Universal Sentinel 4: Dark Star (by Origin8)

Discussion in 'iPhone and iPad Games' started by PeteOzzy, Aug 13, 2014.

  1. Repair Drone

    Repair Drone Well-Known Member

    Heads up folks, our Sentinel series bundles are now approved!

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    Get either Sentinels 1 to 3 or the whole series at a discounted price. If you've already got some but not all of the series it's really worth checking out too - bundles' proportional pricing takes into account the games you already own, so you might be able to complete a bundle for little or nothing!

    Sentinel Series 1 - 3 bundle: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app-bundle/sentinel-series-1-3/id920765902?mt=8

    Sentinel Series 1 - 4 bundle: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app-bundle/sentinel-series-1-4/id924013385?mt=8
     
  2. Repair Drone

    Repair Drone Well-Known Member

    Update time - Sentinel 4 now has full iPhone 6 and 6+ support.

    Let us know what you think!
     
  3. Phuncz

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    I'm waiting for my iPad Air 2 to arrive to replace my sold iPad 3rd generation, I'll give feedback when it arrives !
     
  4. Phuncz

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    Today my new iPad arrived and I installed Sentinel 4, only to find all my progress gone. I thought this was backed up to iCloud ? Is there a way to retrieve it ? I still have the progress on my iPhone though.
     
  5. Phuncz

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    The developer contacted me and advised me to delete the game and install it again, without doing any funny business with the iCloud files ofcourse.

    I got the progress back ! Yay !
     
  6. Repair Drone

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    Sorry we missed your post before! I think it was because you also had the last post before that, I assumed I'd already read it :eek:
     
  7. Phuncz

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    #107 Phuncz, Nov 9, 2014
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    I checked out the latest patch and I have a question and a bug to report:

    - when you have 2/4 difficulty of a certain level complete and you play at the 4/4 difficulty (psycho), is it by design that the 3rd difficulty isn't marked as completed ? So basically you need to play all four difficulties per level ? I don't recall this from before.

    - my Sentinel had it's weapon unequiped when playing after installing the patch. This might have happened after installing on my new device.

    Keep up the good work ! Can we expect more content in the near future ?
     
  8. ste86uk

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    Did I really just get 4 for free? Never used the bundles before but it said complete bundle for free and I had purchased all but the newest app already.
     
  9. kreigoon

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    Hi,
    Love this game but since i completed the game a short time after release i'd like to know if you plan to add more levels, as an IAP campain for example ? Still keeping the game installed just in hope
     
  10. Repair Drone

    Repair Drone Well-Known Member

    - Yep, levels aren't marked complete on the lower difficulties if you beat a higher difficulty. If you want all the little dots filled, you'll have to finish the campaign on each difficulty :)

    - The Armoury layout isn't preserved in the iCloud save data, which can result in weapons getting unequipped when restoring from the cloud. The game will warn you if you try to start a level with an empty slot that could be filled.

    Bundles have a proportional pricing system so that players who have bought some but not all of the bundle apps can still benefit from the deal.

    We're kicking around some ideas for new content at the moment. If you've got anything in particular you'd like to see, let us know!
     
  11. Pheebers

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    I already own 1-3, and it's 2.99 to complete my bundle and get 4, which isn't a discount at all. I still think it's worth it, but I'm not sure about the advantages to bundling...and why was it free for someone else? Enquiring minds want to know.
     
  12. Phuncz

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    #112 Phuncz, Nov 13, 2014
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    Thanks for answering my questions ! About future content, I'd like to see some specific maps and tower upgrades for endless. Some more simple geometric maps would be fun to test tower strategies without the map being a major influence.

    I'm also still an advocate for very expensive tower upgrades, because in Endless I usually end up with tons of credits without a way to spend them, but my towers have reached their capacity and it's just a matter of time before the monsters are so strong and max tower limit (or map limit) reached, so there is no way to progress. I'd guess a good solution would be to allow a 5th upgrade level at 10 times the in-game price of the 4th level (so 1.000 -> 10.000 for the Colossus) and allow endless upgrades which have 10% stats increases for maybe the 5th upgrade price + 10% (so 11.000, 12.000, ...). Or something in that line. So Endless really can become Endless :D

    Maybe a 5 minute autosave for the Endless maps would then be interesting, should the device crash, run out of battery or someone closing the app while gone.

    I also like the extra abilities the towers unlock at their current max upgrade, but some are better than others. Maybe this could be balanced more.
    For instance, to have the radar tower more useful than just placing a single one in the middle, it might be nice to have it's range reduced substantially and allow it's 4th upgrade to also cloak nearby towers in a 5x5 grid (a little more than the shield tower). This would give more choice, to allow the towers near the path to be cloaked but it still would be important to guard the radar tower because it would not be cloaked.
     
  13. Repair Drone

    Repair Drone Well-Known Member

    Complete My Bundle goes off what you paid for the apps that you already own, rather than their current price. Apple's FAQ is here: http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6425

    So someone who bought Sentinel: Mars Defense at launch for $4.99 (those were the days!) will have more credit towards the bundle than someone who got it in a freebie promotion.
     
  14. Pheebers

    Pheebers Well-Known Member

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    That makes sense. I often find a new series by reading about a price drop, so that's probably what happened here. I do remember happily snapping up the sequels at full price...just never got around to the fourth one for some reason. Off to buy.
     
  15. spajdr

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    Price dropped to 0.89€ / 0.99$ !
     
  16. Repair Drone

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    Yep, we're joining the Thanksgiving/Black Friday frenzy this year :) The price drop runs from today over the weekend, plus if you've got any interest in Android we're running the same offer on Google Play so you can double-dip for cheap.
     
  17. Repair Drone

    Repair Drone Well-Known Member

    Just a quick heads up - we're aware of a bug in today's update that prevents the purchase of the new Juggernaut Commander. A fix is on the way!

    In the mean time, enjoy the rest of the new content, FREE:

    - A five map mini campaign, playable alongside the original campaign. The first level will unlock once level 5 of the original campaign is completed. All new maps are also playable in Endless mode, naturally!

    - A powerful new tower, the Orion, that electrocutes and slows enemies.

    - A new path deployable, the lava pod, that's bound to heat things up for the enemy! That was a terrible I am so sorry.

    - A new Sentinel weapon, Plasma Wisps: homing missiles that pack a punch.

    I'll let you know when the Juggernaut is fixed, let us know what you think of the rest of the update!

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  18. Repair Drone

    Repair Drone Well-Known Member

    The mighty Juggernaut Commander is now available!

    The Juggernaut is focused on ranged damage with powerful unlockable guns and abilities like Fire Ammo (for damage over time), Double Shot (double up on damage for a short time), and even a short range nuke. It also generates Stronghold energy and its tech aura increases the range of towers in the area of effect. The Juggernaut is a $0.99 in-app purchase.

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  19. Verxion

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    How do I changed difficulty after already playing? I've completed the game on easy and would like to try the next difficulty up.

    Never mind, I was looking for a global switch, looks like it is a per level adjustment.
     
  20. Repair Drone

    Repair Drone Well-Known Member

    Yep, difficulty is on the level select screen. You'll also have to have beaten the preceding level on an equal or greater difficulty.
     

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