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arts&crafts · Nov 7, 2011

Treefingers said:
So Junk Jack is out! I'm having tons of fun with it already.

lol just bought, what is wrong with me! I hope it is as good as terraria

bigwinnerx · Nov 7, 2011

How much is Junk Jack?

cackhyena · Nov 7, 2011

Pastry said:
New info on Star Command from their Kickstarter page plus two screenshots.

Thanks. Was about to come in here and put up another "where the f is Star Command" post. Hopefully this is early 2012 at the latest.

infiniteloop · Nov 7, 2011

bigwinnerx said:
How much is Junk Jack?

$2.99

Jedeye Sniv · Nov 7, 2011

Treefingers said:
So Junk Jack is out! I'm having tons of fun with it already.

Are you one of those New Zealish heathens? It's not showing on the UK store that I can see...

arts&crafts · Nov 7, 2011

I don't know what to do! there is no instruction on how to make things, i will just dig and dig

JoDark · Nov 7, 2011

not in US yet either. NZ lucky poster!

randomwab · Nov 7, 2011

Jedeye Sniv said:
Are you one of those New Zealish heathens? It's not showing on the UK store that I can see...

It is, it just doesn't show up for App Store searches. I followed a link through the AppShopper app and was able to buy it on the UK store.

Also, attention to anyone wanting to grab Tales of Monkey Island on iPhone. Don't. I'm playing on an iPhone 4 and it's really bad. Bad framerates and weird hitches here and there, and the thing just looks bad. Really disappointed with it.

Treefingers · Nov 7, 2011

Stange, I'm in Canada.

arts&crafts said:
I don't know what to do! there is no instruction on how to make things, i will just dig and dig

Yeah it's pretty hard at the moment cause I have no idea how to do/make certain things. I just learned how to eat food (tap & hold on a food item)

arts&crafts · Nov 7, 2011

Treefingers said:
Stange, I'm in Canada.

Yeah it's pretty hard at the moment cause I have no idea how to do/make certain things. I just learned how to eat food (tap & hold on a food item)

also i cant delete these 9 notes that are in my inventory lol

infiniteloop · Nov 7, 2011

JoDark said:
not in US yet either. NZ lucky poster!

Yes it is.

Treefingers · Nov 7, 2011

arts&crafts said:
also i cant delete these 9 notes that are in my inventory lol

Drag em to the trash can

Damn there is quite a lot of content in this game.

Edit: I've found this wiki which shows quite a few of the crafting recipes.

arts&crafts · Nov 7, 2011

Treefingers said:
Drag em to the trash can

Damn there is quite a lot of content in this game.

ah yes dragging worked

but i still cant craft the stuff they show me even when i have the materials

Treefingers · Nov 7, 2011

arts&crafts said:
ah yes dragging worked but i still cant craft the stuff they show me even when i have the materials

Some stuff you need to be near a workbench to make (if in the note there is a little picture of a hammer next to the crafting recipe, that means you need a workbench)

heringer · Nov 7, 2011

Never really understood what's the point in Minecraft and similar games. What makes them so enjoyable?

wolfmat · Nov 7, 2011

heringer said:
Never really understood what's the point in Minecraft and similar games. What makes them so enjoyable?

OCD

arts&crafts · Nov 7, 2011

Treefingers said:
Some stuff you need to be near a workbench to make (if in the note there is a little picture of a hammer next to the crafting recipe, that means you need a workbench)

ah alright thanks

JoDark · Nov 7, 2011

yup, as mentioned above, going through appshopper worked (where searching the appstore didn't).

So GAF>> Appstore?

Fox Mulder · Nov 7, 2011

randomwab said:
Also, attention to anyone wanting to grab Tales of Monkey Island on iPhone. Don't. I'm playing on an iPhone 4 and it's really bad. Bad framerates and weird hitches here and there, and the thing just looks bad. Really disappointed with it.

That seems to just be Telltale Games, as Puzzle Agent and Back to the Future run like shit on the ipad as well.

Fusebox · Nov 7, 2011

heringer said:
Never really understood what's the point in Minecraft and similar games. What makes them so enjoyable?

Freeeeedom, yeah!

And in Minecraft with mobs, a bit of terror on the first night.

Chopper · Nov 7, 2011

Junk Jack's not universal? Ugh. That's fucking lame. No sale.

heringer · Nov 7, 2011

Fusebox said:
Freeeeedom, yeah!

And in Minecraft with mobs, a bit of terror on the first night.

But freedom to do what? Just build stuff?

Not bashing the genre or anything, just whant to get the concept so I can delve into it too.

randomwab · Nov 7, 2011

heringer said:
But freedom to do what? Just build stuff?

