Android Game with Cryptocurrencies [Alpha Stage]

[apoorvlathey]

I have started working on a project (no name yet) which would be a platformer based Android (with possibility for windows too) where the in-game currency would be bitcoin or other altcoin . I have just started working on the basic mechanics of the game and would post the progress in this thread itself. Please post any suggestions,etc below.

Here are the current graphics :

[savioroshan]

Sounds interesting. One more gaming faucet app in the list. I suggest you to use blackcoin. Because lately many are using blackcoin faucets a lot . It will be difficult to maintain the game if you use bitcoins because of its recent hike in its price and you will be forced to lower the rewards. All the best for your new project.

[xFiber]

Looks promising so far but how would you make this game unique from all the other apps in the play store? Implementing an altcoin is one thing but the game needs to be attractive as well (to attract a userbase, potentially start a franchise). The character looks quite appealing to me personally but the enviromment is a little bit too plain at the moment.

[apoorvlathey]

Sounds interesting. One more gaming faucet app in the list. I suggest you to use blackcoin. Because lately many are using blackcoin faucets a lot . It will be difficult to maintain the game if you use bitcoins because of its recent hike in its price and you will be forced to lower the rewards. All the best for your new project.

Thanks for the suggestion ! I would look about how to integrate it with the game and if there is any api or not.

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The character looks quite appealing to me personally but the enviromment is a little bit too plain at the moment.

Yes the background is just plain blue currently but stay tuned ! There would be better graphics as the game development progresses.


BTW, how should the cryptocurrency be implemented in the game so as to make it profitable for the developer as well as the user ?
Waiting for suggestions. 

[davis196]

It looks like some oldschool game from the late 80s,like Super Mario.
This is a good niche.I still like oldschool arcade games.
So you want to make it profitable for the users as well.
Do you mean gambling?

[avatar_kiyoshi]

BTW, how should the cryptocurrency be implemented in the game so as to make it profitable for the developer as well as the user ?
Waiting for suggestions. 

What about your game concept? It's something like arcade? Adventure? RPG?
There are some option in my mind:
- Player buy an item to make the character stronger, the money arrive to developer.
- PvP match feature, where player pay fee to participate the match, the prize depends how much player, developer charged the prize fees (for example 1% of prize will send to developer).
- Daily/weekly quest, player complete the quest for earn coins, the reward is come from ads revenue.

[carlfebz2]

It looks like some oldschool game from the late 80s,like Super Mario.
This is a good niche.I still like oldschool arcade games.
So you want to make it profitable for the users as well.
Do you mean gambling?

This is also want to say on what i observed on the game,its just like a super mario concept game which is a classic game.Its a good game and does really have the potential as been said above better to include altcoin on the game rather than on bitcoin only. Rewards would really matter on its price which means it will lower as a coin is valuable and its better to have lot of choices.This is somehow gambling because you would need to play on gaining something please do enlighten us OP Ill keep eye on this thread/project.

[Kprawn]

You should bring in some of the older concepts that made games like Donkey Kong successful.



Instead of going linear, you could be going vertical, like in the classics. Can you share with us if you going to have player vs player matches or

just highest score games? How are you going to protect it against bots?

[maydna]

I have started working on a project (no name yet) which would be a platformer based Android (with possibility for windows too) where the in-game currency would be bitcoin or other altcoin . I have just started working on the basic mechanics of the game and would post the progress in this thread itself. Please post any suggestions,etc below.

Here are the current graphics :

i am curious with the games and i want to see what kind of the games you created. i think if the games is something like an adventure, it will need middle until high end android phone spesification because the games will be work properly if its support by high end android phone hardware. but all in all, i really curious about the games and i hope that you can show more what you are doing with the games so we can see the final of the games itself.

[xFiber]

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The character looks quite appealing to me personally but the enviromment is a little bit too plain at the moment.

Yes the background is just plain blue currently but stay tuned ! There would be better graphics as the game development progresses.

Alright awesome, I'll be looking forward to seeing that.

BTW, how should the cryptocurrency be implemented in the game so as to make it profitable for the developer as well as the user ?
Waiting for suggestions.  

Well I suppose you'll earn a good amount from adrevenue but if that isn't enough you can set up some sort of wager system.

[mela65]

Don't forget to put some clouds on backgrounds. Because clouds makes everybody happy. And also music is very important part of the game. It should be relaxing. I wish you success. I will download and play it when u finish.

[apoorvlathey]

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Instead of going linear, you could be going vertical, like in the classics. Can you share with us if you going to have player vs player matches or

just highest score games? How are you going to protect it against bots?

Currently I am focusing on high score type of game. The Multiplayer functionality may be rolled out later, but first I will focus on this one.
The player wouldn't be going linearly all the time, there would also be jumps. powerups, etc.
Screenshot :
(Here is the Player jumping)
The bot players would not be able to complete the level, so they would not receive any coins.
To protect it from getting hacked, I would be making the user data secure.

Don't forget to put some clouds on backgrounds. Because clouds makes everybody happy. And also music is very important part of the game. It should be relaxing. I wish you success. I will download and play it when u finish.

Definitely ! The clouds and other aesthetic elements would be added, after or along with the completion of functionality of game is done.


What is the best currency to implement in the game ? The one with easy to use API would be preferred.

