be sued, as that is completely different to a jolly town :)
I have began work on a few animal noises, but I am not fully happy with them :)

Touchchatterbox, I will eventually contact you :)

[The Game Reaper]

OK, maybe I went a little overboard with 'hundreds'. But you get my point.

[TouchChatterbox]

^^ I am not interested in the whole vampire thing, but I love 'BiteBerg'! I do like the sound of a dinosaur theme, and this would mean that there were no reason to be sued, as that is completely different to a jolly town :) One reason why I think vampires could work is going off all those silly 'MMOs' themed off them. This would actually be a decent game with that theme with an ever-changing fleshed out "mini world" but funny AND scary in a comic way. You watch, if we don't make it ourselves, this concept will get done on the platform before long by someone else. Add in the boom in vampire-related movie/book franchises, there is a strong demand for a proper franchise on the iPhone with its own mythology.

I am just as happy with my idea for a dinosaur theme however, so whatever works :)

As I think I said in this thread, my mind never shuts down so ideas are always coming off my head and into Microsoft Word/Notepad/my iPhone's Notes section/whatever I can get them down on in a hurry, so I'm going to share what I think could work.

Looking forward to talking to you anyway

[Gigi]

OK, maybe I went a little overboard with 'hundreds'. But you get my point.

ahahahahahahahah!
I didn't get that.

[iGilo]

I love the dinosaur theme. There isn't any dinosaur game on the app store is there?

[TouchChatterbox]

Not to my knowledge. Yay! Glad you guys like my idea

EDIT: Ok guys, I'm going to get into some artwork on the weekend/a bit of work this week, do you think we should setup a development forum or even just a Yahoo! group?? Get really organised that way...

[iGilo]

I think the vote is unanimous. Touch town is go!

[da shiz wiz 19]

I loved animal crossing, I think it would look best with minigore-ish graphics....

[Spotlight]

I think that "Other (Post in Thread)" should be the name for the game.
That would be VERY cool.

[Lsatblu]

I'm looking forward to this, can't wait to see screens. :]

[ibelongintheforums]

I can try to get some of the devs to join in.

[ibelongintheforums]

I love the dinosaur theme. There isn't any dinosaur game on the app store is there?

Dinosmash.

[jonathan_m]

Look guys, I'd HATE to bust your bubble (or something like that), so I won't...

This looks AMAZING!!! I mean, this could be the next Pocket God or be like the "Runescape" of apps! (without the swords and stupidity:p)
I wish I was a dev so i could help you guys with the game, but I'm not.:(
The best I can do to help you and your team is to wish you the BEST of Luck!!! :D:D:D:):):):D:D:D

Can't wait!!!

[iGilo]

Dinosmash.

Cro-mag rally. :(

Anyway.


Touchdatapps, I have started work on the voices, and I have a few sketches for the logo and stuff. What about the icon being a world?

Get back to me.

[TouchChatterbox]

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[Zazbedin]

It looks very cool, and would happily pay 20 bucks for it. You guys must be working very hard to be able to get it done by 2010, Well Done:D

One problem: I dont see myslef playing a game, where i run around with dinosaurs.... It just seems odd.

Anyway, could you possibly have some characterization (bad spelling) like in the animal crossing games with the mable sisters?

Thx

P.S Cant Wait!

[Tap Dat App]

It looks very cool, and would happily pay 20 bucks for it. You guys must be working very hard to be able to get it done by 2010, Well Done:D

One problem: I dont see myslef playing a game, where i run around with dinosaurs.... It just seems odd.

Anyway, could you possibly have some characterization (bad spelling) like in the animal crossing games with the mable sisters?

Thx

P.S Cant Wait!

For sure, I am not 100% on the dinosaur ideas...remember that no one has yet to be officially hired that is not already part of the Tap Dat App Production Team & DarkPalooza Studios. These are the only two teams who have been officially certified, meaning everything else you hear is so far only a concept, suggestion, or idea.

This game is taking a lot out of me, but I'm putting everything I can into it. I love all of your suggestions and all but if you want to help us out currently the best thing you can do is find us some developers and tell them to contact us either through TA PM or at tapdatapp@gmail.com

Thanks!
-TDA Pro Team & DP Studios

[Forerunnerz]

Please don't go with the dinosaurs idea.. it's kinda lame.. Maybe like one or two dinosaurs as neighbors but keep the game like Animal Crossing where you have a lot of different animal neighbors. Diversity is key ;).

[Gryphon23]

Any news? Tapdatapp, do you have a Twitter account?

[Tap Dat App]

Any news? Tapdatapp, do you have a Twitter account?

We do, please follow the TDA Team at @TapDatApp (http://twitter.com/TapDatApp) on Twitter and subscribe to our Blog (http://tapdatapp.blogspot.com/) as we update both regularly and will be posting further details on Touch Town™/U-Universe™ in the near future.

[Tap Dat App]

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Hey you didn't have to delete your post! :( All ideas are appreciated and we were actually thinking about probably using a couple from yours...

[iGilo]

Although I was really looking forward to possibly send some sound effects to you for this, I soon realise that the chances of this happening are very small, and those who have offered help have been pushed aside with no recognition what-so-ever. If you pull it off, congratulations. But I think I will just wait for it to kick off before I truly believe this will even leave base 2.

[Tap Dat App]

Although I was really looking forward to possibly send some sound effects to you for this, I soon realise that the chances of this happening are very small, and those who have offered help have been pushed aside with no recognition what-so-ever. If you pull it off, congratulations. But I think I will just wait for it to kick off before I truly believe this will even leave base 2.

Wow that was rude...we have pushed away no one and are accepting all suggestions and glad to hear them. I think it is understandable that between this and normal real-life business, we are EXTREMELY busy right now and can't get back to everyone. But we have not "pushed anyone away". Sorry you feel this way & the project has definitely gone beyond 'base 2'.

[iGilo]

I completely apologise! That came out horrificly.

It was a bad day, and it certainly is past base two. My chances of helping on this are blown out of the water, and I was completely out of order.

Good luck and sorry,
Gilo.

[Foozelz]

Is this game even in a beta form?

[Tap Dat App]

I completely apologise! That came out horrificly.

It was a bad day, and it certainly is past base two. My chances of helping on this are blown out of the water, and I was completely out of order.

Good luck and sorry,
Gilo.

It's okay. I understand; we all have those days. If you still want to help out on sound or other various aspects, I will contact you when needed ^^ You just have to understand this is a very tedious & difficult process and we are trying to do one thing at a time and can't keep jumping around from sound to characters to design to programming or else the app will never be finished and it already is pretty far set-back now >.< We want everyone who wants to contribute to the game to be able to and are doing our best to make this possible in a reasonable time frame.

Is this game even in a beta form?

No it has not reached Beta yet. We are really busy as app developing is not our main career and are carrying on the process with whatever free time we get and pushing/forcing it into our regular work schedules as well. It's a hard task but we are still trying to get things done as fast as possible while retaining great quality work. Please be patient ya'll: It will happen, we just can't say when...Great Apps Do Take a Lot of TIME to Develop!

[iGilo]

Thank you for understanding :)

When it is the right time for doing sound effects, I would love to contribute :)

Thanks a bundle,
Gilo

[scottyd2k9]

This game sounds amazing , i loved animal crossing when i had my DS an i miss it , i reckon this could become one of the best apps ever if done correctly.

Ideas :
These are some things i think you should include in your animal crossing type of game ...

Shops
*Events at different holiday seasons where you can dress up , like halloween you can get a halloween costume from the shop like a skeleton or vampire , christmas you could get a santa claus outfit. An so on.

*Freind codes and chat where you can join freinds in there custom built town and have little house parties and more !

* Instead of walking through a gate to another players world you could have transport like a train or something like that .

* be able to have a job like the sims and do side things like fish with a freind or watch something like tv with a freind that would be cool .

* Attend festivals and have updates at christmas or other holidays where theres new things in town like christmas lights

* be able to customize your house an buy furniture

* An amazing idea would be to be able to move house and move in with a freind across wi-fi so you both can live in an house together and you can give gifts to your freinds

* You can have pets like a dog , cat or other animals and you can get food from them from a supermarket that selss hundreds of stuff

* Make the towns a bit like the ones on pokemon


Also if you need any help making a theme tune for it my freind can help , listen to this and tell me what you think , this sounds like a type of tune someone would use for animal crossing sound theme / soundtrack ..

http://www.mediafire.com/?z3yzmjy1zgz <<< it's only a MIDI but it will play in windows media player and can be used as an MP3 to , listen to that and tell me what you think , also i know a few people who knows alot about coding and who has made a few games before , thanks !!

