3 Quick Tl;Dr Android Game Reviews / Recommendations (Episode 161)
Welcome welcome, my fellow Android gamers, to this weekly tradition where I summarize the most interesting mobile games I have played this week :) This episode includes an awesome samurai-inspired action fighting game, a fantastic RPG with Heroes of Might and Magic-inspired combat, and an old-school turn-based tactical indie RPG with more features and systems than most RPGs I’ve played on mobile. Disagree with my opinion? Let’s have a friendly discussion below. New to these posts? Check out the first one from 161 weeks ago here. The games are "ranked" somewhat subjectively from best to worst, so take the ranking for what it is.
Let's get to the games:
Ronin: The Last Samurai [Game Size: 310 MB] (free)
Genre: Fighting / Action / Rogulite progression - Requires Online Access Orientation: Landscape Required Attention: Full tl;dr review: Ronin: The Last Samurai is a unique action fighting game with a beautiful "ink wash" art-style and Archero-inspired roguelike progression systems. With only an attack and a defend button, combat seems deceptively simple at first but quickly turns into a game of masterfully blocking incoming attacks and identifying each enemy’s attack patterns. Most importantly, combat just feels great, and any attack or animation can be interrupted to block an incoming attack, which plays a big part in making it feel responsive. In fact, blocking at just the right time allows us to parry incoming attacks, which reduces the enemy’s “Posture”. Once posture has been fully reduced, the enemy gets stunned for a few seconds. The core gameplay consists of a series of one-screen stages that each contain a few enemies, with bosses at every fifth and tenth stage. Every time we level up by defeating enemies, we get to pick one of three available abilities that last until we die, allowing us to gradually grow stronger. We fight until we die, and between deaths, we can then equip or upgrade loot found during combat, or spend gold to unlock random new permanent stat boosts to hopefully progress further the next time – much like in Archero. Ronin: The Last Samurai monetizes through incentivized ads to revive once, an energy system that limits our play-session length, and iAPs for a premium currency used to instantly acquire new loot, buy forging scrolls used to upgrade equipment, and get more energy. If you can live with the monetization and just play the game for 30-40 minutes at a time, it provides a challenging combat experience that is definitely worth checking out. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here
Rivengard [Total Game Size: 414 MB] (free)
Genre: RPG / Turn-based - Online & Offline Playable Orientation: Portrait Required Attention: Some tl;dr review: Rivengard is a fantasy-themed tactical RPG with an interesting turn-based combat system that has us build out a large team of heroes to fight through PvE campaign missions, AI PvP matches, guild raids, and much more, while collecting loot and gold to upgrade our heroes and forge better gear. Every hero has unique stats and abilities, and at the start of each match, we select which to use and where to position them on the hex-grid playing field to best counter the opponents. We get to move every hero on each turn, and attack opponents with normal attacks or abilities if we’re within range, much like in the Heroes of Might and Magic PC games. The terrain even increases the strategic gameplay depth by including bushes to hide in, HP-recovering tiles, and elevated platforms that provide a damage boost, and since there is no auto-combat system, each fight is both engaging and fun. Progression happens primarily through completing campaign levels and quests that provide shards, laurels, and gacha tokens used to unlock new and level up existing heroes. While it didn’t hinder my enjoyment of the game, there is an energy system that caps the speed of this progression by limiting our play-session length to roughly 20-30 minutes at a time. Monetization happens through iAPs for a premium currency used to buy chests with resources and items, summon heroes, and recover energy when it has depleted. With lots of game modes and a guild system that the developer is actively expanding, Rivengard is a promising and fun RPG primarily held back by a monetization system that may frustrate some players. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here
Grim Wanderings 2 [Game Size: 114 MB] (free)
Genre: Strategy / Turn-Based / RPG / Indie / Complex - Offline Playable Orientation: Landscape Required Attention: Some tl;dr review: Grim Wanderings 2 is a deep old-school indie RPG with turn-based tactical combat, large hex-grid maps, lots of quests and random events, and 25 unique character classes. In either the Adventure or Strategy mode, we travel a hex-grid world to fight enemies, hire new troops in towns, build new buildings, and complete quests or random events – a bit like in Heroes of Might and Magic. Once we’re ready, we can start exploring the many events and locations each hexagon world tile contains. For example, we may travel to a lake and meet a fisherman who we can forcefully ask to share his fish, or even rob. After selecting an action, we're shown eight cards of which we pick one to determine if our action fails or succeeds. While there is already lots to dive into, the developer have an incredible amount of plans for the future, including an arena PvP mode, an endless mode, many more events, and even a game editor that will allow the community to create its own quests and events. The game’s biggest flaw is its complex UI, which, in combination with the overwhelming amount of systems and features that are all available from the beginning, makes the game difficult to get into. There is also no auto-save, which can be a blessing or a curse depending on how you view it. Grim Wanderings 2 monetizes through occasional ads and a 60-minute daily play-time limit, all of which can be removed through a single $2.99 iAP. If you’re ready to dedicate the time it takes to fully understand the game, it may provide one of the deepest and most unique turn-based RPG experiences on mobile. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here NEW REVIEW APP: You can search and filter reviews and games I've played (and more) in my app MiniReview:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=minireview.best.android.games.reviews Outdated (replaced by MiniReview): Sheet of all games I've played so far: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bf0OxtVxrboZqyEh01AxJYUUqHm8tEfh-Lx-SugcrzY/edit?usp=sharing TL;DR Video Summary (with gameplay) of last week's 3 games:https://youtu.be/188UCN2mcAo
Source: https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/49925 What’s better: One gift, or a bunch of gifts? Yeah. We thought so too. Today we’re releasing a few exciting things to enhance everyone’s Destiny 2 experience. Whether you’re a seasoned Guardian or a New Light, this is a great time to explore the world of Destiny. Kicking off the free updates are the next-gen optimizations originally announced during the launch of Beyond Light. These start with cross-play functionality that enables Xbox One owners to play with Xbox Series X|S owners and PlayStation 4 owners to play with PlayStation 5 owners. Guardians are immediately able to journey to Europa with everyone upgrading to next gen. Additionally, the new consoles tap into their cutting-edge hardware to vastly improve load times throughout Destiny 2. Everything from launching the game to opening menu screens and navigating through inventory became snappier and more responsive. The optimizations arriving today bring even more to the next-gen table (it’s a floating holographic table). Stunning 4K 60 FPS is now available on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. Not only that, but on supported displays, there’s even an optional 120Hz Crucible Mode that cranks things up to 120 FPS during Crucible PvP matches. Another first for Destiny console players is also landing today: Custom field of view settings. Now, the power to fine tune a Guardians field of view from narrow and focused to wide and perceptive is available on console. Upgrade from the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of Destiny 2 today absolutely free. Next up is the new Destiny 2 Companion App. This time-saving app allows players to swap gear loadouts, retrieve lost items from the Postmaster, manage clans, track progress, discover when events go live in game, find fireteams, and much more. Today’s update adds the ability to acquire bounties prior to an activity while they’re hanging out in the Tower, floating in orbit, or even completely offline. Want to launch Destiny 2 and get straight to the action? Grab those bounties in orbit, at the Tower, or before logging in. Download the app on iOS and Android today. Image Linkimgur 4K 60 FPS activated, Companion App installed, field of view locked in? It’s time to go get Hawkmoon. We called our shot on the Season of the Hunt page and now the quest is live. The fan-favorite Exotic from the original Destiny returns – time to hunt the Hand Cannon that makes every bullet count... some more than others. Image Linkimgur Last but not least, the Prophecy dungeon is back! The stylish dungeon originally released in Season of Arrivals returns and is available to all players. Whether you were too busy trying to save entire planets from the Pyramid ships or you’re new to the Destiny community (welcome, btw), everyone who missed out when it was first launched can now take a ride down the rainbow road. Image Linkimgur Thanks for reading and thanks for playing. Enjoy the holidays!
Official Fire Emblem Wiki Android App Just Released
Hey there /FireEmblemHeroes, I'm making this post because I just released an android app for FireEmblemWiki(dot)org. I have been working directly with the site's staff to make this happen and much thanks to them as this wouldn't have been possible without their help. You can get the app on the Play Store here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.fireemblemwiki.alpha I'd like to share with you some of the app's features:
Complete Game Guides: All Fire Emblem Games Always Up to Date!
Discover: Browse through a custom Fire Emblem feed tailored with articles related to ones you have read.
Save Articles To Lists: Save articles to your custom reading lists and easily view them anywhere anytime (even while offline without internet access).
8,300+ articles on all Fire Emblem related topics imaginable including: Fire Emblem Three Houses, Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Gaiden, Mystery of the Emblem, Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones, Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem, Awakening, Fates, Shadows of Valentia, Heroes, Warriors, and much more!
Multiple Tabs: Open multiple articles and keep the ones you aren't viewing in the background to click through and revisit with ease.
Table of Contents: Quickly and easily skip to any section of an article. Swipe from the right side of the screen to reveal the article's table of contents, and select where you'd like to jump to.
History: The app automatically saves every page you visit in your history section so you never lose track of what articles you've visited.
Offline Mode: I have gone in and created a snapshot of the entire Fire Emblem Wiki site which you can access in the app, allowing you to browse all articles and even use the search function while offline without internet access!
