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'''Coinflip''' is a typical coin-flipping game. The coin is flipped when you call heads or tails and you win if you guessed right.<br />
Includes 3 coins: US quarter, US $1, Canada $2.<br />
[[Image:coinflip_qrcode.png|right|210px|Scan this QR Code with an Android device to go to Coinflip in the Android Market]]
== Links ==
*[http://market.android.com/details?id=com.pilot51.coinflip Coinflip on Android Market]
*[http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.pilot51.coinflip Coinflip on AppBrain]
*[http://bugs.pilot51.com/describecomponents.cgi?product=Coinflip Coinflip issue tracker]
*[http://coinflip.pilot51.com coinflip.pilot51.com] (forwards here)
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== Backstory ==
This is the timeline of Coinflip and my programming experiences from initial creation to release on Android.<br />
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'''~2005:''' I originally programmed Coinflip on my Casio fx-7400G graphing calculator, where the core functionality was put in place.<br />
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'''August 2008:''' I started learning C++ and converted Coinflip to it with few changes, but shortly became discouraged by the difficulty of teaching myself beyond the basics.<br />
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'''My 2010 New Years resolution''' was to extensively learn a programming language by the end of the year, which essentially means half-decent 2D or basic 3D applications.<br />
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'''April 15, 2010:''' I began learning Java with an online friend using Eclipse SDK and quickly became hooked to the point of holding off sleep well into the next day on several occasions.<br />
Coinflip was converted from C++ to Java, again without many changes, but with the help of my friend and several side-projects, I learned quickly and with great interest.<br />
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'''May 1, 2010:''' I learned Swing (Java GUI) with my project for calculating the value of building purchases in the 'World War' game for Android/iPhone.<br />
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'''May 6, 2010:''' I began learning Android development and naturally my first objective was to make Coinflip. This was where Coinflip finally got a GUI and changed more than any of the other variations.<br />
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'''May 15, 2010:''' Coinflip released on the Android Market as my first program available to the public!<br />
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== Changelog ==
==== v1.1.2 [2010-11-13] ====
*Initial release of Pro.<br />
*Pro: No ads.<br />
*Changed: New game is saved immediately after setting start credits.<br />
*Tweaked: Position and size of pre-flip coin.<br />
*Changed: Don't show Heads and Tails buttons for no-guess flip.<br />
*Added: Landscape orientation.<br />
*Fixed: Result text remaining when starting new round in no-bet continuous mode.<br />
*Fixed: Delay of enabling Ok button after no-guess flip.<br />
*Changed: Reduced max decimal place for scores from 5 to 2 to make it friendlier for small screens.<br />
*Added: Preset bet buttons.<br />
*Added: Win percentages.<br />
*Updated: AdWhirl SDK from 2.5.4 to 2.5.5 and AdMob SDK from 20100709 to 20101109.<br />
*Fixed: Best score displaying for current game instead of all-time as intended.<br />
==== v1.1.1 [2010-10-23] ====
*Improved: Layouts optimized for small QVGA screens, coin scaled down to fit if actual size is too big.<br />
*Added: Preference for continuous play.<br />
*Added: Preference for speed of game.<br />
*Changed: Saving is done automatically, no more manual save.<br />
*Changed: More score information on main screen.<br />
*Added: Win streaks.<br />
*Changed: Text in About dialog is smaller and linkified.<br />
*Changed: Market button in About dialog is now More Apps and goes to developer apps instead of Coinflip.<br />
*Fixed: Pre-flip coin not positioned properly over hand for most devices.<br />
*Changed: Money text box is cleared between start money and bet.<br />
*Changed: Virtual keyboard for money entry is numeric keypad.<br />
*Improved: Several code efficiency tweaks that shouldn't be noticeable to the user.<br />
*Changed: Data is saved as preference type instead of to a file.<br />
*Fixed: Loss of unsaved game when going back from the bet screen to main screen.<br />
*Fixed: Display of saved high score on main screen is updated when saved.<br />
*Removed: Menu option to exit.<br />
*Removed: 'Thank you for playing!' and 1 second delay on exit.<br />
*Fixed: Previous score being loaded instead of current.<br />
*Added: Ads, because the donation model completely failed.<br />
==== Release 2 (v1.1.0) [2010-05-31] ====
*Fixed: Back button losing unsaved game data.<br />
*Added: Mode to flip without guessing.<br />
*Changed: Pressing back button while in main menu is identical to Exit (temp data cleared).<br />
*Changed: Icon to eliminate hard edges.<br />
*Added: Hand images for flip sequence with overlay of selected coin on thumb.<br />
*Added: History, Changelog, and Market buttons to About dialog.<br />
*Changed: Moved About and Exit options to menu button.<br />
*Added: Support for 1.5 (Cupcake).<br />
*Added: Preferences to menu button including sound toggle, coin selection, reset preferences, and clear game data.<br />
*Added: Sounds for flip and landing.<br />
*Added: Coin images at actual size with random orientation.<br />
*Added: Support for moving to SD card (Froyo).<br />
==== Release 1 (v1.0.0) [2010-05-15] ====
*Initial release to the Android Market!<br />
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'''Started development on 2010-05-06'''<br />
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== Future releases ==
==== Feature requests ====
Feature requests are given strong consideration and if accepted they are given higher priority than other features of similar importance.<br />
This list also includes features that were already in the internal to-do list when they were suggested.<br />
Versions for feature releases are only preliminary and may change.<br />
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! Suggestion
! Suggested by
! Through
! Projected version
! Notes
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| Image animation
| Ehsan
| Market comment
| v1.2.0
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