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πŸ“’ Version v0.1.0 β€” first alpha: Against the Storm on Android

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@udarmolota udarmolota released this 27 Oct 11:33
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StormDroid 0.1.0 β€” first alpha

⚠️ StormDroid is an early alpha. It is tested on one phone so far (Snapdragon 8 Elite). Expect rough edges, and send reports β€” they help a lot.

StormDroid is made by one person (and AI).

πŸ†• What's new

βœ… Against the Storm on Android

StormDroid runs the game's own Windows version on Unity's Android player. Nothing is emulated: the game's code runs natively, with Vulkan graphics.

  • Shaders are converted on the phone. The game ships DirectX shaders; before the first launch StormDroid converts them for Vulkan right on your phone. It takes about half a minute, once per instance.
  • Saves and settings carry over from PC: side menu β†’ Import/Export saves and Import/Export settings.

βœ… Steam download

Log in with your Steam account in the launcher and download the game (the Windows version, about 6.6 GB). You need the Steam Mobile app on your phone with Steam Guard turned on: the login is confirmed there. The game is saved as a zip in Download/StormDroid; Create an instance opens instance creation with it. You can also install from a zip you made yourself: copy the game's folder from your PC into a zip.

βœ… Against the Storm news

The home screen shows the latest official announcements from Steam. A tap opens the post.

βœ… Controls

  • On-screen controls for keyboard + mouse (default) and for a gamepad, editable in the controls editor.
  • Q / E rotate the camera; R / N rotate buildings.
  • The Classic icon pack puts icons on the buttons in one tap.
  • A physical gamepad works as in the game's Steam Deck mode.

βœ… Requirements

  • Android 11 or newer, 64-bit.
  • Snapdragon (Adreno GPU). The game's textures use a format most Mali GPUs (Exynos, MediaTek, Tensor) cannot read.
  • About 15 GB free for the first install (download, zip and the installed game). After install you can delete the zip.
  • Android may say the app is not 16 KB compatible. This comes from Unity's player; on today's phones it is safe to ignore.

Found a bug?

Side menu β†’ Report a bug β†’ choose your email app β†’ describe what happened (what you did, what went wrong) β†’ send. The report carries the logs I need.

πŸ—ΊοΈ What's next

  • Support for Mali GPUs (Exynos, MediaTek, Tensor).
  • Cloud saves with Steam.
  • GOG download, maybe Epic later.
  • Optimization :)

Sα΄œΚ™sα΄„Κ€Ιͺʙᴇ If you want to stay up to date with changes, tips, and useful tweaks, feel free to join our Reddit.

TG: udarmolota

⚠️ Reminder
StormDroid is only a launcher.
To run the game, you still need the actual game files (Windows version), which you must obtain yourself - for example, by purchasing Against the Storm on Steam.

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