v1.0.1 with sound effects fix + improved controls is out! Just like the title says. If you like Desert Golfing but wished you could blow up the landscape, then check out TankFinity. TankFinity Nitzan Wilnai Scorched earth meets Desert Golfing as you fire shots at castles along a randomly generated landscape. Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsScorched earth meets Desert Golfing as you fire shots at castles along a randomly generated landscape. Information Seller:Nitzan Wilnai Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Jan 31, 2016 Updated:Feb 21, 2021 Version:1.2 Size:73.3 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (2) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal * remember, just like in desert golfing, you can drag from anywhere on the screen to take a shot! FiloMJ Well-Known Member May 16, 2015 1,407 22 38 Male #2 FiloMJ, Feb 1, 2016 Seriously, controls aren't working... Unplayable by now. Nitzan Well-Known Member Nov 10, 2008 253 0 0 #3 Nitzan, Feb 1, 2016 What problem are you seeing? What is your device / os? FiloMJ Well-Known Member May 16, 2015 1,407 22 38 Male #4 FiloMJ, Feb 2, 2016 TankFinity - Scorched Earth meets Desert Golfing iPhone 5S, iOS 9.2. I Try to explain: If i put my finger on The screen it would put me up The direction of The shot. Well This line goes backwords respect The direction of my finger. You can't shot forward. So it's just unplayable by now. I don't know if i've explained myself well... Nitzan Well-Known Member Nov 10, 2008 253 0 0 #5 Nitzan, Feb 2, 2016 You need to pull back to fire, just like in Desert Golfing, Angry Birds, etc... FiloMJ Well-Known Member May 16, 2015 1,407 22 38 Male #6 FiloMJ, Feb 2, 2016 But there is no space beyond The tank... Anyone else tried it? Boardumb Administrator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Apr 14, 2009 8,964 880 113 THE BOSS Sacramento, CA #7 Boardumb, Feb 3, 2016 I'm not having any problems. Are you not pulling BACK? Aka touching anywhere on the screen and dragging to the left? Anyway, this game is rad. fabianb Well-Known Member Nov 1, 2014 1,009 0 36 #8 fabianb, Feb 3, 2016 Last edited: Feb 3, 2016 I don't have the game, but maby you can start swiping anywhere on the screen from right to left? You can also play this on it's own website: http://tankfinity.com/play/ Guise Well-Known Member Jul 10, 2009 2,027 14 38 #9 Guise, Feb 3, 2016 Just noticed this thread. My enthusiasm for Desert Golfing is well-documented. Looking forward to trying this out soon. slamraman Well-Known Member Patreon Gold Aug 27, 2011 2,511 8 38 #10 slamraman, Feb 3, 2016 Damn!! I wish my Game Center worked. If even one person can assure me that this isn't just a Desert Golfing rip-off then I'm in though. Guise Well-Known Member Jul 10, 2009 2,027 14 38 #11 Guise, Feb 3, 2016 My two cents: the concept for this is pretty cool (crossing Desert Golfing with stuff blowing up). The controls and physics are solid, if not as smooth and perfect-seeming as DG. I may be biased since I'm so used to the feel of DG. One weird feature is that if your shot hits the top of the game screen, it 'sticks' to it and slides offscreen rather than disappearing and reappearing. There also aren't any sound effects, as far as I can tell. A successful shot and ensuing explosion of the base would benefit greatly from some blowing up noises. The main issue is the way TankFinity diverges from DG when it comes to shots. It does away with repositioning your tank/golf ball to where your previous shot landed. This is obviously necessary conceptually, since a tank wouldn't reposition itself to the crater it just created. But the effect is that you have to make a 'perfect' shot from the starting position to blow up the base and advance to the next screen. It removes one of the main pleasures of DG, which is the way the physics work and how the ball interacts with the landscape. Hopefully the above makes some sort of sense. As mentioned, others might like this more if they're not as conditioned as I am to DG's controls, physics, or mechanics. It's a neat idea but probably won't have the staying power (for me) of the immortal Desert