The Mint

Erich_L

I had no idea how frustrating this would be- but it finally works! My friend is on the board! Someone on my google play integrated leaderboard beside just myself!! WOO!!!!

Erich_L

How long did this simple "tiny" project take to "finish"?
Still don't know- but from start to first publish it's been almost 500 days. FIVE HUNDRED DAYS!!!!!
AHHH!!!!

IOS:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dwarven-mint/id6759533346

Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.draineddevops.dwarvenmint

Erich_L

xyz Yes I am. See?

I've been dying to answer that question for like 7 months.

Erich_L

I don't think that last video is very effective at communicating what you do in the game so I'll be rethinking that approach-
I think it's probably better to show the player unlocking locations on the world map ect..

DaveTheCoder

I installed it on my Android phone, but I couldn't figure out how to play it.

Erich_L

DaveTheCoder oh dang- I guess that button at the top that says "Begin" isn't bright and glowy enough

DaveTheCoder

It's not that. I couldn't figure out the objective of the game. Maybe it's supposed to be obvious, but not to me.

Erich_L

Would it be too much to ask for a screenshot of where you got stuck?

DaveTheCoder

I didn't get stuck. It doesn't matter, I uninstalled it.

Erich_L

Worked on a new trailer today

Erich_L

Erich_L
One of the most wild parts of this journey is that for some reason I cannot bring myself to actually tell anyone I know in real life that I've published the game on the app stores. Idk if that's all just pride or shame but it seems... so weird.

I have been working on the first expansion, adding polishing gems and setting them with a jeweler component.

Erich_L

I didn't expect I would but I did- I made the mistake I told myself I was going to avoid: I had gamers try my game before "regular" people. Naturally I have learned over the past week that the "regular" people really, really struggle to figure out how to play while the gamers get it figured out quickly.

I highly recommend you get a "regular" non-gamer as a main hobby person to try your game earlier.

DaveTheCoder

Erich_L I made the mistake

Have you made any changes to the game, or added documentation, as a result of the mistake?

Erich_L

I reworked all the starting levels paying close attention to where people got stuck and why. Sometimes it was bad color pairing, but most of the time I learned you really have to leave instructions on the screen or else people will just ignore them (if they fade away).

I always hated being gated between tutorial messaged... but I guess one does have to find balance.
Anyway version 1.34 is submitted and approved on both platforms and should be live by the time you read this.

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