Pokemon Go
-
Green Gecko
- Treasurer
- Joined in 2008
"It should be common sense to just accept the message Nintendo are sending out through their actions."
_________________________________________
❤ btw GRcade costs money and depends on donations - please support one of the UK's oldest video gaming forums → HOW TO DONATE ❤
_________________________________________
❤ btw GRcade costs money and depends on donations - please support one of the UK's oldest video gaming forums → HOW TO DONATE ❤
-
Knoyleo
- Member
- Joined in 2008
So little about this game is clearly explained, and with great scepticism I suspect that this may be on purpose.
When you say you have to travel 2-5km to hatch stuff in the incubator, how does the game track this? As far as I can tell, the game only measures stuff when it's running. I've walked a fair distance today, but my medal for tracking distance walked progress only shows 900m tracked, which is probably accounted for by the drift in GPS signal as I've had the game open while stationary. I had the game open for half an hour before, as I used an incense, and my character kept running all over the place up and down and across the road, whilst I was sat on the sofa.
When you say you have to travel 2-5km to hatch stuff in the incubator, how does the game track this? As far as I can tell, the game only measures stuff when it's running. I've walked a fair distance today, but my medal for tracking distance walked progress only shows 900m tracked, which is probably accounted for by the drift in GPS signal as I've had the game open while stationary. I had the game open for half an hour before, as I used an incense, and my character kept running all over the place up and down and across the road, whilst I was sat on the sofa.
pjbetman wrote:That's the stupidest thing ive ever read on here i think.
-
NickSCFC
-
Errkal
- Member
- Joined in 2011
- Location: Hastings
- Contact:
Knoyleo wrote:So little about this game is clearly explained, and with great scepticism I suspect that this may be on purpose.
When you say you have to travel 2-5km to hatch stuff in the incubator, how does the game track this? As far as I can tell, the game only measures stuff when it's running. I've walked a fair distance today, but my medal for tracking distance walked progress only shows 900m tracked, which is probably accounted for by the drift in GPS signal as I've had the game open while stationary. I had the game open for half an hour before, as I used an incense, and my character kept running all over the place up and down and across the road, whilst I was sat on the sofa.
Yeah I think the app needs to be open unless you have a Pokemon Go Plus which is a wearable, really they should have it hook into Google Fit or something but I guess they want people to buy the Plus device.
-
Green Gecko
- Treasurer
- Joined in 2008
I don't think it's as bad as people are making out, but it does have issues. The nice thing about mobile apps is they will be updated pretty much forever.
Anyway, I have no idea if this is related, but as we've gone for at least 2 walks with the aim of catching Pokemon now, that's good. A new eurogamer article is up about it. I even went swimming for the first time in bloody years and managed 250 metres, so if Pokemon go got me out of the house and healthier, that's kind of amazing. It's nice to have something to do while going for a walk.
About the GPS tracking, which is pretty awful no matter what mobile device you use or what app. In the pub earlier which is a pokestop, it kept relocating me across the road to another pokestop, then back again. So I just flitted between the two racking up Pokemon and eggs while sitting on my arse.
Anyway, I have no idea if this is related, but as we've gone for at least 2 walks with the aim of catching Pokemon now, that's good. A new eurogamer article is up about it. I even went swimming for the first time in bloody years and managed 250 metres, so if Pokemon go got me out of the house and healthier, that's kind of amazing. It's nice to have something to do while going for a walk.
About the GPS tracking, which is pretty awful no matter what mobile device you use or what app. In the pub earlier which is a pokestop, it kept relocating me across the road to another pokestop, then back again. So I just flitted between the two racking up Pokemon and eggs while sitting on my arse.
"It should be common sense to just accept the message Nintendo are sending out through their actions."
_________________________________________
❤ btw GRcade costs money and depends on donations - please support one of the UK's oldest video gaming forums → HOW TO DONATE ❤
_________________________________________
❤ btw GRcade costs money and depends on donations - please support one of the UK's oldest video gaming forums → HOW TO DONATE ❤
-
Errkal
- Member
- Joined in 2011
- Location: Hastings
- Contact:
Green Gecko wrote:
About the GPS tracking, which is pretty awful no matter what mobile device you use or what app. In the pub earlier which is a pokestop, it kept relocating me across the road to another pokestop, then back again. So I just flitted between the two racking up Pokemon and eggs while sitting on my arse.
I get more walking towards my eggs hatching from GPS being crud that actual walking as the tracking doesn't work when the app is minimised....
It is all well and good having a watch thingo coming but you need to be able to track walking without it !
-
The Alchemist Penguin
- Moderator
- Joined in 2008
Green Gecko wrote:I even went swimming for the first time in bloody years and managed 250 metres, so if Pokemon go got me out of the house and healthier, that's kind of amazing.
So what kind of Pokemon can you find in the swimming pool?
-
Knoyleo
- Member
- Joined in 2008
Qikz wrote:Downloaded this today. Started with Pikachu :>
The worst of the starters.
There was a Squirtle somewhere nearby in the park earlier, but my girlfriend was getting really annoyed at me being on my phone all the time, so I had to leave it.
pjbetman wrote:That's the stupidest thing ive ever read on here i think.
-
Green Gecko
- Treasurer
- Joined in 2008
"It should be common sense to just accept the message Nintendo are sending out through their actions."
_________________________________________
❤ btw GRcade costs money and depends on donations - please support one of the UK's oldest video gaming forums → HOW TO DONATE ❤
_________________________________________
❤ btw GRcade costs money and depends on donations - please support one of the UK's oldest video gaming forums → HOW TO DONATE ❤
-
sawyerpip
- Member
- Joined in 2009
Green Gecko wrote:You need to be near the pokespots. Spin the medallions to get gooseberry fool out of them and tap/swipe to collect stuff like pokeballs. They then turn purple and are reactivated (turn blue again) after about five minutes. I've got a few eggs too. They are filled under Pokemon. You have 1 incubator by default, incubate the eggs and travel 2-5km to hatch them.
A few gyms near me are already owned by banana splits with 400+ power pokemon and it's been out for days.
Today I walked around a park for 20 minutes and caught nothing while my partner got at least 10.
It's a bit too random. The ui is also completely obtuse. I still don't know what the white ripples that appear on roads mean and the flying grass net me no pokemon.
I've got a 10km egg as well, so they definitely go higher than 5km.
I'm not sure how your partner caught loads and you didn't as you are supposed to see the same pokemon as people near you. I was down Cardiff Bay trying to catch a Golbat with two Japanese guys earlier
-
Knoyleo
- Member
- Joined in 2008
You get even fewer balls from pokéspots once you hit level 5, as they start giving out heal items for the gyms. I dread running out of them and having to stalk about just to get 2 or 3 at a time. 
pjbetman wrote:That's the stupidest thing ive ever read on here i think.
-
Errkal
- Member
- Joined in 2011
- Location: Hastings
- Contact:
-
Fade
- Member
- Joined in 2011
- Location: San Junipero
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Alvin Flummux and 457 guests
