Credit Check #4
Ok.. After about 300 manual corrections, I believe I have fixed a majority of the credit loss issues the game hard earlier due to my typo. If anyone runs into any snags or bugs, let me know.
Cheers,
Synthlight
Finally!
Tonight we unleash version .64 update from version .53. What has changed you
asked?
Adjust timing to make PERFECTS more like DDR
Animated ratings during the game
Completely redesigned interface
Credit system that lets you earn/lose credits depending on your performance
during a level
Trade/Send credits to anyone else who is registered
The more credits you have the more secret levels you can see
Credits allow you to buy locked songs
6 different facial expressions for each character. Expression shown depends on
game performance
Many many many new songs.
New songs from these artists are included in this update.
Nina Goddess of Dance
SuperGreenX
C. Stewart
For Great
Justice!
McChris
Ophur
DJ KANKAOH
DJ Rage
CellDweller
The Fat’s Sabobah
Project X
NeoStorm
eXcluded
KC1313 – will update this when I get a link
NessTormented
Plus other possible additions in
the near future.
The new revision was part of a 3
week long FFR brainstorming marathon in which people like NestleKwik,
Bemaniruler and quite a few others helped me pull this together. Not only with
stepfile creation (Nestle!) but the interface (big props to Bemaniruler) and
many other aspects of the new design. People like Spazzbite did quite a bit of
bug testing in the versions running up to this one and I cannot forget to thank
SuperGreenX for his music loop contributions. Also cannot forget to mention
Blader Jayne and all her hard work on the character drawings.. She took it upon
herself to draw by hand almost 90 character expressions. Thanks again Blader
Jayne.
Hope everyone enjoys the release!
>Don’t forget to check FFR Radio
comming up in a few minutes Spook Goblin will be spinning tunes live on the net.
He will continue until he is either A) Too drunk B) Has heart failure or C)
Falls Asleep. Click the link at the top to listen.
*EDIT* – SPOOK SHOW IS ON!!! CLICK THE RADIO LINK ABOVE!
*EDIT* – Fixing Credit Bugs..
*EDIT* Fixed “Out of Date” error when you were running the correct version.
*EDIT* – Caprice not working fixed and some timing errors on a few problem songs fixed.
*EDIT* – By popular demand, scores have been reset on all the levels. This is only fair seeing as the scoring methods and timing have changed.
1 Minute Waltz has now been fixed and will be available again
Release in Store
Getting release ready and live radio setup.. Will post more before the end of the hour.
Cheers,
Synthlight
Unique FFR Update + Spook Goblin Live on FFR Radio This Coming Monday
On monday the version number of FFR will go from .53 to .64 because there are some major MAJOR changes that will be made with this next revision update. I don’t want to spoil anything so I will keep my mouth shut for now. But I will say that we have been hard at work for the last 2 weeks on this sucker. You won’t be dissapointed, I promise..
We will also be hosting a live show on FFR Radio from Spook Goblin where he will spin records live on the air. These are always good shows so be sure not to miss it! Just go to the homepage and click on the FFR Radio link near the top of the page to launch it. He will start the show on Monday at 8pm CST (6pm Pacific).
You DO NOT want to miss either of these releases. 
See you then
Cheers,
Synthlight
P.S. If you don’t already have it, go to http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash and download the new Flash 7 Player plugin. It was released a couple weeks ago and has speed improvements of 5%-40% while playing FFR.
.53 is here.. What an oddball of an update
.53 has finally shown it’s ugly head after a few weeks of struggle with it. Here are the short details on what has been changed. Again many thanks go out to gabbababbahey for his help on the database work.
* Completely new database structure
* New Php code to control the database
* Over 6 holes and exploits uncovered thanks to numerous people including Spazzbite who did a bit of research
* All of these found holes patched
* Version checking to make sure you are running the most current version
* Nothing visually new for you to see yet.. Some suprises for the next version though
Thats it for now. More to come soon.
Cheers,
Synthlight
*NOTE* – if you are getting the version out of date screen.. go to Tools –> Internet Options –> Delete Files. This will delete your temporary internet cache and let your browser grab a fresh version of FFR. The method for clearing cache is somehwat similiar in all browsers. Check your options.
Score!
