The Secret Fleet mobile game

... ... ... Oh I get it! It SMARTS to buy one! Took me a minute.

hvb wrote:Thanks Graham.

I feared I would have to get me one of them there "smart phone" thingies to play this.

Those things are aptly named, my wallet was already whimpering at the notion.

VFRHawk wrote:Also, if you've got a half decent PC or laptop you might want to check this article out:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/03 ... n-windows/

It's basically a piece of software that allows you to play android games on your (Windows) PC. Not used it myself, but might give you an alternative if your tablet isn't able to run the game.

Graham

Paying 1/2 to 2/1 month's rent for something I don't strictly need?

Call me a miser, but that's kinda hurtful.

crewdude48 wrote:... ... ... Oh I get it! It SMARTS to buy one! Took me a minute.

hvb wrote:Thanks Graham.

I feared I would have to get me one of them there "smart phone" thingies to play this.

Those things are aptly named, my wallet was already whimpering at the notion.

Yow wrote:Will this game be a stand alone single player or will it be multi player or even online as well?

Hi Yow - It's a stand alone single player game at launch, we're bringing in live events in an update probably two to three weeks after it's initial debut. There will be weekly events/challenges/leaderboards and the like to compete in.

There are outlined plans for an asynchronous multiplayer mode further down the line, but only if we're happy with how it plays. At the moment no plans for synchronous multiplayer.

Evergreen Studios wrote:There are outlined plans for an asynchronous multiplayer mode further down the line, but only if we're happy with how it plays. At the moment no plans for synchronous multiplayer.

Yay I'm another of those antisocial single-player guys who doesn't see why it's necessary to force multiplayer into EVERYTHING.

Werrf wrote:

Evergreen Studios wrote:There are outlined plans for an asynchronous multiplayer mode further down the line, but only if we're happy with how it plays. At the moment no plans for synchronous multiplayer.

Yay I'm another of those antisocial single-player guys who doesn't see why it's necessary to force multiplayer into EVERYTHING.

Agreed. Frankly the only two things that make me delete an app in the first 10 minutes are if it is multiplayer or if it forces me to have "friends" playing with me.

Hi!

Is there any update on a launch date? I noticed the "Coming in March" sign slipped to "Coming in April"...

Thanks!

Norm.bone wrote:Hi!

Is there any update on a launch date? I noticed the "Coming in March" sign slipped to "Coming in April"...

Thanks!

Oops. Never mind. I just saw this in the AMA.

Hey this is Richard - yeah, we've been doing a lot of balancing and tweaking of the game over the past couple of months and are getting ready to submit to Apple in the next couple of days. I think we'll be live Worldwide the week of April 21st, the Android version should follow two to four weeks later.

As a software engineer, I can empathize with the slip. It's gotta work before you can release, and projecting that is an art. It can be hard to slip a promised delivery date, but if the improvement in usability justifies the deferred revenue, it's the right thing to do. I'll play 1.0, but hope for enough uptake to justify improvements down the road.

Dca wrote:As a software engineer, I can empathize with the slip. It's gotta work before you can release, and projecting that is an art. It can be hard to slip a promised delivery date, but if the improvement in usability justifies the deferred revenue, it's the right thing to do. I'll play 1.0, but hope for enough uptake to justify improvements down the road.

Oh, yeah. No criticism. I'd rather they get it right than release just a portion or rush through. I'm just looking forward to it.

Definitely looking forward to this. I've been hoping for a game in the Honor universe for years, it's always seemed like something that could make for a good, unique style.