Fireball SE - (by Radiangames) - Universal App

[Exact-Psience]

Originally Posted by radiangames

The update is live:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fireball-se/id503579786?ls=1&mt=8

Again, the big changes:
* Tilt Controls
* New BG Color Options
* New iPad Retina Display
* 10 New Leaderboards (Survival/Countdown Stages)

Details about the update and info on my next game, Ballistic SE:
http://radiangames.com/blog/?p=1065

Hope you guys like the changes!
Luke

On the leaderboards, is it possible for the next update that it shows the control scheme (tilt or vstick)?

[radiangames]

Exact: It's possible, but you can change the control scheme in the middle of the game.

By possible I mean I could add 1 to the score for tilt players (scores are multiples of 5 normally). Since it's GameCenter you can't really do anything else (it's just a list of scores with no extra data possible). I guess I could just add 1 if you *only* used tilt. Does that sound good?

[Exact-Psience]

Originally Posted by radiangames

Exact: It's possible, but you can change the control scheme in the middle of the game.

By possible I mean I could add 1 to the score for tilt players (scores are multiples of 5 normally). Since it's GameCenter you can't really do anything else (it's just a list of scores with no extra data possible). I guess I could just add 1 if you *only* used tilt. Does that sound good?

Sounds good to me... As long as there is an indication if the player used tilt or touch.

But the control scheme change mid game seems to make the purpose of determining which control scheme works best moot.

Thanks! One of my favorite games this here

[radiangames]

Ahh, in that case I'll make it:

Score ends in...
0/5 - Virtual Stick only
1/6 - Tilt only
2/7 - Mixed (used both during the game)

Then you can get the data you're looking for. Should be a nice quick update (will plan it for when Ballistic SE comes out).

[smes3817]

Edit: Rereading through the last few posts, I think I get it now. Just the scores will end in a different number depending on the control method used. No leaderboard changes are being made.

[Habakuk]

Could make a screenshot with a huge explosion (iPad 3 after the retina update):

Original resolution 2.7 Megs: Click/tap here

Resized:

[Dazarath]

Just curious, why is it so important to people to know what control scheme was used? There are tons of games with different control schemes or options for the settings. Would you really want to split up the scores based on every possible setup?

[sladeums]

I don't think it is very important at all, as it will entirely be 100% user preference which works best for you.

I think the inference is that one control scheme may be "superior", and the anecdotal evidence of the control scheme with the greatest number of high scores attributed to it will thereby imply which one is the "best"; as opposed to the high score being mostly due to player skill. (?)

I wasn't going to comment on it, because it sounded like the only difference on the leaderbords would be +/- 2 points ... not actually separate boards.

This is all imo and what I am assuming from the discussion thus far.

[smes3817]

Originally Posted by Dazarath

Just curious, why is it so important to people to know what control scheme was used? There are tons of games with different control schemes or options for the settings. Would you really want to split up the scores based on every possible setup?

Thats basically what I was asking in my pre-edited post above. I don't get it. I use what control method works for me and want to compete against people who have chosen the best control method for them. They can use their nose for all I care...

[crunc]

It's just interesting to see, and you'll be able to see, then, what control scheme is producing the highest scores. Why not have that info? It's harmless. If the high score lists were separate, I think that would be bad (though not that bad, as you could just compare the lists), but having them mixed together and just an indication of which control scheme was used would be fun info.