Comments on: Minesweeper! http://henrikfalck.com/blog/2007/08/minesweeper.html reinventing web 3.0 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:35:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Karl Henrik Falck http://henrikfalck.com/blog/2007/08/minesweeper.html#comment-581 Karl Henrik Falck Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:13:00 +0000 http://henrikfalck.com/blog2/2007/08/minesweeper.html#comment-581 shanafromcana, wow I didn't realize some people are that good. I should add a harder level... I'll investigate that bug where you didn't get to enter your name. shanafromcana, wow I didn't realize some people are that good. I should add a harder level… I'll investigate that bug where you didn't get to enter your name.

]]> By: shanafromcana http://henrikfalck.com/blog/2007/08/minesweeper.html#comment-577 shanafromcana Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:10:00 +0000 http://henrikfalck.com/blog2/2007/08/minesweeper.html#comment-577 Hey, so i just beat your minesweeper game on expert with a time of 3:16 and it said i made the new high score but it wouldnt even let me put my name down..ps it was really easy too Hey, so i just beat your minesweeper game on expert with a time of 3:16 and it said i made the new high score but it wouldnt even let me put my name down..ps it was really easy too

]]> By: Karl Henrik Falck http://henrikfalck.com/blog/2007/08/minesweeper.html#comment-552 Karl Henrik Falck Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:44:00 +0000 http://henrikfalck.com/blog2/2007/08/minesweeper.html#comment-552 Mark, thanks a lot for your comments! I'm glad you enjoy the game. And man you're fast! I need to practice...<br /><br />Based on your comments I've made the following fixes over the weekend; they're live now:<br /><br />* If the end time of the client (which will always be very accurate on an unhacked client) is higher than that of the server, then the client's time is used. This will fix the first problem you mention with high-lag situations.<br /><br />* The "0:00" issue I had actually fixed before but hadn't uploaded the fix to the server yet. It was simply a display issue [similar to Excel 2007 ;)], the time was 1:00 and it's correctly recorded in the database and is now displayed correctly.<br /><br />* Lag between client and server is measured now, but currently the data isn't used. I'll see how accurate it seems and try to figure out if I can use that data to improve timing in high-lag situations.<br /><br />* Tried to easen some over-sensitive paranoia checks for cheating and hack attempts that causes temporary bans. Probably your debugging, while very helpful, triggered one of these because the behavior might have been a bit abnormal. :)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />hefa Mark, thanks a lot for your comments! I'm glad you enjoy the game. And man you're fast! I need to practice…

Based on your comments I've made the following fixes over the weekend; they're live now:

* If the end time of the client (which will always be very accurate on an unhacked client) is higher than that of the server, then the client's time is used. This will fix the first problem you mention with high-lag situations.

* The "0:00" issue I had actually fixed before but hadn't uploaded the fix to the server yet. It was simply a display issue [similar to Excel 2007 ;) ], the time was 1:00 and it's correctly recorded in the database and is now displayed correctly.

* Lag between client and server is measured now, but currently the data isn't used. I'll see how accurate it seems and try to figure out if I can use that data to improve timing in high-lag situations.

* Tried to easen some over-sensitive paranoia checks for cheating and hack attempts that causes temporary bans. Probably your debugging, while very helpful, triggered one of these because the behavior might have been a bit abnormal. :)

Cheers,
hefa

]]> By: Anonymous http://henrikfalck.com/blog/2007/08/minesweeper.html#comment-551 Anonymous Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:12:00 +0000 http://henrikfalck.com/blog2/2007/08/minesweeper.html#comment-551 Hi - 'MarkF' here again. I found another probable bug. I just beat 'normal' in about 1:00, but then the clock jumped to 0:00 before prompting me for a high score; my entering a name (oops - sorry) has caused the high score in 'normal' to be rather ridiculous. :( Hi – 'MarkF' here again. I found another probable bug. I just beat 'normal' in about 1:00, but then the clock jumped to 0:00 before prompting me for a high score; my entering a name (oops – sorry) has caused the high score in 'normal' to be rather ridiculous. :(

]]> By: Anonymous http://henrikfalck.com/blog/2007/08/minesweeper.html#comment-550 Anonymous Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:15:00 +0000 http://henrikfalck.com/blog2/2007/08/minesweeper.html#comment-550 Love your Minesweeper game, but I've been banned (by cookie), and I have no idea why. :(<br /><br />I am 'MarkF', by the way. :)<br /><br />I've also observed a bug: I finished 'easy' during a low bandwidth spurt between your site and my home PC. The displayed completion time was about 0:51, but it then jumped to 0:17 and offered me a high score. I reloaded the page so as to not corrupt the high scores list.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Mark Love your Minesweeper game, but I've been banned (by cookie), and I have no idea why. :(

I am 'MarkF', by the way. :)

I've also observed a bug: I finished 'easy' during a low bandwidth spurt between your site and my home PC. The displayed completion time was about 0:51, but it then jumped to 0:17 and offered me a high score. I reloaded the page so as to not corrupt the high scores list.

Thanks!

Mark

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