Is this another Frog Fractions?
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Show HN: Math Attack – My side project of 3 years
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Re: Show HN: Math Attack – My side project of 3 years
#22Neat! I've never used unity, which bits did it provide for you? The missile tracking looks pretty cool for example, was that available from the library?
Re: Show HN: Math Attack – My side project of 3 years
#23Hey everyone! I've been working on this game for about 3 years in my spare time. It's a simple puzzle game utilizing arithmetic operators. I made it using Unity3D. All the visual assets are made from scratch and the sound effects come from various free sound effect sites. Although the idea is simple I've put a lot of effort into it to make it look polished. For example there is a day/night cycle which serves no other…
Your game looks very nice, but I'm not a big fan of ads. Is there a way to pay a premium for an ad free version?
I can maybe add a "Remove Ads" IAP. This is such a niche game I didn't think anyone would be willing to pay for it. Also if you sell the game or offer IAPs you have to get into some sort of merchant agreement with Google, I don't quite know how that works.
But I'll work on it. Thanks for the feedback!
Re: Show HN: Math Attack – My side project of 3 years
#24Just downloaded and played. Nice, fun. Easy tasks but that provoke an anxiety that makes it harder.
I would change something on the onboarding. I had no idea what to do when I started playing. The tips and numbers highlighting are good, but before that a short text or visual explanation that I must create the equation which result is the falling bomb would help a lot.
Re: Show HN: Math Attack – My side project of 3 years
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
Your game looks very nice, but I'm not a big fan of ads. Is there a way to pay a premium for an ad free version?
I can maybe add a "Remove Ads" IAP. This is such a niche game I didn't think anyone would be willing to pay for it. Also if you sell the game or offer IAPs you have to get into some sort of merchant agreement with Google, I don't quite know how that works. But I'll work on it. Thanks for the feedback!
I look forward to buying it -- always looking for good/educational apps that both my kids and I can enjoy together.
Re: Show HN: Math Attack – My side project of 3 years
#26Neat! I've never used unity, which bits did it provide for you? The missile tracking looks pretty cool for example, was that available from the library?
Unity provides all the low level engine stuff. Both the missile and the falling bomb are GameObjects in Unity jargon. They have positions as Vector3 types. I get them both and get the difference vector. Then according to the magnitude of that, I add acceleration to the rocket and so on...
The trail of the rockets and the smoke they produce are particle creators provided by Unity. You provide the sprites and tweak settings.
It is possible to find add-ons for unity in it's built in asset store to do most of the things but I haven't used it. Except for Google AdMob integration.
Re: Show HN: Math Attack – My side project of 3 years
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Your game looks very nice, but I'm not a big fan of ads. Is there a way to pay a premium for an ad free version?
I can maybe add a "Remove Ads" IAP. This is such a niche game I didn't think anyone would be willing to pay for it. Also if you sell the game or offer IAPs you have to get into some sort of merchant agreement with Google, I don't quite know how that works. But I'll work on it. Thanks for the feedback!
I would also recommend a paid version without the ads. I had never saw a full screen mobile ad before. I was quite annoyed and surprised with that.
Re: Show HN: Math Attack – My side project of 3 years
#28Just downloaded and played. Nice, fun. Easy tasks but that provoke an anxiety that makes it harder. I would change something on the onboarding. I had no idea what to do when I started playing. The tips and numbers highlighting are good, but before that a short text or visual explanation that I must create the equation which result is the falling bomb would help a lot.
This is what I'm imagining:
After the first balloon is in view, the game is paused. It says "Assemble the equation by pressing on the operation and the numbers." And an animation of a pixel-art thumb coming down on the buttons in a sort of gif-loop until you complete the tutorial.
How does that sound?
Re: Show HN: Math Attack – My side project of 3 years
#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Your game looks very nice, but I'm not a big fan of ads. Is there a way to pay a premium for an ad free version?
I can maybe add a "Remove Ads" IAP. This is such a niche game I didn't think anyone would be willing to pay for it. Also if you sell the game or offer IAPs you have to get into some sort of merchant agreement with Google, I don't quite know how that works. But I'll work on it. Thanks for the feedback!
It may be worth noting that some parents wont let their kids play games with ads.
There are two good reasons that I can think of for this:
1. The content of some ads can be inappropriate, even in children's games.
2. Fear that an ad will lead to a purchase of some kind.
I think an IAP would be a good solution for you.
Re: Show HN: Math Attack – My side project of 3 years
#30Is this another Frog Fractions?
http://gcompris.net has a fine collection of puzzle games for learning.