Information
Update log
2018-12-11
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Added tracking of kicker and receiver to games.
- By default, games don't have a set kicker or receiver.
- Use the "kicker" buttons to set which player kicked off during a game.
- If a game is a tie and a kicker is set, the kicker wins the game.
- Added Injury Report cards to the "Game Tools" page.
- Renamed the "Resources" page the "Community Resources" page.
- Fixed some bugs with adding and dropping players from events.
2018-11-25
- Automatic reloading on event pages has been removed due to speed concerns. These features may be reintroduced in a future update.
- Measures have been taken to reduce the likelihood of event pages crashing during large events.
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Standings, statistics, TO tools, and games (by round) are now all shown on the main event page.
- Use the buttons underneath the event info box to switch between panels.
- All games from every round appear on the main page regardless of event size.
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Printable paper tokens and proxies have been added to the Game Tools page.
- These were formerly hosted on the Longshanks administrator's personal site.
2018-10-28
- Guild leader and purist badges now have titles partially decided by the GB player community.
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Events pages have been reorganized.
- A menu of buttons appears near the top of each event page to facilitate navigation between the Standings, Statistics, and Round pages.
- Registration and TO tools now appear toward the bottom of the Standings page.
- Games no longer appear on the Standings page, regardless of event size.
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The Round buttons will populate automatically as new rounds are generated with no need to reload the page.
- While attending an event, you will see a new button appear when a new round begins.
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The Standings page can now update itself automatically as new game results are entered.
- This feature is in beta testing and appears for the TO only. It will be released soon for players and spectator.
- Running an event has never been easier! While running an OPEN event, simply load the Standings page at the beginning of a round and watch it update as players report their own results. You'll see when all the results are reported and it's time to generate a new round and never have to reload the page.
2018-10-08
- Added the SFG staff and Pundit badges.
- Allow searching by home region and account type on the player page.
- Enabled ability to directly message pundits.
2018-09-03
- Subscriber only Enabled option to host team tournaments.
2018-08-05
- General user interface and functionality updates.
- Updated event type icons.
- Team Tournament hosting open to selected testers.
2018-07-30
- Added the Guild Ball Guru badge.
2018-07-02
- General user interface and functionality updates.
- Preparing the system for Team Tournament events.
2018-05-24
- Moved to a new web host.
- SSL security now available.
- Option to send a password reset message now appears after an incorrect login attempt.
- Changes to profile creation system:
- Player profiles no longer made automatically when adding players to an event.
- Event organizers can still create profiles, but must do so purposefully.
- Users may now create their own player profiles.
- Subscriber only Added Watch List feature to track friends, rivals, and local club members.
2018-05-07
- Added a "resources" page.
- Merged guild and captains stats pages into a single "Statistics" page.
- Pages now have art!
- Subscriber only Added the ability for event organizers to send announcements to registered players.
2018-04-23
- Added TO option to avoid local player pairing in round one.
2018-04-16
- Restructured the Control Panel page.
- Fixed current games displaying on Control Panel.
- Made login cookies more secure.
- Added "local opponents" feature.
- Users may add up to five local opponents they regularly play.
- TOs will soon have the option to avoid pairing mutually-recognized players in the first round of an event.
2018-03-15
- Removed the QR code feature from events.
- Structural changes to enable subscriber-only features.
2018-02-18
- Added a specific option for release events as an event type.
2018-02-12
- Removed references to the European Union in event and player regions.
- Added options for Belgian, French, German, and Spanish sub-regions to the region selection menus (for both events and players).
2018-02-07
- Added page allowing TOs to modify players' pre-registered guilds.
- Some back-end work in preparation for doubles/team event support.
2018-01-25
- Added badge descriptions to the information page.
- Changed button appearances for increased consistency.
- Added day, month, and year headers to event pages for easier event location.
- Fixed quotes around nicknames so they don't look stupid if in a heading.
2018-01-19
- Restructured system for editing player and event info.
- Corrected error that caused BYE games to count as a win for ranking purposes.
- Added "detail" pages to player profiles.
2018-01-07
- Updated art assets for captains, guilds, and awards.
- Added championship events page.
- Guild Purist badges now show which guild they represent.
- Added Google Maps integration on event pages.
- Searches for event venue based on name.
- If the correct location doesn't appear for an event that you are hosting, try adjusting the "location" parameter.
2018-01-04
- Pre-registered events now appear on both your player profile and your control panel.
- Fixes for names with apostrophes.
2017-12-19
- TOs can now un-drop players from events.
- This can be used to swap players mid-event:
- add players A and B to event
- drop player B before setting round 1 pairings
- drop player A and un-drop player B when the swap happens
- Reconfigured player information display and editing.
- Player profile page:
- Rating & RPI
- Game history, casual games, hosted events
- Control panel:
- Games from current event (if applicable)
- Buttons to host an event or create a casual game record
- Hosted events (if applicable)
- Player names, alternate names, and nicknames.
- Names and alternate names cannot have numbers or special characters
- Names and alternate names require at least two words (e.g. first and last)
- Nicknames can contain anything
- Players can choose to have their name hidden.
- Change this in the "edit player information" section of your control panel
- Instead of your name, you will see "Player #xx" where xx is your ID#
2017-12-12
- Added captain win rate data.
- Modified
Multi-Guild Master badge
- Now requires five or more tournament games with each of five or more guilds.
- Updates to event and game display to improve performance in large events.
- UI updates in preperation for Minor Guilds.
- Added QR codes to event pages
- Use these to advertise and give players quick access to the event page.
2017-11-22
- Streamlined captain selection.
- Added achievement badges:
Current world champion (updated)
Past world champion
World championship qualifier
Guild Purist (only one guild, 30+ games)- Multi-Guild Master (tournament game with each guild)
- Improvements to guild and national champion badges.
- Added guild breakdown to event pages.
2017-11-09
- Added captain images to games when a captain is chosen.
- The site now operates on a weekly schedule.
- When filtering results by date, the "from" date is forced to the nearest Wednesday.
- Year-old events drop from the standard ranking on the first Wednesday after they become one year old.
- This will reduce the frequency of rating changes due to old events being removed to only once per week.
- Minor bug fixes in event creation & management.
2017-11-05
- Added captain selection for games.
- Added guild selection when registering for an event.
- Coordinated color schemes for secure items. (Items you can access due to login priveleges are now all purple.)
- Added "top 3" sections for each guild to the Guild Stats page.
- Fixed the flag for the US state of Georgia. Sorry!
- Bug fixes relating to display of hidden events on player pages.
- Organized main events list page into "future," "current," and "past" events.