Feral Interactive has announced that the world war II game, Company of Heroes, is making the jump to Android and iPhone on September 10. The classic RTS game landed on iPad earlier this year, and received pretty favourable reviews – read our very own Company of Heroes review for our thoughts! Here’s some more info about the release from Feral Interactive:

“Company of Heroes offers players an epic WWII campaign, with gameplay comprised of intense squad-based battles that progress from the D-Day landings through to the liberation of Normandy. Designed for phones, this version of the game allows mobile gamers to direct all the action from a user interface highly tailored to touch controls.”

Sounds like lots of fun to us! Company of Heroes is, of course, a premium game, and is going to set you back $13.99 (£13.99) when it launches on September 10. Either way, this port feels long overdue, and is especially exciting for Android users – like me – who are finally going get a chance to experience the classic RTS game on mobile.

Feral has also released a trailer with some gameplay footage, in case you want to watch:

We also got a list of suitable Android devices for running the game, so if you’ve got one of these, you’re in luck:

• Google Pixel 2 or better
• Samsung Galaxy S8 or better
• Samsung Galaxy Note8 or better
• OnePlus 5T / 6T / 7 / 8
• Sony Xperia 1 / XZ2 Compact
• HTC U12+
• LG V30+
• Motorola Moto Z2 Force
• Nokia 8
• Xiaomi Mi 6 / Mi 9 / Mi 9T
• Xiaomi Pocophone F1
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

Company of Heroes is on Google Play – where you pre-register now – and the App Store. If you want some similar games, be sure to see our lists of the best mobile strategy games, and the best mobile war games!

Jet Lancer, a Code Wakers-developed shoot ’em up that launched on Switch back in May, is set to receive a mighty Arcade Mode update. The best news? It’s free!

This new update includes a brand-new endless wave mode featuring rogue-lite elements and “nail-biting boss team-up battles”, as well as a few extra additions to the game. We’ve got a full rundown of the new stuff right here:

• An endless wave-based score-attack mode.
• Unique, stacking upgrades, making each run one-of-a-kind. The longer you survive, the more powerful you become.
• Multi-boss battles – fight multiple bosses from the story mode at the same time.
• Three new pilots with unique jets and handling.
• New Progressions system to unlock additional pilots and their jets
• Three new primary weapons
  
  • Flamethrower: Immense repeatable damage at very close range.
  • Railgun: Instantaneous precision shots.
  • Coil Gun: Chain lightning between grouped enemies.

The update has just gone live for players on Steam, with the Switch version of the update to follow. Hopefully we won’t have long to wait – the team tells us that it’ll arrive “soon” and is currently pending approval from Nintendo.

If you haven’t tried Jet Lancer yet, we’d urge you to check out our full review to learn more. If it’s for you, feel free to get it downloaded and enjoy the prospect of this new content arriving soon.

Ninjala developer GungHo Entertainment has issued another warning to its players today, saying that those who “repeatedly exit the Matching Lobby after entering” could see their accounts be banned or suspended if their actions are deemed to be malicious.

The company has published a statement to its official website, notifying fans that it is aware of “a number of cases” in which players have been caught in the act after receiving user feedback. This new message comes just days after the company warned players about “repeatedly idling” and engaging in “unsportsmanlike behaviour”, which are apparently “strictly prohibited by the Ninjala Terms of Service”.

Here’s the full statement:

Thank you for playing Ninjala.

At the present time, we have confirmed a number of cases in which players repeatedly exit the Matching Lobby after entering. We have also received considerable user feedback regarding this behavior.

The Ninjala team is aware of some of the reasons behind this behavior, and is working toward fundamentally resolving the situation in a future update.

We promise to do everything in our power to address the underlying issue. At the same time, the act of intentionally and repeatedly exiting the matching lobby and cancelling matching is one that greatly inconveniences other players, and we therefore ask that players not engage in this behavior.

Furthermore, be aware that the Ninjala team is consistently monitoring player reports and logs. If any such actions are deemed to be malicious, we reserve the right to institute matching bans or suspend accounts in accordance with the Ninjala Terms of Service.

