porting games to android

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Question for stardock

Frogboy has done an excellent job explaining why Stardock is not currently interested in creating mobile games. I was wondering what the chances were for an android port(s) of currently existing or in production titles?

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I would like an app version of this game to.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

why would you play a game like this on a phone?  Other than Solitaire or other card like games most phone games really suck.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Bellack, do you know of any games that were created for the PC that have been ported to Android? What I have been hearing is that games made specifically for the Android have either been quite simple (like Solitaire for example) or were quite poor or difficult to play (screen size, memory size, resolution, ...).

Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Yes! Young persons rebellion!!!

Reply #5 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

@Bellac

I wasn't thinking of phones, but tablets. Agreed that it would not be effortless. I just wanted to float the idea and ask the Stardock guys to weigh in. The PC RPG ports of the two Baldurs Gate games and Icewind Dale seem to be doing well. Likewise, I really enjoy the direct-to-mobile CivRev2, though I can't and don't fault Stardock for not wanting to risk a similar venture.

Reply #6 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Games that went PC to android or even simpler cell phones. Simcity empire earth call of duty freeciv spore. There are others but I don't know them. Snake went from cell phone to computer.

Reply #7 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Has anyone played this on a windows surface pro 3? Does Galciv3 support touch already?

Reply #8 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I know some of us are playing the game on a Surface Pro 3 because there have been posts about troubles getting it started (with solutions tried and successful) but the Surface has a Windows OS, which is not what this thread is about. Does the game support touch? I would suggest starting a new thread on that subject.

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting michaelhoggan, reply 5

@Bellac

I wasn't thinking of phones, but tablets. Agreed that it would not be effortless. I just wanted to float the idea and ask the Stardock guys to weigh in. The PC RPG ports of the two Baldurs Gate games and Icewind Dale seem to be doing well. Likewise, I really enjoy the direct-to-mobile CivRev2, though I can't and don't fault Stardock for not wanting to risk a similar venture.
End of michaelhoggan's quote

 

Ok well I can see that on a tablet. But I don't think a tablet would have enough power to run a game like this.

Reply #10 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Agreed, I was thinking more along the lines of gal civ I from the early 2000s (that seems to be the time range of games for current tablets). Furthermore, the capabilities of android tablets will improve over the years, allowing them to play more resource demanding games.