Okay, grabbed Neuroshima Hex despite the drama. How's the expansions, Caylus, and Hex Puzzle?
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Okay, grabbed Neuroshima Hex despite the drama. How's the expansions, Caylus, and Hex Puzzle?
alright here's some 2p-game links pls post if you grab one giveaway style i suppose. all of them should work though first one might be borked
1.
nshex://g/425/E6B9B2971F3541B898983E6A56565158
3.
nshex://g/398/9F2CAC447D914AE5BF72FD92263285F5
4.
nshex://g/418/E32414918076438BAD8F82A1B2C516B2
1.
nshex://g/425/E6B9B2971F3541B898983E6A56565158
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nshex://g/398/9F2CAC447D914AE5BF72FD92263285F5
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nshex://g/418/E32414918076438BAD8F82A1B2C516B2
Also, include an image.
what is fucked is there is no friends list, but posting invites in here is really NBD and i don't mind it too much
also just found out there's a 5-game limit for simultaneous games.
think they are trolling me
very interested to see how the actual implementation is though. also this game is a fantastic steal at $3 with retina, async or no
also just found out there's a 5-game limit for simultaneous games.
think they are trolling me
very interested to see how the actual implementation is though. also this game is a fantastic steal at $3 with retina, async or no
Well that's all very depressing
I suspect their long term plan is to have this cross-platform with the long promised Android version.
That's the only thing I can think of to rationalize the insistence on using such an inconvenient and user-unfriendly system.
That's just a guess, tho.
edit : mmmm, yeah confirmed over there
That's the only thing I can think of to rationalize the insistence on using such an inconvenient and user-unfriendly system.
That's just a guess, tho.
edit : mmmm, yeah confirmed over there
on bgg they said notifications don't work right now but they are pushing a fix tomorrow or something
heheh
so, actually not relying completely on GC is the right way to go. broken games like TTR rely totally on GC and this is why their async sucks. but the way they get around it is super-kludgy. I suggested in that thread on BGG to at least let us permanently add people as friends like Carc does.
heheh
so, actually not relying completely on GC is the right way to go. broken games like TTR rely totally on GC and this is why their async sucks. but the way they get around it is super-kludgy. I suggested in that thread on BGG to at least let us permanently add people as friends like Carc does.
Added my two cents on there. At least the developer is being receptive.
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/805859/neuroshima-hex-online-multiplayer-update-is-now-av
Here's your chance to be heard guys.
Joined and started your game bonesquad! I think it worked, with eznark and astro? Also astro please make your links hyperlinks so I can click them...
Edit: joined the game in astro's second link! Not gonna join the others because i don't know if they're 2p or 4p
i think this "post link here to join the game" system might work, let's hope the notifications are reliable...
Edit: joined the game in astro's second link! Not gonna join the others because i don't know if they're 2p or 4p
i think this "post link here to join the game" system might work, let's hope the notifications are reliable...I think it'll work best if we just open games and post the links here (or PM them if you want a specific person to join)
This one worked for me.
I didn't get a notification if you took a turn in our game... :/ or maybe you just didn't take a turn lol
Now MP keeps crashing on me when I try to login
Me too
I was just trying to join one of those, but no luck. I tried reinstalling, turning off my device, but it looks like I'm not alone.Maybe they should only allow 2 concurrent games of Neuroshima Hex to reduce server strain lol.
Is charging $3-5 a game not enough to scale their back end for unlimited multiplayer games? No idea, but Ascension seems to be doing fine allowing you to play as many games as you like.
Not a good user experience, whatever the reason for it may be.
Is charging $3-5 a game not enough to scale their back end for unlimited multiplayer games? No idea, but Ascension seems to be doing fine allowing you to play as many games as you like.
Not a good user experience, whatever the reason for it may be.
whoo saw that you posted
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/9211286#9211286
the dev actually being engaged is half the battle. now that doesn't necessarily mean anything, but clearly they're aware of the issues.
It's great to see the devs active, but since it took them a year and a half to get this far I'm still skeptical.
But hey, online NHex works! Which is more than I ever expected. And that first link you posted AstroLad does work since I just joined it.
It does NOT work. I was able to join the game but now it keeps crashing whenever I try to open the internet games menu
EDIT: it worked on wifi, but did NOT get a notification of astrolad taking his turn. Did they work for anyone else?
They need to fix Neuroshima Hex's notifications quick I also ran into a fun scenario with a 4 player game. If anyone resigns, even if they are already knocked out of the game, the game ends for everyone. I'm sure when their base was defeated they hit resign to remove the game from their game list because you only get 5, but I had an
chance to win!
