Comments on: Dungeon Master Clone for iPhone – Concept GUI

By: adam

adam — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:19:45 +0000

@Richard

I’ve still got this project on a back-burner, not dropped yet.

Just … my day job has become very busy (doing very well!)

Im giving a series of talks on using OpenGL on iPhone in the coming months, and I’m hoping to get some more stuff working on the dungeon master game as I go..

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:25:38 +0000

I´ve been thinking of this for quite some time, so if you need any help just let me know. I am not a developer but, story vise and maybe graphics I have some skill :)

Concept 1, although I feel like the movement should be done at the lower right corner.

Keep up the good work!

rgds
/ Richard

By: adam

adam — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:08:24 +0000

A lot depends on how much spare time / money we have over the coming months!

But … we’d like to get something launched in January next year.

By: 8 Ball

8 Ball — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:50:35 +0000

When do you think something like this would be available, I’d definatly buy it.

By: Andrew Crystall

Andrew Crystall — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:12:50 +0000

First thought is that the mini-map need only show the locality, especially with single player where holding on it for map would pause the game.

That said, i think 1 is roughly along the right track…I’d keep the movement there, and tap on the play area to unleash the current weapon/spell, which would be selectable (left/right arrows, or hold on it for a grid) from your selection.

By: whaledawg

whaledawg — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:02:49 +0000

First, let me say I’m a huge fan of this style of game. Every few years I scour ebay for a new turbo-grafx 16 controller(they keep breaking) to play Double Dungeons. I’ve literally spent more time playing Orcs and Elves than Zelda on my DS.

I think a combination of 1 and 2 are where you need to be. You have to imagine the player holding the device. I need to be able to reach the things I’m constantly doing(moving and using items) with my thumbs. I should only have to reach when I go the menu mode(ideally).

And I like as little UI as possible. A mini-map is fine for orienting myself but if I need to know where I am I’ll stop and pull the map out. Many RPGs have a tendency to have you play in spreadsheet mode.

Also it’d be easier to compare them if you put them all on one page.