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nice program!
very convenient for scrimmages and practice
is there a downloadable version that we can use offline?
and are you planning on making a iphone/android app for it?
Your program does not calculate the score correctly if a doubler is the first object in a goal. It fails to award the bonus point in that case. It also obviously does not handle the SG3 conditions.
{edit} It also calculates the score wrong if you have 2 doublers & 1 negation or 2 negations & 1 doubler in the same goal.
Well, this is my interpretation, but if you think it might not be right then you should ask in the official Q&A for a clarification.
Definitions from the manual:
Note that Ball and Barrel definitions both have the phrase “red or blue” in it. Meaning, in my opinion, that a doubler or negation does not meet the the definition of Ball or Barrel. Thus, when looking at the Bonus Point definition, it says the lowest Ball or Barrel (which the other definitions say have to be red or blue). Therefore it does not matter if there is a doubler or negation underneath the bonus point object, as the BP object is still the lowest red or blue object.
In your example, I’d say Red has 6 points (2 objects + bonus point, doubled) and Blue has 2 points (1 object, doubled).
Again, though, that’s my interpretation. Best to ask the GDC if you think it’s ambiguous.
murdomeek, PLEASE TO NOT SPAM THE OFFICIAL Q+A. X/
EDIT: I posted the above because I think I’ve seen this question answered in Q+A already. I can’t find that thread now, so I may be wrong. However, there is this one: https://vexforum.com/t/answered-doubler-barrel-in-circular-goal/19508/1 which, though it hasn’t been answered yet, does ask the same question.
Duplicate questions in Q+A get me a bit annoyed because they make it harder for people who try to keep on top of all the rulings (for example people like AURA who run competitions). Of course, making people read a 7-page forum before they can post a question would also be silly, so it might be a bit unfair to blame the people who ask those questions.
I do think the Q+A system needs to be changed, though, so that people who want to read only the unique content can and people who ask questions that already have answers still get their questions answered.
With regard to the question of what happens if the first item is a doubler or a negation barrel, I will be interested to hear the response to your question in the official Q + A about the rules.
However, here is my interpretation. I’ll quote two sections in the rules:
(page 5, Game Definitions) “Bonus Point – A Bonus Point is earned for the lowest Ball or Barrel (closest to the foam field tile) within a Circular Goal.”
(page 7, Scoring) “A Bonus Point earned is worth one (1) point for the Alliance of the color of the Scoring Object.”
Therefore, if a Doubler or a Negation is the first item in a circular goal, since there is no White or Black Alliance, there is no bonus point awarded.
Given this, I would say that if a goal contains (bottom up): Doubler, Red, Red, Blue, then the score would be Red 4, Blue 2 (no bonus points).
That is how my program is doing the scoring … for now.
I believe that the program handles these conditions correctly. Here are two examples (from bottom up):
Red, Blue, Negation, Doubler, Negation.
The Doubler cancels out one Negation, then the second Negation negates the whole score.
Red 0
Blue 0
Red, Blue, Doubler, Negation, Doubler.
The Negation cancels out one Doubler, then the second Doubler doubles the whole score.
Red: (1 object + 1 Bonus Point) * 2 = 4
Blue (1 object) * 2 = 2
If you believe that this is not correct, please explain.
After I’m sure I have worked out any bugs, I can make the “swf” file available for use offline. Contact me offline if you would like a copy (Irv at furrypants dot com). No plans right now to make an iphone or android app.
Yeah sorry, I got a bit rage. not enough sleep recently, etc.
I guess I see the official Q+A differently from most other people - as a place for rules to be created to cover situations that were not adequately covered in the Manual. When I see the same thing being asked more than once I think “Argh why don’t they already know this??” when the obvious answer is because not everyone has the time to read everything Karthik and the GDC have ever written.
This is exactly why we have a “Rules Lawyer” position on each team. That person is responsible for tracking the rules updates and making sure the team’s robot and strategy stay within the rules.
i just read through the whole thread again, and in no combination, does it start with a doubler or negation as first object
EDIT:
w/e karthik to the rescue!
he just answered and Dave’s interpretation was correct
Given the clarification of the rules, I have modified my scoring program. Specifically, the first Red or Blue scoring object gets the bonus point, no matter where it occurs in the stack.
Can you make a limit for each goal? I am sure you can make a good guess on how many game objects are going to actually stay in or on top of the goal. This would be VERY helpful! Thanks!
After a negation or doubler barrel has been added to the goal, the score of the goal should not change even if another doubler or negation barrel is dropped in. The scoring program that the link points to does not reflect this behavior.