A ton of work has gone into this app and I really hope that the community finds it useful! As with all major releases, there are bound to be some small bugs or things I may have overlooked, so if you do happen to find anything or have any feature requests, please feel free to leave a comment below or shoot me an email: [email protected] Have a great day!
3 Quick Tl;Dr Android Game Reviews / Recommendations (Episode 158)
Happy Friday, my fellow Android gamer - and welcome back to this weekly rundown of the best games I have played this week :) This episode includes a brilliant new roguelike action RPG, an amazing sci-fi multiplayer RPG with a huge focus on community and player-to-player trading, and the best high-quality sandbox mech shooter I’ve ever played on mobile! Disagree with my opinion? Let’s have a friendly discussion below. New to these posts? Check out the first one from 158 weeks ago here. The games are "ranked" somewhat subjectively from best to worst, so take the ranking for what it is.
Let's get to the games:
DarkZone [Game Size: 439 MB] (free)
Genre: RPG / Online / Indie / Semi-idle - Requires Online Access Orientation: Portrait Required Attention: Some tl;dr review: Darkzone is story-driven sci-fi themed multiplayer RPG with crafting, guilds, real-time and idle co-op combat, player-to-player trading, an insane amount of awesome loot, and a great community. Before entering combat in Darkzone, we must select another player’s hero to take with us into battle. The fight itself is semi-idle, which means the two heroes attack automatically, while we can tap on monsters’ weak points to deal more damage and pick up orbs that fill up a special ability bar. Combat is fast-paced, and there are even real-time co-op boss battles too. Additionally, we gain idle progression rewards when other players use our character to help them out in their own single-player fights. Loot equipped as gear slowly breaks down when used, so we must repair or salvage it for crafting materials used to create modification implants that can be added to new gear. Combined with the Attributes and Skill systems, this provides a deep level of character customization. Alternatively, resources can be bought and sold on a real-time player-to-player marketplace – something that is very rare to see in a mobile game. Darkzone monetizes through iAPs that focus almost exclusively on skins and cosmetics, which means the monetization is close to perfect. Combined with the game’s heavy emphasis on social interaction and play, Darkzone is one of the most interesting online RPGs I have ever played, and is a must-try for any sci-fi RPG fan. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here
Otherworld Legends [Game Size: 273 MB] (free)
Genre: RPG / Roguelike / Dungeon-crawler / Indie - Offline Playable Orientation: Landscape Required Attention: Full tl;dr review: Otherworld Legends is a fun roguelike action RPG by Soul Knight developer ChillyRoom, featuring a high-quality pixel art-style, great controls, and an awesome melee fighting combat system with lots of different skills and unique stats for each character. Fighting our way through procedurally generated dungeon rooms full of monsters and bosses feels great, and the many unique weapons and items that can be bought at randomly occurring shops to provide new abilities or stat boosts that last until we die, provide a constant feeling of progression. The dungeons are also very diverse in their design, and there is even a secret bonus room to find on each floor if we look hard enough. Like any roguelike, all equipment is lost when we die, forcing us to start over from the first dungeon floor. Permanent progression is achieved between deaths by crafting stat-increasing beverages from items gathered through combat, unlocking new abilities, or by buying new heroes. Otherworld Legends monetizes through incentivized ads and iAPs for weapon enhancers, resurrection cards, and to unlock new characters – none of which are necessary to enjoy the game. With its multiple control options, great art-style, and fun fighting-based combat, Otherworld Legends is a must-play for any action roguelike RPG fan. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here
Official Fire Emblem Wiki Android App Just Released
Hey there /fireemblem, I'm making this post because I just released an android app for FireEmblemWiki(dot)org. I have been working directly with the site's staff to make this happen and much thanks to them as this wouldn't have been possible without their help. You can get the app on the Play Store here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.fireemblemwiki.alpha I'd like to share with you some of the app's features:
Complete Game Guides: All Fire Emblem Games Always Up to Date!
Discover: browse through a custom Fire Emblem feed tailored with articles related to ones you have read.
Save Articles To Lists: Save articles to your custom reading lists and easily view them anywhere anytime (even while offline without internet access).
8,300+ articles on all Fire Emblem related topics imaginable including: Fire Emblem Three Houses, Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Gaiden, Mystery of the Emblem, Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones, Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem, Awakening, Fates, Shadows of Valentia, Heroes, Warriors, and much more!
Multiple Tabs: Open multiple articles and keep the ones you aren't viewing in the background to click through and revisit with ease.
Table of Contents: Quickly and easily skip to any section of an article. Swipe from the right side of the screen to reveal the article's table of contents, and select where you'd like to jump to.
History: The app automatically saves every page you visit in your history section so you never lose track of what articles you've visited.
Offline Mode: I have gone in and created a snapshot of the entire Fire Emblem Wiki site which you can access in the app, allowing you to browse all articles and even use the search function while offline without internet access!
A ton of work has gone into this app and I really hope that the community finds it useful! As with all major releases, there are bound to be some small bugs or things I may have overlooked, so if you do happen to find anything or have any feature requests, please feel free to leave a comment below or shoot me an email: [email protected] Have a great day!
5 Quick Tl;Dr Android Game Reviews / Recommendations (Episode 156)
Welcome to the first of these mobile game recommendations posts of 2021! :) I've got no less than 5 great games lined up today, so let's waste no time and just dive in. This episode includes the League of Legends mobile MOBA, a fun cyberpunk-themed arcade racer, one of the best platform action games I’ve played recently, a casual simulation game about destroying planets with freaking lasers, and a fun action game that mixes puzzle and dungeon-crawling elements. Disagree with my opinion? Let’s have a friendly discussion below. New to these posts? Check out the first one from 156 weeks ago here. The games are "ranked" somewhat subjectively from best to worst, so take the ranking for what it is.
Let's get to the games:
League of Legends: Wild Rift [Game Size: 2.7 GB] (free)
Genre: MOBA / Action / PvP - Requires Online Access Orientation: Landscape Required Attention: Full tl;dr review: [For some reason NOT out in the US yet] League of Legends: Wild Rift is Riot Games’ mobile version of the massively popular PC MOBA, League of Legends. Most notably, its 5v5 matchmaking is incredibly fast, there are already 40+ unique heroes, and the graphics look great without overheating my phone. While there are plenty of MOBAs on mobile, Wild Rift had the best on-boarding experience I’ve tried to date, jumping straight into the action instead of forcing us through lengthy tutorials. And this while still being mindful of explaining the core mechanics as you play your first matches versus AI. Unlike some MOBAs, the combat is nicely paced in Wild Rift, with each match taking roughly 15 minutes, which is perfect for mobile. The lack of annoying pop-ups with quests and login rewards is also a welcomed change. Just like its PC counterpart, the monetization is very fair. The heroes are well-balanced, which means we can easily compete with the heroes we get for free, while purely cosmetic skins and additional heroes can be bought through iAPs. Wild Rift is by far the most polished, fair, and overall most promising MOBA I’ve played in years. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here
Nameless Cat [Game Size: 92 MB] (free)
Genre: Platformer / Action / Indie / 2D - Offline Playable Orientation: Landscape Required Attention: Full tl;dr review: Nameless Cat is a beautiful 2D action platformer with a mysterious story, lots of interesting obstacles and enemies, and even boss battles that we must overcome without being able to attack. One of the game’s most unique features is the ability to teleport to what looks like tombstones that are found throughout each level. This mechanic is used to avoid enemy attacks, travel distances that are too far to jump, and teleport away from traps, creating a fun experience that feels different from most other action platformers. The peaceful soundtrack perfectly fits the distinctive pixel art-style and creates a truly calming and peculiar atmosphere that makes the game a joy to explore. As we complete the 40+ hand-crafted levels, we also collect cans of cat food used to unlock new cosmetic cat skins. The game monetizes through occasional ads between deaths and incentivized ads to activate some of the checkpoints, both of which can be removed through a $2.99 iAP. $0.99 iAPs allow us to unlock additional premium skins. Nameless Cat is a must-play for any fan of cute, challenging, action platformers. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here
Neon Flytron [Total Game Size: 118 MB] (free)
Genre: Arcade / Racer / Endless / Indie - Offline Orientation: Portrait Required Attention: Full tl;dr review: Neon Flytron is a forward-movement arcade racer where we control a flying car blasting through a cyberpunk-themed city full of neon lights, skyscrapers, and obstacles in both level-based and endless game-modes. Unlike lane-runners like Subway Surfers, Neon Flytron’s smooth controls let us freely move up, down, left, and right to avoid obstacles, defeat bosses, and pickup powers-ups or gold. Combined with the futuristic soundtracks and shiny art-style, this makes for a truly unique experience. Arguably the game’s most unique feature is just how customizable everything is. Vehicles can be painted with different materials and colors, a custom game-mode lets us heavily alter and control the gameplay experience, and the map editor even allows us to fully customize the colors used for buildings, windows, and more. All customizations cost gold, which we earn through gameplay. Monetization happens through occasional forced ads that can be removed through a $1.99 iAP, incentivized ads to revive or increase our gold rewards, and iAPs for more gold used for customization and to unlock all cars immediately. The monetization isn't heavily pushed, and the game can easily be enjoyed as a free player. Neon Flytron is a runner that doesn’t feel like any other endless runner, and that’s why it’s worth checking out for arcade cyberpunk fans. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here
Yokai Dungeon [Total Game Size: 58 MB] (free)
Genre: Puzzle / Dungeon Crawler / Acrade / Action - Offline Orientation: Portrait Required Attention: Some tl;dr review: Yokai Dungeon is a cute and simple arcade action game where we fight our way through endless randomly generated dungeons by pushing blocks and bushes into enemies to defeat them. Each dungeon floor consists of multiple rooms full of monsters and a boss at the end, and while we’re free to explore the dungeon in whichever order we prefer, we must defeat all monsters in each room before we can proceed to the next. Monsters drop gold that we can spend to unlock cute heroes with unique health, speed, and luck stats. The controls are a bit wonky and combat gets slightly repetitive after a while as our only offensive ability is to push blocks. But apart from that, it’s a fun mix of puzzle and dungeon crawling that works well as a casual game. Yokai Dungeon monetizes through frequent ads between dungeon rooms, which can be removed with a $2.99 iAP, and additional iAPs to unlock heroes faster. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here
Well, I'm sure everyone has seen the news. The end of MassForTheDead is upon us. I started in early November. After doing all the story quests and some other things I ended up with only 3 5-star people, and sort of quit because the odds were horrible. I can't remember the exact number of rolls, but I saved every single Choas Stone. I quit around Thanksgiving, it isn't that the game isn't fun, but the odds were horrible and the prices made no sense. I will get into the problems with this game later, but eventually, I started back up before Xmas. I had better luck this time, while I didn't get any xmas people, but I had decent luck getting other 5-stars. It's a fun game, but it has many problems. As a developer, I somewhat expected it to fail, but I really was hoping that it wouldn't. I actually mentioned many of the reasons behind it in my review on google play. I shared my review with a few others, but I didn't actually make a post about it. However now I guess it's the last chance I get. I hope that the creators of MFTD see this... because many of these problems I feel almost anyone could come to the same conclusion as me.
