"Docking Sequence" by Quantum Sheep :D

quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
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My new game, Docking Sequence, is out! Hurrah!

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/docking-sequence/id940141403?mt=8

So I’ve been playing a lot of Elite: Dangerous of late (and loving it) and really liked how they made the docking part (the hardest bit of the original ‘Elite’) into a mini-game.

And it got me wondering, ‘Can you make a 2D mini-game out of docking?’

Apparently you can! This is Docking Sequence! :D

Here’s some blurb:

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that the single hardest part of space travel is docking…”

A 2D Pixel Art game by Quantum Sheep, inspired by the docking sequence from the classic ‘Elite’ as well as Kubrick’s seminal work, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Pilot your ship across 10 systems to dock in 100 stations and make your way home!

Stations rotate, making docking tricky. Then there’s those pesky space pirates to deal with. Asteroid fields. Mines. Wormholes.

But the trickiest part, by far, is docking! As you’ll soon discover!

Good luck, Pilot! :D

Features:

*100 space stations across 10 different systems to dock with!

*10 different spaceships to unlock and fiy!

*Six chiptune music tracks provided by the awesome Classical 8bit http://classical8bit.tumblr.com

*Challenging hazards such as asteroids, space pirates, mines, wormholes and even mysterious black monoliths!

*Excess fuel unlocks different colour schemes!

*Rescuing astronauts unlocks new music!

*No IAP or Ads!

I have totally screwed up the screenshots before someone mentions that! My bad! :(

I’ve had some amazing and totally unexpected coverage for this game - it’s really taken me by surprise!

Pocket Gamer described it as a ‘Parking Simulator in space’ - brilliant :D

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Docking+Sequence/news.asp?c=63059

Touch Arcade have mentioned it twice now, which is lovely!:

http://toucharcade.com/2014/12/09/docking-sequence-announced/

http://toucharcade.com/2014/12/17/new-iphone-games-december-18th/

AppSpy did a fab ‘Hands on’

http://www.appspy.com/feature/9391/hands-on-with-docking-sequence-the-spacefaring-endless-docker

Oh, and it’s been featured on the US App Store :O

Give it a go! Let me know what you think! You can play an early version, which I entered for a GS GameJam here (though it’s much better on a device!):

http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/125848

QS =D

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  • SlickZeroSlickZero Houston, TexasMember, Sous Chef Posts: 2,870

    Nice, Sheepy. Looks fantastic. Congratulations, and way to go on all the positive reviews! I'm going to check it out.

  • -Timo--Timo- Member Posts: 2,313

    Looks very cool! How do you manage to get it reviewed every time? Tell us your secret!! ;) i wish you the best of luck with the downloads.

  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188

    @timolapre1998 said:
    Looks very cool! How do you manage to get it reviewed every time? Tell us your secret!! ;) i wish you the best of luck with the downloads.

    Well, none of those links are actual reviews - they're 'mentions' - which are great for giving people a heads up on what's coming out!

    As to my 'secret'?

    I don't have one!

    All I do is make games I'm proud of that hopefully others will enjoy and try and be honest and respectful with people!

    Oh, and I use Twitter lots :D

    QS =D

  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408

    i picked it up yesterday1

  • BBEnkBBEnk Member Posts: 1,764

    Congrats @quantumsheep‌ and @DigiChain‌ is still in the top 200 U.S , a nice christmas for GameSalad.

    Docking Sequence

    Five Nights at Christmas

  • UtopianGamesUtopianGames Member Posts: 5,692

    Congrats to both :)

  • lkmadlkmad Member Posts: 117

    Oh, and I use Twitter lots :D

    QS =D

    It's the bin tweets! ;)

  • BigDaveBigDave Member Posts: 2,239

    Epic!

  • dgackeydgackey Austin, TXInactive, PRO, Chef Emeritus Posts: 699

    Great job, @quantumsheep. I really enjoyed this one ;)

  • jigglybeanjigglybean Member Posts: 1,584

    Good luck QS with the downloads. BAAAAA!

  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188

    Thanks all for the kind words!

