• Facepunch for iOS - COMING SOON
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[QUOTE=Rashy;29967250]Will images in threads be supported eventually? Maybe with a toggle in the settings menu for those who aren't on wifi.[/QUOTE] Yeah, this is priority really, images/BBcode support. I have a version where these work, the problem is performance takes a huge hit. I need to try to offload some of the processing onto the servers somehow for that. I wanted to focus on performance for our initial release. If garry added an option in User CP to display OIFY on the list on the frontpage, it'd automatically appear in the app. Just saying.
How about using something similiar to media-tags for images? And will this work on my old iPhone 3G?
Wow. Been waiting long as fuck for this. Definitely buying, no doubt about it. (Will you make it so people who pirate it, get their account perma'd the second they log in from the cracked app? Say yes.)
[QUOTE=Hexxeh;29967201]You really think Apple would approve that?[/QUOTE] There is a 4chan app, Can't you add something to the webserver where the forum sections are requested from, that you must have posted in oify for it to be visible?
My phone opens a facepunch page in ~3 seconds
Have an options screen Automatically Display BBcode Y/N Automatically Display Images Y/N [editline]21st May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=ColdFusion;29967315]There is a 4chan app.[/QUOTE] Got removed long ago And it was android not apple
Congrats on finishing it Hexxeh. For 9 months in development I'll definatley pay 5 bucks for you :h:
[QUOTE=QuickSnapz;29967321]Have an options screen Automatically Display BBcode Y/N Automatically Display Images Y/N [editline]21st May 2011[/editline] Got removed long ago And it was android not apple[/QUOTE] Anoyma.
I'd rather just buy the app than have to do a paid upgrade thing which just seems a little silly.
[QUOTE=AntonFTW;29967307]How about using something similiar to media-tags for images? And will this work on my old iPhone 3G?[/QUOTE] A kind of "tap to view" for images might work. But some images are tiny, like the emotes. I'm thinking maybe some kind of serverside rendering might be a better approach, but I'm not sure. We'll see on that one.
[QUOTE=Hexxeh;29967201]You really think Apple would approve that?[/QUOTE] There's an app out there called Anonyma. It's for browsing 4chan. At first glance, it only has the SFW boards. But you can actually type the letter of any extra boards and it will let you go on anything. /s/ , /b/ , etc... Maybe if it's concealed, it's allowed. Something to think about. And I just checked, it appears to still be around. v:v:v
[QUOTE=GameDev;29967352]Congrats on finishing it Hexxeh. For 9 months in development I'll definatley pay 5 bucks for you :h:[/QUOTE] We agreed on like £2. So $3.50 or something
( He can just add sections dynamically )
[QUOTE=icemaz;29967375]I'd rather just buy the app than have to do a paid upgrade thing which just seems a little silly.[/QUOTE] This is a piracy protection decision. People could simply pirate the application if it was just a paid application. By using in-app purchases, my servers can verify the user actually purchased the upgrade. When you buy the upgrade, your device gets a digital receipt. It then uploads this to my servers along with your username. My servers then send the receipt to Apple to check whether it's valid, and if it is, we mark that receipt as used on my server and add the upgrade to your account. Essentially, it's bulletproof.
[QUOTE=Dan*;29967308]Wow. Been waiting long as fuck for this. Definitely buying, no doubt about it. (Will you make it so people who pirate it, get their account perma'd the second they log in from the cracked app? Say yes.)[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Hexxeh;29967401]This is a piracy protection decision. People could simply pirate the application if it was just a paid application. By using in-app purchases, my servers can verify the user actually purchased the upgrade. When you buy the upgrade, your device gets a digital receipt. It then uploads this to my servers along with your username. My servers then send the receipt to Apple to check whether it's valid, and if it is, we mark that receipt as used on my server and add the upgrade to your account. Essentially, it's bulletproof.[/QUOTE] Brilliant.
Why would you pirate an app for a forum you love?
[QUOTE=QuickSnapz;29967391]We agreed on like £2. So $3.50 or something[/QUOTE] Of the $4.99, I get 49% of that, or $2.46. I feel this is reasonable.
How will videos in mediatags work? Will the app bounce you to the Youtube App, or will it play the video in-app?
