Just checking, we seem to have a cheater and it's from the account of djshotty -> are you reverse engineering the code or analyzing the internet traffic to affect your score personally or is someone else doing it, acting under your name?
[GAME][2.2+] Mathician
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Hey, I found 2 bugs in the online mode, I don't know if they are already reported but I recorded a video.
1-the keyboard layout that I selected can't show the "0"
2- If you press very quickly more than one time the play button, the game will have serious problems
The video's sound isn't coordinated and the game was a little slower because I was recording, I also don't know why it stopped working at the end, if it was because of the same bug or because I was recording.
I hope you understand my english:silly:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/drn23bnah268khw/video_sep_16_2013_3.mp4
1-the keyboard layout that I selected can't show the "0"
2- If you press very quickly more than one time the play button, the game will have serious problems
The video's sound isn't coordinated and the game was a little slower because I was recording, I also don't know why it stopped working at the end, if it was because of the same bug or because I was recording.
I hope you understand my english:silly:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/drn23bnah268khw/video_sep_16_2013_3.mp4
Wow, great work! I'll fix the keyboard layout (I think the other one in 'phone' mode is actually correct). The multiple clicking was actually a bug reported in the beta period (and fixed), but I guess it somehow got back again! It will be fixed, tomorrow will be the first revision, with these bugs fixed in them! Thanks for your excellent report!
Try using Photoshop, you can scale text to any size you like...Hi, thanks for your input. I've tried to create a title with Georgia, but it just doesn't fit in the picture:
Off-topic: I always use an app called ScreenCast, you need a rooted phone though.
I understand, what I meant was that it doesn't look nice, because in the title a more round font just looks better
Have you read my messages about 'cheating'? You submitted impossible scores, did you use some kind of system clock alteration software or something?
Perfect! I implemented the language in the game and it looks perfect! I will upload a new version for release tonight!
Alright! I've uploaded the first revision to the play store. The direct link is available in the OP and the play store entry will be updated in a few hours. In this release I concentrated on bugfixes and some small improvements as well. Here's the full changelog:
* All character names can now contain all special characters (e.g. š, ç and ž). To remove ? characters in your name, go to settings and retype your display name!
+ If you have open multiplayer games where it is your turn, you will see that in the main screen
+ Added Swedish localization (thank you Daniel Malmgren for your tremendous effort!)
+ Your singleplayer progress will now be saved across devices and between reinstallations
* Changed the ingame font to a different one, which is much more readable
* Fixed a bug where the game would go haywire if you clicked the play button twice in multiplayer mode
* Fixed a bug where the keyboard layout (Phone) was wrong in multiplayer mode
* Made the background of the games darker, so the contrast between the equations and the background is bigger
+ Added the possibility to choose with which e-mail address you want to play when you register with your e-mail address
* Removed all changes to system settings (they are copied to app settings). In the next version we will remove the permission (it is still needed to copy the settings to app settings)
* Fixed a bug where the game would crash if started in landscape mode
I am considering to lower the score needed for two and three stars for levels 13-30, but nothing has been decided yet
Happy gaming!
* All character names can now contain all special characters (e.g. š, ç and ž). To remove ? characters in your name, go to settings and retype your display name!
+ If you have open multiplayer games where it is your turn, you will see that in the main screen
+ Added Swedish localization (thank you Daniel Malmgren for your tremendous effort!)
+ Your singleplayer progress will now be saved across devices and between reinstallations
* Changed the ingame font to a different one, which is much more readable
* Fixed a bug where the game would go haywire if you clicked the play button twice in multiplayer mode
* Fixed a bug where the keyboard layout (Phone) was wrong in multiplayer mode
* Made the background of the games darker, so the contrast between the equations and the background is bigger
+ Added the possibility to choose with which e-mail address you want to play when you register with your e-mail address
* Removed all changes to system settings (they are copied to app settings). In the next version we will remove the permission (it is still needed to copy the settings to app settings)
* Fixed a bug where the game would crash if started in landscape mode
I am considering to lower the score needed for two and three stars for levels 13-30, but nothing has been decided yet
Happy gaming!
