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[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
The sporadic slow downs piss me off quite a bit :mad: I really want to fix them but I'm not sure if I'll manage to find the time as I get this game to v1.0 :(

And yes, blank yellow boxes :o

The black area problem I can fix, probably very easily if I know what it is.Just haven't gotten around to it, will fix it for sure though! :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] kwill:
Thanks very much for the game. Just getting to play it (as I waited for a little further development from the first release). Definitely needed something to kill the angry birds itch...and this is it.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Hopefully with further updates that angry birds itch will be killed even more still :D
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Hi Guys,

If it's not too much trouble could I get you all to follow me on twitter (@jabberworx) and tweet the following: @brianseitz @skipdeez @BrandonWatson and email: wpgames@microsoft.com asking them to give Chicks'n'Vixens XBL integration (so I can add official XBL achievements to the game).

I'm having difficulty communicating with microsoft and would appreciate it if the community helped me here so I can get noticed. It's just that Microsoft is HUGE and I'm small so it's hard to be heard, I know at least two people (brianseitz, skipdeez) mentioned in their podcast this game could benefit from XBL integration so I have at least two employees at Microsoft supporting me (even thought hey don't replyu to my tweets asking them how I can go about with XBL integration).

Cheers
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] maqwp7developer:
The game looks great! i can see alot of effort put into it!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Thanks for the kind words :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] kwill:
Done my friend.:D
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
new gameplay video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWfQfDJ1KK0

That will be either in the 0.9 release or the 1.0 release, whichever comes first :)

Also Chicks'n'Vixens was featured in a poll: http://www.bestwp7games.com/top-wp7-games-feb-2011-poll.html

Feel free to vote on it, doesn't have to be for Chicks'n'Vixens, just good to get some community activity going there :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] dkp1977:
Voted for Chicks'n'Vixens of course. :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Hi Guys,

Juset letting you all know v0.9 has been released and brings about many new features and is in generel a big massive update :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] dkp1977:
*excited* it's still the best game for wp7. If this major update now makes it even better...... :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Well let me know what you think when you have a chance to play it :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] dkp1977:
I downloaded and installed it a few minutes ago. Now my bosses just left the office and headed for lunch. So here's my opportunity to go and have a smoke and spend some time playing around with the new version. :) I'll report back in about 15 minutes. :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
haha awesome :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] dkp1977:
^^ One question. I know about the update trial issue, but updates normally work with free apps. Why do I never get any update notifications for Chicks'n'Vixens but have to uninstall, download the updated version and install it again? oO It's not a big deal though, but I always lose all the progress I made so far. Which - of course - isn't really a point in version 0.9 anymore since you unlocked all the levels from the very beginning.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
It might be because I keep modifying the save file format, unlikely though. But if MIcrosoft is checking for that sort of thing then they would know if my current version would break loading up an older versions save file.

v1.0 will have a proper SP version where you unlock levels based on how well you did on previous levels. Or it might not, I really haven't decided if I'll have the time to do all that, between adding new levels in I mean :P
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] dkp1977:
Unlocking levels is far bigger motivation than having all the levels to choose from right from the start I think. But it's up to you of course. :)

Alright, review of 0.9:

first of all: I really like the new graphics you incorporated (game icon, ingame menus, buttons etc). Explaining what happens when tapping the screen when a certain chick is fired, is a great improvement as well. At least in my opinion. The way you can pick a scenery (or world) now looks awesome too. You really made a big jump from 0.8 to 0.9. The only thing that could be improved a bit is the settings icon. In my opinion it's hard to see on the background.

Don't know if it matters to you, but I think you integrated the FPS counter for a reason, so I'll tell you what average FPS I get during the first three levels: it's always around 32 and 35 FPS.

So once again, great job, mate. I still love this game. :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
It's actually the delay between frames rendering measured in milliseconds, so 32 to 35 is something like 28 to 30fps :P

So long as you find it to be smooth it's all good :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Alk3fan:
I've had this game as soon as I saw it in the Marketplace, and I must say that the improvements from the original are incredible.

As it stands v0.9 definitely rivals Angry Birds from what I've seen of it, the gameplay is smooth which was my only real gripe with the previous versions. But now it's easily as good. Congrats on a great game, I look forward to your future updates!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Thank you very much for your kind words :) I can only hope other people feel it's as good now, I'd be happy with 90% as good though :P
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] tiny17:
Thanks for the heads up! I will update the preview on my site when I get a chance. Although I won't be able to update the video until final release and review because as is I am way backed up on getting content to my site due to my video editor going crazy on me the other day. :rolleyes:

Keep up the great work!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jaraya13:
Hi jabberworx.

