JaytB
04-13-2012, 03:33 PM
Hi all,
Are you one of us poor iOS users longing for some DL action on your shiny iDevice, and don't want to wait weeks before Apple decides they might approve the app? Can't you bring yourself to play it on the awkward keyboard controls that the Chrome version is currently offering? If the answer is yes, I might have a temporary solution for you :D
Note that it's not perfect, but it's IMO way better than those crappy Chrome controls, and it definitely makes the game very playable on basically any iDevice.
Let me start by showing you a picture of DL running on the latest iPad (3? new iPad? retina iPad? whatever)...
http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j344/JaytB1/IMG_1355.jpg
For all of you who still doubt, I recorded a video. Please keep in mind this was my very first time I tried playing it on my iPad like this, and I was sitting in a rather awkward position to try and capture the action on video. So please don't tell me I suck, cause I know that already LOL :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXyMQVn7gmQ
So yeah, as you probably already noted in the video above, there was no Joystick on screen, but all touch controls were fully functional. The video isn't of a very high quality either, but I can assure you the graphics look great on the iPad and the gameplay (fps/graphics/audio) is pretty smooth itself too.
So, how can you do this?
There's a tool called 'Splashtop Remote Desktop' for iDevices (iPod, iPhone, iPad), that allows you to 'stream' your PC/MAC desktop to your iDevices. It also streams audio in the process, all this while keeping a fairly high framerate. It allows you to stream anything you see on your desktop to your iDevice. It also registers all touches on your screen as a mouseclick on that exact place you're touching it (as compared to having to drag your mouse as in some other remote desktop apps). As said already, the big difference with other remote destop apps is that this apps actually streams video and audio at a decent fps. You could even lower the quality to make it look smoother, at the price of picture sharpness. In the recorded video it was set to high quality, streaming off a 1024*768 desktop (didn't really try higher resolutions cause my graphics card can't handle the 2048*1536 native resolution of the new iPad anyway).
Note that this app is NOT FREE (and no, I'm not working for them LOL). Please also note that the app is NOT universal, meaning that you would have to buy it twice if you want to use it both on your iPhone/iPod and iPad. In Europe the pricing is €1.59 for iPhone/iPod, and €3.99 for the iPad version.
So basically, I was just running Dark Legends in full screen via the Chrome browser. All functionality like accessing menu's, chatting, playing... 'simply works' (no Apple pun intended) that way. As said in the introduction, it's not perfect, because you're missing a joystick. So it's tap-to-run. Other than that, it plays better than I expected and graphics and gameplay is definitely enjoyable that way. That was also the reason I rushed to make this post, so all of you on iDevices who can live with tap-to-run and are willing to spend a few $$, can get it playable on your iDevice today.
Here's a final (grainy) picture of my desktop/iPad setup for your viewing pleasure...
http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j344/JaytB1/IMG_1354.jpg
As always, decent feedback is much appreciated :)
Are you one of us poor iOS users longing for some DL action on your shiny iDevice, and don't want to wait weeks before Apple decides they might approve the app? Can't you bring yourself to play it on the awkward keyboard controls that the Chrome version is currently offering? If the answer is yes, I might have a temporary solution for you :D
Note that it's not perfect, but it's IMO way better than those crappy Chrome controls, and it definitely makes the game very playable on basically any iDevice.
Let me start by showing you a picture of DL running on the latest iPad (3? new iPad? retina iPad? whatever)...
http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j344/JaytB1/IMG_1355.jpg
For all of you who still doubt, I recorded a video. Please keep in mind this was my very first time I tried playing it on my iPad like this, and I was sitting in a rather awkward position to try and capture the action on video. So please don't tell me I suck, cause I know that already LOL :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXyMQVn7gmQ
So yeah, as you probably already noted in the video above, there was no Joystick on screen, but all touch controls were fully functional. The video isn't of a very high quality either, but I can assure you the graphics look great on the iPad and the gameplay (fps/graphics/audio) is pretty smooth itself too.
So, how can you do this?
There's a tool called 'Splashtop Remote Desktop' for iDevices (iPod, iPhone, iPad), that allows you to 'stream' your PC/MAC desktop to your iDevices. It also streams audio in the process, all this while keeping a fairly high framerate. It allows you to stream anything you see on your desktop to your iDevice. It also registers all touches on your screen as a mouseclick on that exact place you're touching it (as compared to having to drag your mouse as in some other remote desktop apps). As said already, the big difference with other remote destop apps is that this apps actually streams video and audio at a decent fps. You could even lower the quality to make it look smoother, at the price of picture sharpness. In the recorded video it was set to high quality, streaming off a 1024*768 desktop (didn't really try higher resolutions cause my graphics card can't handle the 2048*1536 native resolution of the new iPad anyway).
Note that this app is NOT FREE (and no, I'm not working for them LOL). Please also note that the app is NOT universal, meaning that you would have to buy it twice if you want to use it both on your iPhone/iPod and iPad. In Europe the pricing is €1.59 for iPhone/iPod, and €3.99 for the iPad version.
So basically, I was just running Dark Legends in full screen via the Chrome browser. All functionality like accessing menu's, chatting, playing... 'simply works' (no Apple pun intended) that way. As said in the introduction, it's not perfect, because you're missing a joystick. So it's tap-to-run. Other than that, it plays better than I expected and graphics and gameplay is definitely enjoyable that way. That was also the reason I rushed to make this post, so all of you on iDevices who can live with tap-to-run and are willing to spend a few $$, can get it playable on your iDevice today.
Here's a final (grainy) picture of my desktop/iPad setup for your viewing pleasure...
http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j344/JaytB1/IMG_1354.jpg
As always, decent feedback is much appreciated :)