Hi guys, we are here after a quite long long blog silence (sorry!)to give you the registration form that will let you apply for beta testing our game Junk Jack Mining Game. You can find it at this address. Just a courtesy: if you are interested in beta testing as a press operator please specify it in the nickname field (by specifying the address of your website), so that we know it.. thanks 😉
Since you can’t apply twice for same UDID or email, if something goes wrong (eg. you press enter but some field were incomplete), just write it down here as a comment, we’ll delete the entry to let you apply again! You can even send us an email at pixbits@gmail.com with subject “junk jack beta apply” and all the required fields.
We can’t assure to let everyone in, but we will do our best to make you guys happy!
The game is progressing well, and lots of ideas, tweaks, improvements have been added, and we are continuing to do that, every day. We changed some of our ideas during the development, so we actually added some cool features and disabled some other that are more suitable for updates (mostly because of debugging time needed for them).
We have finally music too, thanks to BrightPrimate help, which is doing a really good work. Check out his website here! : http://www.brightprimate.tk
We hope to be able to satisfy your appetites with an updated video, as soon as we’ll have some time to handle these issues too, in addition to development itself. 🙂
Now we need your help!
Spread the word 😀
Soon other updates.
Count me in 😉
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Nice, can’t wait for the releasing date!
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done I hope to have the privilege to test your game, sorry for my english i’m a french, yes your game is following in France 😉
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This just made my day!
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Done 🙂
Good luck to all
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I hope I get in!!!
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We all do! I hope that the Game will have the same NDA as Diablo III have so i can create as much HD Gameplay Trailer about the Beta as Youtube can Host 😀
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Does time of application matter?
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It’s not letting me sign up for beta testing…howcome?
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OMG! I cannot wait for this game. I have been following this for ages and am counting the days down to the end of month, If I get into beta it will make my Year.
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have you got in for beta testing?
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Ni Ive applied, I just hope I get in, (as we all do ;))
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hmmm..i do hope to get in but it says: We’re sorry but something went wrong!
Probably a required field is missing, or you already applied with the specified UDID.
You can try again by going back.
what do i do???
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Something went wrong. My name is Danny Perski, can you please remove my submission and let me apply again?
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Hi Liam, if your problem persists, feel free to drop us a mail with the following exact subject: “junk jack beta apply”, with all the data needed to apply.
Thank you!
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Who do i send it to? the notifier?
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pixbits@gmail.com 😉
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Looky another email to spam!
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thanks 🙂
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I don´t think so so everyone can Win with a little Luck 🙂
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Epic!
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mguniverse, we received the email, don’t worry 😉
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I just sent in an application. All fingers crossed!! 🙂
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Yea, finally the beta, cant wait when it comes out!!! 🙂
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Just sent you guys a Email. I was getting the “We’re sorry something went wrong.” message.
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I sent an email cause i dont think mine went through.
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So if we are chosen when would we get the email?
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Has anyone got beta yet? I haven’t
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I have a couple questions. How many people are you actually picking to test the Beta? And also when will you be picking the people?
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Yeah!! 🙂 First off I’d like to congratulate XSX and Jack for developing this awesome game for us. Secondly, I would have to be crazy not to sign up for the beta. 😉 So I would gladly help if you need it Pixbits.
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Guys give them time to pick beta testers. They just started letting people sign up for beta testing today. Give them a few days.
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We are. No body is being rude or out of line. We’re just wondering when they’re picking people.
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Dear God, please let me get picked
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Hi Pixbits, the number I put in my beta Application was actually my Ipod serial number. So I emailed you an application with the right UDID number.
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been waiting on this for years!
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applying rite now, awesomeness! 😀
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This is GREAT PixBits! I hope to be able to represent the oldschool, teenage gamers out there if I am able to beta test the game. I will be able to provide legitament feedback based on my device performance and the game itself. SO EXCITED! CAN I GET A WAHT WAHT?!?!?!
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I keep getting the same error as liam………:(
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* 😦
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Im in
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Great! I hope I get a chance to test it out, I’ve been waiting for this game ever since I heard about it on toucharcade :).
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I think this game will run very well on my iPod 4th gen. I hope I’m picked. Im pretty good at finding bugs.
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i hope i get into beta test 😀
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WAHT WAHT!!!!!!
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When will you be posting the results?
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send them an email with all the info, but use junk jack beta apply as your subject!
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I hope they didn’t send the beta out all at once. I really want it.
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Dear pixbits 😀
You guys are awesome !!!!
