Mole in a Hole Now Available on the Appstore!

Chunkypixels

Mole in a Hole is now available for download from the Appstore priced at 99c/59p.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mole-in-a-hole/id392513460?mt=8

I have a limited number of promo codes available, so if you want one, email me at support@chunkypixels.co.uk and I'll send out as many as I can.

cheers

juzcook

I just purchased this and will play it before I goto bed shortly One thing though, is your App title meant to appear as M**e in a Hole? That's how it came out on iTunes for me in the Aus store! Looking forward to giving it a try either way, looks extremely polished! Will leave a review tomorrow!

simo103

just purchased it .. happy to support fellow GSers ... and it looks like a lot of effort (and skill) went into the design and gameplay. Well done.

Chunkypixels

@juzcook

thanks for the support. Not sure what the M**e is all about...its displaying correctly on my downloaded version.

I couldnt actually use the word Mole in my appstore description though, as the word seemed to be flagged as inappropriate and gave me a warning that my app might be rejected if i kept it in.... so I had to remove the word and just reword the description a little.

So maybe its something to do with that.... does Mole have some dodgy connotations in Australia?

Very strange

juzcook

That's what I was thinking on the off-chance it was deliberate! Can't wait to give it a go, great job!!

Juz

johancleve

Really Nice!!! Cool!

gazjm

I'll download when I get home tonight! I'll leave a review also! Looks cool!

quantumsheep

Bought it earlier - nicely presented, beautiful graphics and a fun little game!

I found I had some difficulty on the off - the actual pulling back from the mole to shoot mechanic was a little twitchy for me at first.

Also, the 'shot on radar' would certainly be helpful, especially now I've actually played it!

Those are minor concerns though, and it runs brilliantly on my 3GS.

Congrats on another release!

QS

P.S. - tried to leave a review on itunes but was told 'customer reviews are unavailable right now' - will try again later!

UtopianGames

This looks stunning! I'm really impressed with the mini map and overall quality....fantastic, and one of the best GS games i have seen.

Darren.

Chunkypixels

Thats great feedback... especially coming from you Darren. Thanks...

POM

I have 3 word for you..... "WOOOOOWWWW THIS IS AMAZING!!!"

EDIT:

Actually thats 4 words

gazjm

Just left a review on the UK store, should appear soon! Great game!

juzcook

I think I found a glitch! My score is 65,000 and the second course hasn't unlocked. It also took a score of 60,250 to unlock level 10. Having a blast with it though man. You've incorporated some of the more advanced gs techniques!

Chunkypixels

@juzcook

Gah.... that sounds like a proper bug/glitch. I'll give it some more testing on that... and slap my brother about a bit for letting it slip through.

What device are you running it on.... if you dont mind, and wouldnt be too upset about losing your current scores could you reset the scores and see if it happens again?

Ive got an update in the works anyway, so If i can track down that issue i should be able to get it fixed and out into the wild relatively quickly...

SaveDave

Top game man, really impressed.
Just a quick question though...
How did you do the shadow of the main actor and for the spinning walls?
I can't work it out!!!!

Thanks

Chunkypixels

The shadows for the main character and spinning walls are seperate actors constrained to the X,Y position and rotation of the relevant actor above them... depending on if they need to rotate or not.

LAdrian

Hi Chunkypixels,
I just bought the game and I'll leave a review as soon as I have some time to play a little.
It looks great anyway!

expired_012

Wow, what a great game this is! I am loving it so far. Will review now

Sparkyidr

just bought it...
so far.....so awesome

really well made.

simo103

Hi Chunkypixels .... lovin the game so far ... since your working on an update could I request something? I believe the zoom out is centered on the which sometimes shows a lot of surrounding area but does show the whole course which I found myself wanting to see (even though there is the mini view).

Could the camera pan out to be centered on the center of the course or could we swipe to view the whole course in panned out view? Of course this is coming from someone who has no clue how hard that might be but I wanted to offer it up in case you think it would make the game better also.

simo103

simo103 said:
Hi Chunkypixels .... lovin the game so far ... since your working on an update could I request something? I believe the zoom out is centered on the character which sometimes shows a lot of surrounding area but doesn't show the whole course which I found myself wanting to see (even though there is the mini view).

Could the camera pan out to be centered on the center of the course or could we swipe to view the whole course in panned out view? Of course this is coming from someone who has no clue how hard that might be but I wanted to offer it up in case you think it would make the game better also.

Sparkyidr

+1 for the zoom

or for some way to scroll around the course for a look before you take a shot

Chunkypixels

hi Simo103...

My wife actually suggested the same thing...and looking at it, yup, its something I'll look into.

Currently when it zooms out, it centres on the Mole, and only zooms out to a certain distance. Either i need to simply make it zoom out further, so it shows the entire level, or I need to calculate a point midway between the Mole and the Hole and make the zoom centre on that point.

I'll probably tweak the system to do both...

I should probably look at doing some sort of player controlled scrolling around whilst not in zoom too, so it makes it easier to work out shots that are off camera...

But yup... its great getting feedback, as after a while, you get a little too encapsulated in your own project, and dont pick up on things that could be improved or done differently.

I plan to do quite a few updates for Mole in a Hole, to add new episodes and game mechanics, and flesh it out into a much larger game than it currently is...so there should be plenty of opportunity to tweak or change things as gameplay feedback filters in...

gyroscope

Hi Chunkypixels; Such a good game on a lot of counts! Will you be making an iPad version, do you think?

Chunkypixels

iPad version for definate...yup.

Probably not until after Christmas though.

From tests, I think the game will play much nicer on the iPad, due to the larger, squarer screen... I can show more of the gameplay area before needing to zoom out.

The single device type also means I'll be able to add more to the levels without the risk of killing older devices.

The levels convert easily to iPad, so its mostly Options screens and interface that will take the most tweaking and rework for the iPad version. I'd like to have an additional 2-3 Episodes built for inclusion in the iPad version too, which can then be added to the iphone version shortly after.

gyroscope

THat's good news. I really do look forward to buying the Mole In The Hole iPad version. :-)

jessicaleahy

Same here. I think this is a game that I would really love to play. Great job!:)

UtopianGames

You will have to teach me how you made that mini map, pure genius

Darren.

beefy_clyro

I would love to see some form of demo on how to make a mini map :-)

gyroscope

I'll second that. I mean third that. :-)

juzcook

hey chunky, just left my review on the aus app store. i'll delete my game and start again to see if it still has any problems with unlocking the second section and let you know the outcome!