Social Media Integration
11/26/2024This update adds the ability to share your accomplishments with the press of a button! iScored now generates a flashy score image and a special gameroom link that you can share on Bluesky, Facebook, Discord, or any other social media site. This special URL tells those sites to use your score image as the preview image (and automatically scrolls to your score when loaded).
On phones:
On Desktops/Laptops:
Other improvements rolled out since the last update include:
- Added an option to disable the scrolling that occurs when the mouse pointer is near the left or right edge of the screen.
- Added an option (for European users) to show periods for the thousands separator, and commas for decimals.
- Public Mode Shortcut URLs (i.e. https://www.iScored.info/YourUserName ) are now bookmarkable - they no longer redirect to the root directory.
- Improved user interface for mobile devices.
- Implemented numerous performance optimizations.
- Improved phone support for very large gamerooms.
- Broke and then fixed time-based scoring. You're welcome!
- Fixed a bug that could sometimes cause custom fonts to not load properly.
- Fixed a bug where the game preview was overflowing out of the "Add New Game" dialog.
- Fixed a bug where the "Download Scores" nav menu item was erroneously showing up on screens other than the main gameroom.
- Improved game preview pane functionality.
As always, please email me at pezpunk@iScored.info or contact me on The Official iScored Facebook Page if you have any comments or questions, or encounter any bugs! Have fun and thanks for using iScored!!
-PEZ
Transparencies and Scaling Factor
10/03/2024Along with a couple new features, this update brings a ton of minor improvements and bug fixes. Some of these have been active for a while, but some are just debuting today.
The first new feature I'd like to highlight is the ability to use transparent backgrounds and background images with transparencies on your games.
Second, the "Scaling Factor" feature (basically the zoom level of your game room) has been completely reworked, and can now optionally be applied to ALL devices,
not just mobile and low-resolution devices.
This feature can be found under the "Layout" tab. By the way, if your gameroom suddenly looks smaller or larger than it used to on your TV or other device, and you don't
want that, then try adjusting this setting. If you're still having issues, please contact me and we'll figure it out!
Other improvements rolled out since the last update include:
- Game Backgrounds and Gameroom Backgrounds now support animated GIFs, up to 4 megabytes per image.
- The Game Preview on the Settings screen will now accurately reflect your gameroom background image, color, transparency settings, and game spacing options.
- The iScored Discord Bot now accepts commands via Direct Message. Any command that is normally given by mentioning it in a channel will now work via Direct Message as well.
- Mobile devices (such as tablets and phones) will no longer display their default on-screen keyboard when using iScored's built in keyboards and number pads.
- Added a "Default Blank Game Settings" style to the Community Styles list.
- When entering a score with an image on a phone, the player can now drag the photo around to see the entire image.
- Fixed a bug where commas weren't automatically inserted into scores when inputed using the iScored on-screen number pad.
- Fixed a bug involving double-quotes in Event names.
- Fixed a bug where Custom Global CSS Stylings were being applied to the Overall Leaders column.
- Fixed a bug where the same gameroom could be registered to the same Discord channel more than once.
- Fixed a bug where Events were not displaying correctly from the Public Score Entry version of the gameroom.
- Fixed a bug where Event scores were not recording correctly if Admin Approval was enabled.
- Fixed a bug where scores submitted through the API were being rejected if there was already a better score for that player on that game.
- Fixed a bug where the "Rank Method" dropdown on the Settings screen wasn't defaulting to the correct item for some users.
- Fixed a bug where the Discord bot was sometimes reporting the wrong rank for new scores.
- Fixed a bug where double-quotes were causing an issue in Custom Banner Styles.
- Fixed a bug where the navigation menu could be pushed off the Settings screen in certain situations.
- Improved Discord bot error handling.
-PEZ
Overall Rank and Events!
8/08/2024Two amazing new features added today! Both can be found in the brand new "Competition" tab of the Settings screen.
