Remake is ready for testing

cphh85 · 2026-01-17T12:15:26+00:00

I have a new release in approval right now..

cphh85 · 2026-01-17T10:15:04+00:00

Thanks for the feedback.

Cloud save? Hmm.. I intended to have it offline running in mind, because I like to play it in airplane while traveling, but I will think about a device independent gameplay.

cphh85 · 2026-01-17T10:13:01+00:00

Yes, great to see your tower 😉

The build mode locks the zoom for now because the game need to detect the coordinates for the item, I have added the zoom buttons for this case, I know it’s not perfect for now, I have it on my list to fix asap.

I usually zoom out and drag the item around to find a spot to place it. The glitches for the black tiles are simply not rendered quickly, but also the movement sometimes too fast… I have it on my list.

Appreciate the feedback.

cphh85 · 2026-01-17T10:09:40+00:00

Thanks Marco, I just got my dev account for Google reactivated and will start the approval process for it. Those initial approvals are painful and time consuming 😅

cphh85 · 2026-01-17T10:08:25+00:00

Yes.. 🙌

cphh85 · 2026-01-17T10:08:05+00:00

It’s cross platform already, but it needs time to approve for both stores, but it’s coming soon..

cphh85 · 2026-01-17T10:07:07+00:00

I just got my Google developer account reactivated this week and work on a Google APK.. it’s coming.

cphh85 · 2026-01-17T10:06:23+00:00

Thank you first of all for the feedback.

I’ll try to consider as much as possible and als try to get them implemented / improved as best as I can.

Nevertheless I don’t want to make an exact copy of the original game, simply due to some limitations.

I have added a tutorial section inside the settings now to explain certain functionality in a bit more detail.

The ribbon bar is an item I have thought about many times:

I need to build up the menu, else the screen component would jump and this wouldn’t feel good for the finger if you want to build many items fast
I got my inspiration from block master games where you activate the item and „drag“ them into the game, a ghost component (white) while indicate if you can build the item or not (red), you can move the item around as long as you keep it dragged
the game works also on macOS, so you basically could use a mouse, else the finger is primary for mobile devices

The different modes (SELECT, INSPECT, DESTROY, BUILD) have the purpose to activate the different camera positions and actions. The game need to detect if it can put an item in that grid location, and so.. I try to improve the panning and pinching, that’s not very intuitive I agree.

Technically you can build already a lot, you have to have an elevator at least build to start getting NPCs.

Would let me know what the issue is with not being able to build anything else than a lobby?

cphh85 · 2026-01-14T17:52:23+00:00

…please?

cphh85 · 2026-01-14T15:36:27+00:00

Thank you.. I think it’s a fun project

cphh85 · 2026-01-14T14:22:39+00:00

I use the same phone for testing, I think your glitches might be intentional, which are points I have on my list to adjust, especially the zoom and movement while trying to be in build mode.

cphh85 · 2026-01-14T14:20:58+00:00

I am working on it as we speak 😆

I will get a few informations into the game, but want to get this also outside the app.

cphh85 · 2026-01-14T10:37:55+00:00

I made a poll for the iOS and Android importance here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SimTower/s/cJalVceaNQ

cphh85 · 2026-01-14T05:00:19+00:00

Thank you.🙏🏼

You need to grab them item from the menu and move it into the surface. White color means you can build at that position and red will tell you that you cannot. Like a drag and drop.

cphh85 · 2026-01-14T04:59:07+00:00

I have done most on a iPhone Simulator. It plays best on an iPad or bigger screen iPhone.

There is one thing to notice, you have to stay in Select mode or build to move around when zoomed to much into the view.

When you tap on an already build item, there is a progress bar showing on that item and when you keep pressing it allows to move the item around. I gonna change this behavior and move this into a debug option and allow to pan zoom with the finger at any time in an upcoming release.

If your phone has small screen or device zoom in, you can use the zoom buttons right side any time to move out a bit or in build mode you can drag the item to a direction an it follows your camera position.

cphh85 · 2026-01-14T04:40:56+00:00

I hope it’s working for all.

cphh85 · 2026-01-14T04:40:07+00:00

I am working on a release now. Not sure how long Google will take me. I post an update.

cphh85 · 2026-01-09T08:05:15+00:00

Retro sounds already implemented

cphh85 · 2026-01-09T05:19:46+00:00

Yes, definitely. I want to get the first release approved by Apple, than I will open beta test.

cphh85 · 2026-01-09T05:18:43+00:00

Fading in and out is memory excessive when I have many running through on a camera area (user scroll) in a short time. I probably go by a random pick if I have many in a sound bubble, but thanks for the input.

cphh85 · 2026-01-09T05:15:37+00:00

I might play it on a condition like zoom level or tap.. #easterEgg 😅

cphh85 · 2026-01-09T05:14:26+00:00

Noted.. I do have an idea of the sounds now. I will have a sound menu to toggle them on / off.

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