NOTE: My language gets a little spicy, do forgive me for not being PC.
Online Only
One of the biggest problems with the game is it being online only. This means that if the game servers are shut down... simply the game doesn't work. Meaning if the game ends in 3 months (like now) everything you have to spend was pretty much wasted. It isn't like steam where you can buy and sell skins or items... you buy a digital product with the potential chance of it being taken away from you at any time. No one likes this... I would like to blame the devs, but typically it isn't them who make this decision. It's almost always someone higher up, but either way to be honest it was retarded. It should have been an offline game, are at least playable offline people wouldn't have felt so bad by buying stuff, since they could still use it after the servers are shut down.
Multiple Versions
Having multiple versions of the game is stupid. Simply stupid. It is already hard enough for developers to support Android, Apple, and say the web... but now they need to support Android (jp), Apple (jp), Android (globe), Apple (global). You rarely see this in western games... However, it is pretty common for Asian games. Rpgs especially almost always get a special global version. My only guess is because of location and language... however you should have designed your app to work with multiple languages. This is web dev 101, you space things out or have scroll bars or cut it off with a popup to give the full name or details. There are tons of ways around this... It's the same story with locations, you should have designed the online game from the ground up to be usable with multiple servers. I don't want to go on forever about this, but it's basic things. Just add multiple languages, that was it. All you needed to do, yet tons of games every year get a "global" version just for it to die a few years later. STOP IT. Make 1 version, with servers globally. Not enough people in Germany?... shut that server down and move them to another server. Sorry for the rant on this part, I've played at least 20 games they forced you to play the global version and ended up shutting it down after a year or 2. Honestly, at as dev it drives me crazy they do this. People don't care you have a special ____ holiday or whatever... AWESOME, cool you have a holiday about some cucumber god, ok let us play it, we don't need a second version. I guess what I'm trying to get at... Crunchyroll shouldn't have been involved in the first place. Maybe as translators, but AAAaaah fuck me dude, why do they keep doing this?
Worse than Gambling...
You buy "chaos stones", which give you a chance to roll for people in the game. Aka gambling, but instead of getting a chance for money, you get a digital item that could disappear at any moment when they shut the game down. At least with gambling, you have a slim chance of getting your money back. There have been many countries trying to put regulations on loot boxes in games... I'm pretty sure this game would eventually fall into that category. If they are not forced to change it, at the very least they will probably make it 18+ or the local equivalent. Some countries have been trying to force similar taxes onto these types of apps that casinos have to deal with. Potentially they are going to run into an issue with this game because of the random aspect. They continue to make it worse by having "free" Choas Stones mixed with "paid" Chaos Stones. Honestly, I'm surprised some mom hasn't created a Facebook group about how it's tricking their children. Anyway, I don't care about this, but it is something to note, that this will probably be brought up against them later on. I know some people will probably argue saying baseball cards, or pokemon cards are similar... however you are getting a physical object. You have it forever, you can sell it, trade it, lick it. It's yours forever. Yes, they are both random chances, but as I explained above... at any moment you could lose it. I could go on with other things, but I'm ranting, so we will leave this here.
Price
... do I have to explain this. The prices are INSANE, let's just forget about it being something you could lose at any moment or the random chance. There are many packs and things for $32.99. Let's look at one. 515 paid stones plus some other stuff. That is 1 roll or ten items... WHAT?!? Look at any other game, even the MOST money-hungry games like Clash of Clash or Fortnite are 1/4 of this price... and they are games that have been around for years, with tons of content, and tons of game play, and large player bases. It's like paying $30 goto a movie... or $15 to goto another movie at a better theater, that also in 3d. Don't get me wrong... I LOVE OVERLORD. I love it, I read at least 2 novels a month... but the prices for MFTD are just crazy. Personally, I bought VIP, I think that it's a decent price to support the game and help them developed it... but to be honest for $20 you don't shit. I understand they need to make money, but I 100% guarantee if they cut the price in half, they would more than double their sales. Many of the people reading overlord are younger in high school or college... I can't imagine they are looking forward to throwing down $32 for a roll at 10 cards? (or whatever you call it)... however $16? it far more reasonable. How many of would have bought a "pack" for $16 yet didn't because it was $32? I'm an old (not really old, 31), and I didn't because it's a ripoff. I just feel like I'm getting bent over around back.
Summary / Horrible
LMAO, guys... honestly this game I love it. I love Overlord, but some of the ideas behind it were horrible. It isn't just 1 of them... but when you add them up all altogether I knew it wasn't going to last long. What is even worse... they announced they are closing the game down... YET you can still buy shit. YOU CAN STILL BUY DIGITAL ITEMS that will be gone in 2 months. WHAT THE FUCK?!? Am I'm crazy, or is this just me or is this a total douchebag move? They don't force you to see the notification, nothing pops up... just a quiet little whisper "psst, the game ends April". I will admit, they are at least shutting it down in march... Do they are not a complete scumbag... However, it should have been locked the moment they announced the ending of this game. People love this game, they are dedicated to it. They have spent thousands of hours grinding just to save up for the new stuff coming out next week. I'm sure there are people who just bought stuff yesterday... What is even worse, I'm pretty sure someone knew about this at least a week ago. I can't imagine some CEO just say, yea I'm done, lets tell them today the game ends. There were meetings, discussions, multiple companies involved... probably a public relations person who spend a day to come up with that announcement. I'm going to end it here, while I wasn't surprised I wish it continued or was offline as its a fun little game to play throughout the day.
3 Quick Tl;Dr Android Game Reviews / Recommendations (Episode 159)
Friday means mobile game recommendations, so as tradition has it, here are my weekly suggestions of the week :) This episode includes a very unique cyperpunk-themed arcade game, a cute new adventure platformer, and a story-driven MMORPG with a JRPG combat system! Disagree with my opinion? Let’s have a friendly discussion below. New to these posts? Check out the first one from 159 weeks ago here. The games are "ranked" somewhat subjectively from best to worst, so take the ranking for what it is.
Let's get to the games:
Dadish 2 [Game Size: 110 MB] (free)
Genre: Platformer / Adventure / Indie / Humoristic - Offline Playable Orientation: Landscape Required Attention: Full tl;dr review: Dadish 2 is a humoristic platform adventure game about a radish dad on a mission to save his radish kids who got scattered across the game’s 50 levels after they got lost on their way to a “bring your kids to work” day. Using the left-side of the screen to walk in either direction and the right-side to jump, we make our way through obstacles, traps, and bosses, to get to our kid at the end of the level, while trying to collect each level’s hidden star. In many ways, Dadish 2 is the essence of a good indie platformer experience, with fun characters, pleasing pixel-art, controller support, secrets to discover, and challenging level designs. Dadish 2 monetizes through ads shown between deaths, with a single $2.99 iAP to remove the ads. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here
Hyperforma [Total Game Size: 429 MB] (free)
Genre: Arcade / Puzzle / Sci-Fi - Offline Playable Orientation: Portrait Required Attention: Full tl;dr review: Hyperforma is a cyberpunk-themed one-of-a-kind arcade puzzle game, both in terms of gameplay, visual style, and its mysterious story that we unravel by playing through the game’s seven chapters. Our objective is to hack an ancient computer network in cyberspace by attacking its core with our character. The core is surrounded by a 3-dimensional shell of blocks that we must first break. To do so, we rotate the shell of blocks to find weak spots and then tap the screen to launch our character towards the block. Depending on how quickly we solve the level and how many blocks we destroy, we can receive up to three keys used to unlock new levels. The futuristic sci-fi backgrounds, colorful ambient, and visual effects look stellar, and the music and sound effects create a truly immersive atmosphere. Although we unlock new skills as we progress, such as the ability to clone ourselves, the core gameplay never changes, which makes it slightly repetitive. Thankfully, the intriguing story and interesting universe helps make up for that. The free version of Hyperforma monetizes through ads between levels and a $4.99 iAP that unlocks all seven chapters, removes the ads, provides double xp, and lets us change the difficulty. Interestingly, we can also unlock new chapters by acquiring every key from previous levels, with the option to watch ads to receive keys from the levels we haven’t already gained three keys in. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here
This Week at Not Bungie - 11/30/2020 - AI Learning, Autocomplete-Generated TWAB
You might know how this goes by now. I run a few TWAB articles into the Botnik predictive writer, which can generate sentences in an autocomplete fashion based on what you feed it. Not Bungie has a website! All articles that have already seen their time on Reddit can be read over on https://notbungie.net/
THIS WEEK AT NOT BUNGIE - 11/30/2020
This week at Not Bungie, the DCV saved up to launch your solstice packages into thick Gambit. With the release of Destiny 2 Beyond Beyond, we introduced two varieties of your heart candy. With stasis subclasses beginning in November, you can continue your new favorite Korean perks that you won't read. For every single dollar we have, we will sunset your Ghosts that originally had access to highly useful guardian healthcare. Now, players who die being upgraded with stasis will make room for Cosmodrome cone loops. We're excited to see how long you survive in the tower without consuming everyone. The DCV will not grant bright engrams or activities when Beyond April launches Europa to the table. You can tackle the first armor pieces instead of deleting kids in the Crucible. It will be easy on Steam where certain leg armor mods will grant super energy on Xbox. Come together forever and make it somewhere with snow inventories.
