| Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Jul 18, 2008 @ 9:52pm |
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 philhassey
Joined: Nov 30, 2006
Posts: 800
Location: Zarcon | I've just ported Galcon to the iPhone / iPod Touch! Read all about it here:
http://www.galcon.com/blog/2008/07/18/galcon-iphone-awesome/
Enjoy!
-Phil |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Jul 18, 2008 @ 11:34pm |
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straith 
Joined: Apr 5, 2007
Posts: 34
Location: Burzako | AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WATCHED THE VIDEO, ITS INSANE, TOTALLY AMAZING! I WANT AN IPHONE!!! =(
Congrats phill, looke so pretty =D
I think this would be a perfetc way to increase the Galcon players and so we can enjoy really big games =D
Galcon diserves it.
Nice work, straith.- |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Jul 18, 2008 @ 11:52pm |
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pants 
Joined: Mar 17, 2007
Posts: 16
Location: Minneapolis | BEAUTIFUL! Nice work, Phil!!!
The touch interface really does work amazingly well for this game. I do miss the ability to drag a selection box to select multiple planets. Or maybe double-tap to select-all?
Galcon in silence is too peaceful though... the sound effects we all know and love would be a fun addition. (maybe holding the iphone upsidedown at the end of a round would play the cancan?) :)
Do you think there will ever be hope for a multiplayer over wifi? Is the hardware capable?
But VERY polished and excellently done! I'm so happy to have it on my iphone.
(What IS with people who "review" apps in the store without even buying them first, mostly just to gripe about the price being too high for their taste? Sheesh.)
- Pants, who really really needs to try to find more time to play multiplayer galcon |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Jul 18, 2008 @ 11:56pm |
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philhassey
Joined: Nov 30, 2006
Posts: 800
Location: Zarcon | Maybe I'll do an update next week with sound effects. I actually have them coded already .. but unfortunately when I enable the SFX the music you're listening to stops :( I may have to investigate the issue a bit more. I think it'd be best if it were somehow optional but your iPod music kept playing.
-Phil |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Jul 18, 2008 @ 11:57pm |
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philhassey
Joined: Nov 30, 2006
Posts: 800
Location: Zarcon | P.S. make sure to review it :) |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Jul 19, 2008 @ 12:16am |
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philhassey
Joined: Nov 30, 2006
Posts: 800
Location: Zarcon | Oh and P.S.#2 - I hope to make a MP version in the Fall if the single player edition sells well. (Making it MP is about 3x as much work as doing the SP version, and I need a break!) |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Jul 19, 2008 @ 1:27pm |
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sky_lark 
Joined: May 9, 2007
Posts: 234
Location: North Carolina | So far I haven't really seen many multiplayer games in the app store.
Anyways, ten dollars? Rawr. Luckily, I love galcon too much, or else I'd have second thoughts! |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Jul 21, 2008 @ 11:00am |
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sky_lark
Joined: May 9, 2007
Posts: 234
Location: North Carolina | I've left a review on my blog, jomskylark.wordpress.com.
Also, for those of that don't know, pressing the home button and the power button at the same time takes a screenshot. Not sure about a screencast, but screenshots are good too.
I like Vacuum the most.
I can beat Classic mode on Cabin Boy, Ensign, Lieutenant, Commander, Captain, and Admiral.
I'm pretty much unable to be Admiral 1 stripe at the time.. that one is hard!post updated on Jul 21, 2008 @ 11:16am |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Jul 21, 2008 @ 4:02pm |
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 bmvj
Joined: Mar 24, 2008
Posts: 81
Location: Earth | I don't have an iphone...yet, but it's getting more and more enticing. If it helps, I'd be more inclined to buy the game and the iphone if the MP version was released. I won't splurge for the single player.
Oh and P.S.#2 - I hope to make a MP version in the Fall if the single player edition sells well. (Making it MP is about 3x as much work as doing the SP version, and I need a break!) |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Jul 22, 2008 @ 1:02pm |
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 diesel
Joined: Feb 17, 2007
Posts: 70 | Cool Phil :)
Sorry to be off topic now but Pants lives?! :) |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Jul 27, 2008 @ 11:05am |
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sky_lark
Joined: May 9, 2007
Posts: 234
Location: North Carolina | Hey,
Just out of curiosity, did you have to pay a fee to test drive Galcon on the iPhone/iPod Touch? I thought developers had to pay 100 dollars or so to get their apps on the iPhone/iPod Touch.
Thanks!
EDIT: Poll: If you got the app for iPhone/iPod Touch, which did you get it for? iPhone or iPod Touch?post updated on Jul 27, 2008 @ 11:06am |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Jul 27, 2008 @ 10:00pm |
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philhassey
Joined: Nov 30, 2006
Posts: 800
Location: Zarcon | Yeah you have to sign up for a dev license. I do my dev with an iPod Touch. If I ever get a cell phone I'll probably get an iPhone though :)
-Phil |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Aug 1, 2008 @ 10:40am |
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sky_lark
Joined: May 9, 2007
Posts: 234
Location: North Carolina | Yeah you have to sign up for a dev license. I do my dev with an iPod Touch. If I ever get a cell phone I'll probably get an iPhone though :)
-Phil
How much does it cost? I'm still an aspiring developer who can make a "Hello World" app lol, but in the future it might be useful. |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Aug 11, 2008 @ 7:01am |
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ventura Joined: Aug 10, 2008
Posts: 2
Location: Perth, Western Australia | I've just ported Galcon to the iPhone / iPod Touch!
Now that the forums are working again, I thought I'd post offering up my appreciation for this great game.
I bought the Ipod Touch version and was then motivated enough to pick up the desktop version.
Still, I'd love to see multiplayer functionality added to the Touch version. Be sure to keep us updated Phil, and keep up the good work mate :) |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Aug 24, 2008 @ 10:10pm |
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falconnn 
Joined: Jun 1, 2008
Posts: 1
Location: Rafael CaLzada, ARGENTINA | Hi guys I am Jorge the ARGENTINA, My inglis is bad :p
GO GALCON!!! |
| Re: Galcon + iPhone = AWESOME :: Oct 9, 2008 @ 7:14pm |
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 gammatigerx
Joined: Sep 15, 2008
Posts: 323
Location: Maryland | Don't know how many of you desktop players own an iPhone, but if you do I really recommend it. I wasn't that into the trial of desktop Galcon, it just moved at a much different pace from the iPhone goodness I was used to, but iGalcon is great. Fast matches, usually less than a minute or two, non-verbal strategy (no chat), and plenty of online players at all times. Hope to see you guys there soon ^^
-gK-Gamma |
