Archive for June, 2010

 

1.3.0 – The fallout

Friday, June 25th, 2010

The Good

You all seem to be liking it so far – thanks for all the useful feedback. Some people have commented on the practical use of the map, so I think it’s worth responding that:

  • It’s a spinny map. That bounces. That was justification enough for it to exist for me ;-)
  • All system and station info should be available without having to navigate via the map – if there’s something that’s missing then let me know and I’ll look into it.

The Bad

Initial start-up time on first launch with the new version is slow. This is a one-off hit whilst iClone upgrades existing data, mainly adding indexes to make a few of the data views much quicker to load, but can take a few minutes – sorry!

There’s also possibly an issue with API Key importing – I can’t reproduce it, but am investigating, so if you’re having issues then please use the contact form to give me details.

The Ugly

A few (minor) graphical glitches have sneaked in on iOS 4, which I’m fixing at the moment. Also, I seem to have gotten Ice fields and Asteroid Belts confused. D’oh.

Fin

I’m at the EVE BBQ next weekend, so no patch release before then to fix the above issues, but hopefully one not too long after – If you’re at the BBQ then that might be a good time for feature requests…

Keep the feedback coming, it all helps make iClone better!

 

iClone Twitter Updates for 2010-06-23

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
  • Latest version of iClone has been approved – let me know any issues you spot, or if a bug I've said is fixed isn't for you. Enjoy! #

Version 1.3.0 Submitted

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Version 1.3.0 has been submitted to the App Store for approval. Along with the bug fixes, the major changes are based around the new maps. Documentation will be updated after the update has been approved, but to summarise: one finger to pan, two to rotate, and pinch to zoom.

New in version 1.3.0:
- New Home screen
- Tyrannis data dump
- Universe and System maps
- System and Station information
- Ability to disable updates on a per-character basis

Fixed in version 1.3.0:
- Fixed crash when planning a jump from hi-sec
- Fixed POS fuel display
- Fixed crash when viewing ship blueprints and market order details with no Internet.
- Various other tweaks suggested by users.

iClone Twitter Updates for 2010-06-08

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
  • It would appear to be an immutable law that you can only reliably reproduce release-blocking bugs *after* you say you're ready to release. #
 
 

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