Minor typo on the 1001 Ultimate Mahjong track at https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/1001-ultimate-mahjong/ios/9-traditional-dragon-time/ - the Dragon is specifically a Black Dragon. :) Could the title be updated please:

Before:

9: Traditional - Dragon [Time]

After:

9: Traditional - Black Dragon [Time]

Thanks. :D

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Αn invalid submission was just accepted, how is that possible??

A wrong rom was used and the submitter himself requested that the submission be rejected

https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php/276426

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Originally Posted by TK2014

Αn invalid submission was just accepted, how is that possible??

A wrong rom was used and the submitter himself requested that the submission be rejected

https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php/276426

My guess is that since Barra is a very trusted member, some people voted just upon confirmation of the score and didn't notice the error in the rom and by the time the tally was closed, the positive votes were more.

Don't worry tho' this is why the dispute system exists, you can dispute the score and when the dispute is resolved the people who voted yes will get their credibility lowered and the people who was right will get theirs corrected.

Originally Posted by Pixe Sukola

My guess is that since Barra is a very trusted member, some people voted just upon confirmation of the score and didn't notice the error in the rom and by the time the tally was closed, the positive votes were more.

Don't worry tho' this is why the dispute system exists, you can dispute the score and when the dispute is resolved the people who voted yes will get their credibility lowered and the people who was right will get theirs corrected.

How many votes are required to accept/reject a submission? People should not vote before reading the topic posts.

Dispute requires 4000 credibility points, right?

Originally Posted by TK2014

Dispute requires 4000 credibility points, right?

Yes it's 4000 and it's an incredible amount in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by Pixe Sukola

My guess is that since Barra is a very trusted member, some people voted just upon confirmation of the score and didn't notice the error in the rom and by the time the tally was closed, the positive votes were more.

Don't worry tho' this is why the dispute system exists, you can dispute the score and when the dispute is resolved the people who voted yes will get their credibility lowered and the people who was right will get theirs corrected.

People shouldn't trust me ;)

I've already disputed it anyway - https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php?t=276513

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Originally Posted by Barthax

Actually this is a bug. I've checked several of the [Time] based tracks on Monster Hunter World that I still have edit access to: they are set to "Elapsed Time" but the submission form displays a requirement for Float!

There still seems to be some fall-out on the [Time] based tracks from the 2-decimal change to (what should have been limited to) the [Size] tracks of Monster Hunter World. The submission forms for the [Time] based tracks seem to be corrected but the scoreboard still shows some weirdness on the [Time] based tracks.

If you follow the links to the original submissions, they were submitted as time but the scoreboard does something else:

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When clicking the notification to see what this is about, it does not take me to my comment, it just takes me to the last page of this thread.

Interesting discovery by @wirre.the.man : there's a new game called "Balls of Steel" which benefits the user of modern hardware and game engines and has different content. While some tables are present from the original, there's no guarantee they play exactly the same making these an unfair comparison.

Could the "Twin Galaxies" tracks of old be adjusted please with the rule "Must be played using the Windows 95 game from 1997". Perhaps add the word "1997" to the track titles.

They're not my tracks but I'd recommend a change to the tracks created by @wirre.the.man for Balls of Steel: "Must be played using the Windows version from 2024."

[Errata: Balls of Steel was Windows 95, not DOS! I was thinking Balls of Hell which is an entirely different game in DOS. :P ]

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Originally Posted by Barthax

Interesting discovery by @wirre.the.man : there's a new game called "Balls of Steel" which benefits the user of modern hardware and game engines and has different content. While some tables are present from the original, there's no guarantee they play exactly the same making these an unfair comparison.

Could the "Twin Galaxies" tracks of old be adjusted please with the rule "Must be played using the DOS game from 1997". Perhaps add the word "DOS" to the track titles.

They're not my tracks but I'd recommend a change to the tracks created by @wirre.the.man for Balls of Steel: "Must be played using the Windows version from 2024."

