OK, my messages are coming through from the pc but not the IPhone.
Anyway, I asked my son for tips on Erncon. Here's what I learned.
Your ship points where the stick points. For example, your stick is pointing
straight up and you hear a ship. There's no 3d sound yet, so you have to
test if it's in front or behind. you point your stick east, and the ship
moves off to the left. That means the ship was in front of you. Point it in
front and start shooting and you'll be close. You can't hear where the gems
are, but you can certainly hear where the asteroids explode and follow the
sound if you're fast. You'll still be no match for a sighted player, but can
definitely do it without too much difficulty. As I said, my high score is
104 points. I definitely encourage you to play this game and contact the
developer about 3d positioning and enemy ships and gems making sound as I
have done. Also, the elite light fighter is helpful but not extremely so, as
it only earns you about 20 extra poihnts per game. It fires homing missiles,
but you still have to be aimed in the target's general direction to hit it.
Just remember, your ship doesn't turn when you move the stick, but rather
follows it. Point the stick southwest and it faces southwest and travels in
a straight line. Much less confusing and more accessible than we even
thought. The way I play is to simply go southwest and southeast, treating it
like a side scroller. Then, after a while, I go northwest and northeast, and
there seem to be boundaries you can't go past. When you fire your boosters,
they pan as you move so you can hear the direction you're traveling in. If
there is no panning when their should be you've hit an asteroid or wall.
Fire a shot and see what happens. The only thing I don't know how to do yet
is add friends and allies. This is the best accessible arcade game for the
iPhone I've played yet, with Karateka a close second.
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