Twins Games

★ Merry Christmas!! ★ Jack is selling Fish Balls in Christmas....

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:33:53 +0800

★ Merry Christmas!! ★

Jack is selling Fish Balls in Christmas. Santa Claus and his friends are enjoying these dummy food. Come and help Jack! Battle with your friend on your iPad or iPhone now.

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:29:22 +0800

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.”

- Marcel Proust

Two products of software development

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:02:00 +0800

Two products of software development:

Here’s an interesting quote from Kent Beck. He says:

The product of software development is two-fold:

• The behavior of the system
• The options for extending and modifying that behavior in the future.

"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to..."

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:02:14 +0800

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

- Antoine de Saint-Exupe

Patch for CCTableView

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:01:09 +0800

CCTableView is the UITableView replacement for Cocos2D. It implements a scroll pane and recreated the table view on top of it. However, I have an issue when using it. The initial position of the CCTableView is not correct. It scrolls to the bottom at the beginning instead of the top.

I look through the code and fix this issue by adding one line in CCTableView.m to initialize the position after reloaded the data.

The following code is the reloadData function in CCTableView.m. The bold line is the fix to the initial scroll position.

-(void)reloadData {
    NSAutoreleasePool *pool;
    
    pool = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
    for (CCTableViewCell *cell in cellsUsed_) {
        [cellsFreed_ addObject:cell];
        cell.idx            = NSNotFound;
        cell.node.visible   = NO;
    }
    [cellsUsed_ release];
    cellsUsed_ = [NSMutableArray new];
    
    if ([dataSource_ numberOfCellsInTableView:self] > 0) {
        [self scrollViewDidScroll:self];
    }
    [self _updateContentSize];

    [self setContentOffset:ccp(0,[self minContainerOffset].y)];
    
    [pool drain];
}

I’m not sure if this issue is patched in latest release. But this issue happens to my version and the above fix works well.

The following screenshots are the CCTableView used in Fish Ball leader board. The first one is the original code which initially shows the last records. The latter one is the patched that shows from the top at the beginning.

Original CCTableView

Patched CCTableView

"If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door."

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:25:11 +0800

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”

- Milton Berle

We are working on our Bull Running app website these days. And...

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:47:02 +0800

We are working on our Bull Running app website these days. And also updating the game code.

"Try where possible to forget how we build stuff, and think long and hard about why we build."

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:48:53 +0800

“Try where possible to forget how we build stuff, and think long and hard about why we build.”

- Simon Collison

Bull Running review from our Fish Ball fans

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:54:25 +0800

We are very glad that our Fish Ball fans enjoy the new Bull Running game. Thanks a lot. Your positive comments are our motivation. Thank you!

Fun game! ★★★★★
by Lemoning
I love Fish Ball, and Bull Run is even more fun. It’s one of those addicting “just one more time” games that are great to pass time. What makes this game different is the unique, cute style that stands out in an app store cluttered with “doodle” apps.

Fish Ball Bull Running

We are excited to announce that our next iPhone game, Bull...

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:12:15 +0800

We are excited to announce that our next iPhone game, Bull Running, is on sale in AppStore now. Get ready to help the cute little boy. Start the amazing fast paced running journey.

FEATURES:
✔ The gameplay is simple yet addictive.
✔ It is easy to learn and hard to master.
✔ Different types of leaderboards for both beginner and skilled players.
✔ Excellent cute graphics and animation.
✔ iOS4 quick switch support.

99¢ Get Started Now

We are glad to announce our 2nd iOS game - Bull Running. Get...

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:56:00 +0800

We are glad to announce our 2nd iOS game - Bull Running.

Get ready to start your amazing running journey.

It is currently in review status and we will update more detail soon.

This is our HTML/CSS/JS level editor for our up coming...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:49:18 +0800

This is our HTML/CSS/JS level editor for our up coming game.

The following list a basic features of the level editor.

All graphic assets on the left is from a big sprite sheet png and masked by CSS background-position.
All graphic assets is draggable by jQuery UI.
All graphic assets that dropped in the rectangle on the right will be saved and exported.
The “Save” button save the level data in raw string in database.
The “Export” button export the level data into Objective-C syntax data that used directly in game.

We will write a tutorial on making similar level editor for iPhone game development.

Fixed DNS issue for email account

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:30:29 +0800

Just find out that I forgot to transfer the MX records from old hosting to new hosting. All emails that sent to the mail account last week were sent to /dev/null. Sorry if anyone sent me a message and I didn’t respond. Most probably it is in the void universe now and I did not get them.

Now I’ve fixed the email DNS issue and sorry again for causing any inconvenience.

Status update of hosting transfer

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:15:08 +0800

We’ve been working on moving the leaderboard server to another hosting these days and all files and data are moved. However, we will need to have a minor update the Fish Ball to fit the new server when submitting score. We will submit an update very soon.

Ranking server issue

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:20:46 +0800

The server to host the TwinsGames.net and the ranking server has been keep down time for days. We are very disappointed to the hosting, BlueHost, and we are switching to a new hosting these days.

We are now putting all our efforts on our next title.

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:33:58 +0800

We are now putting all our efforts on our next title.

"Murder your darlings, whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine..."

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:55:53 +0800

“Murder your darlings, whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it—wholeheartedly—and delete it before sending your manuscript to press.”

- Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch

kait P just scored 265 in Fish Ball today and beats Bee Bee,...

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:05:07 +0800

kait P just scored 265 in Fish Ball today and beats Bee Bee, whose score has been rank 1 for 13 days. Anyone can challenge this score?

Hosting of TwinsGames.net down [Updated]

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:07:00 +0800

Our hosting, bluehost, seems have a server down time now. The leaderboard is out of service right now.

Updated: the service is up again now.

"A great app rewards the user at every turn, from the first glimpse of its app icon through every tap..."

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:00:01 +0800

“A great app rewards the user at every turn, from the first glimpse of its app icon through every tap and swipe.”

- Josh Clark, Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps