Show Media Item - Super Zoom - iPad Support - Accurate Minfield PreviewSuper Zoom - iPad Support - Accurate Minfield Preview
Friday, August 12, 2011
Several major enhancements have just been released to everyone after a week of testing by the test group. New features include zooming up to 4000% with a special warp-well view, touch screen support for iPad and iPhone (Android still to come) and now accurate minefield previews even when laying mines inside of existing minefields.
Super Zoom with Warp Well View
The new zoom levels work exactly as they do now with the + and - keys allowing you to zoom in and out. Only now you can zoom in to 4000% (this function does not work on IE8 or IE7 which do not support HTML5 Canvas). In addition to the + and - keys a new hotkey "z" can be used to jump directly to the 4000% warp well level and back to normal zoom.
iPad and iPhone support
We have now added the first level of touch support for iPad and iPhone and done testing on these devices. It is now possible to play your turn in the browser on your iPad, the iPhone screen is quite small but works. There are still a few small known issues (scrolling on the dashboard) that need to be worked out. We are planning to make the entire site more tablet friendly and support for Android devices is coming.
Accurate Minefield Preview
The minefield preview for ships with the "Lay Mines" mission has now been improved to support extending existing minefields, and the interactions between multiple mine laying ships. When a ship is on the lay mines mission all minefields you are laying this turn will be displayed in a slightly lighter shade of green.
We hope you enjoy the new functionality and thanks to the new test group who found a few bugs in this release before we deliver it out to everyone!