The Ninjala team will continue to do everything to ensure a fair and enjoyable game environment for all players. Should you encounter any issues or trouble within the game, please do not hesitate to submit feedback to us via the inquiry form.

We hope you will continue to enjoy Ninjala.

The warnings might sound a little harsh, but it’s probably for the best that the developer is hoping to keep the game as fun as possible for those who want to take part.

Have you been playing Ninjala? Have you come across any other players who have caused a nuisance, or have you been having a smooth time? Tell us below.

URL encoding “is a method to encode information in a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)”. It is also called Percent-encoding because percentage symbols are used to encode certain reserved characters:

This article collects various ways to decode an URL encoded string. Let’s get started!

Python 2

$ alias urldecode='python -c "import sys, urllib as ul; \ print ul.unquote_plus(sys.argv[1])"' $ alias urlencode='python -c "import sys, urllib as ul; \ print ul.quote_plus(sys.argv[1])"'

Source

Here’s an example usage:

$ urldecode 'q+werty%3D%2F%3B'

q werty=/; $ urlencode 'q werty=/;'

q+werty%3D%2F%3B

Python 3

$ alias urldecode='python3 -c "import sys, urllib.parse as ul; \ print(ul.unquote_plus(sys.argv[1]))"' $ alias urlencode='python3 -c "import sys, urllib.parse as ul; \ print (ul.quote_plus(sys.argv[1]))"'

Here’s an example usage:

$ urldecode 'q+werty%3D%2F%3B'

q werty=/; $ urlencode 'q werty=/;'

q+werty%3D%2F%3B

Source

sed

$ sed 's@+@ @g;s@%@\\x@g' file | xargs -0 printf "%b"

Source

sed with echo -e

$ sed -e's/%\([0-9A-F][0-9A-F]\)/\\\\\x\1/g' file | xargs echo -e

Source

sed with alias

For convenience, you may want to use an alias:

$ alias urldecode='sed "s@+@ @g;s@%@\\\\x@g" | xargs -0 printf "%b"'

If you want to decode, you can now simply use:

$ echo "http%3A%2F%2Fwww" | urldecode

http://www

Source

Bash

input="http%3A%2F%2Fwww"

decoded=$(printf '%b' "${input//%/\\x}")

Source

To handle pluses (+) correctly, replace them with spaces using sed:

decoded=$(input=${input//+/ }; printf "${input//%/\\x}")

Bash + urlencode() + urldecode() Functions

urlencode() { # urlencode <string> local length="${#1}" for (( i = 0; i < length; i++ )); do local c="${1:i:1}" case $c in [a-zA-Z0-9.~_-]) printf "$c" ;; *) printf '%%%02X' "'$c" ;; esac done

} urldecode() { # urldecode <string> local url_encoded="${1//+/ }" printf '%b' "${url_encoded//%/\\x}"

}

Sources:

• StackOverflow
• https://github.com/sixarm/urldecode.sh

bash + xxd

urlencode() { local length="${#1}" for (( i = 0; i < length; i++ )); do local c="${1:i:1}" case $c in [a-zA-Z0-9.~_-]) printf "$c" ;; *) printf "$c" | xxd -p -c1 | while read x;do printf "%%%s" "$x";done esac

done

}

Sources:

• cdown’s gist
• Stackoverflow
• Another Source

PHP

$ echo oil+and+gas | php -r 'echo urldecode(fgets(STDIN));' // Or: php://stdin

oil and gas

Source

PHP Library

php -r 'echo urldecode("oil+and+gas");'

Source

Perl

decoded_url=$(perl -MURI::Escape -e 'print uri_unescape($ARGV[0])' "$encoded_url")

Source

Perl to Process File

perl -i -MURI::Escape -e 'print uri_unescape($ARGV[0])' file

Source

awk

awk -niord '{printf RT?$0chr("0x"substr(RT,2)):$0}' RS=%..

Sources:

• anon‘s comment in StackOverflow article
• Source
• Using awk printf to urldecode text.