First, there's the new Overall Rank system:
This is a special column you can enable that ranks all of the players in your gameroom based on their high scores. The ranking can be calculated on
either the players' average rank on each game, or what is known in pinball as "Herb Format", with a variety of ways to configure it.
The other new feature is the ability to create named Events, which you can start, stop, or resume. While an Event is running, ONLY scores posted during that event will show up on your iScored leaderboard. This lets you run a one-day competition, create an ongoing event for a select group of friends, or simply reset scores for a night with novice players.
When used together, the Overall Rank and Event features can even be used to host a simple "best game" tournament!
Other improvements rolled out since the last update include:
- Massively reduced response time for score popup, particularly in large gamerooms.
- Improved how game logo loading is handled.
- Improved the responsiveness of the "Download Scores" button if pressed while the gameroom is still loading.
- Fixed an issue that was preventing iScored from loading on TVs using older versions of Samsung's proprietary web browser. (*angrily shakes fist in Samsung's direction*)
- Fixed Admin Approval scores table to sort by newest scores first.
- Fixed a bug where the first game logo on the "Best Scores" list wasn't loading.
-PEZ
Multiple Scores Per Player ACTIVATED!
7/14/2024Today's update adds what is by FAR the most-requested feature over iScored's 7-year history: The ability for one person to record multiple scores per game!
If a player records multiple scores for a game, an "expand" icon will appear on their score box. When that icon is clicked, that player's other scores will be shown.
This change might seem minor visually, but it required more coding on my part than any prior update -- it was practically a re-write of a huge percentage of iScored's underlying code and structure. This refactoring also unlocks a slew of exciting new features that I'll be rolling out in the next month or two, so it has many benefits that aren't apparent to you all just yet. As such, please bear with me, and let me know if you find any glitches!
Other changes rolled out since the last update include:
- Significantly improved rendering time for very large gamerooms.
- "Best Scores" window now correctly reflects score format and sort order.
- Improved the responsiveness of the "Download Scores" button if pressed while the gameroom is still loading.
- Removed the ability to globally disable text shadows. This change should have no impact on 99% of users, but if this creates a problem for you, please contact me, and we'll figure out a solution.
- Added an option to add the QR code for each game to the main gameroom display.
- Fixed a Discord Bot bug where certain commands weren't displaying time-based scores correctly, or ordering scores lowest-to-highest.
- The cursor now automatically moves to the search input field when the Search icon is clicked.
- The Enter key can now be used to submit a search.
- Fixed a bug with the Infinite Scroll (Default) idle scroll animation, where it was jumping to the end when interrupted.
- Fixed a bug where gameroom scores would not auto-update under certain conditions.
-PEZ
Over 1600 New Fonts!!
5/8/2024For you power users out there who like to fiddle with fonts, I have great news: iScored just added support for over 1,600 new fonts -- any font currently available through Google Fonts is now usable in your iScored gameroom!
Font family names are case sensitive, though, so please make sure you used the correct case when implementing them.
Other recent improvements include:
- Fixed an issue where score rankings were incorrect if a player entered their name with multiple variations of upper and lowercase letters.
- Improved page load performance.
- Game logos on QR codes are now optional.
- The Score Entry popup is now the same width as your game columns, and respects the "Game Column Width" setting. This makes it easier to make background graphics that look good for both.
- Doubled the resolution of score photos.
- Fixed an issue with Player's Top Scores box not showing up in Read-Only mode.
- Discord Bot now supports time-based scoring.
- Discord Bot now supports lowest-to-highest scoring.
- Discord Bot will now report Admin-approved scores.
-PEZ
QR Code Redesign and Persistent Sessions
1/16/2024Today's update brings a redesign to the QR code functionality. QR codes should work more reliably, and look better! Each QR code now features the game logo in the middle, and the name of the game at the bottom.
Another important change: Upon your next login, you will now stay logged, even after closing the browser window. (You can still log out manually, of course).
As always, please email me at pezpunk@iScored.info or contact me on The Official iScored Facebook Page if you have any comments or questions, or encounter any bugs! Have fun and thanks for using iScored!!
