Thursday, September 11, 2014

Cube Thing game on the Kindle Fire: Pressing "Play Again" after taking a screenshot doesn't restart game.

Date: 09/11/2014

Cube Thing game: Version 1.1

Description:

I've downloaded Cube Thing onto both an Android mobile phone and onto my Kindle Fire.

This particular bug only happens on my Kindle Fire.

On the Kindle Fire, you're given "Play Again" option.  If you take a screenshot the "Play Again" button is disable, and you're forced to manually back out using the BACK arrow on the Kindle Fire.

I immediately noticed this.

Steps to Reproduce:

1.  Download Cube Thing onto a Kindle Fire
2.  Proceed through a game and die
3.  From the "Game Over" screen, select "Screenshot"
4.  (The screen will go black) Press "Play Again"
5.  Not that pressing "Play Again" does nothing

Result:  On a Kindle Fire, the "Play Again" button will become disabled after the user takes a screenshot

Expected:  The "Play Again" button should work after the user takes a screenshot

Please see the attached screenshot:

On the Kindle Fire, the "Play Again" button won't work after the player selects "Screenshot."

Cube Thing game on the Kindle Fire: Screenshot Option not working as expected.

Date: 09/11/2014

Cube Thing Game: Version 1.1

Description:

I just downloaded the game Cube Thing onto my first generation Kindle Fire.

The game is pretty enjoyable (although it would be about 5 time better with Amazon GameCircle integration!) and I encourage anyone to give it a try.

I did find one particular bug that I kept getting, that I thought I should jot down here.

This game features a screenshot option.  I've seen this feature on other games that i've downloaded for my Kindle Fire, but i've almost never used this feature.

I tried to use this feature of Cube Thing today - and it didn't work me.  Perhaps i'm just misunderstand it wrong.  Allow me to explain...

Instead of taking a picture of the entire screen - meaning my cube and the course - it only takes grabs a screenshot of the rectangular box with the scores.  I have no idea why anyone would want a screen shot of that (and not the course AND the results).

Steps to Reproduce:

1.  Download Cube Thing game on a Kindle Fire
2.  Launch on a Kindle Fire
3.  Take a screenshot
4.  Go and look at screenshot

Result:  Screenshots taken in Cube Thing show only the rectangular score box - not the entire field of play

Expected:  I want a screenshot of both the scores AND the course!

Repro Rate:  5/5

Please Note:  Please see the attached screenshots.

Grab a screenshot from this screen.  When I go and tap the "Screenshot" button, i'm assuming that i'm going to capture the entire screen - meaning the cube and the course.

This is what was taken, this is my screenshot.