New game: Crash Dive

[Onkel Neal]

Goodness, my understanding was that the Kindle ran a neutered version of Android, where you cannot access the Google Play store, and consequently, cannot install apps like Google Maps, and other useful apps. I know I have visited the Amazon Kindle store and cannot find many of the Android apps I run on my LG phone. I could be mistaken.

Regular readers will know, but neither of these tablets have any Google services on-board. Amazon has a budding app store for any Android device, and the apps offered for the new Kindles are fully optimized and vetted for proper performance, but the quantity, and sometimes quality, pales when compared to Google Play.

If you're looking for a "regular" Android tablet, with full access to all of Google's services and apps, you should look elsewhere. If you're entrenched in the Amazon world of books, movies, music and apps, you're in for a treat.

http://www.androidcentral.com/kindle-fire-hdx-review

A lot of discussion has been about "sideloading" Google Apps onto a Kindle, maybe there is some distintion between "Google apps" and Android apps I failed to grasp.

Anyhoo, if Crash Dive runs on a Kindle Fire HDX, I would suiggest touting that, and also on the Amazon sale page
add something there....
Crash Dive
by Panic Ensues Software
Platform: Android

I see that there are categories on the Amazon site for
Appstore for Android and also Kindle Fire Apps

I don't understand!

[PanicEnsues]

Yeah, Amazon is really muddying the waters with their labels.

Google's Android OS is free. Anybody can use it, modify it, sell it.

But Google's Apps are not free; if a company wants to include the Play Store, GMail, Drive, Maps, etc., they have to pay a licensing fee to Google.

Amazon chose not to do that, instead just using the free Android OS and writing their own app store software so they don't have to pay Google.

So I can certainly see where the confusion comes from, and will change the web site text to mention Kindle and Fire.

Regards,

-Scott

[nikimcbee]

LOL Neal, I thought you learned your lesson with the googlemachine. No escort service for you!


So how do you like Crash Dive? I was thinking about getting it. I have the same platform, kindle hdx.

[Onkel Neal]

Hi Jason, I have a full review coming in a day or two. Stay tuned!

[Laufen zum Ziel]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

LOL Neal, I thought you learned your lesson with the googlemachine. No escort service for you!


So how do you like Crash Dive? I was thinking about getting it. I have the same platform, kindle hdx.

I have it on my Ipadair. I consider it more of a sim then arcade. Best graphics I have seen on a pad game. Highly recommended.

[AngryHatter]

I am enjoying the game.
(It made me watch The Enemy Below again)

One query - the water in the tutorial seems incredibly pixelated. (Android)
Is it me?

[She-Wolf]

hello y'all, just got a note from Onkel Neal about Crash Dive and came scurrying over to find out, and went on to Amazon - but can only find the game as available for apps - and I don't got no 'apps', no Kindle, no phone or iPad/Pod whatever, just a plain old upright tower PC... does that mean I can't play it??

[Onkel Neal]

Unfortunately, no PC version.

Another player was wondering about Android emulators for the PC,
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=1#post2240443


anyone know if there is one?

Maybe this ? http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=215478

[She-Wolf]

ohhhh, 'sniff', oh well.....thank you for looking (sighs and trudges back to SH4)

[chebonaparte]

thanks for the email/review Onkel Neal matey!

i posted a link to review on steam.

the pc so needs a stable subsim (not looking at SH5 or anything! >:/ )

[Political Feud]

Haven't had time for SHIV lately, so this is very appealing!

Question before I buy: Is it scaled or does it run well on smart phones? I don't own a tablet so I'd be running it on a Droid Maxx.

[TonyPiech]

I've been away from Sub Simming for awhile, all the modding required for Silent Hunter IV/V were just a little too much for me. I've been playing some race car games on my iPad Air and got an email fro Neal informing about Crash Dive.

Scott, IMHO this is a fantastic App. Played it most of yesterday, which was the first NFL Sunday, I had the NFL games on the TV as background while playing Crash Dive. I managed to get to all the levels; Sim and Hard seem to be about equal, wow there's a sh*t-load of escorts at those levels.

To avoid the escorts , drop some decoys, and get out-of there. I noticed when diving, the level showing the depth changes color; I'm assuming that what it is ,... is a thermal layer, get just below that and run silent (no engines) seems to avoid contact also run slow when all of the escorts are aft to you, to move a little (Yes, I use the cheat) seems to avoid detection.

Scott, also a big THANK YOU for not making this a "Free in-app purchase" App; I hate those, rather pay a full-price up front than get nickel & dimed for "upgrades".

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Political Feud

Haven't had time for SHIV lately, so this is very appealing!

Question before I buy: Is it scaled or does it run well on smart phones? I don't own a tablet so I'd be running it on a Droid Maxx.

As you discovered, yes, it does run on Android smart phones. I would like to hear back from you when you get a chance to play it and hear your thoughts.

[Rhodes]

Bad luck for me,can not run in my smartfone! Going to wait for the pc version!

[MattM1121]

Greetings,

I got an email from this site telling me about Crash Dive. I saw it and bought it. I'm one of the few that actually have Silent Service on my iPad. I managed to get iDOS before it was yanked. I have to slow it down quite a bit since it'll run way too fast. But believe it or not I still love to play it.

Crash Dive is a great game and I thank you for taking the time and effort to make this available. I've been playing it every day and think it's great.

I'm really excited that you'll continue to provide updates and feature enhancements.

Just a few comments that I have about the game;

1. Like other comments here I think the generic "Convoy Spotted" would be nice.
2. The ability to just fire torpedoes if we want to should also be an option. Even though I don;t have a good sight, I might be able to hit with a spread.

It'd be cool to have some ability to track targets by sonar and such.

Anyway, you're doing a great job and I hope you keep at it. I'll be a fan of this game as long as it's available.

Good hunting!