i just thought how cool would it be

posted on January 18th, 2011, 2:40 pm

if we could play fleetops on the iPad!!

posted on January 18th, 2011, 2:45 pm

Unless its made for it from the start video games dont work on the ipad.

posted on January 18th, 2011, 5:13 pm

actually a recent development for video gaming is using the web to stream the game's graphics output as video to any device.

So it simulates the interface needed and you send the commands to a remote server which actually runs the game on a compatible os. Then the remote server streams back video of what happens. It works on ipad playing games such as unreal tournament 3. It requires a fat internet connection though. So my university wifi (that i'm using now) is definitely out. But high speed wireless and wired connections will allow systems that can process video to play graphics intensive games, as the server does the graphics work.

armada 2 would work like this if someone wanted to offer it.

posted on January 18th, 2011, 7:26 pm

Yeah, but why would you want to?  The interface would be nightmarish to use at best.  So in the words of Dr. Doom, "Blah!  I am beyond it and its simplicities!"

posted on January 18th, 2011, 7:32 pm

Yeah, but why would you want to?  The interface would be nightmarish to use at best.  So in the words of Dr. Doom, "Blah!  I am beyond it and its simplicities!"

for games designed to work with keyboard and mouse, yes it creates interface issues. FPS on a ipad would be weird. a2 would be better, but still stuff isnt right. like distinguishing between left and right clicking. touchscreens cant do that as well. hotkeys would be difficult as there is no keyboard. and an on screen keyboard would take away screen space.

what it does allow is for someone to buy a cheap computer and use it to do high end things as long as a solid internet connection is available, as all the work is done remotely.

posted on January 18th, 2011, 8:25 pm

Yeah, but why would you want to?  The interface would be nightmarish to use at best.  So in the words of Dr. Doom, "Blah!  I am beyond it and its simplicities!"

are you kidding me? that big multi touch screen interface wold be perfect for that kind of stragety games.. and it would level up the fun, just look at red alert for the ipad..
anyway
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posted on January 18th, 2011, 9:15 pm

That looks like an extremely simple game. So im sure it works just fine besides it was "designed" to work on the Ipad. Oh yeah an one other thing keyboard and mouse > touchscreen every time.

posted on January 18th, 2011, 9:38 pm

if we could play fleetops on the iPad!!

There is no way on hells earth that fleet ops would ever work on the ipad.

a1 perhaps but not a2 just doesnt have the hardware inside it capable of running it.

Theres a new pad coming out the motorola device that has the tegra 2 chipset this is a dual core cpu running at 800Mhz each i believe and have a powerful gpu, this has the technical specs to run something like a2 but as for porting it ehhhhh....

posted on January 18th, 2011, 9:49 pm

armada uses MICROSOFT directX, don't expect it to run well on APPLEs hardware

posted on January 18th, 2011, 9:53 pm

Hmmm, anyone here have experience programming for the iOS?

posted on January 18th, 2011, 10:00 pm

iPad also uses A4 processor, which is based on ARM architecture, not on x86 architecture

posted on January 18th, 2011, 10:40 pm

iPad also uses A4 processor, which is based on ARM architecture, not on x86 architecture

That could be worked around as it has been for other projects but anyway my theory was based on hardware not software needs like directx ect

posted on January 18th, 2011, 10:40 pm

programming an app for ios that would run armada 2 would be impossible. you would never get the required permissions and the apple ipad just cant do what armada 2 needs from a computer.

the only way an ipad will ever play armada 2 is by the remote gaming concept i described.

[ewm90]

posted on January 19th, 2011, 5:27 pm

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If you where to get it to work on ipad it would be creating allot of credibility for a brand you could create with it that could be a springbord for other applications that could bring in the Benjamins.

armada uses MICROSOFT directX, don't expect it to run well on APPLEs hardware

Frankly I am concerned, as much as I love the free shit you guys do. You are wasting your talent if you not ether earning money for self or earning money for a cause and I am not talking about the scraps you get from donations. I swear if you guys tell me I like doing it for free I swear I will call CBS and demand they hire you!

Its time to play a bigger game!

It was Just Martin Luther King day in the USA. One thing that man said:

Your life ends the moment you begin to be
silent about the things that really matter.

MLK

I dont know what relay matters to you. I am share the passion you guys have in life is not to get "good job" from me on this forum.

posted on January 20th, 2011, 3:16 am

They are doing it for donations but they also do it as a hobbie besides think how good it looks on their resume.