War Trail

[Eric]

Added global leaderboards with Playtomic, picked them since they were free and had an HTML5 API
Their API si very simple to use: one line to setup, one line to record a highscore, one line to get the leaderboard!

Won't get any Challenge points for it, but there is a cool factor to it I couldn't resist! (of course, less cool will be cheaters, but let's cross that bridge later).

Not much presentation in the leaderboard yet, it's just a big rounded rect + text, I'm using HTML5 Canvas ShadowBlur for the font effects.

I also have a start icon now, quickly made up with iconJ.

[paul_nicholls]

Nice work with the leader-board Eric!

[WILL]

Leader-board := awesome!

Every little detail just makes your entry all the more impactful Eric. You are true to form in this competition. Can't wait to play it when the deadline hits.

[Eric]

Time for a beta!

bit.ly/wartrail

Should work best on:
- Windows: Chrome, IE9
- iOS: iPad 2/3 (use "add to home screen")
- OSX: Safari

Alternate platforms:
- Chrome for Android 4.0 (ICS, tablet recommended), playable framerate.
- Android 2.3 with alternate browsers that have a good fullscreen mode (Boat Browser f.i.), low framerate.
- Windows Opera & Safari have low framerate. FireFox is not supported yet.
- iPhone 3GS/4 have good framerate, but controls are too small.

What can be tested?
- Only the bottom five locations in the world map are playable, "Shinai ruins" is meant to be non-winnable for now
- The first 2-3 locations should be rather easy
- "Ulan Gathor" (bottom left) is a "bonus map" and should be hardish (passing it won't be required to reach the last locations).

Winning any location unlocks the next location(s), a flawless victory (3 stars, 100% health) unlocks the Challenge mode for that location.

Challenge mode is infinite, with global Leader boards, first ranks should be easy to grab, not many competition yet ;-)

Some dialogs are still using the browser dialogs, so they can look out of place, don't choose to block them!

[paul_nicholls]

It works for me ok, nice work Eric

[Jimmy Valavanis]

Worked fine - Chrome + Windows7 64 bit!

Cool

[de_jean_7777]

It does not work for me. The map loads and show, and the flag is there at the first position, but when I click it nothing happens. This happens in Firefox 11. It works in Chrome though.