WHAT IS SHIFTS? Shifts is a turn-based strategy game set in a desolate universe. You play the Captain of a ship fleeing a dying Earth. Lost in space with the last five humans in the entire universe, its up to you to guide them through the stars. Find habitable planets and colonize them with creation engines before your nanovirus-infected Arkship self-destructs. With strategy and luck you'll find a new home for humanity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=RWlZ-nf-f04 MAN-UP, WISE-UP TACTICS Chances are, space will get you killed. Make smart tactical decisions and you just might save the human race. Play recklessly and humanity dies with you. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CRAZINESS Your ship's artificial intelligence just might go insane. The thruster reactors leak and the hull is cracking from the stress of intergalactic flight. Your robots need constant maintenance, and pesky nanobots are trying to corrupt the creation engines and break the ship apart. Manage your resources carefully or there's no tomorrow. SYMBIOTIC CREW = SUPER POWERS Every member of your crew has been engineered to give the arkship a special power. Activate those powers by connecting crew to the ship's artificial intelligence (interfacing). YOU'RE ON SHIFT! Assign non-interfaced crew to shifts. Every crew member is armed with a different speciality to deal with the arkship's growing list of problems. Decide who's on shift and when to keep the arkship from falling apart. But be warned, your symbiotic crew members will grow fatigued if you keep them from interfacing with the artificial intelligence for too long. RANDOM MAP GOODNESS Look, space is a very big place. There's no reason to play (or die) in the same place twice. WEBPAGES AND OTHER LINKS Threadbare games page: http://threadbaregames.com/ Book of Faces: https://www.facebook.com/threadbaregames https://www.facebook.com/shiftsthegame Twitter https://twitter.com/ThreadbareGames
Adding Appinfo... https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shifts/id583207840?mt=8 Shifts: A survival strategy game in space Threadbare Games Save the human race from extinction by colonizing new worlds following the destruction of Earth. Choose your crew, assig… Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsSave the human race from extinction by colonizing new worlds following the destruction of Earth. Choose your crew, assign their shifts, explore the galaxy, and save humanity! PLEASE NOTE! Shifts is completely free to play, however additional officers can also be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Reviews: -“Everything I want an iOS solitaire board game to be: well-themed, strategic, and infinitely replayable” 4/5 Pocket Tactics - “The graphics and music are top notch and I look forward to seeing what other games Threadbare Games will be bringing us in the future.” 4.5/5 Appreviewcentral.net - “The difficulty sweet spot between impossible and theoretically possible; blissful panic” Macworld.co.uk - ”A very good 1-person pick-and-play board game for iPad.” 4/5 Whatsoniphone.com Features: - MAN-UP, WISE-UP TACTICS Make smart tactical decisions and save the human race. Play recklessly and humanity dies with you. - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CRAZINESS Manage your resources carefully or there’s no tomorrow. - SYMBIOTIC CREW = SUPER POWERS Every member of your crew has been engineered to give the arkship a special power. - YOU’RE ON SHIFT! Assign non-interfaced crew to shifts. Every crew member is armed with a different speciality. Decide who’s on shift and when to keep the arkship from falling apart. - RANDOM MAP GOODNESS There’s no reason to play (or die) in the same place twice. - UNIQUE POINT SYSTEM Get scored on everything you do. - GAMECENTER LEADERBOARDS For the competitor in everyone. Information Seller:Threadbare Games Genre:Simulation, Strategy Release:Dec 28, 2012 Updated:May 15, 2014 Version:1.4.8 Size:63.3 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (4) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal ThreadbareConnor Well-Known Member Jun 7, 2013 177 0 0 Associate Producer Oakland, CA http://www.threadbaregames.com/ #3 ThreadbareConnor, Dec 5, 2013 Thanks! Connector Well-Known Member May 6, 2012 15,512 1 0 In the Chatroom http://thechatroom.freeforums.net/ #4 Connector, Dec 5, 2013 Cool fun, well worth the time to download. Nocteris Member May 18, 2013 12 0 0 #5 Nocteris, Dec 6, 2013 iPad only. =( Andre Well-Known Member Apr 11, 2012 3,643 2 38 #6 Andre, Dec 6, 2013 Thanks. ThreadbareConnor Well-Known Member Jun 7, 2013 177 0 0 Associate Producer Oakland, CA http://www.threadbaregames.com/ #7 ThreadbareConnor, Dec 6, 2013 We just started developing in Unity . More to come. ludka33 Well-Known Member Jan 12, 2013 217 0 16 #8 ludka33, Dec 7, 2013 I'm getting an Ipad for Christmas. Can I download this now and install it later? Looks awesome. nkarafo Well-Known Member Mar 2, 2011 864 14 18 #9 nkarafo, Dec 7, 2013 Yes you can, I actually done it myself before ever getting an ipad and when I had one, I found that I have downloaded some free games that were for ipad or were