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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Penguins, also on HD version!
381 comments:
Thanks for the update. loving that we get a new update soon. thanks for all the hard work guys.ReplyDelete
Do you think it will be submitted this week?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 8:11 AM
Hmmm... No online multiplayer?... So if you don't pay for the Elder Gore pack, then all this update has for iPhone/iPod users are 3 new encyclopedia pages... lol...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 8:41 AM
When ? And Where Is the zombiee ?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 8:51 AM
The great Episode 4 that we all waited a year for is freakin weak. Everyone needs to start realizing that we're not going to see zombies until Halloween.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 9:11 AM
I was expecting more content in this update, but I see what you've been busy with: Death Rally. Looks really good too. Hopefully the content backs up the graphics.ReplyDelete
Of course, this update is sad. We're all waiting for online CO-Op and the zombie map.
- Machination
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 9:44 AM
i thought that there was going to be online multiplayer, and voice chat, you even conformed it >:(ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 10:06 AM
why does it say episode 5 ? lol if thats all we got in episode 4 its a joke lolReplyDelete
ZOMBIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ????????????????????????????????????????ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 11:48 AM
Guess it´s ok, But please now when you have new coder, work on ZOMBIE MODE.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 12:29 PM
Sounds alright, needs more maps and online multiplayer though!ReplyDelete
- GreensheepFebruary 16, 2011 at 1:26 PM
Great I really love the encyclopedia pages :DReplyDelete
I really wish I could bring myself to downloading the new In-app purchase but I just can't after having to buy the other two character packs two times over already. I really wish I could get help with this but oh well.
We don't often have the opportunity to hire new programmers, there are very few of them available in Finland.ReplyDelete
In that light you might understand why expanding the development team took priority over online multiplayer development. The new programmers have to be trained properly. They can't just jump in at 100% because they're not familiar with the code.
Alongside training the new guys Kimmo did manage add some cool components to the local multiplayer: You can play multiplayer between iPhone and iPad. Also penguin gameplay is fully supported in multiplayer matches. Once he has more time I'm sure he'll fix the bugs from online multiplayer and then we can release it too.
From now on we're calling each new update a new episode because we figured it doesn't make much sense to call something "Episode 4 part II". It's confusing and makes it seem like we've updated the game four times when in reality there's been closer to 15 updates.
Greensheep: I don't think it's possible to buy the same IAP character twice. It will have the "buy" button but once you press it there will be a notification saying you've already bought this content and it will be downloaded for free.
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 1:59 PM
thank you so much! Waiting for the update.... :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:02 PM
hmm... Woots?ReplyDelete
Ai thats cool... but you have to pay two bucks for it...
New weapons?
You should check out gamebox 2 it has a game with crazy john, sound familiar?
You run around and kill zombies and you have like twelve weapons, its a total rip off but hey at least it has zombies. Maybe you could get some ideas...
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:05 PM
Awesome :DReplyDelete
- BunzingFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:12 PM
Im happy with this update. I expected more because people write everything they would like to see. But the pinguin mob and the elder gore are awesome! And also the episode idea. So next update we are in ep. 6!! Haha!ReplyDelete
Now, there is a chance the zombies are in the next update, or it would be the lake map. The Online multyplayer can wait Yes it is cool, but we get the elder gore and the pinguins! That's how I think about everything.
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:18 PM
It would be nice if you update the blog more times from now. Then manny people are happy! Nice update! Hope we can download it next week!ReplyDelete
That is retarded! Once again we are taunted with an update that PROMISES online multiplayer AND zombies with an extra map, BUT NO!! ofcourse not, why would mountain sheep release something when they said they would? (Hardgore official release date: Q3 2009...) so I'm really pissed off!ReplyDelete
It's like MS didn't read any of comments on the last blog post! I'm sure when the others see THIS blog post saying that you're only giving us 3 encyclopedia pages in this much anticiated update (for people who didn't waste their money on the elder gore pack) they'll be as pissed off as I am!
And don't try to use your "new programmers" excuse for the lack of online multiplayer! I'm not saying that they are incompetent (like u are) I'm just saying you should have put that in from the start of ep. 4! Along with bluetooth multiplayer!! And there is no excuse for the amount of time it took to update the site, unless you were locked up and couldn't get online at all!
I am NOT looking forward to this update, because once again with you guys, YOU ARE GIVING US CRAP WE DONT WANT, AND NOT THE STUFF YOU HAVE PROMISED A LONG TIME AGO!!
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Shesh calm down your being a spoiled brat! Can't you see their trying! Also stop saying "us" it's only you who's a troll!
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:05 PM
If you hate minigore so much why don't you STOP POSTING ON THE FRIGGIN BLOG AND PLAY SOME OTHER GAMES! if you don't like it so much then move on to another game instead of constantly repeating the same things over an over. We get that you think MS can't deliver. I wanted hardgore too but you don't see being a baby over it. The AppStore has 9000+ apps on it and I'm pretty sure you can find some other app to play.
- GreensheepFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:13 PM
My account is messed up or something. When I click buy again it says "You have already purchased this would you like to buy it again?" I have tried redownloading them with no money on my account and it doesn't let me. I just end up downloading them off my friends account who already has them as well. If you do not believe me I can provide you with the past multiple receipts that it has charged my itunes account with.
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:17 PM
yeh dude! i've been following since the game came out and it maybe taking a while but its getting there. try enjoying life instead of being a lil bitch and moaning. just enjoy the updates as they come.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:27 PM
kool guysReplyDelete
i dont wanna complain too much but the thing that would make me really pleased and maybe even stall off my anticipation for zombies is characters that are kill based....
the paid dlc are starting to get annoying and after you play all of them there really is very little motive to continue playing without any goal other than high score
thanks ms
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:31 PM
I'm confused jussi your job is to update the site not kimos why couldn't you tell us what was happening.... mountainsheeo is a bunch of lazy ass developersReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:47 PM
are the penguin mob a hardland dlc or can they be got with kills?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:34 PM
i feel happyReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:58 PM
so much for lolmeleeReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 7:20 PM
So is Emperor Penguin a new boss? And will he be in both maps? Also, will he replace the Worm (If that's his real name) or will Emperor Penguin only be a boss for the penguins? If he even is a new boss (which I think he is).ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 7:59 PM
Is this where I put what I want in minigore?... Whatever, I'll just put it here and hope the dev's see it.ReplyDelete
Can you please add a story mode? The game is kinda boring all it is is running around shooting and that's it, idk why so many people like it. U gotta add a story mode like age of zombies or guerilla bob.
And please stop adding buying characters. Can u please add more characters I can get with kills UNDER a million. Took forever to get sensei, and now there's no real point to the game anymore...
Also please addmore places, the two places right now get really boring, and I can't find the X on the snow map.
Please can u add these things in the game soon, Thankyou minigore.
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 8:33 PM
Is the penguin mob and emperor penguin in separate character packs? One with kill one dlc?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 10:41 PM
Great... As if I'm paying $2.49 JUST to enjoy this update. Come to think of it, this is basically a paid update...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 1:05 AM
Yes, it is totally a paid update. You don't pay, you get encyclopedia pages. Plain and simple. That is why you all bought Minigore right.. to read? Lol. And 15 updates? Try 13, and at least 3 of those were emergency updates to repair massive bugs which made the game unplayable. So yeah, 10 updates. Then look at the list at the bottom of the screen to refresh your memory. Most updates were a new character skin, a graphics tweak here and a graphics tweak there, and bug fixes. Sorry, but 4 updates sounds about right.ReplyDelete
I for once am quite positive and excited about this new update.ReplyDelete
Much like anyone who has an ipad, I can tell you for sure that Minigore HD is the BEST version of Minigore out there even without the retina graphics.
@Timmo, Just one (obvious) question, how about Minigore Deluxe for the Mac? Could the unified code come in handy if you wanna release an even higher res version for the mac?
- AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 8:27 AM
Hello MS, me and my friends have a dodgeball tournament coming up and we wanted to sponsor Minigore. We were wondering if we were aloud to use the name Hardgore as our dodgeball team name and made shirts with Minigore characters on them. If you are fine with this please comment back. Thanks, love the game by the way! Keep up the great work!ReplyDelete
-Triple A
Anonymous: Emperor Penguin, Penguin mob and the Grandma AI partner are included in the Elder Gore pack.ReplyDelete
Nazo: Mac App Store is an interesting platform and I believe the game would work nicely with keyboard + mouse combo. Though I gotta say that at the moment we have our hands full with these two versions.
Triple A: Sure, go ahead :)
Greensheep: Can you please private mail Jussi at the minigore forums (with the receipts).
Timo , when episode zombie ???????????ReplyDelete
@GuyMcPerson you are 100% Right!!! Why does no one else understand! this is just like the undead jenny update. OMG WOOT ZOMBIE JENNY!! YEA!! Then when it comes out, you play with her for 5 mins then you re bored as fuck with her. Then you say... i waited 7 months for this shit? You all are so YES YES YES PENGUINS but after a day of playing max it's just a waste of forever.ReplyDelete
Glad to hear the code has been merged!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 12:46 PM
will this be up before or after 4.3 ??ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 1:47 PM
No your wrong. After 5 minutes Of playing the new character we DON'T say that Minigore is $hit we just MOVE ONTO ANOTHER GAME INSTEAD OF RAGING AT MOUNTAIN SHEEP LIKE YOU DO! Then after a while we come back to play minigore.
whatever, you guys can call me a feckin troll i dont care. i just feel pretty jew'd from this update! and even tho i have the elder gore pack, i feel REALLY bad for the people who didnt buy it! all they get in this update is reading material (encyclopedia pages, oh boy!) when they were promised MULTIPLAYER, A NEW MAP, ZOMBIES, and a lot of oter things that im sure other people can nameReplyDelete
the people who are all like "i think this update is great" either HAVE THE ELDER GORE PACK (and havent been waiting for zombies or multiplayer), or HAVE AN IPAD!
the people who have an ipad are getting NEW SCORE SYSTEM, MULTIPLE DLC CHARACTER PACKS, MULTIPLAYER (over WLAN so it doesnt rly count), UPDATED GRAPHICS, and MORE! so they SHOULD be excited! they FINALLY get what was promised to them!
but honestly, i would rather get zombies (lake map), jenny, dark knight, and multiplayer than a bunch of peguins... seriously. and where did penguins come from anyway! i saw some penguins that look the same as the moblings in the Hardgore picture, but that was like 2 years ago, and i thot u abandoned Hargore -_-
and no, i dont expect Timo to answer that, he probly wont pay attention to my post because im pointing out a flaw in Mountain Sheep. but thats just how they are, not paying attention to what people really want, and trying to distract us from this with penguins...
- AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 4:42 PM
im dissapointed in the update too :( i dont have wireless internet at my house and was really hoping for bluetooth with this update :( and i thought the penguins were gonna be givin to us for free... but i guess not... so i went ahead and bought the elder gore pack, so i could see what all the fuss was about, and there were no penguins or anything. i guess you havent updated it yet?... anyways, how many penguins fallow the main penguin? is it 5 like in the picture? please respond Timmo. also can you add some free stuff in the next update? :( i really dont wanna hafta spend any more money to get the basics of this game... and @guymcperson, are the encyclopedia pages there yet? i didnt see them...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 5:03 PM
When exactly will we get this update? We've been waiting awhile and and it would really be nice to know :) Thanks!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 5:42 PM
will the AI help you whenever you want with any character? like if i bought the Elder Gore pack, but i wanna play with undead jenny, can i still get an AI to help? cause grandpa gore just has a shot gun and grandma just has a regular gun. it would also be cool to play as the penguin mob with another penguin mob as an AI partner, lol, total destruction by a giant group of hilarious waddling penguins! i wish you guys could just add that as a feature to the game (to have any AI partner), not just in a dlc, that way everyone could enjoy itReplyDelete
PLEASE respond timo! i wanna know about this really bad, thanks
- GuyMcpersonFebruary 17, 2011 at 5:50 PM
sorry man, the update hasnt come out yet, that means no penguins or encyclopedia pages. the update will probly come soon tho.
- AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 6:54 PM
ya AI partners should be compactble with all charaters timmo plz respondReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 10:30 PM
i just hope next update has multiplayer wit gamecenter and more encylclopedia pages because those are pretty cool but i have an ipad so this is a big update and i have been waiting for it to come out for about two months and can you please tell us the date because the anticipation is killing me. and this is one of the best games in the app store so im waitingReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 12:47 AM
When describing the computer AI, the blog says "grandma is helping grandpa". We better be able to play as either character when using the AI. I hate the shotgun and all of the shotgun characters. What a boring and inefficient weapon. If Im playing with a computer assistant, he better not have the better weapon. And if I paid $2 for a shotgun-only feature design, I'm going to be pissed.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 5:52 AM
Are all of the characters eventually going to work with computer AI?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 9:04 AM
fuk u guys you people suck at whatever ur doing no multiplayer no gamecenter and no new maps so you freken LAME LAME LAME LAME LAME LAME LAMEReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 10:13 AM
yo come your self down they work hard to please us with up dates and you just disrespect them you sir are:LAME LAME LAME LAME LAME LAME LAMEReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 10:56 AM
The Game Center leaderboards aren't working for me. I currently have 50,000 kills and have unlocked all the characters except Sensi. Game Center says I have 3,000 kills on the all time leaderboard... Is this working correctly for you guys?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 4:22 PM
What happened to zombies?ReplyDelete
- GuyMcpersonFebruary 18, 2011 at 6:37 PM
Mountain Sheep has apparently decided to scrap that idea -_-ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 6:53 PM
No that haven't they are going to finish it in time after multiplayer. All you need is patience and if thats to much then leave.
- GuyMcpersonFebruary 18, 2011 at 9:25 PM
^lol, gtfo troll XD it's a joke. Grow a sense of humor ya 5 year old. We are all frustrated with the lack of zombies, and the person a few comments ago was joking aswell, "we won't see zombies till Halloween" why dont you go yell at everyone who is not a fan of this next update :pReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 9:53 PM
Forget the Zombies! We have penguins man! PENGUINS!!! I love the penguuuiiiiiiiins!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 10:54 PM
Meh on the penguins. If you watch the video, they're really not anything special. It's just a fatter character skin. They all turn the same way that the emporer penguin is facing, and they move exactly the same too. Its more of a penguin shield than a mob IMO. This game desperately needs more maps and more enemies... whether it's the zombies, or the Jenny map, or the ice map, it doesn't matter. The two maps have gotten ridiculously boring and old. The last thing this game needs are new character skins, and if the new skins can't be bought with kills, then they're even more pointless.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 5:59 AM
Why do i have the feeling that the next update will be big?ReplyDelete
Will this game post in Android also?I am using Android but cannot try this wonderful game...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 6:44 AM
@Guymcperson. You're retarded you really think saying " Zombies won't come." is funny?! Maybe YOU should grow a sense of humor. How the heck is the other anonymous supposed to know that was a joke?! You should be calling yourself a five yr old and you should stfu and gtfo because there was nothing Funny about your "joke." Basically The first you sentence you said on your last comment pretty much sums you up. A troll which a humor of a five year old.ReplyDelete
- GuyMcpersonFebruary 19, 2011 at 8:11 AM
^lol, calm down XD hahaha.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 10:34 AM
Hey timo i have a picture of in the manual im working on for the zombie counter that i think would be a good splash screen for when you guys finally release zombies!! :DReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 11:16 AM
i am literally refreshing my app store every few hours. I need to get this soon!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 12:04 PM
Lol @ Anon above me. I think you'll be refreshing into March. I haven't seen anything which says that this update has actually been submitted to Apple yet.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 12:27 PM
Are you telling me that there won't be neither a new level in the next update? O.oReplyDelete
Neither a new map?? Neither the online multiplayer? And the zombie mode? When will obtain these things? With the iPhone 9?
- AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 1:01 PM
waitingfor the update to com every hour i refresh the app store so im waitngReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 5:48 PM
Is there going to be a Cupid fairy John thing character that be cool or is that just for show up there.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 6:34 PM
Hey guys stop blathering, minigore is dead DEAD. Mountian Sheep doesn't care about what you want. They just want to tell you want to hear and try to suck every lose dime out of your pocket with endless character packs. So i for one am leaving this forum, this game is totally awesome this app could be the best one out there, there is only one problem the poeple making it. They say zombies will come, maps will come, but wait they will never come. Mountian sheep is stupid. It will be episode ninteen before anything happens. Mountian sheep this is a hard lesson to learn but screw with your fans and they will leave your game in the dirt. I for one am leaving your stupid forums. Dont bother responding Timmo i am long goneReplyDelete
-Curtis aka another fan you dont care about.
- AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 8:59 PM
okay, bye byeReplyDelete
- BunzingFebruary 20, 2011 at 6:36 AM
I read something about a secret.ReplyDelete
That was the new weapon, the gun.
Also I read something about a surprise.
Maybe that's a mode zombie!
who knows!
I can not wait for that update!
Please, hurry up!
Are you there, Timo?
- GuyMcpersonFebruary 20, 2011 at 7:17 AM
Ok, the secret "new" weapon is a pistol that is only held by the mini penguins, and has half the fire rate of the machine gun... Surprise...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2011 at 7:44 AM
Well that's not much of a surprise :( that's kind of disappointing actually i was expecting the surprise to be something i don't know...Good?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2011 at 10:51 AM
hey, who is that fairy looking guy in the corner of the pic at the top? is that a new surprise character!? :D ...that still wouldnt be a very cool surprise thing :/ but at least it would be something... u guys really didnt do any thing for Valentines day and everyone else did. (angry birds, cut the rope, and there were huge valentines sales by Gameloft and EA)ReplyDelete
Anyways, i just got sensei evan :P it took me forever... and a few minutes ago i realized after you get him, theres really nothing left to do... which really sucks... so could you guys put in an adventure mode and make more characters that you unlock with kills? (and that SHOW UP ON LEADERBOARDS)
and with the story mode thing, were u ever planning on doing something like that? because in pretty much every update, that puppet master guy is in the background... and he has nothing to do with the game right now... is that a story mode thing you are working on, or just some cool concept art you didnt have a purpose for and you just stuck it in the background?
please get back to me on this MS. im so bored with the game now and i really want some more content. even something as simple as challanges and missions would hold me over until a story mode came out. and add more kill based unlocks! it would be cool if there were like, maps and weapons you could unlock with kills like in Leandro's shop! (btw, i think you should hire Leandro, all of his ideas should be implemented into minigore) thanks.
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2011 at 12:37 PM
I second Eric's motion after taking a look at this leandro fellows workReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:13 PM
and i'll be damned if i don't agreeReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:22 PM
I'm enjoying the thought of the penguin. Seems like and interesting character to use. Honestly though, Im kinda hoping the story mode will be worked on soon. It would make this my absolute favorite game.ReplyDelete
Any news about a story mode?
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:26 PM
Aah! Finaly! There are some people who can talk in a good way! Almose all the people are crazy here?! But that's not nice if it's for you! If we all could be nice to MS, mabye they try to do some awesome stuff! Like more updates. And that kind of things. Good idea?ReplyDelete
And Mountain sheep. Do you read all these comments?
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:54 PM
Oh Come on.. How long i must wait for new characters(not premium) And new modes ? this update is totally crap man seriously..ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:57 PM
Has the penguin update been submitted yetReplyDelete
Please reply
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 5:44 AM
I agree with Eric because i got nothing to do after unlocking sensei evan seriously i just watch the app wither away on my home screen as well,can you guys consider hiring leondro he can really put this game back on top with all the ideas he's been putting on the forums like create-a-gore like come on who wouldn't want to make their own character already?plus the guy already has a list of things to include for accessories and stuffReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:30 AM
Thanks for the nice comments regarding what I said guys, it really makes me happy that other people want the same stuff that I do in minigore. And I just read all the previous comments on here and saw what you guys ment by "finally something nice written"ReplyDelete
For one, those guys shouldn't be so mad. But also, I can understand why they are. I got the game two months ago, and already I have won sensei Evan, and all the other characters. But from what I learn, it seems people like Guy and Spike (and many other angry anon's) have probly had this game well over a year, and have long since "beat the game" by getting all the characters. And because this game is so awesome, they wanna keep playing but have nothing new to do. I understand their problem, because I'd be super mad too if I was promised new content over and over, and constantly disappointed. Sure there are other games on the app store, but this is one of the greatest, and it isn't fair to the people who love it.
I could be wrong, maybe they are just a bunch of trolls, but think about what I said next time u trash them for being angry at this game/dev team. I just don't see any point in trolling and arguing, when this is supposed to be a disscussion page where u put what you want in minigore.
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Hmmmm i think Minigore should get a story mode already i'll even help you guys out i've already started working on it :DReplyDelete
for unlocking characters, going for 2 million would of course be overkill, so what i was thinking was something like after unlocking a challenging achievement or something (kill 1000 bomb furries) you will unlock a character. if they end up putting in a story mode this would make the "achievment" unlocks better when you beat a certain chapter perhaps or the overall story.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:12 PM
5 Days ago MS sais the update is almost ready. 5 days ago!ReplyDelete
And 5 days no update on the blog and twitter. I mean, just a small text is enough! Then we know how they doing. And it takes about 5 minutes to write it. Why don't you update the blog and twitter MS?
