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[GAME] SteamPunk Hockey

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Started 2 years ago by XyrisKenn
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XyrisKenn
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Hi, my game SteamPunk Hockey was accepted by Apple and is available on iTunes:
http://itunes.com/apps/steampunkhockey

It incorporates Cocos2D, Box2D and OpenFeint. This is my first effort at iPhone games and my second game coding, which was in Flash/Director.

Development required learning enough about Obj-C, basic AI, Euclidian geometry, and how to split gamepiece classes out from the main gamelevel file :P
I worked mainly between October-December while learning Obj-C and writing a business plan.

I'm nearing completion of v1.0.1 which fixes a tunneling issue and adds animation to the obstacle sprites.

Having Cocos2D only made this possible in a reasonable time without using 3D game authoring tools. It's a really impressive framework. The community is also great and I wouldn't have understood and completed the project as quickly without your help.

Game speed is throttled back to 30fps to save battery power on the player's device. My device for dev and testing is a 1st-generation iPod Touch.

Other than that I used JIRA and SCM on a 1st-gen Mac Mini to do the development.

Here's the blurb!

Wherein we describe the modern electrical marvel that is SteamPunk Hockey

Hockey re-imagined with the finest of Victorian technologies!

No expense is spared to bring you the newest electric entertainments of our modern age.

Featuring meticulously hand-rendered brass and crystal instruments of precision, SteamPunk Hockey remakes an old tradition into a modern experience for young and old alike!

Control the virtual electric and magnetic properties of your paddle to score upon the opponent’s goal with your choice of game disc.

A single player experience for a moment’s diversion from your worldly troubles, a startling twenty-three levels with more on the way.

Propelled by the Cocos2D engine and featuring physics-based play. SteamPunk Hockey is also OpenFeint Enabled.
- Single-player
- Constructed for the elegant iPhone
- 23 levels premade
- Endless random levels after 23rd.
- Two paddle sizes
- Three disc sizes
- OpenFeint Leaderboards
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Posted 2 years ago #
Tim
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Excellent twist on the game and looks great.

Posted 2 years ago #
XyrisKenn
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Thank you Tim.
I'm working away on the next update, which adds encapsulated AtlasSprite animation to the disc and barriers.
The forum members have been very helpful in sharing their knowledge.

Posted 2 years ago #
XyrisKenn
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Just a note that update #3 to SteamPunk Hockey is with Apple, waiting for review.

This update features sound! And a few changes to the obstacles behavior (bead obstacles randomize as to whether they remain static or bounce around the screen).

Currently hard at work on update 4 :-) Working in an accelerometer effect and other options.

Posted 2 years ago #
eshirt
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Great job XyrisKenn! I'm downloading it now!

Looks fantastic and it's great to see this level of polish on top of such a solid framework. Great to see all your hard work paying off!

Also - kudos for taking part in the Haiti relief effort. If my app wasn't already free, I'd be right there with you. :)

Any chance bluetooth/wifi multiplayer is in the works?

Posted 2 years ago #
XyrisKenn
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Hi eshirt, it's cool to 'hear' from you after us being in the Box2D trenches lol.

I appreciate your words, thanks so much.
It felt good to do something for Haiti, although small. Which app is your app? I'd like to see what you've done.

Yes, it's my first game and I'm really glad for Cocos2d, it made everything so much faster and easier to do. The logo is cool too so it's not a problem to display it at startup, license aside.

Yes, two-player and multiplayer is probably necessary for this sort of game. I'm stuck a bit sorting out the multitouch and mousejoints, and suspicious of that block because it's probably not so complicated :-)

Posted 2 years ago #
eshirt
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Yep - I went kinda "quiet" on the board the past few weeks. I had to take a break after my app launched to decompress, then the holidays, etc. But I've been checking in from time to time.

My app is Mascot Football Challenge. Here's the forum announcement:

http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/forum/topic/3091#post-19025

It's been getting a fair amount of downloads, and some mixed feedback... A few bugs left to work out, but overall, i've been pleasantly surprised.

