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Thanks for sharing your experience. It's very valuable to me. I'm very much a stranger to this world, and I don't have anyone to ask for advice. I don't like p

by Sanctor 10y ago

Thanks for sharing your experience. It's very valuable to me. I'm very much a stranger to this world, and I don't have anyone to ask for advice. I don't like putting ads in the game. If nothing, it breaks the retro atmosphere I'm going for. But I also have the dream of doing game development for a living and have to make money somehow. I'll try the paid method. I guess I couldn't imagine people willing to pay for something I do as a hobby for now.

soneca 10y ago
"If nothing, it breaks the retro atmosphere I'm going for" I commented before about finding the ads annoying. But really, this is the crux of it. It completely breaks the experience, as I am playing a pixelized retro game and a modern looking clean ad appears on the screen. Tangentially, why don't you consider also publishing the same game, but with a different art style. An art style that might be more relatable for kids these days (no idea which, just suggesting you research that).
- Sanctor 10y ago
  It wouldn't be too much work to re-skin the game. I can maybe put a selection in the settings page that could switch between retro and modern. This is the first time I've heard this suggestion. I will definitely consider this. Thank you!
  - dualogy 10y ago
    > can maybe put a selection in the settings page that could switch between retro and modern Oooh once you go that route, you can make skins "unlockable" from gamer progress! That's always fun (if the rest is, too)
the_watcher 10y ago
> I guess I couldn't imagine people willing to pay for something I do as a hobby for now. I've struggled with this myself. While there might be some who aren't willing to pay, many people are willing to pay for something they get value out of. That said, the sheer number of terrible apps I've downloaded stops me from paying up front for an app from an unknown developer, but as I mentioned before, my bar is very, very low for the amount of use I need before I'm willing to pay $1 to remove ads or unlock the rest of an app.

by Sanctor 10y ago

soneca 10y ago

"If nothing, it breaks the retro atmosphere I'm going for" I commented before about finding the ads annoying. But really, this is the crux of it. It completely breaks the experience, as I am playing a pixelized retro game and a modern looking clean ad appears on the screen. Tangentially, why don't you consider also publishing the same game, but with a different art style. An art style that might be more relatable for kids these days (no idea which, just suggesting you research that).

Sanctor 10y ago
It wouldn't be too much work to re-skin the game. I can maybe put a selection in the settings page that could switch between retro and modern. This is the first time I've heard this suggestion. I will definitely consider this. Thank you!
- dualogy 10y ago
  > can maybe put a selection in the settings page that could switch between retro and modern Oooh once you go that route, you can make skins "unlockable" from gamer progress! That's always fun (if the rest is, too)

the_watcher 10y ago

> I guess I couldn't imagine people willing to pay for something I do as a hobby for now. I've struggled with this myself. While there might be some who aren't willing to pay, many people are willing to pay for something they get value out of. That said, the sheer number of terrible apps I've downloaded stops me from paying up front for an app from an unknown developer, but as I mentioned before, my bar is very, very low for the amount of use I need before I'm willing to pay $1 to remove ads or unlock the rest of an app.