Python 2 urllib.unquote

The urllib.unquote is a special function in Python’s built-in standard library urllib that does what you need:

decoded_url=$(python2 -c 'import sys, urllib; print urllib.unquote(sys.argv[1])' "$encoded_url")

You can also use it to modify a file:

python2 -c 'import sys, urllib; print urllib.unquote(sys.stdin.read())' <file >file.new &&

mv -f file.new file

Source: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/159253/decoding-url-encoding-percent-encoding

Python 3 urllib.parse.unquote

If you run Python 3 on your system (like most people would), use the alternative function urllib.parse.unquote. To check your version, visit this article.

decoded_url=$(python3 -c 'import sys, urllib.parse; print(urllib.parse.unquote(sys.argv[1]))' "$encoded_url")

Again, you can use the function to process a file as follows:

python3 -c 'import sys, urllib; print(urllib.parse.unquote(sys.stdin.read()))' <file >file.new &&

mv -f file.new file

Source: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/159253/decoding-url-encoding-percent-encoding

Perl URI::Escape

The URI::Escape solves the problem of URL decoding for Perl users.

decoded_url=$(perl -MURI::Escape -e 'print uri_unescape($ARGV[0])' "$encoded_url")

You can use the function to process a file as follows:

perl -i -MURI::Escape -e 'print uri_unescape($ARGV[0])' file

Source: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/159253/decoding-url-encoding-percent-encoding

Perl One-Liner Without Installing Modules

$ perl -pe 's/\%(\w\w)/chr hex $1/ge'

Here’s a usage example:

$ echo '%21%22' | perl -pe 's/\%(\w\w)/chr hex $1/ge'

!"

Source: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/159253/decoding-url-encoding-percent-encoding

Bash Regex

$ function urldecode() { : "${*//+/ }"; echo -e "${_//%/\\x}"; }

Now, you can use the function as a command like this:

$ urldecode https%3A%2F%2Fgoogle.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Durldecode%2Bbash

https://google.com/search?q=urldecode+bash

If you need to assign some variables, use this strategy:

$ x="http%3A%2F%2Fstackoverflow.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Durldecode%2Bbash"

$ y=$(urldecode "$x")

$ echo "$y"

http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=urldecode+bash

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6250698/how-to-decode-url-encoded-string-in-shell

GNU Awk

#!/usr/bin/awk -fn

@include "ord"

BEGIN { RS = "%.."

}

{ printf "%s", $0 if (RT != "") { printf "%s", chr("0x" substr(RT, 2)) }

}

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6250698/how-to-decode-url-encoded-string-in-shell

References

• Urlencode and urldecode from a command line
• Decoding URL encoding (percent encoding)
• How to decode URL-encoded string in shell?
• https://gist.github.com/cdown/1163649
• Python urldecode on command line

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There has been a lot of changes as Jeb and the rest of Mojang Studios work on the changes for combat in Minecraft.  Your feedback is important and is very much appreciated.  At the bottom of this post will be a link for the original reddit post containing this information and more, so be sure to check it out as well.

Features that have been changed back:

• Returned the attack indicator

• Returned the “200% time” attacks (let’s call them “charged” attacks) and the +1 reach bonus

• Returned sweeping to only work for charged attacks and when having the Sweeping enchantment

• Returned base reach to 2.5 blocks

• Removed the bow inaccuracy for holding too long

• Removed the eating interruption for getting hit

Features that have been adjusted:

• Missed attacks are still fast, but they don’t count as charged. Because of how the programming code is laid out it meant I had to change how the auto-attack “penalty” is applied. Instead of being 20% slower, they add a hard-coded single tick to the attack rate (i.e. after a miss you can optimally attack again after 4 ticks, or after 5 ticks when holding the attack)

• Shields now add a 50% knockback resistance when active

• Shields are now always instant

• Shields protect against 100% explosion damage

• You won’t get the reach bonus while you are crouching (to add a slight disadvantage to shielding and attacking simultaneously)

Bug fixes:

• Netherite weapons have updated stats

• Using shields while crouching is now no longer desynchronized when attacking air

• Players in spectator mode can no longer sweep in the air

• Knockback attribute no longer have a random chance to completely prevent knockback

• Fixed player speed bug for crouching vs using shield

To read the original post and to learn how to download this so you can test for yourself click here.