iPhone Hacking and Rambling

Sorry for the delay, everyone!

The new iPhysics version is finally out , fixed for the new iPhone/iPod Touch software version 1.1.3/1.1.4.

The only changed thing in this version is the directory structure, as the levelpacks now reside at ~/Media/iPhysics directly, not down under ~/Media/iPhysics/Games/… anymore. And that “~” now means /var/root or /var/mobile, depending on your version…

Please send any bug reports my way, especially those from “Main script execution failed” in Installer.app, as my installer script tries to keep your currently installed levelpacks. Please send all data you have about the error, like how are your files organized, and if you used any fix for 1.1.3/1.1.4 incompatibilities. Also try to uninstall iPhysics and reinstall, as that will probably work.

You can find iPhysics in Installer.app under Games (from ModMyiFone source, in the Community Sources pack) or under iPhysics (from my source, which can be found in Bigboss Recommended Extra Sources pack, which can be found in the Community Sources pack)

Small update:

Here is a last-resort procedure that’s sure to get you working if you are having problems installing the new update:

1 - Uninstall everything about iPhysics and it’s levelpacks. You can try to “upgrade” back to 1.0 before uninstalling if you are having problems. If the ModMyiFone version 1.0.1 goes away, you can install it from my historic repository here: http://iphone.r4m0n.net/repos/?history

2 - Install and uninstall any version of iPhysics before 1.1, the 1.0 one will do fine. You could alternatively delete the /var/root/Media/iPhysics and /var/mobile/Media/iPhysics if you have easy shell access. That should ensure you have the filesystem clear of any old files.

3 - Install the 1.1 iPhysics version from my repository (the one under the iPhysics category), and DON’T “update” to 1.0.1, that will mess things up, and should be gone as soon as the ModMyiFone repository is updated.

4 - Install lot’s of levelpacks and have fun!

Remember to restart Installer.app anytime you get a “Main script execution error”, or at least clear the install queue, as it keeps the pack that caused the error there.

Just a small update to iPhysics, to help alleviate the flicker problems people are having…

A small warning for now: There is an extra command erasing the iPhysics levelpack directory in the MMi source, I notified the source maintainer, and it should be resolved quickly. For now, I would recommend waiting a bit to update, for those who haven’t updated yet.

Update: Everything is fine in the MMi source now.

More details here: http://iphysics.r4m0n.net/index.php?title=Latest_Updates

Sorry for the delay, but finally it’s done!  This release is faster and lighter than the previous ones, but what really shines is the two levelpacks released together with it:

iPinball is the first pinball game for the iPhone and it looks  great and plays smoothly. Showing off the new sound and scoreboard support, it pushed the limits of iPhysics and took more than a month to put together with Rawd.

Moo’N'Patrol is a fully featured game, with a funny story and side-scrolling action! Not many of the new features were used, but it raised the bar on levelpack structure and quality.

You can see the details of the release here.

(There are no pictures of the levelpacks here because the new rendering engine is screenshot-unfriendly. If you have a camera handy, you can take pictures of the games and send-me, and I’ll put them here)

Moo has come forward with another great idea for iPhysics.

Here, have a beer!

More details on how to get the levelpacks here:

http://iphysics.r4m0n.net/index.php?title=Custom_Levelpacks

Update!

Again, lots of features for level authors, but with some extras:

• Improved scratch to erase! Now you must scratch the object at least 3 times to erase it!
• Some bugfixes
• Non-physical objects! (iPhysics_Levelpack_Format - See the shape types)
• Triggers on user touch events and collisions, to move joints or delete objects!

To demonstrate the power of those new features, install the new Rawd - Moto-pack

iPhysics 0.9.8

More info on the iPhysics Wiki