Fieldrunners 2 - (by Subatomic Studios, LLC)

[Ickon]

Originally Posted by vicsark

1.1 Update is live (europe store)

I've just had a go at the new map and finished it on Heroic first try.
That made me wonder whether the whole game had been made easier... But rest assured, the answer is NO. I still was utterly annihilated by the Heroic difficulty on other maps I haven't conquered yet.

[vicsark]

Originally Posted by AtomicAlec

Yes! The new update is now live. Game Center support is in, so we added a new Time Trial map called Flash Fire to stir up some competition. We also fixed almost every bug people have mentioned and did some rebalancing, including fixing the low difficulty of Endless mode. Additionally, we've had a lot of request for IAP in order to buy coins. We didn't want to take the full plunge, but we did add a feature that lets you tweet your high score in exchange for some coins. That said, it only gives you coins for 1 tweet every 24 hours. There was a lot of internal talk about our emotions behind adding social media features like this, so know that it was not an easy decision. That said, I think we approached this in the most tasteful way possible.

Eager to hear your feedback on all of these changes, so don't hold back: lay it on me!

You guys rock, thanks for all your support, questions, and discussions about our game

Thks Alec, will try the tweet for coins next time

About GameCenter, does 1.1 give us iCloud sync between devices or is it for next updates?
I play FR2 on both my iPad and iPhone and it would be great to have sync as an option (game with the more stars overwrites the other one?)
I understand it's supposed to happen when we'll have an iPad version of FR2, but it would be great with the iPhone one too

[TicTac]

Are there plans to add more new maps? I love survival maps and wouldn't mind paying for them.

[Joshnsuch]

Glad you guys got the update date. Not a big deal, but I got on to see what achievements triggered and none of them activated in GC until I played and beat a level.

Thanks for the great update - I look forward to what you guys have planned in the future.

[3gfisch]

They have updated the game and now i dont get 100runds in home on danger bevor (and all the online highscores) i get round 1800! But my old highscor wasent submited :-( so i gread down.. To the old version
Semms the railgun makes less damge now on lv3 only 2000dps :-((

[kasm]

So I haven't updated yet. Still need to complete half on hard and most on Heroic. My question is - should I try to complete those first before upgrading, or is it easier to complete post upgrade?

[AtomicAlec]

Wow, this might be my biggest answering session yet!

BUT FIRST:

We're having a Fieldrunners Photoshop Competition on our Facebook page. If you guys are PS masters interested in tomfoolery, or if you'd like to see some silly Fieldrunners related pictures, check it out!

This contest was inspired by a huge update for the original Fieldrunners for iPhone launching on Thursday, the 6th. But don't worry - it had 0 impact on FR2 stuff (new updates, iPad version). In fact, consider this a sign that FR2 iPad is right around the corner I'll probably announce its official launch date sometime next week.

With that out of the way, let's answer some questions!

Originally Posted by Contuzzi

Any update on the iPad version?

I'll be announcing the launch date next week. You'll definitely see a post about it here.

Originally Posted by wiesse

Thank you for the update! I have not played in a few weeks, now I am at 75/75

Is there a place where we can find what maps the special units may show up in?

You might want to check our forums. Besides that, they always show up on the same maps, but their appearances on those maps are randomized. If you have questions about a specific enemy unit or a specific map, let me know.

Originally Posted by Ickon

I've just had a go at the new map and finished it on Heroic first try.
That made me wonder whether the whole game had been made easier... But rest assured, the answer is NO. I still was utterly annihilated by the Heroic difficulty on other maps I haven't conquered yet.

Heroic? First try? Hmm, probably should've made it harder The only difficulty adjusted has to do with: a) Casual Mode, b) Better Pro Tips, c) Endless mode is much harder - the bug in our spreadsheet for Endless mode caused it to be way to easy, so it's now as it was originally intended (ie it will be SUPER tough to get the 5M score achievement). Besides those changes, Tough and Heroic modes should be just as difficult as always.

