The first Quest-powered iPhone/Android game - beta test

Alex
20 Nov 2011, 17:06
The first Quest-powered iPhone game will be a version of The Things That Go Bump In The Night - http://www.textadventures.co.uk/review/346/

If you'd like to test the beta, please email me at alex@axeuk.com.

UPDATED: Now in beta for Android too - drop me an email!

Pertex
21 Nov 2011, 08:04
Bad luck, I dont have an IPhone

Pertex
22 Nov 2011, 10:35
Do you have some infos for us about the iPhone-Version? Will it be possible, to create iPhone-versions of our games from Q5 automatically? Does it support sounds and pics? If yes, must I adjust resolution or width/height? Is there a maximum filesize of an iPhone-game?

Alex
22 Nov 2011, 17:41
Coming to Android soon: https://twitter.com/?photo_id=1#!/alexw ... 52/photo/1

I will blog about this and write some proper documentation when the first app is released. But to answer your questions:

- no, this will not be automatic. If you want to turn your game into an app, you'll need to contact me, and I'll work with you to create the app version. There shouldn't be too much work required on your part, but I want to ensure the apps are of a high enough quality, so for example it should be possible to complete the game entirely using hyperlinks. I can also customise the UI for each game.
- yes, pictures and sounds are supported.
- no need to adjust resolution, the pictures will be resized automatically. Worth making sure the aspect ratio is sensible for a phone though, as you don't want the picture to be too tall.
- no maximum file size, as apps can be as big as they like (I think the limit for downloading an app over 3G is 10MB, so maybe worth bearing that in mind)

Alex
23 Nov 2011, 19:59
Android version now in Beta, drop me an email if you'd like to give it a go!