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[shedletsky]

Games for version 1 of the ROBLOX iPad/iPhone app should follow these guidelines:

* Don't use Terrain. We haven't gotten it working well on iPad yet.
* All games are for 6-8 players.
* Fewer blocks are better. Budget < 15k non-moving blocks and < 200 moving blocks, otherwise performance will suffer.
* Some decals are ok, but the iPad 1 only has 256MB of RAM - don't fill it up with textures.
* Adapting controls is going to be the most difficult part of this exercise - the goal is for new players to easily be able to pick up your game and play it in a natural way. This will be more challenging for some types of games than it is for others.

I will add to this list as I remind/find out what our other limitations are.

[mat852]

how would we exactly do controls? is there a new object that let's us track the finger when it's touched against the screen?

[Merely]

Does the app feature a built-in keyboard?

[robloxdaxter33]

I agree with mat sort of... if I understand correctly what he is asking... gesture detection would be really neat... it's not a necessity though. I will definitely need to work on the jittery nature of my first person paintball gun / arms... but I know mat has that under control with Borderline. 

[crazyman32]

What about particle effects? Smoke/fire/sparkles/explosions. Should we avoid using these, or are these okay?

[HatHelper]

Does the app feature a built-in keyboard?

You could make your own, customized one if not. Don't need full keyboard if you only use 4 hotkeys.

[Luckymaxer]

Temple Run Ideas:

- New name: 'ROBLOX Run' - Possibly?
 
- Completely Generated Map:

• Adds a new track with a random orientation/rotation to a table
• If there aren't any in front, it generates a new track
• Every 15 or so minutes, once nobody is running, it erases the current track memory(table) to clear up server memory usage (Basically recycling memory)
• Maybe forever lasting track generation, as in no winner zone? If a winner zone, a certain distance traveled?
• If no winner zone - furthest distance/most coins/gold saved using data persistence for a top score leaderboard?

I was originally thinking of making the tracks local, although, according to Shedletsky, they're trying to avoid the use of them. Any suggestions/ideas?

Do any of these ideas intersect/cross with the constraints?

[Spikey490]

I was originally thinking of making the tracks local, although, according to Shedletsky, they're trying to avoid the use of them. Any suggestions/ideas?

I would of gone with local too, so no help from me sorry.

[zacsac]

Temple Run Ideas:

- New name: 'ROBLOX Run' - Possibly?
 
- Completely Generated Map:

• Adds a new track with a random orientation/rotation to a table
• If there aren't any in front, it generates a new track
• Every 15 or so minutes, once nobody is running, it erases the current track memory(table) to clear up server memory usage (Basically recycling memory)
• Maybe forever lasting track generation, as in no winner zone? If a winner zone, a certain distance traveled?
• If no winner zone - furthest distance/most coins/gold saved using data persistence for a top score leaderboard?

I was originally thinking of making the tracks local, although, according to Shedletsky, they're trying to avoid the use of them. Any suggestions/ideas?

Do any of these ideas intersect/cross with the constraints?

Don't think it would make sense wouldn't the person already have temple run on it?

[Simoon68]

Hey Shedletsky, you know iv'e recently been having trouble with the marbles and everything, and everything we try is kind of getting out of hand now, so would i be able to invite MarioStar6464 to spec ops to help me? he's a brilliant scripter and will be able to make the marbles how you described them to me, making marble ride storm be a blast for ipad, Thanks.

[Patchlate]

ROBLOX IPAD can not wire on WELCOME TO ROBLOX BUILDING. Also, you can not build in your place. MAKE A ROBLOX STUDIO APP,

[jamjam195]

ROBLOX IPAD can not wire on WELCOME TO ROBLOX BUILDING. Also, you can not build in your place. MAKE A ROBLOX STUDIO APP,

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« Reply #9 on: 30 October, 2012, 15:15:11 »

Don't bump old threads.

[RamaKpo1]

ROBLOX IPAD can not wire on WELCOME TO ROBLOX BUILDING. Also, you can not build in your place. MAKE A ROBLOX STUDIO APP,

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« Reply #9 on: 30 October, 2012, 15:15:11 »

Don't bump old threads.