Amazing work, well done. But after I updated with today's update, the sound is not working in the game. Also after I finished playing, my zune music plays but you can't hear a thing...

If I soft reset my device (Focus), I can play zune music fine, but after I play Chickens & Vixens (which sound doesn't work), my zune music stops working again, I have to soft reset again.

Is someone else having this issue? Is it advisable that I uninstall and the reinstall the game?

Thanks for the great improvements!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
That is very wierd :| Umm, yes I would sugget uninstalling/re-installing the game.

Go into the option screen (see icon on top right corner of pause screens and main menu) and make the volume louder for music/sfx to hear audio. I think this has happened because I didn't properly check for new vs. old save files :-\

sorry about that!

I think two other people have mentioned in reviews that the game won't work because of that. Really sucks.

Still not as bad as the infamous region bug which launched with the game causing it to not work at all in various parts of europe, haha.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jaraya13:
Hahaha, I hadn't seen the tools meaning settings, hehe. Yes my volume was zero. So now I can hear the effects, but I can't hear any music that the game had before.

ALso the issue with the zune music is still happening... :(
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Make sure your phone isn't connected to zune, if it is then music won't play. This is not something I can help, the game will crash if you try to connect to zune while music is playing.

Just to be clear though, when you go into the options screen do you see two volume controls or just one? IF you only see one it means your phone is connected to zune and because of that will not play music.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] stillbrad:
The game improvements are incredible...but 2 things ive noticed there is a number 33/32 that is always in the left hand corner of the game. this is on my HD7. Its strange it changes between 32 and 33. Also The sound effects are there once I change the volume meter but am missing the song. Please put that song back in as it adds to the overall experience. Great work so far. But I am really missing that corny crazy song!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Make sure you disconnect hte device from Zune so you can play the song :)

If the song isn't working even though the phone isn't tied to the computer via USB then let me know as that is an actual issue. Otherwise Ic an't hlep it, blame microsoft for their dodgy API which crashes if you try to play music on the device while it's connected to zune.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jaraya13:
Dude you're awesome. It was the exact problem, I just soft rest and everything's good now. Thanks master!

You have to check the review I did for your game, it's pretty good! Thanks again!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
You're welcome :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] stillbrad:
Yep that was it....what about the 33 issue in the corner?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] nunny:
I think thats the fps the game is running at.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] stillbrad:
yeah thats probably what it is...just wondering why we see it.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
It's the time in milliseconds between drawing updates.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] tiny17:
I can verify this happening on my Samsung Focus. Exactly as you described.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Just disconnect your phone from zune and it should clear up :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] hdlRandy:
ditto

I too have this problem. I was not connected to Zune at the time (if this helps). I have the LG Quantum. I am following you on twitter and wish you luck on 1.0. Thanks for a quality game.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] tiny17:
Yeah I wasn't connected to Zune at any point, but I have not had any issues after restarting my phone.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Is your device region set to somewhere where english is not the first spoken language?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] markomarkogame:
Here i wrote something about this fantastic app for WP7 :D
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] hdlRandy:
More Info

No, the display language, region format, System locale and Browser & Search language is english (united states).
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Oh ok, could you please give me a set of specific instructions to follow to cause it to stop working?

I fixed a sound issue in relation to devices whose region was set to somewhere not english speaking but can't figure out what is causing your problem...
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] hdlRandy:
With my phone not connected to my PC I played a quick game (played lvl 4), then exited the game, exited from "games" to main UI. launched music, selected track and it played. I had to pull the battery out over the weekend for a different issue. That may have "fixed" it? It looks as this is resolved. I can't reproduce it.

On the bright side, I did complete the level...
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
I'm a bit suspicious the problem is being caused by an old save file format vs. the new one hence the problems you were having.

I should probably delete old save files on first boot of ag ame after it has been updated...
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] TomFrom:
Loving this game, great game play! and the best game ive found so far on wp7, its stopped me selling my HD7 so far haha.

Ive had a few bugs where ive finished the level, and the level restarts and does not go to the next level.

Could you add an option to turn off the frame rate counter?

I think if you create a consistant user interface it would be awesome! the game feels like 3 different games when you go from the start screen to the level menu then to the game.

Awesome stuff though! keep it up :D
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jaraya13:
I think that is not a bug, that's because you completed the last level of each "theme or scenario", so it just starts the same level.

