Osmos, Updates, and Floating-Point Determinism
We just released Osmos 2.4.0 on iOS – our first release in almost 4 years. Why the long hiatus? Was it because 2.3.1, our previous release, was perfect? No, though it was solid and stable, and we were happy with it. Rather, it was due to our reliance on “floating-point determinism” for multiplayer. And for […]
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Last year, Ryan Oliver – a developer from Nunavut – reached out to us. While playing Osmos he had noticed an achievement we named “Atanarjuat”, earned for completing the game’s “Chase” stage. This was a nod and a reference to a wonderful Canadian film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, based on an ancient Inuit legend. (yup, […]
Osmos 2.3 for iOS
Hey everyone, just a quick post about our latest iOS Osmos update. The main additions are: Multi-language support You can now play Osmos in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and… Inuktitut! The story behind the Inuktitut translation is an interesting one actually. Big thanks to Nicolas Simon (a Master’s student in translation […]
Osmos 2.2 for iOS
Hey everyone, we’ve released Osmos version 2.2 on iOS! Here are the details:(note: for those of you on other platforms, you can see what we’re up to here.) iPhone 5 support Osmos now takes full advantage of the iPhone/iPod 5’s bigger screen! More motes, more zen. Game progress saved in iCloud Do you play Osmos […]
L337 Osmos
[Note: if all you want is to play some hardcore Osmos multiplayer games, feel free to skip this post and come straight to our new forum.] We’ve put a lot of work into Osmos multiplayer – about 3 man-years across 4 people – and (modesty aside) we’re really proud of it. Technically, we feel it’s […]
What we’re up to…
Things have been fairly quiet on the Hemisphere blog recently. The last year saw us busy on: Osmos Multiplayer, which we released on iOS this Summer, and updated soon after with voice-chat. This is where we spent most (read, a lot!) of our time. The Android port, released at the beginning of the year. A […]
Introducing Osmos Multiplayer!
Dear Motes, We’ve worked long and hard on this one, and are excited to announce a major addition to Osmos: multiplayer! This is a free update to the iOS versions of the game, and includes 6 distinct arenas in which players can play against each other — both locally and online — in a mote-eat-mote […]
Osmos now available on Android
We’re delighted to announce the Android version of Osmos is now available on the Android Market! “Must — consume — all — motes!”This lil’ guy is already in the Osmos spirit. To celebrate the launch, Osmos on Android is 40% off ($2.99) for the first week! Get the full version here. Get the demo version […]
Osmos coming to Android on Tuesday, January 17
Some weren’t sure they’d live to see the day… ;-) Android lovers have been chomping at the bit to see Osmos in their hands, and thankfully the long wait is nearly over. Osmos will land in Android-land on Tuesday, January 17 — ‘droids everywhere rejoice! The fine folks at Apportable have been doing the heavy-lifting […]