CoH-related iPhone/iPad apps
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Arcanaville,
Posted on: 2010-04-04 19:36 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Agreed. It still makes me frown, though. |
Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Apple isn't interested in developers making applications that run on the greatest common factor between their platform and everyone elses. They want developers that specifically target their platforms, and make applications that specifically target their platforms' strengths, work around their platforms' weaknesses, and distinguish their platform in as many consumer-attractive ways as possible.
It should come as no secret, since that's been their strategy with iPods and iPhones from the start. They really don't care what anyone else does on any other platform in any other context. They really don't care what anyone else expects either. Their message is that Apple products are different, and that difference makes them better, and if you agree, buy one. If you don't agree, buy something else: they don't care. I think you'll find tons of people who either agree with, or disagree with, that message, but no one should be confused as to whether that *is* the message, or whether or not the message has been commercially successful to date. |
Thankfully, Android seems to be growing at a frankly meteoric pace, if you correlate the number of apps created per month with marketshare, so this isn't going to be a one-horse iPod race.Back on topic, the iPad won't get the new iPhone OS update until "Fall". Frankly, I find this to be ridiculous, launching a whole new category of devices, announcing Major Huge Features a mere 5 days later after it has already done all of the world's press, then saying these Major Huge Features won't arrive for many months. In my limited anecdotal evidence, iPad lovers and haters alike agree that this is incredibly annoying.
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This.
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Originally Posted by Hell_Jumper
I would like to have a Market app so I can check my Auction Items whenever I am away from the game.
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As others have said, Mids! And I would definitely pay for it.
Also, using LogMeIn Ignition, I've been able to kinda play CoH with my iPhone
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How is logmein on the iphone working overall?|
Originally Posted by Orion_Star_EU
Also, using LogMeIn Ignition, I've been able to kinda play CoH with my iPhone |
I've got a free RDP client for android that lets me do pretty much the same thing, but we use LogMeIn at work to access some clients' servers, so I'm tempted to pony up for the android version of ignition once it exits beta.
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On Wifi? Awesomely. On 3G it's a little slow, but that's kinda understandable.|
Originally Posted by Chase_Arcanum
How is logmein on the iphone working overall?
I've got a free RDP client for android that lets me do pretty much the same thing, but we use LogMeIn at work to access some clients' servers, so I'm tempted to pony up for the android version of ignition once it exits beta. |
You couldn't like, properly play CoH, but I managed to log in and mess around with the character creator.
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Suckerpunch is based on java, no? IIRC, the ipod can display java. If not, make an HTML5 version!
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Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper
I don't know about Monotouch, but the last time I investigated Mono, it did not have enough of the .Net functionality to run Mids'.
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Javascript. Not the same thing as Java by a long shot.|
Originally Posted by Psara
Suckerpunch is based on java, no? IIRC, the ipod can display java. If not, make an HTML5 version!
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SP's planner is already a web application. I'm guessing this is what you mean by HTML5 version, but I've got no actual clue.
It does run in the Mobile Safari browser. It, however, doesn't have the same level of functionality as Mids' planner does, and you can't open your MDH files in the SP planner. There are also little quirks, such as double tapping to add enhancement slots to powers (since you don't really have hover events in these browsers).
Also, as mentioned in my earlier post, SuckerPunch has been absent lately due to real life commitments, and that planner was all his doing.
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I'd guess they're talking about HTML5's canvas element which allows all sorts of things to be done completely within the constraints of HTML. Someone did the first level of Super Mario Brothers with it among other things.
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Originally Posted by SaintNicster
SP's planner is already a web application. I'm guessing this is what you mean by HTML5 version, but I've got no actual clue.
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Suckerpunch's planner is actually working really nicely:
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i just want the new phones to have flash and java so i can at least play some of the facebook game on there..lol
omg my food is gonna spoil!! *tap*tap*tap*tap*tap* ow finger cramp! *tap*tap*tap*
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Originally Posted by Orion_Star_EU
Suckerpunch's planner is actually working really nicely:
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Ok, so, I've been playing around with LogMeIn Ignition & CoH some more, seeing how possible it is to do some basic stuff.