Beyond Hotfix With the launch of Stasis Objectives, we want to give everyone ample time to dig your characters a new grave. Here for all the encounters in the tower, without spoiling everything, is Factual Zavala about how titans are rubbing their homes across California. Zavala: Guardians. We have seven total community emblems to expect next year. We continue investigating the darkness on Mars's strange tree of stasis. Where is Mars? We have fixed the last mission host instead of making meaningful actors for Shaw Han. The darkness abilities you've earned are going away. Season of the Event ends with the weekly tradition of honoring guardians that received any bright dust from Eververse. Here to succeed me are 22 shards of rat. Rat Shards: After solstice went live, we started my purple glows on your alternate classes. This will now contain all Eververse content from Destiny 2 in your Android mobile devices. You can purchase my own eyes on bungie.net with energy notes when the update goes well. The DCV will now sunset the DCV. To guide us through this speculation is a list of surgical bugs in our living rooms. List of Surgical Bugs in Our Living Rooms: Crucible. We continue investigating people who play Bungie games. Strikes. Garbage disposals. Three days that follow the little giggle. We have a small grenade. Vents who observe other vents. Our known player experience. This week before December. Here to review a lot of questions about the sandbox is Hotfix 2.9.1.2. Hotfix:
Fixed an issue where Ruinous Laying Persona names could cause weasel levels until you approach Shaw for those enhanced mods we continue to spend large quantities of time to get ready.
Fixed an issue where you are going to need some loot anytime during the year.
Reduced all platforms to create more 4k/60fps patch notes.
Decreased hunters to be less thick. Hunter stasis leg armor will drop from your garage.
Increased warlocks to get the space grandma. After reviewing player heads, we weighted warlock blood on your eyes and we're sorry.
Increased titans to get through the story missions. Three years for the first time after calling out YouTube for those unfamiliar armor perks and we look pretty good for shortening your minds.
This is not the only patch note.
This is note number 8, after reviewing the others.
Decreased Trials matches to 0000 seconds.
Increased Gambit matches to 3,000 hours per bullet.
Upgraded Deej to player fireteam. Goodbye for the first time.
Increased dmg04 to get invaded every day for removing bad styles from Europa.
Increased Cozmo into the DCV. It will be easy to snag some loot again.
Fixed an issue where you are shooting aliens. You will now shoot your Ghosts and will be pulled from both Destiny 1 and 2 into the DCV.
Fixed an issue where enemies would stop responding to players if they carried too many arrows in their heads.
Fixed an ongoing issue where you came from the Moon.
Why do these continue to exist?
This is now a patch note.
Who are those bugs over there?
Duplicate Hydrated Confusion With more details on improving how you aim, we have a few more fun social months for the first time after calling out Twitch Streamers for those unfamiliar future disaster perks. Three characters every single week will be available to give us emails that may continue to earn more randomly rolled art. This time, players who observe a perfect mood will be deprecated from home. If you have any energy, we will give you raid boss hiatus for a while. If you haven't snagged the sweet wallpapers for Beyond Arms, we will sunset you. Happy creepy Drifter needles!
Movie of the Baboon Are you ever closer to brain? I have already pre-resolved an issue causing players to see YouTube energy. Now to check in with our community volunteers on some werewolf appetizers. These movies aren't going to leave plenty for you to experience. They aren't entirely real. Sometimes, we have a few grenades work in the tower. Why this year? It will be taken offline for maintenance at least 400 times next week. Enjoy these over the next two weeks. Movie of the Vault: Journey with the Big Trailer Honorable Crawlies: After the Bin of Arrivals If you want to earn the movie emblem, please stop reminding me that hunters lost those love spheres.
Another November at Bungie will not have this dedicated flag. We will deprecate more information into the DCV. Stasis subclasses will now contain all patrols in the Crucible. If you haven't snagged Beyond Different, your guardian will be upgraded to 4k/60fps. Note that season pass rewards can now penetrate Taken phalanx shields deep in the bottom. That wasn't a little tease. Whether you wanted it or not, the DCV has reached in the game and swapped Mars for a mummified Ghost. A few more fun things between now and 2021 will be available to players who already own their Xbox Series X, unlike you. Time to kill our plans. Stay intact. <3 Not Dmg04
Edit: Thank you, ChefDrizzt for the platinum award! Glad you enjoyed the post! Edit 2: Thank you to Blakk_exe for the wholesome award! Glad the post helped brighten your day, even if it was just a little! Edit 3: Also thank you to B_reaker for the hugz award! Edit 4: And to the anonymous redditor for the rocket away, blippityblap1 for the heartwarming award and GreenJay54 for the helpful award! :) Edit 5: And more thanks for various anonymous guardians and ThePoiBoys for various awards! You are all too kind. Edit 6: And also thanks to HonkHonkMF and another anonymous guardian for awards as well! Edit 7: And they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming... thanks to Amarthanor for yet another award! Edit 8: And a thank you to Link2448 for another award!
5 Quick Tl;Dr Android Game Reviews / Recommendations (Episode 157)
Welcome back, fellow Android gamer, to this weekly summary of the 3 most interesting games I played this week :) This episode includes one of the best casual puzzle games I have ever played, a challenge 2D action platformer, and a new solitaire card game from the developer of Card Thief and Card Crawl! Disagree with my opinion? Let’s have a friendly discussion below. New to these posts? Check out the first one from 157 weeks ago here. The games are "ranked" somewhat subjectively from best to worst, so take the ranking for what it is.
Let's get to the games:
UnpuzzleX [Game Size: 56 MB] (free)
Genre: Puzzle / Logic / Jigsaw / Indie - Offline Playable Orientation: Landscape Required Attention: Some tl;dr review: UnpuzzleX is the third installment in a series of fun and relaxing logic puzzle games where we must undo a jigsaw puzzle by tapping the pieces that are not blocked by other pieces. Throughout 250 levels, the game introduces no less than 17 unique puzzle pieces that each function in a unique way when tapped, making for a deep and engaging gameplay experience. There are also no tutorials since everything is learned by doing and the difficulty is nicely balanced. UnpuzzleX is a very casual experience too, with hints and options to skip levels we don’t like. Interestingly, since there are two different game modes, each of the 250 levels can be completed twice while providing different puzzle experiences – a smart way to get some extra hours of fun out of the same content. There is even a dark mode for playing in dimly lit environments, which is very rare to see in a game. UnpuzzleX monetizes through occasional ads between levels. It feels like there are more ads than in the predecessors, but they can be completely removed through a $5.99 iAP that also unlocks all levels immediately and gives unlimited hints. If you enjoy relaxing logic-based puzzle games, this is a must-play. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here
Unbroken Soul Lite [Game Size: 49 MB] (free)
Genre: Action / Platformer / Indie / 2D - Offline Playable Orientation: Landscape Required Attention: Full tl;dr review: Unbroken Soul Lite is a fun 2D retro pixel-art action platformer game where we fight and jump our way through hordes of enemies and challenges scattered across nine regions while trying to unravel a mysterious story. Each region is split into smaller sections that we complete with our sword and bow, with a unique boss waiting at the end of every region. Before entering a new region, we can spend coins earned through gameplay at various NPCs to upgrade our equipment, abilities, and even buy potions that improve our strength until our next death. The controls work decently well, with both joystick, d-pad, and Bluetooth controller options. My only gripe is that it is easy to miss-click while navigating the settings menu. The graphics aren’t stunning, but the unforgiving level design and obstacles provide a fun and challenging experience rich in deaths. The game is relatively quickly completed, but there are thankfully multiple difficulty settings to pick from to make the journey take a bit longer. Unbroken Soul Lite monetizes through occasional forced ads between levels, which can be removed through a $1.99 iAP. The non-Lite version of the game costs $2.99 and offers the same content, but without ads or additional iAPs. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here
https://preview.redd.it/y5vdmagczna61.jpg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2addaccaeaaf4254f2d16d2c6ea01b1f06fbec47 The new Runic Power Mode is available for a new combat experience! Take on the challenge in Power Armor Mode to duke it out on a technological battlefield. Metro Royale's New Chapter has started. Build up Honor to show your strength. Get the Runic Power themed Royale Pass to complete missions with ease. To give everyone a better gaming experience, PUBG MOBILE will be pushing out updates starting from January 12. The server will not be taken offline for this update. This update requires 615 MB of storage space on Android devices. The iOS version requires 1.5 GB. Please note that players on different versions cannot team up with each other, so please update as soon as possible. https://preview.redd.it/yqoszdpfzna61.jpg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e5ebee0f8204c4b89b5b9ca51e2acf80d7d93408 Update the game between January 12 and January 17 (UTC+0) to get:
Players will choose their Rune energy type on Spawn Island. You will need to choose to bring either the Flame Rune, Arctic Rune, or Wind Rune into the current match.
