Android version.

rdklein · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:16 am Post subject:

GOOD news ! Very Happy

The POC classic port is now shortly before RELEASE ! I succeeded in porting it using the NDK in the last days !

Its just playable but I have to make some interface adaptions as keyboard (currently a dummy fill) and maybe use the same as at iPhone for shiip control, as the controls are very small. And sound is missing.

pocxxl must wait a little bit for android (and iphone, imac)

StickyMonk · Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:37 pm Post subject:

That's great news, any idea on price for the Android version?
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rdklein · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:27 am Post subject:

Not yet will be like the iphone version I assume.

Looks very good, now I have to add the sound and soft keyboard, with hardware keyboards its already playable.

Also SAVE and LOAD has to be added (I think the sdcard would be a good place for the saved games ?! )

StickyMonk · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:27 pm Post subject:

a lot of the newer apps install to the SD card as well, i dont like things being stored on the phone.
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rdklein · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:07 pm Post subject:

yes thats also possible to install the whole app on the sdcard (there is a switch which I enabled).

StickyMonk · Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:42 am Post subject:

I keep checking the Android Market every day for POC classic...

When XXL is done for Android, will it be customisable like the PC version?
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fmagnell · PoC Visitor Unlicensed Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Posts: 5

I am also checking the Android Market every day for POC classic, it is a sure purchase...

rdklein · Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:27 pm Post subject:

I keep you updated, progress is good, but some days needed for the interface (keyboard thing) - with a hardware keyboard its now working.

NOT YET ON THE MARKET PLACE - as I got some mails people searching it .. as soon as I tested all it gets published. Laughing

rdklein · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:27 am Post subject:

status report: the sound system works.
next is the keyboard, save and load, and steering for the sim (to simplify).

rdklein · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:09 pm Post subject:

status report: save and load are working,

now the keyboard stuff comes next

StickyMonk · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:28 pm Post subject:

getting close Smile

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StickyMonk · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:20 am Post subject:

sorry to keep bugging, but any update?
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rdklein · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:46 pm Post subject:

yes keyboard works, I decied to buld my own overlay. Save load stable, its already playable.

Now I just work at a UTF-8 to DOS table translation for the languages (I forgot that they were in UTF-8 as I use the iPhone version) Android doesnt had the prpert codde page translator -- but thats close to finish (just the C2,C3 sets of UTF-8,
then final I need to rework the ship control. Its working already, but very hard to hit the small lines on small devices -- I want to port the iPhone version were I used two sprites liek a gamepada control when hitting the source - part is also done,

last is the start screen with a nice language selectiion at the beginnign of the game.

rdklein · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:16 pm Post subject:

UTF-8 is working now, languages look ok, though I found some faults on the french version (this is also on the last iPhone version I assume). There is s trick CODEPAGE 850 to AMiga translation in the old code.

2rB · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:48 am Post subject:

This sounds great.
Can hardly wait Very Happy

My brother and I are waiting in excitement Smile

The memories are still on the early days playing the DOS-version on a slow 486 (or playing on the way-to-fast-to-handle-my-boat-pentium-PC) Laughing

Have bought the PoC Classic / XXL, but still need the Android version on the go Smile

(May soon need an extra battery for my phone ...)