Originally Posted by vicsark

Thks Alec, will try the tweet for coins next time

About GameCenter, does 1.1 give us iCloud sync between devices or is it for next updates?
I play FR2 on both my iPad and iPhone and it would be great to have sync as an option (game with the more stars overwrites the other one?)
I understand it's supposed to happen when we'll have an iPad version of FR2, but it would be great with the iPhone one too

As a pretty dedicated iOS gamer, I truly feel your pain. I've been a big proponent of iCloud game save support throughout our development process and I'm really bummed that it isn't in our game yet. When you're a gamer, you see all these features that make the experience so... perfect. You say to yourself, "Any game I work on MUST have support for 'feature X'." The reality is that iCloud is a tough nut to crack when you're juggling full game progress, unlockables, consumable items, and virtual currency. I've been working closely with the engineers behind this feature in FR2, and the weird outlying issues you need to be prepared for make things really tough.

With that said, we're pretty much done. I believe the plan is to submit the update with iCloud support sometime this week - it will be v1.2.

Originally Posted by TicTac

Are there plans to add more new maps? I love survival maps and wouldn't mind paying for them.

We were kind of waiting to see what fans thought about this before acting, so we don't exactly have additional maps in the pipeline waiting to go. Since it sounds like people want them, we should probably get cracking. The most difficult part of new maps is probably the artwork. A map background takes one artist about a month if they're working on it for 40 hours a week. The good news is that we do have some extra map backgrounds that were unused because we cut a certain... mode... from the game. With a little work, we should be able to turn those map backgrounds into some new, regular levels. This would be pretty far off in the future though, so definitely don't expect to hear more about this anytime soon.

Originally Posted by Joshnsuch

Glad you guys got the update date. Not a big deal, but I got on to see what achievements triggered and none of them activated in GC until I played and beat a level.

Thanks for the great update - I look forward to what you guys have planned in the future.

Yes, you might have to beat a level before the scores and achievements in GC get updated. Should be smooth sailing after that

Originally Posted by 3gfisch

They have updated the game and now i dont get 100runds in home on danger bevor (and all the online highscores) i get round 1800! But my old highscor wasent submited :-( so i gread down.. To the old version
Semms the railgun makes less damge now on lv3 only 2000dps :-((

We reset scores achieved on Endless mode because that mode was bugged in a way that made it much, much too easy. Since we just activated global leaderboards, it didn't seem fair to let people have those super high scores on the leaderboards after the Endless bug was fixed (making scores like that pretty unachievable). So, we decided to take the middleground and let people keep the coins and stars they earned but reset the scores. Obviously it's not perfect and it was a tough decision, but it seemed like the best approach.

Originally Posted by kasm

So I haven't updated yet. Still need to complete half on hard and most on Heroic. My question is - should I try to complete those first before upgrading, or is it easier to complete post upgrade?

I'd suggest updating if you aren't in the middle of a game. We fixed a few straight up bugs that weren't necessarily related to difficulty but will effect ease of completion (ie Wave 31 on Curious Gorge and Lavaflow Sudden Death). The update won't make it harder or easier - it will make it beatable Also, it isn't easier to farm coins pre-update despite the bug in Endless. Coins were designed to be earned linearly compared to time invested (based on score), so you'd earn just as many coins in the same amount of time no matter what you played (theoretically).

Some of these answers would probably make for some cool behind the scenes content... hmm...

Let me know if you guys have any other questions!

[un-dee]

Can anyone tell me where I can find flying ace? In a previous post someone said Home on Derange, but that can't be true. Tried it now 5 times... This is my last missing card except the hardcore deck...

[TicTac]

Originally Posted by un-dee

Can anyone tell me where I can find flying ace? In a previous post someone said Home on Derange, but that can't be true. Tried it now 5 times... This is my last missing card except the hardcore deck...

I'm not 100% sure it's in that map, but you gotta be patient. Just spam casual mode and you'll get it eventually.

[pavarotti2007]

Originally Posted by un-dee

Can anyone tell me where I can find flying ace? In a previous post someone said Home on Derange, but that can't be true. Tried it now 5 times... This is my last missing card except the hardcore deck...

I think the flying aces are random. Sometimes they appear when I play a certain map but other times they don't.