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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
If any of you guys still experience crashes or other issues please let me know.

Apart from that I'm still waiting for your opinions and feature suggestions. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Mateuszlewko:
great game!! :)
[Android Apps and Games] Wextor:
good
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Thanks :) Any other thoughts?
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Consider giving me a 5 star review on Google Play :victory:
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Hey Guys!

Recently my game have received many bad reviews (1 star) and users haven't described why.

So I'm asking you, do you have idea what may be happening? Maybe there are some bugs I haven't noticed? Maybe gameplay is very poor?

I would be happy if someone came with good explanation/idea!

PS. 1 star reviews without any description are the worst type of feedback, because I don't even know how to improve my game :(
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
I would like to see the buttons not all over the screen screen but on the sides, up/down left right and somehow bigger with possibility of hide on/of

a proper description of the way it works it is also also required, sort of "how to upgrade stuffs"

I've rated 5 stars for your idea
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Thanks for feedback and rating, you are the most active user :)

Ok, so I'll move gui closer to sides.

Are you talking about towers upgrades? The ones which you can buy for coins? I'm asking it because I want to make sure which upgrades you were thinking about. There is also a second kind of upgrades, the ones in main menu, when you press 'upgrade button' -> These are mentioned (and explained) in tutorial at the begging.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
yes, tower upgrades, maybe I missed the tutorial, didn't show up, I'll wipe data and start all over again

but a built in tutorial somewhere in menu would be useful I guess
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Ok, also please make sure you are using the latest version (1.02)
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
yes, the latest but I haven't deleted the first release , could it be related to?
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
No, it shouldn't.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
I really personally think that the pop-up menus should have black characters, they are almost unreadable on a nexus 7, how about on a phone
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Could you post a screenshot with this unreadable text? On my nexus 4 everything is readable but it is possible that on other devices it looks very different.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
when in battle, the first 3 are let's say ok but the 4th one I just can't read it, it is small and white letters
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
also, when opening the game for the second time, there is a window quickly disappearing to the bottom
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
I know about this issue I'll fix it very soon.
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
You were right!

It looks different. GUI also has a bad position. This bug will take some time but I will definitely work on it.

Thanks Again!! You are very helpful ;)
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
ok, take your time, this is from nexus 7 2nd generation stock dpi

I will try it on my nexus 4 also ,tomorrow evening
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Hey xanthrax,

I've just released a new version (1.03) containing bug fixes according to your suggestions (for which I'm very thankful :) ).

If you will have time and opportunity could you check new version and tell me if tutorial and gui has improved.

Besides, I'm still open for any opinions (even the most critical!) , from any of you guys.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Good, awaiting to be up on playstore, also I will try it on my LG G2, thanks

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the last version working fine, the gui looks better, on LG g2 as well, good!

the only thing is while zooming, it seems to be too fast, maybe some smoothness can be added but it can be only me

I've finally managed to finish the first stage [emoji4]

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
So you are saying that the game is too hard?

Is zooming too fast on each device, or only just one? Was it too fast before latest upgrade?
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
no, the difficulty level looks fine so far, I've finished the second one, it's OK

I'm talking about zooming in/out, the screen looks somehow too sensitive, from the first release and the same on both devices

it runs smooth, no frame drops but is too fast somehow, it may be only my impression though
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
I'll look into this. Maybe I'll allow user to change zooming speed by adding slider control in pause menu.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Yes, some video graphic options might help lower end devices

Btw, great background music

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Thanks!

Actually I was going to ask what do you think about the music, because I put a lot attention to this. Nice to hear that :)

[MENTION=535667]lower[/MENTION] end devices - for now my game is automatically decreasing textures resolution in order to conserve ram on lower-end. I'll think if I can do more about that.
[Android Apps and Games] freeger:
Wow very good game! cool
[Android Apps and Games] Vitin1010:
need to download any additional data?
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
yes, 450mb
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Thanks!! :)

Would you be so kind to review it on google play? (I received a lot of bad reviews earlier and it made me sad... )

If you'll have any questions or suggestions don't hesitate to post here.
[Android Apps and Games] VagueDeity:
I'm a sucker for tower defense games. This particular TD is the best looking TD game I've ever played. Plays real welly well, too. Will be leaving a review ASAP. :]
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Shared here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=55436701

[GAMES] Nexus 7 (2013) Gaming thread

Great new game here <br />

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lephco.empireunderfire<br />

Help out this guy to get some better rating on playstore, the first release have be......

