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Alright.. going to see if I can start working on the iPhone version today, aiming to release it on iTunes sometimes this weekend. *fingers crossed*
good idea. For now, helicopters can help move these units around faster than they can walk. Thing about vehicles are that they don't move well through the forest, unless they are on roads. We thought of perhaps bulldozers that can create wider firebreaks and faster, but are limited to starting from roads. Then there's fire trucks in city areas. Many features we'd like to add to a version 2.. depending on how version 1 does :)
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I want to thank everyone for playing my new game and giving feedback. I'm collecting a lot of great data on the percentages of the levels played. Looking into normalizing the scoring values to be more consistent across the levels. In other words, bell-curving the points system so that all levels have the same 1/2/3 star percentages. Of course I'm going to need a lot more help from users like yourself playing the game to get the best data possible. Thanks again :)
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Yeah I moved the civilian. I eventually moved on to a different level and it happened again on that one when I'm 100% sure there were no civilians anywhere near the fire. Considering it happened on multiple levels I just gave up and quit playing. That's an annoying game breaking bug.
Very weird, I can't seem to replicate the bug. I just tried this morning the Hawaii map, moved the civilian that's near the top of the volcano somewhere safe and let the fire burn. No dead civilian. I'll try to do more testing, but not sure there's much I can do. Besides, this game is 3 years old now, my latest FireJumpers Sandbox is WAY better, faster, more units, better terrain topography, etc. I thank you though for you're feedback. If you happen to get a screenshot when it happens, you can email it to dev(at)redbloxgames.com. Cheers, J
Thanks Marino for the kind words! This game has already been upgraded to many versions, including a multiplayer version as well as a training tool for wildland firefighting agencies. More details on my https://www.facebook.com/firejumpers/ page. Now I've integrated GIS data and mapped out all of California. Anyway, check it out! Let me know what you think!
I've taken a break for about half a year now. However, I've started a new version called FireJumpers Inferno, which will be my final version of this series. Currently, I don't have a deadline, but I'm aiming for spring of next year.
shhhh.. don't tell anyone, but it's in the works. You'll be able to create your own maps and perhaps even load the map on your phone. Top secret though, so do tell anyone.. lol ;P
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Have to say, one of the best strategy games I've played with potential to be even better. I might just have to buy this on the app store. It's up already, right?
there's is a 2x speed toggle on the bottom left. There's also a 10x speed BURNOUT mode in the pause menu.. it's the button that looks like a fireball. However BURNOUT stops your units from moving.
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Cannot complete Mission 15, it just stops after the successful mission on the game screen. I can even go on using the plane...
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Отличная игра, одно только мне не очень понятно. Зачем нужна команда ребят с бензопилами? Пилят они медленно, а толку от этих вырубок нет - огонь всё равно через них перебирается, какими их ни делай...
И иногда отряд подходит слишком близко к верхнему краю экрана и становится практически неуправляем - его меню управления оказывается за экраном... Если лесорубов ещё можно оттуда вытащить, то парни с брандспойтом застревают насмерть(если их огонь не отгонит). И с отрядом, зашедшим в левый-нижний угол тоже проблемы - он скрывается за кнопкой паузы и фактически выбывает из игры...=_=
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One of the best games here! From level 9 to... its too hard for fun. The units are very very slow and sometimes without enough help (heli). Waterbomber has no effect - countdown is too long.
Thanks, much appreciated! That's why I've got this game on Kong, get data, rebalance some of the levels, but the last 5 levels are designed to be hard.. I mean challenging :)
There is a 2x speed button at the bottom left to speed things up a bit. There's also a 10x speed BURNOUT mode in the pause menu.. icon looks like a fireball.
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I think that this is a very good game, although there is one thing that it needs... zombies! XD I'm kidding, it's fine. I just wanted to bug you with that.
Gahhhhh! Not the last level bug again? I swear that bug is going to drive me mad. Gotta make sure you have the latest version, sometimes Kongregate will cache the game on your computer. From the Splash page, click on the "i" button to bring you to the Information page, it should say version 1.0.9. That's the version that should work and end the level properly.
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Still can't complete mission 15, but I LOVE the rest of the game. I love how you can think "Oh, almost done!" then a hose burns through, and you have to start all over again. A suggestion would be slightly changing wind conditions. As it is now, you can do one test-burn, see what fires die out, and only fight the dangerous ones. a few degrees randomized wind direction would change that.
great idea, will implement that into version 2! Thanks for playing the game through.. sucks that the infamous level 15 is still causing troubles. Will have to check into that.. again. :/ Weird that I can finish level 15 on my Android though. Hmmm..
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Just because of ur 4th of july mission im giving this a 2 star.. b4 that u'd get a 3.5/4 star.. i swear you got a bunch of drunk volunteer firemen on this mission ... takes Fing 20 tries to get the damn hose hooked up
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Its almost neat impossible to get the hose men to grab a fire hydrant.. especially when there's more than one team there.. it would be nice if you could fix this somehow
It's something that I fixed a while back, however I haven't updated the Kong website with the latest Android/iOS version, which is currently at 1.4.6. A bit hard to maintain so many versions for different platforms. I'm in the middle of building a multiplayer coop version of FireJumpers and we're always looking for alpha testers. Check out our facebook page at http://facebook.com/FireJumpers/ for more details. Currently only looking for Android alpha testers.
