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Update FRHD iOS Progress & New Preroll Ad Test

Discussion in 'Game changes and Updates' started by Eric, Feb 18, 2016.

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  1. Eric

    Eric Administrator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator Official Author

    Hey All,

    You may have noticed we have gone a bit quiet, well we have been hard at work trying to get FRHD iOS released before summer. Things are coming a long and will have more to comment on in the next few weeks.

    For computer non-pro players on FreeRiderHD.com you may notice that display ads have disappeared and sometimes a preroll ad will show up while the game loads that should always be skippable. We are hoping that this change will help improve performance of the games, show less ads overall and help with revenue to support the game. If you have any issues please let us know!
     
    Eric, Feb 18, 2016
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  2. RiderExtreme2

    RiderExtreme2 Well-Known Member Official Author

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    I love you guys for this
    Edit: will you be able to buy pro with iTunes money
     
    RiderExtreme2, Feb 19, 2016
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  3. Nexus

    Nexus Well-Known Member Official Author

    Eric has there been an update for the forum 6 minutes ago?
     
    Nexus, Feb 19, 2016
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  4. Eric

    Eric Administrator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator Official Author

    Don't thinks so, are you having issues?
     
    Eric, Feb 19, 2016
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  5. Nexus

    Nexus Well-Known Member Official Author

    nope the login is weird.
     
    Nexus, Feb 19, 2016
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  6. Nexus

    Nexus Well-Known Member Official Author

    instead of at the top as usual it was at the bottom. Hmmm
     
    Nexus, Feb 19, 2016
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  7. Parasite

    Parasite Well-Known Member Official Author

    I'm having trouble with the new ad system. I liked it a lot more before. Now the ad makes my screen freeze for a couple of seconds then turns black for a couple secnnds and THEN goes to the track. I liked it a lot better when I could just go straight into the track

    Edit: Also, no Free Rider for Android?
     
    Parasite, Feb 19, 2016
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  8. TiMartin1069

    TiMartin1069 Active Member Official Author

    Can you guys do another time planner thing for the forums. Due to your seeming inactivity it feels as if the game is floundering so can you give us a run down of what you are planning to achieve this year and when.
    Thanks
     
    TiMartin1069, Feb 19, 2016
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  9. spruce

    spruce Dumptruck VIP Official Author

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    I hate the new ads it makes my screen turn black for a second and pressing play random constantly really hurts my eyes.
     
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    spruce, Feb 19, 2016
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  10. Polygon

    Polygon Forum Legend Official Author

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    I really prefer the old ads over these ones. Although they may make the game less laggy, having to wait five seconds before playing a track is pretty annoying.
    Also, having video ads before the game loads really makes it feel like some big professional money grab like addictinggames.com (I'm not saying that FRHD is, I'm just saying that the new ads make it feel that way.)
     
    Polygon, Feb 19, 2016
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  11. Stig

    Stig Stig VIP Official Author

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    Good going!
    I think this may also solve/reduce our 5sec/spam track problem with the trending list.
    Hopefully people will start realizing that the type of "tracks" they used to vote up, are not really worth 5+ seconds of waiting, thus starting to vote them down instead :D
     
    Stig, Feb 19, 2016
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  12. darksmoke11

    darksmoke11 Well-Known Member Official Author

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    This is awesome lelelel
     
    darksmoke11, Feb 19, 2016
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  13. Eric

    Eric Administrator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator Official Author

    Well objective 1 meet, we were hoping that this change would make performance of the game more consistent and not lag down based on the types of ads rendering on the page.

    Instead of having to run 3 ads per page, which will hurt performance we are hoping that replacing all ads with a video ad here and there will satisfy our requirements to generate revenue off the game but at the same time improve the playing experience. We will definitely be watching engagement changes with this update.
     
    Eric, Feb 19, 2016
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  14. Eric

    Eric Administrator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator Official Author

    FRHD for android will follow once we get all the bugs / issues worked out with iOS. I have a nexus 5 so I am just as eager to get it on there as you are :)
     
    Eric, Feb 19, 2016
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  15. darksmoke11

    darksmoke11 Well-Known Member Official Author

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    *Finds a way to bypass the ads with a single button press*
     
    darksmoke11, Feb 19, 2016
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  16. codrey

    codrey Guest

    ayyy nice, my friend has a Nexus 5 and they look sick. Want to get one myself :p
    Havent seen the ads yet but like the sound of the app, would also love for you guys to do a 'timeline' of whats going down and when. Welcome back :)
     
    codrey, Feb 19, 2016
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  17. Skeeny

    Skeeny Well-Known Member Official Author

    Ye man... but samsung galaxy s4 for me xD cmon!! I believe in you :D :rofl:
     
    Skeeny, Feb 19, 2016
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  18. TeamPhantom

    TeamPhantom Phantom of Your Blood Elite Author Official Author

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    yes i like how the ads work now, thank you to all who put hard work into this game :thumbsup:
     
    TeamPhantom, Feb 19, 2016
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  19. Skeeny

    Skeeny Well-Known Member Official Author

    Not so sure about the ads Eric , but anything (within reason) to support this game I'll support :thumbsup:
     
    Skeeny, Feb 19, 2016
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  20. Goldchest223

    Goldchest223 Active Member

    For ads, It always pulls up plug-ins. I dunno why it does that.
     
    Goldchest223, Feb 20, 2016
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