AstroSerf - Update & Lite Now Available!

[heffdog116]

I know its coming, but an online leader board and achievements would make this game an A+++++ imho

[dawvee]

@heffdog, ask and ye shall receive! Also, any suggestions for achievements you'd like to see would be awesome. I have the standard stuff, like score achievements, but I always like to see some crazy ones too.

@LordGek
That tracks well with what I'm seeing, it looks like a bad animation timer is the culprit. I have a fix in place already, now I just have to test it to make sure it solves the issue.

[LordGek]

Originally Posted by dawvee

@heffdog, ask and ye shall receive! Also, any suggestions for achievements you'd like to see would be awesome. I have the standard stuff, like score achievements, but I always like to see some crazy ones too.

@LordGek
That tracks well with what I'm seeing, it looks like a bad animation timer is the culprit. I have a fix in place already, now I just have to test it to make sure it solves the issue.

Okay, hmmm, I guess a lot of it comes down to WHAT you can actually track in the game.

How about:

Covered in Crud:
Ending a 50+ point game with at least two planets completely covered in crud.

Pants on Fire:
Ending a game where the majority of the strikes came from burning up.

Hot Stuff!
Playing on a level long enough that all planets reach their maximum firey point.

[heffdog116]

After playing a little more, there are 2 suggestions I can think of..

I would like to play this game the way it is now, but think it would also be cool to have a mode or a map that you cannot regenerate the green check marks. So three strikes and youre out. Just think it would ramp up the difficulty and be fun to play.

Also, as someone else said, a mode or a map where the ships want to go to specific planets would be fun. It would have to make you plan your moves a little more careful, and also think it would add to the replay value.

[dawvee]

Originally Posted by LordGek

Okay, hmmm, I guess a lot of it comes down to WHAT you can actually track in the game.

The Stats screen is just a small sampling of what's kept track of in-game. I was kind of obsessive about tracking game events for exactly this reason. I wanted a lot of options.

@heffdog
I think a 'hardcore mode' like you suggest would be a great idea. Super easy to put in, too, so I could slip it in for the next update. Cheers!

[heffdog116]

Looking through the app store on my phone, this game is under Hot new games - Featured AND Popularity!! Rock on!!

[dawvee]

Whoa, thanks for the heads up heffdog! That's fantastic!!

I never even got an email from Apple!

[heffdog116]

What is this white bright thing that comes out every now and than? Are we supposed to do anything with it! By the way, just got my best score with 127 on sirius

[dawvee]

@Heffdog
Awesome score! Congrats! With the coming update I've made it so will bring your old scores over into the new OpenFeint scoreboards, so you should be right up there!

Does the bright white thing end the game with a loud boom, or do you mean the comet that flies across the screen? The comet is just a little obstacle, and it clears your strikes when it leaves.

The other thing, maybe I'll work on the animation a bit if it's unclear - the sun is exploding. It happens when enough junk is pushed into the sun after it's made it to the final big red state. It's just another way of the game ending, but I tried to balance it so it's an achievement (hint) to even make it that far.

[heffdog116]

Pretty sure it was just a comet. There was no boom, but a funny little noise when it appeared on the screen