Golfing. slamraman Well-Known Member Patreon Gold Aug 27, 2011 2,511 8 38 #12 slamraman, Feb 4, 2016 It's the lack of sound that stood out for me. I had to load up another App to check that my device wasn't muted. Although Desert Golfing didn't have much sound what it did have was perfect. Some really subtle sounds here would really add to it. I also couldn't stop a shot once I'd started aiming to take aim again - apologies if I'm not putting this well, but I always thought of DG a bit like snooker where sometimes I'd take aim and then put the aim back by reversing by backstroke on the screen so it disappeared and I could then take my finger off the screen to rethink my upcoming shot through - if I try and do it here by tank still fires - this may be user error though as I only tried twice. Completely agree with Guise though and it's just missing that little bit of je ne sais quois that makes Desert Golfing as close to perfection as I'll ever witness on my phone. Nitzan Well-Known Member Nov 10, 2008 253 0 0 #13 Nitzan, Feb 4, 2016 Thanks for the feedback guys! A last minute bug sneaked in causing the sound effects to stop working. I just submitted a new version with the sound effects working + slightly modified controls. PM me your iTunes email if you want to try it on TestFlight. Would love to hear your feedback. slamraman Well-Known Member Patreon Gold Aug 27, 2011 2,511 8 38 #14 slamraman, Feb 4, 2016 So glad the sound effects was a bug. I took TestFlight off my devices as it may (or may not) have helped that Game Center not working bug/virus/thingummy along - looking forward to the update. stvnorman Member Patreon Silver Jan 19, 2016 13 0 1 European Marketing Manager, big electronics corpor Bedford, UK #15 stvnorman, Feb 10, 2016 Never played Desert Golf but this is pretty cool. Really simple fun. Reminds me of Worms, though I've not played that since the very original release so possibly inaccurate. I still haven't found a comfortable way to control it - left hand, right hand... Never even thought about where to put my finger with Angry Birds. I think I want to put it behind the tank but there's no screen to drag to there. Anywhere else isn't feeling right even though it does work from anywhere. Hope the feedback helps. Nitzan Well-Known Member Nov 10, 2008 253 0 0 #16 Nitzan, Feb 10, 2016 Version 1.0.1 is out! This fixes the sound effects bug and improves controls. FiloMJ Well-Known Member May 16, 2015 1,407 22 38 Male #17 FiloMJ, Feb 10, 2016 That's exactly What i was trying to say. Nitzan Well-Known Member Nov 10, 2008 253 0 0 #18 Nitzan, Feb 10, 2016 You can put your finger anywhere, just like in Desert Golfing. Starting from the middle of the screen and pulling down works best. I'll add something in the next update to make this clearer. slamraman Well-Known Member Patreon Gold Aug 27, 2011 2,511 8 38 #19 slamraman, Feb 11, 2016 enjoying the update. Missing that little something that made DG a classic but this is as good a homage as you are likely to get. The only thing for me is that you can't recalibrate/reguage your shot. Really enjoy it though and it does wear it's heart on it's sleeve with the game it pays homage to. FiloMJ Well-Known Member May 16, 2015 1,407 22 38 Male #20 FiloMJ, Sep 11, 2016 Ok guys i'm Back to This. Now The control system is really good, and i really start to appreciate This (still loving DG). Imho, sounds are The only thing that i don't like in This Game. They're not "nice" and "enjoyful" and "relaxing". I feel The need of something truly SOFTER (smooth). I know that anyone has their tastes, but This really keeps me from playing and enjoing This revisitation of DG. By now i give you 4 stars. If, in The future, you'll smooth sounds... Well nobody can give you less than 5 stars. Congrats (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
TankFinity - Scorched Earth meets Desert Golfing iPhone 5S, iOS 9.2. I Try to explain: If i put my finger on The screen it would put me up The direction of The shot. Well This line goes backwords respect The direction of my finger. You can't shot forward. So it's just unplayable by now. I don't know if i've explained myself well...
