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Frand

21st September 2009, 15:05

Hi everyone,

Well it's not really an announcement, considering we've announced this some time ago. But here is an official thread for the next iteration of the grand Dismount franchise.

As mentioned in the SD2 thread, Stair Dismount Touch is an iPhone & iPod touch edition of Stair Dismount. The game engine is an adaptation of the technology we prepared for SD2, and as such has a much improved ragdoll simulation, UI and graphics compared to the freeware originals.

For those so inclined, we're also chatting about the game on Touch Arcade:
SDT thread on TA (http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?threadid=6645)

No confirmed release date yet, there are still plenty of features to implement and polish and polish...

jetro

13th November 2009, 18:46

Guess what?

:D

Gran PC

14th November 2009, 08:43

Release? Bawwww, I want an iPhone now.

Also, will you start with the PC version now?

Frand

14th November 2009, 09:51

Release? Bawwww, I want an iPhone now.

Also, will you start with the PC version now?

Now it's a couple days of recover from the crunch, then getting the word out as much as we can, then wait and see if people are willing to buy the game.

There are some improvements that we're planning to add to the iPhone version depending on how its sales turn out. The planned updates aren't little things, and will still take some time to implement.

But the technology base that we have makes it quite feasible to make a PC version. Still, the reality is that we need to see how it goes, and that will probably take at least the holiday season to have any idea of where we are.

The new Zen Bound is going forward as we speak, and it's starting to look really nice :)

Gran PC

14th November 2009, 10:58

D:

10char

jetro

17th November 2009, 09:09

So, yeah, we're ready with the initial release of the all new, hot and cool Stair Dismount for iPhone and iPod touch. Hot and cool at the same time, how awesome is that? :D

It's just up to Apple now to review and approve so that it becomes available for purchase. :)

There's now a teaser banner on site front page which leads to here:
stairdismount.com (http://stairdismount.com)

jetro

24th November 2009, 15:26

-:eek:- Fresh from the oven!

Stair Dismount™ for iPhone & iPod touch is available
Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009

\:D/ www.stairdismount.com (http://stairdismount.com) \:D/

Yay!

Gran PC

25th November 2009, 14:07

I even DREAMED I had an iPod Touch and I bought the game. Bah, I'll eventually probably get one.

dayv

14th December 2009, 22:07

I was really excited to see the update to Stair Dismount Touch today to v1.2.0, with online leaderboards and (GASP!) more stairways, but I'm having a problem downloading it...

I can find it in the app store either by searching normally or checking for updates, but installing it from either page does the same thing -- it appears to download normally, the slightly altered version of the icon (Open Feint logo, I guess?) appears during the "Loading/Installing" progress bar process, and then when it's done it reverts to the old icon. Start the program, check the About page or the menu of stairways, and it's clearly still running version 1.1.0.

I updated a bunch of other apps today, they all worked normally.

Is anyone else experiencing this problem?

Is Apple's server feeding the old version by mistake?

...

A tangential question: will I lose my old high scores when the update starts working again? Will I be able to upload them to the leaderboards, or is that for new scores only?

-Dayv

Frand

14th December 2009, 22:17

We're having the same problems. The App Store has been having these kind of problems lately, with updates either not coming through properly or the notifications not going away despite the app being up-to-date.

For the online high scores, the leaderboards only accept new scores achieved with the 1.2.0 version of the game.

dayv

14th December 2009, 22:31

Thanks, I'll just try again tomorrow and see if Apple's sorted it out.

-Dayv

Frand

8th February 2010, 15:38

Stair Dismount wins Technical Achievement in IGF Mobile 2010!
http://www.igfmobile.com

danielico8

8th February 2010, 17:28

Congrats guys! Good work you all are doing here. Keep the good work!

jetro

31st May 2010, 10:08

The Stair Dismount for iDevices was recently updated to be an universal app. So it supports now iPhone, iPod touch and iPad!

jetro

21st July 2010, 08:45

Gran PC

22nd July 2010, 07:53

When Stair Dismount 2 is released for PC, how exactly will you handle those microtransactions/DLC packs? Steamworks has support for microtransactions (http://www.steampowered.com/steamworks/ov_micro.php), and I think they suit you perfectly. Your problem would be that you have to send them a demo with a release date, which you don't seem to be very good at :D

sol_hsa

26th July 2010, 05:03

Your problem would be that you have to send them a demo with a release date, which you don't seem to be very good at :D
Hey, neither is valve =)

davdud101

26th July 2010, 19:48

Stair Dismount Universal (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) just got a big update!