-PEZ
Archive and Other Stuff
12/27/2023Happy holidays everyone! Santa brought some new features to iScored, and I figured I should let you all know.
First of all, there are two new buttons on the "Your Games" screen: "Archive Game" and "Delete Scores".
"Archive Game" creates an exact duplicate of the currently selected game, including all scores, graphics, and settings. This backup archive is hidden from your main gameroom by default, but it can be
enabled like any other game via the "Lineup" tab ("Delete Scores" does just that -- it deletes all the scores for the selected game).
In case you missed it, I'm also super proud of the brand-new Die Hard Trilogy virtual pinball, which is the first game to implement iScored's new API! It features an in-game leaderboard powered by iScored!
Other new stuff includes:
- Myriad upgrades to the Discord Bot. Too many to list, but a few include:
- Bot now reports the rank of new scores.
- Bot will now only report on top-ten scores.
- Bot can now be registered to threads as well as channels.
- Much improved error handling and flexibility.
- Fixed some race conditions with posting scores and reporting those scores.
- Bot is now slightly less annoying.
- Bot should no longer gradually achieve sentience.
- NOTE: Please do not taunt or threaten the Official iScored Discord Bot.
- Fixed a bug that could occur when an Admin approves the same score by email multiple times.
- Fixed a bug preventing Admin Approval by email while simultaneously logged in to iScored.
- Lowercase letters are now supported on the iScored name entry screen. (names are not case sensitive, though, so "PEZ" and "pez" will count as the same name).
- The period character (".") is now allowed in the name entry field.
- Fixed a bug with the Game Preview Pane not reflecting the "Stretch Background" game setting.
- The "Stretch Background" game setting will now be stored by Shared Community Styles.
- New games created from Community Styles will now use the correct Style Name.
- Added Game Title CSS to the Global Game Settings.
As always, please email me at pezpunk@iScored.info or contact me on The Official iScored Facebook Page if you have any comments or questions, or encounter any bugs! Have fun and thanks for using iScored!!
-PEZ
The Official iScored Discord Bot is Here!
11/13/2023This is a fun update -- there is now an official iScored bot for Discord!
In addition to instantly reporting any new scores, it can also retrieve score and game data about any iScored gameroom, as well as several different pinball leagues.
There are a few fun easter eggs to discover as well! Check out the "Settings" screen, and click on the new "Social" tab for the link to add the bot to your
Discord server (or just click here).
As always, please email me at pezpunk@iScored.info or contact me on The Official iScored Facebook Page if you have any comments or questions, or encounter any bugs! Have fun and thanks for using iScored!!
-PEZ
Global Game Settings
10/02/2023This update is focused on making it much easier to make your gameroom look amazing with minimal effort!
First ... Have you ever wished you could change the look of ALL your games at once? Now you can! Under the "Layout" tab, there are new "Global Game Settings" which will override any settings specified on individual games. This allows people with large game rooms to easily set a single font size, score box size, or any other setting that will be applied across all games in their gameroom:
Second, there have been significant changes to how the "Game Title Height" setting works, in order to ensure that scores always line up across the columns. Overall, this is a very
positive change for making it easy to make gamerooms look good, but this change might cause taller logos be cropped -- if that's the case, just go into the "Layout"
tab, and bump up the "Game Title Height" value a bit.
And third, I've made major improvements to the game preview pane -- it now takes into account the Game Title Height, Game Width, and the new Global Game Settings:
This update required quite a lot of behind-the-scenes code changes and refactoring. I try to test everything, but if you encounter any problems, please let me know!
Email me at pezpunk@iScored.info or
contact me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/iScored.info/. Have fun and thanks for using iScored!!
-PEZ
Admin Notifications
8/25/2023This is a pretty important update for anyone using the Admin Approval feature: By popular request, you and your staff can now receive notifications by email when a new score is submitted for approval!
