SFGC Android App

OP 20/08/2010 · 03:50 PM #1

Long story short, I got tired of playing on my phones web browser and I thought to my self, "An android app would be great." So I decided to start making one. It has a ways to go before release but I`ve made enough to give those you interested a little peak. It`s nothing special but should make playing the game much easier than the web browser version.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_HI3iUXOOLbI/TG4u2rAXmXI/AAAAAAAAABo/cY2GwcnX1J0/s720/screenshot.png

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_HI3iUXOOLbI/TG4u29LFGvI/AAAAAAAAABs/kln_kSYJuNg/s720/screenshot_4.png

I hope to make the first release by the end of September. Questions, comments, suggestions are all welcome =)

N NiHiLiM

22/12/2010 · 07:17 AM #47

*bump*

since i got my HTC Desire yesterday; i wondered how the progress was on the app :p

if there`s anything you need help for? :p

M MetaStableOP

02/12/2010 · 09:08 AM #46

Here`s a list of all the remaining ships:

ship id="13" name="Large Strafez Runner"
ship id="14" name="T.Empereur"
ship id="16" name="C.Gemini"
ship id="17" name="C.Taurus"
ship id="18" name="C.Cancer"
ship id="19" name="Viator II"
ship id="20" name="P.Apollo"
ship id="21" name="P.Odin"

Will finish the list later, GF is yelling at me to get ready for the movies, ><``
Pretty much every ship starting with these minus the viral ships. I appreciate any help, thanks.

M MetaStableOP

02/12/2010 · 09:04 AM #45

One request to the community to speed things up. In order to reduce the amount of load I`m transferring all ship data into an XML format for me to simply load when needed. This is pretty time consuming and so I`m hoping others will lend a hand, adding 2 or 3 ships into the list so that I can spend more time with the actual coding of he App.

<string-array name="ID # of ship>
<Name of ship>
<Race>
<Ship Class>
<Price/Ship>
<Upkeep>
<Power Rating/Ship>
<Weapons>
<Hull/Ship>
<Ships/Turn>
<Power Rating/Turn>
<Energy Weapons>
<Kinetic Weapons>
<Missile Weapons>
<Chemical Weapons>
<Energy Resist>
<Kinetic Resist>
<Missile Resist>
<Chemical Resist>
<Range>
<No Retaliation>
<No Defense>
<Ship Capture>
<Scanner>
<TM>
<RC>
<WC>
<Rutile>
<Composite>
<Strafez>
</string-array>

<string-array name="id118">
<item>"V.Cronus"</item>
<item>"Viral"</item>
<item>"Cruiser"</item>
<item>"17,800"</item>
<item>"950"</item>
<item>"2,016"</item>
<item>"1,000"</item>
<item>"2,000"</item>
<item>"8"</item>
<item>"16,128"</item>
<item>"300"</item>
<item>"0"</item>
<item>"0"</item>
<item>"700"</item>
<item>"-60.00"</item>
<item>"30.00"</item>
<item>"40.00"</item>
<item>"-20.00"</item>
<item>"8"</item>
<item>"True"</item>
<item>"False"</item>
<item>"75"</item>
<item>"140"</item>
<item>"10"</item>
<item>"0"</item>
<item>"0"</item>
<item>"10"</item>
<item>"10"</item>
<item>"15"</item>
</string-array>

M MetaStableOP

02/12/2010 · 09:02 AM #44

Hello fellow GC players! Fear not for development is ongoing on the application. Here`s a list of things that are currently working as of today:
**Ability to choose 5 different tab windows
*Viewing Empire Summary
*Communication - Chat & Private Messages
*Manage Colonies - Only able to view colonies atm
*Market - unable to purchase or sell atm
*Research - Only infrastructure atm

Currently working on Build Ships which will "unlock" exploring and attacking.

I Infernal

06/10/2010 · 07:01 PM #43

bump for awesomeness!
samsung galaxy s waiting for it!

M MetaStableOP

25/09/2010 · 02:49 AM #42

LOL @ Ragnarok. Yes GPS is a great tool and have many uses.

Development is still on going for those wondering. Due to the way I develop it is taking longer than expected. I will release a new ETA upon closer completion.

