We started this flight simulator about 2 years ago to be PC based, after realizing that it was too big of a task, we switched to Windows Phone 7 (Release Apr 2011) and recently released on iOS (March 2012).
So far, the reviews have been encouraging, and we're closing in on our second update. Last update brought iPad3 support, new airplanes and bug fixes. Next one will bring 2 additional aircrafts, missions, better map, IFR Fixes/Airways...
Now, for the things that the HN crowd might be interested in:
- It's entirely in C#. Codebase of the simulator itself (excluding XNA, MonoGame) is 99% shared between WP7 and iOS.
- The user base on iOS is much larger than on WP7, the numbers go far beyond our wildest expectations. (It's a bit early to tell, but something like 30x to 45x what we had on Windows Phone so far)
- The physics engine is custom, we're using rigid body simulation and apply forces based on angle of attack, airspeed, lift tables...
- Using MonoGame/MonoTouch has been incredible, the guys at Xamarin are great!
- We did run into issues with Garbage Collection, but nothing that we couldn't solve with a classic optimization session at the end
- People seem to love the fact that we setup a uservoice site. (http://feedback.flyingdevstudio.com). We've got tons of suggestions and we'll try to implement what people want first.
Some videos/pics:
http://youtu.be/YBww2pOkPec
http://imgur.com/a/n9hXV
Here's how to get the game:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/infinite-flight/id471341991?mt=8
Some promo codes:
R9ARH4W3734E
RHKE3YXPNJKE
PAXRJMKAJRW4
7JH9L3XRYXL9
F9HEY6MXP9JX
So far, the reviews have been encouraging, and we're closing in on our second update. Last update brought iPad3 support, new airplanes and bug fixes. Next one will bring 2 additional aircrafts, missions, better map, IFR Fixes/Airways...
Now, for the things that the HN crowd might be interested in:
- It's entirely in C#. Codebase of the simulator itself (excluding XNA, MonoGame) is 99% shared between WP7 and iOS.
- The user base on iOS is much larger than on WP7, the numbers go far beyond our wildest expectations. (It's a bit early to tell, but something like 30x to 45x what we had on Windows Phone so far)
- The physics engine is custom, we're using rigid body simulation and apply forces based on angle of attack, airspeed, lift tables...
- Using MonoGame/MonoTouch has been incredible, the guys at Xamarin are great!
- We did run into issues with Garbage Collection, but nothing that we couldn't solve with a classic optimization session at the end
- People seem to love the fact that we setup a uservoice site. (http://feedback.flyingdevstudio.com). We've got tons of suggestions and we'll try to implement what people want first.
Some videos/pics: http://youtu.be/YBww2pOkPec
http://imgur.com/a/n9hXV
Here's how to get the game:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/infinite-flight/id471341991?mt=8
Some promo codes:
R9ARH4W3734E
RHKE3YXPNJKE
PAXRJMKAJRW4
7JH9L3XRYXL9
F9HEY6MXP9JX