good to hear that there's more in the pipeline. even though the game already looks great on the retina iPad, i'll throw my voice behind those who want to have truly native retina support as well. thanks and keep up the good work.
Anyone else with the new ipad having same issue with sound through speaker you know its just how the speaker sounds with the music in the game theres purposed distortion in the song it self just sounds odd with the ipad speaker , its just me im crazy , sounds find with ear phones its just the tekno distortion in the track LOL!
We have two iPad3's and I couldn't hear any distortion in a quick test. Thanks for indicating your concern though, we'll investigate this some more before we release the next patch. The dev version of Phoenix HD already runs on native iPad3 resolution, which looks amazing! However, the framerate starts to drop in busy situations so I don't think we will be releasing this to the public. We will do everything we can to try and make this work! No promises though, so assume that we will not release a native iPad3 reso version of Phoenix HD, for now.
The pleasure is all ours man, trust me. This is the best vertical shooter ever and one of the greatest shooters period, possibly THE best. I am so excited for a new ship. Please tease us with screen shots. Like, right now
Selachii, I don't know if you've ever been asked this before, but have you ever considered releasing a premium version of Phoenix HD for like $5 or more with all the current and future ships unlocked from the get-go?
A picture perhaps??? This is still one of my all time favorite games, and I'm glad it's still being support.
Maybe I'll post some work-in-progress stuff soon. No promises! Great to hear you like it so much, I know we are taking our time, but Phoenix HD will definitely be getting some cool new features :> @charles_collins: Thanks!
I cannot WAIT for an update El! I am drooling over the thought of a new ship, some new enemy ships, some new backgrounds... Man, I just love this game. Phoenix HD has a permanent home on my iPhone. It's just such a fantastic shooter. Have you considered my idea of a possible stage 4 (or 4 and 5) of the NightFury Laser? You know, stage 4 could be quick and stage five could last even shorter, literally a second. Stage 5 would obliterate anything in its path instantly! And the beam wouldn't have to get wider to signify more power, it could be done with intense color changes. I absolutely LOVE the new lightning/electricity Alpha Strike. It's perfect. However, is it possible to alter the pattern of the Tesla Coil pods as they come off the ship? I like how slowly the pods descend, but maybe instead of fanning out they could have more of an 'S' pattern, or maybe the pods could criss-cross back and forth? The current pattern looks generic to me. And I know this won't happen, but I would still like to see the electricity be more of a player for the Shogun. I know, I know... it's only there to kill off an enemy vessel once its weapons have been disabled. But I'm telling you, having the electricity going off while simultaneously grazing is an AMAZING sight, and it is downright fun to try and manage both at the same time. I just have to get so damn close to the ship to make it happen. Maybe that electricity could kick in just a little sooner? Phoenix HD Forever!
Upcoming stuff Nice post SumoSplash, thanks! I'll provide you with some extra details in return Note that nothing is final for the next patch so everything can still change! Thanks, currently we have one playership planned (after burning through several prototypes) and at least one new background. No new enemies at this point. We have looked at the Mirage and the Corsair, because we feel they could be more distinct in their abilities, but we have not made any changes yet. I will consider your feedback The tesla bots do fly in a generic wave, but this causes the electricity beams to criss-cross while hitting targets, creating the supercool visuals. We have tried several patterns for the bots and we chose the current one because the beams looked the coolest. I don't think another pattern could make the tesla alpha strike much cooler, unless we did something crazy like make them homing .... hmm... Sounds like it's working as intended (but I will consider it!) Cheers! And i'd like to add that we have passed the 2.000.000 player mark! Amazing and incredible! We are going to make the next patch something special to celebrate. I will be posting more details of the new features in the upcoming weeks.