Two new levels and different ragdolls! (DLC character pack)

Read more from here:
http://toucharcade.com/2010/07/20/stair-dismount-universal-update-2-new-levels-and-dlc-character-pack/

I bought the new ragdolls, and I love' em all!!!... but I'm questioning something... If I were to, let's say, restore my iPhone after having make the transaction, does the app automatically save my serial number, or would I have to just buy the guys over again?

jetro

27th July 2010, 12:03

I bought the new ragdolls, and I love' em all!!!... but I'm questioning something... If I were to, let's say, restore my iPhone after having make the transaction, does the app automatically save my serial number, or would I have to just buy the guys over again?

The Apple's in-app-purchase system remembers that you have already bought the item, so you will always actually get it free if you have to "buy again" after deleting and then reinstalling the game.

This should hold true for all apps having in-app-purchases, at least most of the time!

jfmherokiller

7th August 2010, 21:54

I cant buy the charaters the game tells me this is not a test user please register in sandbox mod or somthing simular

jetro

9th August 2010, 11:08

I cant buy the charaters the game tells me this is not a test user please register in sandbox mod or somthing simular

I suggest you remove the jailbreak hack from your device and try again.

Gran PC

12th August 2010, 11:57

He might have pirated the game as well.

jfmherokiller

19th August 2010, 04:42

He might have pirated the game as well.
The game is not pirated I payed for it. My version of the game is 1.4.0 but why should I have to remove my jailbreak just to buy the extra ragdolls.

sol_hsa

19th August 2010, 18:15

The game is not pirated I payed for it. My version of the game is 1.4.0 but why should I have to remove my jailbreak just to buy the extra ragdolls.

There is simply no point in offering support for a hacked device. Sorry.

jfmherokiller

27th August 2010, 00:35

why are you pointing fingers at jailbroken iPhones like having one is a bad thing having a jailbroken iPhones,Ipads,itouches it is completely legal to have a jailbroken device.

sol_hsa

27th August 2010, 09:59

why are you pointing fingers at jailbroken iPhones like having one is a bad thing having a jailbroken iPhones,Ipads,itouches it is completely legal to have a jailbroken device.
Yes, and it's perfectly legal to refuse support for a jailbroken device. Your point?

jetro

29th August 2010, 10:02

jfmherokiller

30th August 2010, 22:16

jfmherokiller

30th August 2010, 22:45

If the Apple's in-app-purchasing system refuses to work on jailbroken devices, there's nothing we can do about it, other than recommending to removing the jailbreak hack.

Of course you could ask Apple to change this, but somehow I think it won't work.

or you guys could move the game over/make a copy for the cydia/rock store this would be better because there are millions of people who have jailbroke their iPhones/Ipads/itouchs.This should end apple using your game as a antijailbreak solution.For the money issue I'd suggest just combining the original cost of Touch Dismount with the cost of the addons but that's your choice.

sol_hsa

31st August 2010, 05:58

you mean to tell me that is apple's falt and not yours?if it is really apple's fault then they have got another pentition on their way.
It's their playground, they make the rules.
or you guys could move the game over/make a copy for the cydia/rock store this would be better because there are millions of people who have jailbroke their iPhones/Ipads/itouchs.This should end apple using your game as a antijailbreak solution.For the money issue I'd suggest just combining the original cost of Touch Dismount with the cost of the addons but that's your choice.
Like I mentioned before, there's no point in supporting hacked devices.

It's kind of like developing games for linux or operating a swimsuit store in an unstable dictatorship.

Too many variables. You can't trust things are going to stay the same. Doing support is a nightmare. You're liable for lawsuits or worse. It might be a violation of the (secret!) developer license.

And as to your claim of "millions of people", I'm pretty sure we'd read the news about all those people who have gotten rich doing jailbroken apps just like we read about the appstore success stories.

In the end, like you said, it IS their choice. But you can affect it by getting a couple thousand people to pre-order the app - at, say, ten times the normal price. It is, after all, like operating a store in an unstable dictatorship.. =)

Gran PC

2nd September 2010, 12:44

It's kind of like developing games for linux

That offended me :(

sol_hsa

3rd September 2010, 05:56

That offended me :(
Apologies for that, but the fact is, making games for "linux" is a bit of a wide target, unless you're planning to release sources and tell people to fix things themselves.

Making games for "ubuntu" makes much more sense, as the target is more defined, and in that case you probably want to define the specific versions you're supporting. Unless you do, it's a support nightmare.

Granted, supporting hacked devices is even more of a support nightmare because:
a) you have no idea what a hacked device might do, and it's entirely unsupported by the device manufacturer.
b) you have no idea what the device manufacturer might do related to said hack, so your "platform" might go away overnight.

At least those two things are not true for linux.