R Ragnarok

24/09/2010 · 06:35 PM #41

Well, at least not the nice "smart phones" anyways. :P

There is something to be said about getting phones for the kids. There are apps out there that can help parents track the location of the phones via the GPS system, and of course you can call em up too.

The awesome thing about being the generation that grew up with computers is that we can take our computer skillz and use it in parenting when we have our own kids, and it adds to that "my parents know everything" mistique when we use spy tools on them and we catch them in their lies. They`ll never know what hit em until the paddle schwacks their bottoms. xD

A AtlantisAP

23/09/2010 · 05:39 AM #40

well this post isn`t for the poor kids.....this is for folks at "work" especially those nazi`s that have firewalls and proxies...kids shouldn`t bloody have phones anyways.

..back in my day...one or two folks in high school had this thing called a beeper....we called them hookers...........

M MetaStableOP

07/09/2010 · 03:08 PM #39

I have a request to the G`s and/or A`s, is there a possibility of getting a data dump of the ships in a legible format? Will greatly speed up things instead of me going through the ship encyclopedia =P

M MetaStableOP

07/09/2010 · 12:03 PM #38

I do use Anfit`s mod and have already planned on add some of his features into the app, though I wouldn`t expect them on the first release as I`m working on getting the framework in place before anything else is added on top of it. At fully functional app is better than a shiny one that breaks all the time. =P

R Ragnarok

06/09/2010 · 12:11 PM #37

Yea, Anfit would be a great help with developing paid features for the app, esp if you made an app revenue sharing deal with him where you give him 25% of revenue from sales of the paid app or something.

M Mazuku

06/09/2010 · 11:48 AM #36

id also say get in contact with anfit if you havent. He made that mod for FF that makes GC so much easier to play im sure hed be a good bit of help on your app too.

M MetaStableOP

06/09/2010 · 11:13 AM #35

@Ragnarok that`s a good idea about the signup promo. I`ll get into contact with Stephen upon closer completion of v1.0.

@Honey yeah that`s what I`m aiming at. Many more people are constantly playing with their phones than sitting at their computers for hours on end haha.

H HoneyBucket{HH}

06/09/2010 · 10:59 AM #34

I agree Rag... I think an entirely new type of people, that wouldn`t normally enjoy gc, would enjoy a phone based version that can be played while waiting in lines etc, just to fill in the gaps of the day... all those people that can`t sit still without some sort of entertainment.

R Ragnarok

06/09/2010 · 10:41 AM #33

I say, this app could EASILY lead to a revival of GC once it`s finished.

Meta, seriously, you ABSOLUTELY need to get with Stephen and work out some deal with him. If your app leads to new signups to GC, and those signups lead to paids, you will DEFINITELY want to get in on 25% of the revenue. Get some unique promo code or something so new players get some nominal benefit for signing up like 50m cash or something, and then if at any time that player decides to get a paid you get a percentage of that revenue.

M MetaStableOP

06/09/2010 · 04:26 AM #32

Tiny? Are you referring to the screen of the actual website? Then yes it is tiny, but that was only meant to show that it works =). The font on the actual app is perfectly fine =)

I Infernal

06/09/2010 · 01:31 AM #31

looks awesome!
but the words seem tiny hahahaha

M MetaStableOP

05/09/2010 · 04:28 PM #30

Time for an update! SFGC Android has been moving along nicely. After overcoming an obstacle or two I have some nice screens for you all.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_HI3iUXOOLbI/TINT8SiZLGI/AAAAAAAAACM/8nfW9zN5HXY/s720/screenshot_8.png
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_HI3iUXOOLbI/TINT8Sl5xBI/AAAAAAAAACQ/k4Nyy8Q93-A/s720/Untitled-1.png

Chat posting is now fully working ;D Now I just have to work on wrapping the text so it doesn`t go off screen... lol

A ArchAng3l

26/08/2010 · 09:27 AM #29

I`m gonna receive my HTC Desire too :D:D:D

N NiHiLiM

26/08/2010 · 06:44 AM #28

yay for HTC ^^

got a HTC HD for a few years now...
but next one will be android HTC :p

Reply