Zaccharia for Android: Initial Release Discussion

[Snorzel]

I am going to try to use a program called bluestacks to run Zaccaria on a PC. I found some info on using a gamepad with android games in bluestack. If anyone has experience with this or can offer any advice otherwise that would be great. I will start on this and let you all know if it works

 

[Baron Rubik]

I am going to try to use a program called bluestacks to run Zaccaria on a PC. I found some info on using a gamepad with android games in bluestack. If anyone has experience with this or can offer any advice otherwise that would be great. I will start on this and let you all know if it works

You can use a game pad with Zaccaria directly through your Android device if rooted and the owner of a PS3 gamepad.
'Sixaxis'. Won't do analogue nudge, but will give you digital, and analogue plunge if set up correctly. At least until if gamepad support is added.

 

[jaredmorgs]

Just tipped off Android Police using http://www.androidpolice.com/contact/

Let's drive some dollars towards ASK.

Don't forget to leave a honest review on the game. Review ratings drive up the game rank on Google Play.

 

[74-89]

Gold membership purchased. I like it!

 

[Snorzel]

You can use a game pad with Zaccaria directly through your Android device if rooted and the owner of a PS3 gamepad.
'Sixaxis'. Won't do analogue nudge, but will give you digital, and analogue plunge if set up correctly. At least until if gamepad support is added.

Looks like this is the route Im going to have to go. Bluestacks is not compatible with Zaccaria or the game my girl likes Robot Unicorn Attack 2. Any advice on rooting a s3 tablet?

 

[The loafer]

If I understood correctly, a friend of mine ran the Zaccaria app through bluestacks and it seems some of the assets don't blow up well on a large TV (jaggies and low res textures). We need to remember ASK are targeting small screen (less than 12 inches) mobile devices.

 

[Snorzel]

If I understood correctly, a friend of mine ran the Zaccaria app through bluestacks and it seems some of the assets don't blow up well on a large TV (jaggies and low res textures). We need to remember ASK are targeting small screen (less than 12 inches) mobile devices.

The game look amazing on my 54" using an ios to hdmi adapter and icade mobile. The game is playing so much better on my girls tablet Im dying to get a controller set up and the appropriate adapter

 

[74-89]

Dunno if this is a bug or not. Clicked on Devil Riders and it crashed the app - once reopened, all the "free play" icons are back. In-App Restore does nothing, and an offer to buy gold membership also brings no results. Am I out of luck or what? Can't spend any more time on this now, have to go to bed. Running Android 4.3 on a Samsung Galaxy S4.

 

[jaredmorgs]

Hot Tip: If you own a Shield Tablet with OS 2.2 on it (Android 5.0.1), the NVidia Gamepad Mapper will let you assign buttons to touch zones.

For the record, this wasn't possible last time I tried the gamepad mapper. I think NVidia have basically made it like SixAxis Touch Emulation, but without root.

I was able to put the [LS] and [RS] buttons in the flip zone. The [RS] button plunges the ball. I will need to put in some time tonight to try and map some swipe movements to emulate swipe tilting.

Once I get that sorted, I'll share the config. Hopefully it will be short lived and no one will need to map their own because native controller support will be implemented.

 

[Baron Rubik]

Just tipped off Android Police using http://www.androidpolice.com/contact/

Let's drive some dollars towards ASK.

Don't forget to leave a honest review on the game. Review ratings drive up the game rank on Google Play.

I put a post up on the Zen Android forum yesterday trying to do the same.

 

[Heretic]

glad to hear it lads, the effort out into the product is obvious to see even if its not perfect ....yet!

 

[jaredmorgs]

I put a post up on the Zen Android forum yesterday trying to do the same.

Saw that. Good work!

 

[Zsolt]

Immersive mode and iCade support will be implemented by the next update.

 

[Zsolt]

Bug: On Circus after the ball enters the centre bonus kickout hole, it doesn't get kicked out and you can't play on.

Thanks for your feedback. It will be fixed in the next update.

 

[Baron Rubik]

Moga software development kit, which gives Native Bluetooth controller support, is available for Android here if it helps...
http://www.mogaanywhere.com/developers/download-page/

Thanks again for the port Zsolt.

 

[Baron Rubik]

Immersive mode - developer info here...
https://developer.android.com/training/system-ui/immersive.html

 

[jaredmorgs]

Moga software development kit, which gives Native Bluetooth controller support, is available for Android here if it helps...
http://www.mogaanywhere.com/developers/download-page/

Thanks again for the port Zsolt.

Implementing this API will also feature Zaccaria in the NVIDIA Shield Hub app.

That's bonus free advertising that both Zen and FarSight are enjoying at the moment.

 

[Zsolt]

Dunno if this is a bug or not. Clicked on Devil Riders and it crashed the app - once reopened, all the "free play" icons are back. In-App Restore does nothing, and an offer to buy gold membership also brings no results. Am I out of luck or what? Can't spend any more time on this now, have to go to bed. Running Android 4.3 on a Samsung Galaxy S4.

Sorry to hear this! In-app restore button stays in the game by accidentally and will be removed by the next update. In-app purchase restore/checking is an automatic function and handled by Google. It seems like your purchase was successful once because the app got checking data from Google and gave you content of that in-app. In theory you already have that in-app that's why you can't purchase it again. The app verifies in-app status at every start. I don't know why you haven't gotten the correct data. Maybe you should try to restart your device.

 

[Jeff Strong]

Great to see the android port is here. Enjoy fellas.

 

[jaredmorgs]

Great to see the android port is here. Enjoy fellas.

Now I've mapped controllers commands to the touchscreen zones, it's going *very* well.