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  1. Black Ops

    Black Ops Well-Known Member

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    Hello All

    Added one question to Form #1 based on early feedback. We just want your opinion on the background graphics. On older devices this may be stretching the RAM and causing some instability. We are looking into it.

    If you have already filled out the form you dont have to answer it(But I think you guys can edit and resubmit you answers if you find anything or solve something yourself).

    Also have a report of the game hating airplane mode. If anyone else has this issue or can test it, it would be appreciated.

    Developers Notes from today:

    Games were finishing after first round on the server due to some changes in mysql database config that was out of our hands, we changed the code to get around this issue, hopefully every future such event will be fixed as well automatically.

    Fixed vs world starting single player instead sometimes as well

    Finishing some minor changes to lan games and bringing in letters and scoring values for different languages.

    Working on Adding Ranking to vs World between rounds and end of game so you know where you stand each round.
    Editor Note: I will be extensively testing to see if last place is working properly...

    Enjoy your weekends!
    Joe
     
  2. KennyK

    KennyK Well-Known Member

    It's fine now. It just took a while for the game to load, I guess I'm not very patient :)
     
  3. skeblik

    skeblik Well-Known Member

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    On my form I said that the background graphics were pretty annoying and distracting, but they don't seem to cause performance issues.
     
  4. KennyK

    KennyK Well-Known Member

    In contrast, I didn't mind them at all. Perhaps an option to keep/remove the background graphics?
     
  5. picohero

    picohero Well-Known Member

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    I think the background is hard on the RAM. An option to turn it off would do wonders
     
  6. skeblik

    skeblik Well-Known Member

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    For older devices, maybe it affects the ram, but on iPod 4 it doesn't for sure. And yes, a way to turn it on/off would be fantastic.
     
  7. saiyukialex

    saiyukialex Well-Known Member

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    Where's the form?
     
  8. picohero

    picohero Well-Known Member

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    The game is leggy and crashing a ton on my iPod 4, to the point it's unplayable. According to my crash logs it's RAM memory crash :/
     
  9. Pocketnova

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    Just filled out the form!
     
  10. dreadnok

    dreadnok Well-Known Member

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    I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum I'm ou
    No problems on my IPad 2 pretty solid game
     
  11. Pocketnova

    Pocketnova Well-Known Member

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    Hi, quick bug report. While playing hot seat, the double point letter continued to move around the bored. The game was still playable, but was very annoying. Email me, and I can send a picture.
     
  12. ThisIsAUsername

    ThisIsAUsername Well-Known Member

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    Seems to have screwed up my game center - says ***Sandbox*** and wants me to create a new account; nothing seems to be able to connect to my old account.

    Is this Testflight (the profile) or the game?
     
  13. Pocketnova

    Pocketnova Well-Known Member

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    Sandbox is the gamecenter for games in beta. It will NOT effect your real account by creating a new one with the same info. Just make sure to do it inside the app when it asks.
     
  14. Black Ops

    Black Ops Well-Known Member

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    This might also account for some of the issues some people are experiencing with RAM and crashing. If GC is trying to connect in the background all the time it is going to effect performance.

    Creating a sandbox GC account just lets you test GC features in beta games without using your real GC profile.
     
  15. skeblik

    skeblik Well-Known Member

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    Hmmm.... Well I had everything running in the background quit, and I had just restarted the iPod. It could also maybe have something to do with what iOS you're running. I couldn't even install the game until I upgraded to iOS 6.
     
  16. dreadnok

    dreadnok Well-Known Member

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    I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum I'm ou
    I always has a ton of apps running in the background and so far all clear on ipad2
     
  17. picohero

    picohero Well-Known Member

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    #77 picohero, Mar 16, 2013
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    I quit everything running in the background and restarted my iPod also. I'm also running iOS 6.1

    EDIT: I finally got to play it! I'll resubmit the form after I play it for a while :)
     
  18. KennyK

    KennyK Well-Known Member

    You should've been sent an email if you applied.
     
  19. picohero

    picohero Well-Known Member

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    I PMed him the link, he should be good
     
  20. TRB4

    TRB4 Well-Known Member

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    I am trying to access the Google Doc form, but it keeps telling me access denied. I clicked the request access button. Do I just need to wait a while until I am granted access? Do I need to PM you my google account email address?
     

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