Thankyou very much fir releasing the beta I sent my application in and am now eagerly waiting for your response 😀
(If you pick me)-I can’t wait to test out this amazing game and help you guys out 🙂
By the way if I do get picked where do I submit things that I think could be improved ? (here?? Or your email??)
Also I just wanted to say I checked out some of bright primates music and they sound quite good 😀 (I love that type of retro gameboyish music)
please keep up the good work 😀
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i second that :D.
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I third that.
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Pixbits please email all those who did not get in. Just so we know.
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That’d take way to much time. Let them work on important stuff
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What if they just send out a mass “You Lose” email?
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True, true….
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Dont try to flatter them so they pick you. They pick who ever thy want to.
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Pls!!!!
I want to test it!!!!!
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I want test it too 😉
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This. People are such suck ups.
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It’s really not needed. If you get an email your in. If you don’t you’re not. With less then a week left you want em to take the time to email you… just so they can say you didn’t get in?
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Did you get my application?
I don’t know if it went through.
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Count me in !
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no seriously. when does the list of testers come out?
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Pixbits i accidentally said my software version was 4.3 but it is actually 4.3.5 oops
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(btw i said my user name on your blog is the one im using now so u can identify my application
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For those of you that are asking: we’ll take something like 20-30 testers and we’ll decide who starting in next days, also because we still need some days to polish the application for this beta testing phase. As you probably understood we are getting slightly over the deadline we have decided but this just because, as always, we are two, and although that we managed to implement almost everything we had in mind for this first release 🙂 Sorry for that, and thanks for applications, keep them up! 😛
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Sounds good! You guys are amazing for only 2 people the game is looking great that is why so many people want to test it, and you deserve all the attention you’re getting!
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sounds awesome! thanks for the help by the way pixbits!
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Good. Just as long as there is still a chance for me.
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You do know guys, sucking up doesn’t get you anywhere! They’ll pick you they’d like to choose! 🙂 just a word of advice, cause its quite annoying no offense!
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Everyone who has signed up reply to this please.
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They said 20-30. I want a count to see what our chances are.
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Sounds Great!!!
Hope I Get Picked!!
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ok
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yah
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has anyone been picked?
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Please add multiplayer!!!! All i ask for is a 2 player server. So me and my friend could play. I am begging you to add this. But make it through Gamecenter, so you can play over long distances. Please add this!!! You could just have both devices download the map and then play together on that map. And you would have to add some sort of way to comunicate to the other player. Thanks!!
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So how do we know if we win? email?
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yah
i havent gotten one yet. 😦
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ikr dnt u love how junk jack is making evry1n antsy?
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It’s been less then 24 hours since they said “We’ll decide in the next few days”
Take a breather everyone
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tru say
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Yah, im just nervous. I’m wanting a spot on team “Beta Testers” but so far i haven’t been drafted.
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I have applied for the beta also.
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Horray…. Fireworks aplenty! :]
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How many people have entered applications to beta test?
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I’m guessing 30-50.
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sounds good can’t wait, i hope i get picked
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I sent an email because the Form didnt work. No email back yet. D:
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they wont reply until they choose…sorry bud 😦
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I applied.
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Awh man 😦 Ive been refreshing my email for hours. -sigh-
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lol its ok! i did the same thing for a while 🙂
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So have I 😦
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Really lookin forward to the beta, I just know you guys will be top of the AppStore. There’s so much junk out there, we need some Junk Jack haha 😉
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But you have to remember a lot of people will think that this game is a gay little terraria clone and won’t try it or they will try it and give it bad ratings. That’s just my guess and I hope I’m wrong.
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I wouldn’t say a clone of Terraria, similar, but from the looks of it unique in its own right. I’m really excited about it because of this. I really enjoyed Terraria (and I run my own servers for it) but I’m looking forward to something that is more mobile.
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Yes I enjoyed terraria a lot, butbi have a feeling this will be better than terraria. There is more stuff to do than just building a house and mining like minecraft and terraria.
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I put “google JUNK JACK” on my ps3 comment. I’m spreading the word.
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Nice Dude 😛
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I hope i get choosen lol. I have waited too long for this game, and i want to help them to release it faster!
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No iPad version? I don’t own iphone or ipod and I’d like to see a version for iPad 🙂
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When are you going to pick beta testers?!?
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Same here!
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Probably tomorrow or the day after.
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Be patient! They will pick them when they pick them.
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There taking forever!! Are you going to even pick testers?!? I have been waiting for this game for ever!! Just pick the beta testers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
p.s. HURRY UP!!!!!!!!!!!!
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honestly? your being dumb…they’ll do it when they pick okay? give’em a break!
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Exactly!!
