I've emailed the Devs asking if they have any plans to make it universal and if there's any more DLC to follow - I'll post their reply if I get one. Just romped though the first 3 stages with a powered up Hero and Darion, picking up Halfarus and Theogol at the last two taverns - loaded to the gunnels with runes and items, oodles of gold and a pillow to recover health when I rest.....and on the last map, there's no Blacksmith so can't upgrade Halfarus and Theogol, who both get picked off very quickly, leaving Hero and Darion to face 10 guards, 4 of which are 3shield/16health plus several archers.....in one encounter I go from a formidable force charging onward to all characters 6 feet under and me shouting at the iPad......so bloody frustrating......sooo good though, straight back in to another foray! ####
For anyone who is remotely interested, I've received a response from Kalypso Media regarding universal compatability..... "Right now we do not have any immediate plans to add a version of the game that would run properly on iPhones. We are however always thinking about adding additional devices for all our games and this is something that might (or might not) happen in the future. I wish I could give you a more clear answer here but this is the most honest answer I have for you right now." So looks like it's unlikely to happen, at least not anytime soon - and as we all know with these things, the longer the period after launch, the less momentum there is behind development and the less likely updates become. Real shame but at least the Devs came back to me with an honest and polite response, can't ask for more than that. Let's just hope the sales did well enough to warrant a follow up!
So, the plot thickens.... Thinking I'd heard the last from Bulwark/Kalypso about the possibility of a universal update and more dlc, out of the blue I received a second email, this time from Marcus (Publishing Director at Kalypso Media - very friendly guy and keen to engage), informing me that in the next 2 months they may have some positive news for us! Marcus' email explains this best: "As a matter of fact, we are contemplating doing a mobile phone version as we also want to conquer the Asian market, but as you rightfully observe, this has to be financially viable for us. I think it is suffice to say that once we move on to mobile phones, more DLCs can also be expected." After a little more probing and some more discussion, he then replied with the following: ".....I am working in the games industry for over 20 years now and the only true feedback will always come from the fans and those willing to spend money which enables us to produce updates or even a sequel. I really appreciate your insights and I must admit that we have neglected the community in the past months, but we are a small team in the mobile division (actually just 2) trying to cover everything as good as we can. I believe we will have some sort of decision how to progress on the mobile version of Crowntakers in the next 2 months latest. It all comes down to an agreement with a publisher for the Asian market. Once we know what will happen we will make sure to include the community." The first part of his reply is very pertinent to the current market situation of premium vs F2P. Supporting premium apps like this is the only way we will continue to see great games with real depth and character coming to mobile platforms. I also suggested they look to engage more with communities such as the TA forum as it benefits both parties in the long run and helps to strengthen their IP and fan base - so hopefully we will hear more from the team going forward? If the site admin pick up on this (and deem it newsworthy enough!), is there any chance you could run an update story to raise some awareness? I've checked with Marcus and he's happy for his reply to be made public - I can forward the email chain if you need something credible to back it up with? ....oh yeah, and the best bit?.....I've been offered the opportunity to help beta test future releases....needless to say, I'm very chuffed! # ....and lastly thanks again should go to Marcus for taking the time to engage and for being so honest, hopefully we will hear more from you soon!
That's great news Z. As I've mentioned before I have this on my JB iPhone, running I my 6+ and it's not too bad (yes I of course paid for it and would pay again even if the iPhone version was separate). It's basically good enough but any smaller phone probably wouldn't quite do. But that's the good news, it's almost good enough, but that unfortunately warrants maybe a bit of UI change up to get it to work. It's a great game, and I really hope devs like this make ok money out of it, I really really do.
Still playing Criwntakers after owning it for several years. Still finding new things in it. Great game. Now what is that dang chicken for?
Agreed, a great game and although reviews were very positive, I still think it's under rated by many - so much deeper than the 'cartoony' graphic style (which personally I love!) would suggest. A very good strategy/roguelike and a steal even at full price. Only wish they would bring out more dlc or an expansion (or two!) for it. Still have my fingers crossed I'll one day find an email from Kalypso Media in my inbox with news of more!
Hey folks. Great news - from out of the blue today, I received an email from Marcus at Kalypso Media....Crowntakers is finally going universal on iOS and (for those of you who hang around here wishing you were as cool as us iOS adopters # ) will be shortly followed on Android too! His email reads: "I hope you are doing fine! Hopefully you remember our conversion on Crowntakers. I like to keep my promises so I am happy to tell you, that we will be launching Crowntakers on mobile phones, starting with iOS followed by Android a couple weeks (2-3) later. If everything is going to plan we will be updating the stores before Christmas this year, so it´s only a few weeks away." Can highly recommend the game to anyone that hasn't yet purchased - and the more sales they get, the more hope there is for more dlc! And thanks again to Marcus at Kalypso for keeping his promise to keep me updated - that's the kind of developers we like around here! .....oh yeah, almost forgot - I get an invite to the universal TestFlight beta too! Sweet! #
This is fantastic news! It's a great game. Good to see another dev finding value in making the jump to universal.
Thank you for your effort. I hope that this gets some more (well deserved) downloads! Gesendet von meinem SM-N915FY mit Tapatalk
Quick update - the kind folks over at Kalypso Media have sent me a TestFlight invitation so will give it a whirl over the next couple of days and post some feedback as time allows. They are aiming for release in the first week of January - fingers crossed all goes according to plan!
Can't wait for the universal update... every time I notice somebody post here I go check to see if it's out.
