Apple Issues
I see that the iOS build that has recently been approved by Apple has some crashing issues. Quite a lot of people are reporting frequent crashes. This is of course very bad :-( I have stopped working...
View ArticleApple Issues Contd.
I’ve been working on the Apple issue pretty much around the clock, and that includes a trip to my local Apple Retail Store to pick up a new Macbook Pro 13 inch. The old trusty Mac Mini that I used up...
View ArticleUnder Control
I think I have the iOS crashes under control now. I found the reason and applied the cure :-) Before I release it, I want to do some more quick fixes. Will let you know when it goes out.
View Article1.23.4 Out For Android
I have just published 1.23.4, which contains iOS crash bugfix and some other improvements to Google Play. It should become available for update in a couple of hours, as always. As I said before, the...
View ArticleBugfix out for Apple
I have submitted the crash bugfix to Apple, the new version number will be 1.23.8.0. Unfortunately it has to go through the review process again – there’s no way around that. I requested an “expedited...
View ArticleQuick Update
Just a quick update on 1.23 bugfix. As promised, I submitted to Amazon and Microsoft shortly after iOS. All three still in review. Will keep you posted if anything moves! I will resume posting promo...
View ArticleiOS 1.23.8 approved
Apple have honored the request to do the expedited review and they approved 1.23.8 in almost record time. It should already be available for download in the App Store. I am therefore resuming tweeting...
View ArticleiOS 7 screen freezing
On iOS 7, Survivalcraft display sometimes freezes, while the game keeps going in the background. This occasionally happens when you dismiss a text box (for example after entering a sign text)....
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7 inch)
I’ve had some reports that the game does not start on this device. So I went and bought it. And what? It works. A waste of good money :-) I tested it for a good hour, found no problems at all. Despite...
View Article1.24
No, I am not dead or a zombie! I am back at work on 1.24. Before that, I think I will make one more service release of 1.23 on iOS (that fixes the textbox problem), but it’s a minor thing. Anyway, the...
View ArticleNew weapon
Work on 1.24 is going well. The new weapon is causing some problems, but I think I will have them sorted soon. As usual, a lot of guesses were correct. Have a look at the screenshot: Of course, this...
View ArticleShape the Land
As you’d probably expect, I get tons of feature requests. Most of them are quite repetitive: minecarts, multiplayer, NPCs. There’s nothing wrong with these, it’s just that each of them is a massive...
View ArticleNew stuff
Yesterday I released a maintenance update on Google Play, the version number is 1.23.12. It fixes a few small bugs (including the memory bank bug with ; character appearing after the data). Still...
View ArticleStriped Beasts
I’ve been adding some new creatures to the game to appear in 1.24. Here’s one of them: It is faster and stronger than the lion, so beware! It also jumps high, will easily go over 2 blocks. There is a...
View ArticleChristmas Animal
To keep in line with Christmas release, I couldn’t omit this one: They will be fairly common across the cold parts of the world. I will probably make them edible as well. In case you’re wondering...
View ArticleMuscle
First, something not game related. As usual on Tuesdays I went to play badminton at the local sports centre. Everything was fine until I felt like a tennis ball hit me in the calf, and could not play...
View ArticleWhat to make a bow string of?
Thanks for all the suggestions in that matter. Here’s what I am actually doing: You can spot the new feature when you see it, I am sure! Ivy will be used to make bow strings. It grows only in very...
View ArticleRelease preparations
I am quickly adding last features to 1.24 and switching the mindset to release mode. Christmas is near, so near, we need to move fast. There is quite a few new things I haven’t mentioned yet because I...
View Article1.24 Release Imminent
As I said on Twitter, I’m not standing up until 1.24 is out for testing on Google Play. Do you know what this is and why it is showing zero?
View Article1.24 Out For Testing
1.24.0.0 has been out on Google Play for testing for several hours. Here’s the full list of changes in this update: Added bows Added 4 types of arrows Added electric shooting target Added reindeers...
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