New icon

I was never very happy with the original icon for ElectroTrains, so I made a new one at the weekend. I managed to get something I was reasonably pleased with quite quickly, using an open-source package called Inkscape. I'd installed this ages ago, but never really taken to it, since it has an ugly x-windows interface on the mac. However, after a afternoon spent with it, and working through a couple of tutorials (this one got me off to a good start) I ended up really impressed with what this software can do - and I've only used a few of the basic features.

A new version of ElectroTrains with the new icon and iPad support is now on its way to the app store.

Universal Version of ElectroTrains (iPad support)

I'd no sooner got the last update of ElectroTrains submitted to apple, when I decided to have a go at updating the code so it runs as an iPad app. This proved a lot easier than I was expecting, so I will shortly be releasing a Universal version of the game.

This means iPad users will see the full "retina" version of the game (as on the iPhone 4).

Update released

The next version of ElectroTrains should be available in the app-store now. I've rebalanced the volume of some of the sound effects (like the express horn!) and also added a volume control to the pause screen. There's also a new about screen, and most importantly, a Medals screen which shows any medals you earn during the game.

You get medals for various achievements like a high score on a map, and also for a variety of other things I cooked up, like managing to crash lots of trains at once.

Gameplay video

Discussion on TouchArcade

Here's a link to the ElectroTrains discussion on TouchArcade:

Please post your reviews and impressions of the game.

AppStore promo-codes for ElectroTrains

As promised, here are a few promotional codes for the app store that will let you download and play ElectroTrains for free.

*SORRY ALL GONE*

First come, first served, so good luck!

If you do get one, hope you enjoy the game - and if you do, then tell your friends!

If you don't get one, sorry. I'll post a few more in the next few days - just watch the twitter feed for announcements. Or better still, buy a copy - its only 69p (or 99c).

If someone can let me know (comment on post or twitter) when the codes are all used up, I'll delete them to avoid wasting people's time.

Electrotrains now available in the AppStore

Electrotrains is now available in the app store.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/electrotrains/id478586979?ls=1&mt=8