Lease this WebApp and get rid of the ads.
Graeme Porter
Re: Who Says There's No God ....?
Tue Jan 25, 2011 06:06
34.253.3.201

The MDDClone is a free simulation of the original payware Mercenary, Damocles, and Dion Crisis games; without very special dispensation from Paul Woakes - or unless the MDDClone author *is* Paul Woakes - it would need to be freeware.

Producing a freeware app on the Android platform costs nothing other than time, and won't make any money.

Producing a freeware app on the iOS platform costs $99/year for the developers' license, plus $800 (minimum) for a new Mac Mini (the cheapest Mac available in shops), and won't make any money.

Unless the MDDClone author already owns a Mac and an iOS SDK license, it doesn't really make financial sense to specifically target iOS.

On the plus side, if he does already have the necessary hardware and license required, there's really no reason why the app couldn't also be ported to Android, other than time constraints.

Lease this WebApp and get rid of the ads.
  • 2011 - The year of the mobile version? — The MDDClone Author, Fri Jan 14 18:45
    Happy New Year! Folks, it's been a few years since I looked at this. I apologize, real life has got in the way a bit. Now I'm back with cycles to spare on this. In fact, when I brushed the dust off... more
    • Apparently not :-( — Simone, Sat Dec 31 16:12
      It's now officially 2012 and no mobile version has come out. :-(
    • Any Progress? — CaryMG, Mon Oct 24 17:26
      How's the iOS version coming along?
      • Re: Any Progress? — Simone, Tue Oct 25 05:55
        Did the MDDClone author ever say he chose iOS to develop a mobile version?
    • Re: 2011 - The year of the mobile version? — Pete Galey, Sun Jan 30 08:07
      Another vote here for Android - not entirely for the selfish reason that I just got a new Android-powered phone! I'm planning on learning the Android platform over the next couple of months and have... more
    • Who Says There's No God ....? — CaryMG, Sat Jan 22 11:07
      I SO don't wanna get into a flamewar, but anyone who develops for Android is a FOOL. Have you seen iOS's numbers lately? And with Android, there's no "App Store", as such. Talk to any Android dev.... more
      • Re: Who Says There's No God ....? — Graeme Porter, Tue Jan 25 06:06
        • OK -- I See Your Point, But .... — CaryMG, Tue Jan 25 06:30
          ... putting the "make more money with iOS" motive aside for a moment, how about this .... With iOS, an MDD Clone will reach a MUCH larger -- and, more importantly, a much more *receptive* -- audience ... more
          • Re: OK -- I See Your Point, But .... — Simone, Wed Jan 26 07:02
            From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shovelware : As console gaming has spread into the mobile market, the rise of low cost digital storage and the comparative limitations of mobile devices has once... more
            • Yeah, But .... — CaryMG, Thu Jan 27 08:11
              Is there a glut of shovelware & garbage in the AppStore? Absolutely. As Steve Jobs himself says: "We have enough fart apps, thank you." But apparently this hasn't stopped titans of the gaming... more
              • Re: Yeah, But .... — Simone, Thu Jan 27 10:29
                1) I don't believe that the Ipad represents a serious danger to the Xbox 360 and the PS3 (the "present" of gaming), even with comparable graphical capabilities. An Xbox 360 is 280 €; a PS3 is 308 €;... more
                • You Are Missing The Point — CaryMG, Fri Jan 28 03:35
                  Of everything I said, you concentrate on the 2 of the things I only mentioned as an aside. My MAIN points are .... 1] iOS is now just as mainstream a platform as computers &  consoles and all of the... more
    • Re: 2011 - The year of the mobile version? — Anonymous, Tue Jan 18 06:07
      Palm pilot ?
      • Are you serious? — Simone, Tue Jan 18 08:45
        Do you really want the MDDClone author to port his program to a device made in 1997, with a monochrome screen, a 68000-based processor and 512 KB of RAM? Maybe you just meant a Palm smartphone, but... more
        • Android, definitely — Graeme Porter, Wed Jan 19 07:45
          Symbian may be most used in the smartphone market, but how many Symbian users go grabbing apps off their equivalent to the App Store? I would suggest Android as a starting point because it's an open... more
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