[Android app] Unreal Tracker

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Hi guys,

About a month ago I decided to download UE4 - when I saw the announcement that it was free.

I like to code and I like to contribute to open source projects, but after installing UE4 I realized that its going to take me some time to get familiarized with game development.

Nevertheless, I am an open source fan and the Unreal Engine/Unreal Tournament concept and project excites me enough to make me want to be a part of it, so I made an Android app to track the projects:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sevag.unrealtracker

It aggregate the latest blog posts, marketplace listings, and displays the Twitch countdown timer.

Free, no ads, open source (MIT license), source code right here: https://github.com/sevagh/UnrealTracker

Some notes:

  • The first iteration looks plain. My friends who beta tested it for me suggested that I make it look more “unreal”, the buttons, fonts and everything. I’ll try.

  • I want to add a feature that pulls information from the Github repo of UT (latest commits, branches, issues, what have you) but that will require log-in and I need to do research on the best safety practises

Please post your feedback and criticism. I’m an Android novice.

Thanks,
Sevag

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Currently working on a redesign. Here’s a teaser: http://i.imgur.com/JuXh69T.png

Font looks a little gaudy, does anybody know of a good Unreal-esque font that’s more plain?

*edit

I’ve decided to go with this font for readability: http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Roboto

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Redesign is complete: http://i.imgur.com/zGJsRQF.png

I submitted the latest version to the Google Play store, it’ll take a few hours though.

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Wow ! So that’s what they call " Community Service" :smiley:

Thanks man. That should come in handy :smiley:

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Thanks, let me know if the app has any bugs or its lacking a major feature.

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I’m replacing my use of pixels with dp in the interface. The original with pixels probably looks very bad on high res phones.

*edit
New version (1.2) is pushed that should fix it. My apologies to all with high res phones who had icons the size of ants in v1.1.

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The link in the About section was broken. Luckily it wasn’t one of the Unreal links. Fixed in 1.3.

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Is anybody using this? I’d love some feedback.

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1.4 has been out for a few days.