One of our core principles at Ikoni Studio is quality. We want all our games to be a joy to play, to operate smoothly without bugs and crashes. This is always an ongoing battle because no app is perfect, no matter how experienced the developer might be.
Soulitaire is no different. Although the game has come a long way in terms of reduction of bugs, there is always room for improvement! We’ve spent the first month of 2024 removing a few persistent bugs within the app as well as adding a few bells and whistles to the user interface.
Not to get too far into the weeds, but we’ve changed how the game handles saving games in progress, card tracking, management of undoing card moves, etc. Overall we’ve reduced the lines of code in the app which makes it easier to troubleshoot. Beyond reducing/eliminating bugs and crashes, we hope these changes also improve the game’s speed, especially at startup.
We’ve also added a new font style to the game’s interface, as well as a few new images. The biggest change to game play is a variety of reward messages and colorful images if you win the game under 60 or 90 seconds.
Surely there will always be more to do to eliminate bugs/crashes, improve the game’s mechanics and update user interface. We are confident this first 2024 update to Soulitaire is a significant step forward in all three areas. Enjoy Soulitarians!