[EXtremeAEX]

Go for Bitcoin for the first choice since it is the most popular after all and more users would rather have them, and you can add a secondary option with the altcoin of your choice. Altcoins are not that stable, so focus on Bitcoin as of now.

I am curious to how the game and the system works, does the user have to 'deposit'? If so it would be a no-go for me, you can add Google Apps in-game if you are planning to publish on the play store, this way, the user can earn from in-game earnings and you can earn from the ads.

You can take a look at BitPlay CoinFlapper which rewards its users quite high for a game too. Would the game be real time or leaderboard based? Hope that every user have a chance to gain something.

Android game app development ain't easy, good luck and hope to see further developments!

[chaser15]

Bitcoin or other altcoins as in-game currency? What do you mean here? Purchase bitcoin to buy at premium shop?

Familiar with RPG games? Make a trading warehouse there where people can auction items. The currency to be used is bitcoin. There is a tax there once it sold. That will be your profit. If the game will be popular, you don't need that ad revenue since if lots of people do trades at warehouse, then the tax will continue to give you profit. Just don't set a high percentage since it's not a good idea. Maybe like 0.5% to 1% or close to that depends on the current population of the game.

[apoorvlathey]

Go for Bitcoin for the first choice since it is the most popular after all and more users would rather have them, and you can add a secondary option with the altcoin of your choice. Altcoins are not that stable, so focus on Bitcoin as of now.

I am curious to how the game and the system works, does the user have to 'deposit'? If so it would be a no-go for me, you can add Google Apps in-game if you are planning to publish on the play store, this way, the user can earn from in-game earnings and you can earn from the ads.

You can take a look at BitPlay CoinFlapper which rewards its users quite high for a game too. Would the game be real time or leaderboard based? Hope that every user have a chance to gain something.

Android game app development ain't easy, good luck and hope to see further developments!

I also think that to make the game more popular, bitcoin should be implemented, because there are many bitcoin api's to make it easier to integrate with the app. The game would be leaderboard based as of now, but multiplayer may be added later.
I would be offering in-app purchases to purchase different character skins and powerups.
Following are some of the characters :

[EXtremeAEX]

I also think that to make the game more popular, bitcoin should be implemented, because there are many bitcoin api's to make it easier to integrate with the app. The game would be leaderboard based as of now, but multiplayer may be added later.
I would be offering in-app purchases to purchase different character skins and powerups.
Following are some of the characters :

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Woah, those are somee cuteee characters there!! Totally interested in your game now <3 How did you make them?

Ah ok, so the in app purchases sounds great to me, but could you add an option 'Redeem Code' where we can get them from you for some BTC as I would prefer using my BTC. I don't mind buying a bit from a hard working dev if the game is impressive!

[Thekool1s]

The game idea is looking good and the characters look great mate. I see you are using unity to make this game, as a unity developer i know this is heading for a disaster unless you deploy it on a server. The hacking will be too easy if it isn't deployed on a server. Have you planed to tackle this?

[apoorvlathey]

The game idea is looking good and the characters look great mate. I see you are using unity to make this game, as a unity developer i know this is heading for a disaster unless you deploy it on a server. The hacking will be too easy if it isn't deployed on a server. Have you planed to tackle this?

Yes I would be using Unity Engine. I was thinking to use google play games services to take care of the player scores and coins.
I don't know much about hacking, if you are experienced may you please provide some other alternatives ?

Bitcoin or other altcoins as in-game currency? What do you mean here? Purchase bitcoin to buy at premium shop?

Familiar with RPG games? Make a trading warehouse there where people can auction items. The currency to be used is bitcoin. There is a tax there once it sold. That will be your profit. If the game will be popular, you don't need that ad revenue since if lots of people do trades at warehouse, then the tax will continue to give you profit. Just don't set a high percentage since it's not a good idea. Maybe like 0.5% to 1% or close to that depends on the current population of the game.

I know RPG's but the implementation of trading between different users would take much time and some advanced skills. The game would be a sidescrolling runner. There is not much scope of trading but instead the user may upgrade powerups, etc.

I also think that to make the game more popular, bitcoin should be implemented, because there are many bitcoin api's to make it easier to integrate with the app. The game would be leaderboard based as of now, but multiplayer may be added later.
I would be offering in-app purchases to purchase different character skins and powerups.
Following are some of the characters :

image

Woah, those are somee cuteee characters there!! Totally interested in your game now <3 How did you make them?

Ah ok, so the in app purchases sounds great to me, but could you add an option 'Redeem Code' where we can get them from you for some BTC as I would prefer using my BTC. I don't mind buying a bit from a hard working dev if the game is impressive!

Thanks for your interest !
Can you expand more about "Redeem Codes". What would the codes be used for ?

[Thekool1s]

Yes I would be using Unity Engine. I was thinking to use google play games services to take care of the player scores and coins.
I don't know much about hacking, if you are experienced may you please provide some other alternatives ?

No Please don't go with Google Scores, they can be hacked quiet easily, You will need to work on a server based game which will handle all the calculations on the server, I recommend you to look into photon Networking and deploy a standalone server to which the players can connect and play the round there. All of the awarding should be done on the server not on the client app, Else you will be losing tons of bitcoins in no time.

[User365]

Please inform me if you need beta testers for this!

I would gladly help you search every bug