Приложения разработчика EC Software Consulting, Inc. в Android Market

Marc Gunn Celtic Music (v. 1.07.00)

EC Software Consulting, Inc. опубликовал приложение 2010-06-21
(обновлено 2014-09-18)

Songs for those who like to LOL! Marc Gunn riotously combines Renaissance festival fanaticism with Irish drinking and Sci Fi fandom into a satirical jam session between Jonathan Coulton and The Clancy Brothers.

"Marc has a brilliant selection of both the merry and the somber to suit whatever your current mood, whether you need some cheering up or had rather drown in your own sorrow. Go ahead and draw a tub of water, light a few candles, prepare to relax and soak up some autoharp." (Celtophilia)

Marc Gunn is an award-winning acoustic folk musician rooted in the American Celtic song tradition-Celtic music, the Traditional and the Twisted. His musical instrument of choice-the autoharp-continues to surprise musical veterans and fans a like for it’s unique sound and spirited energy.

"[he] has the ability to generate many moods, both with his lyrics and the music. From thought provoking to jubilant" (Sixty Seven Music)

Dubbed "The Celtfather" by Celtic music fans, Gunn is a champion of indie Celtic music. He has given away over ten million MP3s through his music and podcasts since he began his Celtic music career in 1999. His Irish & Celtic Music Podcast has won two awards for "Best Podsafe Music" in the annual Podcast Awards and is one of the most-popular music podcasts on iTunes.

"Marc is a tireless supporter of Festival music, Celtic music and a wide array of musicians…You sir, are the Chuck Norris of Renaissance Festival Musicians" (Modern Bard)

Good food, good drink and good company. Folk ballads, Irish drinking songs, fantasy, Sci Fi, and cats on the autoharp. Let Marc Gunn fill you with fun, happiness, and beauty while connecting you to your Celtic heritage through songs, sing-alongs, stories, lyrics, and podcasts. Embrace independent Celtic music!

For more information about Marc Gunn, please see his site at www.marcgunn.com.

Videos
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The Marc Gunn Celtic Music app showcases some of Marc's music videos, including "Won't You Come With Me?". Marc's music is best appreciated when watching him perform.

The videos require the YouTube™ player to play.

Blogs, Podcasts, and More...
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The Marc Gunn Celtic Music app gives you easy on-the-go access to Marc's music videos, blog, show times, Celtic MP3 Music Magazine, and, of course, the Irish & Celtic Music, Pub Songs, and Renaissance Festival Podcasts.

Enigma (v. 2.10.00)

EC Software Consulting, Inc. опубликовал приложение 2010-06-05
(обновлено 2013-12-15)

Dust off your old decoder ring and sharpen your code breaking skills.

Solve cryptograms with Enigma using patterns, letter frequencies, and common sense as you attempt to break the code.

There are over 1200 puzzles included with more coming in future updates. (I'm typing as fast as I can...)

A Trial Version is available too.

What is a cryptogram?
-----------------------------------

A cryptogram is a block of text that has been encrypted using a "substitution cipher". In a substitution cipher, each letter is replaced with a different one.

For example:

All letters A are changed to the letter Q.
All letters B are changed to the letter R.
etc.

This mapping of letters is different for each game.

Using patterns, letter frequencies, and common sense you attempt to determine the letter for which each of the encrypted letters stands.

Application Features
-----------------------------------

The application provides several features to help you if you get stuck.

- On-Screen Navigation - Use the on-screen directional arrows to move around. Helpful if you don't have a d-pad or trackball.
- Pressing Space or Delete will clear the current letter.
- Save Game - You can save your game and come back to it if you need a break.
- Show/Hide Source - The source of the quote/text block is hidden by default. This hint will expose the source for you and hide it again to open up more screen space.
- Show Letter - When you really get stuck, this will expose the letter of your choice in the cryptogram.
- Show Puzzle - When all hope is lost, this will show you the answer to the puzzle you've been working on.
- Letter Frequency Table - Shows you the number of times a coded letter appears in the text.
- Unused Letters - Shows a list of the letters that have not yet been used in the puzzle solution.
- Showing Duplicates - Duplicate letters are shown as italicized. So, if you enter the same letter for two different codes, Enigma will show all occurrences of that entered letter italicized.
- If you complete the puzzle without using the "Show Puzzle" option, you will be given the opportunity to email the quote to yourself or someone else.

Customization Options
-----------------------------------

Enigma can be customized to your personal tastes by choosing the Preferences menu item and selecting the appropriate options.

Color Preference

Select from different color schemes. Feel free to contact me with suggestions for more.

- Original - Reminiscent of the old green screen monitors.
- The Blues - Blue is the basis of this color scheme.
- Scarlet Letters - Deep reds make this a pleasing choice.

Font Sizes

Select from different Font sizes. This can be very helpful on tablets where you might want the puzzle to take up more room and be easier to manage.

- Small - Useful for smaller devices.
- Medium - The original size and still the default.
- Large - Tablets will work well with this or the next size up.
- Extra-Large - Tablets will work well with this or the next size down.

