Hi-Res Ipad version ?

[erfan]

Hi, are you working on a Hi-Res fullscreen version for the Ipad ?
I think with Ipad we can really enjoy this pretty chess game more than
ever.

[Cocoa Stuff]

That's definitely the plan, although it won't be possible to make it
for the launch on April 3rd. The code will be done, but the graphics
design will take a bit longer.

Thanks for posting,
Joachim

[Jesse Taylor]

Howdy,

Any estimated time on the iPad Hi-Res Version? I don't mind playing it
on the iPad via iPhone format, but I can't wait to see the iPad one!

Thanks for your great game!

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[Cocoa Stuff]

On May 4, 6:13 am, Jesse Taylor <mrj...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Any estimated time on the iPad Hi-Res Version? I don't mind playing it
> on the iPad via iPhone format, but I can't wait to see the iPad one!

I can't wait either. But unfortunately I have to. And for reasons I'm
not even allowed to talk about. So please have patience. Believe me,
if someone want this out, it's me.

> Thanks for your great game!

My absolute pleasure.

Joachim
Cocoa Stuff

[VB]

Hi Joachim

This is just one more soul out there begging you to bring Deep Green,
the greatest chess app ever, to the iPad. Is there still no chance of
letting us know at least approximately when the great day will come?
I'm sick of using all these aesthetically unpleasant "alternatives" on
my iPad.

Thanks a lot, Valentin

[Cocoa Stuff]

Hi Valentin,

Thanks for the acknowledgement :-)

I'm actively working on a version that fully utilizes the higher
resolutions on the iPad and iPhone 4. I'm hesitant to give any dates,
because it may be later that I expect (it has been a few times
already). As I've said before, I don't think anybody wants it out more
than I. When it is, I may be able to explain why it's taken such a
long time, but at that time, nobody probably cares...

Thanks for writing,
Joachim

[svyatogor]

Just my 5 cents - cant wait for it!!!

[Joost Bril]

Last week I bought my iPad, and thought the hi-res version of Deep
Green would already be available. Guess I have to wait a littel
longer...
Any ideas about wether it will be a upgrade or update? In other words,
do I have to buy the app again just for my iPad, or will the update be
universal?

[Cocoa Stuff]

Hi Joost,

The update will be universal. So, no additional cost.

Cheers,
Joachim

[Xiider]

The Ipad won't cost anything, and it will be Universal?
With cost nothing i man additional.
Srry for my Bad englisch, but i'm German.

[Cocoa Stuff]

Hi,

If you have paid for Deep Green already, it won’t cost you anything to
upgrade to the next version which will be universal and therefore also
run on the iPad, supporting its large display (as it will the iPhone
4’s, by the way). You will have to pay for the iPad itself,
though :-)

Cheers,
Joachim

[tjard...@tiscali.nl]

Thanks for your reply.
So... I hardly dare to ask... but.... any news on when we will get our
hands on the iPad version....
...please?

[Lubo Ander]

Hi Joachim,

I have managed to update my Deep Green icon to Hi-Res on my iPhone 4
and boy does it look great. I can't wait for the release of the
updated version with retina display graphics. And the fact it will
be a universal app? Awesome :) Are you close to the finish line or
is there still a lot of work to be done?

Thanks, Lubo

[victor campeanu]

i want to buy a iPad chess app. please tell me if i should wait a
little for your app. thanks

[Cocoa Stuff]

Hi Victor,

If you want an iPad chess app now, you should buy one. Deep Green 1.2
(with support for the iPad) will come out later this year and will be
a free upgrade if you already bought Deep Green for iPhone/iPod touch.

Cheers,
Joachim

On Oct 5, 11:38 pm, victor campeanu <victor.v.campe...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[Eric Westby]

Joachim,

Thanks for keeping your fans up-to-date to your progress toward the
iPad/retina display version of Deep Green. I'm disappointed it's not
out yet, but I'll hope to see it by the end of the year.... :)

Cheers,
Eric Westby

[Tomaszek]

Hello!