But I agree, it should display a message saying you've completed the last level.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Yep, I'm hoping to more or less finalize the menus, get rid of the numbers, add a bunch of new levels, scoring system and star system by the next version. So yeah, don't sell your HD7 until then ;)

I'll have a video up later today hopefully to demo off the new features and what to expect, I really think that I'll be meeting the last few features people have wanted to see in Chicks'n'Vixens and hopefully this will make the game regarded as being better than Angry Birds :P
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Uploaded a couple of new videos demoing v1.0 gameplay: Just uploaded some new videos: http://bit.ly/fQkDL9 http://bit.ly/gU4KpK :)

Still not v1.0 worthy graphics though :(
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] aiman5:
great Game

i like it

thanks
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Just posting to let everyone know it's too late to get the game for free, it's priced at 99c now :-\

It was actually a mistake. Part of a new submission process is setting a price for the game, I set chicks'n'vixens to be $0.99 when I submitted v1.0 (which is coming sono hopefully :) ).

Since this was part of the update submission I thought the price would change when v1.0 was approved, but it turns out Microsoft changes the price before they approve the update.

I'm really sorry to everyone who hadn't downloaded the beta yet, I should have been more careful with the submission process.

Those of you who already have the beta won't have to pay for the current version, nor will you have to pay for v1.0 when it eventually comes out (yes that applies to all 70,000+ peeps :) ). Everyone else will unfortunately have to pay...

Just wanted to apologies before people grabbed their pitch forks :p

I promise v1.0 will be worth it, there's heaps of new gameplay mechanics, numerous bug fixes and way more levels :)

And of course v1.0 will not be the last update the game gets either.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] tiny17:
I don't think anyone should be put off by paying 99 cents for the game, even in its beta state it is totally awesome. Can't wait to see what version 1.0 brings!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Hopefully others agree on that one :) Maybe Chicks'n'vixens wn't just be #1 because of ambush marketting but also because it's a geuinely enjoyable game :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] MartyLK:
Congrats on your game being in the top spot in the Market's "top" list.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Thank you :) But really this was just ambushing the top spot by getting a good ranking in the free section. I don' tthink the game becamse #1 because of its merits as a paid app :P
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] MartyLK:
LOL...you're a pessimist like me! :p You make a great little game that works well and surely it can't merit...LOL
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] dkp1977:
Ahh, mate. I wouldn't consider it an ambush. Just take a look at how many free apps and even games there are on the marketplace. But it's yours that made it to the top. ;) And even if it's not free anymore, what is 0.99? Especially in comparison to the pricing of most other available games? You have put a lot of effort into this game, and you still do. So why not get at least a little back from us who enjoy playing the game you made? I think it's only fair. And to be honest, I'd even pay 3 or 4 bucks for it. ;)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
3 or 4? With that kind of money I could just retire and never work again :D haha.

So long as I make back the money I pt into the game I'll be a happy camper :)

uploaded gameplay vids for v1.0:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10BIvYlMOqI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klWT4r5AmDg
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] tiny17:
I'm liking the changes in general. I must ask though, did you make it so you can't zoom in as much as you use to? It doesn't feel like I have as much control over that element as I use to.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Yeah you can't zoom in much, it varies level to level but in generel the starting zoom is the most zoomed in you can make it.

Thought people would prefer that to being able to zoom in relaly close...
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] lodz35:
One of my favorite game !
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] tiny17:
Well keep in mind the different screen sizes. On a 4.3" it will feel more zoomed in than on a 3.6". It seems like you made the draggable area (the area you can drag to shoot the cannon) larger to compensate for less zooming? I say this because I grabbed the launch control instead of the panning control several times, which did not happen on previous versions. But maybe that is just my fingers being clumsy on a more zoomed out area?

I am playing it on my 4" Samsung Focus, and I will let you know what I think on my 3.6" HTC Arrive when it arrives later today. :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] RoboDad:
I've played all of the levels from Uluru through Bavaria, and I love this game!

A couple of things I've observed that you might want to look into:

Polar level 6 seems to be impossible to solve (well, at least I couldn't solve it in the fifty or so times I tried :)). (Never mind - After several more attempts I got lucky :))

Same thing with Bavaria level 3. Tried numerous times, but couldn't find a way to eliminate all of the vixens. (Never mind - After several more attempts I got lucky :))

On Polar level 10, even after wiping out the vixens, I never get the "win" screen. I can retry as many times as I like, but the game never completes the level.

When I complete each location, instead of going back to the level select, the game crashes.

The change between songs seems somewhat abrupt at times. A bit more of a fade out/in would help immensely.

Also, I just have to say what a surprise the new twists in Bavaria were! I don't want to spoil anything for people who haven't gotten there yet, but that REALLY cracked me up! Can't wait to see what Vesuvius brings.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Ah yes, the game does crash when you finish a location, what a stupid bug, can't believe I missed it,etc, etc :p

ALl the levels should be finishable so yeah.

Umm level 10 of the polar world? hmm... I looked into itjust then, it seems to be related to another bug which I've fixed and will push through after I've done a few more levels for the game :)

I haven't changed the scroll area so it must be your clumsy fingers :D
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] tiny17:
Well I played it a little bit on my Arrive (NoDo) update and now there is no long black screen upon first launching the game. It immediately goes into the menu. Very nice. All in all, it played pretty nice on the smaller 3.6" screen. While on some maps I would prefer to zoom in more, it doesn't really detract from the overall game experience, which is excellent.

How long have all the birds had special abilities? I only just noticed the egg rocket and the flapping wings in this update. Always knew about the exploding chicken though.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] RoboDad:
Those abilities have always been there. Even the pop-ups that announce the abilities have been there for a while, I think.

JabberWorx, I can't wait to get the update! You're getting close to a hundred levels already. Have you given any thought to releasing a level designer/tester, so we can design and submit new levels to you? I know that there are some very creative people out there who could design some very fun ones. I'd love to give it a try.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
I had an in-phone level editor in development but I cut that feature cos it was taking too long to implement and test. The desktop level editor I use is *very* confusing to understand so I'm not sure peope would be willing to learn how to use it. More than happy to upload it and let people give it a crack, though they won't be able to test their levels until they send it to me which is a bummer...

Yeah I've heard the nodo update speeds uploading times something fierce :) Makes me somewhat glad I didn't spend much time trying to integrate a proper loading screen to the game, haha.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jaraya13:
I can confirm when you finish a scenario, the game crashes

Sent from my SGH-i917 using Board Express
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] hdlRandy:
Possible Bug?

I don't know if this is a bug or not. When I complete Uluru lvl 4, the Quit/Win/Next prompt did not come up. I have completed it twice and noticed it both times. Am I the only one to notice this? It is a difficult lvl to complete, but I will attempt to reproduce it again. Congrats on a great game. I have never played Angry Birds, but I find your game to be a ton of fun. Thanks for all your work and best of luck with your 3D engine

:)

UPDATE: I completed the level again and it did not increment the score to reflect eliminating the last vixen, or display the "Quit/Win/Next" prompt.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] RoboDad:
That's weird. I have never had any problems with that level (just played it again, and the Win overlay came right up). I'm on a Focus. What phone are you using?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] cyclical:
I love this game... plays pretty well on my Arrive.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] hdlRandy:
I'm using a LG Optimus Quantum (Bell).
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
Yes I noticed that too! I'll be fixing it for v1.2 :) I don't think it's that big of a deal though since it only crashes after youv'e completed an entire region, so hopefully I can fix it before most people realize it's broken :D

glad you like it :)

It might be the way you're completing the level, are you blwoing a fox off the screen using a tnt chicken? Wait for the v1.1 update, it might fix your issue :) (v1.1 release is 'ready for signing' so should be coming very soon :D)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] RoboDad:
:D Can't wait!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] samagury:
Awesome game

It's nice app you made. I enjoy playing it.

If i may gives you little suggestion, White arrow on the light background of "Polar" is not clearly visible ...
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] dkp1977:
I have a strange occurance lately. Marketplace keeps telling me that there's an update for chicks'n'vixens. Since I have the test version (I need a creditcard so badly -.- ) updating won't work, I know. So I uninstall the game, then download and install it again. And just a few minutes later, marketplace tells me again about an update for it. -.-

[Edit]

Ha! Creditcard added, game bought. :) And still I thank it's worth more than just 99 cent. :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabberworx:
The Beta versions should have given yo a free update to the full version...

ah yes, you are correct sir! will fix in next updat e:P
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] dkp1977:
For some reason it didn't. But that's no problem. :)

[Edit]

Hmm, even now that I bought it, marketplace keeps telling me that there's an update. I can download it, but the installation takes just a second. Just like updating a trial version. Does anybody have an idea what could be the reason for that?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] RoboDad:
It sounds like it might be a bug in the marketplace software on the phone. Did you purchase it through Zune, or your phone?

One thing you might try is to uninstall, and then reinstall through your phone. It may be that your previous install didn't update the registry correctly to note that you purchased (versus just downloaded) the game. But the online marketplace database should have your purchase details, so it should allow you to reinstall without having to repurchase.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] JonnieLasVegas:
Gotta give you props jabberworx, that is a good job on a fun, cool game. After I got the update & tried it I was really impressed. Thank you for this game & all your hard work, will be donating asap.