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epaga
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About epaga
iOS developer by night
https://silentshark.app - Tactical map-based WW2 submarine simulator for iOS, Android, Mac, PC, Linux, Web
https://smoothtrack.app - VR-style head tracking app (iOS + Android) for PC sim games. Replaces the need for a $150+ TrackIR system.
https://mindscopeapp.com - Text canvas outliner, thought organizer (macOS, iOS)
http://appstore.com/johngoering - other apps
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Nearing the release of my first game ever - Silent Shark, a tactical, map-based WW2 submarine sim releasing this Wednesday on PC, Mac, and Linux! I'm at about 17,000 wishlists on S…
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Comment #49181353
Such a beautiful tribute. You get such a sense of his urgency at really wanting as many as possible to understand how precious and wonderful this woman was to him.
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Comment #48539419
Thanks so much! It's been an absolute blast to create and tweak.
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Comment #48537409
Continue work on my map-based WW2 Pacific submarine sim Silent Shark https://silentshark.app - I just added lifeguarding missions and am going to do my first ever "developer broadc…
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Comment #48514265
If you look at the trajectory of your stance, do you think you might reach "Uh-oh this is doing just as good a job as I can do in a much shorter time?" within the next year? I feel…
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Comment #48371023
Yes indeed - ARCore on Android, ARKit on iPhone - AR optimizations are crazy good.
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Comment #48370909
Hey! Thanks for recommending this!! That’s my app. :) pushing the tracking work off to the phone is helpful for freeing up resources on the computer.
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Comment #48290288
My teenage son has held multiple LAN parties this past year at our house. They are far from dead, just maybe not quite as widespread as they used to be when I was his age.
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Comment #48250187
If you join our Discord and ping me there, I can add you to TestFlight for beta testing the App Store version!
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Comment #48239203
Thanks so much for the kind words! > How long did it take you? It's taken about 3 months of my spare time (some evenings and a few weekend afternoons) so far. > Is any of it vibe-c…
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Comment #48238916
Found the setting and fixed that.
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Comment #48238910
Optimized to webp. Thanks again!
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Comment #48229019
Whoops thank you! Will optimize soon.
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Comment #48229009
Note that the periscope has an expand button to make the view bigger (though if you are on your phone there’s not much more for it grow)
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Comment #48224598
Primarily because I always loved those pieces growing up, it was my first real exposure to classical music. :) (And another reason is that it was a simple way to get some stirring …
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Comment #48224515
Loved this idea, so I put it in the game. Check it out and tell me what you think. :)
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Comment #48223760
Thanks! I noticed that, too and will be getting it set straight. Still learning the Steamworks ropes, it's a colossal administrative tool.
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Comment #48220903
I super appreciate this feedback and don't at all take it as overly negative. I have gone back and forth on whether to describe how to use the tools or instead to explain goals. I …
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Comment #48220872
Great feedback, thanks - and I'll think about a good way to let you just dismiss the tutorial text entirely...
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Comment #48220728
Whoops, that is a debug functionality that I accidentally left in. Thanks, fixed!
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Comment #48219018
Thanks - yeah this is a tricky problem since on the one hand I don't want to frustrate users not being able to pause/unpause but on the other hand I need to not let them unpause to…