Good luck, it's nice to see a dev opened for discussion

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Nice! You are helping me a lot.
[Android Apps and Games] freeger:
yeah sure
[Android Apps and Games] wwonka69:
Great looking game.

My suggestion would be to let us zoom out more so I can see the whole field or already day half.

And it seems that I run out of upgrades and have a ton of cash lying there at the end of each mission.

Peace
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Yes, a cash conversion would be great, it would stimulate users to play same level to earn upgrade

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Thanks for feedback! :)

I've suspected that there may be a problem with too much cash... Could you specify on which level and after which wave in that level do you have too much money (if you remember that).

[MENTION=232787]zoom[/MENTION] out - Ok, I'll improve this in next update, thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Yeah good point. I'll work on this.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
I know that this used to be available on old games, I remember sentinel 3, I used to play same level again and again only to get more cash to be able to upgrade my weapons that would have helped me to pass the next levels

BTW, level 3 seems to be quite difficult, I need to work harder [emoji17]

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Hey Guys!

Sorry for delayed update, but here it is!

I have just uploaded a new version to the play store. It should be available now or very soon.

In newest update I allow user to zoom out more, I've added google play games integration (please tell me if it works).

I've added some new features like reseting upgrades, also some minor bugs were fixed.

I hope you like it.

Please be sure to give me feedback! :)
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
If anyone is interested there is also version for iOS available.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
here is a log, the game crashed after update

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0e0QoJZu0uddWdFd014dVFrRnc/edit?usp=docslist_api

I'll try a clean install but it should work by updating

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
You're right, there is something wrong.

Thanks to your logs and quick feedback I think I know what may have caused it.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
here is another crash after fresh install

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0e0QoJZu0udZFBBZVNYZmoxMkU/edit?usp=docslist_api

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
But I wonder why it won't crash on my device (Nexus 4, Android L)
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
play service?

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I'll try on my LG G2

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
I'm using slightly different versions for different gpus so it may be the reason.
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Bug is related to game services
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
yes, game services can't be started

my Google play services version is 6.0.1.9 on both devices, installing on n4 right now

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Please let me know how is it doing on yours LG G2.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Crash on my g2 as well...

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Other games running fine through Google game

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Bad... :/

I'll work on this. I think I'll unpublish my game for a while (about 1 day) because I don't want to disappoint players.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
On nexus 4 is working fine though, crDroid 4.4.4

Check the log, may be related to screen resolution, I don't know, good luck [emoji4]

if you want me to try it before uploading just let me know

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[Android Apps and Games] Penacal:
I'm on Nexus4 and all was fine until I connect the game to play games account, now the game crashes on start. Rated 5 stars nonetheless, cause it's a great game, and lot of effort on it.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Yes, definitely, the guy is trying to do his best, no doubt about it

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
I'm working on it and I'm going to release an update as soon it's possible.

I'll let you know.
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Can anyone tell me if this version is working? Also are the game services working properly?

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12618927/EMPIRE%20UNDER%20FIRE_ETC1_1005_test.apk
[Android Apps and Games] shinsim:
Can't wait to try it.
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
When you'll have a time could you try this version and tell me if it still crashes?

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12618927/EMPIRE UNDER FIRE_ETC1_1005_test.apk
[Android Apps and Games] Penacal:
Downloading now, will let you know in no time.

I uninstalled the previous version, install this one, no crashes, but I don't have any request to sign in with Google play games account. I missing something?
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Thanks for response!

No, you haven't missed anything. Game services *probably* stopped working because I've unpublished the game.

Now I'll upload it to the play store and see what happens :)
[Android Apps and Games] Penacal:
Sorry to bring you bad news, but just install from the play store, and the game crashes when connecting to play services?
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
It looks like connecting play services to unity3d game is harder than it seems. I decided to disable play services.

Game should be working fine.

I'll spend a couple more days on testing play services, then I'll publish them again.

Thanks for all help and reports.
[Android Apps and Games] wshwshaqua:
Graphics looks so great!!