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cool game i like it nice job jacob but as i said in our chat the plane glitches if u click and accedintly let go in one spot :O
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As I wrote, I'm not sure they're bugs or just part of the game. Anyway, the problems I had were with the helicopter, cut team, and hose team: all of them had a problem with positioning the starting and ending points. I'm not sure if it was because of a range thing or not. Maybe that'd be a good message from the game, that the hose was too long or the helicopter was traveling too far, if range is a problem.
Also, especially with the hose team and cut team, the starting and end points did not always "stick", not sure how to put it.
Guess that's about the size of it. Maybe a few more. Have a good one. I'm off to do something else.
Lol, if they could only throw money at my latest and greatest version called FireJumpersPRO. You can try it online at www.firejumperspro.ca/pro/ . It's a training tool for agencies that uses the latest GIS data from landfire.gov website to create maps of real locations with accurate data, from elevation, vegetation types and fuel bed types for amazing accurate fire burns. Anyway, it's cool, you should check it out!
The Cut Team is very useful if used properly. Cut team should mainly be used to cut grassy terrain (light green) and bushes (medium green). You should try to avoid cutting through dense trees (dark green) and they are very very slow cutting trees down. See, each terrain type effects units differently, from cutting to spraying water. Grassy terrain burns faster than trees, but is easier to extinguish with water. All about game balance! :)
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great game nice idea with different units plane needs to hold more and the choper to. The land units need to be faster
I could increase the effectiveness of the units, but then I'd have to make the fire faster. It's all about game balance, which is quite tricky considering that the fire burns randomly each time! If you liked this version, you may also like FireJumpers Sandbox, a cooperative multiplayer version. You can it online at www.firejumperspro.ca/sandbox/
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Hey Jason great game i have it on my android and i love but was on here so i thought i check it out see how different it was still love it keep up the great work
Thanks Agavin, happy to hear you're enjoying the game! Got a brand new version called FireJumpersPRO which you can try at www.firejumperspro.ca. The PRO version is specifically designed as a wildland firefighting training tool for wildfire agencies. So maybe not as easy as this version, but if you're looking for something a little more.. complicated, in-depth, then you'll enjoy PRO!
There's two new versions you can try right now. There's FireJumpers Sandbox which you can play either on your mobile device or online at www.firejumperspro.ca/sandbox/ and there's my latest wildfire agency training tool called FireJumpersPRO which you can try at www.firejumperspro.ca. There's more info on my facebook.com/firejumpers/ page.
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i hate long island so much I finally get it down to a small patch then the fires jump my lines in two spots and by the time I ferry in a load to put out one the other one needs like three more loads and starts spitting out jumpers
Long Island can be tricky! I use the helicopter to bring my cut team to the south part of the fire. The cut team starts near the bottom of the trees and cut east and then up and around the trees going north. At the same time, I have my hose team start to run along the road for extra speed while the helicopter does a few water drops to the north of the fire to make sure it doesn't burn any buildings. Buildings that are destroyed is the worst for your score. After a few drops, and the hose team gets closer, I use my helicopter to then transport my hose team also to the south, to cover the gap between the ocean edge and the start of the fire line the cut team did. Also, don't waste dropping water on trees(dark green terrain), it's much harder to extinguish than the bushes (lighter green). Try to stop the fire either before it reaches the trees or just after it's done burning through the trees. So basically concentrate your water drops/spray to bushes. Hope that helps!
Thanks Accatitippi for your kind words. This is my original version I built about 4yrs ago. Check out my recent version called FireJumpers Sandbox, which is cooperative multiplayer! Not so much a game with rules and scoring. Instead, you customize your own scenarios by choosing a map, placing your own units, setting starting fire locations and updating wind speed and direction. You can play online at http://www.firejumperspro.ca/sandbox/ or play it on your iPhone or Android. :) If interested, follow me on Facebook to see sneak peaks of my upcoming version called FireJumperPRO - Tactical Decision Training, which will be a training tool for wildfire fighting agencies. www.facebook.com/firejumpers/
Thanks, much appreciated! If you like this single player version, you may want to check out my latest cooperative multiplayer version called FireJumpers Sandbox. You can play online at http://www.firejumperspro.ca/sandbox/ or play it on your iPhone or Android. :)
Thx Strix, you should check out FireJumpers Sandbox, my latest cooperative multiplayer version. You can play online at http://www.firejumperspro.ca/sandbox/ or play it on your iPhone or Android. :)
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I keep getting random "You allowed a civilian to be lost" failure screens when there were no civilian anywhere near the fire. This is happening on the Hawaii level usually within a minute of it starting. The farthest I've gotten before it happened was about 2m30s into the level. Really annoying
On the Hawaii level, there is one civilian near the top of the volcano. Did you move that civilian to a safe location? There might be an issue with this version 1.4. My mobile version is 1.4.6. It's been over a year since I've updated this game. Though if you like this, check out my cooperative multiplayer version called FireJumpers Sandbox at www.firejumperspro.ca/sandbox/