2.1.2
2017-07-28
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Fixed a crash that happens when you solve a mission for the first time.
2.1.1
2017-07-25
Updated to work with the latest versions of iOS.
2.1
2015-04-08
Removed Credits and the Store. Now the only thing needed to be unlocked are special ships via achievements.
2.0.2
2014-07-23
Additions
-Unlock the Snail ship by having at least 20 submitted missions!
-Added a confirmation for resetting the mission when you double tap the end station while solving a mission.
Bug Fixes
-Fixed the Reset Mission Dialog in Mission Editing from not showing up properly on the iPad.
-Fixed all future solutions involving wormholes, they will now properly remember what wormholes you used in the case of stacked wormholes.
-Fixed the weirdness when the start station is directly on a wormhole you immediately use.
2.0.1
2014-07-02
Changes
Adjusted line drawing calculations, should be quicker when dragging objects but become more precise when you are done moving or let go.
Capped black holes to 15 per mission even when you unlock unlimited item counts, to improve performance and mission solver quality of life.
There is now a link to your profile from the settings page.
Bug Fixes
Fixed being able to favorite your own missions if you set a bounty for them.
Fixed the crash when turning on F.I.D.O. when creating a mission.
Fixed a crash that would happen when you would drift off into space in Flight School and in Builders Contests.
Prevented crashes that would happen when weak internet connections would get incomplete data from the server.
2.0.0
2014-06-26
Major Additions
New Mission Feature: Time Travel - New wormholes have been discovered that are able to send ships into the future or even back in time!
New Mission Feature: EMPs - Fly over EMPs to set them off, disabling all Mines, UFOs, Walls, and Turrets for a limited time.
Pilot Profiles - View rankings, missions, and other stats on each pilot.
Favoriting - Favorite missions and individual pilots to highlight them on your profile. You will get a push notification every time your favorite pilots make a mission.
The Gravitations Gazette - View the latest Featured Solutions, Top Pilots, Top Ships, and the latest updates from the Gravitations Team.
The Outer Limits - Mission creators can now add objects to the outside of the normal mission viewing range(except for astronauts) adding some fun things creators can do with their missions.
Changes
Setting fuels for your missions is back. Setting the fuel to 0 will enable the automatic fuel setting mode that was previously the default.
The Online Missions and Your Missions buttons on the Main Menu have been changed to much larger Play and Create buttons.
Bug Fixes
Beacons should no longer be placed in an unexpected spot on the line.
1.6.6
2014-03-28
Bug Fixes
-Lasers will no longer get removed before they are off screen. There was an issue with them being removed when below 50 in the x or y coordinates.
-Mines will once again take out UFOs when both are on a planet.
-The glow for where your objects are added when editing a mission will no longer be in the thumbnail of your missions.
-Mission thumbnails will now properly load in the right spot for missions when viewing a mission series.
1.6.5
2014-03-25
Additions
-Create mission tutorial - The first time you create a mission, you will be offered a tutorial to help guide you through making a simple and fun mission.
-Added a button to Shared Missions to filter out any missions you have already completed.
-Added a Share option (Facebook or Twitter) for 1,000 credits when you submit a mission.
-Added a visual indicator when editing a mission to show where new objects will be added. You can tap to change this location.
Changes
-You now longer set the fuel when creating a mission. The max fuel is lowered from 400 as you solve your mission before it is submitted. It is set to 10% more than your lowest fuel solution. This should prevent people from having to go back and forth between solving and editing the mission just to lower the max fuel to make it challenging.
Bug Fixes
-Fixed a bug with iOS 7.1 making the fuel bars look like thin blue lines.
-Prevented the path from being recalculated while the ship is flying.
-Moving any object that was touched before Go was pressed will now reset the mission just like a touch after go was pressed.
-Fixed a bug where higher framerates would make it appear where more fuel was being used than actually was. This doesn’t affect any values of records, just the fuel bar visual.
1.6.0
2014-02-27
Major Additions
-Laser Walls: A new object to add to Missions. Laser Walls allow the builder to easily create boundaries that stop all Ships, Lasers, and Mines. Gone are the days of using a lot of mines or really small planets to create "walls".
-Turrets: Another new object to add to Missions. Turrets will immediately open fire at your ship once it leaves the station. Turrets don't care what is in the way, their lasers will take out Mines, UFOs, Astronauts, Fuel, your Ship, and even other Turrets.
Additions
-Two new astronaut skins: SCUBA and Fuel Rod
-New Flight School sections for Laser Walls and Turrets.