:good::good:
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Hey Guys,

Isn't camera movement too fast on some devices? Have any of you experienced that? Please let me know.
[Android Apps and Games] Penacal:
It's fast, and the battle field it's not that large?. So you can decrease the speed a little. About the zoom in and out, I think it's okay now, don't know if u change something or if its just me more adapted.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
all good now though play games would be great, keep it up !

nice camera speed slider, the game is just awesome

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[Android Apps and Games] Penacal:
Play games working, no crashes in the new update. Good job
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Confirmed ! [emoji41]

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
That's right! I've finally managed to make play games service working.
[Android Apps and Games] RezMeBro:
Great looking game. Well done. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] Penacal:
[MENTION=2691082]milox22[/MENTION], one thing that I consider useful is the option to have a global view of the battle field, zoom in and out is great, but to see the entire field, would help to set the best strategy for the game. What you think of that? Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] TriodeProjects:
Nice game :)
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Level 4 doesn't load, after few seconds the game just shuts off

I'll take a log later

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
I also think that having an option to view entire battle field is very useful, but I can't just allow user to zoom out far far away as it would kill the performance. Displaying all models at once and animating them is very resource heavy and many devices wouldn't managed to do that. I'm thinking about a map with marked positions of enemies that would be visible when touching a 'map' button. It require some time to think about, but great thanks for suggestion!
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
It would be great if you could also take a bug report after game crashes (if it is possible).
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Yup, sure, last night I was too tired to take, I switched off the tablet an slept instantly

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Thanks!! :)
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
here is my log

level 4 crashed

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0e0QoJZu0udZ0NoVDFUT05mODg/edit?usp=docslist_api

looks like it is related to some graphic

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updating it now

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
I guess you'll receive two updates today. First one is for gpus which doesn't support more advanced (newer) texture compression formats, second one for better gpus. You won't see the first one as soon as I release versions for all devices. Releasing all version takes a couple of hours.

I think the problem is related to higher memory usage, because last time I haven't published game version optimized for newer gpus (older texture compression formats take more memory). If game will be still crashing tomorrow, please let me know.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
yup , after the second update it worked fine though it crashed immediately after the fourth level finished , maybe because i am too good :D
[Android Apps and Games] Arbiter7:
It's not bad but I think you could do more cosmetic work. Add some transparency to enemy health bars and I think there should be an option for gore. I also think that the dead bodies shouldn't disappear until the end of the round. Enemy deaths also should have some physics instead of predefined animations because it will make the game much more funnier for example by seeing a dead soldier fly into a building or something with a missing arm and blood everywhere. People LOVE games with physics! It makes all the difference.

Maybe add speed options as well? Sometimes the rounds feel like they drag so maybe add like a 2X or 4X speed option for those of us who are impatient ^.^

Graphics are great though and the idea is solid keep up the good work!
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Dead bodies need to disappear as soon as possible because of performance issues.

Adding blood effects is a good idea and I've already planned it, but it will require some time.

Physic effects after character's death is another good idea, but it will costume a lot of CPU power which I'm already using a lot. I'll think it over.

Thanks a lot for these ideas and feedback!
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
I'm also planning to improve character's movement animations and release my game for Windows 8 with even better graphics and some great new features!
[Android Apps and Games] Arbiter7:
True but if your models are low poly then it shouldn't be an issue, or do something like Warcraft 3 where the bodies sink into the ground and then a puddle of blood and a skeleton show up.

Play around with the physics and see what you can do, you might have to adjust and delete a couple things to balance the CPU but the physics would be well worth it :D
[Android Apps and Games] cheeleongzz:
downloading and gonna try. graphic looks nice.
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Thanks and please let me know what do you think.
[Android Apps and Games] Treebros:
WoW!
[Android Apps and Games] kniffo80:
Okay, played it a little bit. Really nice work! 2 suggestions:

1. add a mini map to see, where the enemies are running (get an overview, cause the playfield is really big)

2. is it possible, that you save the state of the application while playing? Cause it uses a lot of resources and one level is very long. So, it may get killed in memory, when i make a break. It would be quite nice, to continue from the point, i left the game ...

Anyway - good job! Nice graphics, nice controls!
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Both ideas are great! I will let you know when I implement them ;)
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Guys,

Please consider leaving a review on Google play store and sharing it on Google plus [emoji1]

I'm having about 20-40 downloads daily and it is very little for a totally free game on android without ads.
[Android Apps and Games] kniffo80:
I'll do so!
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
I'm going to release my game for Windows 8. Is anyone interested?
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Windows phone?