The email has the player's name, score, and game name, and includes the pic submitted with the score. Most conveniently, the score can be approved or denied
remotely, right from a link in the email, without having to log in to iScored! Other improvements made since the last update include:- Fixed a bug where the score dialog wouldn't close after entering a new score via a QR link on PC under certain conditions.
- Fixed a bug preventing some images from loading when using "Infinite Scroll (Approach 2)" with larger gamerooms.
- Game columns will now display the name of the game in text until the graphics load in.
- Minor performance improvements.
-PEZ
New Idle Scroll Options
7/6/2023Okay, more big changes to the idle scroll animation. I've gone through dozens of iterations of this code to try to make it smooth on every device with every browser with every gameroom configuration, but that has turned out to be impossible -- code that works great for some of you is laggy or broken for others, and vice versa. So, I've decided to offer several different methods for the Idle Scroller, and let each user pick which one works best for them!
Personally, I recommend checking out the "Swing" method, I think it's pretty neat!
Other improvements made since the last update include:
- New option under the "Layout" tab allows you stretch the gameroom background to fit the width of your screen!
- Idle Scroll code to no longer resets to the beginning when it starts or is interrupted.
- Applying a Community Style will no longer change the name of your game.
As always, if you encounter any problems or have any questions or feedback, please email me at pezpunk@iScored.info or contact me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/iScored.info/. Have fun and thanks for using iScored!!
-PEZ
Improvements to QR Codes and Performance
5/10/2023Minor update today -- you can now download all of the QR codes for your gameroom at once! :)
I also made the following improvements, some of which were rolled out over the last week or two:- Significantly improved gameroom load speeds.
- Added better user feedback when a score is submitted and Admin Approval is enabled.
- Clicking on a score when iScored is in Public Mode will now show the saved image for that score, if one exists.
- Fixed glitchiness when Idle Scroll Delay was set to zero.
- Slightly improved Idle Scroll Animation performance.
If you encounter any problems or have any questions or feedback, please email me at pezpunk@iScored.info or contact me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/iScored.info/. Have fun and thanks for using iScored!!
-PEZ
Search and Scroll
4/05/2023Happy First Contact Day everyone!!
Here are some cool new features for you to play with. First, you can now search your gameroom either by game or by player. If you search by game, it automatically scrolls to that game. If you search by player, it highlights all of that player's scores (if it can't find an exact match, it highlights all similar names). The search button is located near the top right corner of the screen, next to the tags button.
Additionally, I changed the Idle Scroll Animation behavior. Instead of reversing direction when it reaches the last game, it now scrolls infinitely in the same
direction. This is better, because under the old method, games on the far left and right sides of the screen were only visible momentarily. Now every game gets its
chance to move across the entire screen, and they're all visible for the same amount of time.
I also fixed some display bugs with time-based scoring, and addressed some issues with iScored dropping images or scores from very, very large gamerooms.
Please let me know if you encounter any problems. As always, I can be reached via the iScored Facebook Page or pezpunk@iScored.info. Thanks everyone for supporting iScored!
-PEZ
Lots of Goodies
3/23/2023Hello everyone! Just want to formally announce a bunch of small enhancements to iScored. Some of these items have been live for a couple weeks, and some are brand new today:
- Added a new option to allow Public Users to delete scores.
- Mobile score entry screens now show the game's logo.
- Added "Hide/Unhide All Games" buttons to the "Layout" tab.
- Added an optional iScored logo to the main gameroom (it's disabled by default).
- Tags list is now sorted alphabetically.
- When a score is submitted on desktop devices, the gameroom will now automatically scroll to that game.
- When a score is submitted on mobile devices, instead of simply displaying a "score submitted" message, it will instead load the gameroom and scroll to that game.
- Fixed bugs related to dragging and hiding games that could result in unintended games being selected.
- Fixed various clock display bugs.
Furthermore, I've also made it possible to link to a specific game in your gameroom by adding the "scrollTo" parameter at the end of your gameroom URL. You can find the direct-link URL for each of your games on the "Games" tab of the Settings screen, just above the QR code for that game:
I also want to mention that the server migration is complete, and everything seems to be working better than ever. Please let me know if you encounter any problems!
