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Packman · Loves his dice! Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2127

Please post any feature requests for the iPhone app here for the time being. Thanks for all your help!

CyNd3r · Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject:

multiplayer games over wifi

jwd · Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:52 pm Post subject:

what he said... (internet not just lan) I want to Kill Kill Kill™ ya'll from the head!

have some thoughts on the whole chat multi-touch thing if any ideas are needed.. Wink

jwd

CyNd3r · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 12:11 am Post subject:

n00less cluebie · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 8:00 am Post subject:

I'd like I-Lux Dlx to package WITH an I-phone. I'd TOTALLY spend the $8 then....Maybe even twice that

Itzadavey · Luxer Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 1

I would love to have teams and all of the AIs that are in the PC version. GREAT game!

Phouka · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:41 pm Post subject:

1. It's a little hard to know whether some things are 'feature requests' or 'bug fixes'. I beg for grace if I request one in the wrong place. Smile

I have almost no experience in development, so I'm sure some of what I say simply isn't possible.

2. Overall, this is absolutely excellent. I was really hesitant to buy it because of the volume of "not quite ready for prime time" reviews it's gotten but ... It's worth every penny in its current incarnation in spite of some of the problems. The value far outweighs the niggling problems.

So. What that out of the way, here's what I'd hope to see for priority feature/improvements (I know I'm repeating other people - I'm assuming there's value in hearing from lots of people):

. A 'back to main menu' button/swipe/whatever. I hate having to quit the game and restart it once a game is beyond hope and I don't care which of the hard ai players wins. Smile

. An 'undo' button/swipe. I realize why you might not want one in your desktop version (which I haven't played), but given the limited real-estate on the iphone it'd be awfully nice to be able to say "Ack! I didn't mean to put that army there!!"

. Better differentiation between whether I'm scrolling or resizing instead of trying to place an army. It's way too easy to put armies somewhere during deployment when you're actually trying to scroll/re-size. An 'undo' would help, but that's more like a bandaid than a fix.

. I find the speed to be just fine. Either I'm playing maps where it isn't an issue, or there's some bug that I haven't hit, or ....

. Better AI? Maybe it's just me, but it seems like a big part of the Hard AI is simply that it appears to have better odds of winning fights and it's more generally aggressive. Be nice if it were 'smarter' instead of just 'luckier'. I realize this is not trivial, so... grain of salt.

. Extending the AI to include alliances (along with whatever UI changes need to happen to manage alliances).

Honest, if you added a 'back to main menu' and an 'undo army placement' button -- I'd be a completely happy camper.

Thanks for what is easily one of the top 5 apps on my phone.

cysouw · Luxer Joined: 10 Jan 2009 Posts: 1

Could the maps be changed specifically for the iphone screen? Most maps give the impression that they are simply directly imported from the desktop version. The "Classic Touch" map from the light version is so much better than all the others. Simple and clean.

Specific points of improvement:
- the surrounding information or artwork should go into separate info screens (e.g. the explanation in "Arms Race").
- please remove the images of the soldiers. They disturb the visibility.
- please remove the strange shadowy maps that appear when the bonuses are displayed.

- Another thing: would it be possible to automatically pan to the place where the action is? If the AIs are fighting, and I am zoomed into my area, I don't see anything about what is happening.

- I second all earlier requests: multiplayer over the air, exit game, undo placement

thanks for the great game!
michael

PS. I loved the "Castle Lux Nano" level. It took me quite a few tries to find out how blue could win this one. It works, but you need to fool the AIs!

metalfish · Luxer Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 3

The most important ones for me, some already said:

- a possibility to blend out the menues (some times they hide you countries, and you have to zoom in extremely to see whats under it)
- Back to main menue botton/swipe, or at least if you get wiped off it should ask if you want to quit to main menue
- Button/Swipe to zoom out completely (map overview)

Alexander_Diaz · Luxer Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Posts: 1 Location: RSA

Lux DLX is currently my most used app, that being during the past 2months. Every day i have played at least 3 maps minimum.

If possible, to add the feature (like button or finger swipe) to differentiate between when your are placing units and when you are zooming in and out.

To customize the names (player 2 and player 4 is getting boring) the black team called me a loser!.

Teams would soooo rock (btw i need to buy Lux Deluxe)

Multiplayer to a certain degrea like using wifi to team up with a friend on one map.

Currently thing that i would want is UNDO button for mistakes in placing.