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 3:50 PM
I second thatReplyDelete
- GuyMcpersonFebruary 21, 2011 at 4:36 PM
Thanks Eric, that exactly what it is -_- I have run outta stuff to do too, and am really annoyed when they promise something and don't deliver...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 4:48 PM
Just got the update news! I'm so mad!! Where's the dark knight!? Zombies!? New map!? Jenny Gore!? MULTIPLAYER!!!!??? WTF mountain sheep!! I thot this was gonna be the update we've been waiting for!! Not the "penguin" update!! Why can't you give us all the good stuff in ONE update instead of holding it back!! CAUSE I KNOW THE ZOMBIES AND NEW MAP ARE FINISHED!!! they just don't want fans to be mad again with a giant update gap, so they are saving everything for future updates! Your probly right, they aren't gonna give us zombies until NEXT HALLOWEEN!!! Am I the only one who's mad here!? Cause all I hear is "yay penguins!" from all of you!! I find this to be rediculous!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 5:31 PM
But wait... Don't you see the new fairy John Gore in the website banner?... oooo... ahhhh.... oooo... wow.... Lmfao!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 5:59 PM
just watchReplyDelete
ms will make another character pack and hell maybe paided maps and modes
this is getting ridicolous
we bought the first dlc so we can SUPPORT you
not so u can frikken make 2 more and spend the next couple months working on dlc
The update has passed the beta testing on our end. It still needs to pass Chillingo's testing. If Chillingo testing team doesn't find any bugs today we'll submit it to Apple for approval.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 6:35 PM
im glad that all these stupid people havent discouraged Mountain sheep at all, i do not think that they understand the cost and the time it takes to continue updating a game let alone have a growing business run by a small number of people who are doing everything, i will wait for the updates, and support when they ask for it, keep coming out with good stuff!!ReplyDelete
I agree with the anonymous above me. Come on people, leave mountain sheep alone.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:11 PM
If you think that good stuff = encyclopedia pages and paying for your achievements, then you're the customer that MS is looking for. The rest of us have been waiting for new content since the Christmas episode of 2009! The small company excuse holds no water at all. Just about every single dev team on the AppStore is small. Now go sip a beverage from your John Gore mug.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:58 PM
^Lol! above comment wins. And you can so tell Timo is too scared to adress any of the "where the f*ck is our content?" questions! LolReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:07 PM
WOW! Mabye we got the update next week! Timo sais they Submit it to apple yesterday! If there are no bugs. So please keep writing Timo!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:12 PM
Hire leondro and put his ideas in the game already!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:04 AM
we get it you like leondro's ideas! who are you his mum! mountain sheep are working on the ideas already in the pipeline and hiring new people so im pretty sure there not gunna hire anyone or start on any new ideas for a while. i agree with anon who is happy supporting the game and waiting for updates as they come. the complainers just need to get a life (like the workers at mountainsheep probably have. probably being the reason they dont check up on the blog that often which is completely understandable)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:55 AM
Hey i wanted to know something and this question goes for anyone who has bought the elder gore pack,is it worth it? :OReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 8:22 AM
After the update, yes!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 8:57 AM
depends on wether you want to support minigore or not. i love the game and didn't hesitate in purchasing the pack. personally i have no regrets coz its made a great game (in my opinion) a little better. the free updates are just a cherry on the cake. if you dont expect more than what it is (a few characters) you wont be disappointed. however i would have preferred it if you had to rack up the kills before you could play as each character (even if you had to pay for them). it would give me more of a drive to play the game.ReplyDelete
To the anomynous above: well personally, I wouldn't want to have to kill a hundred + furries to play as a character, cause it's a waste of time. And, I like the story mode idea. It would make the game really interesting.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 10:46 AM
At the moment the elder gore pack totally sucks and it's twice the price of the entire game. We will have to see if it's worth it after the penguin update comes out but I doubt it. It will still need the dark knight and more to justify the price tag imo. Right now it's terrible though. Same old weapons that a bunch of characters already have, and no voice acting at all.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 12:17 PM
@ henry. the whole point of this game is to unlock things with kills. story mode doesnt exist and if it does wont be around for at least a year. the only reason i stopped playing it was because i unlocked everything. now playing for more than a few minutes gets boring cause there is no goal. im just saying it would have made the money spent last a bit longer and seem a bit more worth while.ReplyDelete
@anonymous unlocking things with kills is boring, though... Ms, you should consider a story mode and a background story for the charactersReplyDelete
does penguins only come with elder gore pack? i'll buy it if this is the caseReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 4:19 PM
Um, is it just me or is this Henry guy a complete idiot...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:08 PM
yeh. I'm pretty sure the only point to minigore and the reason you buy it as it is now is killing furries to rack up points to unlock new characters?!? correct me if I'm wrongReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 9:31 PM
Minigore is dead. Mountain Sheep dumped itReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 11:45 PM
It's not dead! Not at all it's has had heaps of updates 15 or 16 a new one on the way, introduced over 20 characters, made multiplayer, encyclopedia page to read and 2 maps with a third EPIC one on the way!ReplyDelete
Now onto maps minigore has only realesed 2 but that not a bad thing (far from it) it is making a zombie map and are trying REALLY hard to finish it and making it wonderful. Remember minigore didn't have to make maps like zombies it could of just added more skin packs (like the snow one) instead would you prefer that?
I think you should give minigore a break! I mean really what do you expect?
And to all you people who were playing minigore from the start (like me) and are saying they have done nothing, you're wrong remember it started off as a duel stick shooter with only one character, one map, three furys, no bosses and no leader board and achievements it's grown a substantial amount over the past year and a half so stop having a go at it and be nice, along and if you are incable of doing so then don't comment ( see how I'm not telling you to leave cause in my opinion nobody should be excluded from this based apon opinion).
Don't get mad it's just my opinion I'm very exited for the update and the updates after this and so ahold you be!
I agree with GuyMcPerson. I really couldn't care less about new 'fairy' characters or mob penguins - which to be honest have really little to do with anything (And if you call a pistol a secret weapon that's a joke)I'm more interested in the real ideas mountain sheep has promised us - Bluetooth multiplayer, Zombies, new maps. Why are you wasting your time adding content that nobody wants? Surely any developer would add REMOTELY RELATED content to a game rather adding random crap such as penguins and grandma AI. I mean wtf, who would ever want to play with the elder gore pack anyway? They're rubbish, and the penguins look a waste of space aswell. I've been using the dual machinegun since I can remember and in real honesty, the game is starting to get really, really boring. Sure, it's nice to kill lots and lots of furries but when there's such little variance in gameplay there's really no re-playability and no point in the game AT ALL.ReplyDelete
Instead of adding lots of random new characters (whose characters begin to question the states of mind of the developers) which mean very little to the community, you should first have expanded the gameplay itself. You could argue leaderboards but this is not enough. Multiplayer AND leaderboards should have been a feature from the beginning. Zombies should have been a priority and then you should have thought about adding 'cool' new characters based on community voting. But no.
I suggest you should focus on what the commmunity wants and not what you feel like adding to the game. Because that's pretty much Minigore at the moment - a boring, dull, dual-stick shooter which has been wasted in terms of potential. Sort yourselves out mountain sheep, sort the game out that you think everyone rates so highly.
It's quite ironic that the captcha code for submitting this comment was 'commit'
Maybe that's what Mountain Sheep should have started doing a year and a half ago.
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 1:00 AM
Yep... Minibore. The other dual stick shooters on the app store are making this game look silly.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 1:34 AM
If that's what you think then delete the app and p!$s off. Your not gunna speed a anything up by complaining about what you don't have. They submitted the update so now everyone should just sit tight and and enjoy it when it comes out. All you moaning bitches need to get a life!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 2:26 AM
Has the update been submittedReplyDelete
Please reply
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 3:58 AM
Come on timo ! Do something ! R u gonna make your fans going down ?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 5:39 AM
what more do you want him to do! he already said the beta testings finished at there end and its now up to chillingo and apple. you want him to post what he had for dinner?!?ReplyDelete
To the anonymous guy who called me an idiot: shut up and don't call me that! And why am I an idiot? God people on the Internet are so stupid at times! I just want the update! Now! And, the anonymous that called me an idiot, shut up. Just shut up. Why I want a story mode is because mindlessly killing things is boring after like an hour, and I don't want to spend "kills" on stuff! How about adding an actual money system like in zombievilleReplyDelete
- GuyMcpersonFebruary 23, 2011 at 5:56 AM
There's a truth we all have to face.ReplyDelete
Half the the minigore fans are die hard fanboys who will defend the minigore name with their life, and are happy with an update even if it has no more than simple reading material. The kind of people who bought all of the dlc's to make their ruler "Timo" happy.
The other half of Minigore fans are people who see past the bulls!$@ of the
"small dev team" excuses, and get angry when they receive an update that has none of the promised content in it. The people who the other half call "Trolls"
when they are really just fed up with the empty promises this Dev team feeds us.
Mountain Sheep, if you don't start to give us what you promise, and when you
promise it, and if you don't stop taunting your fans with things you only look at as
"concept art", then more and more fans will turn over to the side that doesn't
Beleive in you guys anymore.
