Nice Game.
Avatar Creation seems a little overkill.
I thought you are a developer and did original Word Hero development by yourself. Any reason for outsourcing development of this game?
In the interest of sharing information....
WordSearch Hero went out yesterday. https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...wordsearchhero
Development time: 16 months
Costs to contractors:
Outsourced Programming: $23k
Outsourced Graphics work: $35k
Misc other expenses too.
What did I get for all that work ?
- 2450 drawables.
- 76k LOC excluding all libraries/addons/jar files/etc
Comments:
1) Don't reply saying "I could have got the graphics work for cheaper/etc" .... the last person that tried that ended up finding out it was only true if the graphics were shitty.
2) Don't spam this thread with "congrats" messages. Use this thread: http://forums.makingmoneywithandroid...y-3rd-app.html
3) I am probably going to drop a decent amount into FB advertising...
And for some unknown reason... it is available in Google Play via search..... but not showing up in the "What's New" lists..... grrr
SVEN Studios Corp
WordHero - realtime multiplayer 4x4 grid word game
Anagram Hero - realtime multiplayer Anagram finding word game
WordSearch Hero - realtime multiplayer Wordsearch word game
Math Hero - realtime multiplayer Math game
Avatar Hero - Create your own Avatar
Nice Game.
Avatar Creation seems a little overkill.
I thought you are a developer and did original Word Hero development by yourself. Any reason for outsourcing development of this game?
It's pretty impresive ammount of money. I hope it will pay off![]()
What I can say: avatars on the beginning are bit pixeled (Motorola Moto G) Also faces have their forhead cut. Another thing are all those communicates at the beginning. I don't mean tutorial but avatar change or version info. I think it's too much for people who just started the app for the first time.
I outsourced the creation of the game board, and dragging/selecting of letters.
I also outsourced the following, but did not use them in the game:
- Timely like timer that counts down (if anyone wants to redo this in AndEngine, I will pay you. You will need to be comfortable with low level OpenGL though!)
- Using Facebook to exchange 'items' (eg: unlock levels, extra lives)
- QuickBlox chat client implementation
Yes... there was meant to be realtime chat in the game too... but I cut that feature as it would take too damn long to make it look/feel decent.
SVEN Studios Corp
WordHero - realtime multiplayer 4x4 grid word game
Anagram Hero - realtime multiplayer Anagram finding word game
WordSearch Hero - realtime multiplayer Wordsearch word game
Math Hero - realtime multiplayer Math game
Avatar Hero - Create your own Avatar
- Avatars are 512x512, but it will downsample based on the size of the image requested. Quality depends on the drawable downsizing algorithm.
- Forehead : try the zoom button on the right side of the Avatar
- I know.... but wtf do you do when people complain they cannot understand your game ? However, look at how complex Puzzles&Dragons is.. That sucker needs a manual!
SVEN Studios Corp
WordHero - realtime multiplayer 4x4 grid word game
Anagram Hero - realtime multiplayer Anagram finding word game
WordSearch Hero - realtime multiplayer Wordsearch word game
Math Hero - realtime multiplayer Math game
Avatar Hero - Create your own Avatar
WOW, thatīs a HUGE investment for a single person (at least in my country). Good luck! Bring 5MM downloads!
Looking for a super talented 2D Artist to work with us!
Incidentally... to the person who tried to sell me fake reviews ... and their website also sells GP accounts.... you might want to rethink how those two look together![]()
SVEN Studios Corp
WordHero - realtime multiplayer 4x4 grid word game
Anagram Hero - realtime multiplayer Anagram finding word game
WordSearch Hero - realtime multiplayer Wordsearch word game
Math Hero - realtime multiplayer Math game
Avatar Hero - Create your own Avatar
SVEN Studios Corp
WordHero - realtime multiplayer 4x4 grid word game
Anagram Hero - realtime multiplayer Anagram finding word game
WordSearch Hero - realtime multiplayer Wordsearch word game
Math Hero - realtime multiplayer Math game
Avatar Hero - Create your own Avatar
That's actually a pretty high amount of money but I think it also shows how expensive all this work actually is. In that region I would actually question if the game is able to pay it back - I hope it will, at least because it means the mobile market is still open for opportunities if someone decides to invest a lot of money/time into it.
Can I ask why you target the android market - it still seems true, that there is more money on the iphone market (talking about ROI) - not sure if andengine is capable of crossplattform?
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Technically, I have a really good graphics guy I am paying $35/hr. I feel that is reasonable and a lot cheaper than someone in the USA. Remember those costs are over 16months, not 12.
Why Android only ? Because Android has 80% of the world market, and I could leverage all the WordHero leaderboard + low level networking code. I would love to be able to release on all platforms.... but with 70k LOC excluding all the 3rd party SDK's.... how long would it have taken 1 guy ? Oh... and I don't want to buy Apple hardware![]()
SVEN Studios Corp
WordHero - realtime multiplayer 4x4 grid word game
Anagram Hero - realtime multiplayer Anagram finding word game
WordSearch Hero - realtime multiplayer Wordsearch word game
Math Hero - realtime multiplayer Math game
Avatar Hero - Create your own Avatar