Changes
-Removed the syncing with the server when you first load "Your Missions". Syncing times were getting too long when you have a high amount of missions. There is now a sync missions with server button at the bottom of your missions list. This is useful when you delete the app and reinstall or when you use two devices and want to sync with the other device.
-All sound effect audio replaced using a new engine allowing for smoother gameplay.
Bug Fixes
-Fixed the collision detection of moons being off from how moons were visually seen. This will change possible solutions for all previous missions.
-Fixed the blank image that you would see when a person would submit a mission they never edited.
-Adding a mine no longer also adds an astronaut in the iPhone version.
-Fixed some settings affecting other settings when changed.
-Fixed a potential crash when entering the Shop or Ship Hangar.
1.5.1
2014-01-28
Additions
-New animated astronaut skin.
-2 new Mysterious Ships.
-A special ship for those that complete the "Dedicated" achievement.
1.5
2014-01-10
Major Additions
-An intro mission has been added as the first thing a player experiences when he or she first starts up Gravitations.
-Players will now earn experience for each mission they complete. Gaining experience will lead to promotions, which unlock more complicated missions to complete.
Additions
-When adding Mines to a mission you can now adjust its tracking radius.
-When adding Astronauts to a mission you can now select from 6 different astronaut skins.(more non-astronaut skins coming soon!)
-A couple of new Mystery Ships have been added.
Changes
-New animating Anti-Gravity.
-New animating Black Holes.
-New animating Wormholes.
1.4
2013-11-19
Major Additions
Introducing the new Ship Hangar!
Unlock a plethora of unique ships to fly. The ship that you choose will be displayed next to any records that you set and will be shown when other players view your solutions.
Unlock 8 ships through achievements.
Unlock 12 ships randomly by purchasing mystery ships in the store.
Show off your wealth with advanced versions of the classic ship purchased directly with credits.
Additions
Tilt controls in Explore Mode.
Daily reward of 10 credits when you vote for a mission.
Modifications
Redesigned space stations that look slick and can hold your entire ship.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug where your ranking wouldn't display if you weren't in the top 10 of either leaderboard.
Fixed the size of tooltips in Flight School for devices running iOS 6.
Tweaked the minimap in Explore Mode to improve frame rate for older devices.
Fixed sorting issues when coming from the Missions By: list back to Shared Missions.
Fixed a frame rate issue after you finish a mission but before you start it again.
1.3.1
2013-10-08
Additions:
-New info area on the main menu that will let you know what you should probably do next and remind you of any daily rewards you can still earn each day.
-Added a Daily Reward to Explore Mode. Each day the hidden cache will be hidden somewhere in the universe. Use the pulsing of the beacon in the top right to help you track it down.
-Missions can be group into series by game admin.
-Push notifications about Records for missions now offer the option to view that mission in the alert.
Changes:
-Removed the need to "unlock" Explore Mode, Store, Builders' Contests, and Your Missions.
-Optimized path drawing to only calculate the path when a change has been made.
-You can now drag an initial beacon from the start station when stations are too close to each other.
-The start station now will appear over the end station.
-Added more variance to possible wormhole colors.
-Added a sound when traveling through a wormhole.
Bug Fixes:
-Memory management greatly improved for mission scenes.
-Fixed the Tips and Subject heights for Flight School in iOS7
-Fixed astronauts being hidden behind planets when viewing solutions.
-Fixed the View button on Your Missions to link to where it should.
-Fixed a bug where you could reset a mission mid ship explosion and your next flight would be with a partially exploded ship.
-Fixed a bug related to touching the line and a Black Hole at the same time.
1.3
2013-10-01
Major Additions
Credits System
Earn Credits by solving a mission (once a day), solving a mission for the first time, submitting a mission (once a week), submitting a mission for a Builders' Contest, getting a mission featured, receiving +1s for your missions, winning a Builders' Contest, or completing bounties.
Spend Credits to unlock features that help solve missions, add variety to mission creation, or jump start your adventures in explore mode.
If you need some help, spend Credits to view solutions for a mission you haven’t solved yet.
Bounties
Mission creators can use credits to set bounties for their missions. Bounties reward the top players for each leader board with Credits once the bounty ends.
Browse the bounties section to view the missions with the highest bounties, and use your mission solving skills to earn some Credits!
Changes:
-Solve your first Shared Mission to unlock Explore Mode, Create Missions, and the Store.
-Submit your first mission to unlock Builder’s Contests.
Bug Fixes:
-Fixed it so that the Add Moon overlay doesn't appear when trying to delete a planet.
1.2.5
2013-09-18
Major Addition
UFOs are appearing around the universe and trying to kidnap lost astronauts! Add UFOs in the mission creator to create an additional layer of difficulty for players. If astronauts encounter UFOs, they get abducted, and you fail the mission.
