Category: Roguelikes

Ananias Fellowship Edition hits 1.000+ installs on Google Play!

I missed the date, but we hit the 1K milestone for the paid version of Ananias on Android, last February 23 🙂

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We also surpassed the 1K mark on steam about 3 months ago (for sales), activations are waaay higher now (over 5K!) I wonder where I got that many? (maybe some bundles which I forgot to deactivate unused keys) while it took about 4 years in Android, it took less than a year on Steam. The Free edition on Android is now close to 60K cumulative installs

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Meanwhile, on the Apple Store,  Ananias has sold a bit over 300 units, in about the same period of time than Steam. So far, all of this has been without marketing campaigns or major advertising (besides some minor and useless facebook ads).

In other news, I decided to make the project board public, take a look if you feel curious 🙂

Ananias 2.4.4 released for iOS

It was about time to make a release for iOS. The last release was 2.4.1 from July 10, 2017! I was hoping to pack more into it but since there are many good gameplay changes (including a new class), a critical UI fix, and it’s unlikely I’ll be able to work on it in the next couple months, I figured it was a good time to do it.

New version coming soon to Newgrounds and GameJolt. Here’s a summary of the changes.

Ananias 2.4.4 released to itch.io and Steam

It was about time to make a release for itch.io. Last release was 2.4.1 from July 10 2017! I was hoping to pack more into it but since there are many good gameplay changes (including a new class), and it’s unlikely I’ll be able to work on it in the next couple months, I figured it was a good time to do it. I also packed a new version to Steam (which had 2.4.1 from October 31 2017)

New version coming soon to Newgrounds, GameJolt and  AppStore. Here’s a summary of the changes.

Expedition: Mass Units test

I decided to perform another test of Phaser running on a 800×600 Canvas, multiple units on screen each one moving randomly. It seems to work fine with around 500 units which should be fine.

Mass Units Test

100 Units – 60 FPS

100

500 Units – 40 FPS

500

1000 – 30 FPS

1000

2000 Units – 15 FPS

2000

5000 Units – 7 FPS

5000

 

Ananias 2.4.4 – Released for Android and web

It was about time to make a release for Android. Last release was 2.4.1 from July 10 2017! I was hoping to pack more into it but since there’s an important UI bug and many good gameplay changes (including a new class), and it’s unlikely I’ll be able to work on it in the next couple months, I figured it was a good time to do it.

  • Standard Edition
  • Fellowship Edition

New version coming soon to itch.io,  Newgrounds, GameJolt,  AppStore and Steam. Here’s a summary of the changes (for Android)

User Experience

  • Allow continuing games from older version, warn game wont be saved.
  • Fix issue with confirming spell selection on mobile

Gameplay

  • Add Witch character class and Witchcraft magic school
  • Limit usage of stat upgrades to 7
  • Make charm effect only work for 10 to 15 turns
  • Make summon spells create a single monster by default
  • Make befriend monster spells higher level
  • Make sick fountains reduce attack instead of contracting it (allow recovering)

Expedition – Real time test

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Wanted to get this off my head.

Made on phaser, seems to work fine but not sure how it would work for long voyages on the Atlantic, would have to test with big maps.

Basically you can rotate your ship and the speed depends on the difference between the wind direction and your heading (needs some tweaks so that it’s not linear)

Also, wondered how the art would work on this top down view. Worked a second version using the current 8 directions pixel art and ocean animation (that one needs a bit of work but is much more at my grasp)

ExpeditionRealTime-PixelArt