[MidianGTX]

If they plan to get all that stuff in I'd expect the release date to be around 2013.

[The prez 12521]

If they plan to get all that stuff in I'd expect the release date to be around 2013.

Remember how the last 2 pages is people volunteering to help...? Yeah, I guess by the end of 2010 (thats what i hope :) but hey, there working people who are smart enough not to bank on the app store (they havent left there works which is amazing!

[MidianGTX]

Yeah... but all these people combined still doesn't equal the number of people in the actual Animal Crossing dev team, and it takes a couple of years to get it done.

[scottyd2k9]

It depends on how many people is helping with the production though , if there were quite a few people then it would get done alot faster , but it's better to be patient , the longer you wait the better it will be.

[MidianGTX]

It depends on how many people is helping with the production though , if there were quite a few people then it would get done alot faster , but it's better to be patient , the longer you wait the better it will be.

Yes, but Tap Dat App and his Touch Arcade team is not bigger than Nintendo.

[scottyd2k9]

never said they were , this aint animal crossing though , this is supposed to be like it.

[bellaguy08]

i can test

[The prez 12521]

THAKN YOU SCOTTY!!! this is the app store. and besides, thats what updating is about! I dont care if this started out horrible then each week got better! (like pocketgod) it'd still be awesome aftter 2 weeks! Once this guy gets sales and makes money off this, it'll go faster, he is smart. its horrible out there. why go quiting work to pursue something that might not happen? All i can say is, i cant wait! Are you thinking of putting an iphone friend service in? Openfeint? Plus+? I hope not though! its better when games are standalone, alot easiertoo :D

[Zazbedin]

Yes, but Tap Dat App and his Touch Arcade team is not bigger than Nintendo.

But, the DS and the Wii are much powerful than the iphone, and so they needed more people to make it.

The iphone is only a small device, and i imagine, that coding is more simpler to that or a DS or Wii game

[The prez 12521]

Zaz, that is debate-able though. On a game like this, it might be easier cuz theres stuff out there to help you, like facebook integration. But if you wanted to make this app alone, solo without help, well I don't think we'd hear from you for a LONG time.

[MidianGTX]

THAKN YOU SCOTTY!!! this is the app store. and besides, thats what updating is about! I dont care if this started out horrible then each week got better!

Most people around here complain about that, releasing a broken game along with a bunch of promises is frowned upon on any platform.

[The prez 12521]

is an app a platform? no. is the iphone a platform? Not really. Its where and experiments can be made and where things can thrive or fail. I would hate to see this game be pocketgod. But i would love for it to be big, then release bigger stuff. But not fast. As long as it had filler

[scottyd2k9]

it's better them taking longer to make it so when the final product is out , there will be much more things on it , most people rush making games and they end up crap , hopefully this should be good.

Also if it gets that good they might have better updates as time goes on , just have to wait an see what this would be like.

[scottyd2k9]

Will this be for the ipod touch or the iphone ive just relised that this site is an iphone site , awww i hope its for ipod touch 2 .

[The prez 12521]

Will this be for the ipod touch or the iphone ive just relised that this site is an iphone site , awww i hope its for ipod touch 2 .

what site?!?!?! WHAT?!?!? DONT SCARE ME BOY!!!!

[MidianGTX]

is an app a platform? no. is the iphone a platform? Not really. Its where and experiments can be made and where things can thrive or fail. I would hate to see this game be pocketgod. But i would love for it to be big, then release bigger stuff. But not fast. As long as it had filler

Yes, the iPhone is a platform. Releasing unfinished games is fail, and we don't like fail.

[The prez 12521]

haha yeah, I was ify on that post. haha sorry bout that. i was just kinda like....well idk. I dont want that though. no ne likes fail

[abruce42]

srry that you are having trouble finding coders. Nowadays they are quite scarce. But just wanted to say, awesome job with the game, cant wait.
you can contact the minigore guy at his blog. I know all of the minigore threads have the link. Good Luck!

[Tap Dat App]

Thanks for all the positive messages guys. We really do appreciate it. We're raising money currently to get us some better developers and graphic artists and are currently considering approaching the Robocat Team who recently released "Outside", a new weather app with one of the most beautiful UIs we've ever seen...

[The prez 12521]

If you really need funding, try kickstarter and see how it works out ; )

[pcmaster]

srry that you are having trouble finding coders. Nowadays they are quite scarce. But just wanted to say, awesome job with the game, cant wait.
you can contact the minigore guy at his blog. I know all of the minigore threads have the link. Good Luck!
It's not that they are that scarse but compared to gfx designers they are. Also most of them like to work on a app on their own.

[kohjingyu]

There's been an awful lot of talking about this game, but no programmers?

[Tap Dat App]

There's been an awful lot of talking about this game, but no programmers?

We have a few, but we are unsure if they have all of the skills required to fully optimize this game the way we want to. We're finding out their limits bit by bit as we introduce & finalize new elements to the game...

[EssentialParadox]

Nice to hear the game is underway. When will we see screenshots? :)

[KGameLover1]

Definitely not "U-Universe" Maybe "U-Niverse". I like Touch Town.

Does it actually have animals in it? Or what?

And if you need beta testers, PM me for my experience and models of iDevices (thats right i have 3 :P) and whatnot.

Thanks!

[scottyd2k9]

When do you think this will be released, also when are you putting the screenshots or artwork up ?

This game is going to be amazing !

[The prez 12521]

2010 :p haha and he is still looking for a coder and he is wokring on pics. I read his post :D

[da shiz wiz 19]

I'd love to help. But I use gamesalad. Is it even possible to do contract work with gamesalad?

[kohjingyu]

I'd love to help. But I use gamesalad. Is it even possible to do contract work with gamesalad?

It would be very limited, but yes, if what your employer wants is in one of the templates.

[da shiz wiz 19]

It would be very limited, but yes, if what your employer wants is in one of the templates.
Yeah that wouldn't work. I assume this game will be 3D.

[songbird]

This is so exciting...I loved Animal Crossing. I like the ring of Touch Town!

[Tap Dat App]

Yeah that wouldn't work. I assume this game will be 3D.

The game has to be 3D and it has to be good or I wouldn't feel right about it and would let down everyone anticipating the game. I also want to release the game already with a nice polish versus releasing an okay app that very slowly gets better (no offense, but that's sorta like Minigore, we like it, but you get the point...)

We're doing what we can to make the developing process go as reasonably fast as we are able to keep up with & sustain a sense of good quality. We thank you for bearing with us because it really is not easy.

[Tap Dat App]

Also the Tap Dat App™ Team will have a Jailbroken Winterboard Theme Available Through Cydia Sometime Soon so Check Back for That After the Holiday!

(Btw this is the 100th Post on this Thread! WOOT Way to Go Guys!)

[zaqualieff]

I can code just about anything anyone throws at me, open GL etc, whatever you like....

I could probably help you out with some of it but I would need to be able to visualise it.

Drop me a PM and we can discuss it some more, I'm a good coder.

Kind Regards,

Kim

[KGameLover1]

Also the Tap Dat App™ Team will have a Jailbroken Winterboard Theme Available Through Cydia Sometime Soon so Check Back for That After the Holiday!

(Btw this is the 100th Post on this Thread! WOOT Way to Go Guys!)

Awesome!

102nd! LOL

If you need a alpha/beta/etc. tester, I have a, um, "resume" of sorts, so PM me for it.

Either way, I'm still super excited for this game!

[Illegal Danish]

Ok I got a name: Tooniverse!
and this sounds like a very interesting game

[The prez 12521]

IF your going for like a minigore app aproach, please make sure it doesn't take 3 months for a small update that crashes

[scottyd2k9]

Or you could call it :

The Lost World
My World
Touch Galaxy Wide World
Touch town : City folk
Wide World
DreamLand
Touch Town : Out of the city
Home
My Town
Uni-verse
Forgotten World
Never ending Story < lol
The Settlers
Eutopia - Home of Dreams
Around the world
My Place
A place called Home
HappyLand
Enchanted Town
The Lost City
Were we live
Home Sweeet Home


This game is going to be amazing, and im defo gunna buy this game as soon as it hit's the App store, do you have a rough release date yet ?

