Dungeonators

Screenshots from Dungeonators 1.0 now in the the iTunes App...

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:50:00 -0400

Screenshots from Dungeonators 1.0 now in the the iTunes App Store!

Dungeonators 1.0 Released!

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:38:00 -0400

You can find it in the iTunes App Store here: http://bit.ly/rkZvCJ

It’s a free download!

Ad Hoc Release 8

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:28:00 -0400

Dungeonators 0.8 Release Notes

This is pretty close to the final release! Some minor bug fixes and lost of tuning of game play.

> Background music file reduced in size so it will load in low memory situations.
> Dungeon 3 bosses have an awesome amount of health and energy.
> Foom is more easily beaten.
> Resurrect only resurrects once!
> Spell pages displays stats for spells.

Happy testing!

Ad Hoc Release 7

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:23:10 -0400

Dungeonators 0.7 Release Notes

Getting close to the final, ready-to-submit-to-the-App-Store release!

Thanks for all you feedback.

> Updated spell descriptions
> Micro adjustments to a lot of spells
> Fixed bug so that energy costs properly calculated in multi-cast spells

WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:20:39 -0400

I have no human memories!

(Bruwhahahaah)

Ad Hoc Release 6

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:17:43 -0400

Dungeonators 0.6 Release Notes

Howdy intrepid testers!

This is a quick bug fix release that contains the following:

> Zayra’s Resurrection spell now properly raises zombies from the dead.
> Crits are back! Spell with a chance to crit will do so now!

Ad Hoc Release 5

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:32:00 -0400

Dungeonators 0.5 Release Notes

After exhaustive testing and soul searching (and some soul nibbling) I’ve made extensive changes to Dungeonators:

> Spells now drop in order and on purpose. No more random spell awards. Now it’s all part of a bigger plan!
> All Spells in EZ Mode dungeons have a 5 second cooldown and all Spells in Heroic dungeons have a 2 second cooldown. The idea is to s-l-o-w-d-o-w-n the game so you have some time to make decisions or use a strategy.
> Morgan’s spell Call has been replaced with Vitamin and doubles Morgan’s health for a short time.
> All bad guy health and energy values have been adjusted to create more of a challenge.
> All good guy spell damage has been adjusted to also create more of a challenge.

Note: The Spells Screen is out of date and some of the sounds are still preliminary.

Happy testing!

Adhoc Release 4

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:34:00 -0400

Dungeonators 0.4 Release Notes

Well Met O Fearless Testers!

In this release of Dungeonators I’m made the following improvements based on your suggestions:

> Damage from Ting reduced by 25%
> Damage from Tang reduced by 50%
> Damage from Tomb reduced by 25%
> Healing aggro reduced by 50%
> Spell award drop rates improved

Given all the changes you might want to reset the game and start over from the beginning. Deleting the previous version of Dungeonators off your iPhone is one way. But it’s more fun to use a cheat code:

> Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.
> Scroll to section of settings for 3rd party apps
> Touch the Dungeonators item
>Touch the Cheat Code field
> Type in prodigious birth
> Exit the Settings App
> Start Dungeonators and the game is reset!

Have fun and let me know how it goes!

Adhoc Release 3

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:04:00 -0400

Dungeonators 0.3 Release Notes

Dear Fearless & Faithful Testers,

After a bit of head scratching and hair pulling I have a major update:

> Zombies now return at 50% health down from 80%
> Erebus’s spells do 25% more damage over time
> Tang and Tombs health has been reduced about 10%
> Zayra’s heal spell does 50% more immediate healing and a small about of healing over time
> Morgan now has 15% more health
> Fixed the mysterious bug in the Battle Menu Screen: Now the menu items work in the event of a tie!

There are still plenty of Adhoc slots available for wanna be testers. If you have a friend who would like to test Dungeonators just send me his or her UDID and email address.

Cheers,

Pav

Weaknesses

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:10:00 -0400

The bad guys (Fing, Fang, Foom, Ting, Tang, Tomb, Ding, Dang, and Doom) are pretty tough but they have a hidden weakness.

Some bad guys are allergic to physical spells. Some bad guys are allergic to magical spells. And some bad guys alternate their allergies during a battle.

