[GAME] Aeon Hero Wars - Free - Universal

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[GAME] Aeon Hero Wars - Free - Universal

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Started 5 months ago by DonomaGames
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Aeon Hero Wars
http://youtu.be/nE6-tAwJSSo

Get the Flash Videos

Screenshots:

App Store Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aeon-hero-wars/id566593516?mt=8
Web Page: http://donomagames.com/games/aeon-hero-wars/

It's free! So head over to the App Store and download a copy.

Dev Stuff

Built using cocos2d v1.0.1.
Real-time multiplayer over Game Center
Replays via Kamcord (disabled for older devices due to potential memory warning issues, test replays on youtube)
Parts of the trailer was also captured using Kamcord
Parse.com integration for configuration, promo codes for IAP, and IAP itself
Development time ~1 yr
Graphics -
Character design and animation - Tom Klovholt (http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/forum/topic/35867)
GUI - Michael Flarup (http://www.pixelresort.com/)
Sound - soundsnap.com w/ some editing in audacity
Music - premiumbeat.com
Monetization - IAP (booster packs to unlock more heroes. First 8 are free.)

Go download it, it's free!

Posted 5 months ago #
Jan
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not exactly my type of gameplay but it looks good.

would love to hear how parse.com integration is going in comparison to monetization. for example whats the cut for parse.com in a percentage to income from IAPs.

best luck with your game!

regards

Posted 5 months ago #
DonomaGames
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Parse is free for the first 1 million API calls. They don't take a cut of the IAPs. Basically I setup iTunesConnect as I would normally do, then drop in Parse SDK, and then make the call. I had written my own StoreKit manager for a long time, but decided to drop in Parse b/c they do server-side receipt validation. Not going to stop the really determined person, but since it's free and took only a few minutes to do, I put it in.

The other reason I use Parse is to manage my configuration file. I know balancing 58 units is near impossible without a huge userbase so I want to be able to push out balance changes without going through a weeklong wait. I had implemented all this to pull the file off my webserver, but donomagames.com is banned in China (no idea why) and sometimes my webserver will go down. Basically decided to let someone else handle the infrastructure.

I also use parse for promo codes for IAPs. I give codes for reviewers so they can test all the different heroes.

If you can write your own db calls and web services, parse doesn't do a lot more than that. It's been like 5 yrs since I touch that stuff, so I decided to focus on the game and not spend time relearning how to do web services.

I don't know how many API calls the app is going to generate. I'm hoping it'll be over a million a month. :)

Posted 5 months ago #
Jan
Moderator

thx for the details in your move to use parse.com

i think especially the possibility for fast balancing updates (outside the regular game updates) is great plus for the game.

if your reach the million api calls a month, please report how the costs for parse.com are in comparison to IAPs ;)

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