[Gryphon23]

Sounds like TDA is hard at work. I'm glad your spending time in making it much more polished. Btw, if the whole 3D thing doesn't work, why not make a game like Graal and have an animal crossing feel? ;)

[Illegal Danish]

Sounds like TDA is hard at work. I'm glad your spending time in making it much more polished. Btw, if the whole 3D thing doesn't work, why not make a game like Graal and have an animal crossing feel? ;)

thats excactly what I was thinking

[Hmar9333]

So TapDatApp, exactly how far into the development process are you? Will it be released soon? Or not for another 6 months?

We need answers!

[Hmar9333]

Sounds like TDA is hard at work. I'm glad your spending time in making it much more polished. Btw, if the whole 3D thing doesn't work, why not make a game like Graal and have an animal crossing feel? ;)
Because it wouldn't have that animal crossing feel.

[Tap Dat App]

So TapDatApp, exactly how far into the development process are you? Will it be released soon? Or not for another 6 months?

We need answers!

Alright, this is gonna make a lot of you cry lol, but if you want it to be as good as you are all hoping, easily another 6 months. Honestly, the goal in my head is to make it before the 2010 Holidays. I'm really sorry that we are such noobs at this (besides the fact that app developing is not my single career), but good things take time...be patient young grasshopper. I love the fact that so many people are excited for this game, but it does actually create a somewhat adverse effect which is pressure for deadlines and trying to live up to expectations...I want and I NEED to make this game everything you've all dreamed of or I've failed my mission.

[scottyd2k9]

Alright, this is gonna make a lot of you cry lol, but if you want it to be as good as you are all hoping, easily another 6 months. Honestly, the goal in my head is to make it before the 2010 Holidays. I'm really sorry that we are such noobs at this (besides the fact that app developing is not my single career), but good things take time...be patient young grasshopper. I love the fact that so many people are excited for this game, but it does actually create a somewhat adverse effect which is pressure for deadlines and trying to live up to expectations...I want and I NEED to make this game everything you've all dreamed of or I've failed my mission.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo, i thought it would have been febuary or march, can we atleast see screenshots, WE NEED SCREENSHOTS.

[The prez 12521]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo, i thought it would have been febuary or march, can we atleast see screenshots, WE NEED SCREENSHOTS.

do youwant screenshots of them creating it to you know........ew......

but, TDA, I feel ya, trying to design something like this and not disapoint takes time, good luck :D

[Tap Dat App]

Hey Everyone! Just a quick update: The Tap Dat App™ Team Now Has It's Own Official Real Domain! YAY, So Check Here for Updates on Touch Town™ as they Become Available: www.iTapDatApp.com (http://www.itapdatapp.com/)

[Illegal Danish]

cool

[angelsfan27vg]

I have my own development company and am a dev and UI layout designer. I'd love to be a part of something like this. Please PM me if interested!

[Tap Dat App]

Hey Everyone. We wanted to announce that development is going pretty good...could be better, but we're making some progress which is still good. Anyways, with the announcement of the 3rd iDevice today, the iPad, we are considering releasing an exclusive version of Touch Town™ made to take advantage of the bigger & beautiful screen on the iPad so that the gaming experience can be more personal, more in-depth, more revolutionary, and more like a game you would play on a seventh generation gaming console. But no worries, the iPhone/iPod Touch version is still the first priority.

[Foozelz]

Hey Everyone. We wanted to announce that development is going pretty good...could be better, but we're making some progress which is still good. Anyways, with the announcement of the 3rd iDevice today, the iPad, we are considering releasing an exclusive version of Touch Town™ made to take advantage of the bigger & beautiful screen on the iPad so that the gaming experience can be more personal, more in-depth, more revolutionary, and more like a game you would play on a seventh generation gaming console. But no worries, the iPhone/iPod Touch version is still the first priority.

Thank You!
Since most people can't afford a 600$ device!

[Tap Dat App]

Thank You!
Since most people can't afford a 600$ device!

*$500 ;) - And yes, I understand that but I think the iPad allows users to have a really unique and enhanced experience with the apps they download, which is why we definitely would want Touch Town™ to have this option available as well.

[scottyd2k9]

will this be out before may ??

[mobile1up]

screen shots?

[scottyd2k9]

screen shots?

Yeah we neeeeed screenshots !

[KGameLover1]

Yeah we neeeeed screenshots !

I want screenshots too!

[Foozelz]

Here is a few major questions:

Will there be Minigames? (Like the ones in Animal Crossing for GameCube)
Is it in 2d or 3d?
Will there be push notifications?
Will it be playable on WiFi with other friends?

[KGameLover1]

Here is a few major questions:

Will there be Minigames? (Like the ones in Animal Crossing for GameCube)
Is it in 2d or 3d?
Will there be push notifications?
Will it be playable on WiFi with other friends?

So many questions, and no answers. Yet. :eek:

[Tap Dat App]

Here is a few major questions:

Will there be Minigames? (Like the ones in Animal Crossing for GameCube)
Is it in 2d or 3d?
Will there be push notifications?
Will it be playable on WiFi with other friends?

Minigames have not yet been determined. Probably to come later.
3D or Bust
Not sure what the exact need for them will be yet, but eventually I'm sure.
Of Course!

[The prez 12521]

Minigames have not yet been determined. Probably to come later.
3D or Bust
Not sure what the exact need for them will be yet, but eventually I'm sure.
Of Course!

SWEET :D haha im pumped for the end of the year already :p

[Tap Dat App]

SWEET :D haha im pumped for the end of the year already :p

Hehe great more pressure...trust me, we want this app out as much as you do (awesome game of our dreams + money = hell ya!) but our funding is getting cut a little and we need more cash to hire some more skilled developers...or at least get them to listen to us as no one famous (such as Mountain Sheep) that we've contacted has ever gotten back to us so far.

There IS something you can do to help if you are really interested: We are taking open, safe, and secure donations of *ANY* amount through a trustworthy PayPal system at http://bit.ly/iDonate - Now we can't promise you that your donation is gonna make this game come out faster or even at all if something really bad ever comes along (please, let's hope for the best & not the worst!) but your donations will help us reach our goal, improve the developing app, pay developers, help improve the TDA site, etc etc. So it will definitely be put to good use & we thank you kindly and greatly if you do decide to donate any amount of money. :)

[Foozelz]

Hehe great more pressure...trust me, we want this app out as much as you do (awesome game of our dreams + money = hell ya!) but our funding is getting cut a little and we need more cash to hire some more skilled developers...or at least get them to listen to us as no one famous (such as Mountain Sheep) that we've contacted has ever gotten back to us so far.

There IS something you can do to help if you are really interested: We are taking open, safe, and secure donations of *ANY* amount through a trustworthy PayPal system at http://bit.ly/iDonate - Now we can't promise you that your donation is gonna make this game come out faster or even at all if something really bad ever comes along (please, let's hope for the best & not the worst!) but your donations will help us reach our goal, improve the developing app, pay developers, help improve the TDA site, etc etc. So it will definitely be put to good use & we thank you kindly and greatly if you do decide to donate any amount of money. :)

How about you make a deal with the TA members!
Like on Stupid Mario Brothers: The Movie (Search it on YouTube)
Donate on Paypal(any amount) and have your name in the credits.

[scottyd2k9]

How about you make a deal with the TA members!
Like on Stupid Mario Brothers: The Movie (Search it on YouTube)
Donate on Paypal(any amount) and have your name in the credits.

Yeah thats a brilliant idea plus have a donation screen on the main menu also telling who had donated, so have the names of people in :
The credits
&
The main page on another page...

If youdo this more people will donate money also only make the list to the people who have gived more and top 5 donaters..

I'll donate when i get paid !

[Tap Dat App]

How about you make a deal with the TA members!
Like on Stupid Mario Brothers: The Movie (Search it on YouTube)
Donate on Paypal(any amount) and have your name in the credits.

I do have somewhat of a deal going on. If you donate to TDA at http://bit.ly/iDonate (http://bit.ly/iDonate) (any amount that's $5 and above), you can get an advertisement of whatever you offer (maybe it's your YouTube channel, your app?, your Twitter, your Podcast, your Website, etc etc) on www.iTapDatApp.com (http://www.itapdatapp.com/) for at least 1 month (or possibly just slightly longer) per $5 donation. The creators of 9000BC & 2012: Zombies vs. Aliens donated to us! That is why their ad & link for their newest game can be found on the left side of our site. ;)

[Foozelz]

I do have somewhat of a deal going on. If you donate to TDA at http://bit.ly/iDonate (http://bit.ly/iDonate) (any amount that's $5 and above), you can get an advertisement of whatever you offer (maybe it's your YouTube channel, your app?, your Twitter, your Podcast, your Website, etc etc) on www.iTapDatApp.com (http://www.itapdatapp.com/) for at least 1 month (or possibly just slightly longer) per $5 donation. The creators of 9000BC & 2012: Zombies vs. Aliens donated to us! That is why their ad & link for their newest game can be found on the left side of our site. ;)

Since I cannot own a Paypal at the moment, is there any way to pay you guys?

