We're proud to announce that iOS has joined the family of platforms supported by Vendetta Online, launching today for the iPad2 or newer (including the Mini!), with at least iOS 5.x. Those interested may immediately obtain the game from the iPad App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vendetta-online/id563305375?Additionally, some may be curious to read the early positive reviews, such as MMORPG's first look at the game. If you do purchase the game, we'd really appreciate it if you'd consider posting a positive review on the App Store! We need all the help we can get.The iPad version is a fully 1:1 native port of the production game, with the addition of support for Retinal devices and iOS GameCenter. We've also put some time into polishing the introductory new user experience and the overall flight interface, and we hope you like it. The game does also support external keyboard control and other options, and as always we'll be continuing to polish and improve the game as we move forward.The game is a $0.99 purchase on the App Store, including a free month of "Lite" mode access (capped at level 3, can't be a Guild officer) for the first "single-click" account created with the installed copy. Existing subscribers can log into their current accounts normally (the free month only applies to new accounts). In App Purchase makes additional "Lite" subscription time available for $1/month.As always, please feel free to give us feedback about the new fledgling platform and device support. We've created a new "iOS" forum for exactly that kind of discussion. Any major bugs should be posted to the Bugs forum or submitted via a Support Ticket if privacy is a concern.Thanks Everyone!
In preparation for the upcoming launch of Vendetta Online for iPad, we're doing some server architecture testing which may result in sporadic outages over the coming weekend. In particular, outages are likely between 10am and Noon central time on Saturday the 6th.We will be temporarily moving the game from our own local server hardware to a virtualized configuration in the "cloud", to test the option in the event of extreme scalability needs. Then on Sunday night, we'll migrate the game back to our local server cluster. Any outages will hopefully be brief, and this testing will make the game more stable for the future.Once the game is up and running on the optional cloud server on Saturday, please report any new gameplay issues on the Bugs Forum. Thanks for your help!
VO 1.8.244 includes:- Initial mission list updates are much faster now.- Error message when attempting to create a guild on a Lite Mode account.- Fixed some UI issues with large fonts.- Faction logo in station menu is now clickable. The faction's description in the faction standings menu is displayed.- Fixed Australian Lite Mode purchase price.- Revamped virtual keyboard. It looks different and should allow for faster typing.- Increased the polygon count of background planets- Improved checkbox, radio button, and access key item UI images.- Planet textures now get unloaded when they're not used to conserve memory unless Cache Resources setting is enabled.- Added an option (disabled by default) to alert about npcs entering/leaving the station bar.- New characters are automatically joined to chat channels 11 and 100 and keep their active channel as 1 when they leave the training sector.- Improved long-press for touch devices to drag-drop addons between your ship ports and inventory in the Ship Configuration menu.- Moved some Options menu items into an Advanced Options menu for mobile devices.- Signup button in Advanced Options menu now goes to the account conversion menu if your auto-generated account hasn't been converted yet. This removes some confusion by new players.- Selecting 'Route' on a non-local mission sets it up to automatically pop up the mission dialog when you dock to that station. If you change your navroute or log off, the info is currently lost. If you dock to a different station and take another mission, the info is lost. If the mission becomes unavailable while you are en-route, when you dock, you will be notified that the mission is not available at that time.- A username history is now available in the login menu. Select the arrow to the right of the username entry field to see the list and select a previous one. Because this is a new feature, the history will initially be blank. To edit/clear the history, you must edit your config.ini file with a text editor. The history can be used to recover a new auto-generated account before it is converted if an existing account is used to log in.- Changed the in-station camera views that are seen behind the station menu. The training sector's camera is placed in a better position.- Changed the message that is displayed when docking with a capship.- Fixed a bug with Lua/IUP that was causing some invalid IUP handle errors.- Fixed a rare Android crash on certain devices when attempting to initialize the audio system.We have more changes in the pipe, we just wanted to get these out there and make sure they're tested. Please post any issues you see on the Bugs forum and we'll look into them right away. While the above list does mention some "planet" related improvements, the really noticeable graphical updates to the planets have NOT yet been released, and will
VO 1.8.241 includes:- Fixed delivery missions so they now take items from your inventory without you having to launch and dock again.- Fixed Android virtual keyboard being too long if the text being edited is too long. Added right/left arrow buttons to move the text cursor.- Fixed UI being slightly too wide on some aspect ratios/resolutions.- Increased robustness of the Android version, and added crash detection and compatibility mode. Compatibility mode includes lower texture quality and simpler shaders.A big announcement should be coming later this week..
Free play for previous subscribers! Happy holidays everyone. Anyone subscribed at any time in our history, prior to this past October, may now play for free through the new year. Have fun!VO 1.8.239 includes:- Fixed blank screen on certain Android tablets when running in joystick-support mode.- Fixed joystick configurations getting reset every time VO is run.- Fixed the problem with certain missions being displayed that cannot be taken.- When cancelling chat in touch-screen mode, the chat entry box in the HUD is also closed.- Added long-press support for the navmap to add waypoints. The long-press is .5 seconds.- Added a one-click mode for mobile devices to create a guest account without having to enter user info, which allows new players to get into the game quickly. A conversion menu is in place to add required information before you can convert the account to a subscription. A Windows Store update is required for one-click support on Windows 8, which is forthcoming.- Changed 'Android Market' references to 'Google Play' for the Android version.
VO 1.8.238 includes:- A massive new 39-mission tree, developed collaboratively by a group of our PCC members, organized and evangelized by Phaserlight. Many thanks and congrats to him, as well as Pizzasgood and everyone else who contributed to building and testing these missions!- Graphics updates for the standard cargo-crate have been totally updated with a new asset. We will eventually also use this crate at multiple sizes to visually indicate crates that have larger quantities of items or use more cubic units of space.A couple of other changes were also intended for this update, but needed to be pushed back for further testing. So those can likely be expected next week. Have a great weekend, everyone, and please post any issues to the forums.