Universal Race The Sun (by Flippfly, LLC)

Discussion in 'iPhone and iPad Games' started by killercow, Jul 29, 2015.

  1. cadaei

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    Right after posting I went through a portal and manged to get to a 18x multiplier!
     
  2. flippfly

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    Thanks for the feedback. We're definitely contemplating the ability to skip objectives. Is this something a lot of you want?
     
  3. ste86uk

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    I actually said at the start of the thread I wouldn't pick this up but after so long and so much talk I decided to give it a go anyway. Honestly it's not bad, the graphic style is good and I like the gameplay with power ups and jumps too.

    My favourite all time iOS runner is actually One Epic Knight I loved that game! Sonic dash a distant second, especially with how it is these days. I prefer your premium experience.

    For me change wise I love rpg elements in all games, upgrades, power ups anything to work for to improve my ship or abilities that do different things, even skins possibly for the ship. Also I'd like the ability to skip missions too even if it were say only 1 free a day.
     
  4. orangecan

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    I think I'd prefer some kind of option along those lines please.
    I'm really enjoying it and it'll sit on my iPad for a long time I suspect, but as much as I love it I'm not particularly good at it and getting stuck without being able to complete the harder objectives makes me lose heart and not pick it up for a couple of days rather than feeling like I'm making a steady progress.
     
  5. ShinHadoukin

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    I'm not very good either so I imagine some objectives will slow me down but at this point I'm not bothered by that. I will say, I think there needs to be some music variety. The song starts over with each run & dying close to the same time all the time makes it repetitive. The "Egytion" sound to the music isn't my favorite but that is beside the point. I turned the music off but there isn't ship noise so it was too quiet.

    Maybe the hardest objectives can be for those to really rank up & have something like medals that show you accomplished that feat, but those aren't needed to unlock all the powers. Just s thought. I'm ok with difficult objectives.
     
  6. ShinHadoukin

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    As a premium experience I don't want to see one free a day, just let me skip whatever.

    Now, does this have something like jet-pack joyride that starts over with missions & each time you complete them all & gives you a higher medal each time?
     
  7. ShinHadoukin

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    Well, I'm not too far along & 2 regions without a collision in one run seems hard at my skill level, but I already consistently complete one region without a collision. I like the idea of skill being what levels you up & not just playing for a million hours no matter how good you are. If anything changed, maybe the more difficult tasks could be for another special high ranking level that you only reach by completing the most difficult tasks. That's a hard one. Then there will be leveled up people that have never completed the hard tasks. I guess that isn't the end of the world...
     
  8. webproyectos

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    Gorgeous, ill give it try!
     
  9. coolpepper43

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    That would ruin the game. I think one skip a day is already too much. It would take all the challenge and fun out of the game.

    I would love to see community levels get integrated in the ios version.
     
  10. mahg33ta

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    My two cents is that no skips are necessary. Every task that appeared daunting at first was doable with time and effort. I found the difficulty level perfect. I remember thinking 15x multiple was going to be impossible. Well, perseverance got me there (and the 25x)
     
  11. collider

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    I agree. I think this game is perfectly balanced. By the time you complete an objective, you were ready to complete it. The same skills that help with the objectives are the ones that will carry you further in the game. I don't think skipping objectives is a good way to go. Maybe making a few more easy objectives earlier on will help for some folks.

    The one fix I would like to see is keeping track of Game Center scores offline. Not a huge deal, but would be nice, as there seemed to be a bunch of connection errors, at least early on.

    I'm still trying to plough my way past level 3 in apocalypse. What a crazy section that is...
     
  12. hamstarz

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    #132 hamstarz, Aug 14, 2015
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    I love this game! It's become my new go-to in my free time at work. Had never heard of it until it came out on iOS. Just reached level 25 today and unlocked labyrinthia, loving it.

    A few days ago I was going to chime in saying that skipping missions should be implemented because when you're stuck for a while it can get very frustrating (and feel like you're never going to get past a certain mission). I still think skipping missions wouldn't be a bad idea for that reason, but I eventually did make it to level 25. I realized there's always a way past everything though - some combination of luck + the world changing every day + just getting better at the game. Like collider said above, by the time you complete an objective, you were ready to complete it. Things that felt insurmountable at one point ended up feeling easy by the time I actually completed that objective, for the most part. Of course, sometimes I just lucked into completing something.
     
  13. mj132

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    Will this work offline as I'm going to be travelling this weekend coming and my iPad mini 3 is wifi only so will I still get a new level every 24 hour or will I have to wait until I connect to wifi?
     
  14. Sexy Pirate

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    yes it works offline just fine. it generates the new tracks from your devices time and date not through the Internet.
     
  15. mj132

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    Many thanks that's good to know:)
     
  16. chief78

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    Finally picked this up.....what an awesome experience! Much better than the crappy clone that just came out. ####
     
  17. BillyOceansBlues

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    Wondering if there has been any progress on the game-breaker (freezes at the loading screen every time).
     
  18. amusing Grace

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    Just checked, works on my Air 2 iOS 9.2.x
    Stayed on the loading screen for half a minute or so though
     
  19. BillyOceansBlues

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    I got a 6s, latest OS
     
  20. Exact-Psience

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    My guess... could be the latest OS. Im on ipad air 8.4.1, and the game runs flawlessly. No long load times experienced.
     

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