Beta Testers Needed: Dododex, Ark Taming Calculator App for Android

[danleveille]

A few weeks ago I launched Dododex, a taming calculator app for iOS, and I've had so many requests for an Android version.

Now, I'm looking for survivors who want to get early access to the Android version!

Opt-in to the Android Beta Test[play.google.com] and then download.

HOW TO TEST

Note that it's a beta version and there are still some bugs. If you spot anything at all that doesn't work as expected, comment here and include your device and operating system version.

If the app crashes, please send a crash report by clicking the "Report" button on the crash message.

KNOWN BUGS

• App crashes when links on the About page are clicked.
  
• Dododex's icon is the default Android logo (as intended for now).
  
• Android hardware back button does not work.
  
• In Settings, decimals cannot be entered as a multiplier unless your cursor is between two numbers.

[Sam Of Haywood]

I registered, ill be testing it on my nexus 7 2013 tablet, quick q, how quickly will the app be updated after each dino launch??

[moTom]

Just opted in and downloaded your app.
First of all: Awesome calc app, the best i´ve tried so far! Great work!
Also looking forward to the upcoming taming timer feature, i would love to have the function to enter current torpor click on timer and get an alarm/notification if torpor reaches a previously set value, let´s say 5min till wake up.

But there´s one thing i´m missing in every taming app, and that´s the narcotics buffer.

Explanation: "The narco buffer is the time it would take for the application of the narcotic effect to being the creature from zero to full torpo. As torpor decrease is paused during this effect, this functions as extra buffer time."

You can see/calc it with this taming calculator:
http://ark.crumplecorn.com/taming/

So let´s say you´re taming a Lv120 Rex, you´ve got a torpor buffer for about 1.5 hours. But if you wait till torpor is really very low, and then give it the full amount of narcotics for full torpor (about 315) it will take about 40mins till these 315 completly kick in before torpor starts to drop again so you´ve got an effective time buffer for over 2 hours instead of 1.5.

This can be pretty usefull for tames where the torpor drops pretty fast, for example for a Lv120 Spino your calc gives a torpor buffer for about 16min, while the "effective" time buffer (narco+torpor) is about 40 min!


I always wanted this feature in an calc app and don´t have to use the web browser for the crumplecorn calc, so maybe you can give this a shot ;-)


Edit: Using Galaxy Note 3, Android 4.4.2

[danleveille]

|ZBGB|Scipizoa님이 먼저 게시:

I registered, ill be testing it on my nexus 7 2013 tablet, quick q, how quickly will the app be updated after each dino launch??

I've been updating the app almost as soon as the data becomes available on the Ark Dev Kit -- the updates are done remotely and don't need to be sent through the App Store, so I can add them at any time. :)

[Noire]

Just installed it; and I have to say I love it so far (: It really is one of the best ones I've seen as well.

Using a Galaxy Note 4. Android 5.1.1

[danleveille]

Circus님이 먼저 게시:

Just installed it; and I have to say I love it so far (: It really is one of the best ones I've seen as well.

Using a Galaxy Note 4. Android 5.1.1

So glad to hear that! Thank you!! :)

[AgeAgainst]

Loving the app! I noticed that you have listed in known bugs that the Android hardware back button does not work

Devices:
Samsung Note 3, Andriod v5.0
Asus Nexus 7, 2012 model. Andriod V5.0.2

Both devices allows for the hardware back button to be used to exit program.

Looking forward to seeing what the next update includes!

[Brother Booker]

Yo gotta say I love this app and use it every time I tame - I advertise it on global chat every time someone asks a taming question that could be easily answered with your God send of an app.

wanted to make a suggestion:

Add the hunger timer till Dino fully starves for each lvl. Many people still like to starve tame and this would set your calculator apart even more from the web based competition!

Would be super helpful to know how long I have to gather prime or cook up my kibble.

Thanks for the great work man!

[danleveille]

AgeAgainst님이 먼저 게시:

Loving the app! I noticed that you have listed in known bugs that the Android hardware back button does not work

Devices:
Samsung Note 3, Andriod v5.0
Asus Nexus 7, 2012 model. Andriod V5.0.2

Both devices allows for the hardware back button to be used to exit program.

Looking forward to seeing what the next update includes!

Thanks for the info! I don't actually have an Android to test the app on (though I just ordered one yesterday), so I'm not that familiar with the OS. In most apps, doesn't the hardware button usually go back a screen within the app? Like if you're on the "settings" page of Dododex, the back button should go to the main Dododex screen, right? Sorry, bit of a newbie here. LOL.

[danleveille]

Booker님이 먼저 게시:

Yo gotta say I love this app and use it every time I tame - I advertise it on global chat every time someone asks a taming question that could be easily answered with your God send of an app.

wanted to make a suggestion:

Add the hunger timer till Dino fully starves for each lvl. Many people still like to starve tame and this would set your calculator apart even more from the web based competition!

Would be super helpful to know how long I have to gather prime or cook up my kibble.

Thanks for the great work man!

Wow, thanks so much! Really appreciate the promotion! :) I always wondered why people asked about taming in global chat rather than just using a calculator. :P

Thanks for the suggestions about starve taming -- that's been a common request so it'll definitely make it into an upcoming version. :)

[iRd3nh0Lt]

I will check it out, if its as great as everyone says I will promote it on our private server and another one I know.

Kudo's to you for doing this so fast for us android nerds =)

[AgeAgainst]

danleveille님이 먼저 게시:

Thanks for the info! I don't actually have an Android to test the app on (though I just ordered one yesterday), so I'm not that familiar with the OS. In most apps, doesn't the hardware button usually go back a screen within the app? Like if you're on the "settings" page of Dododex, the back button should go to the main Dododex screen, right? Sorry, bit of a newbie here. LOL.

Yes, the hardware button goes back a screen. I just went to test it to see if the back button would work on settings page, but now I'm stuck on a screen that shows:

Sorry, there was an issue loading the Dododex creature data. Please check your network connection or try again in a few moments.

Then a line down "Retry"

Pressing retry does not work.

Immediately after I was able to browse websites and download from Google Play. I'll check again to see if I am able to use the back button while in settings screen.

[AgeAgainst]

Follow up - Was able to get into both the settings and about screen. Hardware back button exits the program. I had misread what you had meant on the hardware back button not working.

[danleveille]

AgeAgainst님이 먼저 게시:

Follow up - Was able to get into both the settings and about screen. Hardware back button exits the program. I had misread what you had meant on the hardware back button not working.

Haha, yeah. I had a lot of trouble hooking it up to navigate to the previous screen, so I'll probably just save that for a future version of the app -- I don't think it's a huge deal since there's already a back button within Dododex.

Regarding the "retry" button issue -- that happens when you don't have an internet connect, or if there was an error loading the data from the server. A few people ran into this issue, and it seems to happen more on Android, but I can't figure out what the actual problem is. Maybe I'll add a true error message there so we know what the error actually is. If it happens again, let me know. :)

[Zhaedri]

Oooh, I wish I could test this, but I am a windows phone user. I have an old HTC One S that I use as my by computer wifi toy though.

[danleveille]

Tesseract님이 먼저 게시:

Oooh, I wish I could test this, but I am a windows phone user. I have an old HTC One S that I use as my by computer wifi toy though.

The language I created the app in is cross-platform, but unfortunately only supports iOS and Android right now. If they extend support to Windows, I'll definitely considering porting it over! :)