just upgraded.. interstitial ads spam

part12studiospart12studios Member Posts: 620
edited May 2012 in Working with GS (Mac)
I just upgraded and when i go to test my game (no ads activated or ever had been) every stage change keeps popping up a message that "interstitial ads are not supported in viewer"

how can i stop this from happening?

Thanks
Caleb

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  • powkiepowkie Posts: 63
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    Yes, this is really frustrating(!!!) since i was about to do a small double check on every scene. I also wan't to know how to shut this off.
  • LaurenSaladLaurenSalad Posts: 650
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    @uptimistik- You beat me to it! We are looking into this now, guys. We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to having more info for you soon!
  • stackpoolestackpoole Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 473
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    HI, you cannot fix it, the game salad team are looking into it, major problem in my opinion..
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  • OldAccountPlzIgnoreOldAccountPlzIgnore Member Posts: 80
    edited May 2012
    Hey guys,

    Sorry if this is a stupid question but I just updated GS after a few months to try and get back to work with one of my projects. However, every time I try to press a button on my games menu that should change the scene in preview mode a grey overlay appears saying, "Displaying full screen interstitial ads on the viewer is not supported" and I have to click okay every time I change scenes which can get very frustrating. I was wondering is there is anyway to turn this off?

    Any responses are appreciated :)

    Eight Bit Remix
  • part12studiospart12studios Member Posts: 620
    edited May 2012
    but i'm not a free member? are all developers to be subjected to this popup each time? I mean that's insane.. i use stages all the time.. changing between them for menus.. in game stages.. etc.. a bit of a drag for testing.

    Thanks!
    Caleb
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    edited May 2012
    Yeah im pro to and still getting them. I dont complain alot about gamesalad but this is extremly annoying everytime i test something i got to see that.
  • poorcollegedevpoorcollegedev Member Posts: 289
    Yup, its extremely annoying. I prefer the old Playhaven
  • EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
    This is fairly bad if becomes part of the creator/viewer experience. It means that it limits our ability to use the viewer for screen capture (on top of being VERY annoying).

    Yack. Writable tables are not part of my current game, GC freeze is not on the fix list, annoying Playhaven screens... I might stay away from 93.
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    Yeah i see no reason why this has to be in the creator at all
  • EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
    @JohnPapiomitis Yes, the Game Center stuff makes sense because you want to make sure it is being triggered and with the right values (although an option to turn those screens off would make sense). However, doing that for Playhaven and by default does not make sense.

    Wasn't that part of the build that the Sous tested? I'm a bit surprised that you guys are surprised by it.
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    @EatingMyHat

    Yeah i was just referring to playhaven only. You want to see gamecenter so you can make sure it posts, the right value, ect like you mentioned. And you can always turn that rule off if you dont want to see it for some reason.
  • StamuStamu Member Posts: 92
    This one will make all of us miss Playhaven as it was in 0.9.92...
  • ellfireellfire Member Posts: 187
    edited May 2012
    @LaurenSalad Do we know if this is a viewer bug or will this feed out into published games? I'm a pro member and want to make sure play haven and Klip are nowhere near my finished product. No offense. ;)

    Oh, and by popping up the play haven interstitial, it actually can affect the way the scene you are viewing loads and cause all kinds of delay issues, etc.
  • master200012master200012 Member Posts: 372
    yeah, i'm having issues with that too. Delay is driving me mad!
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    I do not see this happening in adhoc builds. I tested switching scenes 10 times. I only saw it in preview.

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  • EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
    @jonmulcahy Ad Hoc builds are unlikely to have it (they don't have any of the other white screens), but the viewer is a big deal since may use it for screen capture.
  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    edited May 2012
    @jonmulcahy - I only test on adhoc builds - I've never used the viewer. :)

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  • EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
    @jonmulcahy - I only test on adhoc builds - I've never used the viewer. :)
    You don't check the memory usage?
  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    edited May 2012
    @EatingMyHat - I shouldn't say I NEVER use it. I only use once per game really. I think adhoc is the easiest way to go..Of course this is my opinion.

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  • deadlightsdeadlights Member, PRO Posts: 235
    Glad I saw this thread before upgrading. No way am I risking having that junk in my games.
  • EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
    @EatingMyHat - I shouldn't say I NEVER use it. I only use once per game really. I think adhoc is the easiest way to go..Of course this is my opinion.
    I agree, I prefer Ad Hoc as well (which I upload to testflight...). I use the viewer mainly in the iOS simulator to check for memory issues.

  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    @EatingMyHat - I shouldn't say I NEVER use it. I only use once per game really. I think adhoc is the easiest way to go..Of course this is my opinion.
    I agree, I prefer Ad Hoc as well (which I upload to testflight...). I use the viewer mainly in the iOS simulator to check for memory issues.

    The viewer in the ios simulator in xcode wont give you the correct numbers.
  • poorcollegedevpoorcollegedev Member Posts: 289
    @Laurensalad so let me get this straight. For non-pro users, Playhaven ads will pop up between every scene?
  • LaurenSaladLaurenSalad Inactive, Chef Emeritus Posts: 650
    @poorcollegedev-

    Basic users (non pro) will see two major changes:

    1) Removal of Splash Screen Ad at Start/Replaced with More Games Button: In order to improve the monetization experience, we are implementing PlayHaven’s "More Games" button. Now, instead of the Playhaven ad that would have shown after their splash screen, a discreet "More Games" button will show on the bottom of the developer's custom splash screen.

    2) Addition of Interstitial Ads: For basic users, 0.9.93 adds Interstitial ads into their games. These ads will populate randomly (with around a 25% likelihood) during scene changes. These interstitial ads will be potentially triggered by the following GameSalad behaviors: change scene, pause scene, and reset scene.

    Does this help clarify things?
  • poorcollegedevpoorcollegedev Member Posts: 289
    edited May 2012
    @Laurensalad *big sigh* yeah thanks. That sucks, though. I'd much rather have the ad at the start of the game instead because its not as annoying but I guess we can't always get what we want. Looks like Im gonna have to get pro
  • EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
    edited May 2012
    @EatingMyHat - I shouldn't say I NEVER use it. I only use once per game really. I think adhoc is the easiest way to go..Of course this is my opinion.
    I agree, I prefer Ad Hoc as well (which I upload to testflight...). I use the viewer mainly in the iOS simulator to check for memory issues.

    The viewer in the ios simulator in xcode wont give you the correct numbers.
    Actually I tested them both and the only number which was off was the 'Other'. As for graphics, audio and engine the numbers were the same.

    But I guess we are off topic now...
  • EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
    Not a big surprise, but the Ad notifications shows up when you do Reset Scene as well.
  • GAMEINTERNGAMEINTERN PRO Posts: 56
    Okay thats fine however why during testing? Can it be turned off during testing?
  • KaiWenKaiWen Member, PRO Posts: 93
    Is there a way to turn this off? This upgrade is causing some issues with my graphics while working on my game. How can I turn off this pop up? If there is no way to turn it off I might just restore to the previous version of the GS program. I'm not seeing the benefit of the the upgrade or maybe I'm just so new to GS that I can't see the benefit.

    Kai
  • kinzuakinzua Member Posts: 554
    Okay.. GS .. Pleeeeeeeease.. How to remove this interstitial thing in 'THE VIEWER' for PRO users?
  • ingieWingieW Member Posts: 7
    So basically I really got tricked to go PRO (see my other thread). I went PRO like 20 mins ago and the ads are still there in the creator even tho everything is disabled. WTF. GOT TRICKED TWICE in a major way. Thank you Gamesalad.
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