Love the app. Even better with the graphics.
One suggestion two of my fellow players made was to move the + and - keys to either side of the HPs when the cards are in landscape. It would make them easier to hit and eliminate those times when you accidentally tap the wrong one
Silverleaf: It seems a couple of bits and pieces are missing from the artwork. Matriarch on iPhone is one. Can you catch them all? =) we're putting together a quick update that will fix them all.
Martinh: interesting idea. We're currently using the standard stepper control for iOS, but we'll consider that suggestion.
If anyone is at GenCon tomorrow or Saturday, find Jeremy at the GTG booth for a peek at what is in 2.0.1 =)
Hey, great update to the app! I've been using it for some time now, and I like it even more now. I absolutely vote for adding the additional artwork for the other cards.
I l ike the extra touch of the environment artwork being added into the background. It makes for a nice expereince.
And I cannot wait for the actual game app!
Edit: I was using the "Randomize" button just to see what came up. Maybe it's just me, but there seems to be a trend of pulling up the same options several times in a row. For example, I randomized 10 games and got Baron Blade in 5 of them. Does it help to close the app down completely before randomizing again? Of course, I understand that "random" does mean "random", and probability dicates that the same option could come up several times in a row. I'm just curious, especially with it being a new release to the app. I want to pass on any and all feedback to you guys in an effor to keep this the best possible product. Thanks again for putting this together.
Random is random. The odds of seeing 5 Baron Blade in a row is the same as the odds of any other sequence, but we humans notice the Baron Blades.
I was quite amused when Apple added a feature to make iTunes "more random" by actually reducing the randomness of the distribution to minimize repeated artists/songs.
Thanks for the feedback, it's always welcome =)
I actually ran the app through 30 gamess and charted the results. Very even distribution of Environments and Vilains (only skipped over a vew Villains) and a every Hero made an apperance (not all the alternates, though).
MIgrantP is totally right, of course. It's really easy to latch onto one or two easy to observe trends and skew a casual observation. It's funny to cycle through the games and see one Hero pop up over and over, then phase out. I suppose it could lead to a story factor...
Happy to have someone check my work =)
Letting.You.Know.
This update is the one thing I wished Sidekick had, art, and now I'm a happy app user! So glad you got "official" association!
Regarding minion artwork, I think it would be super neat but I also wouldn't want it delaying the full-game app in development. I haven't been able to think straight since that was announced. (okay, maybe that's a pre-existing condition)
On the notes thing, I found it a bit cumbersome on my iPad but it is better than no option, so I do want to thank you for adding that feature. As far as cost/benefit for making a more robust status tracking system, I can't speak for anyone else but I know that if that were a Kickstarter project I'd totally donate to get an upgrade. Honestly, I feel like I'm stealing with as much utility as I've gotten for my 99 cents.
I also noticed that the (H) is supported for custom cards now. I feel a bit guilty about bringing it up, I hope it wasn't too much work! In any case, thanks!
Sentinels Sidekick 2.0.1 should be available in the App Store as a free update any time now (it just got through review this afternoon). It fixes a few bugs, but most importantly it makes Notes super useful! Observe:
In other news, we did an interview with Pocket Tactics about the upcoming digital conversion of Sentinels of the Multiverse. Check it out!
I really liked that interview. Thanks for keeping us all in the loop!
Awesome stuff. The one thing I think could make this feature better is a way to add universal modifiers, such as all environment targets or all of a single type of damage. This coud work by adding the notes to an area off the cards, if that's even possible.
Looking forward to trying this and enjoyed the interview.
Bug report: I see the update has G.I. Bunker, but G.I. Bunker has no art.
The official artwork for G.I. Bunker and America's Greatest Legacy will be available when the cards are released. We included them in Sidekick anyway so that people can play them.
Is that made clear somewhere in the app? 'cause it just looks like a bug when you're using it. :)
Not really, but we could add it to the app description and/or in the help screen somewhere. It'll be a moot point in February though =)
We added a note to the app description, since we can update that without a new version. Thanks for the sharp eye!
I thought of a place for that! You can add notes to the Environment itself and they display on screen. So there you go =)
This is really awesome. However, i must ask, as a Kindle user, do you have any plans of gettign this for us Android users?I understand that Android uses a different language so it might take a while for this to actually happen. If it does happen I would gladly get this for my Kindle ASAP and I would love you forever if you guys did this.
@Kingofsouls
Yes, such plans exist. :)