The light patterns

[ITSBRY]

Hi Todd!

These are VERY small inconsistencies with the show, but I thought I'd bring them up just because I know what a great job you did making Feud as much like the real thing as possible and I figured you'd want feedback on everything.

Whether you change these or not will not make the game any more or less enjoyable for me. It's terrif as is!

*I just don't want you to think I'm being overly critical or complaining, because I'm certainly not!!!

The set design seems to emulate the Davidson version of Pyramid (the light pattern and the size of the "$100,000" at the top of the Pyramid), however, the pattern that the trilons flash in does not match with the way this light pattern was used on both the Clark AND Davidson versions.

For example, on the Clark version (except for a few weeks on 25K Pyramid), they always used the "two light" crawling pattern on the Pyramid with the "stacking levels" trilon light pattern...meaning each of the three levels of trilons would light (and remain lit) one level at a time, then turn off and repeat.

Your game uses the "three light" crawling pattern on the Pyramid. When this was used on the show, the trilons always flashed on/off one level at a time...meaning the bottom level would flash and turn off, then the second level would flash and turn off, then the top trilon would flash and turn off....then repeat.

Does that make ANY sense?

One other thing...when the intro is done and you press "PgDown", the music stops but the lights continue to flash. On the show, the lights always stopped blinking (all lit) after the intro was over.

*edit...I see you've already addressed that in another thread...sorry.

As always Todd...great stuff. Can't wait to see the final product!

Bryan
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[Todd Robinson]

Thanks for pointing these things out. I don't consider you to be over critical because you give the credit where you feel like it's due and then address some things you have on your mind. You don't have to walk eggshells around me!

I'll have a look at the trilon flashing pattern you mentioned. I thought I had it right but I certainly could have missed something.

I knew pretty early on the light pattern was incorrect. At first, all I had were some still shots from the internet to reference. Then I remembered I had an episode on tape I could use. The still shot was low in quality and I assumed three lights chased around but saw the tape and realized it was two. Not wanting to do it all over again, I just let it slip until I could get the rules down and also make the game work properly. So this is something I'll fix eventually. Thanks for pointing it out for me.

[whoserman]

It's really not worth the effort, IMO. Who cares if the lights chase in groups of two or three?

[deano14]

umm just curious ITSBRY. u were talking about the trilons lights turning off by each section when the next level of lights turns on, umm what version of pyramid was this on? I have never see what u are talking about on any of the pyramids I have watched, and if Todd is using the 100,000 pyramid from the dick clark era which I assume he is, the trilons are flashing fine just like they do on tv during that era. the 3 pattern lighting is how it was.

umm unless u are totally talking about something else and I'm just on drugs..lol, anyway let me know.

keep up the good work Todd. ;D

[ITSBRY]

Todd said:

You don't have to walk eggshells around me!

I'll have a look at the trilon flashing pattern you mentioned. I thought I had it right but I certainly could have missed something.

Thanks Todd...I just didn't want you to take the comments I made as being nitpicky or whiney. As I said, this is a VERY small thing and as whoserman pointed out, maybe not even worth your effort.

Let me try to explain this better than I did in the first post, just in case though:

The way the trilons light in your game is the same as the way they lit in almost all of the 80's Clark Pyramid run, however the light pattern on the Pyramid is not. You use the three light pattern, where the Clark version used the two light pattern. Let me try to demonstrate with characters:

Clark Pyramid used: OO*OO*OO*OO*OO*OO*OO*

Your game uses: OOO*OOO*OOO*OOO*OOO*OOO*

The three light pattern (like in your game) was used for only a few weeks on the Clark 25K Pyramid and for most of the Davidson run as well. When this pattern was used, the trilons flashed in a different pattern and the lights on the "archways" on either side of the big Pyramid "moved" in the opposite direction (down).

I pulled out a tape of the Davidson Pyramid last night to verify this.

So, the inconsistency I pointed out means that you've mixed the trilon pattern from the Clark version with crawling light pattern from the Davidson version.

If I had a second VCR or a way to get my episodes into a computer file, I'd be happy to send them to you, but I'm afraid I don't.

Anywho...it's neither here nor there. As I said, it's a minor thing...was just pointing it out.

Thanks for listening!
Bryan

[Todd Robinson]

Aaahhh, it all makes sense now!

As said before, I plan on fixing the light sequencing. The trilons will stay the same.