Universal The Quest Keeper (By Tyson Ibele)

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  1. Boardumb

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    Please tread lightly when considering making major changes to the game. I love it the way it is, and definitely don't want "Crossy Road with a dungeon skin." If I want to play Crossy Road, I'll play Crossy Road. I like that this game does so many things differently, while still having that CR influence.
     
  2. tysonibele

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    Oh yes, don't worry. I have no more plans for drastic changes after portrait/top-down was implemented. From Cilo's comment I was mostly just wondering if I should nudge the camera forward a tiny bit so you can see further ahead. I haven't tested or implemented that yet, but it was something I was thinking about. I will not be changing the camera perspective, or models, or whatever else.

    Big apologies for that. I have no idea why some peoples' saves are being cleared. In all of my testing the saves were never cleared during any version increments, then suddenly as soon as it's posted to the app store it begins clearing data? I have no explanation...

    One thing I noticed on my device, when I went to upgrade my app from the app store I got a little cloud icon instead of the regular 'update' button. When I clicked it, it seemed to install the old version of the game with a fresh save file. Then I went back to the app store and the 'update' button appeared. When I clicked that it finally updated my app to the newest version.

    Does anyone know why this might be happening? Worst part is that it doesn't seem to happen to everybody, so I have no idea how to begin debugging the issue. Makes me scared to publish another update!

    IF YOU LOST COINS DURING THE UPDATE please PM me your device's IP address. You can find it by going to whatsmyip.org. Once I know your IP I have the ability to credit coins back to your device and will be happy to return any lost coins to you (unfortunately I cannot credit hearts). Sorry for the inconvenience!
     
  3. Miaaaou

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    Omg -.-
    I was again beating my record, and an ad popped up, and I clicked on it by reflex and it opened 2 pages (Internet + App Store) therefore the game reset when I got back so I am only at 2300+

    TL;dr : f***ing ads...

    (Not the dev's fault dw)

    EDIT: I've also found 2 other gold chests that wouldn't open.
     
  4. tysonibele

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    Woah...was that a banner ad that popped up during gameplay? They're only supposed to load while the restart screen is visible or you're in the starting area....or do you mean, you accidentally clicked a full-screen ad after reviving or something?

    One thing I've never got a solid answer on is why Unity will sometimes close down completely when you minimize an app. Maybe iOS closes it to conserve memory? Some games I seem to be able to minimize->restore without it restarting, and others (like my own) will restart after being minimized pretty consistently.

    Sorry that happened. I will look into it.
     
  5. macplash

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    Seriously? If you've got a lot of fun with the game, why not to support the developer? It's just 1,99€, what's the big deal? You probably spent quite some time with the game already considering your 2300+ record, so it's really embarassing whining about ads, don't you think?
     
  6. Exact-Psience

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    You obviously like the game, why not shell out a couple bucks to remove the ads?
     
  7. Miaaaou

    Miaaaou Well-Known Member

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    I would love to but at the moment I can't buy any iTunes card (no bank card either) but I gladly will, asap :)
     
  8. Exact-Psience

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    That seems to be the best move right now. ;)
     
  9. socalledsin

    socalledsin Well-Known Member

    Loving this game. My only issue is the random freezes here and there that almost always result in my death. On a 6 plus. Anyone else experiencing this?
     
  10. tysonibele

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    Sorry about that. I've had other users complain about different issues as well...namely full-screen ads showing *during* gameplay (not simply after revive/restart). I've attempted to remove the offending ad networks from mediation.

    If you continue to experience random freezes please let me know. Also, when you experience the freezes are you on wifi or cellular network?

    Thanks!
     
  11. socalledsin

    socalledsin Well-Known Member

    I've only played on WiFi so far. I will keep an eye on when it is doing it, sorry I don't have more info on it. I removed ads and it happens even after all apps are closed out.
     
  12. tysonibele

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    Hmm...if it happens while ads are disabled then that's a different issue altogether....anything particular going on in-game while that happens? Does it happen at regular intervals?

