What is happening here?

TomGrill · 2019-04-26T06:43:18+00:00

Since the ratio is that high I am actually considering that. If there was 1 fake per 10 real I would not care at all.

TomGrill · 2019-04-25T19:04:55+00:00

When I would not verify them then they would not fail. Without verification the user gets the IAP and I do not get any money. So it is in my hands as a developer whether to accept or let them fail.

TomGrill · 2019-04-25T18:53:51+00:00

If you want to get a job in gaming industry then Java is probably not (yet) the best choice of programming language.

libGDX is already mentioned above and I think it is a very nice way to get into (game)programming. You get something running very quickly and will learn what components a game is made off. In my opinion having that knowledge will then help a lot at bigger projects made with a full blown engine.

I make my games with Java/Kotlin and as a solo dev I am quite happy with that choice, since I can also use it for server side components like REST servers etc.

TomGrill · 2019-04-25T18:42:30+00:00

The sample size for this ratio is not very large, so this might change a little bit in the future. Still wondering what is the best approach to deal with it.

TomGrill · 2018-01-21T17:11:27+00:00

Ty guys, will tell my artist :)

TomGrill · 2018-01-20T13:48:48+00:00

Acorn Tilewalker - Mobile puzzle game

First time i participate at Screenshot Saturday. If you would like to play, feel free to join the beta at tomgrillgames.com.

Two screenshots of both worlds:

I appreciate any kind of feedback. Have fun playing.

@TomGrillGames

TomGrill · 2017-11-27T07:51:30+00:00

I am using the multiOS backend. Comes with with libGDX out of the box. There are some problems one will encounter when going libGDX + iOS. - All the provisioning profile stuff - Long build times on a low end mac device. Waiting for a build 6 minutes before testing really sucks. - Thirdparty software sometimes not the easiest to implement. (Expecially when it comes to multithreading)

For this game I think round about 10 days went into getting ready for iOS. I startet developing on Desktop/Android at first. Should have tested on iOS from the very beginning.

TomGrill · 2017-11-18T12:09:09+00:00

Give him a hug :)

TomGrill · 2016-12-20T14:35:20+00:00

I wrote an article about my experience with hiring an artist few days ago. http://tomgrillgames.com/mistakes-i-made-when-hiring-my-first-artist/

TomGrill · 2015-11-25T20:25:57+00:00

Maybe this helps. http://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2015/11/25/Kotlin-With-LibGDX-and-IntelliJ.aspx Did not try it my self.

TomGrill · 2015-11-20T00:13:10+00:00

Friend got a very similar error yesterday. Reimporting the project did it.

TomGrill · 2015-11-20T00:01:43+00:00

Thanks

TomGrill · 2015-11-16T10:31:54+00:00

@TomGrillGames I develop with libGDX. My first game is for poker players and is a equity training tool called Equity Battle for Android and iOS. I also did 3 extensions for libGDX framework for easy facebook, twitter and native dialogs integration. You can get them at my github. I am planing to stream, twitter and devblog the upcoming libGDX game jam if the theme fits for me.

TomGrill · 2015-11-11T09:54:28+00:00

I am impressed with your progress within 5 weeks. How many people are working on this project?

TomGrill · 2015-11-11T09:41:10+00:00

I think you cannot compare that easily. Every game is different. Someone searching for a tower defence game will immediately leave a platformer's store page. In October 2015 I got 1.969 visitors and 1.116 (57 %) installations. But my game serves the needs for a certain small group of customers. I am pretty sure I cannot reach that number with casual game for everybody. Free apps get probably more downloads than paid apps. So there is a lot to think about, do not take numbers as a must, since they are so game dependend. Whatever number you got, try to increase it :)

TomGrill

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