I agree. These tracks should be under "Balls of Steel 2024" (or "Balls of Steel - Atari"):

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/balls-of-steel/pc/centipede-regular/

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/balls-of-steel/pc/missile-command-regular/

Thanks!

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Could the game name of "Pinball Dreams Deluxe" be updated please as it was released in different regions with different titles.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/pinball-dreams-deluxe/pc

Before:

Pinball Dreams Deluxe

After:
Pinball Dreams Deluxe / Pinball Arcade

Note: this is a distinct title from "Pinball Dreams" and "Pinball Dreams 2" despite inheriting the same tables (has more options for table manipulation) and so should continue to be listed separately from it's earlier counterparts.

Thanks. :)

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Originally Posted by wirre.the.man

I agree. These tracks should be under "Balls of Steel 2024" (or "Balls of Steel - Atari"):

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/balls-of-steel/pc/centipede-regular/

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/balls-of-steel/pc/missile-command-regular/

Thanks!

Excellent compromise. :)

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PS2 Test Drive Unlimited. This track has the wrong car class restriction in the rules. The car class should be E not A. There is an accepted submission that uses correct E class, which is the only class allowed.

TDU Build Up

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Could the title of the following track be corrected please: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/monster-hunter-world/playstation4/quest-investigations-5-star-hunt-xyz-etc-ancient-forest-anjanath-great-jagras-single-player-time/ - the star rating for an Anjanath is 4-star, not 5-star.

Before:

Quest - Investigations - 5-Star: Hunt: xyz, etc. - Ancient Forest - Anjanath, Great Jagras - Single Player [Time]

After:

Quest - Investigations - 4-Star: Hunt: xyz, etc. - Ancient Forest - Anjanath, Great Jagras - Single Player [Time]

Thanks. :D

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There's a strange problem with my scoreboard.

I have 84 "TG World Records" but my page only says 79.
I've counted them many times, first place approved games with at least one other submitter is 84
https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?player=73329

Could this be a system error? will it fix itself? or is there something else I don't know about calculating "TG World Records"?

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Originally Posted by TK2014

There's a strange problem with my scoreboard.

I have 84 "TG World Records" but my page only says 79.
I've counted them many times, first place approved games with at least one other submitter is 84
https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?player=73329

Could this be a system error? will it fix itself? or is there something else I don't know about calculating "TG World Records"?

Being top when there is no-one below does not count. So if you are the only person on a track it does not count or if there are 100s of people with the same 1st place and no 2nd place it does not count. There is a wall post by one of the TG accounts which shows when this change was made,

Alternatively, how many 1st places you have regardless is 95: https://www.twingalaxies.com/memberleaderboard/world_records

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Originally Posted by Barthax

Being top when there is no-one below does not count.

Yes, that's what I said.

"First place approved games with at least one other submitter".

Originally Posted by Barthax

if there are 100s of people with the same 1st place and no 2nd place it does not count.

Really?? I see then. The bowling games.

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Originally Posted by TK2014

Yes, that's what I said.

"First place approved games with at least one other submitter".

Really?? I see then. The bowling games.

I found the post, if you're interested: https://www.twingalaxies.com/twin-galaxies/wall/12770/tg-world-record-and-achievement-calculation-update

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Btw, do you know how the 'Expert Skill Index' is calculated?

The info line(a summary index that represents the total verified and demonstrated video game skill of the user) doesn't explain much.

For examble, Aart van Vliet has 1187 points with just 29 entries and 13 first places, while I only have 426.

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Originally Posted by TK2014

Btw, do you know how the 'Expert Skill Index' is calculated?

The info line(a summary index that represents the total verified and demonstrated video game skill of the user) doesn't explain much.

For examble, Aart van Vliet has 1187 points with just 29 entries and 13 first places, while I only have 426.

Look at this:

https://www.twingalaxies.com/wiki_index.php?title=Policy%3AWhat-are-Credibility-Points-CR-Submission-Points-SP-and-the-Expert-Skill-Index-ESI

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