I can be reached via the iScored Facebook Page or pezpunk@iScored.info.
Thanks everyone for supporting iScored!
-PEZ
Game Width, Clock, and Other Stuff
2/05/2023New feature! You can now change the width of the games in your game room. This is very useful if you are using full names instead of initials, and need more horizontal space per game. The settings for game width are under the "Layout" tab of the "Settings" screen.
There have also been a number of other minor updates and fixes over the last few months that I didn't formally announce:- You can now access a read-only version of your gameroom (great for display purposes!) via a new convenient url: https://www.iScored.info/YourUserName
- Added a digital clock with several cool styles (go to the "options" tab on the "Settings" screen to enable it)
- Fixed some minor bugs with the Idle Scroll Animation code.
- Improved the UI for game margins in the "Layout" tab.
- Fixed some typos and awkward verbiage.
As always, thank you for using iScored, and let me know if you have any questions, issues, or suggestions! I can be reached via the iScored Facebook Page or pezpunk@iScored.info. Have Fun!
-PEZ
Admin Approval and Require Photo Features
10/21/2022I'm excited to announce today's launch of two very frequently-requested features! Number one is the new "Admin" tab, where you can configure iScored to hide submitted scores until they are approved by an administrator:
Furthermore, you can now require users to attach a photo with any score submission:
Additional Improvements:
- Deleting scores can now be done only when logged in, via the "Delete Score" button that now appears on the score entry screen (the previous method of entering a zero simply enters a score of zero now -- much more intuitive!).
- Moved several layout-related options from the "Options" tab to the "Layout" tab.
- Implemented various performance improvements and bug fixes.
iScored depends on its user base for feedback -- please let me know if you encounter any problems or have any other comments! I can be reached via the iScored Facebook Page or pezpunk@iScored.info Thanks everyone for using iScored!
-PEZ
Major Mobile Scoring Improvements
9/19/2022Today's update introduces HUGE usability and performance improvements to the UI when entering scores via phone:
This, along with the QR code update two weeks ago, make score entry easier than ever! iScored's look and feel is in the process of becoming much more phone-friendly, now that phones are becoming a major use case. Expect more improvements and new features soon!
Additional Notes:
- Fixed several scrolling and scrollbar issues
- Improved support for various devices.
- Temporarily disabled the ability for users who are not logged in to delete scores, even if "public score entry" is enabled. This will become a configurable option in the future.
This update has a ton of changes behind the scenes to facilitate future improvements. I wouldn't be surprised if some bugs slipped in. Please let me know via the iScored Facebook Page or pezpunk@iScored.info if you run into any problems or have any feedback! Thanks everyone for using iScored!
-PEZ
Game Links, QR Codes, and Game Photos!
8/31/2022Two really cool new features launch today!
First, I've added the ability to make a link (or a scannable QR code) that opens directly to a particular game's score entry screen in your gameroom. This means that you can attach a QR Code to your game, and a user can then scan that QR code and enter their score right there with their phone. No app or login required, if you enable "Public Mode" and "Public Score Entry".
This brings me to the other new feature: iScored now supports the ability to upload photo evidence of your score! In the upper right corner of the score entry panel, there is now a camera icon. Click on that, take a picture (or select one from your photo library) and it will be uploaded along with your score when you hit the "Post Your Score" button!
Click here to see these features working together!
By the way, the image is resized on the client side to be quite small -- your players will be using very little data when they send an image. I am still tuning this feature, and may increase the resolution of the images once I have more performance metrics.
I'm eager to hear feedback on these new features. As always, please let me know if you run into any problems. Thanks everyone for using iScored!
-PEZ
Big Buttons, Beating Back Bugs
5/02/2022Added the ability to change the size of the buttons on the on-screen keyboards:
I've also improved the CSS fault detection - it should be much harder to break your gameroom by inserting invalid CSS, and if a game's CSS does cause an issue, you will now be able to fix it more easily.
