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Humble Bundle 4 for android

135 points by ergo14 14y ago

turshija 14y ago
Anyone here with SGS3 purchased this humble bundle ? Because games are not appearing in the list, and when I open "Check compatibiltiy", the games are here but with [UNKNOWN SUPPORT] labels ... :(
- mrcharles 14y ago
  I can't speak for the others, but one of the guys in the office was playing S&S on a Galaxy S III so at least that one works.
- CrazedGeek 14y ago
  All of them are downloading and installing fine for me (on a CM10 nightly).
ergo14 14y ago
All of previous bundles worked on my Xperia S, so I take that current one will also be working fine with more powerful phones just fine.
kqr2 14y ago
Although it's marketed as for Android, all games in this Humble Bundle are also compatible with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Pay a $1 more and you will get Steam keys too.
- CrazedGeek 14y ago
  Except for Waking Mars, which as the site notes isn't currently on Steam.
- w1ntermute 14y ago
  Can anyone confirm if the games will show up on the Steam Linux beta?
  - ergo14 14y ago
    This only depends on game makers not, but its safe to assume they will be added once they are on steam and steram goes out of beta.
    - w1ntermute 14y ago
      It's pretty easy to get around the beta restrictions, you can find links to the Steam .deb (as hosted by Valve) on various sites.
      - larrik 14y ago
        Oh? I did this, and it kicks me out for not being "enrolled" in the beta. Is there a step I'm missing?
        ergo14 14y ago
        yeah, launch steam like this: steam steam://open/friends
  - shmerl 14y ago
    Since you can download them directly anyway - it doesn't really matter.
    - rogerbinns 14y ago
      It does matter if you don't want to manually keep them up to date. And the Steam interface is far preferable if you want to install multiple games at once.
      - shmerl 14y ago
        May be, on the other hand it's DRMed. Those who avoid DRM probably don't prefer it.
      - zanny 14y ago
martythemaniak 14y ago
Awesome, I love Android humble bundles - I've bough them all so far. A great match for the Nexus 7 as well.
sho_hn 14y ago
Anyone tried Machinarium on their Android device yet? It's a Flash game if memory serves, and the Flash port to Android reportedly never did run all that well.
- rogerbinns 14y ago
  I haven't tried playing it since the experience will differ based on device. But I did have a look at the application package. It is 170MB in size. Internally it is using Adobe Air which is a Flash container/runtime. The .swf file is only 24kb (yes really). There is a tiny amount of Java code basically just to get the AIR framework started. (Most Android apps have a bazillion libraries to do analytics, marketplaces, ads, social etc.) Other than the 18MB Air runtime, the rest of the package is made up of 175 files for the game itself. These consist of a lot of audio in mp3 format, images (png and jpeg) and a handful of files whose format is not identifiable.
- tiziano88 14y ago
  Just bought this Bundle, Machinarium runs beautifully on my Nexus7! Highly recommended!
krosaen 14y ago
Anone know if there's there a mechanism for keeping the android games up to date besides manually checking and re-sideloading? Also interesting that most of these games aren't on google play.
- koopajah 14y ago
  They released an Android App with their first bundle that allows you to check for updates and install them easily. https://www.humblebundle.com/app https://www.humblebundle.com/app
  - moondowner 14y ago
    And plus you have a webapp, where all the bought bundles are consolidated (all setups + soundtracks) https://www.humblebundle.com/login https://www.humblebundle.com/login
spencerhakim 14y ago
Crayon Physics Deluxe silently closes on startup after showing the Kloonigames logo on my Nexus 7. Runs fine on my Galaxy Nexus, however. A shame, would love to play this on a tablet.
- zainny 14y ago
  I get the same crash/shutdown experience, but with the Galaxy Nexus. My Nexus is running 4.0.4.
  - collinjackson 14y ago
    Hang tight -- we're working on an update for this. This is the first time these games have appeared on Android and we're still ironing out some device-specific driver bugs.
    - kokotron 14y ago
      Actually, while the silent crash happened to me too on my Nexus 7 with Crayon Physics Deluxe (I have cyanogenmod 10 rom), I tried restarting the device, then the game loaded fine.
- gsa 14y ago
  I am having the same issue with Waking Mars, sent a mail to the developer. I hope they fix it, the trailer looks amazing.
zxtang 14y ago
System requirements and incomplete list of supported android devices: http://support.humblebundle.com/customer/portal/articles/812570-humble-bundle-for-android-4-system-requirements http://support.humblebundle.com/customer/portal/articles/812...
ritratt 14y ago
I agree with one of those top contributors...they should start accepting bitcoins.
nodata 14y ago
I'm getting Humble Bundle fatigue!