First step was logging in:
Not much trouble.
Movement is not possible without making tray buttons for it, so I made some:
These buttons toggle moving left/right/forwards, turning left/right, jumping, and there's a 'stop' button too.
Now I'm able to run around and click on stuff. I'll probably make some buttons that will target and run toward specific NPCs (WW/BM people) too so I can see how easy it is to use the AH.
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How's typing on that? I once tried to use I think it was Mocha VNC and the keyboard was pretty terrible(it didn't use the iphone keyboard). The framerate was also really slow, I think it was something like .1 FPS. I'm not expecting framerates to let me do missions or anything, but 1 frame every 10 seconds is pretty terribad. I mean, at least it worked at all considering I didn't know what I was doing and it was a free app. I wouldn't mind paying some money if I could get something with a better interface and better performance.
I'd also be interested in your experiences using it over 3G, especially if you can potentially still do stuff like use the AH and chat.
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The keyboard is very similar to the default iPhone OS one and works fine for most things (only for typing though, holding W doesn't move you forward for some reason).|
Originally Posted by Kyasubaru
How's typing on that? I once tried to use I think it was Mocha VNC and the keyboard was pretty terrible(it didn't use the iphone keyboard). The framerate was also really slow, I think it was something like .1 FPS. I'm not expecting framerates to let me do missions or anything, but 1 frame every 10 seconds is pretty terribad. I mean, at least it worked at all considering I didn't know what I was doing and it was a free app. I wouldn't mind paying some money if I could get something with a better interface and better performance.
I'd also be interested in your experiences using it over 3G, especially if you can potentially still do stuff like use the AH and chat. |
The framerate is pretty decent as long as the whole screen isn't changing. Something static like the AH wall/window should be fine. With some patience I was able to move from the AH to to the Atlas statue....it wasn't easy though, and the framerate was really crappy.
I'll test it on 3G later and see how responsive it is.
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Dude... Please... Rotate those screenshots!
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Originally Posted by TonyV
Dude... Please... Rotate those screenshots!
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Sorry, I was posting them from my iPhone and I have no idea how to do that there |
Originally Posted by TonyV
Dude... Please... Rotate those screenshots!
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Yeah, but now that they're out there on Photobucket, just log into your Photobucket account and edit them. I think that the web site has a built-in rotate edit function.
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Originally Posted by Orion_Star_EU
Sorry, I was posting them from my iPhone and I have no idea how to do that there
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/this. Since Jobs seems to envision the future being entirely based on HTML5 (and displayed on a "revolutionary" tablet device!) I figured that would make sense for the iPad. But hey if it already works, it already works. Certainly it's not as full-featured as mids, but we are talking about doing it on the iPad, not a tablet with a full OS.
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Originally Posted by Oliin
I'd guess they're talking about HTML5's canvas element which allows all sorts of things to be done completely within the constraints of HTML. Someone did the first level of Super Mario Brothers with it among other things.
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It does, and done |
Originally Posted by TonyV
Yeah, but now that they're out there on Photobucket, just log into your Photobucket account and edit them. I think that the web site has a built-in rotate edit function.
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Nifty, but it looks like you only rotated the one photo.
We've been saving Paragon City for eight and a half years. It's time to do it one more time.
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I swear I did both. Crazy site o.0
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Originally Posted by TonyV
Nifty, but it looks like you only rotated the one photo.
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Iphones aside
The apple ipad in the U.S. is 829.00. that includes 64gb wifi+3G
For $830 U.S. for something that does ( right now as far as i know) the same thing as an itouch ?? seriously ?? LOL It best be doing some seriously wild things to me when the lights are turned off. AND light my cigarette too!
Gah! I can only imagine the price when it comes to canada..
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The size does make a lot of difference to me. I plan for the iPad to replace my laptop. An iPod touch would not easily be able to do that, because it's fricken tiny.
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