Super HEAVY sword - Monster Robot Studios

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  1. ashtmj

    ashtmj Well-Known Member

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    Hey All! I've had my head down working away on this for awhile now! but it's finally getting close to launch time! here is a new pic! more details coming soon

    [​IMG]Super HEAVY sword Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr

    @RenTin850
    Thanks for all the interesting ideas! I might incorporate some of them :)

    @HansKaosu
    Not right away :( but I THINK the controls are pretty user friendly, better then Steam Punks and the original HEAVY sword


    -Ash
     
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    #23 MinusZero, Jun 9, 2014
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    Solid launch date?
    Just had to search this thread down as it's one of the few games I'm looking forward to seeing on the AppStore.
    Also just noticed some WW2 pixel art by you guys. New, new game?
     
  4. Exact-Psience

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    Im just hoping the jumps arent floaty and the controls are responsive. That's usually what i notice in Robot Studios games.

    Good luck on the release Ash!
     
  5. psj3809

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    Love the 'mario world' style map and the graphics are brilliant.

    Agree about the floaty jump, have enjoyed your past games but i remember when they first came out the jumps were 'floaty'.

    I'll be buying this regardless though !
     
  6. ashtmj

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    @MinusZero

    It looks like it SHOULD be July 17th.
    And yeah, that's Squad of Heroes, I'll have more on that one soon :) it's a action platformer with a bit of a interesting twist which I'll reveal soon

    @Exact-Psience
    Thanks! I've made it less and less floaty throughout development, but will see how people feel about it soon enough haha

    @psj3809

    Thanks much :)

    Here is the latest teaser along with screen shots and info



    So along with 3 princess coins in every level there is also one "lost Painting".
    as I mentioned earlier a lot of the levels have more then one version, think mario 64.
    The paintings can only be found in 1 of the sub levels, where as the princess coins can be collected within any version of a stage

    [​IMG]Super HEAVY Sword Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr

    Now as for Princess coins, those are hidden a bit better this time around. and in order to get some of them you need to collect 7 green coins within a limited time to make them appear. it's much more challenging(and more fun I hope!) to get all 3 coins in every level

    [​IMG]Super HEAVY Sword Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr

    [​IMG]Super HEAVY Sword Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr

    [​IMG]Super HEAVY Sword Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr

    You can only stand on Ghost Blocks when light is shining on them

    [​IMG]Super HEAVY Sword Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr

    [​IMG]Super HEAVY Sword Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr

    Diego's Lost Paintings

    [​IMG]Super HEAVY Sword Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr

    [​IMG]Super HEAVY Sword Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr

    [​IMG]Super HEAVY Sword Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr

    [​IMG]Super HEAVY Sword Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr
     
  7. ashtmj

    ashtmj Well-Known Member

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    Hey Guys! just a quick update.
    Here is a complete list of all the Levels!
    64 Medallions to be found, 30 Lost Paintings and
    90 Princess coins! 5 Bosses...lots of gameplay :)

    The Mini levels are small fast stages, you might have any where from 30-120 secs. to complete these levels, be it killing all the enemies or finding all the coins.



    WORLD 1

    W 1-1 Blueberry Hills:
    *The Medallion at the Top of the Hill
    *7 blue coins on Blueberry Hill!
    *The Ground Pound Run Around


    W 1-2 Buzz Buzz Pasture:
    *Across the Fields!
    *The Wall Kick Wonder

    W 1-3 Mini level:
    *Troll Tantrum

    W 1-4 The Forgotten Forest:
    *The Clearing in the Woods
    *Springs are in the air!
    *7 Blue coins lost in the woods

    W 1-5 Mini Level:
    *The Quest for 100 Coins Part I

    W 1-6 Big Boom Battle Field:
    *Past The Blast Pass

    W 1-7 Coconut Canyon:
    *The Medallion of Coconut Canyon

    W 1-8 Hasty Highland:
    *Foot Race With Andrew the Swift

    W 1-9 Creepy Keep -BOSS 1
    *Creepy Keep

    WORLD 2

    W 2-1 Sandy Dunes Desert:
    *The Medallion Atop The Great Pyramid
    *The Medallion Inside The Great Pyramid
    *7 Blue coins on the Sandy Dunes

    W 2-2 Mini Level:
    *Goblin Gulch

    W 2-3 The Haunted House:
    *The Medallion Behind The Wall

    W 2-4 Trouble Tomb:
    *The Lost Treasure
    *7 Blue Coins Trapped In a Tomb

    W 2-5 Peachy Beach:
    *The Stranded Medallion
    *Lock Box Beach

    W 2-6 Mini Level:
    *The Quest for 100 Coins Part II

    W 2-7 Sunset Canyon:
    *Red and Blue Ledges at Sunset!
    *More Danger and Less Time!

    W 2-8 Block oasis:
    *The Blocked Off Medallion
    *7 Blue Coins in the Sky!
    *Moving Ledge Mayhem

    W 2-9 Scorching Stronghold -BOSS 2
    *Scorching Stronghold

    W 2-10 Mini Level:
    *The Quest for 100 Coins Part III

    WORLD 3

    W 3-1 Mount Snow:
    *The Peak of Mount Snow!
    *The Medallion in the Cage

    W 3-2 Mini Level:
    *Goblin glacier

    W 3-3 The Ice Cavern:
    *The Underground Iceberg

    W 3-4 Harvest Hills:
    *Autumn Rush
    *The 7 Blue Coins of Harvest Hills

    W 3-5 Mini Level:
    *The Quest for 100 Coins Part IV

    W 3-6 The Forgotten Fortress:
    *The Very Top of Tip Top Tower!
    *Down to the Dungeon

    W 3-7 Arctic Acropolis -BOSS 3
    *Arctic Acropolis

    WORLD 4

    W 4-1 Glub Bub Bog:
    *Logs in a Bog
    *Blue Coin Bayou

    W 4-2 Mini Level:
    *The Quest for 100 Coins Part V

    W 4-3 Hurry Worry Canyon:
    *Blitz for the Medallion!
    *Blitz for the Blue Coins!