Some spells cause physical damage. Some spells cause magical damage. And some spells do both flavors of damage (or no damage at all).

See if you can figure out which bad guys are allergic to which spells. After you do the bad guys are much easier to deal with!

Anger Management

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:04:00 -0400

Attacking a bad guy generally makes him attack you back.

The more your good guys damage a bad guy the angrier that bad guy gets. This build up of anger is called aggro and it can be a useful tool during a battle—but it you don’t control it you’re doomed!

Your goal is to keep the bad guys attacking your good guy with the most health. Usually this means keeping aggro on Morgan. Glee is pretty tough. Zayra is much more vulnerable and Erebus is made of paper.

Morgan’s starter spell, Poke, does no damage but tricks a bad guy into attacking him. We call this an aggro taunt.

Zayra, Glee, and Erebus all get awarded spells that stops a bad guy from attacking him or her. we call this an aggro drop.

Healing spells also generate aggro, an amazing amount of aggro, so don’t heal more than you have to.

A clever pattern of attack is to weave aggro taunts and aggro drops into your spell casting. Keep the bad guys angry at Morgan!

Time Management

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:52:00 -0400

Cast/Cooldown Bar: The red/yellow bar under each spell icon

Some spells take no time at all to cast while others require a few seconds to windup. Some spells are available immediately after launching while others require a few seconds to unwind.

The red Cast Bar measures casting time. After a spell is launched the Cast Bar is replaced by the yellow Cooldown bar.

It’s good to get familier with the cast and cooldown times of your available spells. During a battle you might want to constantly check on the progress of each good guy’s spell casts so that no good guys is left idling.

Green Energy

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:43:00 -0400

Energy Bar: The green bar below the red health bar.

All the good guys have the same amount of energy and it is slowly replenished over time.

Zayra has a spell that recharges energy—eventually you’ll get it as a reward for winning a battle.

Spells on the right require more energy than spell on the left and you can’t cast a spell if you don’t have enough energy for it.

A cool thing to do is to turtle (force a bad guy to run out of energy by healing through his spells and then killing him before his energy is refreshed).

Heathcare

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:41:00 -0400

Health Bar: The top red bar next to each character’s icon.

Morgan has more health than the other good guys and the bad guys, like Fing, Fang, and Foom, have a lot more health then the good guys.

Use your healer, Zayra, to keep the good guys health topped off before it gets to low. (Zayra isn’t very fast.)

All the faces Doom makes during the game. What a funny guy!

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:10:00 -0400

All the faces Doom makes during the game. What a funny guy!

Adhoc Release 2

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:11:00 -0400

Dungeonators 0.2 Release Notes

Dear Fearless & Faithful Testers,

Thanks for your excellent feedback. I’ve implemented the following changes based on your experiences:

> Shields now reduce damage by 66%
> Slap is now an instant cast
> All aggro reduction spells are now instant casts
> Heroic dungeons are more likely to award spells than EZ Mode dungeons
> Epic dungeons are more likely to award spells than Heroic dungeons

For those of you experiencing the mysterious Battle Menu freeze: Let me know if you think it might have been a menu item press that caused the game to become unresponsive or if the game froze from the moment the Battle Menu screen came up. If the game is frozen then the screen will not rotate when you turn your iPhone upside down.

Our ranks of testers is growing. But there are still plenty of Adhoc slots available. So if you have a friend who would like to test Dungeonators just send me his or her UDID and email address.

Cheers,

Pav

Morgan, Zayra, Glee, and Erebus are the heroes of our story....

Sun, 08 May 2011 01:12:00 -0400

Morgan, Zayra, Glee, and Erebus are the heroes of our story. Alone they cannot defeat their enemies. But together they make a formidable team. Of course you have to be pretty quick with your fingers and rather strategic at the same time :)

Dungeonators Theme by Epic Loot. Spritely and stirring!

Sat, 07 May 2011 17:04:00 -0400

Dungeonators Theme by Epic Loot. Spritely and stirring!

Coming soon for iPhone and iPod Touch! Brought to you by Epic...

Sat, 07 May 2011 16:54:01 -0400

Coming soon for iPhone and iPod Touch! Brought to you by Epic Loot…