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Hello Pixbits I know you don’t have alot of time but could you please tell me if Junk jack will work on ipod2g and not to be rude but how much would it cost 2.99$ ? Because i only have 4.87$ left on my account please respond.
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Can the light on Jacks helmet be turned on?
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Who thinks there should be multiplayer? So a few people can play on the same map, at the same time.
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Hey sizle I dont think but it would be cool then u would have no need of torchs
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They arent just going to add multiplayer. I hope you do know that. It’s a team of two and they have just finished basically making the game. Multiplayer would also take along time to develope, so don’t get your hopes Sizle.
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I know, still think that eventually they should add multiplayer.
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Suppose torches were made with coal. Then the light on the helmet could be fueled by coal. This would be useful so you would have to place torches.
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True, but it would take more coal to use on the helmet when you could just put a torch down and it would be lit for ever! And they should make it so you can chanfe ur person and cloths, hair and so on.
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lol
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That would be cool.
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I think that a 4 player co-op mode would be nice. Select a few friends on gamecenter, invite them, and they can join your world. I think that for it to work well, they would need to upload the map onto the server for 24 hours, then download it back to the ipod at the end. That way you could keep your map after playing co-op, while they still have server space.
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Has anyone gotten the beta yet?
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@Appolt i dont think so. I really hope i get picked. Ive been waiting for this game for sooo long. Besides. For some reason i always find those nit picky bugs!
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This is what pixbits said on Touch Arcade as of today. “We haven’t decided beta testers yet, as we wrote on the blog we’re polishing things to be ready to actually start beta testing so we’re busy with that at the moment. But don’t worry, as soon as we extracted them, winners will be warned by mail.. we would like to be faster than this but we’re just two, so you have to be patient with us!”- pixbits
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I hope you also send a guide with the beta that includes all of the recipes and monster hp’s and everything. Kind of hard to beta test an app you know nothing about.
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I will pay $10 if you relese it this week.
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I want it NOW!
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I need this now! Please hurry. I have already played the game in my dreams. I will really pay $10 for this game.
Oo and the game look AMAZING!!!!
My new hero!
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EVERYONE… Hold ur pecker it is goin
To take about 4-6 days to be on the
App store, it takes 2-4 days to be put
In the app store. Besides you dont want
A buggy game do you?…
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stop being such a baby
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thank you
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I just want them to pick beta testers!
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in time just wait. you dont want to have a crappy game cause you rushed them right?
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I don’t want a crappy game i just want BETA TESTERS!!
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ITS BEEN LIKE 3 MINUTES!!!!! PICK THE BETA TESTERS!!!!!!!!
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I think the point of beta testers is to prevent crappy gameyness.
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I just want them to pick beta testers.
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Im going to wait for the actiual game, not the beta Junk jack will be in the appstore the 32 or the 33 wich is in 5-6 days, but if lucky 4 days!!! Yay… Plz work on ipod2g
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How is that possible if they didn’t submit it
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Because Pixbits said they are Going to release it on the last day or september, the 30th.. And it takes anywere from 2-5 days for apple to put it in the appstore.
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You know…Jonathan…. September (or any month) doesnt has 32 or 33 days ._.
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LOL (no offence Jonathan)
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Holy fu.. Wait no need to swear i said pixbits is going to release it the last day of september The 30th then when the release it it will take apple 2-5 days after to put it in the app store. I didn’t think there was 32 days in september. Mabey i should of explained better… Or you should of read better!
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You should explained better, that is 😉
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20-30 noooo i have a …. most like 1 of 1000 chance maybe even less 😦
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kon,nichiwa
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will you guys add a jump button because if there isnt one how would we avoid enemies? we couldnt, so we would keep dying. or you could make it so you slide your finger up to jump or something so the screen isnt cluttered.
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How do you know if there is a jump button or not? You haven’t even played it yet!
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I think we need multiplayer.
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From the videos. I think that your jump height is 1 block. It is a sort of climbing I think.
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Has anyone been picked for beta testing yet?
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Not yet, they will announce it when they do
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I don’t think so. I hope they haven’t.
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hey jbills whats your blog about?
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Nothing. Its 3-4 years old.
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Please dont look at it. Its really embarrassing. (To me)
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Everyone look at jbills blog..JK lol
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Link?
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I don’t know if there is a jump button but it doesn’t really look like it because the player jumps automatically
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Yah, I think it is an automatic jump.
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If it stays automatic then we have a problem. How are we Gunna avoid enemies?
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I think they’ll wait a bit longer. most companies beta test before they submit. If i had to guess i’d say it’ll probably be out by mid october but not much before that
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Ok now I am willing to pay $15. Please release any part of the game. I work just like you. But I need to help you. Suche101 aka promise.
