OpenGL

So I decided to start on learning Open GL only to find out the tutorial I wanted to use was pulled offline. So I had to look for a new one and none of them were quite as good as the one I wanted to use but I might be able to piece together a good learning experience by using a few of them. I did finish a tutorial on the basics though. So success! I now have a rotating cube lol.

New app released!

I just released a new app on the app store. It's called World of Darkness: Vampire Sheet. It's a character sheet for the old World of Darkness game. I may do the expansions depending on response.

Working on a new app

Started working on that new app my friend put me onto. It will probably be another 3-4 weeks before it is completed. I will release more details when I submit it. It's a niche app but there's no app for it on the app store.

After that, I plan on doing those tutorials on OpenGL for the iPhone. I already have an idea lined up for it.

Update Released

1.1 has been released.

It fixes the bug with the server names that have spaces and the bug where an item would show the set name instead of the item name.

It also threads all the internet connections so they don't hold up the app while it's connecting and downloading.

Warcraft Gear Compare FAQ

1) Is this app an account phisher?
- No, it does not ask for any account information. It is not required for full functionality.

2) Isn't there already a World of Warcraft Armory app from Blizzard?
- There is but that app and this app provide different functionality. See Below.

3) Can't I just use RatingBuster or the comparison function provided by Blizzard's UI?
- You can but this app takes things a few steps further. RatingBuster and the native Blizzard UI provide raw stat differences between the items. For example, you would see something like the following.

+16 Agility
-56 Critical Rating
+69 Haste Rating
+10 Attack Power
-11 Expertise Rating

This is useful, but not meaningful unless you know the weighted value of each stat. And if you knew those numbers, you would have to calculate the pluses and minuses to determine which one is better.

What this app does is take those raw differences and using the default weight values included, or ones defined by the user, and calculate a weighted score difference between the items. So instead of what you see above, you would simply see +121 or -189.56.

Warcraft Gear Compare Update

An update is in to fix a couple of bugs that were found and to thread the internet connections so they don't hang the app while they're connecting to armory. It's awaiting approval and should be in the app store sometime next week.

And it's approved!

The app has been approved and it's on the app store! Linky Linky.