And @Henry, really dude? What are you 6? "shut up! Shut up! Your the idiot"... Come on dude -_- you have no idea what you are talking about and your just making yourself look worse, just leave. (or, maybe u could stay. I'm sure all the people who read these comment could use a good laugh once in a while)
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 6:35 AM
I want this update to come out already so they can start working on the good stuff not more charactersReplyDelete
@guymcperson no, you're the idiot here! Now shut it! And I'm not six, fag whore.ReplyDelete
Oh, and one more thing, guymcperson. Why do you have to get involved? is it any of your business? And stop being an Internet tough guy. And if you reply, which there is a 90% chance of you doing so, you can go fuck a pig.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 7:14 AM
@ HenryReplyDelete
Stay classy.
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 7:49 AM
@Henry go play with your mom.ReplyDelete
I don't think u realise how hard it is to make a 3D game as complex as minigore! And with so few people to do it, you need to give them time!ReplyDelete
It isn't even 3D.
I'm completely with guymcperson on this. True, i'm not a die hard minigore fan, but maybe I would be if I didn't get so bored of the game so fast.
I can't even begin to understand how people can be 'die-hard' fans of Minibore. They must live in a very confined and lonely world
Tell me, what attempts have mountain sheep made to change the boring gameplay other than changing kills to a score (which should have been implemented from the start) and leaderboards (which also should have been implemented earlier than they were)
For how many months have they been focusing on characters who have the same guns and same relevance (none whatsoever) to the game and what they have promised time and time again.
I don't want them to continue to focus on crappy little characters. They are absolutely nothing compared to different game-modes and maps. As far as i'm concerned the characters are a waste of time and effort when this time and effort could be put to much, much better use. ESPECIALLY with such a small amount of developers
How many times have they asked for the communities opinion before wasting our patience on their game? None. All they've done is throw competitions which take months to show any effect on the game. Episode 4 was announced months ago. It should have been released months ago
True, they say they have a small developer team and the game ONLY cost 59p, but in all honesty, it's money not well spent. Including of course all the DLC aswell which has been underwhelming at the most.
From when Minigore was released, Mountain Sheep have only made 6 notable changes
- Leader-boards
- New characters with new guns
- Score multiplier system
- 1 boss + 2 new furries
- Environment animations and new sounds
- Wifi Multiplayer
6 changes in nearly 2 years
My bad, missed out the 1 new mapReplyDelete
7 in nearly 2 years
@anomynous above yannis: just shut up and go play with your g.i Joe, manchild. I don't want to hear from you ever again. Telling me to go play with my mother is an extremely rude and offensive comment, and where you get the nerve to say that to me, I don't fucking know.ReplyDelete
@ hendies: I agree totally with you. I think mountain sheep is just lazy, lazy, lazy. I think they should join up with another company. Even angry mob games, a small group, is putting up updates a lot more frequently than mountain sheep. I want to know how many people are on mountain sheep.
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 2:12 PM
fucking is an offensive comment to my friend.
anonymous above yannis
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 2:32 PM
The funny thing is that all of this aggravation and venom could be fixed so easily. All they gotta do is release the damn Zombie map, the Jenny map, and the Dark Knight already. There were gameplay videos last freakin summer... so it's more than just concept art. Even if these features are released in a primitive manner, and fine-tuned later... Just get it out... Showing these features to the public 10 months ahead of time is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen a company in any industry do. You can't expect your customers to wait a year for these things once you spill the beans. I think that if the new maps and their related enemies were to be released, EVERYONE'S attitude would change. I know I would be happy, and would likely write some positive posts and reviews... well for a little while at least... lol... Right now though, I have nothing good to say...ReplyDelete
I have to agree with hendies about the less character, more maps and mods thing. EXPECIALY when all the new characters are going to the DCL instead of kills, I've had every character available (it gives u less of a reason to continue). I would prefer more maps and modes... And wat ever happened to the zombie map or evil night promised in episode 4? The penguins, do they even have specials? Idk. I do know that new maps/themes/modes (even One) would bring more gameplay than the penguins for it give something new to play...ReplyDelete
@hendies: "wifi multiplayer"? I wouldn't call it that, it's more like WLAN coop... Which I can't use since none of my friends have minigore, nor do I have brothers or siblings... Anyways...
Anon above my last post: I think the "Jenny map" (lake map) was a disclaimer, but it woul be cool if they acualy make it...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 3:15 PM
hey for everybody that is saying mountainsheep are very lazy go and try to make a better game instead of complaining that minigore sucks! i like it i play it like 10min when i am bored its not a game for playing 2hrs is a game to kill some timeReplyDelete
They are making all they can they are few people just wait
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 3:46 PM
Lol! XD you call someone a "fag whore" and then u say "Telling me to play with my mother is so rude, where to u get the nerve to say that" lol, are u retarded kid? For one, u don't know a thing about MS or Minigore. Secondly, you are a extremely stupid and ignorant. And Third, you are immature and hypocritical. I don't know how u got your mommy to let you use a computer, or how u are able to use it (since you probly don't know how to tie your own shoes). Lol, and GuyMcperson was right, every time I see a post from you I get a good laugh! XD
Lol, now, regarding minigore, I think that everything @Hendies said is right. MS can't get anything done. And when they do get something done, it's something we don't want or care about. Like these penguins (that STILL haven't been released after a week!). Where's the REAL multiplayer!? Where's the zombies!? And where is the Evil Knight you PROMISED in episode 4!? we wanted a Knight, not two random old people! (might I mention we heard nothing about them until they were released! WTF! Give us the stuff you've already showed us before u give us random crap!!) anyway, MS is a joke :P (and so is Henry, lol)
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 3:50 PM
Ahhhh...Would everyone just calm down and relax i'm dead sure MoutainSheep is already VERY aware of the concerns that the many outraged players had spoken of but repetitive complaints and vulgar language will not in any way affect or speed up time so please just get along till the next piece of news that MoutainSheep releases and you might see something that is actually intrestingReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 3:54 PM
1 thing I would like to point out if ms reads this. The community in the game could do with a revamp it could include things in the next update ect!ReplyDelete
- GuyMcpersonFebruary 23, 2011 at 4:08 PM
Yeah -_- next peice of news. Translation: when MS does something again in a few months that we won't even want.ReplyDelete
I have nothing against you Leandro, I like most of your suggestions in Minigore. But at times, you are very naïve. With Mountain Sheep's track record, do u really think anything will get done? Do u really think they listen to us? Just read the comments in the last blog post. Nothing but people saying how much the wanted Zombies and New maps, how much they wanted kill characters rather than DLC's, and How much people wanted REAL multiplayer. But what did they give us?... Yeah, penguins -_-
I want to believe Good things will come soon. I want your ideas put in Minigore. But do u really think that will happen? And if it does, it can't possibly be soon! (I am saying "soon" as in te next couple months. Not MS's definition of soon: within a year) and @everyone who keeps saying what you want in minigore, believe me, all the rest of us want it too, but it'll be a long wait before any of that stuff will be added, IF mountain sheep is listening to its community (everyone except Henry)
@guymcperson wil you leave me alone? Shut up and go play your g. I Joe dolls you fucking man child! Now, you may like sucking cock and taking it up the ass, as most people of your species do, but you don't have to complain about your boyfriend breaking up with you every single time! Just, shut your vagina, and go suck some dick, fagwhore! You can stop being a troll, and, while you're at it, would you mind shooting yourself with a pistol?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 7:09 PM
Um... O_o wtf is your problem kid?ReplyDelete
Death Rally...sheer awesomeness! I'm certainly going to purchase that and support Mountain Sheep! After all, the extra revenue could become capital to invest in means of improving patches that will be incorporated into Minigore! That sounds amazing in my ears!ReplyDelete
GuyMcperson: Greetings.I would like to ask you a simple, straightforward inquiry. Why do you comment here on this blog? I present question this with no implications, no intention to proselytize, and not as an importunity. I ask only earnestly and imploringly. Thank you in advance. By the way, if I am an anathema in your mind, please inform me. Thanks.