I am serious.
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Maybe they should make it so if you swipe up you jump. Just so you can avoid enemies. But have an automatic jump for climbing 1 block tall hills.
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So swipe up for a less-than-one-block-jump?
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ok? lol
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No, swipe up for jump when you are not near anything.
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Reply to this if you want them to add signs.
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hmmm… but what if you have a block right next to you in a pit of monsters and you need to jump?
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I want signs. Although considering Junk Jack’s tile size they may end up looking more like billboards.
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All i want signs for is to label my tunnels. Maybe just a number and an arrow on the sign.
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Reply to this comment if you think they should add multiplayer in the near future.
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I would wait until the full game is released. Otherwise who would you play with? That said I think that a 4 player co-op sort of mode would be very nice. Maybe some built in screen recording code so that we can make lets plays of the game. The screen recording would work by drawing to a file before the screen and recording at the same time.
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I dont think we need to make “lets plays” but i agree with you when you said that 4 player multiplayer would be great. i think that they should add a way to text each other through the game. So there could be group projects. 🙂
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I just think that it would be fun. I will get a mac sometime and when I do I will make a game with a prototype screen recorder built in.
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Yah, it would be fun, but I would rather have multiplayer.
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seriously? they’ve barely even released it and you demanding things? Thats not to fair
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I’m not demanding. I am simply suggesting forcefully.
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no no no not you jbills. NinjaGamer. they’ve barely got the beta out and he wants them to add things
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PIXBITS WILL THIS WORK ON THE IPOD 2G BECAUSE T IS POINTLESS IF I CAN’T PLAY IT. thanks
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Oh. Then he was suggesting forcefully.
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The world is not all about you
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It won’t be pointless. It probably will work. the 2g is pretty good too
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ya take a chill pill
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Wow I say something and like five kids scream at me u take a chill pill.
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well actually you were the one using capslock….
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Pixbits just tweeted!!! They have selected the beta testers. They will be contacted in a few days.
Actual words: “We have extracted beta testers for #junkjack ! In a few days they’ll be contacted by mail!”
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Yay!
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yes finally!!
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Anyway I can’t wait.
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Will I be a junk jack beta tester? The magic 8 ball says, it is in your future. YES!
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i just entered dang , so i wont make the list?
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did you enter after they announced it?
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I hope I was picked. All fingers crossed.
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I do to. Do betas expire or can I keep it after the game has been released?
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5. What about older devices?
We tested Junk Jack on the iPod Touch 3gen and even on the iPhone 3G. There are no problems for the Touch (and consequently the iPhone 3Gs), game is quite playable even on iPhone 3G (which is the less performant iOS4.0 capable device) so even the Touch 2gen should be fine! (We will update this as soon as the close beta testing will have helped us). The real requirement is iOS4.0.
There is a Junk Jack FAQ here so –>http://pixbits.it/junk-jack/faq
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5. Will there be multiplayer support?
Not for now and it is not even planned at the moment. Multiplayer is something really tricky, especially on mobile platforms so that it would be a long tale that will be considered just if we’ll have a big customer base.
http://pixbits.it/junk-jack/faq
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OK here is a place where all your questions will be asked, it is from the official Pixbits so here it is:)
http://pixbits.it/junk-jack/faq
hope i helped 😀
If anyone CBA to look here is a summary
Price == $2.99 (so £1.99)
Multiplayer? == no and none planned at the moment
2 gen iphones/ipods? == yes it should be fine (requires iOS 4.0+
iPad edition == focusing on iPhone/iPod however it is plausible in future update, 2x works fine though
Updates with new features == yes they’re not gameloft :L
Release date == around end of September when it is completed
What is Junk Jack? == Junk Jack is a exploration, mining and crafting sandbox 2D game for iOS
Water? == not atm but it could come in future update
Music? == Yes by this guy http://www.brightprimate.tk
Thanks 🙂 Tye-Dye
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Also this might interest you
http://pixbits.it/junk-jack/lighting
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8. What will be the launch price of Junk Jack?
Junk Jack will hit the AppStore with a price of 2.99$.
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And on that note lets just post every single thing in the faq. jk.
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Quick question. Does a set of all sets contain itself? #random
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Wow tye-dye u sure know ur facts u shOuld be a Beta tester and thanks Pixbits and tye-dye and everyone lol I was just happy.
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🙂 thanks but beta testers have already been selected, emails being sent in the next few few days, I just want to help with questions 😉
Tye-Dye
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Has anyone gotten an email yet?
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