    I've been staring at my email all evening to see if there's anything that can be done about the screenshot snafu (after talking to Apple twice on the phone today), but my eyelids are getting heavy now.

    You live and you learn, right? :)

    Tomorrow is another day!

    QS =D

  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188

    And then this suddenly happens:

  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408

    @quantumsheep said:
    And then this suddenly happens:

    Awesome!

  • LovejoyLovejoy Member Posts: 2,078

    @quantumsheep said:
    And then this suddenly happens:

    Yea apple can be very good about things if you speak nicely and to the right people. Got 3 apps submitted and reviewed in 1 day.

  • neomanneoman Member, BASIC Posts: 826
    edited December 2014

    @quantumsheep said:
    And then this suddenly happens:

    Sweet ... I'll check it out now. All the best with the downloads :smiley:

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822

    Nice work, bought, review left !

    There is a white line (1px wide ?) down the left hand side of the screen.

  • JSprojectJSproject Member Posts: 730

    @Socks said:
    Nice work, bought, review left !

    There is a white line (1px wide ?) down the left hand side of the screen.

    http://bugs.gamesalad.com/show_bug.cgi?id=371

  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188

    @Socks said:
    Nice work, bought, review left !

    There is a white line (1px wide ?) down the left hand side of the screen.

    @JSproject said:
    http://bugs.gamesalad.com/show_bug.cgi?id=371

    Well that's 'sort of' a relief? :O

    I've can't see it myself, @Socks - what device are you playing on?

    QS =D

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822

    @quantumsheep said:
    I've can't see it myself, @Socks - what device are you playing on?

    Commodore 64.

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822

    . . . actually no, it's an iPad 3, I'll test it on an iPad Air 2 a little later . . . .

  • JSprojectJSproject Member Posts: 730

    It will look the same on all iPads (in regards to the 1px issue)

  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188

    Thanks guys - I tested on an iPad 1 (it works!) but only to check that it did work. Never noticed it on that.

    Weird!

    And I can't see it on my iPhone 5s.

    Weirder!

    Glad you liked the game though, @socks - and I wish I could port all my games to the Speccy :D

    QS =D

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    edited December 2014

    @quantumsheep said:
    Thanks guys - I tested on an iPad 1 (it works!) but only to check that it did work. Never noticed it on that.

    I guess it's a Retina/RI issue then ?

    iPad 1&2 ≠ Retina

    iPad 3 onwards = Retina

    Glad you liked the game though, socks - and I wish I could port all my games to the Speccy :disappointed:

    Yeah, port them all, make a million and then live life like a playa'

  • LovejoyLovejoy Member Posts: 2,078

    @Socks said:

    Need some rims on that bad boy to complete the look.

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822

    @Lovejoy said:
    Need some rims on that bad boy to complete the look.

    Wheels or his glasses ?

  • LovejoyLovejoy Member Posts: 2,078

    @Socks said:
    Wheels or his glasses ?

    Take your pick

  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273

    Congrats, Sheepy!

  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188

    I knew @‌socks was spying on me, but had no idea he was taking pictures :O

    @Braydon_SFX said:
    Congrats, Sheepy!

    Thanks Braydon - it's been a manic couple of days :O

  • JSprojectJSproject Member Posts: 730
    edited December 2014

    @quantumsheep said:
    Thanks guys - I tested on an iPad 1 (it works!) but only to check that it did work. Never noticed it on that.

    Are you saying that you can't see the issue on iPad1 or do you mean that the issue is there but that you didn't notice it during your previous testing? (I'm guessing it's there.. should be no difference between non-retina/retina in regards to that).

  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188

    @JSproject said:
    Are you saying that you can't see the issue on iPad1 or do you mean that the issue is there but that you didn't notice it during your previous testing? (I'm guessing it's there.. should be no difference between non-retina/retina in regards to that).

    I'll check when the iPad charges up :open_mouth:

    But to be honest, I hadn't noticed it at all while testing. This wasn't just on preview, it was using a test flight build.

    But like I said, I'll check!

    If you've played the game and like it, please consider leaving a review in your respective country's iTunes page. Every little helps :)

    QS =D

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