And after pondering for a while about this, having a go back to main menu button wouldnt really be so cool, what if you by accident press it. I like using the screen in different like positions (landscape and potrait) and pressing the wrong place happens frequently.

feef · Luxer Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 3

Love lux DLX on my iPhone 1.1, but would hope to see the following:

exit/quit button, that would allow me to end a game without having to kill the app.
option to skip the battle animation to a simple win/lose with resulting remaining armies.
network/WLAN/wifi games would be cool

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manbefree · Luxer Joined: 22 Mar 2009 Posts: 3

If you popped up the name of the selected country/region in each map, then I'd know I was learning something, like at least the relative locations of Basra and Baghdad. That would be awesome!! Especially for the historical ones.

quartzan · Luxer Joined: 21 Mar 2009 Posts: 2 Location: Utah

First off I love the game and the features that are included. I just have one request for the settings in the card bonuses. Can you make a setting where the cards have a set amount like in risk. For example turning in 3 soldiers would get you 4 units, 3 planes = 6 units, 3 tanks = 8 units and 1 of each = 10 units. This was my favorite way to play in risk and would love the addition in the Lux touch game. Thanks

blackj3sus · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:30 am Post subject:

asked this awhile ago myself
http://sillysoft.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=74961&highlight=#74961

jdk201 · Luxer Joined: 24 Jul 2009 Posts: 1

Wi-Fi and bluetooth play. Play friends over the net.

Allow reinforcements to move through more than one country owned by you as it is in the actual game.

Different Troop icons, like the original soldiers, tanks, cannons etc.

As soon as it has the wifi or bluetooth option, I'll buy it.

Elie · Luxer Joined: 21 Jan 2009 Posts: 26 Location: Montreal

Is there an update in the works??

rustedshut · Luxer Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 1

There needs to be wifi multiplayer available! This cannot be stated enough.

I'd also like to see vectored graphics. Zooming in makes everything look like crap.

bpcraig · Luxer Joined: 08 Aug 2009 Posts: 2 Location: Berkley MI

First off, LOVE THE GAME OMG OMG OMG!!!

I gave 5 stares, but I still see room for improvement.

1.)

Multiplayer via wifi (or even bluetooth? does a lot of people have firmware 3.0?)

2.)

Player stats. In game, not uploaded or anything, just like map by map stats and overall stats such as Win to Lose ratio, Number of games played, and records on most troops owned, fewest turns to win, and more general stuff.

3.)

Kind of a no brainer, but the ability to go to the menu in game.

4.)

Ability to change the fortification rules. In the board game version you can only fortify from one country to one other country (they of course have to touch). It would be so sweet to get this on the ipod version so that going back to the board game version I would not have to get used to this different system of fortification.

Thanks guys, love the game. Add some of this and I'll make the 5 stares into 6 stares Wink

Moiz · Mr. Chatterbox Joined: 01 Jun 2009 Posts: 739 Location: TX

Is buying the PAID version worth it? I've heard opposite ends of the story :\

Hoz · Luxer Joined: 08 Aug 2009 Posts: 1

waldodave · Luxer Joined: 28 Oct 2008 Posts: 2

More maps
notification when new maps published
which map? Random pls
alliances (human/human, human/computer, computer/computer)
wi-fi play
win/loss stats
record my game, so I can show all the noobs how l337 I am
undo deployment

manbefree · Luxer Joined: 22 Mar 2009 Posts: 3

I would love to be able to import an image from my camera roll (of a map that I have found) and start overlaying polygons and then dragging connections to make my own map, at least for my own bemusement, and possibly for uploading for your verification. That would rock.

bobjjones · Luxer Joined: 17 Feb 2010 Posts: 2

I love this game, and I keep looking for a map or setup or something that lets the AI kick my butt, but I can't find it! The best I've come up with is Fullerenes, 5 Hard AI's, and do random countries...

Why is it so easy? I want a challenge! I can beat it 90% of the time, and I'm not too clever!

I'm still addicted though. I don't know why. Is there crack in the code?

bobjjones · Luxer Joined: 17 Feb 2010 Posts: 2

Oh - also a forum for the itouch/iphone versions would be great. It's hard as heck to find what I'm looking for in this mess of pc/mac stuff.

But that's a challenge that I might lose! Smile

Enokrad · Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:24 pm Post subject:

a forum for DLX sounds like a good idea

psevertson · Luxer Joined: 13 Jul 2010 Posts: 3

I think it is too expensive, if it went on sale for $2-$3 for a few days, me and my friends would like to buy it.
The summer sale should be for this too!

YELLOWCAKE · Luxer Joined: 29 Jun 2010 Posts: 3

Requesting Multiplayer Please.

Bluetooth, Wifi, Even Online Play.

Please incorporate Apples Game Center into the game when they make it LIVE.

Thanks
Twisted Evil

YELLOWCAKE

Backers · Luxer Joined: 03 Aug 2010 Posts: 1 Location: Oslo, Norway

The end of a match is quite abrupt and it doesn't feel fulfilling when nothing happens at the end. Can we have something there? I would appreciate this: Statistics or even playback of the game. Statistics could include wins/losses, turns played, etc. A historic statistic would be brilliant. A way to try to beat your earlier games!

Awesome iPad version! Good job!

Mike_Punisher_Hunt · Luxer Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 1

This game is one of my favorite on the iPhone and I'm glad I paid the money for it, but ONLINE play would greatly increase the play time and value of the game.

I beg you!!!
Online play over wifi.