    Only other thing I could possibly contribute it to, is a background process I have running that polls my server to check for updates related to ad mediation. The server check happens once every 5 minutes. Does that seem similar to how much time is between the lags you experience?
     
  13. your personal robot

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    Looove the top down view... makes this game even better. Great quick update.
     
  14. Miaaaou

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    Suggestions:
    - the Health Chest (but you already know about it) (I am wondering about this, because you could either do the health in the same chests, or in a different one, or maybe.. Once you unlocked all the bonus (5) artefacts, you could place in the purple chests, a life, so giving us like.. Half of our life?)
    - what if, to change a bit, if the water could flow in the other way? (Left to right)
    - more shoes, things to put on? (Idk what just wondered if you had any ideas in the future updates)
    - maybe you could play with the different directions. Let's say you know the Minion Rush game? Well it's not a straight line. So maybe you could do this, as well?
    - some moving blocks but ones you can walk on. If you like this idea, I would more likely try to put it when you reach a pretty good score, cause that will be, or may be (depending on the speed), very tough to get onto. But since it's randomly generated .. Idk if it's possible.

    Also a little question.. When you're on a trunk. Let's say you decide to walk sideways. Does the trunk slow down or speed up? Would be interesting in case you get stuck. :)

    I will add more content in case more ideas come up. Let me know with your opinion. Thanks!
     
  15. nxtboyIII

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    Wow, a very well made game! Awesome sound effects too! It looks like everything was done just right :)
     
  16. weretiger

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    Love the game! Thanks for adding the top down view. Really improved the experience for me #
     
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    Just want to say that the missions idea is a good one... Even simple ones like - collect 100 gold in a run - cross 2 rivers in a run - with rewards for completing would be fun.
     
  18. H4nd0fg0d

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    Ya, embarrassing to say the least. Lmao
     
  19. Exact-Psience

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    I am officially hooked, and intend to unlock everything in the game 100%.

    If there's anything i would like to see added other than more quests and equips, is an in-game stat tracker page.

    Should be awesome to see stats like total runs, total distance, number of logs crossed, number of deaths by [insert trap name here] for each of the traps, total gold looted, number of chests opened (could even be separated by color), total hearts lost from damage (not by falling or any other insta-death), etc., then tie the, up with some achievements.

    Would be cool to see something like this added. ;)

    For now, have my 5-stars in addition to the ad-remover i bought as thank you for this solid, solid game.

    Oh and a few more things...
    - i like the isometric view more, it just looks better, and can sometimes give you a better view of things.
    - part of the game i love most are the quests.
    - do the quest rewards keep scaling down on repeat completions or do they reset somewhere sometime somehow?
    - i love the costume idea than having to change the avatar
    - would love to see a sci-fi tile set and a quest to go along with it
    - The Quest Keeper is my gotw for sure
     
  20. anabolicMike

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    I was going to read all the posts before saying something but no way. You apologizing for having those ads in there is a terrible and horrible thing to have to watch. They take a few second to get the skip button or X to show up but so what? If They don't like it do what I did and pay for the ad remove IAP! Oh what's that? You have three kids, a car loan, a mortgage or rent, a sick dog and etc etc etc. TOO BAD FOR YOU! Then you don't get to live without em! I hate people who come on here and when they are told to shut up and pony up some cash they plead poverty, while on their iPhone 6. Or they guy who says, oh it's only an iPhone 4 but has a MacBook Pro.

    Tyson here was more then fair with the way he handled IAP. He has to make something to cover his time and the money had to out out just to create this! So much work goes into a game like this.... This isn't just a chinsy flappy bird clone. Look at the game!

    Ahem, thank you Tyson for allowing me to try this to free with ads that didn't at all impede my game play. If I didn't have the money to remove the ads I would have gladly clicked the link once and awhile to get you some click through. Please don't even bother to quote or explain yourself again about using Ads in your software. You owe no dead beat an explanation. People think they should get crap for free and you should starve.

    I hope everyone who whines about devs trying to make a little money ends up having to work for a week for free at their job. Now I know games take a lot more time and some lots of cash but remember that mitches be mitches. Keep up the good work Thson. I will be buying whatever else you put out bro.
     

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