Pocket God Journey to Uranus: Ep 2 - Electric Booga Loo [$4.99 -> $.99]

[davecazz]

Hey Guys,

I'm going to try to do a separate state of the island for the iPad game as well as the iPhone game. This is a little late, since we just got the approval email from Apple but we have been working hard on the Pocket God episode 37.

So, we listened to everyone's feedback and decided to do a sandbox update for PGU so we could give it some of the classic powers that people enjoy on the main version of the game. We added day, night, and storm clouds to both planets. We made both statues functional, and added a Fire dragon to Uranus.

On Earth, the powers behave like you would expect. you can scroll the sun and moon to turn it from day to night, there is a sunset, the pygmies sleep and stare at the sunset. You can drag lightning from the storm clouds and shock the Pygmies. The statues says "You Know you love Pocket God" and vaporizes all the pygmies on the island. All the graphics have been upgraded as well.

On Uranus, we added all new versions of each of these powers. The Moon is visible in both day and night time, and you can drag it in an arc across the screen to transition to the different day and night modes. there is a different sunset. the storm clouds are actually poison clouds like in Dragons on Uranus and instead of lightning, you can drag a trail of these clouds up and poison the pygmies on the island. The coolest feature is the Fire Dragon which only comes out at night. when the Sun is down, he flies back and forth across the top of the screen, and when you tap and hold him, he starts shooting fireballs where ever you aim with your finger. then you can use these fireballs to burn the pygmies.

It's a pretty meaty update, there are a lot of features we added and we really wanted to add some classic stuff along with stuff that no one has seen yet.

Next update we will be adding Mercury, which will be the racing planet (Mercury is the messenger god that has wings on his sandals). We are starting to work with a new artist that can help take the PGU responsibilities off Allan's plate and he is working on a really awesome planet with a sea full of mercury. We are also going to be adding the same types of features for the planet that we added in this update. Storm clouds, a statue, day and night: and they will all work a bit differently than the other planets.

also, some news about the main Pocket God game, we are working hard to submit this weekend. We have been looking for people to help us out so we can try and keep to a 4 week per update schedule. we'll try and do PGU update submissions toward the start of each month, and PG submissions around the 15th.

http://dev.boltcreative.com/pocketgod/UranusIcon_2_512x512.png

update: we also added a tribe screen like on the original version that you can use to name your pygmies and also tally the sacrifices that you do.

[El Mutanto]

Hooray! Looking forward to it. My youngest was very disappointed when she tapped on the statue and nothing happened.

Although, here comes another reason for my kids to take over the iPad... guess I'll have to get iPad 2 to relieve congestion ;)

[Jongjungbu]

This is cool. Thanks for the info update. Better to know and look forward to it, than be in the dark and wonder.

[Grimstone82]

Is this not a free update? When I click the update link it then says BUY APP.

[davecazz]

Is this not a free update? When I click the update link it then says BUY APP.

its free, you must have not logged in with the same account that you used to buy it.

[Grimstone82]

That was weird, I clicked the BUY APP button and a window popped up saying that the update was free because I already own the app. Never seen that before. Anyhoo, downloading now. Thanks :)

[TheGuyWhoDoesStuff]

Looks sweet. Is it out?

[5duc29]

Great update. Definitely better than before-- love the added features for Uranus planet--

Hmm... I wonder what the easter eggs are on each planet..

[paul1998]

It's out

[El Mutanto]

I found a glitch: play either the dragon or the black hole games and die (doesn't matter how long I play).

The end screen will show the Volcano Blast game with a score of 13000 and a high score of 166000 (they're not my scores in any game).

that's already odd.

Tap on exit and you're faced with a blank screen. Thankfully, there's the menu on the left to choose exit from, otherwise I'd have to quit the game.

Volcano Blast works fine though.

I just found that once I've played Volcano, my score and high score now appear at the end of the Black Hole or Dragon games, along with the volcano splash screen...

Is it just me or do other people see this?

[malcomjudd]

Wow, this update is like 5 updates in one! The only thing i found disappointing is that there is no multitouch lightning, you can do it in the Gas Clouds but not in the lightning...

I hope the Shark is going to be added as the next classic god power...

:D

[paul1998]

If you swipe the sun and moon back and forth one of them disappears

[Jongjungbu]

I found a glitch: play either the dragon or the black hole games and die (doesn't matter how long I play).

The end screen will show the Volcano Blast game with a score of 13000 and a high score of 166000 (they're not my scores in any game).

that's already odd.

Tap on exit and you're faced with a blank screen. Thankfully, there's the menu on the left to choose exit from, otherwise I'd have to quit the game.

Volcano Blast works fine though.

