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iPod touch Epic Citadel
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Already tried the power cycling. And why would I read the description when this was shown last week at the press conference for the Touch? It has the A4 chip, and same OS as the iphone.
Apple couldn't even get wifi on the iPhone 4 at its press conference. The iPod Touch they used at the press conference might have had a patch placed on it, as explained here:
*** Support for 4th generation iPod touch devices is coming in the next patch already submitted to Apple ***
Just wait for apple to release the patch
iheart radio seems to be fine, but wow - very few apps have been updated for the Retina display. Whats especially odd is when the app is downloading and the icon looks very clear, then it finishes and the icon changes to a blockier, non-Retina resolution.
I have a bad feeling this is a harbinger of an issue of the Touch only having 256MB of RAM. A post on ilounge claims that Epic Citadel on iPhone 4 has higher quality textures than on ipad. I'm wondering if that "patch" is just to allowed Epic Citadel to run on an iOS4 device with less than 512mb of RAM. Remember the ipad probably has a slightly different version of Citadel already, due to it running the older OS. This seems to be an early indicator that the RAM difference is going to mean differences in the actual game assets...
i'm disappointed because this tech demo and the game that is coming out of it is leaving us 2nd gen touch users out in the cold. I'll bet a lot of ppl,still have 2nd gen touches; whether they know it or not due to last yr's rebranding of the 8gb 2nd gen. Oh well. I'll have to save up a lot of cash so i cna get a 32gb touch 4.
From Anandtech review:
"The A4 in the iPod Touch appears to be a lower clocked version of what you get in the iPad, it only has 256MB of memory compared to the 4s 512MB. Currently Epics Citadel demo treats the iPod Touch as an iPhone 4 and crashes before getting into the demo as a result. Epic should have an update out soon that fixes the problem by lowering texture quality to fit within the memory limits of the iPod Touch."
Looks like I was right-on.
"The A4 in the iPod Touch appears to be a lower clocked version of what you get in the iPad, it only has 256MB of memory compared to the 4s 512MB. Currently Epics Citadel demo treats the iPod Touch as an iPhone 4 and crashes before getting into the demo as a result. Epic should have an update out soon that fixes the problem by lowering texture quality to fit within the memory limits of the iPod Touch."
Looks like I was right-on.
models and graphics should not be affected, vram is what affects texture quality which is okay. I'm fine with medium textures vs highs haha.
FYI - compatible with iPod touch 4G now!!!
Sweet! Installing the update now. Thanks.
EDIT: It's pretty beautiful, haha. Ran without a hitch, but my Touch got warm.
Sweet! Installing the update now. Thanks.
EDIT: It's pretty beautiful, haha. Ran without a hitch, but my Touch got warm.
No kidding, I noticed that too! Have iPod Touches always done this? I've always had an Incase Slider on so never noticed.
And yes, gorgeous!
It looks gorgeous. But I wonder if it's a bit too ambitious. There are already some areas it slows down a bit and there's no character at all. This would be a perfect game if the A4 chip had a more powerful GUI like the Samsung galaxy s'. Still it's a very exciting tech demo and I am very much looking forward tona real game with this engine.
On a related note I really want to see a full blown version of Katamari Damacy!
On a related note I really want to see a full blown version of Katamari Damacy!
So smooth yet so detailed. I could hardly believe my eyes! I really hope developers embrace the power of the A4 chip and make more gorgeous games like this.