[QUOTE=QuickSnapz;29967433]Why would you pirate an app for a forum you love?[/QUOTE] I don't know, why would you? The answer is still that people do. Our piracy protection scheme is transparent to honest users, doesn't make things more difficult, and yet fucks over any attempt at piracy. I'd say that's the perfect "DRM" scheme really.
will you develop one for android? I've given up on overv
[QUOTE=Dan*;29967468]How will videos in mediatags work? Will the app bounce you to the Youtube App, or will it play the video in-app?[/QUOTE] BBcode isn't supported at the moment, but once they do, it'll just open inside the Facepunch app. Same for images of course. [editline]21st May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=rampageturke 2;29967489]will you develop one for android? I've given up on overv[/QUOTE] Maybe eventually. Android is more painful to develop for, especially if you work in a style where you're rapidly iterating. I have a system setup where as I save my source files, the changes are immediately visible in the iOS Simulator. This means I can work very quickly, and test new ideas quickly.
[QUOTE=Hexxeh;29967478]I don't know, why would you? The answer is still that people do. Our piracy protection scheme is transparent to honest users, doesn't make things more difficult, and yet fucks over any attempt at piracy. I'd say that's the perfect "DRM" scheme really.[/QUOTE] I wouldn't pirate it but to be fair, if someone was gonna pirate it then they wouldn't have bought it in the first place. Especially considering you can still browse the forums at a useable rate from the phones browser. We're an honest bunch I reckon, if we wanted it we would pay for it :v:.
Did you use Obj-C or some other framework to make this?
[QUOTE=icemaz;29967716]I wouldn't pirate it but to be fair, if someone was gonna pirate it then they wouldn't have bought it in the first place. Especially considering you can still browse the forums at a useable rate from the phones browser. We're an honest bunch I reckon, if we wanted it we would pay for it :v:.[/QUOTE] Theres a small percentage of facepunch who will buy it if it's the only option but if they did have the option to pirate they would. Just to save a meals worth.
Oh, and regarding the account upgrades. If another app developer writes a mobile application, they can use my Purchasing API to allow people who've already upgraded their account to use their app too. If you upgrade in my app, I get the revenue, but you can use everyone's app who's using the system. If you upgrade in somebody else's app, you get the revenue, but you can use everyone else's app who's using the system. Prices are fixed for everyone using the system, though. [QUOTE=icemaz;29967716]I wouldn't pirate it but to be fair, if someone was gonna pirate it then they wouldn't have bought it in the first place. Especially considering you can still browse the forums at a useable rate from the phones browser. We're an honest bunch I reckon, if we wanted it we would pay for it :v:.[/QUOTE] If you wouldn't pirate it, I don't see what your argument is. I don't think we are an honest bunch, seen how many people get banned for warez? Seen GMF? [QUOTE=CammieDee666;29967729]Did you use Obj-C or some other framework to make this?[/QUOTE] Appcelerator framework.
Yeah but I trust us to buy from you :( It's different if someone on FP is making the app themselves. I mean I put my vote down as no to purchasing it because I have an iPod touch, but if I had an iPhone and even if I had the option to pirate it i'd probably still buy it. We're a community, I'd support you for it.
This app was great when I was beta testing it. I definitely recommend it over safari mobile. The speed that you can fly through the forums is brilliant. I'll be buying it regardless of this, but will an iPad native app eventually come?
[QUOTE=PieClock;29967839]I'll be buying it regardless of this, but will an iPad native app eventually come?[/QUOTE] Probably not, it works really quite well if you use FullForce. If I wanted to create an iPad native app, I'd have to totally redesign it because of Apple's UI guidelines. [editline]21st May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=icemaz;29967829]Yeah but I trust us to buy from you :( It's different if someone on FP is making the app themselves. I mean I put my vote down as no to purchasing it because I have an iPod touch, but if I had an iPhone and even if I had the option to pirate it i'd probably still buy it. We're a community, I'd support you for it.[/QUOTE] You might have morals, doesn't mean everyone here does. It works on iPod Touch too, by the way...
If we pay through PayPal (when it's available), will the payment take any longer than with iTunes?
[QUOTE=geogzm2;29967932]If we pay through PayPal (when it's available), will the payment take any longer than with iTunes?[/QUOTE] Nope, still instant. Might not be available on launch, still need to write the site.
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