If you've never played Caylus it's worth getting to check it out, or just to add to your "collection". However, as an app I can't recommend it. The presentation just isn't very good. (Also note these type of resource heavy euro games aren't my favorite.)
I also ran into a fun scenario with a 4 player game. If anyone resigns, even if they are already knocked out of the game, the game ends for everyone. I'm sure when their base was defeated they hit resign to remove the game from their game list because you only get 5, but I had an
outside
If you've never played Caylus it's worth getting to check it out, or just to add to your "collection". However, as an app I can't recommend it. The presentation just isn't very good. (Also note these type of resource heavy euro games aren't my favorite.)
Agreed.
I dont have BGG bookmarked on my Ipad?
Trying this again... 4 player private NS Hex game, click this link to join.
nshex://g/693/BBC1563EC2094F9AB0DE8AFA96EBBC68
I'll remove the link when the game's full.
nshex://g/693/BBC1563EC2094F9AB0DE8AFA96EBBC68
I'll remove the link when the game's full.
It's funny like parts of NH I think this is really well done. It gives you a little notification when someone pops into a game. There's chat (on the right side, you can barely see it). But then other parts not quite so much! (Not being able to see which games it's your turn in WTF!!!???)
When you have two people live though it works really well.
When you have two people live though it works really well.
Yeah saw that too, kinda odd. On the bright side, I got a notification now!
EDIT: But it's not going away? -confused-
I posted in chat that I totally screwed up two moves in my first two turns b/c I didn't realize you can't undo.
Too bad chat is broken too (I think -- the messages seemed to disappear)
I think chat only works when the other player is online. Chats aren't saved when you leave and rejoin a game. It really seems like the whole implementation was designed assuming all players would remain in the game until the end.Too bad chat is broken too (I think -- the messages seemed to disappear)
You can replace "NH" with "Caylus" and what you said still applies exactly. Not sure what's up with Big Daddy and multiplayer.
Yeah I didn't get any chat messages...
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Ha! Will it zap games where nobody moves after 3 days?
The funny thing is when you are both live it works great -- maybe one of the best.
I'm thinking about putting together a Geeklist of what makes a good async game when I have the time tonight that everyone can thumbs up
feel free to add:
-working notifications
-sensible friends lists (easy to add, easy to use -- doesn't need to be GC, but something)
-universal (to have a robust player base and avoid TTR-like confusion)
-persistent chat
-persistent rating (elo)
-clear delineation of game status (esp. what games it's your turn in)
-clear presentation of last turns (play out the other players' turn(s) for me -- NH actually does this right though games like T&E do not)
-persistent stats (be great to know your record against specific players -- don't think any game has this actually)
Not sure what happened with my NHex game with AstroLad, it just ended. No matter, I was getting killed. Twice dropping a tile where I didn't mean to and not allowed to undo it didn't help (not sure why they don't allow undos One of those times I used push out of frustration and even though there was only one possible place, it still passed the turn and made AstroLad "choose". Whoops.
Let's see if any of these 4 player games get off the ground...
Nice list. I'd add:
-Overall game state monitor. A game like T&E it's the board, but like in Ascension it's great how you can look at what's in your deck to remind yourself.
Twice dropping a tile where I didn't mean to and not allowed to undo it didn't help (not sure why they don't allow undos One of those times I used push out of frustration and even though there was only one possible place, it still passed the turn and made AstroLad "choose". Whoops.Let's see if any of these 4 player games get off the ground...
The funny thing is when you are both live it works great -- maybe one of the best.
I'm thinking about putting together a Geeklist of what makes a good async game when I have the time tonight that everyone can thumbs up
feel free to add:
-working notifications
-sensible friends lists (easy to add, easy to use -- doesn't need to be GC, but something)
-universal (to have a robust player base and avoid TTR-like confusion)
-persistent chat
-persistent rating (elo)
-clear delineation of game status (esp. what games it's your turn in)
-clear presentation of last turns (play out the other players' turn(s) for me -- NH actually does this right though games like T&E do not)
-persistent stats (be great to know your record against specific players -- don't think any game has this actually)
Nice list. I'd add:
-Overall game state monitor. A game like T&E it's the board, but like in Ascension it's great how you can look at what's in your deck to remind yourself.
I totally agree. It's an insanely fun 2P game. Need to learn the new armies actually but the tactics involved are really enjoyable.
It's the perfect async game! (Ironically.)