RC3 Progress

[Todd Robinson]

RC3 is finished.

Here's a concise list of changes:

• Animated lights at intro corrected (now lights sequence in 2's)
  
• Last item of category cannot be passed
  
• Extra PgDn key sequence changed for bonus round. The new flow accomidates host saying, "Here is your first subject...go!"
  
• Winner's Circle trilons now flash sequentially if player fails to make top of pyramid
  
• Thrown out clues during Winner's Circle round can now be reviewed at the end of a round
  
• Corrected category order of main game board. (Categories 2 and 3 were swapped)
  
• Flashing text now added for 7-11/Mystery 7 and for 21-21 tiebreaker winner
  
  

These are the most notable changes. If you don't see what you want in the list, it probably hasn't been fixed or added. Still left to go:

--Fix text centering on boxes
--Make trilons wobble back and forth on $100,000 game win

[hotchocolate]

hi Todd Robinson

When will upload RC3 pyramid release is it going to be
later today or tomorrow.

[WesternEstates]

Great! I can't wait to try it out !

[jeffp]

Todd,

Have you done anything with the transition from the first WC round to the second main game (the point during the show where the civilian players swap celebrity partners)?

[Todd Robinson]

No, not yet. Most of this is fix-em-ups.

When it's version 1 time, I'll add some of the pretties in there.

I should have chance Thursday to upload the program and link to it on the web page.

[Todd Robinson]

I should note that official tournament support hasn't been enabled yet. You can switch the money values displayed at the end of the games but if someone wins the $100,000 at the first Winner's Circle, the next Winner's Circle round would display the same thing. This shouldn't be too hard of a feature to add but RC3 is done and I'll fit it into the next release.

[Chris Lemon]

Todd said:

--Make trilons wobble back and forth on $100,000 game win

Can I make an argument NOT to bother with this?

It didn't happen on every $100K tournament win, so it was hardly a "part of the show". It was the stagehands' way of applauding the contestant an isolated couple of times. Since you don't have canned applause anywhere else in the software, why would you have it here?

It just seems to me that there are far far greater things you could be working on then this silly "feature".

I am looking forward to playing with RC3 a great deal. If it's usable, the folks at my game night will be in for a fine surprise tomorrow!

[pyramidfan21]

lol, oh wow! u really know how to ruin the game, first the lighting sequences and now this ;D. well as it may not have been a continuous thing, it's still a nice little feature, that is if Todd can add it without any difficulty . I think it justs adds to the game, and to me is part of the game, I know in every episode I watched I saw it. so in my opinion Todd I would keep it if it's not alot of trouble to do, but if it is then yeah don't.

[deano14]

I agree with pyramidfan21 Todd, if it's not too much trouble I would try and keep the trilons wobbling back and fourth, just like it does in any episode I watched. I think keeping the game as true to the actual show is what your trying to accomplish, but again if it is too much toruble to program it then I wouldn;t worry about it, but I think your pretty smart . anyway keep up the good work! looking forward to your next release.

[Chris Lemon]

Sweet Jesus.

At least make it switchable. I beg of you.

(I suppose the workaround is to simply set the value of the regular WC at $100K.

[Todd Robinson]

Chris and all,

I uploaded the new version of Pyramid. I haven't updated the web site yet but the download is the same as it is for all versions.

www.katymae.com/software/pyramid.zip

It's still uploading but should be finished by 4:30pm EST


Chris, I saw that you wanted to use this tonight so I thought I'd upload it real quick before leaving out this evening.

[Chris Lemon]

Todd said:

Chris, I saw that you wanted to use this tonight so I thought I'd upload it real quick before leaving out this evening.

I appreciate it muchly, Todd! Thanks!

Hey, before I forget, from the Completely Not Important department: you still have "Pyrmid Instructions.doc" as the documentation file. I'd even put THAT fix ahead of freakin' wobbling trilons.

[WesternEstates]

I've already noticed a couple of bugs in this version.

1. After a win in the first bonus game the music doesn't fade out along with the screen.

2. During the regular game in round two whenever you get 7 correct the bonus bell goes off.

3. The bonus text appears in the wrong place. It should appear in lower screen in the same area as where the podium is.

[Chris Lemon]

Good catch on 2. I didn't even get to the second game 'cuz of the cosmetic stuff I found in the WC. I'm gonna post a usability report right now.

On 3, it's not happening for me on 7 of 7, it's happening whenever the game takes back to the category board.

[WesternEstates]

Chris said:

On 3, it's not happening for me on 7 of 7, it's happening whenever the game takes back to the category board.

Actually that's what I was reffering to.