135 points by ergo14 14y ago

Anyone here with SGS3 purchased this humble bundle ? Because games are not appearing in the list, and when I open "Check compatibiltiy", the games are here but with [UNKNOWN SUPPORT] labels ... :(

mrcharles 14y ago
I can't speak for the others, but one of the guys in the office was playing S&S on a Galaxy S III so at least that one works.
CrazedGeek 14y ago
All of them are downloading and installing fine for me (on a CM10 nightly).

ergo14 14y ago

All of previous bundles worked on my Xperia S, so I take that current one will also be working fine with more powerful phones just fine.

kqr2 14y ago

Although it's marketed as for Android, all games in this Humble Bundle are also compatible with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Pay a $1 more and you will get Steam keys too.

CrazedGeek 14y ago
Except for Waking Mars, which as the site notes isn't currently on Steam.
w1ntermute 14y ago
Can anyone confirm if the games will show up on the Steam Linux beta?
- ergo14 14y ago
  This only depends on game makers not, but its safe to assume they will be added once they are on steam and steram goes out of beta.
  - w1ntermute 14y ago
    It's pretty easy to get around the beta restrictions, you can find links to the Steam .deb (as hosted by Valve) on various sites.
    - larrik 14y ago
      Oh? I did this, and it kicks me out for not being "enrolled" in the beta. Is there a step I'm missing?
      - ergo14 14y ago
        yeah, launch steam like this: steam steam://open/friends
- shmerl 14y ago
  Since you can download them directly anyway - it doesn't really matter.
  - rogerbinns 14y ago
    It does matter if you don't want to manually keep them up to date. And the Steam interface is far preferable if you want to install multiple games at once.
    - shmerl 14y ago
      May be, on the other hand it's DRMed. Those who avoid DRM probably don't prefer it.
    - zanny 14y ago

martythemaniak 14y ago

Awesome, I love Android humble bundles - I've bough them all so far. A great match for the Nexus 7 as well.

sho_hn 14y ago

Anyone tried Machinarium on their Android device yet? It's a Flash game if memory serves, and the Flash port to Android reportedly never did run all that well.

rogerbinns 14y ago
I haven't tried playing it since the experience will differ based on device. But I did have a look at the application package. It is 170MB in size. Internally it is using Adobe Air which is a Flash container/runtime. The .swf file is only 24kb (yes really). There is a tiny amount of Java code basically just to get the AIR framework started. (Most Android apps have a bazillion libraries to do analytics, marketplaces, ads, social etc.) Other than the 18MB Air runtime, the rest of the package is made up of 175 files for the game itself. These consist of a lot of audio in mp3 format, images (png and jpeg) and a handful of files whose format is not identifiable.
tiziano88 14y ago
Just bought this Bundle, Machinarium runs beautifully on my Nexus7! Highly recommended!

krosaen 14y ago

Anone know if there's there a mechanism for keeping the android games up to date besides manually checking and re-sideloading? Also interesting that most of these games aren't on google play.

koopajah 14y ago
They released an Android App with their first bundle that allows you to check for updates and install them easily. https://www.humblebundle.com/app https://www.humblebundle.com/app
- moondowner 14y ago
  And plus you have a webapp, where all the bought bundles are consolidated (all setups + soundtracks) https://www.humblebundle.com/login https://www.humblebundle.com/login

spencerhakim 14y ago

Crayon Physics Deluxe silently closes on startup after showing the Kloonigames logo on my Nexus 7. Runs fine on my Galaxy Nexus, however. A shame, would love to play this on a tablet.

zainny 14y ago
I get the same crash/shutdown experience, but with the Galaxy Nexus. My Nexus is running 4.0.4.
- collinjackson 14y ago
  Hang tight -- we're working on an update for this. This is the first time these games have appeared on Android and we're still ironing out some device-specific driver bugs.
  - kokotron 14y ago
    Actually, while the silent crash happened to me too on my Nexus 7 with Crayon Physics Deluxe (I have cyanogenmod 10 rom), I tried restarting the device, then the game loaded fine.
gsa 14y ago
I am having the same issue with Waking Mars, sent a mail to the developer. I hope they fix it, the trailer looks amazing.

zxtang 14y ago

System requirements and incomplete list of supported android devices: http://support.humblebundle.com/customer/portal/articles/812570-humble-bundle-for-android-4-system-requirements http://support.humblebundle.com/customer/portal/articles/812...

ritratt 14y ago

I agree with one of those top contributors...they should start accepting bitcoins.

nodata 14y ago

I'm getting Humble Bundle fatigue!