Universal Bike Baron - (by Mountain Sheep & Qwiboo)

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  1. Quantum Apocalypse

    Quantum Apocalypse Well-Known Member

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    What I did was, once you are into the main tunnel, accelerate as far as possible, until you hit the end wall. Most times, you will collect the coin and flip backwards so you are balancing upside down. Then lean forward to get out.
    Hmm, sounds good. Might finally beat Dragon's Teeth (if there is a checkpoint every tooth :D). Then again, may not. :p
     
  2. spidey

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    Can you help me with the coin just before the third check point in JB4? I keep crashing trying to get that, and invariably begin at the next checkpoint. It's frustrating like hell.
     
  3. tinchka

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    best way i found to do that one, if it's the one up the top before you fall to the checkpoint, is to lean back and raise the front wheel slightly and then accelerate so you get through the little gap, and usually end up getting the coin just b4 the checkpoint, so when you start at the next check point, the coin is still collected :)
     
  4. spidey

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    Thanks but, I always seem to hit the checkpoint before getting the coin. :( It's frustrating. It takes so much luck to reach that section, that I hate having to repeat it because of the damned checkpoint below the coin
     
  5. Ikthylen

    Ikthylen New Member

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    Okay I will try that, thanks!
     
  6. qwiboo

    qwiboo Well-Known Member

    Next Bike Baron update coming soon!

    Great news! Bike Baron update 2 was submitted to Apple and will be out hopefully next week! 22 new levels and brand new game mode with Domovoi biker!

    More info later on ;)
     
  7. MidianGTX

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    One of the few games that's managed to drag me back from the iOS gaming slump I was in. Can't wait :)
     
  8. Quantum Apocalypse

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    Woo! Can't wait for it. Does it include performance updates too or is that another update to come?
     
  9. qwiboo

    qwiboo Well-Known Member

    Yes, it has some performance update as well :)
     
  10. spidey

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    22 new levels! That was quick. What's the difficulty level? Any more JB4ish insanity? I hope to get 3 stars on JB4 at least with Domovoi (Does that name have a story behind it?)
     
  11. Quantum Apocalypse

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    Oh, cool. Hopefully the level editor and gameplay will be smoother with more dynamic objects.
    I think they might be the easy modes of the levels. Then again, maybe not.
     
  12. qwiboo

    qwiboo Well-Known Member

    They're brand new levels, so in total we have more than 70 unique levels in the game now! And more coming soon of course :p There are new levels from each difficulty in the update, but most of them are easy and medium.
     
  13. deto

    deto Active Member

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    There is infact, I found someone just as twisted and insane as myself and he had challenged and possibly won JB4 :)
     
  14. Quantum Apocalypse

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    Oh yay. Can't wait for the update to roll out.
     
  15. Grubjelly

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    Will the new levels affect the unlock paths of existing bonus levels the same way the previous update did? Last time, the reported completion percentage dropped in each level category and suddenly there were new levels required to be finished in the Hard category, whereas prior to that only one level (the then-literally-impossible-to- three-star Joker Cat iii, as the developer acknowledged) had stood in the way of reaching Joker Baron iii. The new Hard and Extreme levels will be optional considering you added them after the competition has already begun (i.e. at the game's launch), correct? (for the record: I currently have three stars in all except Joker Baron IV, in which I have one star - all on ipod touch, no less).
     
  16. spidey

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    On JB4, about 500 attempts in for the 4th coin (the one in the corner after a fall down a narrow shaft), I havent got it once! I am trying to do what skaz mentioned in page 70, but i'll be blessed if i can reach that coin. I try going in deep in the crack and gassing it to jump as high up as possible from the ledge, but the damned coin is unreachable? Any help is appreciated. Seriously. On brink of a mental breakdown here. I have practiced 5th and 6th coins a lot. I have a feeling if I manage to get 4th once, even through luck, i will get the 2nd star. Helpppppp

    Edit: I actually do get the height. But do not get enough forward thrust to reach the coin, I just go forward enough to escape the tooth, and fall safely without collecting the coin. Also, 550 attempts now

    Edit 2: Have got that coin 5 times now, so should get through... Am not nailing the rocket section now. Keep bouncing around on the rocket and crashing. I have done that only once before when I got the first star. THen it happened in a single attempt. Am not sure why am i updating here. I suppose to give my self a sense of progression.

    Edit 3: Jeez, 2nd star obtained, after 124 minutes, and aroun 650 attempts
     
  17. qwiboo

    qwiboo Well-Known Member

    Congrats on the 2nd star! ;)

    I can't wait for the next update to hit the store, really makes the game even so much more fun and enjoyable! And I'm sure hardcore players will love the fixed round bomb that explodes much less randomly now, 2x faster reverse speed and extra tweak that allows you to move forward slowly when hanging on front wheel (not possible now). And that's just small part of what's in the update :D Seriously, can't wait for you to try it!
     
  18. Grubjelly

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    The bike mechanics are about to change universally, or just on that level? Are you serious?
     
  19. spidey

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    am on board with the random round bomb explosion fix, but dont think 2x reverse speed and moving forward when hanging on front wheel was required. On ledges with a slight downward slope that happened anyways, which sounds right. And on flat ledges, it actually should not happen (unless the bike is a magical front-drive bike). Really, part of the challenge of flat ledges was to get a perfect jump, land, and balance to get on solid ground. Now, you will just have to hang for a little while and you will simply slide over. Why take away the challenge? 2x reverse speed will just enable people to go reverse faster, which wont matter a lot really.

    It will make a lot of levels easier. More importantly, i had downloaded quite a few user created levels (well actually only 4 of them i think), where the difficulty was having a flat ledge to land on. I strongly recommend you dont have this move-forward-while hanging tweak. Rather, keep the mechanics on this front the way they are right now. But hey, it's your game, and if you want to feel gamers feel a little less frustrated with the difficulty, i can understand. I think a workaround for that is to give in a lot of easy and medium levels, which you guys are being very generous about already.

    Just my 2 cents as a guy who has developed complete OCD for this game. (never thought i'd say dont make the game easy)
     
  20. qwiboo

    qwiboo Well-Known Member

    Wait till you try it, before you judge it ;) You gonna love it :D The tweak is so subtle that normal players won't even notice, and for you power-players it means more enjoyable ride and better times.
     

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