Also:
- Fixed a bug that was causing the on-screen keyboards to malfunction when the idle scroll animation kicked in.
- Fixed a bug causing the Navigation Menu to sometimes stop working in Public Mode.
- Improved error handling
- Miscellaneous other fixes and improvements.
As always, please let me know if you experience any issues! I can be reached on the iScored Facebook Page or via pezpunk@iScored.info. Thanks for continuing to use iScored!
-PEZ
Game Spacing
1/29/2022Today, I added the ability to add spacing between, above, and below the games in your game room:
Your banner image will be used as the background of your entire gameroom.
This setting can be found in the "Layout" tab, previously known as the "banner" tab. The value is a standard CSS Margin property.
Please let me know if you find any problems with this latest update, or have any other feedback! I can be reached on the iScored Facebook Page or via pezpunk@iScored.info. Thanks for continuing to use iScored!
-PEZ
Lineup Sorting Improvements
1/21/2022Added some new functionality to the Lineup tab -- you can now sort the list alphabetically, and reverse the current order of the list. Rejoice!
At the same time, I fixed a bug where drag and drop sorting stopped working if your game room had more than ... *checks notes* ... 930 games.
That's not a typo. That's a real bug one of you found (and I fixed).
Anyway, as always, please let me know if you find any problems with this latest update, or have any other feedback! I can be reached on the iScored Facebook Page or via pezpunk@iScored.info. Thanks for continuing to use iScored!
-PEZ
Image Upload Improvements
11/17/2021Today I made some significant tweaks to how image uploading works, in response to several users experiencing poor performance due to using massive images.
Basically, if you upload a gigantic image for a game logo or background image, it will now be rescaled automatically to a more appropriate size.
Since this rescaling is performed at upload time, if you are experiencing poor performance, please try re-uploading your game backgrounds and logos.
Let me know if you find any problems or have any feedback -- as always, I can be reached on the iScored Facebook Page or via pezpunk@iScored.info. Thanks everyone for continuing to use iScored!
-PEZ
Export Data, Negative Scores, and Zero Scores
08/02/2021Several minor features added today:
You can now export your scores to an Excel spreadsheet by opening the Navigation Menu and clicking "Download Scores". Additionally, iScored now accepts scores that are zero or below zero.
Thanks for continuing to use iScored! Let me know if you find any problems or have any feedback -- I can be reached on the iScored Facebook Page or via pezpunk@iScored.info. Thanks again and keep flippin'!
-PEZ
TAGS!
03/25/2021Today I am excited to announce the release of a new feature that provides capabilities that many of you have been requesting for years!
Tagging games lets you instantly configure your gameroom to display myriad groupings of the games in your collection. For example, you can display all your arcade game scores on one screen, and all your pinball scores on another! It's also perfect for situations where you only want to show certain games for a particular event or location. You can add any number of tags to a single game, and a tag can be any word or phrase you want. The UI will even suggest tags you've used before.
Any tag you apply to a game will then automatically become a menu item on main gameroom screen, allowing you to easily reconfigure the display to show only the groups of games you're interested in.
As always, please let me know if you have any feedback or find any bugs! You can reach me on the iScored Facebook Page or via pezpunk@iScored.info. Thanks everyone, and have fun!
-PEZ
MERCH!! (and a minor bug fix)
04/18/2020Eventually, you will have to take a shower and leave the house -- be prepared with this BRAND NEW iScored Merch! T-shirts, hoodies, tanks, and leggings, available in a plethora of colors!
Store link: https://teespring.com/stores/iscored-merch
By the way, I also fixed a bug that was causing the idle scroll animation to hang on certain devices. Let me know if you're still experiencing this issue! Thanks, everyone, and stay safe!
-PEZ
Public Gameroom Score Entry
03/03/2020By popular request, I have added a new feature that allows the public gameroom URL to accept score entries! This feature is disabled by default, but if you go into your settings and enable it, then anyone with your public gameroom URL will be able to enter scores for themselves without logging in to anything!
