The Warbler's Nest now available on iOS

[jmac (Jason McIntosh)]

Howdy, y’all,

I’m pleased to announce that The Warbler’s Nest just went up for sale in the iOS App Store: itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-warb … d536030627

This edition of the game is made possible by iOS Fizmo, the framework that Zarf initially released alongside his Dreamhold re-release last month, as mentioned here.

While this edition of the game has a 99-cent price tag on it, the late-2010 blorb-file release is staying put, as is its free online version. (I did fix a few very minor bugs and stylistic hangups for the iOS edition, but most of my polish-time went into making sure it interfaced correctly with the new framework.)

Thanks again to all who played, reviewed, and critiqued the game since its first release, two IFComps ago!

[zarf (Andrew Plotkin)]

Woo! Also, I am glad to see that iOS-Fizmo is usable by other people, even when I’m too busy to help much or (cough) even write any documentation.

[Jamespking (Marco Innocenti)]

@zarf

Woo! Also, I am glad to see that iOS-Fizmo is usable by other people, even when I’m too busy to help much or (cough) even write any documentation.

How much would it cost a retard like me who just can’t get beyond coding in Inform7 to have a game converted for iOs?

[zarf (Andrew Plotkin)]

Ya know, I don’t have an answer to that question.

I think my answer is “you can’t afford my hourly rate, and anyhow shouldn’t I be working on HL now?” Other iOS programmers should speak up, though.

I will write up some documentation, but not until next week – I’m off at a conference.

[Jamespking (Marco Innocenti)]

@zarf

“you can’t afford my hourly rate…”

Highly improbable.

@zarf

I will write up some documentation, but not until next week – I’m off at a conference.

Now, THAT sounds promising

[zarf (Andrew Plotkin)]

It is true, I should name a price rather than faffing around with generalities. But I feel like I don’t want to get into that business (publishing other people’s games) at all. So, um, I guess I won’t.

[Jamespking (Marco Innocenti)]

@zarf

It is true, I should name a price rather than faffing around with generalities. But I feel like I don’t want to get into that business (publishing other people’s games) at all. So, um, I guess I won’t.

I’ll try and use the cheatsheets when they come up. No hurry, really.

What’s HL anyway (probably noob question, but I can’t figure out).

[maga (Sam Kabo Ashwell)]

@Jamespking

What’s HL anyway (probably noob question, but I can’t figure out).

Hadean Lands, the game that zarf Kickstarted and is presently working on (and the immediate reason why he’s building iOS tools).

[ManolisG13]

Nice one, bought it to support Haven’t played the original release so I’ll give it a try too! Cheers