Not bashing the genre or anything, just whant to get the concept so I can delve into it too.

Can't speak for Terraria of Junk Jack, but for Minecraft, it's to build and explore. There's just something in digging down and finding huge underground caverns. Working through those and mining out resources to better my base/house/whatever project is one of the most consistently fun and entertaining things in the past few years of gaming. It's just something you need to experience to understand.

Fusebox · Nov 7, 2011

Chopper said:
Junk Jack's not universal? Ugh. That's fucking lame. No sale.

Goddamn it, I was looking forward to that. No sale until Universal for me.

edit: The game sounds like a mess at this stage, no retina, constant tapping to mine instead of holding down to mine, no kind of in-game crafting guide. I'll wait until Gameloft rip it off and make it properly.

heringer said:
But freedom to do what? Just build stuff?

For me it's more about building a fort to protect myself from the monsters, and then pimping that fort. It's all very zen in a way.

flashburn2012 · Nov 7, 2011

Chopper said:
Junk Jack's not universal? Ugh. That's fucking lame. No sale.

Yep, same here. I was mildly interested it, but I won't bother for now. Stupid.

Flunkie · Nov 7, 2011

WELDER is hard, but I'm powering through and am currently on Level 7.

Fusebox · Nov 7, 2011

infiniteloop said:
Oceanhorn looks good.

Oceanhorn looks gorgeous! First Zelda-style on iOS thats interested me.

low-G · Nov 8, 2011

heringer said:
Never really understood what's the point in Minecraft and similar games. What makes them so enjoyable?

Some people get creative fulfillment from it.

I liked exploring these random areas. The graphics & sound gave me a bit of a nostalgia buzz too.

Finally it was playing with friends. The social element came in big once the online play got solid.

I own it on PC, I bought it for a friend, I intend to buy on iOS as well.

Alexios · Nov 8, 2011

I've been taking screenshots of Real Racing 2 to show people but man does it look so much worse than it seems when playing. Lol. I guess the tracks zip by so you don't notice the bad graphics they have here and there while screenshots don't show the nice shiny car models at their best.
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8287/img0071i.png
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7894/img0070z.png
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6789/img0064.png
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/3479/img0069p.png
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1069/img0061b.png
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Does Asphalt 6 feel/look good in first person? And how are they at #6 already?! Not that I'll need another racing game soon, maybe I'll wait for Real Racing 3 or whatever, but it seems that other than puzzle games it's some of the best fit fun for the platform. I never expected it.

Tobor · Nov 8, 2011

Alextended said:
Does Asphalt 6 feel/look good in first person? And how are they at #6 already?! Not that I'll need another racing game soon, maybe I'll wait for Real Racing 3 or whatever, but it seems that other than puzzle games it's some of the best fit fun for the platform. I never expected it.

Asphalt Racing didn't start on iOS. The first game was ported as a launch title on DS, way back in 2004.

Alexios · Nov 8, 2011

Well that's still a lot... 1 a year for a series that isn't based on some real sport. But I guess not bad if they aren't porting to every system and do a new number for each.

GDJustin · Nov 8, 2011

I don't understand Junk Jack at all.

The lack of recipe discovery just kills the game.

Played for nearly 30 minutes... never learned how to make an ax or pick.

Snkfanatic · Nov 8, 2011

So being a Terraria and Minecraft fan Junk Jack should be a no brainer right? What are the initial impressions so far guys?

Zeth · Nov 8, 2011

No universal, no buy!

This could become a movement, people.

Edit: how does it look on iPad /shame

Treefingers · Nov 8, 2011

Snkfanatic said:
So being a Terraria and Minecraft fan Junk Jack should be a no brainer right? What are the initial impressions so far guys?

Loving it so far. It's difficult to start with because the game doesn't give you a list of recipes (like Terraria does), instead it teaches you recipes through random notes you might find (but these are rare). Then again Minecraft doesn't show you recipes in any way. As people build on the wiki it should get much easier to get into.

There is a shit load of stuff in this game, a lot of variety. Very fun to just dig around and find new things & new areas.

About the Universal stuff, I recall one of the devs saying that it's planned.

DangerousDave · Nov 8, 2011

Snkfanatic said:
So being a Terraria and Minecraft fan Junk Jack should be a no brainer right? What are the initial impressions so far guys?

More Minecraft than Terraria. More focus in items, less on combat. Has a lot of great ideas, but seems very difficult. Lose random objects on death, very few life, and some basic items, like doors or chests needs iron and copper ore.

But the controls (ipad x2) are better than expected. Can't install in the iphone by lack of wifi (24 mb)

dream · Nov 8, 2011

If we say Terraria is 10/10 and not having games to play is 0/10, where would Jack Junk rank?

