This Week on Sam and Dan Games: Ninja-ja and Pokemon Tower Defense Progress

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Hey guys! Another week of updates is upon us, so let's get started.

This week we are giving away a shiny Rattata, thanks again to our new sponsors PlayTowerDefenceGames.com, the clues are a little harder this time so good luck. Click here to start your hunt.

Looking at the poll it seems that most of you liked the change of scenery around here so I will keep this new layout for a while until we all get tired of it.

An update about the artist position, we still haven't decided on who are going to pick but we have narrowed it down from 77 applications to about 17 that we really liked. If you haven't applied but are interested then you are more than welcome to submit your portfolio to sotero86@gmail.com. But before you do, look at past blogs to find out what the requirements are.

New APK v2.5.3 fixes many issues found on 2.5.1 and 2.5.2, download it now!

This week is Ninja-ja first update, and here is the list that Dan and I came up with:

• Android Version (0%)
• Tweaks (0%)
• Adding the Health Bar (50%)
• Graphic (100%)
• Programming (0%)
• Being able to lose (death) (50%)
• Graphic (100%)
• Programming (0%)
• Simple Point system (0%)
• Programming (0%)
• Sword mode (75%)
• Graphic (50%)
• Programming (100%)
• And a new different Bo Staff Mode (0%)
• Programming (0%)

For Pokemon Tower Defense: (Looking at a Sunday release EST Time)
Just FYI, trading is disabled until the next update, you will be able to go up to the preview mode but the security code will not work.

• Getting the APK out for v2.5.3(100% done)
• Shiny versions of all current wild pokemon (100%)
Nidoran Female, Nidorina, Nidoqueen, Nidoran Male, Nidorino, Nidoking,
Zubat, Golbat, Mankey, Growlithe, Arcanine, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath,
Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebell, Vulpix, Ninetails,
Paras, Parasect, Clefairy, Clefable (100%)

Nidoran Female Shiny: Step one: Find shiny picture on bulbapedia.

Nidoran Female Shiny: Step two: Make copies of the pokemon sprite and recolor them.

• Move Relearner - For a small price you can re-learn moves that your pokemon could previously learn (100%)
• New moves (2) (100% 2 move done) Don't have enough time, so adding the other moves in a later update.
• Programming (100%)
• Final Touches, publishing, and distribution (100%)
• Challenge Mode Level - can you grab the old rod before you run out of energy?(100%)
• Level graphics (100%)
• New attack mechanic (100%)
• Level design (100%)
• New Pokemon to capture - use your old rod to capture this pokemon (100%)
• Graphic (1) (100% done)
• Stats in game (1) (100% done)
• New Moves (1) (100% done)
• Shiny Graphic (1) (100% done)
• Level Cap Increase- Will mankey finally evolve? (100%)
• Moves to 26 (2) (100% done)
• Moves to 27 (7) (100% done)
• Moves to 28 (9) (100% done)
• Evolutions (100%)
• Graphics (2) (100% done)
• Stats in game (2) (100% done)
• Shiny Graphic (2) (100% done) 
• Bugs
• APK version won't allow you to get past movie scenes. (100%) New APK available that fixes this issue you can get it now (v2.5.3).
• Can no longer trade certain illegal pokemon like (Kyogre, Mew, Onix, Blastoise, Horsea, Shellder, Staryu, Starmie), or pokemon with a higher level than the current cap. Applied to the game right now (100%) Mew is a special pokemon, too much copying of him going around, so trading has been disabled for him. Once I fix the copying issue I will return him to normal.
• Crush claw will now do damage when it removes an enemy's defense buff. (100%Thanks Zivan for the tip) 
• Level 10 Cerulean Gym will now have gym battle music (100% done) 
• After saving your profile on v2.6 you will no longer be able to save it on any lower version (Postponed)
• Trying to save an older profile online when a newer one has been save previously will no longer be possible (Postponed)
• Fixing the stop evolution button crashing the game (Postponed)
• Fixing the ally switch move (Postponed)   

As always I will be updating this post as the week progresses so check back to it from time to time.

Let me know what you think.