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Nuclear Throne Together

An online multiplayer mod for Nuclear Throne. · By YellowAfterlife

Looking for an android port

A topic by Dilip Ishara created 12 days ago Views: 32 Replies: 1
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is there any version of Nuclear Throne Together available to android?

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I did try making an Android test build one of the last times I’ve gone on a vacation (either in 2017 or 2018), but:

  1. Performance left much to be desired on an average phone.
    The game did run at 30fps, but anything that makes the game lag on low-powered laptops (like destroying walls or larger mods) was much more apparent here.
    There are ways to optimize the game, but it would be hard to retain compatibility with existing mods.
  2. The game isn’t made with touch controls in mind, so you had to use an external controller.
    At the time I’ve had one of those telescopic gamepads that you insert a phone into. The analog sticks on it were really bad. I gave it away later.
  3. Multiplayer didn’t work because you can’t “host a server” on mobile devices.
    Both iOS and Android have libraries for talking to nearby devices over bluetooth/wifi, but there’s no way to use those in GameMaker yet.
    The other option is to host your own servers, but that’s a lot of work and creates running costs for a freeware mod.
  4. There is no way to make sure that you can only use the mod if you own Nuclear Throne because there is no Nuclear Throne on Android.

There’s Nuclear Throne Mobile that has touch controls and seems to be unconcerned about legality.