    W 4-4 The Haunted Mansion:
    *The Spooky Mansion

    W 4-5 Mini Level:
    *Marksmen in the Marshland

    W 4-6 Yuk Muck Swamp:
    *Rematch With Andy The Swift!

    W 4-7 Mini Level:
    *Wizards of the Wild

    W 4-8 Sinster Citadel -BOSS 4
    *Sinister Citadel

    WORLD 5

    W 5-1 River Rush Canyon:
    *The Carrier of the Key
    *Bomb Your Way Back

    W 5-2 Mini Level:
    *The FlyBall Skywall

    W 5-3 Coconut Cavern:
    *Mineral Mine
    *The Secret Passage

    W 5-4 The Floating Fortress:
    *High above the Floating Fortress
    *7 Blue Coins on the Floating Fortress

    W 5-5 Mini Level:
    *The Quest for 100 Coins Part VI

    W 5-6 Mini Level:
    *Grumble Rumble Mountain

    W 5-7 Finale Fields:
    *The Fiery Fields
    *Bombs Are Key

    W 5-8 Mayhem Mountain:
    *Lava Ledge Leaping

    W 5-9 Termination Tower - FINAL BOSS
     
  8. blue rocket

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    If possible, add the option to hide the controls, hate seeing them on the screen
     
  9. MinusZero

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    Looks great. Glad to see it getting close to release.
     
  10. MinusZero

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    Launch week?
     
  11. ashtmj

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    #31 ashtmj, Jul 18, 2014
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    @MinusZero July 31st :)
    Might release a bit before on Android.

    @Blue rocket you can control the fade level and the pick the color :)
    I'll make a option to set them totally invisible in the first update too.

    Here is the final trailer & Some of the details.
    Launch date July 31st
    Price $0.99
    No IAP's!
    64 Medallions/levels
    30 Lost Paintings
    18 bugs to collect
    17 in game/game center achievements.
    Game Center leader boards for all levels.
    5 Big bosses.
    Pike and Princess Lucinda are both playable from the start.



    Thanks as always everyone!
    -Ash
     
  12. paulkane

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    Wow! That trailer is awesome!!
     
  13. Bool Zero

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    Looks great! I just hope that those buttons are movable, otherwise this will not be comfortable to play on my iPad!
     
  14. ashtmj

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    @Bool Zero

    Buttons are placable when playing on iPad.
    I added that option right away because I didn't even want to test play on iPad with THAT button layout ;)

    They are fixed on iPhone because I built a sweet pinch zoom and the way I needed to code it forced fixed buttons. but I looked at the placement of more popular platformers like league of evil and matched those so it'll hopefully feel uniform/comfortable when playing on a smaller device too.

    @paulkane
    Thanks!


    -Ash
     
  15. MinusZero

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    Good news.
    Every game seems better than the previous. Seems like you keep improving. That in mind, I'm really looking forward to this and hope its a big success.

    As I minor gripe, I know you released free versions of some of the older games and still turned on iAds in the ones that you were charging for. If you could turn those off and just continue to charge for the paid version (only have ads in the free version) that'd be great. If anyone updates to a new device and re-downloads the ads appear. Had it happen when I loaded a game to my iPad to take travelling with me.
     
  16. ashtmj

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    @MinusZero

    Thanks for the kind words!
    And yes, this will just be a paid version :)

    And thanks for reminding me! I'll post the following info into the old HEAVY sword forums as well:

    I had put a failsafe to into the original HEAVY sword to block ads from people who already bought the game, but i didn't account for it being deleted/reinstalled. I've switched it back to pay version now and the IAP is set to free, so if you update to the latest version and press the shut off iAds button it will ask if you want to buy it for 0.00 cents and you'll be set from there on out even if you deleted and reinstall.

    I'll also be updating The original HEAVY sword with a few new levels the same day that Super HEAVY Sword is released.

    Thanks again everyone
    -Ash
     
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  18. terrence92

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    Take my money, if you add controller support ofcourse :D
     
  19. nightc1

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    I bought my first itunes card this year mainly for this game! I also wanted the new Frederic music game once I realized it existed and then Traps n' Gems came out and that's been heavenly too.

    I'm willing to be an early adopter this time around and hope this game is a rousing success with as few bugs as possible. The art work, as always, is top notch. I really enjoyed the little videos at the beginning of the thread showing some time-lapse sketches being done. Fantastic work.

    Everything is still on target for this week right? Can't wait!
     
  20. ashtmj

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    @nightc1

    Yep! it's out on the 31st! and thanks so much for the support :)
    It's people like yourself that help fight the IAP empire, and help the little guys like myself keep making games!

    @terrence92
    Some control support for this and the older games (HEAVY sword and Steam Punks might not be too far off :)

    Also! just a heads up I'll be running a contest to celebrate SHS with a grand prize of a iPad mini! full details will be posted on the monster robot Facebook this thursday.

    Thanks as always for the support guys! it really means a lot :)
    here are some of the promo images I've been posting on the FB page

    [​IMG]Super Heavy Sword - Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr

    [​IMG]Super Heavy Sword - Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr

    [​IMG]Super Heavy Sword - Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr

    [​IMG]Super Heavy Sword - Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr

    [​IMG]Super Heavy Sword - Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr
     

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