Well, Thanks to the help of a great guy by the screen name of “Gabbababbahey” we were able to get the site stable and working again. He almost singlehanded redesigned the entire database scoring structure and php files that query to it. He was quick and efficient and was able to put up with me. 
Feel free to stop by his site http://d0x.codesociety.com/ and thank him for saving the scoring on FFR. He very much deserves it.The game should be entirely back to normal again and running without a hitch. If anyone encounters any bugs just leave a PM. From our tests it seems to be working the same as always.
Thanks again to everyone
Cheers,
Synthlight
FFR Scoring Database Redesign
You may notice some strange behavior today concerning the scores, names or other portions of the database when playing FFR. The game should for the most part still work but we are resdesigning the database and the php files that control it from the ground up. It is possible that your high scores may not be recorded for the next 24 hours. I will let you know when the scoring end is 100%
Many Many MANY thanks to guy that is helping me with the database work. I will give him public credit once I get permission to use his nick/name. He has been incredibly helpful and iz ain’t tu stoopid either. lol He will be completely redesigning the tables in the database and the php code that controls them. Don’t fear though, nobody will lose their scores or data. It will all be converted into the new format.
Cheeeeers, (notice the extra e’s)
Synthlight
Need something to keep you busy in the meantime?
Listen to FFRRADIO
Socialize in the FFRCHAT
Postwhore in the FFRFORUM
*EDIT SYNTHLIGHT* – Game is down for a bit but the site is up.. had to take it down to work on it. Everything will return to normal again later
*EDIT SYNTHLIGHT* – Game is back up for testing to make sure the database stuff works ok.
Hitting Random Keys
Just a couple things to announce really quick.
Every once in awhile we have something a little bit fun/goofy going on here at FFR that really has nothing to do with the game. Recently Lightdarkness joined a project called “Project Dolphin” that simply records your keystrokes and sends them back to the project dolphin server. You can then see how you, your team and your country compare to other countries in keystrokes. You basically sign up at http://www.project-dolphin.nl/register.php , join the “Flash Flash Revolution” team on the website and then download the client which runs in your system tray. It then records your keystrokes and reports them back to the server. It is basically a non-profit project that is up for the fun of it.
At the time of this post we are currently in 220th place worldwide and have over 10 million keystrokes recorded from 70 members that have joined up here from FFR over the last 1-2 weeks. We are well on our way to first place and will easily make it there as time goes on. I think I am currently in 40th place within our own team (damn you all!).
Secondly I wanted to talk about the FFR contest that went on a few weeks ago.
IcyStaticBlast has received his pads and game from RedOctane.
The secondary winner has not contacted me yet and I will have to pick another winner for the prize or choose another way of giving away the prize. Any ideas?
All people who have successfully reported hacks or holes in the system will indeed get a prize of some sorts. You know who you are, contact me via PM if you don’t hear from me soon.
Cheers,
Synthlight
Vacation Good, Stress Bad
Well. Without most people knowing, I took a vacation and drove my family to pittsburgh this past week to just chill and relax for a bit. I have checked in periodically from a laptop but that has been the extent of it. I am currently writing to you from a dialup connection at my sister-in-laws house in the Squirrel Hill subdivision of Pittsburgh, PA. I will be back in about 1-2 days and will be back on the ball keeping the server in top condition again. This was my first vacation in almost 5 years. A much needed one.
Other things to note.
IcyStaticBlast has won the FFR contest. He was validated as the winner via a seperate test that I made him take. The prize has already been ordered and shipped to him. I wanted to take time out to congratulate him and the many hours of effort he put forth in trying to win the contest.
We solved alot of long needed exploits/holes in the FFR game that we didn’t know that exist. Many of the top 10 score holders brought these to my attention and for that I am grateful. This helps us better prepare for the next contest. Thanks again to everyone. It was well worth the $150 I forked out.
I wil be getting in touch with Nestlekwik as soon as I get back and will get those new songs from him. Bemaniruler and I tweaked the DWI –> FFR converter last week and I have been SOoooo pleased with the results. It is just working fantastically now. As a matter of fact I may go over some of the older songs and see if they convert anybetter (i.e. moonlight sonata).
I really miss my late night chats with everyone in the chatroom. THat has been the hardest part of being on vacation. I will definately resume when i get back.
See you all in a few days
Cheers,
Synthlight