8sanders · Nov 8, 2011

Zeth said:
No universal, no buy!

This could become a movement, people.

I'm getting to that point actually. I really get pissed when they make two separate apps. At least make the iPad version universal.

heringer · Nov 8, 2011

Modern Combat 3 multiplayer is so good.

Ranger X · Nov 8, 2011

dream said:
If we say Terraria is 10/10 and not having games to play is 0/10, where would Jack Junk rank?

When is this coming out anyways?

EDIT: holycrap!! today!!

arts&crafts · Nov 8, 2011

GDJustin said:
I don't understand Junk Jack at all.

The lack of recipe discovery just kills the game.

Played for nearly 30 minutes... never learned how to make an ax or pick.

I agree with you there but once you get the basics down from this guide http://forum.pixbits.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=448 it gets a lot easier. I feel like you will give it a bad review because of lack of instruction which I agree with, but there is a nice game underneath that.

Fusebox · Nov 8, 2011

heringer said:
Modern Combat 3 multiplayer is so good.

Modern Combat 3 is just sooo good all round, I'm replaying it on Hard at the moment.

Dead Prince · Nov 8, 2011

downroading Junk Jack.

Zeth · Nov 8, 2011

Anyone playing Junk Jack on an iPad? Wondering if the pixel art scales well.

japtor · Nov 8, 2011

Alextended said:
I've been taking screenshots of Real Racing 2 to show people but man does it look so much worse than it seems when playing. Lol. I guess the tracks zip by so you don't notice the bad graphics they have here and there while screenshots don't show the nice shiny car models at their best.
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8287/img0071i.png
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7894/img0070z.png
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6789/img0064.png
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/3479/img0069p.png
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1069/img0061b.png
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9876/img0056xd.png
Does Asphalt 6 feel/look good in first person? And how are they at #6 already?! Not that I'll need another racing game soon, maybe I'll wait for Real Racing 3 or whatever, but it seems that other than puzzle games it's some of the best fit fun for the platform. I never expected it.

Doesn't even have a first person, just chase cams and a bumper cam. From a technical standpoint it probably looks worse, but it kind of reminds me of older arcade racers in a way. Like the geometry is all low and everything, but it kind of makes up for it by having a bunch of varied stuff I guess. Real Racing's world feels kind of sterile, and I guess that's what's really noticeable in screens.

I still say you should try Need for Speed Shift 2 cause it has more manual control options you mentioned wanting before (I think I replied about that at the top of the last page). Knowing EA, it'll probably go on sale for Thanksgiving along with all of their other stuff.

Deleted member 17706 · Nov 8, 2011

Fusebox said:
Modern Combat 3 is just sooo good all round, I'm replaying it on Hard at the moment.

How do the controls work? Virtual stick? Gyroscope?

Is it anything like RAGE? I couldn't get into the controls in RAGE very much, but I have a feeling that might have to do with it being on-rails.

Tobor · Nov 8, 2011

Zeth said:
Anyone playing Junk Jack on an iPad? Wondering if the pixel art scales well.

I am. It looks pretty good, actually. The art style certainly helps. Havent tried on my phone yet to compare.

Beyond making it Universal, this is a game that needs iCloud support, pronto. I want to pick up my world where I left it on either device.

Fusebox · Nov 8, 2011

Zefah said:
How do the controls work? Virtual stick? Gyroscope?

Yep and yep, take your pick or a combination of both. I use the Fling controller on the left-hand side which upgrades the controls even more.

Sye d'Burns · Nov 8, 2011

arts&crafts said:
ah yes dragging worked but i still cant craft the stuff they show me even when i have the materials

Yeah, don't do that

http://forum.pixbits.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=448 said:
Chop some more wood and find the closest cow to you
With your sword beat him to death an hopefully get leather (you need 2 leather so find
another cow maybe)

Then look for a sort of light green plant with beans on top
Mine it and get some papyra (what you make paper with)

Then make some paper with the papyra with
P= papyra
_= nothing
[_] [_] [_]
[P] [P] [_]
[P] [P] [_]
Get enough papyra till you have 4 paper (I think about 8 papyra should do it)

Then make your self a book
L = leather
P = paper
_ = nothing

[_] [_] [_]
[L] [P] [P]
[L] [P] [P]

Then you can start adding page to book
Put page on hot bar then click on it (when you are out of menu)
It will be stored in your book, which acts as a little collection tutorial / craft book
(collect all page will really help)

arts&crafts · Nov 8, 2011

Sye d'Burns said:
Yeah, don't do that

Yea i read that after, woops! I am sure I will find them again

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