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Kendor
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2012 13:31 Edited at: 9th Feb 2013 11:21
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Smirkers was my entry for this year's Microsoft Dream.Build.Play challenge which for this year included a Windows Phone section. After winning the WP section, I've decided to port the game using AppGameKit

Description:
The smirkers are moody creatures. Your objective: Keep them happy!

In each level you will get a number of smirkers with different moods. Clear the level by converting all the smirkers to green so that they can continue living happily. You play the game by firing green smirkers at the other smirkers to change their mood. Colliding with a green smirker will improve the mood whereas colliding with a black smirker will worsen it.

A level is cleared when all the smirkers are green and happy. On the other hand, be cautious: if no green smirker remain, you fail the level and need to start it again.


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Gameplay and Menus video:



Smirkers is currently available from these stores:

Apple Appstore

Google Play

Amazon Appstore for Android

Windows Phone Marketplace

Blackberry App World

Any comments are welcome.


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Cliff Mellangard 3DEGS
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2012 17:44
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Nice game and congrats on winning

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DVader
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2012 17:52
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Congrats on winning! That looks a smart little game. I'm sure a lot of puzzle fans will download it. Nice twist on the game style!

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baxslash
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Posted: 24th Oct 2012 11:31
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Really nice game, great work!


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Kendor
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Posted: 26th Oct 2012 16:17
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Thanks guys! As an update, Smirkers is now also available for the Playbook in the Blackberry App World.


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Kendor
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Posted: 4th Feb 2013 14:16
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After being rejected (due to the all apps button not generating a response ) and updated to beta 8, Smirkers is now available on the Apple App store.

Noticed also that there was a drastic decrease in performance from v1.067 to v1.08, even modifying the code to render only 2D (especially when there are sprites taking the full screen e.g. background image).


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Posted: 4th Feb 2013 14:23
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Have you tried turning transparency off for fullscreen sprites?


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Kendor
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Posted: 9th Feb 2013 11:19 Edited at: 9th Feb 2013 11:22
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Thanks baxslash. Got some time to test the transparency, and by just disabling transparency for the fullscreen sprite (menu background), it went from 29 fps to 54 fps on an iPhone 4.

Tried to remove all the transparencies and got a solid 60 fps, but now it looks like this :




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Cliff Mellangard 3DEGS
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Posted: 9th Feb 2013 19:52 Edited at: 9th Feb 2013 19:54
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Turning off the transparency will only have great effect on large sprites like the one used for the background.

Do you sync it manually like this ?

update(0)
Render2DFront()
swap()

This is the fastest way to sync 2d in agk.

You should try to delete the shapes on all sprites that dont nead them like background and sprites that dont nead collision checks.

You could also try to disable the clear color screen command.


Cheers.

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Posted: 10th Mar 2013 23:47 Edited at: 10th Mar 2013 23:48
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@Cliff Mellangard 3DEGS
That's what I am currently using. Clear screen is enabled because it's faster than a fullscreen sprite and the clear screen disabled.


In the meantime, I've received an email from Blackberry (ex RIM) stating:
"Many thanks to you for making the launch of BlackBerry 10 such a success. In appreciation for all your dedication and hard work we are pleased to send you a Crystal BlackBerry®."

I haven't tested Smirkers on the BlackBerry 10 but they tested it and it works. Anyway, fast forward 1 week, and this is what I've got:



It's pretty cool!

Would have preferred an actual device but I am happy with it on my desk


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Congrats !
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Digital Awakening
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Posted: 11th Mar 2013 11:27
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That's pretty cool, I want one

Nice looking game btw. Not my type of game but it looks solid.


Demo 3 is out now!
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Congrats! Im still hoping to get a Crystal BlackBerry email. I got an email about the Dev Alpha C and Z10 Limited edition, but I really want that Crystal BlackBerry!
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Cliff Mellangard 3DEGS
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Posted: 16th Mar 2013 10:24
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Looks sweet and the next agk update will fix a toon of errors so we have to wait and see

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