Zaccharia for Android: Initial Release Discussion

[xAzatothx]

great news this is now available. Well done to all involved.

only had a quick couple of games on free play - need to check it out properly after work.

1) when an achievement is awarded the game gets real choppy whilst it communicates to Google Play server and displays achievement on screen. Anyone else get this?
2) I've had a few games on devil riders where the flippers stop responding.

2012 nexus getting very slow now. Going to do a factory reset to try and bring it back to life

 

[SilverBalls]

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

Excellent news if you can support iCade. Also some people use an Xbox controller connected via a USB port with a USB host cable on Android tablet to play Pinball Arcade, Zen, and Revenge of Rob-o-bot. There was no in-app config last time I used it, it just worked.

Incidentally Rob-o-bot also works with normal keyboard connected to USB port of Android - it uses arrow keys here.

 

[Baron Rubik]

2012 nexus getting very slow now. Going to do a factory reset to try and bring it back to life

I reflashed my N7-2012 back to running KK a couple of weeks ago. It didn't like LP.
Zaccaria runs great on it though.

 

[SilverBalls]

I reflashed my N7-2012 back to running KK a couple of weeks ago. It didn't like LP.
Zaccaria runs great on it though.

Good news about Zac. My Nexus 7 2012 4.4.4 runs really smooth even with MetalFX on, but I did need to disable the background room, and glass reflections to get super smooth play. It seems to be the arcade room is the performance hitter but tbh for me it looks better off anyhow. Perf was also impacted before I made the Gold purchase - prob the ad banner.

 

[Jeff Strong]

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

Looking forward to your full report on the next cast.

 

[SilverBalls]

Loving the night mode in this game

 

[Heretic]

personally zac for me is a droo target dream and the sfx are lovely, i wonder why tpa has nutered tame sounds tbh for me the audio sfx realky adds to the experience, playing vp the last couole of days ive loved thr ball sound. no offical app comes close to that.

 

[Baron Rubik]

personally zac for me is a droo target dream and the sfx are lovely, i wonder why tpa has nutered tame sounds tbh for me the audio sfx realky adds to the experience, playing vp the last couole of days ive loved thr ball sound. no offical app comes close to that.

I love the 80's synthesised speech.
I grew up gaming on a ZX Spectrum, playing games like International Karate, remember hearing "Fight" and thinking Wow.

Can't get enough of drop targets too.

 

[SilverBalls]

I have a drop target thing as well.

Agree about the sounds. It is what VP and the this Zacc app do so well. Totally transforms the game into a totally immersive experience.

The in-game pub sounds a bit rowdy, sometimes I leave the volume of that turned up if I have a beer on the table to get the full experience

 

[74-89]

I wonder which physics engine you guys have, the very last one doesn't do justice. And in case you Androids have missed it, a brandnew engine is on the way!

Must be the new engine. And I gotta say it far surpasses any of the old iOS playing experiences. It's like the first physics overhaul except with better aiming, plunging, etc. I can't imagine anyone getting this and not enjoying the hell out of it.

Has more plunger textures missing than before. Blackbelt, Hot Wheels, Shooting The Rapids, Earth Wind Fire, and Clown all have wrong-looking plungers now.

For me at least, if the app crashes it resets to an unpurchased version and my device must be restarted with wi-fi activated and enabled in order to set it right again. Might be a Google Play glitch or something to do with my device. At the moment I'm afraid to click on the Devil Riders icon again, although another table also did it to me - I think it was Circus, which normally works fine. I'll investigate this issue further when I have more time.

 

[night]

Must be the new engine. And I gotta say it far surpasses any of the old iOS playing experiences. It's like the first physics overhaul except with better aiming, plunging, etc. I can't imagine anyone getting this and not enjoying the hell out of it.

What? After all this time of beta testings we iOS-veterans have to wait for the new physics?! I protest!
Great to hear it works well, can't whait to check this out.

 

[IGoFirstIndy]

What? After all this time of beta testings we iOS-veterans have to wait for the new physics?! I protest!
Great to hear it works well, can't whait to check this out.

Sweet! i'm ready to jump back into the world of Zaccs!

 

[Flipper bump]

 

[Flipper bump]

Those physics posts.. they sound like music to my ears !!!

 

[superballs]

I'm really liking the free version so far, I can't wait to be able to get Gold version.

Does shake nudging work from side to side or just for upward nudging? I'm getting used to swipe nudging, it's not too bad, but I really like shake nudging.

 

[74-89]

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.

App crashing was a separate issue... my device was probably overheating from all the excitement. All of the tables are stable.

The major issue here for me seems to be the need to be online anytime I open the app. If I close it by exiting or if I turn off my device, I can't restart Zacc without being online or it reverts to the free version. Is that usual with Google Play or is it something I'm doing wrong? Should I try reinstalling the app? Any ideas might be of help and would be appreciated.

 

[74-89]

Can someone please confirm - plungers look wrong on the following tables: Blackbelt, Hot Wheels, Shooting The Rapids, Earth Wind Fire, Clown. Set to dark room and the plunger appears to be made of illuminated bright white light... Anyone?

Spooky - could be a bug or just blessed relief: music stops when first ball drains during Game Time Bonus.

 

[Zsolt]

Can someone please confirm - plungers look wrong on the following tables: Blackbelt, Hot Wheels, Shooting The Rapids, Earth Wind Fire, Clown. Set to dark room and the plunger appears to be made of illuminated bright white light... Anyone?

All of them will be fixed as soon as all the tables got the newly rendered lights.

Spooky - could be a bug or just blessed relief: music stops when first ball drains during Game Time Bonus.

Thanks, it will be fixed in the next update!

 

[jaredmorgs]

2012 nexus getting very slow now. Going to do a factory reset to try and bring it back to life

It makes a surprising difference to performance. Also swipe out all the other open apps in the Overview (used to be called Recents) Android menu (the square button in the system bar).

 

[jaredmorgs]

Looking forward to your full report on the next cast.

Oh, yeah baby!