[Tap Dat App]

Since I cannot own a Paypal at the moment, is there any way to pay you guys?

Well, you don't even need a Paypal account to pay us. You can just pay with a straight credit card donation and the Paypal system accepts a lot of/most credit cards & some bank accounts. Other than that, we are kinda unsure as to how you would like to make your payment donation. If you know of another way, we can work something out with you. Thanks for your interest! =)

[The prez 12521]

Well, you don't even need a Paypal account to pay us. You can just pay with a straight credit card donation and the Paypal system accepts a lot of/most credit cards. Other than that, we are kinda unsure as to how you would like to make your payment donation. If you know of another way, we can work something out with you. Thanks for your interest! =)

I have no money to offer, but may I offer any sort of labor?

[Tap Dat App]

I have no money to offer, but may I offer any sort of labor?

Well besides money, which is honestly like the biggest problem haha, ummm...we could still use more SKILLED programmers & more REALLY GOOD graphic artists. We'd also like the help from some people who've been through this experience before and know what the hell they are doing so they can help us xD. I'm not sure what else I can suggest for now...

But spreading the word about our website wouldn't hurt either ;)

[The prez 12521]

Well besides money, which is honestly like the biggest problem haha, ummm...we could still use more SKILLED programmers & more REALLY GOOD graphic artists. We'd also like the help from some people who've been through this experience before and know what the hell they are doing so they can help us xD. I'm not sure what else I can suggest for now...

But spreading the word about our website wouldn't hurt either ;)

I'm a mediocre artist who would do free! But I'll deff advertise your site!!!

[Tap Dat App]

Oh and besides more money for devs, we are building up a fund to buy an iPad close to launch. We really will need one of these in order to create a special version of the game for the device and it will help us keep up with the latest iDevice evolution & experience as we have already played around with the dev/SDK tools a little bit. We are aiming for the cheapest version, 16GB WiFi Only - $499.99 - but we obviously don't expect you guys to donate that much, unless you just live & breath the word "AWESOME".

[The prez 12521]

Oh and besides more money for devs, we are building up a fund to buy an iPad close to launch. We really will need one of these in order to create a special version of the game for the device and it will help us keep up with the latest iDevice evolution & experience as we have already played around with the dev/SDK tools a little bit. We are aiming for the cheapest version, 16GB WiFi Only - $499.99 - but we obviously don't expect you guys to donate that much, unless you just live & breath the word "AWESOME".

www.kickstarter.org it's either that or www.kickstart.org ou can try to build up some cash for your project

[Tap Dat App]

www.kickstarter.org it's either that or www.kickstart.org ou can try to build up some cash for your project

Well kickstarter seems to be in some type of scary language lol and kickstart is about helping people get out of poverty...what is this website more specifically supposed to help us with xD?

(P.S. My 800th Post on TA - WOOT!)

[The prez 12521]

Well kickstarter seems to be in some type of scary language lol and kickstart is about helping people get out of poverty...what is this website more specifically supposed to help us with xD?

(P.S. My 800th Post on TA - WOOT!)

My bad! Haha it's www.kickstarter.com ! Haha that should help :)

[sokaroka]

I just want to say, that towards the start (Not sure if it changed since I didn't read all 14 pages), but having set characters wouldn't be so perfect?
One of the appeals for Animal Crossing type games is the customization, your house, character, outfit, hairstyle etc.
I think you could have those characters, but many would prefer some other more Animal Crossing types that are customizable.

[Zovers]

i have some experience with being an admin,, i would be willing to help out

[Tap Dat App]

Hey ya'll. Alex here! Just wanted to remind you that we are taking completely open donations at http://bit.ly/iDonate (http://bit.ly/iDonate) to help fund the game's development. If you do donate, you can get free advertisement services on our website for a few months & recognition in the credits of the game whenever it finally comes out.

ALSO, we've decided that we will leak a picture of one 3D element of the game that has already been built & designed (although still kind-of a draft) if we receive a donation that is $15 or more OR when we receive a total of at least $15 in donations from multiple users. So let's hope this is a little incentive to get some more funding help as we need it to carry on with development...even if you can't donate we need help contacting even more experienced and/or skilled devs & designers, so help for the future of Touch Town™! Thanks Guys.

[scottyd2k9]

Hey ya'll. Alex here! Just wanted to remind you that we are taking completely open donations at http://bit.ly/iDonate (http://bit.ly/iDonate) to help fund the game's development. If you do donate, you can get free advertisement services on our website for a few months & recognition in the credits of the game whenever it finally comes out.

ALSO, we've decided that we will leak a picture of one 3D element of the game that has already been built & designed (although still kind-of a draft) if we receive a donation that is $15 or more OR when we receive a total of at least $15 in donations from multiple users. So let's hope this is a little incentive to get some more funding help as we need it to carry on with development...even if you can't donate we need help contacting even more experienced and/or skilled devs & designers, so help for the future of Touch Town™! Thanks Guys.

I would of donated but i have nothing to advertise so there wouldn't be much point... lol

[Hmar9333]

I would of donated but i have nothing to advertise so there wouldn't be much point... lol
I would donate if I had Paypal

[DPP13]

This game sounds like a money making scheme. No pics yet at all of anything, and asking for money just for a leaked screenshot? Wow.

[KGameLover1]

Hey ya'll. Alex here! Just wanted to remind you that we are taking completely open donations at http://bit.ly/iDonate (http://bit.ly/iDonate) to help fund the game's development. If you do donate, you can get free advertisement services on our website for a few months & recognition in the credits of the game whenever it finally comes out.

ALSO, we've decided that we will leak a picture of one 3D element of the game that has already been built & designed (although still kind-of a draft) if we receive a donation that is $15 or more OR when we receive a total of at least $15 in donations from multiple users. So let's hope this is a little incentive to get some more funding help as we need it to carry on with development...even if you can't donate we need help contacting even more experienced and/or skilled devs & designers, so help for the future of Touch Town™! Thanks Guys.

Oooohhh..... I should advertise!

[KGameLover1]

OK - donated $15! I don't have that email address anymore (it starts with kane.mitten) so please just PM me on here with details!


AND I WANT TO SEE THAT SCREENSHOT!!!

[The prez 12521]

ok - donated $15! I don't have that email address anymore (it starts with kane.mitten) so please just pm me on here with details!


And i want to see that screenshot!!!

nice!

[KGameLover1]

nice!

Yep - I'm awesome! Nobody who's posted here can say I never did anything for 'em!

i have some experience with being an admin,, i would be willing to help out

UH-OH - this looks like a LURKER ALERT!!!

If you would pick someone for an admin for your site, you would pick me. :p

[The prez 12521]

Yep - I'm awesome! Nobody who's posted here can say I never did anything for 'em!



UH-OH - this looks like a LURKER ALERT!!!

If you would pick someone for an admin for your site, you would pick me. :p

ahahah ...quiet you ;) ahah

[KGameLover1]

ahahah ...quiet you ;) ahah

WHAT??? QUIET???? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN???? I ONLY KNOW ABOUT LOUD AND LOUDER AND LOUDEST!!! :p ;)

[The prez 12521]

WHAT??? QUIET???? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN???? I ONLY KNOW ABOUT LOUD AND LOUDER AND LOUDEST!!! :p ;)

ever watch will ferrel on SNL? A LITTLE BIT SOFTER NOW :D ahaha which site will you advertise ...hrm...:D

[KGameLover1]

ever watch will ferrel on SNL? A LITTLE BIT SOFTER NOW :D ahaha which site will you advertise ...hrm...:D

LOL, i heart SNL.....

Anyway, as for which site to advertise.... maybe I should go advertise the P.O.C.K.E.T.G.O.D.S even though I have no idea what it is.

Or maybe I should do my own. :p

[The prez 12521]

LOL, i heart SNL.....

Anyway, as for which site to advertise.... maybe I should go advertise the P.O.C.K.E.T.G.O.D.S even though I have no idea what it is.

