Starbase Orion for iOS players?

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02-28-2012, 04:53 PM
ImaNihilist

Starbase Orion for iOS players?

Anyone here play Starbase Orion on iOS? Awesome game if you like turn based strategy. A lot like Master of Orion.

Was wondering if anyone here played. They have an asynchronous multiplayer mode with up to 4 players that pings you with a push notification when people make a move.
02-28-2012, 05:59 PM
Kamakazie

Thank you for making me aware of this. I'll check it out when it goes on sale, $8 is a bit steep for an iOS game for me. ^_^
02-28-2012, 07:00 PM
ImaNihilist

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Originally Posted by Kamakazie

Thank you for making me aware of this. I'll check it out when it goes on sale, $8 is a bit steep for an iOS game for me. ^_^

The developer said a while ago that the game will NOT go on sale. They used to have a little disclaimer on their profile page explaining why they don't do sales.

It's probably the most expensive game I've bought. However, it is BY FAR the deepest game I've seen on iOS. It's a little hard to click buttons on the iPhone (still very good), but it's great on the iPad.
02-28-2012, 07:22 PM
Boneycat

If this ever gets ported to a windows phone I'd consider it. Playing games on a tiny iphone screen just won't cut it for me, not with my current phone boasting a 4.7" screen.
02-28-2012, 07:44 PM
Timman_24

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImaNihilist

The developer said a while ago that the game will NOT go on sale. They used to have a little disclaimer on their profile page explaining why they don't do sales.

It's probably the most expensive game I've bought. However, it is BY FAR the deepest game I've seen on iOS. It's a little hard to click buttons on the iPhone (still very good), but it's great on the iPad.

I'll have to check this out on my iPad. I've been looking for a good turned based strategy game.
02-28-2012, 08:54 PM
Kamakazie

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImaNihilist

The developer said a while ago that the game will NOT go on sale. They used to have a little disclaimer on their profile page explaining why they don't do sales.

It's probably the most expensive game I've bought. However, it is BY FAR the deepest game I've seen on iOS. It's a little hard to click buttons on the iPhone (still very good), but it's great on the iPad.

Indeed, I found this on the store page:

Quote:

It is quite common these days to buy an app one day only to watch it go “free for a day” the very next afternoon. Starbase Orion is not one of those apps. The standard price for Starbase Orion is $7.99 USD, and it will not be switched free at any time. We want you to be able to buy the app with confidence, and this is our guarantee to you.

I do guess that makes sense. I'll pick it up at some point in the near future.
02-28-2012, 09:02 PM
Astros Fan

hey it only says switched free...not switched cheaper ;)
02-28-2012, 09:18 PM
Kamakazie

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Originally Posted by Astros Fan

hey it only says switched free...not switched cheaper ;)

True, but I imagine he'd appear a bit hypocritical if he suddenly dropped the price to $0.99. :D
02-28-2012, 09:35 PM
ImaNihilist

It USED to say that they would never put the game on sale. Something like, "This costs $7.99 because we intend to support it for a while. Rest assured if you buy it today we won't drop it to $1.99 in the future."

I guess they changed their mind about that though with the new language. My take away now is that they will indeed drop the price from time to time.
02-28-2012, 09:47 PM
taggart6

Will check this out. Looking to pick up an IPAD 3 as well as a iphone in the next week or so.
03-08-2012, 02:58 AM
DJBeanPole17

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Originally Posted by taggart6

Will check this out. Looking to pick up an IPAD 3 as well as a iphone in the next week or so.

http://www.x-entertainment.com/pics/kool1.jpg
03-08-2012, 03:50 AM
ImaNihilist

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Originally Posted by taggart6

Will check this out. Looking to pick up an IPAD 3 as well as a iphone in the next week or so.

I'm hoping they release a version for the new Retina. Might be hard since the game has a lot of assets, but I'm hoping.
03-08-2012, 08:56 AM
taggart6

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImaNihilist

I'm hoping they release a version for the new Retina. Might be hard since the game has a lot of assets, but I'm hoping.

I've heard that quite a lot of games will look like *** on the new ipad. I'll wait a week or 2 before picking one up so I can see how the reviews are. However, that all might change if we end up with a netbook instead.
03-10-2012, 08:17 AM
Steven P Jobs

Quote:

Originally Posted by taggart6

I've heard that quite a lot of games will look like *** on the new ipad. I'll wait a week or 2 before picking one up so I can see how the reviews are. However, that all might change if we end up with a netbook instead.

worst case it'll be scaled to 2x and will look identical to the old 1024x768 screen
03-10-2012, 02:10 PM
Kamakazie

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Originally Posted by Steven P Jobs

worst case it'll be scaled to 2x and will look identical to the old 1024x768 screen

It'll probably look chunky, like playing an iPhone game on the current iPad.
03-10-2012, 03:43 PM
ImaNihilist

The problem with most apps is that text will be re-rendered at the native resolution, but everything else will be doubled. It's like reverse antialiasing for graphics.
03-10-2012, 06:41 PM
Steven P Jobs

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kamakazie

It'll probably look chunky, like playing an iPhone game on the current iPad.

it's probably more like using an iPhone 4 right when it came out and most developers hadn't added assets for the new screen yet

it was perfectly bearable and not any worse than just using a 3GS
03-18-2012, 01:49 PM
Area51

According to the AppShopper app, it was actually $4.99 when it came out in October, so I'd bet there's a chance it will go on sale at some point.
03-25-2012, 01:25 PM
ImaNihilist

FYI this game is get a retina update for the new iPad in a week or so. I expect more late nights of me crouched in the corner in the dark with this glowing rectangle in my hand. I have a horrible habit now of playing til like 4am. Just one. More. turn.

Very good support from the lead dev, which leads me to believe that revenue is increasing nicely for him. :)

I really wish companies like EA would spend more than $10 developing iOS games. So much good IP, all they create is shitty half-baked ports filled with ads to download other EA titles.