Issue with 4.0

[adamjk]

I can't get seem to get the triple questions to come up. I was trying to create a triple question, and though in the question notepad, it shows as a triple question, when it comes up in the game it shows as a double. Why is this?

PS: I hope you don't mind, but I using graphics from your software for recaps of Feud shows on a site of mine. I simply copy the question/answer graphics from the software (using paint), and I will have them on my site. I'll be sure to give you credit for it don't worry.

[Todd Robinson]

Yeah, as long as you credit me for the graphics, I don't mind. Some people, who shall remain nameless, blatently use my software to their web site graphics and don't even bother mentioning where the source of their graphics comes from.

I don't know why you're having trouble with the triple rounds. If you set the multiplier to 3, you should have any problems. E-mail me each text file you're using for your game and I'll see if I can determine what the problem is.

[adamjk]

Nevermind Todd, problem has been fixed. The problem was I had no = after the word multplier. Funny how things like this can be so easy to fix.

[jeffp]

Todd,

I didn't realize this until just tonight, but as of version 4.0, it appears as though if a family is just 1 point shy of being the champs (with the winning score set to the default 300, the family has 299), the software declares that family the champs anyway.

Here is a easy way to test winning points:

1) Set the winning score to the point value of the answer to the first question that made the bottom of the survey (For example, if that value is 2, set the winning score to 2).

2) Reveal only the bottom answer.

3) Award the points to one of the families. If that family wins the game, all is well so far.

4) Close, and then re-load the Presentation Software.

5) Repeat steps 1-3, setting a value one more than the value of the bottom answer to the first question in step 1 (using the same example as above, set 3 as the winning score). If the family you awarded the points to in step 3 is shown to have won the game this time, a bug has been found.

[jeffp]

I'm sorry, but I just realized that the bug I reported in my post above was fixed in version 1.0a of the Family Feud Presentation Software (Ray Combs edition); the fix just hasn't been incorporated into the Richard Dawson edition as of version 4.0.

[Grey]

jeffp said:

I'm sorry, but I just realized that the bug I reported in my post above was fixed in version 1.0a of the Family Feud Presentation Software (Ray Combs edition); the fix just hasn't been incorporated into the Richard Dawson edition as of version 4.0.

Easiest way to prevent that from happening until FFPS5 is released is to set the win value to one point higher.