Next Letter Preference

After entering a letter the focus will change based on your choice from the following options:

- Don't advance to the next letter. (Current/Default Behavior)
- Advance to the next letter.*
- Advance to the next empty letter.*
* When at the end of the puzzle, it won't wrap to the beginning.

Truly Random - Dice Roller (v. 3.6.0)

EC Software Consulting, Inc. опубликовал приложение 2010-06-01
(обновлено 2011-10-18)

Whether you are exploring the depths of your favorite dungeon, staring in the face of an evil dragon, or just making a nuisance of yourself with the local townsfolk, Truly Random can handle your dice rolling needs. Our powerful application gives you the flexibility to handle those dicey situations.

RPG - Dice Roller
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This portion of the application is aimed at those brave adventurers engaged in the world of fantasy role playing games or if you just lost the dice to your favorite board game. No need to worry about forgetting your dice again, we got you covered. You choose the number of dice to roll (1..99), which die (d4, d6, e8, etc), apply a modifier (-99..+99) and make your roll. The totals will be calculated and displayed for you along with the detail for each die. It’s as simple as that.

We also support an "exploding" version of each of the dice. See our website or the in-app help for more information.

RPG+ - RPG Dice Notation
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Enter a formula in RPG Dice Notation to handle those complicated scenarios where rolling a number of d6 just doesn't cut it. Now you can define powerful expressions allowing you to mix various dice together, multiply, add, or subtract their result in almost any way you need.

We also support a number of functions including IF, MIN, MAX, and many more. A few examples are likely to provide the easiest explanation.

- 4d6+3 = Roll 4 d6 dice, sum them, add 3 to the result
- (4d6+3)*2 = Roll 4 d6 dice, sum them, add 3 to the result. Then multiply this value by 2.
- IFLT(Level, 5,4d6+3, 4d6+Level) = If the Global Constant "Level" is less than 5, roll 4 d6 dice and add 3, otherwise, roll 4 d6 dice and add the Level.

Multiple equations can be stored together as a group. This can make complicated weapon attacks easier to calculate and evaluate.

For example, you have special sword with the following characteristics:

- Attack 1: 1d20+12
- Attack 2: 1d20+10
- Attack 3: 1d20+8
- Damage: 2d8+1d6+5 (3 throws, 1 for each attack)

All of these equations can now be saved as a group. One roll will calculate the results for each equation in the group and you decide what applies. Imagine the possibilities!

You can even Import/Export Groups from the SD Card!

RPG Char - Character Generation
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Developing that new wizard or cleric you have wanted to play? This will roll 4 d6 (six sided) dice and total the highest three. You can also select specific dice to re-roll if your DM/GM allows. (Some allow the re-roll of 1s for example.) Six sets of dice are rolled for the typical attribution of your character.

Custom Dice Sets
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You are no longer limited to just numbers on the faces of each die.

Each Dice Set includes one or more dice. Each die can have as many faces as you choose and each face contains the text you enter. The faces can include embedded expressions, custom formatting, and distribution weights.

This is ideal for those gamers who are constantly using random generation charts. Some great examples submitted by our users include: Tavern Generator, Pick Pocket Yield, NPC Encounter Conditions, Corpse or Bag Yield, and more.

You can even Import/Export Custom Dice Sets from the SD Card.

Campaigns
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Group the saved items from the RPG, RPG+, and Custom Dice Sets together to define your own Campaign. The Campaign gives you ready access to your character or game specific equipment, abilities, spells, etc.


Global Constants
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Global Constants can be used in the expressions you define for RPG Plus and Custom Dice Sets and can be applied to many calculations allowing you to update it in one place.

Colossal Cave Adventure (v. 1.7.2)

EC Software Consulting, Inc. опубликовал приложение 2010-05-30
(обновлено 2013-08-08)

You are in a twisty maze of passageways, all alike...

Somewhere nearby is Colossal Cave, where others have found fortunes in treasure and gold, though it is rumored that some who enter are never seen again. Magic is said to work in the cave.

430 point version of the classic text-based game that started it all.

While this was not the first text-based computer game, it broke new ground and inspired generations of gamers and programmers alike.

Just a few of the memorable lines from the game to jog your memory and pique your interest.

- You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
- "MAGIC WORD XYZZY"
- A hollow voice says "PLUGH".
- A little dwarf just walked around a corner, saw you, threw a little axe at you which missed, cursed, and ran away.
- FEE FIE FOE FOO
- Rubbing the electric lamp is not particularly rewarding. Anyway, nothing exciting happens.
- A huge green fierce snake bars the way!

This implementation is a translation of Don Woods 430 point extension to William Crowther's original Colossal Cave Adventure. At this point, it pretty much stays true to the original.

Screen Appearance
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You can change the font size of the text displayed on the screen. Use the preferences to choose between small, medium (default), large, and extra-large.

Text to Speech
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You can have the game read aloud provided you have a Text to Speech library installed (Android 1.6+) and at least one English speaking locale. I don't know how useful this will be, but I'm enjoying it.

Also, it will warn you when you start the application if you have it turned on, just in case you are in a "quiet" area (meeting at work, library, etc.).

