"Docking Sequence" by Quantum Sheep :D

quantumsheep

My new game, Docking Sequence, is out! Hurrah!

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/docking-sequence/id940141403?mt=8

So I’ve been playing a lot of Elite: Dangerous of late (and loving it) and really liked how they made the docking part (the hardest bit of the original ‘Elite’) into a mini-game.

And it got me wondering, ‘Can you make a 2D mini-game out of docking?’

Apparently you can! This is Docking Sequence!

Here’s some blurb:

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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that the single hardest part of space travel is docking…”

A 2D Pixel Art game by Quantum Sheep, inspired by the docking sequence from the classic ‘Elite’ as well as Kubrick’s seminal work, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Pilot your ship across 10 systems to dock in 100 stations and make your way home!

Stations rotate, making docking tricky. Then there’s those pesky space pirates to deal with. Asteroid fields. Mines. Wormholes.

But the trickiest part, by far, is docking! As you’ll soon discover!

Good luck, Pilot!

Features:

*100 space stations across 10 different systems to dock with!

*10 different spaceships to unlock and fiy!

*Six chiptune music tracks provided by the awesome Classical 8bit http://classical8bit.tumblr.com

*Challenging hazards such as asteroids, space pirates, mines, wormholes and even mysterious black monoliths!

*Excess fuel unlocks different colour schemes!

*Rescuing astronauts unlocks new music!

*No IAP or Ads!

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I have totally screwed up the screenshots before someone mentions that! My bad!

I’ve had some amazing and totally unexpected coverage for this game - it’s really taken me by surprise!

Pocket Gamer described it as a ‘Parking Simulator in space’ - brilliant

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Docking+Sequence/news.asp?c=63059

Touch Arcade have mentioned it twice now, which is lovely!:

http://toucharcade.com/2014/12/09/docking-sequence-announced/

http://toucharcade.com/2014/12/17/new-iphone-games-december-18th/

AppSpy did a fab ‘Hands on’

http://www.appspy.com/feature/9391/hands-on-with-docking-sequence-the-spacefaring-endless-docker

Oh, and it’s been featured on the US App Store :O

Give it a go! Let me know what you think! You can play an early version, which I entered for a GS GameJam here (though it’s much better on a device!):

http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/125848

QS =D

SlickZero

Nice, Sheepy. Looks fantastic. Congratulations, and way to go on all the positive reviews! I'm going to check it out.

-Timo-

Looks very cool! How do you manage to get it reviewed every time? Tell us your secret!! i wish you the best of luck with the downloads.

quantumsheep

@timolapre1998 said:
Looks very cool! How do you manage to get it reviewed every time? Tell us your secret!! i wish you the best of luck with the downloads.

Well, none of those links are actual reviews - they're 'mentions' - which are great for giving people a heads up on what's coming out!

As to my 'secret'?

I don't have one!

All I do is make games I'm proud of that hopefully others will enjoy and try and be honest and respectful with people!

Oh, and I use Twitter lots

QS =D

jonmulcahy

i picked it up yesterday1

BBEnk

Congrats @quantumsheep‌ and @DigiChain‌ is still in the top 200 U.S , a nice christmas for GameSalad.

Docking Sequence

Five Nights at Christmas

UtopianGames

Congrats to both

lkmad

Oh, and I use Twitter lots

QS =D

It's the bin tweets!

BigDave

Epic!

dgackey

Great job, @quantumsheep. I really enjoyed this one

jigglybean

Good luck QS with the downloads. BAAAAA!

quantumsheep

Thanks all for the kind words!

I've been staring at my email all evening to see if there's anything that can be done about the screenshot snafu (after talking to Apple twice on the phone today), but my eyelids are getting heavy now.

You live and you learn, right?

Tomorrow is another day!

QS =D

quantumsheep

And then this suddenly happens:

jonmulcahy

@quantumsheep said:
And then this suddenly happens:

Awesome!

Lovejoy

@quantumsheep said:
And then this suddenly happens:

Yea apple can be very good about things if you speak nicely and to the right people. Got 3 apps submitted and reviewed in 1 day.

neoman

@quantumsheep said:
And then this suddenly happens:

Sweet ... I'll check it out now. All the best with the downloads

Socks

Nice work, bought, review left !

There is a white line (1px wide ?) down the left hand side of the screen.

JSproject

@Socks said:
Nice work, bought, review left !

There is a white line (1px wide ?) down the left hand side of the screen.

http://bugs.gamesalad.com/show_bug.cgi?id=371

quantumsheep

@Socks said:
Nice work, bought, review left !

There is a white line (1px wide ?) down the left hand side of the screen.

@JSproject said:
http://bugs.gamesalad.com/show_bug.cgi?id=371

Well that's 'sort of' a relief? :O

I've can't see it myself, @Socks - what device are you playing on?

QS =D

Socks

@quantumsheep said:
I've can't see it myself, @Socks - what device are you playing on?

Commodore 64.

Socks

. . . actually no, it's an iPad 3, I'll test it on an iPad Air 2 a little later . . . .

JSproject

It will look the same on all iPads (in regards to the 1px issue)

quantumsheep

Thanks guys - I tested on an iPad 1 (it works!) but only to check that it did work. Never noticed it on that.

Weird!

And I can't see it on my iPhone 5s.

Weirder!

Glad you liked the game though, @socks - and I wish I could port all my games to the Speccy

QS =D

Socks

@quantumsheep said:
Thanks guys - I tested on an iPad 1 (it works!) but only to check that it did work. Never noticed it on that.

I guess it's a Retina/RI issue then ?

iPad 1&2 ≠ Retina

iPad 3 onwards = Retina

Glad you liked the game though, socks - and I wish I could port all my games to the Speccy

Yeah, port them all, make a million and then live life like a playa'

Lovejoy

@Socks said:

Need some rims on that bad boy to complete the look.

Socks

@Lovejoy said:
Need some rims on that bad boy to complete the look.

Wheels or his glasses ?

Lovejoy

@Socks said:
Wheels or his glasses ?

Take your pick

Braydon_SFX

Congrats, Sheepy!

quantumsheep

I knew @‌socks was spying on me, but had no idea he was taking pictures :O

@Braydon_SFX said:
Congrats, Sheepy!

Thanks Braydon - it's been a manic couple of days :O

JSproject

@quantumsheep said:
Thanks guys - I tested on an iPad 1 (it works!) but only to check that it did work. Never noticed it on that.

Are you saying that you can't see the issue on iPad1 or do you mean that the issue is there but that you didn't notice it during your previous testing? (I'm guessing it's there.. should be no difference between non-retina/retina in regards to that).

quantumsheep

@JSproject said:
Are you saying that you can't see the issue on iPad1 or do you mean that the issue is there but that you didn't notice it during your previous testing? (I'm guessing it's there.. should be no difference between non-retina/retina in regards to that).

I'll check when the iPad charges up

But to be honest, I hadn't noticed it at all while testing. This wasn't just on preview, it was using a test flight build.

But like I said, I'll check!

If you've played the game and like it, please consider leaving a review in your respective country's iTunes page. Every little helps

QS =D