Then how do you hit the ball on IOS?

A part of me wishes we could swipe instead so that we could move the paddle at different speeds, like how you would when playing on a 2600 using the nob to control the paddle.

Hey everybody! Just wanted to say apologies for the delay on the update. I (Harry) have started work at the corona virus support line here in the UK, it's nights and full time, and so I'm still getting used to sleeping through the day, and feel like a zombie most of the time right now. It has meant productivity has dropped a little for the past couple of weeks.

The other reason for the delay is that we're wanting to add a cross-platform leader board, and to get the functionality we want to use a custom server back-end, rather than the built in services available on the App store/Google Play. This is a new area for our team and so we're doing a lot of learning at the moment.

Once we've become more familiar with back end server integration, it'll allow us to apply a multi-player aspect to all our upcoming releases, and as such think it's worth taking a little longer on the update for this one.

Thanks for your continued support, and we hope you're staying safe during this difficult time.

All the best
Harry

I already have version 1 of the Mac release. When I attempt to download version 2, I can't find a download button. The "add to cart" button is visible, but I've already paid for the game. Am I missing something?

Hi,

There were no Problems with the IOS update, it works well. I haven't tried out the endless mode yet.

@62: I was just about to ask about the initials Thing, thanks anyway.

the download link should be on the page immediately after you purchased the game..

Hi! Yea i would like a new download link via pm.

Hi.

I'm very much liking the new version, congrats on getting things done. The game seems far more stable and less chaotic now, and the new tutorial was a lot more helpful.
I particularly like how tactical the game is, it's probably the most tactical audio pong we've seen, if not literally the hardest.

There were only a couple of things I found a bit odd.
First, in tournament mode, I initially lost on level 4, then when I restarted tournament mode again, I was back on level four. Is this intentional? or is the idea that people finish tournament mode and endless mode is the real challenge.
I also notice that whilst the points system for gaining points works now, whenever you lose a point, the sounds of the ball and paddles fade out for a second, and then fade back in. I'm not sure if this is intentional or not, since on the one hand it's rather creepy, on the other it seems a bit strange to not have your opponent's score announced.

The initial entry with arrows threw me a bit at first too, indeed first time it happened I thought the game crashed since I was pressing letters and nothing happened .

I also wonder if new lines of dialogue were added, I was amused at the tough lady on level 2 threatening to pull off her headphones and rip my bleeding ears off (what a sore loozer!).

The one thing i was a little sorry the game didn't have, is names for the characters, especially if these are people  are part of the dusklight game and universe, and who we'll obviously meet later, since it'd be nice to know who is who, indeed I was a bit surprised when levels were announced that there wasn't a beatemup style vs screen.

Other than that, great job with the update, the game feels a good deal more polished and less chaotic now, and is a lot of fun to play, I especially like how you need to bounce the ball at angles to win, and the backgrounds and characters are as fantastic as they ever were.

@Juliantheaudiogamer, I've only played on pc, but if the initials work the same way I'd assume you need to swipe up and down to change letter, and swipe left and right to change from inputting your first, second and third initial, then double tap to enter.
It won't work until you have three letters entered, which is why I'm  on the board myself as D.A.K.

Hth.

the long, overprocessed speech for menu items make them difficult to understand/slow down the game. the pause message continues playing even when the game has unpaused. should I go on?