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11 years ago

Graphics options?

Hi! I downloaded SimCity BuildIt yesterday on my Android tablet and it was odd that there are no options to change graphics settings. Later yesterday, I saw that the iOS version is much nicer, has s...
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11 years ago

"I assume it's because a lot of people have older Android phones with weaker hardware"

this can't be the reason, because all iOS devices are a way older than the old android devices. Look at the "new" iphone 6, it has tech specs from the nexus from 2012. Same thing with the othe rapple devices, they have all older hardware, apple users pay for the logo, and the name, not for a good hardware.

btw: When I develop a new game for android, and optimize it for a lower mid-class device like as the asus memo hd pad 7 WITH highest energy-save-mode(~half power), then it works everytime on each iOS devices without framedrops(lags) when I port it to iOS

btw2: maybe is there also an device detection activated, so that the game can determine your device via android and set the best graphic settings.

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11 years ago

Sim city isn't that bad in graphic terms as I play on Android. My phone is about 1 year old and can play Sim city smoothly. I don't think EA are gonna add graphic options as not many people are experiencing this.:manlol:

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    11 years ago

    Yeah I noticed that. No matter if I watch a video on YouTube or ask a friend who plays the game, nobody has this issue and I have no idea why I have it. I have an Asus MeMO Pad 7 ME176C and I have friend who's playing on an older and weaker phone.

    This just hit me, is it possible that it's because of the 64-bit Intel chipset? It has a Z3745 CPU and Intel HD Graphics.

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      11 years ago

      btw: I have also no shadows on my asus memo 7 (model: ME173X with Mediatek A7 Quadcore and PowerVR SGX544)
      It's a low/mid class test device - depends on energy-save-settings. But it has more benchmark performance as the 'galaxy tab 3-7', 'kindle fire-7' and 'ipad mini'. (proof: http://www.notebookcheck.com/Test-Asus-Memo-Pad-HD-7-ME173X-Tablet.97543.0.html )


      As I've said: It seems that they change some graphic settings for some devices.

      It isn't well optimized!

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