What do you think of the Apple App?
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It makes me provide credentials each time I launch. This is annoying and unneccessary.
Id like more from it as well. A map of human inhabitated space with all the info and system maps would be the killer feature for me.
Id like more from it as well. A map of human inhabitated space with all the info and system maps would be the killer feature for me.
Presentation is nice but it's a "bit" lacking on any usefulness.
For instance, it shows ships but doesn't show their vanilla jump ranges and equipment or even the size of module slots.
There's no galaxy, admittedly I don't think that would be easy to do but it would sure be handy.
I can't even seem to find information shown on the right status UI panel from the game- I would have thought this would be a prerequisite.
I do hope this gets worked up so its worthwhile. The Destiny companion app was very well put together and really useful.
For instance, it shows ships but doesn't show their vanilla jump ranges and equipment or even the size of module slots.
There's no galaxy, admittedly I don't think that would be easy to do but it would sure be handy.
I can't even seem to find information shown on the right status UI panel from the game- I would have thought this would be a prerequisite.
I do hope this gets worked up so its worthwhile. The Destiny companion app was very well put together and really useful.
Agreed. Looks pretty. More of a marketing thing right now than useful for people in game. Does show you the station you're in, your ships (not fittings), and the market you're in. Doesn't add value to the in-game experience.
It looks nice, but other than stats there isn't much to do in the app or how will it benefit your gameplay. There is a commodity market data of the station you are in, but you can get that data in the game anyway.
So in short no need to relaunch the app after the novelty wears off, in my oppinion.
So in short no need to relaunch the app after the novelty wears off, in my oppinion.
Presentation is very good. At times it can be a little bit unresponsive. For the first version of it i think they did a good job.
I think they should get rid of the first row that is basicly just advertisement and implement some more usefull features like possible a galaxy/system map and the galnet news feed.
I am not sure how usefull the other features are, like stats and market info. I usually know my stats without having to look them up and i don't see what i could use the single-station market information for.
I think they should get rid of the first row that is basicly just advertisement and implement some more usefull features like possible a galaxy/system map and the galnet news feed.
I am not sure how usefull the other features are, like stats and market info. I usually know my stats without having to look them up and i don't see what i could use the single-station market information for.
The market display is good even if only for the ease of taking screenshots (press power + home) of price lists, on the iPad you can see quite a bit in one screenful. I wish they recognised that this is what people will be doing anyhow and allow saving previously known prices yourself (preferably in game as well as in the app).
Otherwise the app is quite pointless, and the animated background probably eats up quite a bit of battery. Also, it required me to sign in again when I opened the app today after first signing in yesterday - I hope this will not be a regular chore.
However, I see great potential in enhancing the game UI with such an app: add the system and galaxy map with route planner to the app, and suddenly you don't have to break spaceflight while you're plotting the course. And touch-screen gestures would make the map very navigable.
Otherwise the app is quite pointless, and the animated background probably eats up quite a bit of battery. Also, it required me to sign in again when I opened the app today after first signing in yesterday - I hope this will not be a regular chore.
However, I see great potential in enhancing the game UI with such an app: add the system and galaxy map with route planner to the app, and suddenly you don't have to break spaceflight while you're plotting the course. And touch-screen gestures would make the map very navigable.
Yeah, Galnet news feed.
It would be better had they just created a twitter-esque news feed firehose app with no need for logins or commander specific data gathering from the game server.
It would be better had they just created a twitter-esque news feed firehose app with no need for logins or commander specific data gathering from the game server.
I'll tell you what I think of it. I think it needs an Android version, that's what I think of it
Hear bloody hear!
Why did they not develop it on something that deploys to both iphone and android like unity or libgdx? In fact i thought they had in house kit that they could write once and deploy to multiple items. And then why choose iphone first anyway. I would think most elite players are not follow the crowd types and would have the better value and more flexible android devices.
It really is a bit rubbish, except the graphics which are nice.
Handle login
3 database queries.
Thats it.
Artwork aside, its not much work really is it?
Handle login
3 database queries.
Thats it.
Artwork aside, its not much work really is it?
It do not refresh for me when i change the station (unless i restart the app). I assume this is not intended?
Also agree, routeplanner / mapview would be the nuts.
Also agree, routeplanner / mapview would be the nuts.
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Android version will come later and be a lot better, as usual.
its a good start, but it has SO MUCH potential. I fear FD say this is enough and it wont get further as MANY MANY other companion aps...