Universal Subway Surfers (By Kiloo Games)

Discussion in 'iPhone and iPad Games' started by killercow, May 23, 2012.

  1. panama chief

    panama chief Well-Known Member

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    This makes no sense. You guys couldn't have submitted a quick fix for this freezing issue? How do you expect support when people can't play your game without disabling features?
     
  2. Kiloo_Jeppe

    Kiloo_Jeppe Well-Known Member

    Hi! I understand your concern, unfortunately there's no quick and easy fix, we are working on this as fast as we can, I promise you that.

    Expect an update within too long.
     
  3. Drummerboycroy

    Drummerboycroy Well-Known Member

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    Regarding GC, I've said it before, I'll say again, I don't think every one of the 200+ games I've played that use GC are broken, I think GC is broken.

    While it's frustrating for the players, I cannot imagine how frustrating it is for the devs...

    Another thing I've said before is that I'm not any dev's fanboy, especially devs that use IAP. I tend to hate IAP on principle.;)

    That said, SS is losing me. I don't know if it needs a tutorial or an online walkthrough (hint, hint B2;)), but I find myself getting more and more discouraged as I play.

    My multiplier seems to vanish, and I'm hoping that I'm not supposed to go through what it takes to build it up every day, but I'm starting to wonder.

    Regarding the items needed to unlock characters, in many hours of play, I've got a hat. I don't know how I got it, but I have it, and it's all I have. I currently have a mission to unlock two other items, and at this rate, it's going to take me a month+ to complete the mission.

    If the answer is to pay to bypass the mission, I'm probably pretty much done with SS. I get games to play them, not pay (in-game money or otherwise) to not have to play them.

    Other concerns include but are not limited to: the bouncy shoes do not make me happy and kill me more often than helping me, the game constantly puts me in situations that I simply cannot escape from, the scoring never seems to make any sense (sometimes I start from zero, other times my scores seem to be added together?) the list of frustrations is mounting...

    I love the idea of this game, and the game started out being very fun, but I'm not enjoying the game itself at the moment, simply because there are too many things about it that are more frustrating or confusing than enjoyable, even aside from the GC bizarreness...

    Sorry Kiloo.:(:eek:

    DBC
     
  4. 0-FeliX-0

    0-FeliX-0 Well-Known Member

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    It's easy to get 1500 coins to bypass a mission...
    I know what you mean about the hats and such. It'd take forever to get the one in the alien outfit...
    You can cancel your jumps with a roll, and similarly, you can cancel a roll with a jump, so that should help you with the Super Sneakers.
     
  5. sink_or_swim

    sink_or_swim Well-Known Member

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    if you played MANY hours and the only item you've unlocked is ONE hat, then I think you've done something wrong. It's really no problem to get those items (okay, to unlock the last two characters you need A LOT of items). You can buy the mistery box for 500 coins, thats where you get the items (and coins) from.. I really don't understand what's the problem..
     
  6. Drummerboycroy

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    Yeah, that's exactly my point, "It's easy to get 1500 coins to bypass a mission...," whereas it would be nice to actually play the game instead...;)

    Regarding the outfits, I don't even know what the point of them is?:eek: I do know that I either have to spend 1500 coins (Woo hoo! Awesome fun!) or not complete the mission. Did I mention I don't know why I'm completing the mission?;)

    Regarding the shoes, the mechanic for what amounts to bypassing the shoes altogether does not work so well for me in practice, which is of course ironic because, why would I want to bypass what is supposed to be a power-up? Right?

    DBC
     
  7. Drummerboycroy

    Drummerboycroy Well-Known Member

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    #207 Drummerboycroy, Jun 4, 2012
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    Oh, so I didn't buy the right item? Sigh. I guess I could go back and rewrite my entire post...:rolleyes:;)

    I realize I'm doing something wrong, I would just prefer the "something wrong" is not buying my way (using easily attainable in-game money) through the game, but thanks.

    DBC
     
  8. sink_or_swim

    sink_or_swim Well-Known Member

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    I don't know if you ever bought the mistery box.. you should have get some of them by completing the daily challenge.. I think that's where you get your one hat from xD
     
  9. Drummerboycroy

    Drummerboycroy Well-Known Member

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    So if I understand you correctly (and please tell me if I don't:eek::p), when I finish the letter spelling mission, I get a mystery box, right? Yeah, I am that dense.:D

    Can I get an item in any other way?

