Cubemen - TD meets RTS!

[sakinnuso]

Originally Posted by seon

Cubemen on iPad is the exact same game that is on Desktop, but with touch instead of mouse. And it's pretty awesome with touch!

Players don't need to pay for global servers hosting costs etc mainly because the developer covers those costs. It just gets added to the cost of development.

Apple run their own servers for GameCenter match making so again, they are able to cover the costs as part of their operational costs.

Cheers :-)

EXTREMELY excited for Cubemen release. This game looks like perfect! The walkthrough really sells this as a fast-paced game! It's got the 'tiny men' feel that I love about RTS games, with the focus of a Tower Defense game! AND Online?!@ Yeah, Hour ONE purchase. I've already gone to other big message boards hyping the release. Best of luck!

[Fil2]

Originally Posted by seon

Cubemen on iPad is the exact same game that is on Desktop, but with touch instead of mouse. And it's pretty awesome with touch!

Players don't need to pay for global servers hosting costs etc mainly because the developer covers those costs. It just gets added to the cost of development.

Apple run their own servers for GameCenter match making so again, they are able to cover the costs as part of their operational costs.

Cheers :-)

Thanks for the infos.
Can't wait to buy the game

[banger1103]

I'm sorry if this has been mentioned before, but is there absolutely NO chance that it comes to Iphone/Ipod? *crosses fingers*

[seon]

Originally Posted by banger1103

I'm sorry if this has been mentioned before, but is there absolutely NO chance that it comes to Iphone/Ipod? *crosses fingers*

Pretty sure no chance, sorry, the screen is just too small. Cubemen is really a desktop game running on the iPad (awesome with touch controls).

Though it runs ok (performance wise) on the iPhone, it just isn't a great user experience. The units are too small to control and the levels are too fiddly to interact with properly.

Zoom in and out isn't a solution to this problem, and the game won't be going through a re-design just to get it to iPhone as it is currently the exact version of the intended design.

[banger1103]

Originally Posted by seon

Pretty sure no chance, sorry, the screen is just too small. Cubemen is really a desktop game running on the iPad (awesome with touch controls).

Though it runs ok (performance wise) on the iPhone, it just isn't a great user experience. The units are too small to control and the levels are too fiddly to interact with properly.

Zoom in and out isn't a solution to this problem, and the game won't be going through a re-design just to get it to iPhone as it is currently the exact version of the intended design.

Ok thanks for the quick response, though I'm disappointed, I get what you mean. Well, time to get an iPad!

[seon]

Originally Posted by banger1103

Ok thanks for the quick response, though I'm disappointed, I get what you mean. Well, time to get an iPad!

I truly do understand your disappointment, but I can't just wrangle Cubemen to work on the small screen and still be proud of what I have delivered, and I know for a fact that users will be more frustrated than happy with the end result.

If I was after a quick $ I'd try it, but that's not who I am or the reputation I am striving for as an Indie developer.

You should have an iPad anyway... they rock!

[banger1103]

Originally Posted by seon

I truly do understand your disappointment, but I can't just wrangle Cubemen to work on the small screen and still be proud of what I have delivered, and I know for a fact that users will be more frustrated than happy with the end result.

If I was after a quick $ I'd try it, but that's not who I am or the reputation I am striving for as an Indie developer.

You should have an iPad anyway... they rock!

Yes I agree. By watching some gameplay videos I understand that such a small screen would be kind of...not fun for lack of a better phrase. I admit it would probably be a pain to constantly be zooming in and out and trying to make precise touches.

And that is great to hear! I really hope this game does well though. I shall convince my friends to buy this and give it a spin on their iPads. And of course, when I get an iPad, this will be one of my first purchases

[pavarotti2007]

Originally Posted by seon

I truly do understand your disappointment, but I can't just wrangle Cubemen to work on the small screen and still be proud of what I have delivered, and I know for a fact that users will be more frustrated than happy with the end result.

If I was after a quick $ I'd try it, but that's not who I am or the reputation I am striving for as an Indie developer.

You should have an iPad anyway... they rock!

I was going to buy this anyway but after reading this comment i will insist that my wife buys it at the stroke of midnight as well.
Nice to see a dev with this kind of thinking.
Really hope the game does well for you.

[seon]

Originally Posted by pavarotti2007

I was going to buy this anyway but after reading this comment i will insist that my wife buys it at the stroke of midnight as well.
Nice to see a dev with this kind of thinking.
Really hope the game does well for you.

LOL, thanks... But please don't make your wife buy it. Not unless she's really really into TD games :-)

[pavarotti2007]

Originally Posted by seon

LOL, thanks... But please don't make your wife buy it. Not unless she's really really into TD games :-)

Yeah she loves them but she tends to wait for price drops rather than buying things when they release. She wants everything for 69p or free