Gravity Beats (AdMob vs Unity ADS)

Hey dear fellow developer, how have you been?

I'm about to drop Gravity Beats into the market and was thinking if unity ads is worth a shoot.
What do you think? Did you try to compare those two nowadays?
Guess I will add both and will play around them server-side to see how it works.
Will really appreciate any feedback you guys have.

Anims:

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Vids:

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Awesome job! It's amazing how rare it is to see a game with actual solid gameplay here. Looks like a lot of fun.

 

Thanks a lot GarBenjamin! Hope you will like a game as well. It should be on play market tomorrow.

Still looking for the ads comparison if anyone has any info please share.

 

Gonna start tomorrow with AdMob, and report on how it goes later.

In game we have two conditions to show ads
1 - if player crashed 3 times
2 - on level end
Was thinking on using both, unity ads (video) on level end
and admob on crashes, donna wanna flood peoples with videos much.

Guess will try this composition some time.

 

I love it, appealing simple look, great ship movement, and clearly high level of polish - a winner for sure,.

 

Thanks SpaceMammoth! Really appreciate a nice word on game.
It took a nice part of my life on polishing for sure.

 

Looks like a great game, is it possible to unlock the golden features without paying? I don't like the idea of pay more = higher score/easier game.

 

Yes Serinx! It's possible to get all the neat features ingame for absolute free.
Just by basically playing the game. It will take you more time of course, but eventually
you'll be there. I will also throw few promo-codes for the golden ship,
here, tomorrow, after release, so you can have smoother gameplay faster.

 

Hey guys. How are you doing? Game is live now! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.NLab.GravityBeats

Promo-codes for the golden ship as promised:

-codes were taken

Please leave a messege if you took some, so I will mark it as taken.
Cheers!

 

Does some of you guys got any success in self publishing?
Did you try services like appbrain.com to promote
your apps? Would greatly appreciate any help on this side!

 

Solid new update:

【1.051】 .•*¨`*•✿ HOT UPDATE ✿•*¨`*•.
★ Menu was totally redesigned and now supports Full HD
★ Game tips added to level selection screen
★ New achievement Addicted (spend an hour in game)
★ Internet connection isn't required now to check your rankings (if logged)
★ Fixed "Restore Purchases" button (no need to restart game now)
★ Background scales were fixed in multiple levels
★ Level 4 were redesigned
★ Levels 2, 5, 16 and 19 were rebalanced
★ Bugfixes and optimizations
★ Memory leaks GOT REKT

Menu was redone by the professional artist and now
reminds me one from the Dead Space

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@JamesLeeNZ said androidb was worth the money.

 

Thanks a lot for the input. I've seen that service but wasn't sure on how legit it is.
Now I'll definitely look at it closer.

 

Looks awesome! Reminds me of old games such as rocketz, wings , Crazy Gravity! Love those types of games

 

Oh, man. Those were amazing times. I totally fell in love with Crazy Gravity, so Gravity Beats is kind of it's conclusion.
I was waiting for CG2 for so long, guess too long... But I didn't try the rockets! Someone already mention the similarity
of them, sadly I missed that game those days.

Adding some entertaining video:

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Also, Wings 1.4 was THE game - I remember installing it on many school computers from a floppy
http://koti.mbnet.fi/mvirpioj/wings/

 

Interesting. Will definitely try it. Also another examples that peoples have find similar to Gravity Beats were games Thrust (DOS) and Sub-Terrania (SEGA). I checked the other one and it really has interesting mechanics - it allows you to shoot. I wasn't even thinking on how to add shooting before I saw that, cuz lets be serious - we have a gravity and the aiming sux when you start to fall. But they did it very smart way - RAILS. Basically you press the button and attach yourself to them, then you can move into directions like left, right and spin your ship with up/down, as well as shoot, without falling. Amazing solution.

 

Another hot update for Gravity beats is here!

【1.060】 .•*¨`*•✿ HOT UPDATE #2 ✿•*¨`*•.
★ Everyplay support. Record replays and share them with the community!
★ Level End screen and restart window were redesigned in Full HD
★ NLab™ news (section where we will be informing about updates and events)
★ Levels from 1 to 10, 14, 16 were solidly rebalanced
★ Doors are opening almost twice faster now
★ Gravity Beats videos playlist added
★ Loading indication added
★ Stabilizer now goes green when above platform, even on HARD
★ Game now will be saying if there is update available
★ New Game Tips added
★ Usual doors now opens wider (2.9F -> 3.3F) and their position were fixed
★ Draggable object extended on the X axis (scouter now more precise on edges)
★ Camera anchors in levels 11, 15, 18 and 21 were fixed (prevents analog to be on top of the ship)

TL;DR
- Levels from 1 to 10 also 14 and 16, were redesigned and simplified compared to v 1.051
- Everyplay support. You can now record replays, watch and share them with the community.
To turn ON replay recording goto OPTIONS and make sure you checked the "REPLAYS" check box,
after you did so, it will prompt you with another window about when to stop the recording
on crash or on the level end. If you choose on crash it will still record till the level
end if you didn't crash. But it's the best options for all those best moments that we always missing.
-In menu you can now find YouTube button that will lead you to the currently featured video,
or if you already started some level than it will lead you to the level you are currently in.
Screenshot on how to use recording:

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Hey guys. Another update is here; which brings the beginning of the Prophet's adventure!

【1.068】 .•*¨`*•✿ Eilos : The Story mode [Part 1] ✿•*¨`*•.
★ An expansion that brings story mode to the game, as well as refined tutorials
• Meet new heroes and follow the story, to figure out what's going on.
• Levels from 1 to 5 are currently affected
★ Player look is now matches with the game icon
★ Levels switch to balance the difficulty curve (levels involved 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
★ Shields now are turning ON automatically upon replication
★ 30 FPS cap has been turned ON by default
★ EilosEngine (dialogue engine - actors, sound effects, animations, events)
★ Bugfixes and new bugs!

Thank you so much for all your tips.
They help to bring perfection to this game in the way I didn't see before!



Link to the most recent and full changelog: CLICK

 

Gravity Beats: Prophet's Adventure is FREE today!
Everyone who installs the game today gets
No ADS and Golden Ship unlocks.

For everyone who downloaded the game before,
we can provide codes for the unlocks manually.
Use our CONTACT form to reach us by email.