After selecting a rune, you will get 2 skills. The first skill summons an object, and the second skill gives you a boost. Using these skills consumes Rune energy.
Rune energy can be obtained in matches.
Rune Abilities
Flame Rune:
Summon skill - Summons a wheel of flame that rolls forward slowly, dealing burn damage to enemy players it touches.
Boost skill - Adds a burning effect to your Ammo for a short time.
Arctic Rune:
Summon skill - Summons an ice wall. Each block of the ice wall can be destroyed separately. When the ice wall appears, it will lift up players or vehicles directly above them.
Boost skill - Adds a freezing effect to Ammo for a short time. Freezing reduces the effectiveness of healing.
Wind Rune:
Summon skill - Summons a semi-transparent shield of wind that reduces the damage of bullets shot from outside the shield.
Boost skill - Increases your movement and reload speed.
https://preview.redd.it/9w1l5rjrzna61.jpg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=85ead01d8019601ad3236c078eee8e2f7194d9c1 Power Armor Mode (Launches in EvoGround on February 5) New high-tech Power Armor has been created on Livik. To create your own set of Power Armor you must bringing Nano Crystals and an Armor Blueprint to the Matrix Base. You will have 2 additional chances to respawn yourself or your teammates during a match. Matrix Events will also be available for you to participate in during each match.
Respawn
Teammates can be respawned at research stations. All players can respawn twice. You can choose to respawn yourself or your teammates during a match. Players respawn with basic equipment.
Power Armor
Power Armor Chest Piece: Reduces chest damage and increases backpack capacity.
Power Armor Arm Piece: Reduces arm damage and increases melee damage.
Power Armor Leg Piece: Reduces leg damage and fall damage. Gives a quick dash ability.
Assembling the full Power Armor set unlocks its ultimate weapon, the Dragon's Breath Grenade.
Matrix Events
Matrix Event 1: Improved regional supply output.
Matrix Event 2: Multiple Matrix airdrops and significantly increased supplies in each airdrop.
Matrix Event 3: Life Detectors in research stations are activated and can be used to detect surrounding players.
Metro Royale: Honor will be available after the game is updated. In keeping with our Season tradition, at the start of a new chapter your rankings and inventory in Metro Royale will be reset. Fame and NPC Favorability, however, will be retained.
New rewards will be available in the latest chapter. Accumulate Honor to get voice packs, outfits, and other permanent rewards!
Added new weekly rankings, including Loot and Elimination Rankings.
Improved enemy AI from Steel Front and the Cobras to make them more intelligent and challenging.
Your Honor represents your strength in Metro Royale Mode. Accumulate Honor to get voice packs, outfits, and other permanent rewards.
Honor is obtained by defeating players or picking up Honor items. A player's Honor level increases when a player reaches the maximum amount of Honor. Honor can also be obtained by completing weekly missions.
Honor is reset whenever a chapter is updated. Players will start with an initial amount of Honor based on their performance in the previous chapter.
New Solo Mode
In Metro Royale Mode, all maps and modes support Solo.
Solo players won't encounter players who play as a team.
Metro Royale Improvements
Mail can be read in the Metro Royale Lobby.
Removed the NPC chat feature.
Missions do not award any more Fame after your Fame reaches the max level.
Missions do not award any more Favorability after your NPC Favorability has reached the max.
A new assault rifle that uses 5.56mm Ammo. It can be loaded with 25 rounds, has the fastest Rate of Fire among rifles, and is outstanding in close range firefights.
The FAMAS can be equipped with a Muzzle (Rifles), Scope, and Mag (Rifles). There is no foregrip, but it comes with its own bipod that reduces recoil when shooting with it in a prone position.
Only appears in the Livik Classic Battle Royale map.
Improved the loading logic so that backpacks open faster the first time they are opened.
Improved the performance and rendering efficiency of Cheer Park so that many players can appear on the same screen.
Improved the power consumption of high-end iOS devices so that devices are less likely to overheat because of the game.
Android users can use the incremental update feature to update game resources, significantly reducing the size of resource downloads needed to start the game.
Android users can now download the initial game pack in the background.
Security Improvements:
New Security Zone updates waiting for you to discover.
Enhanced the detection for auto-aiming, x-ray vision, long-distance jumping, and movement speed hacks.
Enhanced the detection for grass-removal hacks.
Enhanced detection and protection against unofficial versions of the game client.
Adjusted the condition to enter stat-related rankings from Lv. 30 to Lv. 35.
Further improved the efficiency of the report and feedback systems to provide more timely and accurate feedback.
Basic Experience Improvements:
Sight Model Improvements
Improved the Holographic Sight, making the model clearer for players.
Improved the model of the 2× Scope to make it more natural.
Improved the 8× Scope to make the movement of the crosshair more natural when changing directions.
Adjusted the frequency at which the black circle of the Muzzle shakes to make the shaking more realistic when shooting with a weapon.
The landing animation has been improved to better correspond to the speed at which players land.
Made the landing process smoother.
Skydiving and Landing Action Improvements
Feature to Cancel Reloading
Tap the shoot button when reloading to stop reloading.
Firearm Balancing:
Bolt Action Sniper Rifle Enhancements
Increased the damage of the Kar98K and M24.
Shortened the interval between shots for the Kar98K and M24.
Slightly increased the bolt action speed of the Kar98K and M24.
Other System Improvements:
Social System Improvements
Friend sidebar: Players can now view their friends' online status to find out what mode they are playing and the size of their teams.
The Crew feature will be upgraded and is under maintenance. It is expected to return in v1.3.0.
Added a feature that gives players exclusive points that can be used to redeem rewards when they team up with their old friends who've recently returned to the game.
Added a search feature.
Added the following to the filter: Time of Acquisition and Owned.
Royale Pass Season 17: RUNIC POWER (January 19 to March 21)
RUNIC POWER themed interface and rewards: Spin the Wheel of Fate to obtain upgraded rank rewards! Choose between Resplendent Dawn and Deadly Sickle at rank 60, and reach rank 100 to get the majestic Guardian Armor Set and the new themed UZI and M16A4!
RP missions have been overhauled to lower the difficulty while increasing the point rewards! Added season match time rewards. Accumulate match time to collect point rewards. Added RP point rewards to weekly Activity progress. Complete missions to accumulate Activity and collect point rewards.
RP Activity Pack event: Purchase Activity Packs to rank up your RP quickly, and collect Mission Activity Points to convert them all into UC refunds. Purchase the RP Activity Pack to immediately get RP Points of equivalent value and extra crate coupons. You will also activate the Mission Activity Point rebate, and the Mission Activity Points you collect can be converted into UC refunds.
The adventure event is back with the RUNIC POWER theme: Go to the RP exclusive event tab and obtain Metro Badges to go on an adventure like no other. Unlock the story as you explore and choose to advance for free or after making a purchase. Collect exclusive supplies to redeem 1 of 2 sets, exclusive vehicles, and other grand rewards.
Improved the selection between UC and AG: It is now only necessary to choose this once per season, and you can change your mind at any time. Adjusted the pace at which currency is returned to players via rank rewards to increase the amount given at lower ranks.
Runes have appeared in Cheer Park, bringing a magical power with them. Players can sense rune energy once per day in Cheer Park to collect free rewards from a rune.
After claiming the reward, players can use the power of the Runes to search for and match with other players. Players can then become Rune friends for the day. You can only become Rune friends for one day and can rematch with another player once per day.
Players can complete specified Rune missions with their Rune friend in Cheer Park to collect great rewards.
When this theme is available, a pier leading to Cheer Park Island will appear. There you'll find a giant bunny doll waiting for you.
Players can project Valentine's Day notes in the air for all to see! The projection will have the sender and receivers' names on it.
Dream Team Theme (Feb 9 to Mar 7)
Subscription Festival (January 13 to January 27)
Subscribe to Prime (or Prime Plus) and RP Prime (or RP Prime Plus) at the same time to get exclusive discounts from the BP Shop and RP Redemption Store, daily login gifts, exclusive BP redemption items, and other great perks. During the event, many subscription packs will be sold at a discount for a limited time. Players who subscribe for the first time will even get an additional 20% discount.
