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Post by drsgoodall on Nov 21, 2012 14:39:48 GMT -5
I've just downloaded ST onto my iPad 3 and noticed a few small issues.
* Captain names of 1 character do not seem to be allowed.
* Screen does not rotate
* No music?
* I can't see the hall of records or an mention of awards except in the help files.
Glad to see this app make it to the ipad!
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Post by fallen on Nov 21, 2012 17:42:27 GMT -5
drsgoodall - welcome to the forum! Thanks for the post of your issues already, we've been live less than 8 hours. Thanks in advance for being patient with us, this is our first release to the App Store, so we are rolling with the punches here! - I can confirm there is no music on the iPhone or iPad when downloaded from the App Store. This was working previously, so we will fix as soon as possible. Issue# = IST-655. - 1 character captain names? Why? - Screen rotation was taken out of the design for the iOS game. As a user of the iPad do you find it to be important? - Enabling the ability to report awards in the palace and record them is on the critical list for us. We already have an update queued up for tonight, so we are going to be hammering in anything that is missing in the game! Do you mind if I ask if you purchased Elite? On my iPad I noticed a weird thing where I had to close down the app after purchasing to get it to roll over to actually Elite. I was wondering if you had the same (confusing) experience. Thanks again for your patience, your support, and your ratings!
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Post by boom on Nov 21, 2012 17:50:22 GMT -5
- Screen rotation was taken out of the design for the iOS game. As a user of the iPad do you find it to be important?! Could I dive in on this one. Yes screen rotation, or more precisely the option of landscape would be good. I find the more "natural" mode for iPads are in landscape mode. Give better/easier access for fingers, and better when resting on chest, raised knees etc. |
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Post by fallen on Nov 21, 2012 18:01:37 GMT -5
boom - thanks for the feedback. Cory and I will talk and see what we can do!
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Post by docdaddy on Nov 21, 2012 20:43:48 GMT -5
Just bought ST on the iPad3, the recommendation on Pocket Tactics pushed me over the edge! Anyway - I've had one hang-up - I let a ship board and examine my ship, it said that they found something, "consequences" and then the continue button didn't do anything and was locked up.
The other thing: I went ahead and purchased the Elite option, it was confirmed, but the screens in the game still ask me if I want to upgrade to the Elite version (and there is no indication that it is installed, even though there is a check mark next to it in the purchase screen in the game.)
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Post by fallen on Nov 21, 2012 20:49:12 GMT -5
docdaddy - after you let them board you, the device was simply locked up? Did you have to kill the app to keep playing? You got ticket number iST-657 and we will try to resolve this as soon as possible. About the Elite purchase, we have had a few people report that you have to purchase, kill the app, and then click upgrade to Elite again to get all the way to Elite. You only pay once, but it takes a little messing around. This is our first App Store release, so sorry for the early bugs, but thank you very much for your support and your reviews! We will resolve these issues! For Elite, once you get the "Upgrade" button to go away, confirm that your map gets really large. That is the easiest way to tell that you have successfully got the upgrade.
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Post by docdaddy on Nov 21, 2012 21:04:04 GMT -5
fallen, quick response! BTW, love this kind of game so I'll have lots of patience.  Yes, I had to kill the app. OK - killed the app, started it back up. Clicked the upgrade to Elite button. That took me to the screen that shows Star Traders RPG Elite Map, $1.99, and it is checked. Click on "done" in the upper right corner. That takes me back to a screen that shows Star Traders RPG - Elite Editon - Upgrade Free Edition? Click on Upgrade to Elite, back to the purchase screen, with it checked, and back again, etc. OK - went back out, came back in, it now says "Elite Edition" - FWIW! |
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Post by fallen on Nov 21, 2012 21:20:59 GMT -5
docdaddy -- awesome, glad that it worked. I saw that myself on our test devices. It did not work that when we were in the Appl testing sandbox. We will try to fix this ASAP.
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Post by fallen on Nov 21, 2012 21:23:15 GMT -5
drsgoodall -- about the music issue--I was testing and once I got into a battle, the battle music started and the gun / torpedo FX was working. Once the battle was over, the music started working throughout the entire game, and even if I killed the app and started it again. We will try to fix, but that is hopefully a work-around.
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Post by docdaddy on Nov 21, 2012 21:26:21 GMT -5
Is the pdf players guide on your web site accurate for the iOS version? Also, I agree with the poster who asked for the screen to be rotatable to landscape mode on the iPad3. Not a huge deal, but a real nice-to-have.  |
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Post by Cory Trese on Nov 22, 2012 1:07:03 GMT -5
1. While I did not really think a lot about single character names while laying out the UI, it is supported in Android so it will be added in the next release.
2. I knew releasing the game for iPad that screen rotation was going to be a desire. Apple seems to require portrait as a minimum and allow landscape as an option. We're going to be building out that option in the next two weeks.
3. That is a bug and will be fixed in the next version that Apple approves, hopefully next week.
4. The iPhone version of the game is missing some buttons -- Award button is definitely one of those and is something I believe we will have added in the next three weeks.
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Post by fallen on Nov 22, 2012 1:10:41 GMT -5
docdaddy - the PDF user guide should be generally accurate, though you may find that some features, buttons, and contract types are missing in the iOS version today. We are working on adding them as fast as we can. The game mechanics are all accurate across the versions.
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Post by boom on Nov 22, 2012 2:25:06 GMT -5
It is early days, but on the ipad3 I would certainly appreciate a larger font for the text descriptions. You have such a lot of real estate to play with and at the moment it is crammed into very small areas, in very small font.
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Post by drsgoodall on Nov 22, 2012 2:29:00 GMT -5
I choose a single character name just as a quick test. I don't mind it not being possible, but the message could be improved. It currently still says it's not specified instead of too short.
I tend to use my iPad in lamdscape mode - the case/stand I have for it works best in that mode.
BTW, I have also noticed there is no "take all" cargo button after winning combat.
I've not tried the elite upgrade yet, but plan too! looking forward to the updates.
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Post by drsgoodall on Nov 22, 2012 2:43:35 GMT -5
fallen - The music workaround you suggested doesn't work for me.
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