make it plausible! thankyou for cracking our app. please select continue to send apple required information via sync/wifi.
What would I do? If I detect a crack, I would let the user play the game as is, but put in a "trial". After x days or y games played, pop-up a message: "Please purchase the full version to continue enjoying thegame" and from there I would totally disable the game.
lol @ at this thread containing 99% people posing to be devs, and all the rest who should be wishing for the ability to code an app worth cracking to begin with. <3
I would personally make the app run like the lite version, lock out the full game levels and give some sort of message saying this is running in lite mode. If the game also had an online scoreboard I would make it ignore cracked app stores too, if possible without too much trouble.
Why give a message? Just make it run exactly like the lite version, with the same logo and stuff. = lots of confusion.
For online scoreboards, I would suggest creating a fake local version, that never calls the server. Whatever score they get, make sure it never quite reaches the top of the scoreboard. In fact, the more they play, the lower their rank is, as someone else suddenly does better.
Actually, I think that's been done by a few, most noticeably was some app with a hilarious pirate picture. It might have been Nano Fighter. Saw it in the first thread on it.
That is willful and malicious destruction of property. That is a criminal offense. And I am certain you would also be sued for damages. Bwa-bwaaa.
1. Add a purple dead pixel somewhere on the screen. or 2. Overlay of faint cracks on the image. or 3. Popup dialog after 5 minutes of cracked play: "This version of the app may have performance and audio problems. Please download a fresh copy of the app from the App Store. We've worked hard to insure the best experience in that version." Then drop the framerate down to 4 fps for a few seconds. Repeat every 30 seconds or so. Randomly blast an obnoxious buzz sound. or 4. Change the game to a slideshow of all things that cost the same as the game. A slice of pizza. A glass of iced tea. 30 minutes at a parking meter. Half a movie ticket. Five Tootsie Rolls. Cover charge for a band that can't play. Box of paperclips. Bag of frozen okra. (And list the enjoyment time for each one.) or 5. High-end 3D simulation of your starving children.
The developer should show a quick video that has a screenshot of the user's current apps being deleted one by one.....and being replaced by Khalid's "quality" titles. Just think about that for a moment. If that doesn't scare you, I don't know what will!!