This feature can be very fun and handy for casual situations, but please only use this is if a) you generally trust the people using it, or b) you won't be
too mad if some dingdong you gave the URL to deletes everyone's scores. I have no way to restore deleted scores, sorry! :(
Obviously, this setting only affects score entry -- public users won't be able to modify your lineup or access any other settings.
This feature is somewhat experimental. Please let me know if you find any bugs or have any suggestions! As always, I can be contacted either through the iScored Facebook Page or via pezpunk@iScored.info.
-PEZ
Single-Game Gameroom Support
10/03/2019For anyone who only has one game, or wants to showcase a single featured game, I've added some options to make that look cooler:
You can now configure iScored to not automatically resize the header image, and to stretch the background image to fill all available space. These options could be useful for other gameroom ideas as well.
As always, please let me know at pezpunk@iScored.info or contact me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/iScored.info/) if you find any bugs, or have a feature request!
-PEZ
Player's Best Scores Box
07/28/2019The "public" version of the game room has been improved -- if you click on the scorebox for a player, it will display all of that player's best scores.
This "Best Scores" box also shows up next to the score input screen when updating an existing score.
As always, please let me know at pezpunk@iScored.info or contact me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/iScored.info/) if you run into any issues, or want to give feedback on these new features! See you at Pinburgh next week!
-PEZ
Win/Loss and Time-Based Scoring!
04/29/2019Added support for two new score types. In addition to keeping track of high scores, you can also now track win/loss records, and best times, and sort any game's scores in either ascending or descending order:
These new features can be found by clicking the "Toggle Advanced Options" button for any game:
Please let me know at pezpunk@iScored.info if you run into any issues, or want to give feedback on these new features!
-PEZ
Hide the Banner and the Scrollbar!
02/10/2019Minor update with two new features:
1. You can now hide the banner completely! Go into the "Banner" tab of the Settings screen, and there is now a checkbox to disable it.
2. You can also now disable the horizontal scrollbar at the bottom of the gameroom screen. Go to the "options" tab of the settings screen, and select "Disable Horizontal Scrollbar".
By the way, you can always email me at pezpunk@iScored.info or contact me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/iScored.info/ if you have any problems or suggestions. Have fun and thanks for using iScored!!
-PEZ
Enable/Disable Games!
12/29/2018I promise that tournament support is coming soon, but I know some of you are having events on New Year's Eve, so I wanted to get something out to help facilitate that. This new feature lets you enable and disable games from the settings screen. This way, you can temporarily hide games without deleting them altogether:
For a tournament or other event, you can create tournament-specific versions of each game, and hide the regular versions. Once "tournament support" is added (soon!),
this process will be more automated.
Happy new year, everyone!
-PEZ
Minor Bug Fixes
12/05/2018Fixed some minor bugs. Most notably, sessions should no longer expire unless the user explicitly logs out, or a very long time has passed since your last login. This means you won't have to log in every time, and you shouldn't be unexpectedly logged out anymore.
-PEZ
Overhaul to "Add New Game" Dialog!
08/23/2018Integrated the Community styles with the "Add New Game" dialog, and got rid of those old lame built-in styles. This should make the whole process of adding new games a lot better, and ensure that everyone is aware that the Community Styles exist!
One known issue is that there is currently no on-screen keyboard for the new Add Game dialog box. Hopefully I remember to fix that at some point!
-PEZ
iScored Giveaway Contest!
08/19/2018I'm giving away a free lifetime membership to iScored!
See this Facebook post for details!
https://www.facebook.com/iScored.info/posts/1403691866442307
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Support for Full Names!
06/15/2018Added support for name entries up to 25 characters, instead of just three:
You will need to enable this feature under the "Options" tab. Note that if you enable this feature, you may want to go into the advanced settings and change the font sizes. 20px seems to work okay most of the time:
I have also gone through and created new versions of a lot of the existing styles in the Community section, making a second version with smaller fonts,
so that they work with the 25-character limit.