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 7:52 PM
Matthew fuck off okay nobody needs your bullshit vocab it gives you a douche bag condascending tone asshole nobody needs a fucking dictionary to understand something on a game site after reading that I really want to punch you in the face you dumbfuckReplyDelete
Henry you stupid bitch come up with new insults please gi Joe and manchild are getting old
@Henry: over react much?! He badly says a thing about you and that's your reaction?! Wow...ReplyDelete
@leanardo: I'm not "outraged" nor am I yelling just stating the facts about why your callin the "next update"; I'm (and everyone else are most likely too) STILL waiting for the update They said they were starting around a year ago (Zombies, evil knight... Local coop is out, but net the bluetooth part)... I mean instead of working on that, they work on other stuff.; zombie gore (ok I'll admit I like him), Easter bunny (nothing special), weapon recoil (next major thing, meh... Not much for making it interesting, just dealer-ish), inferno (that was good), predators fixed (in difficulty), fur-bomb (helped if u didn't blow them up in ur face aciddently), auto-aim (requires no skill, easy way to get kills<-- personally I think it ruins gameplay), white gangster gore (another good one), kill score system (better than points), local coop (good if you if your friends have minigore, otherwise pointless). Elder gores (grandpa-shot gun, seem familiar? O right enviro bear! Grandma- just a machine gun... Total- price $1.99, the most expensive?). I'll admit the al with elders may be nice, but nothing like acual coop... Penguins, as I said before: idk if they have specials... Maybe extra penguens to protect like a shield or sumtin, idk... Did I miss any other major thing updated?
Anon below mathew: condescending tone? HTF do you HEAR tone in READING?!?! there could be many different tones depending on how you read it ...ReplyDelete
Oh gawd... What has this game become?ReplyDelete
This comment is going to be a book so don't start reading unless u have a few minutes. I have a lot to say about this game.
I bought Minigore when it first came out. A played it very often and I loved it. I enjoyed the updates as they came... Back when they came frequently...
A few months after release I got bored of the game. They promised content in the updates that they didn't deliver. From the start this game promised multiplayer. Many things they promised still haven't been integrated...
I got a new ipod about a year ago, and when I was redownloading my apps, I left Minigore behind. And just about a week ago, I saw a small group of penguins with "episode 5" floating around google. This greatly interested me, I thought perhaps Hardgore had finally been added into Minigore...
When I re-downloaded Minigore I was greatly surprised. Barely anything had changed! More characters sure, but a large percentage of them u had to buy. One more map had been added too, and as I discovered, a for
Of multiplayer had been added. But this STILL was disappointing, because certain things that were announced from day one (and the fallowing couple of months) had not been added...
This is why I'm upset:
There is still no mysterious mushroom! Does any one remember this? My curiosity was taunted by this secret item, but was never put in the game!
Where is the desert level? That was another promise. Also, u still haven't put in zombie, or lumberjack enemies as promised!
As far as weapons, you mentioned some sort of land mine type thing that explodes when unsuspecting furries walk over it. There was also some talk about a flamethrower and snowball launcher that was never put in the game.
Another thing that I was hoping for in the game, those weather affects kimmo was talking about. That wouldve been cool too.
Anyway, I'm sorry to all the people who were unhappy from my rambling. I certainly wouldn't want to upset any of Minigore's devoted fans (as I've read, the fans have become a lot more vicious and defensive of their precious dev team)
But my point is, I put minigore down for close to a year, and when I came back, thy still hadn't got a lot done, which was extemely disappointing for me. I can't believe how frustrating it wouldve been to fallow this game all that time, constantly taunted with features, only to see none of them brought to life.
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 8:39 PM
hey do u think its coming this weekend because you guys sent it to chillino on the 21th so do u think it would get to apple by the 27th or 28th cause its taking a while so can u please respond timoReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 8:43 PM
@GuyMcperson i understand where your coming from my friend and believe me when i say,I too grow tired of the constant waiting and hiatus that MoutainSheep produces but the reason i am so relaxed about it is that everytime i play or see anything minigore related i cannot help but feel great because it has such a unique characteristic that leaves me wanting more but leaves me content at the same time :)ReplyDelete
as for the inclusion of my ideas and such it was actually a collaboration between me and another fan named Cooper but either ways i would be ecstatic if Moutainsheep would include me and cooper's ideas :D
P.S. to all of the angered fans:Remember why you bought Minigore in the 1st place i'm sure if you recall that moment you'll feel as good as i do as well :D what i'm trying to say is that just have faith in MoutainSheep and i'm sure they'll deliver something that will surely knock your socks off :)
Tosui: "flame thrower"? Furries r immune to fire...ReplyDelete
Leanardo: u dont even want to know my reason for buying minigore, completely weird... But it does make me laugh... Random curiosity question: how long u have had minigore for?
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 9:13 PM
Are u there Timo?... :(ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 9:24 PM
i agree with u leo. everyone just shutup!!!ReplyDelete
the blog dosent need this crap the point of the blog is to give suggestions to make the game better like many people have done. if u dont like the game, if your not playing it, if u dont care about it STOP posting on the blog and shutup!!!
-Wacko Jacko
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 10:31 PM
I suggest they finish making the zombie map and add it to the game...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 12:17 AM
New update from Max Adventure today. That game has only been out since the middle of December, and already two updates to the original release. Both updates added new maps... for a total of 3 survival maps, and like 8 or 9 story-mode maps. Solomon's Boneyard added 3 extra maps this month as well. Minigore... encyclopedia pages, and character skins you have to pay for.ReplyDelete
Maybe the blog DOES need this 'crap'
If we just sit back they're just going to push back the real things people want even further and further, and release crappy characters which I couldn't care less about.
Who would ever want a mob of penguins in a dual stick shooter game anyway? If you were a developer why would you even release it? knowing that what the community wants is zombies, proper multiplayer and new maps, new bosses and new game-modes
Look at how well the others have done. Guerrilla Bob is hands down over a 1000 times better than Minigore. It has lots of maps, a PROPER STORY MODE, lots of weapons and varying bosses WITH BOSS LEVELS.
If Mountain Sheep could implement or even take note of what other dual-stick shooters have achieved and aspire to be as good as them then maybe I wouldn't be writing this in disgust.
If the new episode doesn't bring something revolutionary to the game then i'm taking it to the forums or mountain sheep email where they might just 'take note' of their community.
Although in all fairness, I severely doubt it.
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 5:12 AM
I second thatReplyDelete
And what the hell is with the Encyclopedia?ReplyDelete
What is the point of it?
I don't want to read about how many ridiculous characters you've released and lack of bosses (1 in total)
It's just a cover-up of a story mode, a rather underwhelming cover-up at best.
You'd be better of scraping it completely and focusing on RELEVANT things which YOU'VE PROMISED US FROM THE BEGINNING.
I bought Minigore as soon as it was released and I've been following the blog even before episode 2. That's nearly 2 years and it doesn't take much brain to figure out you've CHANGED PRETTY MUCH NOTHING and PROMISED PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING
Get it sorted Mountain Sheep.
@anomynous who can't seem to stop with calling me names: so what?!?! SO WHAT?!?!? I don't fuxking care if you say I'm retarded or not, but you clearly are the fucked up one here! Heres a question for you: why cant you seem to stop, maggot farm!?! Oh, yeah I already found the answer: you ARE RETARDED!!! Now, if you call me retarded, then you clearly don't know what the word STOP MEANS!!! now, shut up and go jump off a cliff, retard!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 9:38 AM
@Cor i have had Minigore since Chillingo released it into the appstore :D ever since i have been fascinated by what MoutainSheep has been able to accomplish with it :) since have you had it? :DReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 11:08 AM
henry if you haven't got anything of interest to say and are just gunna post arguments and swear on the blog then please leave. if anything what your saying and the way your saying it is showing you up to be a little bitch. my advice is to rise above it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 12:46 PM
This blog:ReplyDelete
40% angry people upset at Mountain sheep for lack of content
20% people trolling
25% people trying to defend mountain sheep
5% people saying what they want in minigore (what this blog is for)
5% people happy with what Mountain sheep is realeasing
1% Timo (and other Mountain sheep people) addressing comments/concerns about the game.