I used screencast as d-fader said.
@Alonso1398: for you the same
Hey I've been trying to send you a PM but I don't know if it was sent correctly
Great! Some small notes: The achievement list is still in english here. On the main screen some texts are too long (like "Poängtavla för antal gjorda beräkningar") and it doesn't line wrap, it just cuts it off to something like "ngtavla för antal gjorda beräkni". This is on my Xperia Ray (3.3 inches), I guess it's not a problem on bigger phones. Should I change the translation to something shorter or is there a way to line wrap the text?
Also I think it would be nice with a setting not to use fullscreen. I really miss the notification field when running fullscreen apps.
And btw I'd also like to note that I finished level 30 yesterday :victory:
/Daniel
I think the only way is to shorten the text, but in English not all texts fit either, so it's not really an issue if you ask me. If you make changes, just let me know and I can create a new beta, so we can test it
After I finish typing this response, I will invite you to the developer console of the play store. You can alter the English texts there, but I have to warn you, it's quite lot
Noted and added to wishlist, shouldn't be too hard to do.
Awesome! We are, however, thinking of easing up the levels 13 through 30, since they seem a bit hard to get two let alone three stars. More info on that will be available on the website and community.
We're also planning to introduce some kind of tournament system in which people can register and then we make 1vs1 matches and those have to be played within an x amount of time and after that the winners continue and so forth until there is a winner. This should be paired with new achievements and a special area on the website. I wonder what you guys would think of this?
Cheers and keep on doing math, keeps us young
Hey, I still have some problems if the rotation is locked, look at this video:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3inrxtdrsb3rbc0/video_sep_18_2013_2.mp4
P.D: the grafical errors during 0:17 was by the recording, it wasn't the game and I blocked the rotation with HD Widgets
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3inrxtdrsb3rbc0/video_sep_18_2013_2.mp4
P.D: the grafical errors during 0:17 was by the recording, it wasn't the game and I blocked the rotation with HD Widgets
Hi sordna, the next version will be split in two. One version that needs the permissions (and has the advantages of these permissions) and one that has your listed permissions removed. Both versions will have the modify system settings permission removed (the settings that were saved as system settings are copied to the shared preferences in the current version).
It will be released in the coming days. I'm not sure if I will release it on the play store or just as APK, could use other's opinion on this matter
Thanks!
Hi sordna, the next version will be split in two. One version that needs the permissions (and has the advantages of these permissions) and one that has your listed permissions removed. Both versions will have the modify system settings permission removed (the settings that were saved as system settings are copied to the shared preferences in the current version).
It will be released in the coming days. I'm not sure if I will release it on the play store or just as APK, could use other's opinion on this matter
Thanks!
Cool! If you put it in the play store, you colud call it "Mathician LITE" which is how many apps with reduced functionality call themselves.
Another option, assuming the reduced version has no multiplayer capability, is to call the regular app "Mathician Multiplayer" and later introduce the lite version as "Mathician".
I stops installing a game when I see so much permissions needed to application. Especially, if it about personal data, contacts etc.
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24CURRENT VERSION 1.0.4 RELEASED SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 - SEE BELOW FOR CHANGELOG AND DIRECT APK LINK
I would like to share with you guys a game I created called Mathician. Mathician is a fast paced basic math skill game. In short rounds players can show their friends and the rest of the world who is the best in math and in the process become a real Mathician by sharpening their basic math skills. When all challenging levels are completed, cool achievements can be earned on the path to become a king of math! Levels can be played over and over again to get the highest score on the world wide highscore list!
QR-Code
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More detailed description
Mathician is a game in which players can sharpen their basic math skills by playing short fast paced rounds of 10 equations. Time is of the essence, so faster answers mean more points and players will eventually storm the highscore leaderboards. The game features 30 singleplayer levels in which the difficulty increases from easy to very hard (practice, practice, practice). Each level has a highscore leaderboard and players can see the top players and their own results in comparison with other players. With this, the game keeps challenging players to get a better position on the ranking list.
