I've finally found a way to play The Battle Cats on my PC. It requires a bit more work than it would if it worked on BlueStacks or Andyroid, but such is life.
Problems people have been having trying to get it to work:
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Not launching at all, sticking on a black screen
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Launching but no text or images (useless)
But cry no more! Genymotion is an Android emulator designed for developers, but it's perfect for running The Battle Cats.
Reasons for emulating The Battle Cats:
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Don't have access to a device to play it on
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Extra cat food from Tapjoy offers with a new device
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Prefer to use a mouse over a touchscreen
Method:
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Download Genymotion from the official site (117 MB). You'll need to register an account and verify your email before you can download the software, you'll also need to login within the application in order to use it.
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Run the installer and follow the prompts. VirtualBox will be installed with the software so an emulator can be created. You'll need administrator rights. Wait for the installation to finish.
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Once it's finished, launch Genymotion. If VirtualBox opens by itself just close it. Click 'Add' to create a new device and sign in with your account. I created a virtual Samsung Galaxy S5 running Android 4.4.4 because most things are compatible with that mode. If you have an older computer/not much ram to spare create a Galaxy S3 running Android 4.3 instead.
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Wait for the software to download the assets required. Meanwhile you'll want to start downloading this and this. These files are required to install Google Play Services on your devices so you can download and install The Battle Cats and complete Tapjoy offers.
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Once the emulator has been prepared for you, launch it. Wait for it to boot up. Once it has, drag the first file downloaded from step 4 from your PC on top of the emulator. You'll know it worked if it says 'File transfer in progress...' followed by a prompt informing you that the file is a 'Flashable Archive'. Click OK; you want this to happen. Once it's complete, close the emulator and launch it again from Genymotion to restart it.
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Repeat the process from step 5 except using the second file downloaded from step 4. It'll take longer this time because the file is bigger. Reboot the emulator.
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You'll notice now that you've started the emulator, there's some serious shit going down: Google Play Services is crashing more than a 90 year old driving a racing car. Click OK as fast as you can whenever it pops up. Click on the App Drawer (Looks like six dots :::) and drag your mouse to swipe around until you find Google Play. Click on it to launch it.
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After an intense battle with more popups you'll be asked to sign in with your Google account. Do it.
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Tada! You're finally in the Play Store! But don't celebrate just yet. Those popups are still there, remember? Click on the menu button near the top left of the screen and then select 'My Apps'. Click 'Update All' and click accept on everything. Go and get a coffee.
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After five minutes most of the downloading should be done. There should be a bunch of alerts in your notification center that say 'Some app needs to update Google Play Services'. Drag it down and click on one of them, then click update. Go get another coffee.
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Once everything has updated, you're done! There should be no more annoying popups. You can use the emulator as a real device. Search and install The Battle Cats from the Play Store. Enjoy!
Notes: * Sound can be buggy * Graphics can glitch out too * Make sure your graphics drivers are updated to the latest version for improved success rate
Good luck.
Submitted May 24, 2015 at 10:29AM by NinjaKrill Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Gsmarena Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Gsmarena
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