Universal Mines of Mars - (by Crescent Moon Games)

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  1. FuurinRei

    FuurinRei Well-Known Member

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    MFI and iCloud will be added in a future update asfaik
     
  2. geno11233

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    Good Story?
     
  3. TheFrost

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    This...

    with this...

    along with this...

    also also this...

    Grants my purchase. Thanks all of you for your impressions. So sold on this one. Cant wait and explore Mars for the second time.

    Wave Wave, Epoch2 and Mines of Mars. Excellent premium week.

    Please add GameCenter, it enhances games by being competitive with other players.
     
  4. badmanj

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    I guess when that happens your pocket money will just about cover it, eh?!

    This is real quality and easily worth the money being asked.
     
  5. lll Anubis lll

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    TA always scares me when there are games I'm looking forward to. I clicked on the hot new games section to find this game with a 2.5 star rating. I think that's because it takes the users scores + App Store scores and divides them by two. Anyways, just a stupid blonde moment but I'm going to pick this up right......now.
     
  6. krautboy

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    Just bought it and started it up. The letters from an incoming call are really way too small. I have pretty poor eyesight and i just can't read it. This is the first game i have ever encountered such a problem. That is on my Ipad,can't imagine what it would be on my iphone.
    Another thing is the arcade games. No full screen,and on Ipad i can hardly reach the controls with my thumbs. Really dissapointed in this. For now unplayable.
     
  7. Rosso

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    Could anyone pls explain how the controls work? It is not virtual stick, is it? Thanks
     
  8. FuurinRei

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    Dual stick touch controls. They are pretty accurate.

    MFI control support coming in a future update
     
  9. JoshCM

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    It's basically dual stick shooter controls (hidden)
    and we're going to try to do something to increase the size of the communications and mini games screen on iPad retina
     
  10. Anotherkellydown

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    #110 Anotherkellydown, Mar 6, 2014
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    I'll be buying this when I get home from work this afternoon and play it on the mini until the iCloud update. Cannot wait to play it! It's been on my watch list for a long time. Thanks for your reply.
     
  11. Pepelutin

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    I agree, i have an excellent eyesight, so it's not a real problem, but i've thought the same thing, it's way too small. I think we're not the only ones, i've never seen such smalls letters! It's sad, because dialogs are pretty funny.
     
  12. stooney

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    So I just played it for three hours, and I am really enjoying it.

    Two major problems or at least "things" that bug me so far:

    1) The text of the incoming messages is wayyyy too small. I am playing on iPad and I can hardly read it. Please make it at least 2 times bigger.

    2) All the running around in the base, smelting, refueling, ammo feels a bit moot.
    Its just an annoyance and adds nothing to the gameplay.
    Please introduce an option to "auto"-everything on coming back.
    It would not change anything, but for the better.

    Other than that I don't regret the five bucks at all!
     
  13. Rosso

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    Thanks, also to Josh, for the info
     
  14. JoshCM

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    isn't there a certain satisfaction with seeing your raw minerals refined, and your gems cut into nice perfect stones? :)

    ah well, I get your point, but if you auto everything, may as well just not even go back to the surface to get them cut, it would take away a lot of the feeling of the game, I think. I do appreciate the suggestion though...
     
  15. stooney

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    Well it surely does not satisfy me ;-)
    And you would still have to come up when your pockets are full and you'd still need to save fuel for the trip.
    Also crafting happens above. I just don't see the point of the run left press buttons pick up run right pick buttons pick up mechanic?

    Glad anyway that you took the time to listen!
     
  16. fearlesskk

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    You could add an option for auto everything or not
     
  17. Louis Ace

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    Is this an open-ended game, or will the game end at a certain point?
     
  18. Vovin

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    #118 Vovin, Mar 6, 2014
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    *bows*

    Yeah. Some people... btw., those are the same as the people complaning about f2p games bombing the Appstore.

    But that Chq guy is just a troll. Ignore & don't feed before or after midnight. And don't give him porno codes (he asked for them in another thread).

    I know why I've set this signature and kept it for 3 years now.
     
  19. Louis Ace

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    Ok I just found out that there is an end to the game, but that you could keep playing. What kind of things could you do after beating the game? Would it be more fun to just start a new game?
     
  20. WickeyWare

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    It has a story throughout and an ending. You can keep playing after the ending if you choose :)
     

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