Universal Death Hall (by Thomas Janson)

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  1. se99jmk

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    I’m up to 2-2 (goddamn it’s tough)

    - What are soups for, just scoring?
    - Where to find things for the machine? (Just seen it mentioned by Bouldy
     
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  2. Masstertron

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    Aww no problemo, I think it's great I get to do this and talk to y'all about the game.

    Gee I don't know what to say, thank you. I really appreciate the support. The game currently has a feature spot on the Australian App Store. I need to figure out a way to impress the US App Store people and elsewhere :D
     
  3. Masstertron

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    Souls are for scoring, and also to buy special items when you come across the shopkeeper.

    Hmmm... speaking of 2-2, that is the area that contains a secret cartridge... of some sort... somewhere.... :rolleyes:
     
  4. soniclife

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    I really like the game so far. But there‘s an issue with the control icons: on my iPad Air2 they are more or less in the middle of the screen instead of at the bottom. Hope that‘s going to be fixed. And it would be great to hide the icons completely.
     
  5. Collin

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    I love the look, so I bought it (even though I already bought too many games today). I also love the humor, but good lord I am bad at this game. Four attempts and I haven't beaten the first level yet, although I get better each time so hopefully I'll get there. I may just be too far past my prime for a game that requires fast reflexes.
     
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  6. se99jmk

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    Loving the game, but two small issues:

    1) sound is disabled (I like my own music), but there’s some music in game for about 2 seconds on every level start before it realised its supposed to be muted

    2) “Retry” doesn’t restart the section, so I I want to retry section 2, I have to go back to main, escape cage, travel right, enter portal, select section 2, play (and die quickly ) - would be awesome to retry current section!!
     
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  7. se99jmk

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    Damn you you tease!! Only made it to 2-2 once, more practise needed
     
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  8. Masstertron

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    Hmmm yeah, I can lower the buttons on iPad a bit. My intention was to make it more comfortable to hold an iPad in portrait mode but I may have pushed them too far up.

    Also re 1) I'll have a look at that issue.

    re 2) The update v1.0.13 should be live. That option has been added to the game over screen :D
     
  9. Masstertron

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    Hehe, thanks for checking the game out :)
    Early days, I believe in you!
     
  10. Masstertron

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    Hey everyone, is there anyone playing on an iPhone XR?

    I have a couple of reports of crashes on that device and I'm keen to figure out the problem.
     
  11. Masstertron

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    Re: This issue has been fixed for the upcoming version 1.0.14 :)
    No more blasted crashes on launch for some players! Apologies.
     
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  12. Anotherkellydown

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    I know you know this @Masstertron, but I am so stoked that Jared put together the most amazing GotW article for Death Hall yesterday. Congrats on that! I was so freaking happy when I saw the announcement on Twitter that I yelled out loud. Ha! :)
     
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  13. Masstertron

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    Haha! I yelped myself, it was a really nice surprise XD So thrilled.
     
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  14. GiHubb

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    When you die, do you have to start over at 1-1 (i.e. a roguelike structure) or can you continue from the stage you died on?
     
  15. se99jmk

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    Default is 1-1, but you can restart from each section if you prefer (eg. 2-1, 3-1, 4-1)
     
  16. GiHubb

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    Are there any persistent upgrades from one run to another?
     
  17. Anotherkellydown

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    #57 Anotherkellydown, Jun 2, 2019
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    No. But there are things you can do to make new things open up in the home area. I’m currently trying to find the TV “capsule”.

    You do eventually unlock the ability to start on any level or stage you’ve made it to in the main hub (Monster’s Chamber).
     
  18. se99jmk

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    I’ve unlocked 3:1 but no sign of any capsules yet... any tips?
     
  19. Anotherkellydown

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    I believe the dev said it was in 2-2 but I think I found it in 2-1 after my last post.

    Hint: Sometimes when everyone is traveling vertically, you have to go against the grain and take the horizontal path.

    Idk, it’s the best I could do :rolleyes:;)

    Btw, nice job getting to 3-1! Furthest I’ve made it is 2-2 so far.
     
  20. Masstertron

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    Ooooo spooky stage! Nice.

    Yep as mentioned, somewhere in stage 2 you can find a thin passage of platforms that lead to a special something...
     

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