Glad to hear you're exploring multiplayer. I'm excited to try out your app (already purchased, but i've been busy this weekend). I'll be looking into multiplayer for the next version of my game. Maybe we can help each other out by then, too.

Keep up the good work!

Posted 2 years ago #
XyrisKenn
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Just a note, SteamPunk Hockey is Free for 24 hours.
Currently charting according to the AppRankings iphone app:

(Games/Family/Free):
USA #34
Canada #64
Japan #25
Hong Kong #47
China #77
Czech Republic #63
Germany #97
Taiwan #41
Russia #89
Thailand #54

(Games/Arcade/Free)
USA #87
Japan #74
Taiwan #99

Please take a look and share your comments - reviews and ratings would be very appreciated!

Thanks again to the community, yourselves, for sharing your knowledge of Cocos2D-iPhone and Box2D. You are a great help :)

Posted 1 year ago #
XyrisKenn
Member

Another update:
Greece: Top Free #33, Top Game #15, #6 in Games/Arcade/Free, #2 in Games/Family/Free
Japan: Top Game #29, #8, #2 in Games/Arcade and Games/Family Free respectively
USA: #51 / #21 in Games/Arcade, Games/Family Free
Currently charting in all regions, down to a precarious #97 in Finland :)

Posted 1 year ago #
XyrisKenn
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Last update for the Free Day promo: 62,000 downloads, nearing 14,000 players on OpenFeint leaderboards, Top 10 in 31 countries (arcade/free and family/free)!
Thanks to the forum here, OF, reviewers and Free App a Day, for making it happen.€

Charts: http://bit.ly/9HiFVe
Tweets: http://www.appstorehq.com/steampunkhockey-iphone-127976/app
Blog: http://steampunkhockey.com/2010/02/17/a-small-city-of-steampunk-hockey-players/

YouTube video:

Posted 1 year ago #
rfh
Member

beautifully illustrated. great "period" audio.

Posted 1 year ago #
romulobr
Member

congratulations! Great game.

Posted 1 year ago #
XyrisKenn
Member

@rfh, @romulobr, thank you very much. This game was my testbed for learning Cocos2d-iphone, ObjC, game ai, Box2D, marketing etc, and the results are far beyond what I expected. The FAAD / OpenFeint promo helped alot.

I'm very glad you like it.

Posted 1 year ago #
Doches
Member

XyrisKenn: Great game, mate! The pinball aspect is really a nice twist on standard air hockey. Also, you're the top hit when searching the Appstore for "Steampunk" -- which is no small achievement, I imagine. Congrats!

Posted 1 year ago #
dany
Member

congratulations

Posted 1 year ago #
XyrisKenn
Member

Thank you Doches and daniele1988. I appreciate your comments and congrats, especially being a first game. Cocos2d iphone and the community sharing its knowledge made it possible to do this in such a short time.

@Doches, I tried 'Hockey' and currently it's appearing with the other established games too. Hope for the best! ;)

Also just had a review completed courtesy of Paul Williams:
http://sports-games.suite101.com/article.cfm/steampunk-hockey-for-the-iphone-and-ipod-touch

Posted 1 year ago #
XyrisKenn
Member

Just noticed rankings improving, then discovered Apple chose to feature SteamPunk Hockey in the Games' New and Noteworthy section. There are many fine games there!

Posted 1 year ago #
XyrisKenn
Member

SteamPunk Hockey v1.4 is out! Features new themed backgrounds, unlocked level replay, and a new 'breakout brick' obstacle.

Posted 1 year ago #
XyrisKenn2
Member

SteamPunk Hockey 1.6.2 is out now. Retina Display, Game Center Leaderboard and achievements, iOS 4.2, music by MorningDew Media
http://www.morningdewmedia.com/</li, improvements to the code base and touch tracking.

Happy Holidays all!

[GAME] SteamPunk Hockey

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