Or maybe I should do my own. :p

ahaha or maybe The Life Blog, or maybe...the new minigore forums! Yes yes :D

[KGameLover1]

ahaha or maybe The Life Blog, or maybe...the new minigore forums! Yes yes :D

The what?

[The prez 12521]

The what?

the minigore forums, www.minigore.tk ill make you addmin/moddy :D

[mobile1up]

This game sounds like a money making scheme. No pics yet at all of anything, and asking for money just for a leaked screenshot? Wow.

yeah - this is questionable honestly. and it isn't even a screen shot; just a 3D model they have (incomplete).. i had to stop one of my projects (yes, i had screenshots out) because i have a paying client which gets higher priority. but asking users for money? thats crazy - you ask users for money when they get something useful and playable.

[KGameLover1]

the minigore forums, www.minigore.tk ill make you addmin/moddy :D

When something uses .tk....... LOL. But I can send you $5 to make me admin. :p

yeah - this is questionable honestly. and it isn't even a screen shot; just a 3D model they have (incomplete).. i had to stop one of my projects (yes, i had screenshots out) because i have a paying client which gets higher priority. but asking users for money? thats crazy - you ask users for money when they get something useful and playable.

TDA.... I believe in you!

[The prez 12521]

When something uses .tk....... LOL. But I can send you $5 to make me admin. :p



TDA.... I believe in you!

hey, who else wants to go to minigore.pro-forums.us ? ahaha not me! .tk so much fastER :D ahaha and really...?

[Tap Dat App]

First we'd like to say that we are not asking users for money, we are saying that if you would like to help contribute to the development of the game, you can donate. That's why it is called a donation not a requirement :P We also stated in an earlier post that we can't make promises with game release dates or anything like that yet and thus donating is completely your own decision and we can't guarantee any attached strings as game development for the iPhone is not what we are payed to do...that is, not yet. This is technically a side project and we have other priorities that must be completed in order to make a living, but your donations are really appreciated and will most likely help us go further and further with our app project. This is also technically our first time developing an app on this large of a scale so please bare with us, getting angry with us, or putting us down won't get anything done.

Special thanks to user KGameLover1! It means a lot to us that you care enough to donate. We will contact you through PM about your free advertising services on our website! But for now, here's the promised 3D model screenshot: (click for larger view)

[The prez 12521]

You can use google sketchup models on iPhone apps?!!? SWEEt!

[scottyd2k9]

I would donate but i have no advertisements so there wouldn't be much point...

[Tap Dat App]

I would donate but i have no advertisements so there wouldn't be much point...

List of Points:
#1 - You will eventually get your name in the credits once the game is finally released.
#2 - If you want to donate in the first place, you obviously must like the game idea, so another point is to just feel good about helping out the development process of the game!
#3 - Depending on how much is donated and if the rest of the team approves, I might release another screenshot.

[Redpanda9]

I could donate like 5 dollars depending on what the payment method is.

[Tap Dat App]

I could donate like 5 dollars depending on what the payment method is.

There are quite a lot of ways to pay. It's a paypal system but you can do it directly from several different credit cards or a certain type of bank account. Check it out: http://bit.ly/iDonate

[ahmed409]

dudes,
i found an awesome song to go with Touch town!
check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrA24dHbT0A

[ahmed409]

[QUOTE=ahmed409;856695]dudes,
i found an awesome song to go with Touch town!
check it out!
the info is in the description!

[scottyd2k9]

[QUOTE=ahmed409;856695]dudes,
i found an awesome song to go with Touch town!
check it out!
the info is in the description!

it might be copyrighted ..

[ahmed409]

[QUOTE=ahmed409;856700]

it might be copyrighted ..

I KNOW, thats the problem
i dont know anything about the song...
maybe just maybe someone knows.
im hoping even though its copyrighted, Tap Dat App could get their services...
did you even hear it?
its awesome!

[Tap Dat App]

dudes,
i found an awesome song to go with Touch town!
check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrA24dHbT0A

I commented on your video, and I love it personally. But in case of copyrighted material, we will need to know the origin of the song...where did you find it?

[Tap Dat App]

More News:

Due to the long weekend, we're gonna try and get a little more work in for the game. TheBeastlyNinja, who is helping the rest of DarkPalooza Studios design certain artistic elements of the game, is working on some more 3D models, that after we finish tweaking, will be sent to our developers for implantation in the game. I hope to leak some more of these model screenshots to you all in the near future. Stay excited, and thanks for the great pre-release fan base that we seem to have already built up!

- Alex, CEO of TDA™ & Project Manager/Concept Creator for Touch Town™

[The prez 12521]

More News:

Due to the long weekend, we're gonna try and get a little more work in for the game. TheBeastlyNinja, who is helping the rest of DarkPalooza Studios design certain artistic elements of the game, is working on some more 3D models, that after we finish tweaking, will be sent to our developers for implantation in the game. I hope to leak some more of these model screenshots to you all in the near future. Stay excited, and thanks for the great pre-release fan base that we seem to have already built up!

- Alex, CEO of TDA™ & Project Manager/Concept Creator for Touch Town™

DUDE! congrats, what model studio do you guys use for modeling?

[songbird]

More News:

Due to the long weekend, we're gonna try and get a little more work in for the game. TheBeastlyNinja, who is helping the rest of DarkPalooza Studios design certain artistic elements of the game, is working on some more 3D models, that after we finish tweaking, will be sent to our developers for implantation in the game. I hope to leak some more of these model screenshots to you all in the near future. Stay excited, and thanks for the great pre-release fan base that we seem to have already built up!

- Alex, CEO of TDA™ & Project Manager/Concept Creator for Touch Town™

That sounds really cool - very exciting.

[Hmar9333]

First we'd like to say that we are not asking users for money, we are saying that if you would like to help contribute to the development of the game, you can donate. That's why it is called a donation not a requirement :P We also stated in an earlier post that we can't make promises with game release dates or anything like that yet and thus donating is completely your own decision and we can't guarantee any attached strings as game development for the iPhone is not what we are payed to do...that is, not yet. This is technically a side project and we have other priorities that must be completed in order to make a living, but your donations are really appreciated and will most likely help us go further and further with our app project. This is also technically our first time developing an app on this large of a scale so please bare with us, getting angry with us, or putting us down won't get anything done.

Special thanks to user KGameLover1! It means a lot to us that you care enough to donate. We will contact you through PM about your free advertising services on our website! But for now, here's the promised 3D model screenshot: (click for larger view)
Sketch-Up?

[Redpanda9]

I donated. I also sent a note along with the donation

[Tap Dat App]

Sketch-Up?

Yes, it still needs some polish, it's not 100% complete yet...

I donated. I also sent a note along with the donation

Thanks a lot, I checked the account and read the note. =) - If you'd like some free advertising services on our site for a service you have, PM us.

[99CentApps]

The Ipods need this! This would be the next big hit too! I would love to be a beta tester.

Here are a couple of ideas though:
-I always thought the fishing was lame on the Animal crossing version. If you can, make spots sorta similar to flick fishing.
-If there are weeds, PLEASE OH PLEASE don't have as many as the animal crossing versions. These completely suck and I hate it. In one week I had to pull over 1 hour of weeds sadly.
-No animals. Thats childish Lol.
-I hated the friend concept for animal crossing. Have something where it will give you a 10 digit number based off your iphone, and the ipod touch users, they will get a generated 10 digit code.

But yea, when I got my ipod touch a month ago I was surprised there wasn't an animal crossing type app/game. This will be a big hit.

[songbird]

The Ipods need this! This would be the next big hit too! I would love to be a beta tester.

Here are a couple of ideas though:
-I always thought the fishing was lame on the Animal crossing version. If you can, make spots sorta similar to flick fishing.
-If there are weeds, PLEASE OH PLEASE don't have as many as the animal crossing versions. These completely suck and I hate it. In one week I had to pull over 1 hour of weeds sadly.
-No animals. Thats childish Lol.
-I hated the friend concept for animal crossing. Have something where it will give you a 10 digit number based off your iphone, and the ipod touch users, they will get a generated 10 digit code.

But yea, when I got my ipod touch a month ago I was surprised there wasn't an animal crossing type app/game. This will be a big hit.



I found the weeds amusing. It made it feel real when you did not play it for several months. Maybe a lawnmower would be cool rather than losing the weeds concept all together.
Will this also have the real time game aspect to it?

[99CentApps]

I found the weeds amusing. It made it feel real when you did not play it for several months. Maybe a lawnmower would be cool rather than losing the weeds concept all together.
Will this also have the real time game aspect to it?

