I don't know if that was also discussed but Valkyrie HD was always going to be free to SD GOF2 owners. Having played through the SD version and paid for Valkyrie, I've not been prepared to pay another £7 for graphics, though for those that have, Valkyrie HD for free is a nice gesture.
I'm fairly sure the initial plan was to give Valkyrie HD only to people who bought the SD version of Valkyrie.
I missed the sale on the SD version when it was $4.99 and I'm really sad. I played the lite version and really liked it but was in the hospital during the sale. Oh well, I'll either end up paying full price or wait for the next sale.
So which version do I have to buy to get Valkrie for free? I want to support FishLabs and be able to look forward to updates...
Thanks for supporting us! You just need GOF2 SD (we will probably rename the original GOF2 in the next update to avoid confusion). For technical reasons you will need to update to a new updated version of GOF2 SD so GOF2 - Valykrie HD can detect if GOF2 SD is already on the device. If that is the case you can unlock Valkyrie HD for free. Technically it is pretty straight forward. I just hope we don't get too many support tickets though as we know that gamers, including myself, generally don't read instructions ;-)
All other developers (as far as I know) release one version of their game which detects whether or not it's running on an A5 device and adjusts graphical features accordingly. Older games are often updated to take advantage of newer devices' capabilities while still working the same as before on older. Why is your game different?
Thank you for the timely reply! So basically I have the iPhone 4s, and if I buy GOF2- HD, I'd have to BUY Valkyrie HD again?
Because the graphics are completely different, and putting HD as an update for SD would eliminate the customers with lower class devices from the market
Ok so I have been playing the lite version of this for awhile and plan on getting this game but I'm confused on everything. I will be playing on an IPad 2 which version should I bu and what is Valykrie?
And also because they wanted to sell a new version. Which is fair to me. Galaxy on Fire 2 is a fantastic game, and a lot of work (and therefore, money) went to the HD version. Lots of new assets. Can't wait for my Valkyrie HD freebie.
You should buy Galaxy on Fire 2 HD. Valkyrie is an add-on, an expansion pack if you will. It's a new campaign and starts at the end of the original one, adding a few new things like new ships, itens, weapons, etc. The add-on is available for the SD version of Galaxy on Fire 2, but not yet for the HD version (the one you will be buying), which is schedule for this Q1. The Lite version you've been playing is from the SD version of GoF2. The HD version looks much, much better, but has no lite version to try.
Thank you. I have played the lite version a few times this past year because I have seen so many great things about this game but it never clicked with me. For some reason I tried it again this week and I love it.
Glad I bought the HD version now. Wasn't sure as I already had the SD version but definately glad I did. So, to get Valkarie free, I will need to have both installed on the device? Presumably, I can install the SD version just before I update with Valkarie or should I install it back on the Ipad now? hmmm space is precious lol.
Yeah, get the SD redownloaded and re-unlock Valkyrie before getting Valkyrie HD. You don't need to have it all the time. I'm keeping the SD version on my device for the save files
It's good to hear that Valkerye will also come with an icloud sync. Although I love this game, I wouldn't want to play this game through again for the 11th time lol.
