Suggestion: at a clock where you show the battery status

[setec]

MENU --> Menu Tab --> You have a Battery status in the lower left hand corner. Great idea btw. Would it be possible to add some code to pull the device's time and place it maybe in the bottom right hand corner? I have taken to not wearing a watch these days and I use my iPhone as a watch. However, I loose track of time while playing PL and often wonder what time it is but don't want to exit out of the game.

[Deathshock]

MENU --> Menu Tab --> You have a Battery status in the lower left hand corner. Great idea btw. Would it be possible to add some code to pull the device's time and place it maybe in the bottom right hand corner? I have taken to not wearing a watch these days and I use my iPhone as a watch. However, I loose track of time while playing PL and often wonder what time it is but don't want to exit out of the game.

Don't you carry a cell phone? =P
And which screen do you suggest adding the clock in? When you're In-game? Because for some devices the screen could get pretty crowded.

[setec]

Not trying to be snooty, but you didn't read my post. If I'm in game on my iPhone then I can't check the time without leaving the game. And I am in no way suggesting adding a clock to the in game screen. In PL, Go to your Menu, then the Menu tab. You will see a battery meter on the bottom left. I am suggesting a time on the bottom right.

[Deathshock]

Oh I'm sorry haha, That was my bad. I overlooked the iPhone part of it, personally i carry an ipod touch and my other phone.

[Xervitude]

Don't you carry a cell phone? =P
And which screen do you suggest adding the clock in? When you're In-game? Because for some devices the screen could get pretty crowded.

Dont worry you arent the only one who thinks this is a good idea.

[setec]

Lol, ok. Well, the devs did a great job putting that battery meter there, so would love a clock.

[Loso]

I agree please show the battery status some where on the screen while playin.

[Deathshock]

I agree please show the battery status some where on the screen while playin.

I dont think setec means that

[setec]

No. I don't. If you open the game, go to the menu area, then the menu tab where it has options, you will see an already existing battery meter on the bottom left.

[darrensmith016]

Not trying to be snooty, but you didn't read my post. If I'm in game on my iPhone then I can't check the time without leaving the game. And I am in no way suggesting adding a clock to the in game screen. In PL, Go to your Menu, then the Menu tab. You will see a battery meter on the bottom left. I am suggesting a time on the bottom right.

We will be getting os4.0 it will include mutitasking. So it won't end the game when we switch tasks

[Aegis]

Ez fix
lock your device with power button
hit power again look at time
slide to unlock right where you were before
takes 2 seconds to check time
glad I could help

[Deathshock]

Ez fix
lock your device with power button
hit power again look at time
slide to unlock right where you were before
takes 2 seconds to check time
glad I could help

Excelllent point!

[darrensmith016]

Never thought of that

[Shebee]

I love the battery meter, but it lacks a % indicator...

[setec]

We will be getting os4.0 it will include mutitasking. So it won't end the game when we switch tasks

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This is not correct. Multi-tasking will be in OS 4.0 for the iPhone 3GS, iPad and iPod Touch 3rd Generation only. It will not be on older iPhones or iPod Touches (unless you hack it).

So, why not add this simple to do feature into PL so all devices can benefit.

Also, I have the 4.0 OS and although PL is not yet written for multi-tasking, I can activate the multi-task menu but there is no clock visible. I would have to load something else to get the clock. So, if PL had the code added for that, yes, that would work, but not on all systems.

As for the workaround suggested by locking the system, great tip!!!! Love it.

However, since the developers thought to add the battery meter in the game, I really don't see why a line of code could not be added since on that screen there are 3 free corners. We are in the menu all the time to equip new loot, buy stuff from the store, etc.

[Nefhril]

Yea that would be great to have.

Here at work we're playing PL a lot and we have the same problem every lunch. We start asking each other if it’s time to get back to work and no one knows cause no one will quit PL to check the time on there iPhones :P

[Deathshock]

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This is not correct. Multi-tasking will be in OS 4.0 for the iPhone 3GS, iPad and iPod Touch 3rd Generation only. It will not be on older iPhones or iPod Touches (unless you hack it).

So, why not add this simple to do feature into PL so all devices can benefit.

Also, I have the 4.0 OS and although PL is not yet written for multi-tasking, I can activate the multi-task menu but there is no clock visible. I would have to load something else to get the clock. So, if PL had the code added for that, yes, that would work, but not on all systems.

As for the workaround suggested by locking the system, great tip!!!! Love it.

However, since the developers thought to add the battery meter in the game, I really don't see why a line of code could not be added since on that screen there are 3 free corners. We are in the menu all the time to equip new loot, buy stuff from the store, etc.

Yeah sorry about earlier Setec, you are completely right about this.

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I made a quick mockup of what it could look like:



(I chose the opposite bottom corner to balance the design with the battery meter on the other side)