The last time I updated Chaos was well over a year ago, so it was about due for an update.
As well as the usual bug fixes, this release has one new feature: automatic saving.
Players have asked for this both by email and on the comments in the Android market for a while and it makes quite a difference.
At the end of every turn, the game is now saved. If the game is stopped then next time you start there's a "Continue" option on the first screen.
I've also updated the GBA and NDS versions to include this restore feature. Whether or not saves actually work can depend on the flash cart you use, so watch out for that.
The game saves all data in a plain text format that you can copy around. I've changed the way options are saved to also use text. Previously I just dumped out the in-memory representation for the options into a file. This should fix the problems that people have had where sound effects don't work - in fact they were disabled by default. It was due to reading a 0 first time round and this disabled the sound option.
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Another change is that the source code for the game is now available again.
The state of Android over the last year or so has worried me. It has become a wretched hive of scum and villainy rivalled only by the dark days of the Windows 98/XP platforms.
The best way to prevent falling victim to spyware is to use software where you can audit the source code yourself. Or at least say "no" when programs require extra permissions. Chaos requires no extra permissions and now you can review the code too.
At the end of every turn, the game is now saved. If the game is stopped then next time you start there's a "Continue" option on the first screen.
I've also updated the GBA and NDS versions to include this restore feature. Whether or not saves actually work can depend on the flash cart you use, so watch out for that.
The game saves all data in a plain text format that you can copy around. I've changed the way options are saved to also use text. Previously I just dumped out the in-memory representation for the options into a file. This should fix the problems that people have had where sound effects don't work - in fact they were disabled by default. It was due to reading a 0 first time round and this disabled the sound option.
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Another change is that the source code for the game is now available again.
The state of Android over the last year or so has worried me. It has become a wretched hive of scum and villainy rivalled only by the dark days of the Windows 98/XP platforms.
The best way to prevent falling victim to spyware is to use software where you can audit the source code yourself. Or at least say "no" when programs require extra permissions. Chaos requires no extra permissions and now you can review the code too.
My android phone just updated. Many thanks. BTW - my 7 year-old son loves playing Chaos. Brings me back to my ZX Spectrum days.
ReplyDeleteNice one!