Been playing the game since patch 1.18, so I never had the misfortune of dealing with vanilla Bardock, Android 16, shit Z Broly & Tohan, etc. But damn, I've experienced a lot of the game offline and only played online after March of 2020, right after patch 1.21 released. After about a year and a half worth of playing this game, I've had my ups and downs. I love this game, don't get me wrong -- this game is one of my favorite fighting games at the moment. And I actually thought UI Goku was interesting at the beginning, to which I spent 6 months (from May 19 - November 2) playing him. But over time, I realized that this character was just way too cheap to play as and against. And given the news about how this character got away scot-free without any sort of nerfs, yet Roshi got hard nerfed for his B-assist, is beyond stupid. I'm not saying to kill the character. In retrospect, fighting games are about discipline and learning to adapt. But this character just plays by his own set of rules, and I feel like these nerfs that I'm going to list are definitely in need of tweaking. This list isn't necessarily all straight facts (as most of this is based on my personal opinion), so we can definitely start a conversation about this if you have similar or different opinions.
Nerf the 5L auto-combo: This man could literally sucker punch God himself with how big that goddamn disjointed its hitbox is. Given that it's a 7 frame jab, I understand the need for it to have a bigger hitbox. However, this hitbox is just way too big and needs to be adjusted properly.
Reduce plus frames when 214L connects: This one is a bit of a weird one because it makes sense to have them, but just think about this for a minute -- when this move connects on an opponent who's blocking, it can range from either +2 to +8 depending on whether or not the opponent is grounded or airborne. Not that I think this move is broken, but God does it feel like it is at times.
Longer recovery/Smaller hitbox on 214H: This is the most Unga move I've had the misfortune of using and being on the receiving end of during my 6 months of dealing with this character. There is no reason, and I mean NO reason, why people can just dish this move out so freely without any sort of consequence. It's pretty much the best wake-up reversal (aside from his 22S) in the game.
Possible damage reduction: If UI Goku is going to be this easy, he definitely should not be getting the amount of damage he's getting. I've had a similar issue in BBTAG with a character named Yumi, who I'll compare to UI Goku in this game -- very easy to play, has almost every tool in the game, and is quite possibly one of the best characters (if not THE best character) in the game. Even if they lower his damage, he'll still be very viable given his tool-kit.
Nerf his wake-up tech: UI Goku already has some of the best options for when he wakes up, which makes it hard to even get OKI on him. But ever since we were forced to deal with his wake-up tech, OKI practically doesn't exist because of the fear of knowing that we have to deal with a 5-way mix-up: dragon rush, 214H, 236H+S, 22S, or his wake-up tech. And the worst part is that if you block it, he's not immediately punishable. There's no way in hell UI Goku should be able to SPECIAL CANCEL or vanish off of what is supposed to be a "Guard Cancel" type situation. If they remove the capability to do those cancels and just make it a straight punish if the opponent blocks, then I think the move will be used less and less recklessly as it will force players to think rather than just rely on the Unga.
Reduce push-back on 2H & 5H: This one is a mix. While I definitely do think that 5H having the amount of push-back that it has is a bit annoying, it's definitely not as big a problem as his 2H. However, I still want to address this given that I have it listed. I've noticed how ending blockstrings with 5H (granted, if you're not in the corner) essentially puts you in a relatively safe position to avoid 5L auto-combos and be able to block any moves that have a larger hitbox or lung at the UI Goku, especially since UI Goku lunges only to ALMOST go back to his original spot (haven't played him in a bit, so this could very well be a bit skewed). However, the biggest annoyance between the two moves is his 2H, which is MILES better than anyone else's in this game. It's basically a get out of jail free card since it allows the player to safely jump away from being pressured after forcing the opponent to block. And if you so much as reflect it, you make the distance that much greater by putting him literally half a screen away given how he flips far back. Overall, this is my proposition: reduce the pushback on 5H & reduce the distance traveled backwards to make it so they can't just easily escape pressure of a move that is unsafe when used recklessly.
Nerf UI Goku's A-assist: There's no explanation needed. You all know why this god-forsaken move needs a nerf, especially since it's the only assist you EVER see UI Goku players use online.
Now, with all that being covered, I think this is all I could think of that possibly needs a nerf. Will ALL of the things that I listed get nerfed, or do I expect it all to get nerfed? Not really. I expect some nerfs, but I doubt it'll be the ones that I listed. But from my point of view, these are the ones that I feel are important to highlight.
HI THERE! I’ve re-created this list, cleaned up some mess and placed many links to their respective sections. This list contains only FOSS apps and most of the links provided here will take you to GITHUB, GITLAB, F-DROID and PLAYSTORE. I'll be adding some hearts beside each application 💖--App is active and is being updated frequently 💚--App is active but updates are a little slow. (Not THAT slow and definitely not dead) 💔--App is abandoned/dead. (Why are dead apps here? Answer: There are some humans out there who love to dig out a corpse and examine it😸) 💛--This link will take you to Playstore 💜--This app...is...uhhh...its either abandoned or the updates are slow as a sloth. IDK what's happing with these apps. (Sometimes its hard for me to point out the app if its abandoned because of the updates....some apps receive updates after a very long time and are not dead. The devs should archive the repo if they're not gonna continue developing it further) These hearts will be added beside each username 💙--The user who suggested that particular app ❤--The DEV of that particular app 🌟SUGGESTIONS TO MORE FOSS APPS ARE WELCOME, when sharing the link for a FOSS app, place the colored heart beside it. I don’t wanna end up placing the wrong colored heart🌟 🌟If any application has a wrong heart beside it OR any link is incorrect OR any app is placed at the wrong section OR if any app goes closed source or turns shady then please do let me know. I'll fix/remove/correct it asap🌟 🌟One more thing...the apps under the sections are listed randomly. Neither of the apps in these sections are ranked from best to worst🌟 ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆ BROWSERS
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APPS THAT SAVE BATTERY, ENCRYPTS, HIDES AND LOCKS PERSONAL STUFFS OR EVEN INFORM/ALERT THE USER ABOUT IN-APP TRACKERS OR OTHER FISHY STUFFS COMES HERE 👇
FEED READER💔, Modern desktop application designed to complement existing web-based RSS accounts---u/rat_tat_2_e 💙
FLYM💚, Flym News Reader is a light Android feed reader (RSS/Atom) ---u/Born_Science 💙
FEEDER💖 is a no-nonsense RSS/Atom/JSON feed reader app for Android---u/Some012345💙
READROPS💚 is a multi-services RSS client for Android. Its name is composed of "Read" and "drops", where drops are information drops in an ocean of news---u/Some012345💙
🔴🔵⚫⚪🔴🔵⚫⚪🔴🔵⚫⚪🔴🔵⚫⚪🔴🔵⚫⚪🔴⚫ SIMPLE MOBILE TOOLS💖💛-- Tibbbi❤️ almost all the mostly used applications ranging from Dialer to Gallery is available, they’re all available for free in Fdroid . The playstore version unlocks more and also supports the dev---u/kobeislegend 💙 A friend of mine made a list as well that contains open source applications, there are some apps here in his list which isn’t available in my post. And instead of listing them one by one here’s the LINK to his list, it will lead you to github. This is him: u/Petomeansfart
Official Fire Emblem Wiki Android App Just Released
Hey there /FireEmblemThreeHouses, I'm making this post because I just released an android app for FireEmblemWiki(dot)org. I have been working directly with the site's staff to make this happen and much thanks to them as this wouldn't have been possible without their help. You can get the app on the Play Store here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.fireemblemwiki.alpha I'd like to share with you some of the app's features:
Complete Game Guides: All Fire Emblem Games Always Up to Date!
Discover: Browse through a custom Fire Emblem feed tailored with articles related to ones you have read.
Save Articles To Lists: Save articles to your custom reading lists and easily view them anywhere anytime (even while offline without internet access).
