pocketSand v0.8.3
Well, i finally managed to have some time to work on pocketSand and i’m releasing a couple of fixes.
- Under some circumstances pocketSand won’t startup.
- Added pixel-doubling feature in order to gain more speed, primarily on VGA devices where the higher resolution involve too much calculations: the switch is also available for QVGA devices as well. That feature is *enabled by default* on VGA devices!
- A screen-clearing icon (trashcan) has been added.
- The main application icon has been added.
- Credits moved.
Also, all versions are available for win32-desktop too (GDI only), but i never released them, i just thought you already had one ;)
So, i really hope Shane H. and Crayfish will be able to play with this new version, let me know!
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Time of update!
about 3 years ago - 22 comments
This version should run slightly faster than the previous one and hopefully rather good on most of the VGA devices: also it should work on WM5 devices too. Thank you all for feedback and reports, always appreciated! – Switched VGA approach: it will be handled only by using RawFrameBufferInfo information. – It appears the WM5-platform
pocketSand v0.8 released
about 3 years ago - 23 comments
I’m happy to say that [tag]pocketSand[/tag] is now available for download! This build is still a development version, so you could expect some bugs coming up: also, you are encouraged to report any malfunction. The installer is a Windows-desktop one: once launched, the usual “Add/Remove” programs window of the WindowsCE manager will appear and you
pocketSand on the way
about 3 years ago - 1 comment
There is a simple yet addicting little game out there called Falling Sand Game: there are no rules or goals, but you have to be sure the imagination is your only one limit: rather than a game, i would call it simulation btw. The first version i ever seen around was at the DOFI blog
about 1 year ago
Hi!
I really love this game! its just pure fun!
Good time killer, nice interface, and nice graphics!
Running great on my HTC Touch Diamond
A few suggestions for newer versions:
* About the acid: I think acid melts metal! (correct me if im wrong)
so an idea: Glass :) a new material which can’t be melted by acid but for example can be melted by fire (big fire :))
(* and you can also make some other new materials too)
* sometimes its hard to start an “oil-burn-chain-reaction” :D so sometimes the fire wont spread over/in the oil… i dont know if it is a purpose or not.
* I agree with Billy on the help file… at least a tooltip about the materials can be nice. Actually i think i figured everything out, but again it would be helpful. (eg: http://yfrog.com/0wpocketsandmanualj )
* It would be nice to have a minimize option! (although I can use the diamonds home button to minimize apps)
* Ability change background color/picture
* A ruler/line drawer, because some shapes looks weird when drew by hand.
* Sound effects
Best regards and keep up with your good work! And thanx again for this wonderful game!
about 11 months ago
I also would love to see this updated and more options added, I know on some web versions you can stop certain sands from falling (i normally stop salt) thus freeing up resources for more complex contraptions (way to much time put into playing this but I love it on my HTC Titan and HTC Rapheal (Sprint Mogul/TouchPro)
about 9 months ago
So. Best game ever, development has stopped. I recommend making it open source. This would mean someone would grab it and continue development, and we would all be happy to see that. It would also mean that there would suddenly be more then one pocketsand game out there for windows mobile.
about 9 months ago
@bobdaduck
pocketSand has been developed by using a cross-platform framework that’s not intended to be released, thus the game code could be really of little use.
Anyway i’m currently considering opensourcing both the framework, pocketSand and some other things i coded with it, i doubt i’ll have time to maintain this software anymore.
about 4 months ago
Hello!
Great game! Are you planning to rescale the game to moder terminals like HTC HD2 800×480 screens?
More colors of sand or editable quantity of falling sand would be nice!
thanks!