4% people who don't know what they are talkin about.
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 12:51 PM
So... Does anyone know when this update is going to be released exactly? It's been more than a week since the blog has been updated, or twitter. When is this update coming? Please respond MSReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Hey timo have you submitted the update to apple yetReplyDelete
I am relly looking forward to it coming out
Please reply
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 1:20 PM
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 3:34 PM
I came here on a link for a game called hardgore could anyone tell me more about it?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Hardgore isnt coming....ReplyDelete
And this update won't be out till next month -_-
Scrolling through these comments makes me sick...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 6:52 PM
Anonymous above me is sadly right. This is bullshit. I hate it when people say stupid shit on how they are working hard or they have other stuff to do like training a guy some lame excuse. They obviously haven't been waiting for an update or zombies as long as i have. Shut the fuck up, they NEVER FUCKING UPDATE. We've known about zombies for the past year! as well as jenny gore map, the knight, and everything else. I check the blog every fucking day, and all I see bullshit. Sorry but I think I've been waiting long enough and this is just stupid. They should be listening to us, i mean only like 50 people are on the blog that are real fans and are on it most of the time, we are the real fans so we know what the game needs. We've been asking you to update for long time now and even when you do, we get nothing good or nothing we've actually been waiting for.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 9:03 PM
Screw this, I was gonna buy the elder gore pack. But if they aren't even gonna update it nevermind. And why should I give MS more money when they don't give me what I want? Come on, two useless old people and some weak penguins? Please, that's not even close to worth $2 (double the game price). Why don't they give us some real content like maps and story mode?ReplyDelete
Whatever, until I see some of that stuff in Minigore, I'm not playing it anymore, much less giving you any of my money, you greedy bastards.
I'm out.
-Former Minigore Fan
- Wacko JackoFebruary 24, 2011 at 9:08 PM
i nearly vometed when i was scrolling through these coments!!ReplyDelete
-Wacko Jacko
You should see how much the blog is updated, and the game itself.ReplyDelete
That'll give you reason to be sick
For all those who are fed up with Minigore + Mountain Sheep
Sign up with the forums and voice your opinion here!
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 3:41 AM
Mannn even Nexon started doing stuff to improve CA.ReplyDelete
Mountain Sheep you just plain sux
Pls tell me it's been approved!!!ReplyDelete
Haha the guys over at the forums deleted my threadReplyDelete
I wonder why.
Kinda sums them up doesn't it
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 3:29 PM
Ill be willing to bet $100 that we won't get zombies and a new map till summer.ReplyDelete
And Ill make the same bet that we won't see story mode till next year (if ever)
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 3:33 PM
If they had the ability to delete comments, only 1% would remain on here -_-
I mean, what do u expect?
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 3:53 PM
MASS RIOTS ON THE MINIGORE BLOGReplyDelete
If only they had the ability to read comments aswell
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 6:06 PM
i'll take that bet rotflReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 6:27 PM
*Sniff* i love the smell of anarchy >:D oh btw @leandro i seriously think you should give up on your dreams of having anything you do in the game.they'll never notice or include you hahahaReplyDelete
@wacko jacko,grow up this happens all the time
@all the others,spread my seed of ANARCHY!!!
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 6:45 PM
Your seed?...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 6:48 PM
*HAVE NOTReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 6:56 PM
gotta agree with wack and lucas,almost all the respectable fans went silent and now the majority is just very cynical toward mountain sheep a VERY small team training new people so that we can get updates sooner,and like others said whining about the lack of updates just makes u look childish...also to say mountain sheep is lazy is just plain ignorance THIS IS THEIR JOB which is the last thing they would slack on,the reason they aren't keeping their promises is obviously man power.Btw there is this game called minecraft and their team is also very small and you know what? their real important updates can take months to be release and not one fan of the game complains to the degree you people areReplyDelete
- GuyMcpersonFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:06 PM
First of all, allow me to say that you David, are an idiot. MS is lazy, and who said that people dont slack on their jobs? MS is a perfect example of that. You obviously haven't been waiting as long as we have for zombies and other stuff, which is over about a year.ReplyDelete
And Wow, I come back and I finally see people who are on my side. Angry customers that are finally realizing that what MS is doing to us is wrong. Constant promising and disappointing to people who've given them their money.
Instead of yelling at MS (when they don't read the comments in the first place) all we need to do is stop giving them money. Of everyone stops buying the DLC and doesn't buy "Death Rally" (like anon above me said), then they will give us what we want.
And stop defending this Dev team. They are lazy, they don't listen to the fans, and they are greedy. All u fanboy's are angry when someone says these things but inside you know it's true. I'm sure you are as disappointed as we are. And Leandro, if you really have had the game as long as you've said, then you should know our frustration, so stop defending MS -_-
- Wacko JackoFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:19 PM
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Wat do u want to achieve with this exactly???
Do u want run mountainsheep out of their business???
What, what do u want to achieve TELL ME PLAESE!!!
All I want is zombies and graveyard map...ReplyDelete
O and leandro: I've had game around episode 2ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 9:28 PM
@Cor that's Awesome dude lol :DReplyDelete
@GuyMcPerson I am a little peeved but not so peeved that i'd start a revolution on a forum lol :D i get it! i've had the game since it first came out i've seen this happen before believe me just waaaait you'll see MoutainSheep has something up there sleeve :)
P.S.@the anonymous with the anarchy remark,believe what you want it's ok i already know that i just want to do my part to help is all :)
"...and in minigore news: there is a revolution. Crys of hatred and love in the streets, maybe a bit of rioting. Now turning our attention to world news: there is a revolution in Egypt... that is the news for today, thanks for watching. See you next time on the news, newsman cor out."ReplyDelete
Xd lol.
"anarchy"? You want there to be no devs? That's even worse...
All we want is for them to come out of hiding and listen to the fans - the people who have bought into the game and the dlc. We at least deserve some respect from the developers of a game we've bought into.ReplyDelete
We pay for them to keep building up Minigore, so it should be our choice what they prioritize. We've already stated what we want, and it's their job to respect and listen to us all.
So far they haven't done that.
So you're saying voicing our opinion is childish?
That's a childish statement in itself.
And no it isn't ignorance, for all we know AND for all you know they could be sitting around doing nothing:
-Because they've been silent on the forums for nearly a month
-Silent on the blog here for nearly 2 weeks
-And have been silent on their twitter for the same amount of time
It isn't ignorance, it's putting all the pieces together. MS don't do themselves any favors, and they especially don't make the effort to make us think otherwise.
In regards to promises, yes, they've made many, many promises but the ones we want fulfilled were promised pretty much over a year ago - Zombies.
I can't understand why anyone wouldn't see sense in why people are angry. The ones who think we are 'trolls' or just people trying to have a go at MS are ignorant in themselves. We just want MS to wake up to their customer's opinions
We've had 2 DLC-ONLY updates previously (missing out the WLAN multiplayer), and we're about to have another one. This bears the message "If you don't pay, you don't get" and that pretty much sums up the Dev team right now. Neglecting the majority of fans.
- GuyMcpersonFebruary 26, 2011 at 6:14 AM
Yep, that's pretty much what I have been trying to say. I think you've summed it up quite nicely.
you guys are all 100% right. This is the worst team on earth with the worst ideas for updates ever. WE WANT ZOMBIES, AND MULTIPLAYER THAT ISNT THE CHEAP ASS WLAN SHIT THAT YOU ARE SATISFIRED WITH. MOUNTAIN SHEEP SUCKSReplyDelete
Wasn't the things for this update spost to be: wifi via gamecenter, penguin mob, al controled elder gores, and detail stuff? And now it's an emperor penguin sited of game center wifi? (just trying to get my facts straight).ReplyDelete
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(Found the list on the blog about it so deleted the last post)
From the blog:
-Elder Gore AI partner: Grandma is helping Grandpa out
-Penguin Mob: new squad-based gameplay!