universal and I have forgotten about all these. chapel07 Well-Known Member Jan 3, 2012 451 0 0 #10 chapel07, Dec 7, 2013 F2P according to app description? Should this be here? Greyskull Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2009 5,587 1 38 Photographer/Social Sciences adjunct/sweet sweet l Fort Lauderdale #11 Greyskull, Dec 8, 2013 Well-this WAS a premium game. I'll be pissed if that has changed. ThreadbareConnor Well-Known Member Jun 7, 2013 177 0 0 Associate Producer Oakland, CA http://www.threadbaregames.com/ #12 ThreadbareConnor, Dec 9, 2013 Last edited: Dec 9, 2013 The game used to be 1.99. We just changed it to free-to-play in the app store a few days ago. Now, the core game is free with expansion content for sale in-app. There are no consumable in app purchases. Anything you spend money on will be permanently linked to your account. Drummerboycroy Well-Known Member Apr 2, 2012 4,172 0 36 Clinician Maine! #13 Drummerboycroy, Dec 9, 2013 So if I'm reading this right, the only real change is that something that used to cost money is now free, while content that was paid anyway is now still paid? I guess I'm asking if the "expansion content" was always paid? DBC Greyskull Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2009 5,587 1 38 Photographer/Social Sciences adjunct/sweet sweet l Fort Lauderdale #14 Greyskull, Dec 9, 2013 There was no expansion content. I assume everything that was included in the paid game is free, correct? And the game hasn't been "re-balanced" for the new content...correct? ryansumo Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2012 104 0 16 Freelance artist Manila http://ryansumo.blogspot.com/ #15 ryansumo, Dec 10, 2013 very interesting. Sort of reminds me of the idea behind star command. Tommet Well-Known Member Apr 5, 2011 357 1 0 #16 Tommet, Dec 10, 2013 Does not launch for me. iPad mini 2, iOS 7. lyace21 Well-Known Member Oct 24, 2012 183 0 0 #17 lyace21, Dec 10, 2013 Any chance of a universal version, I dont have an iPad :s Greyskull Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2009 5,587 1 38 Photographer/Social Sciences adjunct/sweet sweet l Fort Lauderdale #18 Greyskull, Dec 10, 2013 Anyone who owned this when it was paid-has anything been nerfed? ThreadbareConnor Well-Known Member Jun 7, 2013 177 0 0 Associate Producer Oakland, CA http://www.threadbaregames.com/ #19 ThreadbareConnor, Dec 10, 2013 Dev response No the old officers have not been hit with the Nerf Hammer or the Buff Cannon and, we plan on leaving them untouched. Regarding the new officers, we wanted to see what people thought before balancing them. Feedback is appreciated and will be taken into account. Thanks for the heads up. We are looking into it. We have recently started using Unity and we would like to launch on every platform we can. Stay tuned HERE Nope the core game is the same Shifts you know and love I hope that helps, if you have any more questions or feedback feel free to post it here. I am monitoring this thread closely. ryansumo Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2012 104 0 16 Freelance artist Manila http://ryansumo.blogspot.com/ #20 ryansumo, Dec 11, 2013 I really do like the game, though I would personally have a deeper tutorial and maybe a reworked UI. Although sometimes that's part of the fun, I do think that may be keeping this from being a much more successful game. Good luck! (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Yes you can, I actually done it myself before ever getting an ipad and when I had one, I found that I have downloaded some free games that were for ipad or were universal and I have forgotten about all these.
The game used to be 1.99. We just changed it to free-to-play in the app store a few days ago. Now, the core game is free with expansion content for sale in-app. There are no consumable in app purchases. Anything you spend money on will be permanently linked to your account.
So if I'm reading this right, the only real change is that something that used to cost money is now free, while content that was paid anyway is now still paid? I guess I'm asking if the "expansion content" was always paid? DBC
There was no expansion content. I assume everything that was included in the paid game is free, correct? And the game hasn't been "re-balanced" for the new content...correct?
Dev response No the old officers have not been hit with the Nerf Hammer or the Buff Cannon and, we plan on leaving them untouched. Regarding the new officers, we wanted to see what people thought before balancing them. Feedback is appreciated and will be taken into account. Thanks for the heads up. We are looking into it. We have recently started using Unity and we would like to launch on every platform we can. Stay tuned HERE Nope the core game is the same Shifts you know and love I hope that helps, if you have any more questions or feedback feel free to post it here. I am monitoring this thread closely.
I really do like the game, though I would personally have a deeper tutorial and maybe a reworked UI. Although sometimes that's part of the fun, I do think that may be keeping this from being a much more successful game. Good luck!