Besides the singleplayer levels, the game features an on-line experience where players can challenge each other for a 1 v.s. 1 match (against friends or random players). To increase the challenge, Mathician features over 30 achievements (via Google Play). Some achievements are easy to unlock, others are really hard or take some time to unlock, so players really have to use their math skills to get the best gaming experience...
Why is Mathician fun to play?
The game features very short games, some with a minimum of 10 seconds. Even when you are on a tight schedule you can fit some Mathician in. It's easy to increase the highscores since the gameplay is short and fast. When players do have more time on their hands they can play endurances in which up to 100 equations can be made. On the Mathician website ( http://www.mathician.com ) players can view their achievements, scores, statistics and leaderboards and compare them to other players!
Not only your own brain gets sharpened with Mathician, it can be used to teach your children the basics of math in a way they will enjoy. If you are a teacher you can make math a fun experience with this easy to use app.
Features
* Fast paced math action with short rounds
* 30 challenging levels to sharpen your skills
* Game keeps challenging due to achievements and leaderboards
* A unique online experience with 1 vs 1 battles
* The game is accompanied by a website on which players can view scores, statistics and even compare players
Why it was made
A while ago I started to create an idea for a game based upon an old Dutch TV-show. The game mechanics would be something like wordfeud, except that the rounds would have some kind of question/answer structure. We started brainstorming and putting things on paper until we got to the issue that generating questions and answers would take a long time, especially considering multiple languages and questions that would only suit certain countries. We were working on something like a moderated crowd sourced model, but it didn't go really smooth (to say the least). So one day I was taking my daughter to daycare and then the idea of math popped into my mind. Not everyone loves math, but I always loved playing Dr. Kawashima's Brain training on the Nintendo DS, so we decided to give it a go. So initially Mathician would only have a 1 vs 1 matching system, but after that all worked flawlessly, the idea came to add a singleplayer mode and highscores, achievements and statistics to keep the game challenging. Mathician is the result and we're very very proud of the result.
The name?
The game challenges you to become a Magician in math, so Math + Magician = Mathician. It's not related to Mathematician in any way, the game also doesn't try to let you become that
Who am I?
My name is Jori and I live in the Netherlands in a small town called Purmerend (close to Amsterdam). I am a software engineer for a company that creates CRM software and in my free time Iove to play handball, expand my coding skills and spend time with my family. This is my second serious Android project, the first was Fresco (which you can find here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2081737 ).
Closing words
Mathician is not completely made by only me, I had help of my good friend Frederik Boelens who engineered the website and supported development actively. Two other were also important in the development cycle by giving great advice and helping in the early testing: Bart van den Dries and Joey Floresse. And last but not least, a big thank you to all testers which actively tested for two months!
I hope you like (the idea) of this app and hopefully you guys can give me some feedback At least let me thank you for reading.
Change log
1.0.5 (september 26, 2013)
* Fixed a bug where the game would crash in the menu when you have your Facebook account linked, due to the change of profile picture size.
1.0.4 (september 24, 2013)
* If you type fast and make a mistake (answer is 9 and you type 10) then the app will not mark the next equation as a mistake (it will omit the 0)
+ Added Spanish localization (thank you Luis Alonso Calderón for your tremendous effort!)
+ Added Dutch localization
* Added an option to choose your favorite division character (you can choose : or /)
* Fixed a bug where the game could crash if your score was higher than 9999
* Changed the order of popups when you register, also removed one, to achieve a less intrusive experience
* Fixed buggy Facebook registration issues
* Fixed some Facebook sharing issues
+ The app will now ask once in a while to share something on Facebook and in return will hide the full-screen ad for 5 minutes
- Removed the write system settings permission (WRITE_SETTINGS)
- Removed the write external storage permission (WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)
* Removed the next button in the last level (caused a crash)
* Fixed various bugs that generated spontaneous crashes, thanks for all the reports!
1.0.2 (september 17, 2013)
* Fixed a possible crash on devices with a very high resolution (HD or more)
1.0.1 (september 17, 2013)
* All character names can now contain all special characters (e.g. š, ç and ž). To remove ? characters in your name, go to settings and retype your display name!
