Yeah. Not sure how long the Early Buyer's Discount will last. Most likely at least a week. How long it lasts doesn't seem to matter, so long as it's the only sale ever. Also, we did a system that keeps track of when you first got the game, and gives you bonus hats accordingly. We're going to use this to do stuff like holiday hats, but also, we're going to use it to reward people who buy the game REALLY early. Buy the game on opening weekend (first 3 days): Tiny Top Hat. Super tasteful. Super classy. Super exclusive. Buy the game on the first day of release: Also get the Rocketcat Mask. This was developer-only before. First day sales are incredibly important. We figure anyone who jumps on the game that early directly influences its success. I'll keep Twitter/this thread/every news site posted on the release date.
Is the game under 20mb? Just want to make sure that I can buy it as soon as possible through the network if I have to!
kepa, can you assure me i get the rocketcat mask? i think there won't be any internet in where i am going. But i really want to buy it first day! i'll be going on friday noon for me, early morning for the states
Will the exclusive hats be available in any for to those who don't get it on the 1st day? I will be out of town this weekend and I won't have internet connection .
Game will be under 20mb, so you can get it over cellular. I think when Apple puts a game up for sale on a certain day, they do it a little past midnight the previous day? If that helps. If you do miss the first couple hats, we plan on adding more through the same date-check mechanism. Mostly seasonal hats, maybe some other fun stuff.
Submitted in 2 days, 4 days if there's some sort of bug emergency. Prediction: released the Friday after, taking into account that Apple is a little busy this time of year.
That's insanely optimistic, and counts on beta ending, the app being submitted and then approved all within the next 24 hours. I know they're getting close to submission, but there's still the approval process to wait on. EDIT: Ninja'd by Kepa himself.
kepa, if I were to download the game on day 1, but then have to delete it, (either from breaking the ipod or needing to reinstall the game) would I still get to keep the rocketcat hat? is it based on an achievement on OF that triggers the hat unlock?
It's based off of a seperate "hats server" that checks when you got the game, then checks if we added any new hat content. If you reinstall the game, it should be fine. Also, we're putting in OpenFeint save backups, so there's two different reasons why it should be fine to reinstall.
