Create iOS games with Stencyl - (Launched on Dec. 15)

SWATLLAMA

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If there are a lot of sales from iStencyl, will the developer fee go down?

Also, I still support that you guys get at least 5% from all sales after apple takes their big heap.
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ckriel

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Also, I still support that you guys get at least 5% from all sales after apple takes their big heap.

This is a nice idea, but it would make it impossible to use iStencyl for client work, limiting iStencyl's audience to indies producing original IP and hobbyists. It's a deal killer, and the client would go elsewhere.

Jon

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We're not interested in taking a cut of sales. The only way that would work is if we published on the user's behalf, and we'd only be able to do that for a small fraction of games (given the already onerous approval process), even if we supported the idea.

SWATLLAMA

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Oh. Well then I personally would donate 5% :)
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charlesartist

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I applied to the iStencyl beta program last week according to the website directions and I haven't heard back yet. I'm a game developer and I would really like to get in there. Any chance I can get some action on this? thanks

charlesartist

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Just want to let everyone know that we'll start the private beta early this week (Monday/Tuesday). You'll receive an e-mail from me if you were selected for the first round.

We're holding off on nearly all Windows users for the first round until we have the non-mac workflow completed, so if you're Windows-only, don't stress out if you didn't get selected. Your time will come in the second round.

Ok, nevermind. That explains it. I'm not widnows only, really, but Im windows mainly, lol. I will wait for the second round; please please consider me; years of pro game dev experience.

Jon

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Also, to those waiting in the wings, demand for the iStencyl beta has been significantly higher than expected, and due to the volume of internal activity and feedback, we've had to temporarily halt letting in new people. This all bodes well for us down the line though, and we're thrilled to see this amount of support so early on.

Dom818

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Just a quick question.

Will iStencyl have that scrolling list thing that can be seen in the Settings app when you set the time and date on iOS. I think this feature would be helpful for selecting a game mode or something.

Mistakenness

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universal app are easy thing to do developing iOS in Flash for both iPad and iPhone; I just set screen dimension to 960x640 and then add extra space for the background and it works... I think it'll do the trick even in iStencyl.

Jon

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Just a quick question.

Will iStencyl have that scrolling list thing that can be seen in the Settings app when you set the time and date on iOS. I think this feature would be helpful for selecting a game mode or something.

You mean like this?
http://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2011/05_w19/456217/Screen-shot-2011-05-04-at-12.15..png

Dom818

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Just a quick question.

Will iStencyl have that scrolling list thing that can be seen in the Settings app when you set the time and date on iOS. I think this feature would be helpful for selecting a game mode or something.

You mean like this?
http://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2011/05_w19/456217/Screen-shot-2011-05-04-at-12.15..png

Yes, just like that.

Jon

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Hmm, we'll do that in a follow up to 1.0, along with other UIKit/Cocoa related addons.

Dom818

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Hmm, we'll do that in a follow up to 1.0, along with other UIKit/Cocoa related addons.

Awesome, it will be very helpful. And also very appreciated! Ohh, do you know when iStencyl will be released to the public? The iStencyl page says September, but we're past that now.

fulvio

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Would also be interested in knowing whether iStencyl is near its public release as I've signed up for the Beta program and haven't yet received an invite. What's the update on them as well? Thanks in advance.  :o

« Last Edit: October 11, 2011, 11:08:33 pm by fulvio »

Jon

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Due to the high volume of invite requests and the fact that we'll likely launch iStencyl by the end of the month, we've stopped letting new people in.

Stay tuned for more news on this. Thanks!