+ If you have open multiplayer games where it is your turn, you will see that in the main screen
+ Added Swedish localization (thank you Daniel Malmgren for your tremendous effort!)
+ Your singleplayer progress will now be saved across devices and between reinstallations
* Changed the ingame font to a different one, which is much more readable
* Fixed a bug where the game would go haywire if you clicked the play button twice in multiplayer mode
* Fixed a bug where the keyboard layout (Phone) was wrong in multiplayer mode
* Made the background of the games darker, so the contrast between the equations and the background is bigger
+ Added the possibility to choose with which e-mail address you want to play when you register with your e-mail address
* Removed all changes to system settings (they are copied to app settings). In the next version we will remove the permission (it is still needed to copy the settings to app settings)
* Fixed a bug where the game would crash if started in landscape mode
1.0 (september 12, 2013)
- Initial release
Feedback / problems
You can visit the website at http://www.mathician.com for support. Feedback can be given in the Play Store, in this thread or via twitter: @Realmathician
Facebook community
You can visit (and like) the facebook community at https://www.facebook.com/realmathician . Thanks! We'll post updates, reports and probably some highscores now and then on the page now and then!
Link
Play store: Mathician
APK
Direct link to APK (1.0.5): http://www.mathician.com/apk/Mathician_1_0_5.apk
Older versions
Version 1.0.4: http://www.mathician.com/apk/Mathician_1_0_4.apk
Version 1.0.3: http://www.mathician.com/apk/Mathician_1_0_3.apk
Version 1.0.2: http://www.mathician.com/apk/Mathician_1_0_2.apk
Version 1.0.1: http://www.mathician.com/apk/Mathician_1_0_1.apk
Version 1.0: http://www.mathician.com/apk/Mathician_1_0.apk
2This game is addicting, lightweight size, and good for your brain. I love math, this is my type of game. Thank you, and highly recommended.
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Hi, thanks for your input. I've tried to create a title with Georgia, but it just doesn't fit in the picture:
In the next version, the only place where the old font is kept is the logo on the main screen and the captions (like level 1). The rest will all be a more readable font and I think it will be the one of the image I posted earlier, but it might yet change. Again, thanks for your input and I will consult some other people too before I make a final decision. I can assure you that the readability of the next version will increase significantly!
We don't have a fully planned out roadmap, but the current focus lies on bugfixes (e.g. the rotation bug, problems with unicode characters in names) and readability (e.g. font, background darker) and some other things (like the extensive need of permissions, which we want to decrasee).
Once this is done (in the coming days), the focus will shift to the website: a better UI and better mobile support (probably through a more responsive design) and to the online experience: we are going to create an arena mode where players can play realtime against 9 others where ending on the first 5 positions will increase your total score and the last 5 positions will decrease your score.
After that we will add more singleplayer content (meaning different kind of equations like fractures, measurements, more operands, parentheses and more like that). All this will probably keep us busy for the coming months and in that time we'll think of even more things, I'm sure2
Hi sordna, I will take this in consideration. The need for the specific permissions is stated in the FAQ on the website. See 'http://mathician.com/faq (the entry 'Where are all permissions needed for?'. Modifying system settings helps to store a special encryption key that helps to protect against tampering with the statistics and achievements (since they are stored online). I will try to develop a different approach. Startup is needed for the notifications, reading contacts is only for generating a hash (i.e. irreversible) list of e-mail addresses to check which of your contacts are already playing. When Mathician wants to do this, it asks you everytime (and you can decline). Finding accounts is only done at startup when you choose to play via e-mail account.Can you create a version with less permissions for us here at XDA ? I don't want it to run at startup, read my contacts, find my accouns, and modify my system settings. Thank you
I understand the reluctance and as said, I will try to see what is possible to remove these permissions, although it could result in a less comfortable experience. Last thing I want to add is that I really respect your privacy and I have no bad intentions
Thank you!
About the readability: I've tried to address that already I hope you like it better like this:
I hope my explanation of the permissions helps a bit combined with the intention of trying remove (some of) them helps.
Yes, the next version will have a reset option (meaning your online scores will be removed).A reset button would be nice
Thanks for playing people!1