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How I rooted my Lenovo Tab M8 + research on MTK chipset rooting (MAGISK)
INTRODUCTION I have successfully rooted the Lenovo Tab M8. I would like to document this root, how I did it, and what I learned from it on this subreddit in order to give back to you folks for helping me in the past. This is going to be an in-depth guide which will hopefully help you understand the rooting process better, and help you troubleshoot if things go wrong. This guide is very detailed and overwhelming, but if you pay attention and read through it, I guarantee you'll be satisfied because you'll be able to not only root, but know what you're doing. This way, you don't have to go making all the mistakes yourself like I did. Before you begin, I hope you have at least some experience with Linux, and the more general computer knowledge you have, the better. I try to make this guide n00b friendly, but it goes into a lot of nerdy detail. I also hope you're comfortable with command-line utilities and paths. If you don't know something, I have a list of helpful resources in the appendix. I was a n00b once too, and I can honestly say that this experience has turned me from a novice rooter to an actual rooter. The Tablet My device is a Lenovo Tab M8. More specifically it's a TB 8505fs I got at Walmart for 100 bucks. Pretty sure this is the identical model right here: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/tablets/android-tablets/lenovo-tab-series/Lenovo-TB-8505/p/ZZITZTATB58 This thing is a pretty good buy. It's the perfect size for E-books, can still fit in a large pocket, has good stats for its price, and has a great battery life. Here are some of the stats you can obtain from the above link: CPU: MediaTek Helio A22 Tab, Quad-Core, 2.0 GHz 32 Gigs storage, 2GB RAM. The stats are decent, especially considering the thing doesn't come with too much bloatware, so it's not weighed down very much. Nevertheless, I wanted to root it primarily for the educational experience, but also in order to De-Google this device. Android OS: 10, upgraded from 9 against my will before I could root it. Upon doing some research I believe the root process is the same, although your stock ROM might be different. The OS I was using was Linux Mint, although the process is the same on Windows except for how you download ADB. PREPARATIONS This tablet is great cuz you don't need to do anything special to root it. Its bootloader is unlockable by default. It's the usual process to unlock: just tap your build number to unlock manufacturer options and then make sure you enable USB debugging and OEM unlocking. Now, you can use adb to get into the bootloader, or you can use the hardware shortcut to enter the bootloader which is the usual power button + volume down key hold. You don't have to actually unlock the bootloader with fastboot yet, because I'll explain that later. First, make sure you have ADB and fastboot installed. If you're on Windows you have to download it, so here's an official updated link for Windows, as suggested by comments: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools A better alternative is to use Linux; I did this entirely on Linux Mint. If you are on Linux, you can use your distro's package manager (in this case apt since Mint is Debian based, use sudo apt-get install adb and sudo apt-get install fastboot to download your tools from verified repos. Next, get on your Lenovo tablet and download Magisk Manager. Here's a link to it, complete with downloads and information. I recommend reading it.The official GH link is https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/ IF YOU ARE DOING THE "NO PHONE HOME GOOGLE" CHALLENGE WHERE YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR LENOVO OFFLINE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ROOT PROCESS, YOU CAN INSTALL ANY apk VIA YOUR COMPUTER BY USING THE COMMAND adb -d install [package_name.apk] (the -d flag is for direct USB connection, refer to fastboot and adb guide posted at the appendix) NOTE ABOUT SP FLASH TOOL: There is another way to root devices such as this one with MediaTek (MTK) chipsets using SP Flash Tool. Here is a link to it if you need, but we won't be using this method, as it's mainly useful if you cannot unlock/enter fastboot, which does not apply to the Lenovo M8. https://spflashtool.com/ Also in order to use this tool, you need the stock ROM and the scatter file for the device. THE STOCK ROM Anyway, the most important thing you'll need in order to root your tablet is a stock ROM. You can find a variety of stock ROMs right here, but make sure it matches your build number: https://firmwarefile.com/lenovo-tab-m8-tb-8505f NOTE: MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD YOUR STOCK ROM FOLDER ONTO YOUR ANDROID DEVICE FIRST, not onto your computer. If you download it onto your computer, transfer it to the device. Alternatively, you may google your build number and try to locate your stock ROM that way. The stock ROM is the most important thing. It should contain boot.img, system.img, recovery.img, user-data.img, vbmeta.img, and a scatter file as well as a whole bunch of other things. Make sure your stock ROM directory has all that, and that it has your build number in there somewhere. "What are the .img 'image files'?" you may ask. Those are partitions that you can flash with fastboot. For this guide you'll only need boot.img and vbmeta.img, but in the highly likely event that you end up in a bootloop, having these partitions can help you get OUT of a bootloop. THE ROOT PROCESS I chose the Magisk Manager patched boot image root method. It's pretty simple actually. Before proceeding, make sure you are all set with the preparation step. The general idea behind this root is that Magisk patches a boot image, which you flash to the boot partition. This custom Magisk image contains your su binary and custom kernel. If you haven't installed Magisk Manager yet, you should do it on your device. You should know how to install an apk file. At this point, you should also have your stock rom downloaded on your device, preferably placed somewhere you can easily access it like the Downloads directory. "What is the su binary?" you may ask... su is the switch user binary in Linux, which allows you to take actions as the root account. Getting "su" on Android is the same as rooting. On an unrooted Android, it's not that you don't have permission to use the "su" binary; the su binary doesn't exist at all! Thus, if you want root, you gotta add it. "What is Magisk?" a n00b might ask... Magisk is a lot of things, but in this context it is a way to root your device without alerting the fascist Google safety net which will discriminate against your device just because it was rooted. Additionally, Magisk Manager will control which apps can use root once you have the su binary added. Indeed, Magisk was made by ingenious Russian hackers. :) Patching your boot.img with Magisk This part's simple. On your tablet, enter Magisk Manager and click Magisk, install, select and patch a file, then navigate to wherever your stock ROM directory is that you should have saved in Downloads probably, and find boot.img. This will make Magisk Manager patch boot.img, and create a custom boot.img that is named something along the lines of magisk_patched_boot.img. IT DOES NOT OVERWRITE YOUR STOCK BOOT.IMG, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. I'LL EXPLAIN WHY IN THE RECOVERY/RESCUE SECTION. At any rate, if this is successful, your patched boot image is now in the same directory as the rest of your images. If you would like to know exactly what it's called, check the Magisk logs. If you're asking what the patched boot image is, you should read about how the boot image loads the kernel and the ramdisk. This patched one loads the su binary. If that doesn't make sense to you, don't worry about it. Extracting your ROM directory Now that you have your stock ROM directory, with the patched magisk boot.img in it, you need to transfer it to your computer. This is because fastboot works with image files which are on your PC, and not on your Android. There are a lot of ways as I'm sure you know to transfer a file from Android to PC: you can use Google Drive for instance, or a standard USB media connection. Unfortunately, Linux doesn't usually support direct USB communication for media transfer, so I recommend doing this using adb if you're on Linux. This is how you'd do it with ADB:
Connect your Lenovo to your computer with a microUSB cable
Ensure USB debugging is turned on in dev. settings, and that your device appears when you use the command adb devices -l . It will probably say "unauthorized" and that's OK. If it says that, just open up your Lenovo and hit "accept this computer's RSA key"
Open up a shell using the command adb -d shell this is a Linux shell by the way, so I hope you know some basic Linux commands. If you don't you shouldn't be rooting. See appendix for a small guide. If you're too scared to use Linux, use a different method to transfer your stock ROM directory to your computer.
Find your downloads directory, or wherever your stock ROM folder is. It should be inside your sdcard directory. Once you have the directory filepath, use adb -d pull [path-to-directory] to copy the directory to your current working directory in Linux.
None of these steps are necessary if you're on Windows where you can just enable USB file transfer, or if you transfer the directory some other way like via internet or SD card. You can get creative here, it doesn't really matter. The end result must be that you have your stock ROM directory, together with the patched boot image, on your computer disk somewhere.
NOTE: to use adb or fastboot on Windows, you must open CMD in the directory where you have them installed. This is probably where your stock ROM image is going to be pulled. Unlocking your bootloader This step is pretty straightforward, and can be done at any point once you get into developer mode and hit "enable OEM unlock." This must be done before flashing your patched image, however. At this point you probably have your patched boot.img together with your stock images inside your stock ROM directory, on your computer's hard drive. If you don't, refer to the guide above. Alternatively, you can unlock your bootloader first. It doesn't matter. In order to unlock the bootloader, you need to get into fastboot mode. For a reference of fastboot commands, check the appendix. You can get into fastboot either by powering the device off and using the hardware key shortcut (power+vol down hold) or by connecting your tablet via USB and using the adb -d reboot fastboot command. At this point, your Lenovo's screen should be black, and it should say FASTBOOT MODE at the bottom. This is good. You can use the fastboot devices command to see if your device is being seen. If not, you might need drivers, but I didn't have to install drivers on my Linux Mint machine. In order to unlock your bootloader, you must now use this command: fastboot flashing unlock. Your tablet will prompt you for confirmation. Accept it and wait for the success message. When you reboot your device again, for instance with the command fastboot reboot , you should see the message "ORANGE STATE, YOUR DEVICE HAS BEEN UNLOCKED AND CANNOT BE TRUSTED." That's a good thing, it means progress. Flashing the patched boot.img This is the part where you actually overwrite your boot partition on your tablet. Beware, this is also the part where you're most likely to enter a bootloop, although I will explain how to get out of said bootloop in the rescue/recovery section. So, get your device into fastboot mode again. This can be done with adb -d reboot fastboot or through the hardware shortcut. Once your device is in fastboot mode, navigate your computer to your stock ROM directory. If you're on Windows, I suggest putting your stock ROM directory into the same directory as your ADB and fastboot. Fastboot flash syntax is: fastboot flash [partition_name] [path_to_image_file_on_local_machine] In order to flash our custom patched boot.img, we must first disable the verified boot verification. IF YOU DON'T DO THIS, YOU'LL END UP IN A BOOTLOOP! If you forget the --disable-verification flag, you will end up in a bootloop! I warned you! More info on VBMeta here: https://source.android.com/security/verifiedboot Disable verified boot by using this command: fastboot flash vbmeta --disable-verification ./vbmeta.img where ./vbmeta.img is the path to your vbmeta.img file. It may be a little different, for instance if you're on Windows you use backslashes \ and not forward slashes / to separate directories, so if you're in your fastboot folder it would be something more like fastboot flash vbmeta --disable-verification .