Road Map
Note: Displaying what has to be done before moving to next version
0.1
Spawn animals and let them have an effectpick up/drop animals at nestsSend GCM messages from server to client on events (attack, other helped/destroyed, animal occure at nest, animal destory nest, animal disappear)Make notifications (app not active) or dialogs (app active) from GCM messages from serverHandle back pressed on register/validate device dialogModel for food location is no consistent. Depends a bit on map area shownSelect amount when dropping warriors
0.2
Clean up interaction when nest becomes de-colonizedUse only GPS location if available, not network locationAbility to go to map from nest viewAbility to go to map from event viewDisplay if follow/not follow mode. Fixed in 0.2.6Merge network actions that are the same or one disables the other. Fixed in 0.2.7Really stable network handlingSetting for notifications, device specificLet food in inventory slowly turn badDisplay the expire on items in inventory (i.e. animals - how long until they die)Warriors in inventory eat from food in inventory, and start to starve if they run out of food. No Limit on number of warriors in inventory.Warriors dropped on ground slowly dieAbility to display custom message in notification/event (system messages etc)Adapt wiki to how things works now, add marks on what might be future stuffMake a getting started wiki page
0.3
Description on all actions, fixed in 0.2.8Filters/sort on nests viewChat - one public and one for each speciesGood images for itemsGood images for actionsGood launcher imageUp-to-date screen shots and decent info in google play
ALL data will be reset.
Fix urgent bugs found during reset
1.0 Public release
Web service
Independent of the app. Contact me if you want to build it. I can give you read access on suitable data.
Displaying current score for world, all countries, all regions and player listDisplaying historic score for world, all countries and all regions
1.1
Focus on text input in set name dialogDisplay secret capacity at controlled nest, fixed in 1.0.4Bugfix: show a proper message in the log of the player who destroyed at an enemies nest, fixed in 1.0.6Bugfix: Maybe switched(?) the messages when someone attacked you and did or did not kill all ants?, fixed on server30/30 to be able to swarm (but it still only takes 20/20), fixed in 1.0.6Center on location seems buggy. How it should work: Marked: always center on location. Not marked: Keep displaying the area without scrolling. Fixed in 1.0.10Display entered info from other players in a user dialog, Fixed in 1.0.10Required name on nest (colonize/gain control) - will be fixed on server after 1.0.6 is releasedShow colony name in colony orders dialog, fixed in 1.0.6Show more info in controlled colony list (ants/food/capacity/if attacked by animal), in 1.0.11Inventory list: Show how "full" you are of that item (i.e. your capacity too), 1.0.10(?)Taxonomy change: Use "Sabotage" instead of the "Destroy" actions where you don't completely destroy. Fixed in 1.0.10Bugfix: Sorting by Size (population) in German versionTest to: List persons under the team score to have fewer options in the prop down. Done in 1.0.10Also test to create individual score for each area. Fixed on server.Some kind of simplifications to set many colony orders. Idea: Store setting and fast apply on long press when ordered by orders expired, or something.Correct text in event log when you destroy at another players nest. Fixed in 1.0.10Show individual scores on Country/Regional tooMake a difference between killed animal by warriors and self dead animal. So players see the purpose of warriors in the nest.. Done in 1.0.13Sort colonies by country and area. Also display them in the colony list (small font). Done in 1.0.13Change sabotage to use the bigger radius instead. Done in 1.0.13Fix: Change the map objects placing routine so that it don't freeze the app, somehow. Fix was to only display visible stuff. Done in 1.0.14Tag people in chat, 1.0.16Links from existing messages and user info to tag people in chat/species chat., 1.0.16Notification when tagged in message Tagged, 1.0.16Link to tag person from user dialog (opened from score list), 1.0.17Fix: Correct title on tagged notification.Competition, among overlapping nest zoc, for food.Food +/- also depend on competing nests on the area. I.e. the 0.4-ratio is not constant.Idea: Warn on low food level instead? - one warning on ratio, and one on starve
Show info about teams, just as with players.
Make better notifications when app is not active, not just a dummySort colonies by country and area. Also display them in the colony list (small font)
1.x
Adjust google play dependencies to only load needed ones, so it no longer requires permission GET_ACCOUNTS.Ability to view older events (only last week right now), 1.1.5Notifications when colonies are out of orders.Show more detailed area level of nests. 1.1.13When using Go to location (of event or nest) it should disable follow my location. 1.1.14Show clusters of colonies when zoomed out. Could be pre calculated. My idea of a box per country/area? 1.2Ability to go to display user info dialog from that players colony dialog colony, fixed in 1.2.6 (or erlier?)Show local teams stats when selecting a country. 1.2.7Ability to do fine adjustments on colony orders with + and -Nest boost kit, increases size and population. Supported in 1.3.10Computer generated black nests - Independent, that you may attack. Supported in 1.3.11Wipe out nets completely (back again on several user requests) 1.3.13Make independent nests show up. New pop up and maybe nests with expired orders for a long time? - 1.3.11+ MUST be spread first - Started appearing in january 2018Sort colonies by distance from youMake nest boost kits show up - 1.3.10+ MUST be spread firstShare link to app-function (with text about what colony to join or select other) - 1.3.19
- Bugfix: Item on ground-dialog not updating distance on location change, or is it?
- More types of animals (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insectivore)
- Ability to move big animals by scaring them (they can not be picked up)
- More things you may find/get that may help you in some way (boost pack). When used you get X for some time or once. Some ides:
- Breeding pack (double the amount of swarms you carry, beyond your carrying limit)
- Backpack - increase carry capacity. (can not be stacked)
- Ant repellent - may be used on enemy nests
- Attack boost for some time... or just once.
- Scroll on map stops follow mode. Normally follow but stop when user drags the map and return to follow when user presses my location.... or whatever works
- History of colony (in colony view, founded, reached pop x at time, attacked, changed owner, ant eaters etc)
- Use google account login, as in Tile Pile and cache the key on server to avoid not needed lookups.
- Display if players are active (some kind of indication like this week, this month or more than a month) - to not display to much info about a player.
- Score info on 2:nd level admin areas
See also Future Ideas