The Preferences menu item will allow you to turn on/off the feature as well as choose the locale you wish to speak.

This feature is not required to play the game, it is just a fun addition that I wanted to offer.

Voice Recognition
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If your device supports voice recognition, you can now speak your commands to the game.

When you speak your command, the voice recognition engine will show you a list of words that it understood you to say, allowing you to choose the correct one from that list.

You can customize the behavior of this as follows using the Preferences menu option:

- Turn on/off the voice recognition capability.
- Direct it to take the best match to your spoken command and automatically use it.
- Direct it to show you up to 5 matches to your spoken command.
- Direct it to show you up to 10 matches to your spoken command.

It does take a little time learning how to speak to it so that it will understand, but as the voice recognition technology continues to improve, so should your experience here.

Also, you won't be able to use voice recognition for everything. The magic words, for example, aren't exactly something you can speak.

Finally, for those words that don't distinguish themselves from others in the first 5 characters, I've built a translator to help. For example, you speak "Northeast" and select it, the game will translate that to "ne" which it will understand. If you encounter any of these that I've missed, contact me and I will add them.

I don't know how useful this will be, but I'm enjoying it.

Walk-through
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There are a couple on the developer's web site as well as some short ones to help you out if you need it.

Support
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There is now a menu option that will make it easier to contact the developer with any issues you may have.

History
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This game has a lot of history behind it. Check out the developer's web site for more information.

Sudoku 10,000 Trial (v. 2.0.0)

EC Software Consulting, Inc. опубликовал приложение 2010-05-14
(обновлено 2010-05-14)

Trial Version

Sudoku 10,000 is so named because we have included 10,000 unique puzzles to solve (full version). There are 5 levels of difficulty plus 3 bonus levels.

This trial contains 2 puzzles for each level to give you an opportunity to explore.

If you enjoy this, then please consider purchasing the full version.

Sudoku 10,000 (v. 2.0.0)

EC Software Consulting, Inc. опубликовал приложение 2010-05-06
(обновлено 2010-05-06)

Sudoku 10,000 is so named because we have included 10,000 unique puzzles to solve (Yes! 10,000).

There are 5 levels of difficulty to choose from and also three bonus levels where hidden numbers form patterns that are mirror images on the board. Keeps track of your best times for each level, so you can challenge yourself.

Enigma Trial Edition (v. 2.10.00)

EC Software Consulting, Inc. опубликовал приложение 2010-03-25
(обновлено 2013-07-05)

Trial Version

Dust off your old decoder ring and sharpen your code breaking skills.

Solve cryptograms with Enigma using patterns, letter frequencies, and common sense as you attempt to break the code.

What is a cryptogram?
-----------------------------------

A cryptogram is a block of text that has been encrypted using a "substitution cipher". In a substitution cipher, each letter is replaced with a different one.

For example:

All letters A are changed to the letter Q.
All letters B are changed to the letter R.
etc.

This mapping of letters is different for each game.

Using patterns, letter frequencies, and common sense you attempt to determine the letter for which each of the encrypted letters stands.

Application Features
-----------------------------------

The application provides several features to help you if you get stuck.

- On-Screen Navigation - Use the on-screen directional arrows to move around. Helpful if you don't have a d-pad or trackball.
- Pressing Space or Delete will clear the current letter.
- Save Game - You can save your game and come back to it if you need a break.
- Show/Hide Source - The source of the quote/text block is hidden by default. This hint will expose the source for you and hide it again to open up more screen space.
- Show Letter - When you really get stuck, this will expose the letter of your choice in the cryptogram.
- Show Puzzle - When all hope is lost, this will show you the answer to the puzzle you've been working on.
- Letter Frequency Table - Shows you the number of times a coded letter appears in the text.
- Unused Letters - Shows a list of the letters that have not yet been used in the puzzle solution.
- Showing Duplicates - Duplicate letters are shown as italicized. So, if you enter the same letter for two different codes, Enigma will show all occurrences of that entered letter italicized.
- If you complete the puzzle without using the "Show Puzzle" option, you will be given the opportunity to email the quote to yourself or someone else.

Customization Options
-----------------------------------

Enigma can be customized to your personal tastes by choosing the Preferences menu item and selecting the appropriate options.

Color Preference

Select from different color schemes. Feel free to contact me with suggestions for more.

- Original - Reminiscent of the old green screen monitors.
- The Blues - Blue is the basis of this color scheme.
- Scarlet Letters - Deep reds make this a pleasing choice.

Font Sizes

Select from different Font sizes. This can be very helpful on tablets where you might want the puzzle to take up more room and be easier to manage.

- Small - Useful for smaller devices.
- Medium - The original size and still the default.
- Large - Tablets will work well with this or the next size up.
- Extra-Large - Tablets will work well with this or the next size down.

Next Letter Preference

After entering a letter the focus will change based on your choice from the following options:

- Don't advance to the next letter. (Current/Default Behavior)
- Advance to the next letter.*
- Advance to the next empty letter.*
* When at the end of the puzzle, it won't wrap to the beginning.

This is full featured trial, but there are only 10 puzzles included.