Play Gem Miner 1 inside Gem Miner 2!

I’ve had lots of people tell me they enjoy Gem Miner 2, particularly the expeditions, but that they miss the old style freeplay. Well, good news, because in the new update you can now play the old Gem Miner: Dig Deeper freeplay mode, but with the new graphics and sounds from Gem Miner 2!

 

Note: to play this mode, you need to have purchased both “Gem Miner:Dig Deeper” and “Gem Miner 2″ and have them both installed on one device.

On starting freeplay mode in Gem Miner 2, you will now be presented with an option to play “Classic Freeplay” which is an identical version to Gem Miner: Dig Deeper, but using the Gem Miner 2 graphics.

A new update for Abduction!

Some overdue love for my original Android game today – an update for both Abduction! and Abduction! World Attack.

The main change is better support for the larger screens on high-end phones. Backgrounds should now fit the screen properly on all phones, although there are still issues with some tablets.

I also remade some of the graphics that have bothered me for a while, like the parachute images and some of the platform graphics.

As usual, the update also includes a few general bug fixes.

Just in time for Halloween

It’s been a while since the last blog update, but Gem Miner 2 has had lots of incremental updates in the meantime. Another 5 new levels today, along with some general performance improvements.

Also, news of a new game coming soon…

Gem Miner 2 Updates

There have been a couple of updates to Gem Miner 2 recently, adding new items, objectives and levels (including easter themed levels!).

More to look forward to in the near future:

• More levels
• Improved dig accuracy (waist of miner is used for reference rather than his feet)
• Lava
• Bucket tool
• Walkways
• Less memory usage
• Fixed some items not being shadowed correctly

Gem Miner 2 released!

Gem Miner 2 is now available in the Android Market for all territories.

If you downloaded very early, you\’ll want to check for updates, as there has already been a patch for the following:

 

- Added ability to disable pickaxe (press menu)

- Fixed lift control alignment issues on certain devices

- Fixed museum freeze bug

- Fixed small bug in one map

 

More screenshots

Release is on schedule for this Friday! In the meantime, here is a final set of screenshots…

Gem Miner 2 Release Date

Gem Miner 2 will be released on Friday the 27th January. The recent delays have been due to making sure the game works well with just keyboard controls (for devices with keyboards and specifically Google TV), creating the custom levels, and a comprehensive tutorial.

I expect the game will release with 20-25 adventure levels and more will be added over time. These levels are much more complex than the old challenge levels from Gem Miner 1 and feature multiple objectives.

The original mode (one big mine) is still available of course, and includes new features like collections and character levelling.

There is now a feature freeze, and this last month is purely going into testing on as many devices as possible, bug fixes, balance, and general polish.

More screenshots soon…