    DBC
     
  10. sink_or_swim

    sink_or_swim Well-Known Member

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    Exactly, you get a box when you finish the daily mission before the time is up =)
    No.. you get those items only in the mistery box, complete the daily challenge to get one, buy one for 500 coins or you can find them while playing =)
     
  11. Drummerboycroy

    Drummerboycroy Well-Known Member

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    Ah HAH...

    OK, one more question, it seems like the three "missions" at the bottom do not change until they're completed? Is that true?:eek:

    If it is true, I could theoretically complete the "get two items" mission through gameplay, right? Granted, it would take me a year...;):rolleyes::eek:

    If others are finding the boxes (or items?) during gameplay, then I am doing something wrong...

    DBC
     
  12. sink_or_swim

    sink_or_swim Well-Known Member

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    yes you have to complete all three missions to get the next three..
    what's your record? I think the boxes apppear not at the beginning.. you just have to watch out for them.. if your score is higher then 50.000 you should have seen some of the boxes (but you can only get one per run). But you can also spend some coins, if you're lucky you get two items in two boxes, the chance is not high but try it :)
     
  13. Bravo Two

    Bravo Two Well-Known Member

    I can imagine it is a tough work for the developers to fix the problems that arise from things they do not have much control over. They intend to create super smooth interaction and I know they have tried hard to optimize the game.

    I wish to make something like that too. But that is never an easy task - it took me months to create and maintain a Bullet Time guide, and I am not that good at this game either. Also, an online walkthrough may require a better set of audio/video equipment.

    The Super Sneakers may be hard to use for beginners. I had a hard time running with them during the beta. But with more practice, you will know when to swipe down during the jump to crash land the character. Then you can "fly" with the Super Sneakers at ease. Whenever you are about to crash to something during the jump, land the character immediately with a downward swipe followed by another jump. This would most likely allow you to avoid something like a barrier or a train when you are running with the Super Sneakers. The scoring in-game starts from zero and the score in the results page starts from the distance travelled x multiplier, and then counts the score from the coins collected. So don't get frustrated. :)
     
  14. Bravo Two

    Bravo Two Well-Known Member

    The boxes may appear in the beginning but there is only one mystery box per run. The only occasion where you get two of them is when you find one mystery box during the run and complete the daily word challenge in the same run.
     
  15. Drummerboycroy

    Drummerboycroy Well-Known Member

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    That's exactly why I wrote. When you read my score, you might see for yourself...

    8,000. I'd have to check, but no higher than 10,000, and I'm still not sure how I got as "high" as I have.

    The whole point of my post is the "flow" of learning this game has been anything but "flowy." I'm not the worst gamer on the planet, check my score for BT-HD, another game by Kiloo.

    I just can't figure this game out, and (as I've stated previously) I'm hoping the answer is not to get and spend in-game money to progress.

    This is the first endless runner I've ever been remotely interested in, so maybe I just don't understand the genre?

    DBC
     
  16. sink_or_swim

    sink_or_swim Well-Known Member

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    8.000? and you played many hours?
    If you want higher scores you have to complete the missions because they increase your multiplier, that's all I can say.. can you tell how high your multiplier is? Tap play and their should be a yellow number on the top right corner
     
  17. Drummerboycroy

    Drummerboycroy Well-Known Member

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    #217 Drummerboycroy, Jun 4, 2012
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    You do know how badly you suck right now, right?:p:eek:

    Yes, 8,000, and yes, many. Once again...:eek: and :p

    Maybe I should clarify, not many hours all at one time?;)

    At one point it was 11x, now it's 3x.

    I'm going back to Bullet Time HD... lol

    Edit: OK, I just looked and my high score is apparently a whopping 10,000! Whoa!

    DBC
     
  18. sink_or_swim

    sink_or_swim Well-Known Member

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    now I'm totally confused, how can that be :confused: maybe the dev can answer this. If you had x11 then I don't know why your multiplier is now at x3..
     
  19. Drummerboycroy

    Drummerboycroy Well-Known Member

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    #219 Drummerboycroy, Jun 4, 2012
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    To be completely honest with you, I thought it was 11x, but it very likely could have been 1x. As I've stated repeatedly, the game confuses me.

    It sounds like you're confused because your multiplier doesn't ever drop after you build it up? That would change my feelings immensely toward the positive, and would quite frankly be more like what I thought was supposed to happen...

    DBC
     
  20. sink_or_swim

    sink_or_swim Well-Known Member

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    that's it.. the multiplier doesn't drop.. if you have a multiplier of 5 and complete the next three missions you get x6.. and the x7 and so on.. just try to complete the missions and your score will improve automatically :)
     

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