Other Additions
-More moons can be added by tapping on a planet in the mission editor.
-Four new Flight School missions about Wormholes and UFOs added.
-Solutions are now saved locally when you lose your Internet connection or while playing Offline Missions. They are uploaded to the server the next time you are on the Main Menu with an Internet connection.
-The new "Missions By This User" button on the mission details page takes you to a page with all of that user's missions. Inspired by Perscirious' Fall of the Galaxy mission series.
Changes
-Improvements to object selection for the mission editor.
-Mission descriptions now adjust in height to accommodate for the amount of text.
-Moons can now vary in size and orbit.
-More than one Wormhole Pair can now be added to a mission.
-Users can no longer vote for TheSecondSeven in Builders' Contests.
Fixes
-Fixed the initial solution not submitting with your shared mission if you solved your mission offline.
-Fixed where you would see the winner banner and record icons when viewing offline missions.
1.2
2013-08-27
Introducing Builders' Contests!
Each Builders' Contest limits players to a specific set of objects to build missions, testing their creativity. It features a voting system for players to pick their favorites. When a contest is over, the mission with the most votes gets featured in the Shared Missions section, and the creator is added to the Builders' Contests Hall of Fame.
A new builders' contest will be available every week!
Additions:
-A Mini-map has been added to Explore Mode.
-Connect with Facebook: Connect your Gravitations account with your Facebook Account to effortlessly sync between devices and the web. Also, post accomplishments like completed missions, new records, and created missions to your wall.
-Descriptions added to Missions.
-Forums button in the main menu. The forums will open in Safari.
-New Kiip Reward notification built into the mission results overlay.
-Record Awards added to the Shared Missions list, letting you know which missions you have the top records in.
-Slow Time Hourglass fades in to show when time slows.
Changes
-Added the JLOOP logo to the launch image.
-Main Menu redesigned.
-When saving your mission, you can now edit the name and description.
-You can now delete a submitted mission if you’re no longer happy with it.
-Online Missions renamed to Shared Missions
-Your Online Name changed to Your Username
Bug Fixes
-Fixed a bug that caused the difficulties bar to become visible after dismissing the Shared Missions view.
-Fixed the loading indicator stopping after loading one new set of missions. It just needed some motivation.
1.1.1
2013-08-01
Additions
-Notification Settings.
-New path-making technique -- Draw the ship's path with your finger by dragging from the start station.
-Stranded reddit aliens -- Discover them in Explore Mode!
Changes
-Mission submissions limited to 2 every 60 minutes.
-Easy Online Missions shown initially. Afterwards, Online Missions will show the last category selected.
-Notification list cleared when app is opened.
Fixes
-Fixed a bug where you could get the Moon Raker achievement when watching someone else's solution.
-Fixed a bug where images wouldn’t download for online missions after sorting or changing difficulty.
-Made the slow time consistent between all play modes.
1.1
2013-07-22
Additions
-Automatic +1 for missions you submit.
-Manage volume levels and Kiip preferences in the new Settings Page.
-Play any online mission that you have already viewed on the Online Missions list without an Internet connection.
-Play music from other apps, like Music or Spotify, when running Gravitations.
Changes
-Changed fuel records to record Least Fuel Used. Fuel canisters no longer affect fuel records.
-Black Hole Generators now spin.
-Double tap the end station while in the Mission Editor to remove everything from the mission.
-Reset a mission by double tapping the end station or using the reset button on the iPad.
-Reset Black Hole Generators back to their original location by resetting missions.
-Share a link to play the mission or a solution link.
-Submitting a mission also submits your latest solution for it.
-Tap where you want items to be placed when using the Mission Editor instead of all objects starting in the middle.
-Tweet button replaced by Share button.
-Time slows down as your ship approaches the speed of light.
Bug Fixes
-Fixed a scrolling issue on the Online Mission view.
-Fixed an issue with the Maiden Voyage achievement.
1.0.1
2013-07-15
Additions
-Added check marks to the Online Missions page for completed missions.
Changes
-Selecting a beacon now has priority over creating a probe at the starting station.
-The number of each object that can be put on one mission is now limited.
-Zoom level now affects how precise you need to be when selecting a beacon.
Bug Fixes
-Fixed a potential crash dealing with the Probe.
-Fixed a bug where all touch control except for the UI was lost, forcing you to quit the mission.
-Fixed a bug on the Online Missions list where ordering by Newest reset to ordering by Rating after a mission.
-Created a work around for an issue that prevented your device from being identified and tied to an account. You can now play Online Missions and submit your own Missions even if this happens.