As Trivial moves into closed beta this week. Those who didn’t get a chance to get in the beta group I thought I would share just some of the new features that did make it into 2.0. Some of these features may change before release but they are almost certainly going to be included.
• Interface themes, a lot of people really liked the old look and a lot of people really hated it. There was no way to satisfy all my users with just one layout. Trivial 2.0 adds 5 built in themes at launch. New themes will be added as time progresses.
• Multiplayer gaming, play against another user across any network Wifi, Edge, 3g or even across different cell carriers. Find users automatically near you or search for users around the world.
• Artificial intelligence, play against your iPhone/Touch with 4 different levels of skill.
• Resumable games, I understand that iPhone users want to play for a couple minutes at a time. Trivial 2.0 allows for resumable games and crash protection. Play for as long as you want and when you come back your game will be right there for you. If your iPhone crashes or loses power the game will restore right to where you left off.
• In game high scores, while Trivial has always had networked high scores they were only available on the Trivial website. 2.0 brings these scores right into the game for you.
• Questions will no longer repeat between games. Trivial 2.0 will exhaust the question supply before repeating them.
• A new game mode, Timeless! Timeless mode lets you play on your schedule, no pressure to answer questions against a clock, take as long as you want. Timeless mode even has its own soundtrack which is much more mellow and peaceful then the rest of the music.
• Plus many many more features, enhancements, and bug fixes!
Trivial 2.0 will ship when its complete, but its getting close.