How abut hires version for Iphone 4.
Can You tell us some date or something?

Regards from Poland!
And thanks for great (really) great stuff!

[Cocoa Stuff]

Hi Tomaszek,

I can't give a date, but I can tell you I'm actively working on it.
I've been pushing for a release before Christmas, but as we get closer
and closer to that date, it seems more and more unlikely. Most of this
is out of my hands at this point.

Best regards,
Joachim

[Tomaszek]

Thanks for answer! I will be waiting :)

I buy Green Deep and i return to my ooooold love: chess - thank You!

[Sam]

Hi there,

Just curious, what is it that's out of your hands? I'm a huge fan of
the game and eagerly await the iPad version. Thanks for making such
awesome software!

[Cocoa Stuff]

Hi Sam,

Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm. It's very encouraging.

As soon as the iPad was announced, and the SDK supported it, I started on a universal version of Deep Green. Before the iPad was released, and the App Store started hosting iPad apps, I was ready with the code, and the designer was working on the graphics. Apple had even offered a front shelf spot for Deep Green if I could make it.

Then things started going against me... The graphics designer couldn't do the work after all. You see, Apple had hired him --  in big part because of his work on Deep Green -- and wouldn't allow him to finish what he'd started a long time ago. Back in December 2008, when Deep Green was first released, he'd started doing double sized graphics.

It took months going back and forth before I finally had to go with another designer. To cut a very long story short, I'm now in the finishing stages with the new design. 

A chess game may look simple on the surface: a board, six different pieces in two colors. How hard can it be? Very, it turns out.

So when I say most of it out of my hands, I mean that the code is mostly done (a few bugs still remain), but the designer is working on the last parts. Deep Green 1.2 will be released soon... not before Christmas, unfortunately, but hopefully not long after.

Thanks for keeping the faith,

Joachim

@cocoastuff

@osteslag

[Eric Westby]

I'm relieved to hear that iPad development continues. This question
may get me in trouble, but have you considered releasing the iPad
version as a separate paid app? Would that new revenue stream help
convince you to push ahead more quickly, or do you believe you'll make
more with a single iPhone/iPad hybrid? I ask only because it's been so
long that I fear you may be losing ground to other chess apps. I know
I for one would pay again for a truly superb iPad version. The point
will be moot, however, if it takes another three months to get it out
the door, since I'll have purchased a competing app.

I'd also recommend you hire someone to do basic cleanup of your cocoa
stuff website: it's hopelessly out of date. Even the main page one
arrives at when clicking the "support" button within the App Store
makes it appear you're no longer in business.

Best wishes,
Eric Westby

[jta...@gmail.com]

It's 23rd of March. Any update?

[Joachim Bondo]

Hi guys,

Deep Green 1.2 is now out. I apologise for the very long wait. http://bit.ly/hfmSbX

Cheers,

Joachim

@cocoastuff

@osteslag

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 9:55 PM, <jta...@gmail.com> wrote:

It's 23rd of March. Any update?

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[Luis]

Hi there, I see the app store notification badge to upgrade it, when I
click the FREE button it does nothing.

On Apr 19, 6:57 am, Joachim Bondo <j...@cocoastuff.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Deep Green 1.2 is now out. I apologise for the very long wait.http://bit.ly/hfmSbX
>
> Cheers,
> Joachim

> @cocoastuff <http://twitter.com/cocoastuff>
> @osteslag <http://twitter.com/osteslag>

[Cocoa Stuff]

I’m not sure why that is, but I don’t think is has something to do with Deep Green itself. It’s available in all countries. Maybe it’s just a matter of trying again later? Let me know how it goes. You can e-mail me at j...@cocoastuff.com.

[Ted]

I had the same problem. I upgraded it I thought but when I synced it
to the iPad it seems like the same one I had before (not iPad sized
board, etc)