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Post by retched on Aug 24, 2016 13:55:52 GMT -5
Ok. And another question. Are you thinking of adding the Progressive Jackpot from the US primetime version or are you just sticking to customizing the top prize yourself? Another interesting question. For now I'll stick to customizing the top prize. Trying to set up Progressive Jackpots would need me to have several more mechanisms in-program than I'd like to attempt for a first go. I'm already cutting it close with attempting a display for the three Phone-A-Friend choices as well as "Millionaire's Tournament of 10" from the US clock format. There is a possibility I'll come back to modifying the money tree later on ala what "Kaun Banega Crorepati" does with it's upper tiers ("1 Crore", "3 Crore", "5 Crore" instead of the normal 1,00,00,000, 3,00,00,000, and 5,00,00,000) as well as something I'm working on regarding showing sponsored questions. (Not really a thing on any of the programs as far as I know but since this is more or less meant to be played at conventions, this would be a good spot to show some prize sponsors). But I'm more focused on the US version for now with small nods to other various international formats. ("50:50" and Japan's Super Millionaire anyone?) |
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Post by JCEurovision on Aug 24, 2016 18:29:58 GMT -5
Is it possible that the questions should also work in .txt format?
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Post by retched on Aug 24, 2016 21:42:50 GMT -5
Is it possible that the questions should also work in .txt format? Yes. I was just REALLY lazy about adding the demo file in the update video. You can do Comma Separated Value, Tab Separated Values, and SourceForge Format (kind of). Comma Separated example (For tabs, replace the comma with a tab. For SourceForge replace the comma with a "|"): "Question","Choice A","Choice B","Choice C","Choice D",CorrectAnswer(either A, B, C, or D. Case-insensitive),"Explanation",Difficulty (0-4),"Category","Sub-Category"
In plain text format, unlike XML, EVERYTHING is required. Even if this means there's a blank TAB, hanging comma or "|" at the end. Example: Even if there is no explanation notes, you MUST still include it in the line. Example 2: Even if there is no sub-category, you must still delineate for it. Also, everything MUST BE enclosed in double quotes("). Especially if you're using comma's in the answer, explanation, or question fields. Maybe in another update I'll create some kind of preview window for questions so that you can be sure your record is coming out.. (Actually *adds to plan*). |
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Post by milliondollarsav on Aug 29, 2016 10:03:41 GMT -5
I thought there was some setting on the controller that can let you edit the questions there.
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Post by retched on Aug 29, 2016 10:55:06 GMT -5
I thought there was some setting on the controller that can let you edit the questions there. Yes. There is a module for editing questions in the database. (Not sure if I showed that on the video.) But you absolutely cannot edit a question live. (At least not yet.) |
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Post by milliondollarsav on Aug 29, 2016 11:54:53 GMT -5
Ok. I don't think there's a reason why anyone would edit a question live in your game.
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Post by JCEurovision on Aug 29, 2016 17:59:32 GMT -5
Ok. I don't think there's a reason why anyone would edit a question live in your game. Is it similar to WWTBASM when you are referring to the format of the questions in .txt version? |
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Post by retched on Aug 29, 2016 18:53:45 GMT -5
Ok. I don't think there's a reason why anyone would edit a question live in your game. Is it similar to WWTBASM when you are referring to the format of the questions in .txt version? Yes. It's similar to WWTBASM except that you need a field or two more. |
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Post by milliondollarsav on Sept 2, 2016 16:01:15 GMT -5
I have another question. Will there be a Tournament of Ten feature in your project? I'm not sure if anyone asked that before or if you've already said that.
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Post by retched on Sept 2, 2016 16:25:41 GMT -5
I have another question. Will there be a Tournament of Ten feature in your project? I'm not sure if anyone asked that before or if you've already said that. Yes. Or at least a there will be a displayer for the bracket and such. The actual game will be need a bit of manual setup. But it's definitely one of the things I want to put in. |
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Post by JCEurovision on Sept 2, 2016 16:34:39 GMT -5
I see that your game fits in English. Will that be working for other languages as well?
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Post by retched on Sept 2, 2016 16:52:48 GMT -5
I see that your game fits in English. Will that be working for other languages as well? Right now it's going to work in English as far as directions are concerned. As soon as I figure out how to support additional languages for the "labels", button texts, instructions and so on, I'll gladly add in a language configuration. As far as input of the questions are concerned, the XML files are UTF-8 compatible and I believe I can still show questions in different languages with the exception of any kind of kanji based or kanji-like ones (Russian, Greek, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, etc.) since I have NO idea what font is compatible with that. I'll cross that bridge when I start messing with Flash. |
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Post by retched on Sept 6, 2016 15:13:53 GMT -5
I kind of rushed in making a video about this as I've literally solved about 90% of the problems I was having with regards to Stack making and the database management itself. But now it's nearly finished.
Introducing (briefly) the Stack Creator.
Aimed at making the selection for questions a hell of a lot easier as opposed to searching through several questions, why not just make a skeleton, save it, and then come up with stuff later.
NB. Make afternoon, the entire evening...
There is also a Gitlab link trying to be made. Just trying to see how can I let people who I REALLY trust see the code while everyone else can just lookat the page.
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Post by JCEurovision on Sept 6, 2016 19:04:35 GMT -5
I kind of rushed in making a video about this as I've literally solved about 90% of the problems I was having with regards to Stack making and the database management itself. But now it's nearly finished. Introducing (briefly) the Stack Creator. Aimed at making the selection for questions a hell of a lot easier as opposed to searching through several questions, why not just make a skeleton, save it, and then come up with stuff later. NB. Make afternoon, the entire evening... There is also a Gitlab link trying to be made. Just trying to see how can I let people who I REALLY trust see the code while everyone else can just lookat the page. Will that be similar to the WWTBAM Beta Control 1.5? |
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Post by retched on Sept 7, 2016 2:14:16 GMT -5
Will that be similar to the WWTBAM Beta Control 1.5? I have no idea what that program is and I can't find it via google search. |
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) I guess the next on will be Poland then...
