Hey everyone. So I mentioned this on the Discord (Discord.gg/askanenemystudios), but I think it’s about time I post an update to Steam. For the uninitiated, Amazon decided to close down Gamesparks (https://docs.
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addedHey everyone. So I mentioned this on the Discord (Discord.gg/askanenemystudios), but I think it’s about time I post an update to Steam. For the uninitiated, Amazon decided to close down Gamesparks (https://docs.gamesparks.com/transition-faq/). It’s the service that I currently use to run the leaderboard system. While a “new” Gamesparks is coming it’s not coming at anywhere near the speed at which I need it to release the Playstation and Xbox version of ADHD and in turn finally move out of Early Access and on to the next project. While the service itself won’t actually close down until September of 2022 it makes absolutely no sense to implement the code for Xbox and Playstation. For the time being I had to remove all that code while I find a replacement. Surprisingly Amazon did something amazing. They provided me with some “hours” with a company called CodeWizards to help find alternatives and see what best fits and makes a transition as easy and cleanly as possible. This won’t guarantee I’ll find a solution, but at least that option is there.
changedThe current version (v1.0.4b63) you are playing on Steam still has leaderboards implemented, but since then I’ve done plenty of optimizations, achievements, rich presence, small updates to the UI, keyboard and mouse controls (experimental) and under the hood changes that I’d like to push this new update out, however there would be no leaderboard system. So I’m thinking while Gamesparks is still up and running I’ll keep that version up and put this latest version 1.0.5+ in the “beta” branch. Should you care to give it a run :D
A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher changes
addedHey everyone. So I mentioned this on the Discord (Discord.gg/askanenemystudios), but I think it’s about time I post an update to Steam. For the uninitiated, Amazon decided to close down Gamesparks (https://docs.gamesparks.com/transition-faq/). It’s the service that I currently use to run the leaderboard system. While a “new” Gamesparks is coming it’s not coming at anywhere near the speed at which I need it to release the Playstation and Xbox version of ADHD and in turn finally move out of Early Access and on to the next project. While the service itself won’t actually close down until September of 2022 it makes absolutely no sense to implement the code for Xbox and Playstation. For the time being I had to remove all that code while I find a replacement. Surprisingly Amazon did something amazing. They provided me with some “hours” with a company called CodeWizards to help find alternatives and see what best fits and makes a transition as easy and cleanly as possible. This won’t guarantee I’ll find a solution, but at least that option is there.
changedThe current version (v1.0.4b63) you are playing on Steam still has leaderboards implemented, but since then I’ve done plenty of optimizations, achievements, rich presence, small updates to the UI, keyboard and mouse controls (experimental) and under the hood changes that I’d like to push this new update out, however there would be no leaderboard system. So I’m thinking while Gamesparks is still up and running I’ll keep that version up and put this latest version 1.0.5+ in the “beta” branch. Should you care to give it a run :D
Hey everyone. So I mentioned this on the Discord (Discord.gg/askanenemystudios), but I think it’s about time I post an update to Steam. For the uninitiated, Amazon decided to close down Gamesparks (https://docs.gamesparks.com/transition-faq/). It’s the service that I currently use to run the leaderboard system. While a “new” Gamesparks is coming it’s not coming at anywhere near the speed at which I need it to release the Playstation and Xbox version of ADHD and in turn finally move out of Early Access and on to the next project. While the service itself won’t actually close down until September of 2022 it makes absolutely no sense to implement the code for Xbox and Playstation. For the time being I had to remove all that code while I find a replacement. Surprisingly Amazon did something amazing. They provided me with some “hours” with a company called CodeWizards to help find alternatives and see what best fits and makes a transition as easy and cleanly as possible. This won’t guarantee I’ll find a solution, but at least that option is there.
The current version (v1.0.4b63) you are playing on Steam still has leaderboards implemented, but since then I’ve done plenty of optimizations, achievements, rich presence, small updates to the UI, keyboard and mouse controls (experimental) and under the hood changes that I’d like to push this new update out, however there would be no leaderboard system. So I’m thinking while Gamesparks is still up and running I’ll keep that version up and put this latest version 1.0.5+ in the “beta” branch. Should you care to give it a run :D
The biggest hurdle at the moment is trying to find a solution that supports all platforms without a super complicated login process. All this stuff should be as transparent to the user as possible and since my skills are extremely limited, even with the support of some of the smartest folks on the market I have to KISS :D
I’ll update you all as this process progresses, but also keep in mind the current leaderboards will be wiped. Also in case you missed it I had to cancel Ask An Enemy Studios’ presence at PAX West 2021. I’m not happy about it. Not in the least. You can read more about that here (https://www.askanenemystudios.com/gd-blog/2021/8/12/pax-west-2021mask-em-up)
As always thanks for all the continued support :D <3 Jaycee
