I am using Gamesalad on Windows (not the web builder). I have also tried it in the "Touchscreen" section with NONE or default, and selecting "Touchscreen not required", of various combinations, and it doesn't work at all. I select 23 SDK and Fire TV Remote Supported.

I don't know where the fault is. Thanks and sorry for my English.

@BlackCloakGS - will this work?

Thanks

1. Install and launch the app.
   2. Select Leader boards.
      Actual Result: Observe that app button is not responding. We have logged in and waited for a long time. Also on pressing the home button the Game circle overlay appears(This shows its logged in) but the leader-board button does not respond.
      Expected Result: All buttons of the app should respond properly.

Are there any known issue with GameCircle , anybody that have published with leaderboard or IAP to Amazon lately?

I want to post Elapsed Time formatted to the hundredth of a second. Game Center on App Store has the format, but Amazon doesn’t have it.

Can I post time scores to Game Circle on Amazon?
Anybody, help me. Thanks!

'Your APK manifest requires capabilities not present on this device - android.hardware.touchscreen'

On the Gamesalad publishing screen I have checked the box next to the Touchscreen not required box. I have published several Fire TV apps before and haven't come across this problem before?

I was also wonder about Mac game features. I know GS doesn't support Game Center for make games, what about IAP?

It says "Amazon Underground: Your app has not qualified for Amazon Underground program availability. The reasons for disqualification are:

App is not available on non-Amazon devices. Your app failed functional testing on non-Amazon devices. Refer below for details on failure reasons. To be eligible for Amazon Underground, your app must be available on non-Amazon devices. For more information on the guidelines, please refer to Understanding Amazon Underground."

Does that mean I have to submit a signed apk also or something? It worked simply with a nonsigned one for normal amazon publishing.
Or do I have to ensure IAPs are unchecked in the Android apk builder on GS.com? Any tips? My package name matches the name on amazon.dev site correctly, it just says it will not work on non-amazon devices.

Here's the full failure email:

Dear Nathan,

Thank you for your recent submission of Money Marathon Premium (package: com.nnterprises.mmund). We have completed the review of your app and have the following details to share with you.

Overall Result
Your app has failed our app validation process and is not available for download by customers. The test results for the different stages in our validation process are compiled below.

Program Participation
Amazon Underground: Your app has not qualified for Amazon Underground program availability. The reasons for disqualification are
App is not available on non-Amazon devices Your app failed functional testing on non-Amazon devices. Refer below for details on failure reasons. To be eligible for Amazon Underground, your app must be available on non-Amazon devices. For more information on the guidelines, please refer to Understanding Amazon Underground.

Functionality Validation
Your app has failed our functionality validation criteria on all devices you had targeted. Please fix the issues listed below and resubmit your app on the Amazon Appstore. For detailed test results on functionality validation, please visit your app detail page

Device Result
Kindle Fire HDX (2013)
FAILED
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 WAN (2013)
FAILED
Fire HD 8 (2015)
FAILED
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (2013)
FAILED
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
FAILED
Fire HD 7 (2014)
FAILED
Fire HD 6 (2014)
FAILED
Fire HD 10 (2015)
FAILED
Fire HDX 8.9 WAN (2014)
FAILED
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
FAILED
Kindle Fire HDX WAN (2013)
FAILED
Fire (2015)
FAILED
BlackBerry P’9982
FAILED
BlackBerry Leap
FAILED
BlackBerry Classic
FAILED
BlackBerry P’9983
FAILED
BlackBerry Z10
FAILED
BlackBerry Passport
FAILED
BlackBerry Q10
FAILED
BlackBerry Z3
FAILED
BlackBerry Q5
FAILED
BlackBerry Z30
FAILED
Non-Amazon Android (Google Nexus 5 hammerhead - 5.1.x)
FAILED

What's next?
Please correct the issue(s) identified above and re-submit the updated version of your app, along with any metadata updates (small icons, large icon, screenshots, descriptions, etc.) using the Developer Portal.

Resolution for many common failure issues can be found in this post.

Further, please either update your app to fix the issues pertaining to Amazon Underground validation criteria or resubmit your app for distribution on the Amazon Appstore outside Amazon Underground.

Did you know?
You can test your app using Amazon’s free App Testing Service to identify other common failures before resubmitting your app.

We look forward to receiving the updated version of your app.

Sincerely,

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This APK’s manifest conflicts with 3 of your targeted Amazon Fire devices.
Starting in Mid-November, any APK update will require an updated manifest to maintain your current device support. Click on “View device support” below for more information on how to address conflicts.

It then links to this page explaining more:
https://developer.amazon.com/public/support/submitting-your-app/tech-docs/troubleshooting-android-manifest-and-device-targeting

I assume since this is being flagged up GS isn't updating the manifest as it should?

Amazon has asked us to let them know if there are recurring issues that people are having with submissions, and we'd like to collate them all into one message rather than a drip feed. If you're experiencing issues with submission approvals, please share it here (with as much specific info as you can).

Known issues we're already on:

• GS games that support the remote are not being approved for the remote (instead being flagged as Controller required)
• Issue with Audio Focus not being captured

Thanks,

Dan

I was at Unite Melbourne and GCAP (Australia's GDC) this last weekend (absolutely amazing), and I scored myself a Nexus Player and the ASUS Gamepad.

This looks like an awesome device - which basically runs Android games and supports gamepads.

So... this would be perfect for my top down action game, and even some of my past games. I'd love to get them onto the platform ASAP. I assume it's quite similar to the Amazon Fire TV?

My questions are:

Q: Can I publish to it from Game Salad?