Second, I changed the way the "auto lock" feature works. Previously, it only locked the "Settings" page, which didn't really quite do what people needed, especially since the "Community" page was still accessible even with "lock" enabled. What people really wanted out of that feature was for non-privileged users to simply enter or update scores. No reason to give them access to the navigation menu at all, really. So now, instead of locking just the settings page, it locks the dropdown menu itself. If the dropdown menu is clicked and lock is enabled, it will not open unless the user enters the correct password. For convenience, even if auto-lock is enabled, once unlocked, the menu will remain unlocked as long as the user is navigating between the Settings and Community pages -- as soon as they leave either of those pages, it locks again.
Third, I fixed a dumb style bug that was causing the game room to incorrectly apply the scorebox CSS styles to the score entry popup. This was causing weird problems with some styles.
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Optional Scrollbars!
05/25/2018Added an option for the user to add scrollbars to each column. This doesn't look as nice, but it should at least make the app usable for people who don't have a touchscreen or a scroll wheel on their mouse.
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Donkey Kong Kill Screen Coming Up
04/12/2018Just a quick note ... iScored is Billy Mitchell Approved: you can input whatever score you want!
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Dates!
04/02/2018I just deployed a new version with some minor bug fixes, and a new feature: dates!
As usual, you can enable this feature in the settings under the "options" tab:
Two caveats and one apology:First, you can't style the dates for the moment. The ability to do so might get added later, but it'd be a lot of work.
Second, for now at least, dates are in relation to the server's timezone, which is CDT (Central U.S. time). I'll improve this in the future with some code to auto-detect the client's timezone, and so forth. Consider this the first basic step towards several interesting new features.
And third, I am sorry, I screwed up: I thought the system was saving dates for scores in the database all along. It was doing so on my test server, and on my dev box. However, while testing this new feature, I discovered a small glitch in the production database which was causing dates not to be saved. This glitch went unnoticed because I wasn't using the dates for anything, and it was working properly on the test server. Bottom line is that unfortunately, no dates were saved for scores prior to 3/31/2018. If you enable this feature, the date area will be blank for any scores older than that date.
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Public URL for Your Game Room!
03/13/2018Added an option to share a read-only version of your gameroom with anyone via URL!
The public version looks identical to the regular version, but people can't enter or edit scores, and the navigation dropdown only has 3 items -- a fullscreen button,
a link to the FAQ, and a link to the Homepage.
This feature is disabled by default, so if you want to use it, you will have to go in and enable it. (I'm trying to err on the side of maintaining users' privacy here)
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Bug Fixes!
01/03/2018Some minor bug fixes are live:
- Fixed an issue where you couldn't apply your own unshared styles to your own games. (the create and apply buttons will remain visible for both tabs now).
- Added two new fonts -- ActionMan and ComicRelief.
- Fixed an issue with the dates on the Community page showing the current date instead of the style's creation date.
- Added code to prevent caching of javascripts and stylesheets.
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Community Styles!
01/02/2018This is it, they're finally here! Share your styles with other users! Browse other peoples' creations and apply them to your games!
There is a new section, titled "Community":
Clicking that will open up the main Community page, where you can browse for styles shared by other users. Clicking on a style will load it in the preview pane.
Then you can either create a new game in your game room with that style, or add that style to an existing game in your game room:
And finally, you can manage the styles that you personally have created. You can share, unshare, or delete them:
To share a style, just select a game from your game room, and click the "Share This Style" button. You'll be given the opportunity to
give it a title and a description:
I really want to give a huge thank you to everyone who has signed up for iScored! I am glad you guys seem to find it useful and fun!
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Auto-Refresh Scores!
10/29/2017Added an option to auto-refresh scores:
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Lock the Settings Screen!
9/19/2017You can now lock the settings screen. Your password is required to unlock it. This way, guests or patrons can't mess with your settings:
(also fixed a few minor bugs...)
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