\stock_rom_folder\vbmeta.img. Seriously though, I hope you know how relative and absolute paths work, for your own good. From here on out, I will assume you know how to use paths. If you don't, you should brush up on the basics before rooting. Now that you've flashed vbmeta with the --disable-verification flag, you can flash your boot partition. Use this command: fastboot flash boot ./magisk_patched_boot.img where ./boot.img is the path to your PATCHED boot.img. Watch out, you have a plain boot.img which is stock, and you don't want to flash that one, even though if you do it's no big deal; you just have to flash your custom boot.img afterwards. Also, if for some reason this doesn't work, the original post I read actually flashed the patched_boot.img twice: once BEFORE flashing vbmeta.img with --disable-verification, and once AFTER. However, they said that only flashing it AFTER is required. I flashed it twice, once before and once after, and it worked. The key is that you flash your custom boot image AFTER you flash vbmeta.img with --disable-verification. This is because Android Verified Boot (AVB) will not allow you to boot from your patched boot image if you allow it to verify it cryptographically, as it lacks the key. Check the verified boot link above for more info on that. At this point, if everything went well, you can use fastboot reboot to boot your Android. It might take a while longer than usual, but once you boot, you should be rooted. NOTE: Both adb and fastboot are tab-friendly. If you know how to use tab-autocomplete, it can help a lot as you're doing all this. I HAVE ROOT, WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? If you followed the above guide, you should be able to give and revoke application root permissions using the Magisk Manager app you installed earlier. Google Play Store should still be usable. At this point, I would check if you actually have root on your device. There are a lot of ways to do this, but a safe one would be to connect your tablet via USB to your computer and open a shell with adb -d shell, and try to use the command su to switch user. It should lag a little and not let you, but you should get a pop-up question on your tablet asking if you want to grant the program "Shell" root permissions. Go ahead and do it, this is a safe program. It's your Android's internal shell. Now you have root privileges when you connect an ADB shell. Try using su again, and it should work. Alternatively, download any app that asks for root permissions and see if it works. Careful though, giving any app root permissions is a good way to get into all kinds of trouble. Many times you think you're the one hacking, but you end up being the one who gets hacked. Now that you have root, you can go wild. The limits are up to your imagination and skill. I went about getting rid of every piece of Google spyware and adware on my tablet. I also installed hardware-identifier spoofing apps which allow me to change my MAC, my bluetooth MAC, and my IMEI. These are powerful privacy measures; so powerful that the mods of this subreddit might not even like that I mentioned them. It's not illegal, and it's fair game, mods! This tablet can't accept a SIM card! BEFORE YOU GO CRAZY, please read my recovery section. For the love of god, back up your data before you proceed with doing anything to the system partition, or giving anything besides Shell root access! RESCUE/RECOVERY I'm stuck in a bootloop! So you bootlooped. No big deal. I bootlooped multiple times and figured out how to rescue my device, and now I'll pass that knowledge on to you. It's an enriching experience to be honest. Here's the bad news: this Lenovo does not support TWRP custom recovery, and to my knowledge it doesn't actually have a recovery partition that you can access. In other words, adb -d reboot recovery sends you into fastboot mode. Here's the good news: if you have your stock ROM, then you just have to flash the stock copy of whatever partition you think you messed up. Don't forget, the fastboot flash syntax is: fastboot flash [partition_name] [path_to_image_file_on_local_machine] so for instance in order to reset my system partition to stock, I would do fastboot flash system ./system.img , assuming I'm already in my ROM directory on my PC. I made this nice mini-guide which tells you which partition you probably messed up, depending on your action, and what resetting said partition will do. When in doubt, you can flash all of the following: boot partition If you're flashing the stock boot.img on your device, it's probably because you are in a bootloop that doesn't even get to the lock screen of your device. If something is the matter with your boot partition, you should only see the Red Lenovo Logo, and it should NOT do the normal boot thing it does where it cycles through a bunch of images with random people doing exciting things which have nothing to do at all with the tablet such as BMXing. The major reasons for needing to flash boot.img are:
Downloading the stock ROM for the wrong build. In this case, only flashing the boot.img from the correct build will revive your device. I hope you saved or wrote down your build somewhere.
Forgetting to flash the vbmeta partition with the --disable-verification flag before flashing your magisk_patched_boot.img will send you into a bootloop, as I warned you before. If you forgot to do this, then you can just flash vbmeta.img with the flag shown above, and then flash your patched boot.img again. You do not need to touch vbmeta if you're flashing the stock boot.img
Completely resetting the device. Keep in mind to lock the bootloader again, you must use the command fastboot flashing lock
fastboot flash boot ./boot.img is how you flash stock boot partition system partition If you're flashing the stock system.img, it means you've irreparably messed up your system partition. This can happen if you remove the wrong system app or package, or if you otherwise mess with the system files. This type of bootloop may appear almost exactly like the bootloop from a bad boot.img, but it can be characterized by your device trying to boot, but then going into fastboot mode. By the way, system apps/packages are things like Google Play Services; the ones you can't remove on an unrooted Android. Removing these can be good for battery and to remove Google's spying, but it can send you into a bootloop so fast it'll make your head spin. This is why I recommend to back up your system.img (see below) before every attempt of messing with it. One wrong move and you have to start over. In fact, if you're an inexperienced rooter, I don't recommend messing with any system app until you read about the Android system and Google what each app/package you want to mess with does. With that being said, you can make a flashable backup image of your current system.img if you use the dd command. More info on that below in the backup options section. fastboot flash system ./system.img is how you flash stock system partition. This will restore all system apps and services. It may fail to rescue the device unless you also flash the user-data partition, depending on how badly you messed up. user-data partition This is probably the most common bootloop. It's usually characterized by getting to your lock screen from boot, and the device shutting off. This happened to me because I installed an app from the Play Store which listed trackers on my device and could uninstall system apps, but people on the comment section were saying it caused bootloops. The device worked fine until I tried to reboot it, lol. Flashing a stock user-data.img means you lose all your data. However, if your data isn't backed up, it's probably gone already unless you're a digital forensics expert and know secrets that I don't. This is why I advocate backing up your data, and discuss several ways of doing that in the following section: [CUSTOM IMAGES AND BACKUPS] "I have root, but I am afraid of going into a bootloop and losing all my data!" Smart. If you don't have that concern, you should. I lost all my data a few times because I didn't back it up. Here, I'll discuss backup options so you don't have to start all over from square one. Much like most things in life, serious failure with a rooted device is best addressed BEFORE it actually happens, by using a backup! Here are some viable backup options, together with their use cases and information:
Backing up user-data via USB on Windows: If you know how to connect your device to your Windows computer for data transfer, then you can back up the data on your user-data partition without doing anything fancy. This only works for the user-data partition, and does not create a flashable image.
Backing up via adb backup is great, and allows restoring with adb restore. I'm not going to post about this in-depth, but if you're interested I suggest looking these commands and their syntax up. It's all in the man pages.
Using a partition managebackup app. This is a risky idea because the app itself could have ads, or could bootloop your device. I don't recommend this method very much, especially for noobs. It may seem easy, but it's a good way to eat shit. Normally rooters flash TWRP to their recovery partition to do this, but this device doesn't support TWRP to my knowledge so we have to cope.
[EXPERTS ONLY] Use dd to manually back up your partition. Watch out! This is the hardest, most dangerous, but also most rewarding way. They call dd disk destroyer for a reason! One false move and you're going back to square 1! You need to know your partition layout and you may need to unmount your partition! If you know which dev is which partition (there are utilities for this in Linux), you may do something like this: dd if=/dev/mtd/mtd1 of=/sdcard/recovery.img bs=4096 to backup your recovery image, assuming your recovery partition is in /dev/mtd/mtd1
"Please help, I messed up so bad I can't even get into fastboot and I have a bootloop!" This is the point where you have to use SP Flash tool to unfuck your device. I've never fucked it up that bad, but I hear you can still rescue it if you use that tool. That's it! If you enjoyed this, give me a like or something. I'm starting a Youtube channel too where I'll show you how this is all done. Oh, I'm not responsible for you messing your device up. That's on you. Oh, if you want me to do a root guide for your device, I only do MTK (MediaTek) chipsets, and my next guide will be for the Alcatel A30 where I'll be rooting it with the SP flash tool scatter file method. But do feel free to ask me to do some other device, I might just make a guide about it. A little about me I'm a computer science student with a passion for hacking and Android rooting. I've rooted many devices before, but this was my first one where I actually knew what I was doing. It's one thing to follow instructions or use a one-click-root security exploit app, but it's a whole other thing to do your own research and actually understand the process. One day I hope to work in the mobile security industry, but if I end up somewhere else, I feel like Android will always be a hobby of mine. I feel like rooting sets you free from the tracking device in your pocket. It is a way to keep private information like where you are at all times and what you do on your phone private, and to get rid of the "it's your phone but it's actually ours to do with as we please" mentality of Google. You don't have to agree with me here, but that's what motivates me. appendix Fastboot and ADB command guide: https://www.androidjungles.com/adb-fastboot-commands/ (keep in mind, on Linux you can just use adb --help and fastboot --help as well as the manpages to see detailed information) ADB and fastboot download (FOR WINDOWS): https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools Basic Linux commands: https://maker.pro/linux/tutorial/basic-linux-commands-for-beginners Creating backups of partition images (DO NOT COPY-PASTE DD COMMANDS. IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOT, THEN DON'T F*CKING USE DD) and read the manpage, please! https://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-backup-your-android-phones-boot-recovery-and-system-partition-images/ https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/203891/how-to-take-full-image-backup-of-partitions-or-emmc (pay attention, this is not for the same type of device, though it mentions MTK devices.) dd syntax: dd if=[path to input file] of=[path to output file] Verified Boot Information (For those who want to become L33t Haxxors): https://source.android.com/security/verifiedboot Stock ROM download page (but you can find your own or ask me in comments, but provide build number pls): https://firmwarefile.com/lenovo-tab-m8-tb-8505f Magisk Manager Download: https://magiskmanager.com/ or on GH https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/
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