Yea, I mean to like tone it down a bit. I do not see 70 weeds in my lawn after 2 months.

[Scragglebeard]

I loved the fishing in AC. It was pretty awesome. And as far as the animals go, that was kinda the whole point of the game, otherwise it would have been Human Crossing.

[songbird]

I loved the fishing in AC. It was pretty awesome. And as far as the animals go, that was kinda the whole point of the game, otherwise it would have been Human Crossing.

Human crossing- LOL! I like the fishing too and I really like in the DS version if you did favors for the neighbors they gave you stuff and they eventually became your friend and gave you a little picture of themself. I tried to collect all the pictures but gave up because there was too little characters and not enough place to store stuff.
I also really liked the Muesum, that was my favorite aspect of the game.

[Tap Dat App]

There might be weeds in an update, but it is not on the current list of first edition necessities...plus, they bug the hell out of me honestly haha.

[The prez 12521]

There might be weeds in an update, but it is not on the current list of first edition necessities...plus, they bug the hell out of me honestly haha.

I think they should be implemented. but like i hope your using Openfeint but an achievemnt, pluck X amount of weeds in 10 seconds. Clean your town:no weeeds left...etc...it'd be kinda fun :D ahaha but we all hate them

[Tap Dat App]

I think they should be implemented. but like i hope your using Openfeint but an achievemnt, pluck X amount of weeds in 10 seconds. Clean your town:no weeeds left...etc...it'd be kinda fun :D ahaha but we all hate them

That's actually a pretty good idea. We are not using OpenFeint though...we really prefer the likes of Ngmoco's Plus+ Network as it is faster and just a lot more "top-notch/premium". But we're not sure yet if the Plus+ Network can support the capabilities we need to make this game as socially connected & interactive as we have designed it, in which case we would probably have to invent our own social network...but for now, the Plus+ Network is our goal. Obviously we will need Multiplayer Options through WiFi & Bluetooth, but we'd like players to also be able to play online through a WiFi Network that isn't restricted to players close/right next to them, but instead include players who are online globally through "friend codes" and such. :cool:

[The prez 12521]

That's actually a pretty good idea. We are not using OpenFeint though...we really prefer the likes of Ngmoco's Plus+ Network as it is faster and just a lot more "top-notch/premium". But we're not sure yet if the Plus+ Network can support the capabilities we need to make this game as socially connected & interactive as we have designed it, in which case we would probably have to invent our own social network...but for now, the Plus+ Network is our goal. Obviously we will need Multiplayer Options through WiFi & Bluetooth, but we'd like players to also be able to play online through a WiFi Network that isn't restricted to players close/right next to them, but instead include players who are online globally through "friend codes" and such. :cool:

for plus+ you have to get accepted and its not easy! Also openfeint has that possibility of online THROUGH OF worldwide such as NovaRift. Im sure you can implement a friend code system in there. But, i think for plus+ you have to have your own servers for worldwide multiplayer

[KGameLover1]

That's actually a pretty good idea. We are not using OpenFeint though...we really prefer the likes of Ngmoco's Plus+ Network as it is faster and just a lot more "top-notch/premium". But we're not sure yet if the Plus+ Network can support the capabilities we need to make this game as socially connected & interactive as we have designed it, in which case we would probably have to invent our own social network...but for now, the Plus+ Network is our goal. Obviously we will need Multiplayer Options through WiFi & Bluetooth, but we'd like players to also be able to play online through a WiFi Network that isn't restricted to players close/right next to them, but instead include players who are online globally through "friend codes" and such. :cool:
I like Plus+ better too but not as many people are on there.

[Foozelz]

That's actually a pretty good idea. We are not using OpenFeint though...we really prefer the likes of Ngmoco's Plus+ Network as it is faster and just a lot more "top-notch/premium". But we're not sure yet if the Plus+ Network can support the capabilities we need to make this game as socially connected & interactive as we have designed it, in which case we would probably have to invent our own social network...but for now, the Plus+ Network is our goal. Obviously we will need Multiplayer Options through WiFi & Bluetooth, but we'd like players to also be able to play online through a WiFi Network that isn't restricted to players close/right next to them, but instead include players who are online globally through "friend codes" and such. :cool:

Please don't bring back the dreaded "friend codes".

[Tap Dat App]

In other news, the game is likely to support only 3.x and above...but if you're into iDevices enough to even be on the TA forums, you probably don't need to worry about that, as I'm sure you upgraded from 2.x awhile ago ;)

[ShadowsFall]

What about Chillingo's Crystal network?

[The prez 12521]

What about Chillingo's Crystal network?
You would have to be published by chillingo. Which It seems TDA doesn't want too:

[Yffum]

Hey, do you need any more 2D artists for textures and whatnot? That house looks... alright, but the window and door are hand drawn and the textures don't seem to fit so much... Anyway, I'm a big fan of Animal Crossing and I could possibly do some work for free. I currently have a thread offering free 2D art because I want to build up my portfolio and get some practice.

[TouchChatterbox]

Would you like some videos/animations produced for the game? Stop motion or people in bunny suits or something? See my video producing thread just made. I don't have set rates so just tell me what you wanna spend. I have a lot of talent/contacts I can tap into & can do an efficient turnover without the end result being crap. :)

[Tap Dat App]

We don't have a lot of interest in Crystal. I'm not sure how much revenue Chillingo takes from each app sold if you choose to use them as your publisher...

[Foozelz]

@Tap Dat App, How will the characters look like?

[doodlejumper]

You don't need to be published by Chillingo to be on the Crystal network. Just look at Angry Birds.

[TheBeastlyNinja]

I'm glad you all like my house I have a better one coming along that I'll send out to tap dat app soon.

[Tap Dat App]

I'm glad you all like my house I have a better one coming along that I'll send out to tap dat app soon.

Looking forward to it, you've been a great contributer so far, thanks for your work.

-TDA (WITH DP Studios)

[Scragglebeard]

You don't need to be published by Chillingo to be on the Crystal network. Just look at Angry Birds.
Actually, Angry Birds is made Clickgamer, which Chillingo owns.

[TheBeastlyNinja]

ok guys im sending a new house model to tap da app today. expect to see it later!

[kohjingyu]

AstroRanch is out..Going to be hard to beat this one.

[kohjingyu]

AstroRanch is out..Going to be hard to beat this one.

[Tap Dat App]

AstroRanch is out..Going to be hard to beat this one.

Not really, AstroRanch is a farming game. Touch Town™ doesn't "touch" (haha pun) farming....cause well, FarmVille sucks.

[Tap Dat App]

Touch Town™ News Update:

*We Hit 300 Followers on Twitter, the 300th was a User from TouchArcade and won a Hook Champ Promo Code, Thanks Everyone!

*TDA is proud to announce that we may be forming a partnership with Tecstar Games (who have created 2 open-world 3D joy-stick controlled games of their own on the app store) to help further develop Touch Town™. This is a very exciting and serious measure as Trevor Chandler of Tecstar Games (who is also on TouchArcade as "trevorchandler") is already becoming an Official Paid Advertising Sponsor of www.iTapDatApp.com (http://itapdatapp.com/) and has offered to possibly help us with the development of Touch Town™!

[Tap Dat App]

Visit the Official Touch Town™ Website (Brand New, so It's Still a Work-In-Progress) www.TouchTown.iTapDatApp.com (http://touchtown.itapdatapp.com/) & the New Official Tap Dat App™ MOBILE Site (must visit the url from a mobile device to view, works fantastic on iPhone/iTouch) http://m.iTapDatApp.com/ (http://m.itapdatapp.com/)

[KGameLover1]

Visit the Official Touch Town™ Website (Brand New, so It's Still a Work-In-Progress) www.TouchTown.iTapDatApp.com (http://touchtown.itapdatapp.com/) & the New Official Tap Dat App™ MOBILE Site (must visit the url from a mobile device to view, works fantastic on iPhone/iTouch) http://m.iTapDatApp.com/ (http://m.itapdatapp.com/)

Where do you want me to send the pics for the ad?

[Tap Dat App]

Where do you want me to send the pics for the ad?

You can PM them to me or email them to me. I will PM you my email if you don't already have it.

