It's been a while since I last posted here, and the reception for the post was really awesome - thank you all for that! I also created a community in Lemmy for the game: [email protected] where I'm posting every development blog post.

We have a new Closed Beta wave right now, so if you'd like to try out the game, you can follow the instructions available at walkscape.app/help. The wave is running until January 7th.

Since the last post, we've now started to add some Quality of Life updates to the game and we're nearly finished with the lengthy optimization process of the game engine and servers. We're expecting to release the next update next month!

If you haven't heard about the game before, I started this project as a personal hobby project to help myself walk more. I tried most of the games available, but I wanted to have something that didn't need attention while walking and wouldn't have predatory monetization like most mobile games tend to have these days.

The game is inspired by RuneScape, and you level up skills, craft gear, find loot and so on by walking IRL. We have a short introduction video to the game where I explain and show how the game works in more detail.

Once again, thanks Lemmy for all the awesome feedback we've got and for the countless encouraging messages that you've sent us. And I'm hoping to see more of you in the game & community!

I'll answer any questions or feedback here in the comments and in our own community. Happy new year, and happy walking <3

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

... It doesn't use location? To my knowledge. It just tracks steps. That doesn't use GPS.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

From the Privacy Policy:

Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services.

I was asking for clarification about the last line.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not sure - but I just looked in my version and the only permissions I have enabled are notifications and physical activity and everything works. Maybe that's a holdover they need to delete?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Yup, mention of GPS is a holdover as I've used some privacy policy templates to create the policy. Legal writing isn't really something I've done as an indie game dev before :D

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

See lead devs response below.