Q: Is Game Salad partially or fully ready to publish to the platform? Are there any limitations or gotchas?

Q: Does it support multiple game pads (ie: two players on the one screen)?

Q: Has anyone published a game to the platform yet?

Thanks!

Obliteration was made over a few weeks in time for the original iPad launch, and over the years has been ported everywhere. This is the original launch video for the iPad.

Over the years the game has slowly been upgraded: gamecenter was integrated, it was ported to Android/Win8/Nook, and a universal widescreen version was released. This is the current app preview, not much has changed:

I was looking through my back catalog to see if I could port anything else to the FireTV, and 2 games came to mind. Z is for Zombie and Obliteration. I ultimately chose Obliteration because of it's one button gameplay, perfect for people who only have the little remote. I also wanted to give it a proper update for desktop devices.

Over the past week or so I've been hard at work. I had to completely redesign the main menu to support both touch/keyboard/joystick controls. I also redesigned the scoring system, using a custom font to display the current value. I'm testing the waters with iAP on the FireTV, so I had to implement an unlock system so people can play the first 5 levels for free and then be prompted to unlock the remaining 30. Over the past 2 days I've been redoing the detection system. The previous method actually constrained the size of the explosions, and sometimes caused issues with the building pieces themselves. The new method is a hands off approach which should be even more accurate.

Implementing joystick controls has been the hardest on the level select screen. While the look of it has not changed, the entire logic behind it has been rewritten.

No videos of it running on the TV yet, but I tested it out last night and it was awesome. I'll hopefully get one tonight.

I wanted to start a thread to document what I've had to go through to convert my old game A Long Way Home. This has been one of my favorite games I've made, if not the favorite. Over the years I've ported it to iPhone /Mac / Kindle / Nook / Win8 and now finally it will find it's home on the Fire TV, which in my opinion, is the best presentation of the game by far.

This was originally made for the iPad, so the game was designed with a 4:3 screen ratio, and non retina graphics. A year or so ago i went back and converted the game to Retina graphics. This time I am pulling out all the stops.

1. Gamepad support
2. Widescreen
3. New interface
4. Tweaked menus
5. Same great gameplay.

I'm going to add a few more posts about the widescreen conversion, which I think was a pretty cool way of doing it, and another one on the gamepad implementation, but that will come later. For now, here's a few screenshots of the original game, and the a few youtube videos.

Wait until you see the final product. I'm very proud of it

Original Release

Retina (Director's Cut Release)

I just tested out this controller I had with some of my games on Fire TV, and it works perfectly! Has a rechargeable battery too! All for $8! The perfect controller if you have Fire TV stick and need a wireless controller for it.

In brief, this is a joystick test using the Amazon Fire TV game controller.The game being tested is my upcoming iOS game entitled Sleepy Cube.Honestly, I am just a day away from finishing the Fire TV version of this game. Thus far, I have tested the game out on both 40 plus and 55 inch televisions with no problems. The process has been amazingly easy.

Test Video

I still have to tweak my menu system as well as replace the audio. In sum the audio is mono, and not stereo, hence the pour audio quality in the video.Typically, I add mono sound and music files to all of my mobile apps for the sole purpose of optimizing my them.

Lastly, does anyone know how long the review process is for Fire TV Apps?

Thanks for reading my post.

Dale

It's free so give it a try on your Fire TV! I would also love some feedback and plan to update this fairly regularly
Thanks!

Does anyone know how long the review process is for Fire TV Apps?
Apple's App and Mac stores typically take between 1 to 2 weeks to get an app approved.

Thanks for your help.

Dale

In brief, I am having trouble key mapping as my actors are not responsive to my Amazon game controller. I have been able to create a highlight and screen change system using the same techniques that @jonmulcahy used.

However when I try to control my character the controller does nothing when I press buttons on my Amazon game controller.

In light of this, can someone please explain key mapping to me further. Also can you please provide a screen shot or sample code that would show me exactly how to program my game controller?

For example if I wanted the user to press the x button in order for my actor to jump. How would I key map that specifically?

Thank you for your time and help.

Dale

It is the second least expensive bluetooth controller I could find, the least expensive being said to not work with some games on Fire TV.

Was wondering if this would work on Fire TV, I'm trying to find a BT controller that is $20 or less. Maybe $24 at most.

My other alternatives are:
http://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-Wireless-Controller-Bluetooth-Tablets/dp/B009AOFNU4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428636036&sr=8-1&keywords=bluetooth+controller

And a seller has this up for 14.99, despite the retail of $34.
http://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Wireless-Classic-Controller-Android-Gamepad/dp/B00MB6CNN8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1428636117&sr=8-2&keywords=bluetooth+controller

Thanks for your help.

Dale

http://www.amazon.com/Fire-TV-streaming-media-player/dp/B00CX5P8FC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1426865424&sr=8-3&keywords=fire+tv

Which version would be optimal for testing? I heard it can also be picked up at retail stores, would the price be lesser there?

RAYBURST (Fire TV edition, although the android version hasn't released yet, this game was literally meant to be played funnily enough with a controller, as it's very fast paced.)

The real announcement is in 2-3 weeks from now when I get around to making the gameplay trailer. : ) I will also be making a major update to add the unfinished game modes and level art already in the game. Each character plays very uniquely and differently from each other, so try them out and see which you like best. : )

http://bugs.gamesalad.com/show_bug.cgi?id=812

The first game I submitted for Fire TV has music only in the playable part of it, with "music stop" behavior in the menus before and after. Was there any reason to play music as sound like I've read in some threads. {Can't find it in search}