[Tap Dat App]

Hey, so the TDA Team had a meeting today. We've collected a good amount of developer contact info. and we've pretty much planned out a clear path of how to get this game done. The only problem is that realistically, it is probably going to cost anywhere from $200-$500 to pay our coders, graphic designers, etc. And most coders don't want to wait for payment after the game starts selling, they want it before the app is even submitted, so we have to come up with this money up front. Overall, I personally think it is worth it, this game will be amazing & we could possibly heavily profit off of this app if done right. We are funding part of it ourselves, but your donations are heavily appreciated. If you'd like to make a donation, please visit: http://bit.ly/iDonate (http://bit.ly/iDonate) & If you're interested in helping out in any other way, check out: http://bit.ly/iHelp (http://bit.ly/iHelp) - Thank You!

[TheBeastlyNinja]

nice site. im glad to be on your team. im will probably be sending you those shop and other various building models/concepts this weekend.

[The Bat Outta Hell]

nice site. im glad to be on your team. im will probably be sending you those shop and other various building models/concepts this weekend.

Lololololol

[kohjingyu]

nice site. im glad to be on your team. im will probably be sending you those shop and other various building models/concepts this weekend.

With you on the team, the game is sure to be a hit. :rolleyes:

[daveallanfriends]

Hey guys! I have been following this up and I love it! I was inclined to join Touch Arcade for this. I made a TouchTown forum and blog. This forum ... and blog is solely for discussing TouchTown, so check it out and let's build the community. Anyone interested? Please check it out. Links in the signature. :p

[KGameLover1]

Hey guys! I have been following this up and I love it! I was inclined to join Touch Arcade for this. I made a TouchTown forum and blog. This forum ... and blog is solely for discussing TouchTown, so check it out and let's build the community. Anyone interested? Please check it out. Links in the signature. :p

You don't have a signature as of 10:16 PM EST, 3/19/10.

[KGameLover1]

Lololololol

What's so funny? Just because TBN joins something doesn't mean you have to make fun of it.

[daveallanfriends]

Anyways, if you want the link to the forum/blog, visit TapDatApp's twitter.

[The prez 12521]

woah, forums for an unfinished game! cool! thats the top priority! Come on guys, really? I understand fan made, but so far we know two things, TBN is helping and we saw 1 model...THATS A TON OF CONTENT!!!

im super stocked, but they said a holiday 10' release....8 months...ill stick to games already out

[daveallanfriends]

woah, forums for an unfinished game! cool! thats the top priority! Come on guys, really? I understand fan made, but so far we know two things, TBN is helping and we saw 1 model...THATS A TON OF CONTENT!!!

im super stocked, but they said a holiday 10' release....8 months...ill stick to games already out

Yes. But I created it so it can establish a fan base and people can join before it is released. And people can talk about what they want in the game. It's more organized than just one thread on the topic.

[The prez 12521]

Yes. But I created it so it can establish a fan base and people can join before it is released. And people can talk about what they want in the game. It's more organized than just one thread on the topic.

yeah, but if the devs are stopping in more there and actually reading your ideas, then this game will come out in 2012

[daveallanfriends]

Do you want a great game released later, or a crap game released early? I choose number one. I'm pretty sure some people would be okay if it was released a little later if more features were being added. I'd rather have a good first impression, instead of an okay game with future updates that make it better. That way, it's good from the beginning and they can further improve a masterpiece. Pocket God started out lame, but had weekly updates. I don't think weekly updates would apply to this, so might as well make it good because they might update once a month.

[Tap Dat App]

Hi everyone, I've been getting email notifications that you all were talking so I thought I'd clear a few things up.

1. So far, TBN's contributions have not been large so I wouldn't let that prevent you from anticipating this game...unless you just have some major grudge thing, idk!

2. The Fan Forums & Blog are UNOFFICIAL and we have no ties with them and unless they become as active as this thread, we will not check them often so you do not have to worry that we will be spending all our time reading feedback & hype talk versus actually getting the game done.

3. Finally, a status update: I don't have much to say. Not a lot has gotten done too recently, especially considering we lost contact with a developer who was interesting in helping us code for the game. But we're still looking though, we'll find someone good, no matter what it takes.

You want this. We want this. It will get done.

-Your Friend,
Alex of TDA

[The prez 12521]

Hi everyone, I've been getting email notifications that you all were talking so I thought I'd clear a few things up.

1. So far, TBN's contributions have not been large so I wouldn't let that prevent you from anticipating this game...unless you just have some major grudge thing, idk!

2. The Fan Forums & Blog are UNOFFICIAL and we have no ties with them and unless they become as active as this thread, we will not check them often so you do not have to worry that we will be spending all our time reading feedback & hype talk versus actually getting the game done.

3. Finally, a status update: I don't have much to say. Not a lot has gotten done too recently, especially considering we lost contact with a developer who was interesting in helping us code for the game. But we're still looking though, we'll find someone good, no matter what it takes.

You want this. We want this. It will get done.

-Your Friend,
Alex of TDA

Sweet :D haha I just saw the guys forums and thought cool, but then was like...uh...what?! I'd want to talk to you all, but i'd rather see a great game come from your mind and then have my suggestions implemented. Or you could have someone like Kepa of Rocketcat games to deal strictly with feedback and user ideas

[Tap Dat App]

P.S. I just did a slight check of the unofficial fan forums (about to go to bed anyways, so done with work for the day) and I saw that it already has 50 registered members. It's not my forums, but thanks guys. It feels good that a lot of people are interested in our creation. :)

[ahmed409]

I FINALLY FOUND IT! omg, after such a long time and a lot of stuff happening i finally found the name of the song!
its called ''to love'' or ''For The Sake Of Love'' by Park Hye Ri. its from a korean drama called ''boys over flowers'' , and by accident i also found another song that would work greatly, its called ''Cellogic'' Kim Young Min,*huff*huff*
ive been anxous to get you guys this information, anyway, here are links to pages you might want to look at! see ya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1rB3cmtPjY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-3auW9cfm8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_Ov...eries)#1st_OST

[Tap Dat App]

Update: The Development Process will be going into a major overhaul in progress this summer as been planned since the creation of the idea for the app. Working on brand new art sketches right now, looking towards new creative directions as well. Support is welcomed, so if you're good at art or coding, drop us a line. :cool:

[don_k]

Support is welcomed, so if you're good at art or coding, drop us a line. :cool:

There's no email address on this thread or on your website.

[Tap Dat App]

There's no email address on this thread or on your website.

Sorry, I was expecting people to send a PM, but it's TapDatApp@Gmail.com and there are more specifics on what you should send to qualify at http://touchtown.itapdatapp.com/

[The prez 12521]

I volunteered to help awhile ago, no response every. ah welll

[Tashawn]

I like the idea but it seems to me that you guys are doing more planning and day dreaming then actually working. I can try to talk to a dev that probably will work with you and help with the modeling and the coding if you are serious. If you look up an app called "Crusade of Destiny" im sure you want your game to run like that or close to it. Games like that take time, money and someone thats know what they are doing and that can show for it.

[Silver Josh]

Touch Town.

[mobile1up]

I like the idea but it seems to me that you guys are doing more planning and day dreaming then actually working.

first post: 09-12-2009, 12:41 AM - thats 12-september 2009. i guess, not much happening.. maybe missed the boat when it comes to having something viable for the application store.. wonder how many people have read this thread and done their own thing with it?

[Tap Dat App]

Dear all of the supporters of Touch Town™,

I'll be honest, nothing from this has turned out the way I wanted it to. Too many times have we made some progress only to be dumped back down to doing nothing again. There are certain circumstances that prevent me from devoting my entire life to this idea, such as the fact that I'm not a full-time developer for a living, so it is very tough. We've had many developers and artists just randomly kinda leave the project, or suddenly stop being in contact with us. I really do want this to come true, but at this point, I don't know how realistic that is. I would do anything to make this into a full-on completed reality, it's a dream I have extensively thought upon and tried & tried again to make progress with, only to ultimately have too little-to count to show for. I'd like to apologize to everyone I have let down, I wanted this as much as you did. I'm not fully giving up on the idea, nor am I saying that the rights to my ideas expressed in this thread NOR my name "Touch Town™" are okay for public consumption & doing whatever the hell you want with them, but for now since I don't want to get anyone else's hopes up too high, I'm gonna have to pull a "Fall Out Boy" and go ahead & say that Touch Town™ is now officially on an indefinite hiatus. -I want to let you all know, that I, and the rest of the real TDA Team, will always be doing our best to take advantage of any situation that occurs to complete Touch Town™, but unfortunately, many of you are right, there is no way that we have the right resources alone to do this. We've reached out for help, but understandably, this is a very hard thing for anyone to accomplish. The sadest part for me personally, is that there aren't enough games like this. At heart, I am truly a casual gamer. I love video games, but I enjoy casually spirited ones that I play hard-corely. Animal Crossing is without a doubt not the most technologically advanced game ever, but it is a really great one, that represents beautiful parts of life and ultimately freedom that a user can experience through it...if you liked this idea, I highly recommend you pick up Animal Crossing (available on GameCube, DS, & Wii) to reach the closest experience to Touch Town™ currently available. Ultimately though, the road has been an enjoyable one to some degree. We met a lot of great friends inside the developing community and on Touch Arcade and on behalf of everyone on the team: Thank You.