I'm not having any problems. Are you not pulling BACK? Aka touching anywhere on the screen and dragging to the left? Anyway, this game is rad.
I don't have the game, but maby you can start swiping anywhere on the screen from right to left? You can also play this on it's own website: http://tankfinity.com/play/
Just noticed this thread. My enthusiasm for Desert Golfing is well-documented. Looking forward to trying this out soon.
Damn!! I wish my Game Center worked. If even one person can assure me that this isn't just a Desert Golfing rip-off then I'm in though.
My two cents: the concept for this is pretty cool (crossing Desert Golfing with stuff blowing up). The controls and physics are solid, if not as smooth and perfect-seeming as DG. I may be biased since I'm so used to the feel of DG. One weird feature is that if your shot hits the top of the game screen, it 'sticks' to it and slides offscreen rather than disappearing and reappearing. There also aren't any sound effects, as far as I can tell. A successful shot and ensuing explosion of the base would benefit greatly from some blowing up noises. The main issue is the way TankFinity diverges from DG when it comes to shots. It does away with repositioning your tank/golf ball to where your previous shot landed. This is obviously necessary conceptually, since a tank wouldn't reposition itself to the crater it just created. But the effect is that you have to make a 'perfect' shot from the starting position to blow up the base and advance to the next screen. It removes one of the main pleasures of DG, which is the way the physics work and how the ball interacts with the landscape. Hopefully the above makes some sort of sense. As mentioned, others might like this more if they're not as conditioned as I am to DG's controls, physics, or mechanics. It's a neat idea but probably won't have the staying power (for me) of the immortal Desert Golfing.
It's the lack of sound that stood out for me. I had to load up another App to check that my device wasn't muted. Although Desert Golfing didn't have much sound what it did have was perfect. Some really subtle sounds here would really add to it. I also couldn't stop a shot once I'd started aiming to take aim again - apologies if I'm not putting this well, but I always thought of DG a bit like snooker where sometimes I'd take aim and then put the aim back by reversing by backstroke on the screen so it disappeared and I could then take my finger off the screen to rethink my upcoming shot through - if I try and do it here by tank still fires - this may be user error though as I only tried twice. Completely agree with Guise though and it's just missing that little bit of je ne sais quois that makes Desert Golfing as close to perfection as I'll ever witness on my phone.
Thanks for the feedback guys! A last minute bug sneaked in causing the sound effects to stop working. I just submitted a new version with the sound effects working + slightly modified controls. PM me your iTunes email if you want to try it on TestFlight. Would love to hear your feedback.
So glad the sound effects was a bug. I took TestFlight off my devices as it may (or may not) have helped that Game Center not working bug/virus/thingummy along - looking forward to the update.
Never played Desert Golf but this is pretty cool. Really simple fun. Reminds me of Worms, though I've not played that since the very original release so possibly inaccurate. I still haven't found a comfortable way to control it - left hand, right hand... Never even thought about where to put my finger with Angry Birds. I think I want to put it behind the tank but there's no screen to drag to there. Anywhere else isn't feeling right even though it does work from anywhere. Hope the feedback helps.
You can put your finger anywhere, just like in Desert Golfing. Starting from the middle of the screen and pulling down works best. I'll add something in the next update to make this clearer.
enjoying the update. Missing that little something that made DG a classic but this is as good a homage as you are likely to get. The only thing for me is that you can't recalibrate/reguage your shot. Really enjoy it though and it does wear it's heart on it's sleeve with the game it pays homage to.
Ok guys i'm Back to This. Now The control system is really good, and i really start to appreciate This (still loving DG). Imho, sounds are The only thing that i don't like in This Game. They're not "nice" and "enjoyful" and "relaxing". I feel The need of something truly SOFTER (smooth). I know that anyone has their tastes, but This really keeps me from playing and enjoing This revisitation of DG. By now i give you 4 stars. If, in The future, you'll smooth sounds... Well nobody can give you less than 5 stars. Congrats