I just found that once I've played Volcano, my score and high score now appear at the end of the Black Hole or Dragon games, along with the volcano splash screen...

Is it just me or do other people see this?

Happens to me too, with the same exact scores as you had...though I should already have Volcano Blast high scores from prior to the update.

[davecazz]

I found a glitch: play either the dragon or the black hole games and die (doesn't matter how long I play).

The end screen will show the Volcano Blast game with a score of 13000 and a high score of 166000 (they're not my scores in any game).

that's already odd.

Tap on exit and you're faced with a blank screen. Thankfully, there's the menu on the left to choose exit from, otherwise I'd have to quit the game.

Volcano Blast works fine though.

I just found that once I've played Volcano, my score and high score now appear at the end of the Black Hole or Dragon games, along with the volcano splash screen...

Is it just me or do other people see this?

Hey Guys,

We are looking into this and will try and submit an emergency update as soon as we fix it.

let me know if there are any other glitches that you see.

[El Mutanto]

ok, try the following:

a. switch game start screen on and leave it on: problem disappears

b. 1. switch game start screen on, play Dragons
2. die and exit game
3. switch game screen off
4. play Black Hole
5. die and exit game
6. the '+' button is gone - can't add any pigmies until I quit the game and shut it down from the multitaksing menu

c. 1. switch game start screen on, play Black Hole
2. die and exit game
3. switch game screen off
4. play Dragons
5. die and exit game
6. get a black screen with game menu.
7. choose exit game again
8. get empty uranus sky but labelled "Space"
9. choose exit game again
10. back to black screen
11. need to quit and shut down game as above

Done the above twice to make sure error is reproducible.

Current stop-gap solution: leave the game start-screens on (but I personally prefer the games without them...)

Would you guys need an official bug tester? :)

[davecazz]

ok, try the following:

a. switch game start screen on and leave it on: problem disappears

b. 1. switch game start screen on, play Dragons
2. die and exit game
3. switch game screen off
4. play Black Hole
5. die and exit game
6. the '+' button is gone - can't add any pigmies until I quit the game and shut it down from the multitaksing menu

c. 1. switch game start screen on, play Black Hole
2. die and exit game
3. switch game screen off
4. play Dragons
5. die and exit game
6. get a black screen with game menu.
7. choose exit game again
8. get empty uranus sky but labelled "Space"
9. choose exit game again
10. back to black screen
11. need to quit and shut down game as above

Done the above twice to make sure error is reproducible.

Current stop-gap solution: leave the game start-screens on (but I personally prefer the games without them...)

Would you guys need an official bug tester? :)

I just fixed both of these and submitted to apple. I dont think the issue warrants a expedited review because there is still a way to play the games, but hopefully it only takes a week for them to approve it.

[El Mutanto]

That was fast :)

Glad it wasn't too difficult to fix and happy to have contributed in a small way to the grand Pocket God universe :)

(btw, did you also fix the original glitch I found yesterday?)

[davecazz]

That was fast :)

Glad it wasn't too difficult to fix and happy to have contributed in a small way to the grand Pocket God universe :)

(btw, did you also fix the original glitch I found yesterday?)

yea, I fixed both. about beta testing, we are out of room for devices. apple only gives us 100 and you cant clear old ones off the list.

[El Mutanto]

No worries - I'm supper busy anyway (filmmaking, writing, raising kids :) )... it's just that I do enjoy finding bugs :)

[El Mutanto]

just one thought though: what were your beta testers smoking to have missed these glitches? ;)

[davecazz]

just one thought though: what were your beta testers smoking to have missed these glitches? ;)

the thing with beta testers is that they come and go. most just want to get the new update early. some are really thorough testers but after a few months they get wrapped up in things like work or school and cant test as much. the 100 device cap really hurts us because we cant replace them with new testers.

[El Mutanto]

That's a serious flaw in Apple's logic... if this ever gets resolved, look me up - I might have a few spare minutes at that time :)

[davecazz]

That's a serious flaw in Apple's logic... if this ever gets resolved, look me up - I might have a few spare minutes at that time :)

yea it stinks, there was a dev that abused it though. they got rejected and started adding users to there beta list for money instead of selling it normally.

[jakerocksalot]

I think you should have a mini game in the next update and maybe one or two more god power. Three god powers I would like to see are the boulder, the Shark and ants. Also I'd like to see a way to turn mini games off. Especially the volcano. Keep up the great work. My 4-year old brother loves this game.

[Jongjungbu]

I think you should have a mini game in the next update and maybe one or two more god power. Three god powers I would like to see are the boulder, the Shark and ants. Also I'd like to see a way to turn mini games off. Especially the volcano. Keep up the great work. My 4-year old brother loves this game.