-Emperor Penguin: this bird is tough as nails
-3 more Encyclopedia pages
Pretty crap update don't you think?
This shit can't get any worse, now can it? God, I checked the app store for updates: nothing. Plain nothing. Jeez how long can this take?ReplyDelete
Chillingo quality assurance team found some screen orientation issues with the latest build on iPad. Apple could reject the update because of them and that's why we haven't submitted the update yet. Kimmo is trying to fix them but they're proving hard to fix. One fix decreases performance too much so he must find some other solution.ReplyDelete
The submission process isn't as easy and trivial as some of you who pretend to know about iPhone development claim. Even if you send just a tiny bug fix you have to test all features and 20 characters with each device. It's not a small pile of devices, we have iPod 1st gen, 2nd gen, 3rd gen, 4th gen, iPhone 3g, iPhone 3gs, iPhone 4 and iPads on the desk.
Then do that same testing for the multiplayer portion and each difficulty!
The working build which survives that device gauntlet and doesn't crash or glitch is the one that gets submitted to Apple.
GuyMcperson & Hendies: Let's put things into perspective, this blog post has about 200 comments.
Over 600 people buy Minigore each and every day. Looking at the visitors stats of this blog at least 80% of those people have no idea that this blog even exists. They're happy to play what they have. They have no knowledge of zombies or any of that stuff. Those people are the majority of Minigore players. (The average rating they've given for Episode 4 on iTunes is 4.5 stars out of 5)
The people on this blog are the hardcore fans. We could stop updating this blog today and the average Minigore player wouldn't even notice.
We're updating this blog because we appreciate the interaction with the hardcore fans.
Though I gotta say the more you swear and flame the less interest I have to read and respond.
Are we slow? Yes, especially if you start a lesson of revisionist history and don't count all the features that we have made... like: "Hey, I didn't play multiplayer so multiplayer doesn't count as a feature!"
- AnonymousFebruary 26, 2011 at 9:43 AM
Timo!! Don't leave yet!! What's the word on the zombies!!? And the new map!!?ReplyDelete
We're not bothered about how long it takes for you to submit and get an update approved, we're just bothered about the content that's on it.ReplyDelete
We also understand that you're only a small developer team and can't do things over-night, but presenting the blog with ideas and then not giving us frequent updates on the progress made on them doesn't help. It makes us think you've abandoned them (and to be honest, I like the ideas of new maps and game-modes)
If it takes so long to submit and make updates why don't you just stick to the main ideas people on here are interested in? Maybe through voting and polls you can find out what features the blog and forums want and focus work on those areas.
Timo, we're only mad because we haven't had any updates for a long time. We can only make assumptions if we don't get information from your developer team first hand. Even if it's only a short twitter post, which I know only takes about 10 seconds to write, at least it tells us that you're doing something.
I'm sure you're going to get a lot of grief from the others on here over your reply, especially the history lesson bit, but I appreciate that you've got back to us. And I hope you can keep us up-to-date more often.


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"What a wonderful time for women on television," Julianna Margulies said Monday, upon accepting her latest Emmy, for her performance in the dramatic series "The Good Wife."
And what a strange time for women on film — especially this summer, when the contradictions of progress were evident in full force. I've taken to calling it the "B.A., but . . ." effect.
B.A., in this instance, stands for Badass, a word frowned upon not only by editors of discerning taste and discretion, but also impressionable readers. But how better to say what's been one of the cardinal trends of this summer? From the #yesallwomen trend that took hold on Twitter in May to Mo'Ne Davis's scorching fastball and last week's BeyMA's, women claimed a new pride of place in the culture over the past few months, a phenomenon that was mirrored with encouraging symbolic and economic force at the movies.
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In many ways, this summer was simply the most full-blown fulfillment of a promise made back in 2010, when an unknown actress named Jennifer Lawrence astonished audiences with her steely portrayal of a girl trying to save her rural Ozarks family in "Winter's Bone." That was the same year that gave us Chloe Grace Moretz's destructive dervish Hit Girl in the action flick "Kick-Ass" and Mia Wasikowska playing Alice in Wonderland with her own distinctive, self-determining flourish. It didn't take long for "Brave" and Lawrence's star vehicle, "The Hunger Games," to come tumbling triumphantly after.
Dear reader, do you detect a pattern? As bracing as these portraits of female potency and swagger are, they seem strangely straitened, relegated to the realms of animated fables, retooled fairy tales or action-driven fantasy. There's no question that with "Maleficent" and "The Fault in Our Stars," women and girls helped save Hollywood's bacon this summer. But the industry has repaid that kindness by giving them only a very narrow range of permissibly powerful characters — a spectrum roughly defined by the sexy, cyborg-like title character of "Lucy" on one end and the outrageous, slapstick overstatement of "Tammy" on the other.
The mixed message: You can be B.A., but . . . You need to be young, blessed with sci-fi superpowers or otherwise imaginary (blue or green skin helps — just ask Zoe Saldana). You can be faster and smarter and generally better than boys, but you'll have to lose something in the bargain, preferably a cherished family member — or even the boy himself. Under no circumstances are you to grow into a recognizable adult with a job, career, family or other signifier of functional, if flawed, adulthood.
Those prizes, apparently, are reserved for TV: Just a cursory glance at Margulies's fellow winners and nominees last week revealed an enviably rich environment for awesome, admirable, sometimes subversively antisocial women who also happen to be recognizable adults, from Margulies and Christine Baranski in "The Good Wife" to Robin Wright in "House of Cards," Claire Danes in "Homeland," Kerry Washington in "Scandal" and the B.A. all stars of "Orange Is the New Black."
We see precious few of these reality-rooted characters in the movies, a gap that was brought home with force a few weeks ago with the passing of Lauren Bacall — who, when it comes to B.A.'s, provided a particularly stylish tutorial. Revisiting her knowing, husky-voiced turns in "To Have and Have Not," her maturity and self-assurance were made all the more breathtaking by the fact that when she made that movie, she was only 19.
Luckily for her, she had come under the tutelage of the great director Howard Hawks, who had already helped guide Rosalind Russell and Katharine Hepburn into careers that allowed them to be tough, no-nonsense but also sophisticated women — not just girls who could fight or shoot or swear like a guy.
Today, a young Bacall or Russell or Hepburn would no doubt be shocked that the feminist progress their characters embodied and anticipated has been so strangely channeled through popular culture. The lack of sophisticated, mature roles for women can surely be blamed on the market: Hollywood is still stuck in the rut of making movies for and about young people, ignoring the fact that the girls who made "Twilight" and "The Fault in Our Stars" big hits often went with their mothers (who themselves helped make "Mamma Mia!," "Sex in the City" and "The Help" big hits). But the market excuse also reflects a tautology having to do with structural sexism, a notoriously wimpy, risk-averse business model and a collective failure of imagination — the wash, rinse, repeat cycle of franchise properties and their endless sequels, reboots and spinoffs.
Thus, when the creakily overcompensating "Expendables 3" fails to perform at the box office, its parent studio doesn't reconsider its strategy, look at the summer's winners and losers, and dare to try something new. It announces that the flaccid franchise will launch a spinoff called — I kid you not — "The Expendabelles," due out some time in 2015.
It doesn't take a lot of huevos to say: That's not B.A., that's just plain pathetic. It may be a wonderful time for women on TV, but as far as movies go, we still have to take more than our share of woe with the wonder.