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[Android Apps and Games] MidnightDevil:
I'm so gonna try this! Looks promising!

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Currently I don't have any Windows Phone 8 device, so I can't release my game on this platform for now. I'm working on version for Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 8/8.1 RT.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
You mean for pc, that would be great, it should work fine on Seven, I hate Windows 8

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Windows 8 (PC and tablet version) contains an app store so it is very easy to distribute my game. It would be great if I could publish my game on Steam but that's a real challenge.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Windows 8.1 looks OK though, I may reconsider my options... Must purchase it first...

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Map coming soon! :)

What do you think about upcoming map view? ;)
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
it looks great, very helpful

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Now I'm working on an ability to automatically save in game progress after each wave. It will allow you to for example quit the game without finishing level and resume it after few days from the point where you left it.
[Android Apps and Games] kniffo80:
great!
[Android Apps and Games] gyokzoli:
Permissions

Why do you need those permissions?

I'm especially curious about the Device ID & Call Information permission.
[Android Apps and Games] pstudios:
Game looks fantastics, very well done.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
That's, normal, nothing weird, just needs to activate the Google play games feature

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Device ID permission is needed for play game services to work. Without it game would crash.

Call information is automatically included if I use Device ID permission.
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Thanks! :)
[Android Apps and Games] droidev1:
Nice graphics!
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Guys,

Would you mind sharing my game on G+ and rating/reviewing it on Google play store?
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Game has been updated featuring: map, automatic saving current game state and tower upgrades indicators working properly (the banners placed on the tower's sides, more banner -> higher level).

It will take several hours until the game is available in Google Play.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
I've got an earlier update this morning, 8 hours back I guess

The map on the level 5 or 6 doesn't work, I press and nothing

I'll check later again

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[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Ok, I'll check that asap. It is possible that I have missed something.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Otherwise the game is great, much better with a map

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[Android Apps and Games] Arkenn:
Your game looks great, both graphics and UI. A minimap would be really useful.

Looking forward to see your game evolution:)!
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Guys,

Try to quit the level before finishing it and then resume game from the point you left it (by clicking 'continue' button instead of 'start' button).

Please tell me if these feature works and if it's useful.
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Link for iOS users: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/empire-under-fire-most-beautiful/id912945408?ls=1&mt=8
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
You are right, map on 6th level doesn't work. Thanks for fast feedback.
[Android Apps and Games] Penacal:
The newly added features are very useful. Great update. Is it possible to make my fighters appear on the map too? Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Your should be able to see icons in place of towers you've build. Don't you see them?
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
By fighters you mean guards who appear when user uses special power?

If so I'll add guard's indicator to the map in the next update.
[Android Apps and Games] Penacal:
Exactly. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
A minimap has been added. Please be sure to check it out!
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
some more bugs

level 7, map doesn't work

level 5

I've added a fighter, the mage on the first tower, up, but the upgrade isn't visible

also, "continue works but I got stuck at the end of the level, no enemies

screens attached

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[Android Apps and Games] Penacal:
If by stuck at the end of the level, means that the wave of enemies finish, and nothing more happens, that's the case when I play level 2.

Wonder if resuming the game is causing the issue?!
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
yeah, that's "stuck"... no enemies though it shows 15/15

well, I guess they're afraid of me already...

and I think it is because of " resume " option

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[Android Apps and Games] imoutidi:
Awesome

Really nice game, the graphics are super cool. Good job.

I really enjoy TD games and this is a very nice one.
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Thanks again guys.

I'll fix this bug as soon as I finish my work on adding physics to enemies.

About this physics effects, which one do you think are better. The one not realistic where an enemy flies huge distance after death or more realistic with much less force applied?
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Tbh, there is not much time to waste staring at the dead bodies, I'm mostly focused on the strategy rather than how the bodies dissappear

So, a simple physic would be better saving some more game power resources

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[Android Apps and Games] Prehistoric Pixel:
Looks very impressive
[Android Apps and Games] milox22:
Gameplay made by touchgameplay:

[YOUTUBE]http://youtu.be/pEgsa4WIsV4[/YOUTUBE]

http://youtu.be/pEgsa4WIsV4