"Where There is a Will, There is a Way."

-Alex

[The prez 12521]

Well this blows.

So...I've got a great idea for a game :p

[Tap Dat App]

Well this blows.

So...I've got a great idea for a game :p

No stealing! xP And again, I feel really awful right now. I'm so sorry :'( I'm going to keep trying, but the odds are literally just so slim. It's very hard to find some one who has the skills to help do this, and for the right price. I only received about 2 donations. One of $15 and one of $6. We did use their money to work out a deal with an indie artist who drew some good concept sketches for us, but they dropped contact with us later on and I have yet to reveal the sketches because I don't want everything I've worked on to be stolen.

[The prez 12521]

No stealing! xP And again, I feel really awful right now. I'm so sorry :'(

NAhhh, its all good man! Life first. My only question, whadda bout the people who donated?

And dont worry! it happens to everyone! it happened to me, I still have a social group of game ideas and a half written game doc. Theres usually some devs who have reached rock bottom with their apps and they look for ideas on new apps, you can try asking them!

[Tap Dat App]

NAhhh, its all good man! Life first. My only question, whadda bout the people who donated?

And dont worry! it happens to everyone! it happened to me, I still have a social group of game ideas and a half written game doc. Theres usually some devs who have reached rock bottom with their apps and they look for ideas on new apps, you can try asking them!

But those devs usually hit rock bottom because they don't have the skills either to develop such an advanced game. And about the donations, check out the above post, I edited it before I even read your question. But to repost it:

"I only received about 2 donations. One of $15 and one of $6. We did use their money to work out a deal with an indie artist who drew some good concept sketches for us, but they dropped contact with us later on and I have yet to reveal the sketches because I don't want everything I've worked on to be stolen."

[The prez 12521]

But those devs usually hit rock bottom because they don't have the skills either to develop such an advanced game. And about the donations, check out the above post, I edited it before I even read your question. But to repost it:

"I only received about 2 donations. One of $15 and one of $6. We did use their money work out a deal with an indie artist who drew some good concept sketches for us, but they dropped contact with us later on and I have yet to reveal the sketches because I don't want everything I've worked on to be stolen."

Ok! and not always, some just cant and dont know how to get their games our there, or theres a bug or its expensive, who knows!

And you didnt make him sign a contract!?!??!

[Tap Dat App]

Ok! and not always, some just cant and dont know how to get their games our there, or theres a bug or its expensive, who knows!

And you didnt make him sign a contract!?!??!

No, it was a very casual, "let's see what you can do" type of thing. It was only about a week's work or so, and I paid him through PayPal for what he did. We wanted to keep it up with him and go full-on, but for one reason or another, he didn't continue making this project a priority and eventually as hard as we tried to keep it together, everything just kinda fell apart. We do still have the artwork though, so it wasn't a total waste and if we ever pick this back up, we will have it to show to a future designer to help us continue his work.

[The prez 12521]

No, it was a very casual, "let's see what you can do" type of thing. It was only about a week's work or so, and I paid him through PayPal for what he did. We wanted to keep it up with him and go full-on, but for one reason or another, he didn't continue making this project a priority and eventually as hard as we tried to keep it together, everything just kinda fell apart. We do still have the artwork though, so it wasn't a total waste and if we ever pick this back up, we will have it to show to a future designer to help us continue his work.

oh, thats good! I have a friend you may be able to talk to (Revolving Door here on TA) and he is an excellent artists!

[KGameLover1]

I donated, and I'd be sad to see it go.
I am a graphic artist, perhaps you could use my services? I wouldn't require payment, simply a mention in the end.

[The Bat Outta Hell]

I donated, and I'd be sad to see it go.
I am a graphic artist, perhaps you could use my services? I wouldn't require payment, simply a mention in the end.

*Cough*Attentionwhore*Cough*

[Tap Dat App]

I donated, and I'd be sad to see it go.
I am a graphic artist, perhaps you could use my services? I wouldn't require payment, simply a mention in the end.

That sounds really great. Could you email me more specifics (such as what type of art you do, 3D, 2D, etc. using what programs and any other sample work you can show me) at tapdatapp@gmail.com - Simply because it is much easier to check my iPhone for new emails and respond than to go on my computer and log into Touch Arcade so constantly.

*Cough*Attentionwhore*Cough*
What the hell? I really hope you're joking because otherwise you're just trying to be a troll because KGameLover did nothing to deserve that comment...O_o

[Tap Dat App]

I thought it should be brought up that a new version of Animal Crossing for the Nintendo 3DS has been announced (screenshots are around the web as well). So for those of you looking forward to this game, here's something that might help settle your appetite! :)

[disloyalpick]

hello, i was just wondering if this is still being worked on. i know a developer
you could contact to see if he could help with coding and i also know someone who may help with some models and stuff. just checkout http://www.rigsofrods.com and look for the user name "tdev" he is the main developer with this project. he could probably help out with the coding. if you want to ask him, you may have to sign up for an account on www.rigsofrods.com and send him a PM. or you could try and contact him via the support email adress. the email is support@rigsofrods.com. also if you need to know his name is Thomas Fischer. and the other person i said may be able to help with this is another person on the rigs of rods forum. his account name is Brickman. he can make some pretty decent stuff in sketchup. so i really recommend contacting these people and alot of other people on that forum. there is alot of skilled people who may be willing to help out with this. the rigs of rods project is open source, so they would probably accept a donation to the "rigs of rods" project, or a payment to thomas fischer himself. he is a pretty good coder. just check out rigs of rods on youtube to see just how realistic this game is. there is a massive amount of coding that went into this game. he has been developing on this project since 2007 and is still developing it to this day. sorry for the super long post i just dont want this project to die. i absolutely loved animal crossing, and i think touch town would be one of the best games EVER, IMHO. i will continue to look for anybody that could help with the coding, i just do not want this to die, if it hasnt already, but i just really hope it didnt. i am going to do whatever i can possibly do to find anyone who might be able to help out with coding.




sincerely,
disloyalpick

[Tap Dat App]

hello, i was just wondering if this is still being worked on. i know a developer
you could contact to see if he could help with coding and i also know someone who may help with some models and stuff. just checkout http://www.rigsofrods.com and look for the user name "tdev" he is the main developer with this project. he could probably help out with the coding. if you want to ask him, you may have to sign up for an account on www.rigsofrods.com and send him a PM. or you could try and contact him via the support email adress. the email is support@rigsofrods.com. also if you need to know his name is Thomas Fischer. and the other person i said may be able to help with this is another person on the rigs of rods forum. his account name is Brickman. he can make some pretty decent stuff in sketchup. so i really recommend contacting these people and alot of other people on that forum. there is alot of skilled people who may be willing to help out with this. the rigs of rods project is open source, so they would probably accept a donation to the "rigs of rods" project, or a payment to thomas fischer himself. he is a pretty good coder. just check out rigs of rods on youtube to see just how realistic this game is. there is a massive amount of coding that went into this game. he has been developing on this project since 2007 and is still developing it to this day. sorry for the super long post i just dont want this project to die. i absolutely loved animal crossing, and i think touch town would be one of the best games EVER, IMHO. i will continue to look for anybody that could help with the coding, i just do not want this to die, if it hasnt already, but i just really hope it didnt. i am going to do whatever i can possibly do to find anyone who might be able to help out with coding.




sincerely,
disloyalpick

Thanks for this. I'll look into it all and see what they can do. Touch Town™ is currently still in the same hiatus situation and has become less of a priority over time. Which is unfortunate, but the development process is truly a tough one. However, I am still looking forward to future opportunities to release this one day.

[Tybobb45]

So is it the end for Touch Town™? Because I will email the crap out of every programmer I know for this application!!!

[TimothyMilla]

I have had similar ideas about making an animal crossing type game for iOS, this thread seems to have everything I need (artists, ideas, etc). But I hear you guys need a programmer! I can do everything you need me to do.

[Lsatblu]

I would love to see this project being worked on. Such great ideas.