No way, I would rather wait longer for new original powers and minigames than the same ones in the regular Pocket God. Thats why it is called Journey to Uranus is it not? It's not just an iPad port of Pocket God iOS.

[davecazz]

No way, I would rather wait longer for new original powers and minigames than the same ones in the regular Pocket God. Thats why it is called Journey to Uranus is it not? It's not just an iPad port of Pocket God iOS.

dont worry, we will be mixing in old and new powers as time goes on, the next update is all new though.

[jakerocksalot]

dont worry, we will be mixing in old and new powers as time goes on, the next update is all new though.

Sounds good.

[5duc29]

Ideas for The worlds.

-Dragon egg on Uranus. Drop three times for it to hatch. Feed five times for it to grow and then it goes on a rampage eating the pygmies :p

-Meteorites? That would be nice to have. Break off chunks from a space rock in space and while dragging a Pygmy to the world destination, meteorites will also fall.

-Pygmy fighting each other, Pygmy accidentally wets itself, mid-day nap (idles)

-Crabs, Sharks, Birds, Dinosaur... For more interactions.

-Since we can drag the pygmy to the side on and on from the initial island, maybe have a new island (Earth--for one pygmy) with Wilson the volleyball :D

[jakerocksalot]

Ideas for The worlds.

-Dragon egg on Uranus. Drop three times for it to hatch. Feed five times for it to grow and then it goes on a rampage eating the pygmies :p

-Meteorites? That would be nice to have. Break off chunks from a space rock in space and while dragging a Pygmy to the world destination, meteorites will also fall.

-Pygmy fighting each other, Pygmy accidentally wets itself, mid-day nap (idles)

-Crabs, Sharks, Birds, Dinosaur... For more interactions.

-Since we can drag the pygmy to the side on and on from the initial island, maybe have a new island (Earth--for one pygmy) with Wilson the volleyball :D

I know it must seem like I live under a rock, but who/ what is wilson the volleyball?

[5duc29]

I know it must seem like I live under a rock, but who/ what is wilson the volleyball?

The movie 'Cast Away'... Chuck names the volleyball Wilson because of its brand name.

Tiny island + Wilson the volleyball (or a different name because of copyright issue) would be a winner for me :) Drag a pygmy far out of reach as possible and there's the tiny island. It feels a little wasted when I drag a pygmy that far off then drop the being in the water, and then the screen flies back to the initial island..

[Jongjungbu]

LOL. Weird ideas 5duc29 but the Castaway idea made me laugh. And the pygmy wetting himself.

Anyway, sounds good dave...that next update. :)

[Baalim]

It's nice to see the ipad version getting tons of enhancements; especially since the initial version seemed kinda empty compared to its ipod sibling ;)

I'm looking forward to see the mercury update :D

[El Mutanto]

Hi Dave.

Great to see the update that fixes the bugs I reported... so since that problem's out of the way, I thought I'd bring a new one to your attention :)

1. go to Earth and add a few pygmies
2. grab hold of one and start taking it upwards
3. as you do this, double-tap on the statue's jewell
4. keep going up as you hear "you know you like Pocket God"
5. the pygmy you're dragging should reach the stratosphere and explode (you can also hear the other pygmies exploding)
6. the explosion propels you into space... where all the other pygmies can be found
7. however, you cannot drag them or do anything with them.
8. create a new pygmy - you can control that one
9. Go to a planet and everything is back to normal and you can control the remaining pygmies as well (essentially, they survived the explosion unscathed :) )

Next, go to Uranus

1. Gas a few pygmies.
2. Before they liquefy, drag a pygmy into space
3. those supposedly dead pygmies appear in space and just like above, cannot be controlled in any way (some even appear to be beyond the space boundaries, causing a few problems with the game).


El Mutanto - your unofficial beta tester :cool:

[TheGuyWhoDoesStuff]

Have you thought of doing any pocket god JTU co op games?

[davecazz]

new SOTI for the iphone Pocket God

http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?p=1598092#post1598092

[RodmanSan]

new SOTI for the iphone Pocket God

http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?p=1598092#post1598092

Guess what....this is a iPad forum..... :rolleyes:

[5jusername]

Guess what....this is a iPad forum..... :rolleyes:

It's related to Pocket God...which is what this topic is about...

[TheGuyWhoDoesStuff]

Any news about mercury?

[aggiedeals]

Wow, this is a big update! Not sure what took me so long to get it but well done!

[davecazz]

Any news about mercury?

almost done with mercury, probably submitting middle of next week.

[TheGuyWhoDoesStuff]

almost done with mercury, probably submitting middle of next week.

That's awesome!!!

[ImNoSuperMan]

$4.99 -> $.99

[davecazz]

Hey Guys here is the new PGU SOTI for Mercury Rising

http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=90158