Magicka for smartphones

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Hi guys!
I wanted to present you my idea of Magicka gaming on smartphones and tablets with operating systems such as Android or iOS.

Magicka: Smartphone

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So, I've made that picture to help you in introducing my idea of playing wonderful game on phones. Let's begin with left bottom corner of the screen, there you can see components. In my honest opinion I think that tapping on different elements with your thumb of left hand would be much easier and faster than using gamepad (actually still don't know how playing Magicka with gamepad works, but I'm sure that is not very comfortable).

With your thumb on right hand you can just simply put on the big circle on the right bottom corner and use it just like an analog on gamepads. This is for controling your character and direction of casting spells. To the left of the analog you can see 3 buttons. From above: [/CENTER]

1. casting spells, just like beams, sprays, etc.
2. casting spells with a sword
3. casting spells around you

Right top corner: this is your list of magicks. You can notice two arrows that help you in searching for magick that you want to use. After succesful tapping with your thumb for the magick you want to use that list would turn lighter so that means you chose good elements. Tapping on highlithed list would activate magick.

Left top corner: Pause button, just simple pause button... And next to it there is a list of elements (max. 5) that are in use. This list in original Magicka is just under the character.

I hope you do understand my idea and my language ^^. I would like to read your comments and ideas. Feel free to ask if something is not unclear. I have done this picture in Gimp. There is a link for project so you can add something or change if you think that would be better.

By the way: Are there any ways to put picture in post with full resolution, without thumbnail/preview?

 

[sanityslayer42]

Howdy jasium4,

I like the idea But it seems like the interface is far too cramped up for a smart-phone app.

I think it would be better to keep it as minimal as possible, either by removing some elements or some cast-modes.

It would maybe it better if such an app used the old spell system that Arrowhead developed (in pre-beta)... with gestures e.g.:

• Up + down = earth
• Right + left = water
• ... etc.

That way you'd only need 2 thumbsticks... more or less.

 

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No, I don't think so. I'm sure that system I presented would be much faster. All of the icons could be much smaller but they field of activation would be without change. Or the icon can be transparet a little bit also. Or the camera can be much further from player. With those option it would easier, wouldn't it be?

 

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That would be really hard to program. But anyways, Magicka requires lots of keys which are needed to be easy to access. And on an Iphone or Samsung phone, there is not enough room to play it using only the screen. But if meant to be an Ipad app or something like that then I agree that the idea is awesome and it should really be carried out!!
Nice idea!!