Re: [Stepmania-devs] A bug in the final

[Glenn M. <g_...@ze...>]

Could you please answer my question about the stddev calculation?  I
CC'd that to you to make sure you got a copy, and I never got a reply.

On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 11:27:21AM -0700, Tom Jackson wrote:
> The two notes in a jump are still counted seperatly. This causes your 
> combo to go up by 2, and if you miss it, your battery in ONI mode will 
> go DOWN by 2.

Spig said: 

"The ONI scores different.

Your combo counter is ONLY increased with a "PERFECT!!", and jump
PERFECT!!! steps (left and right, etc.) will only add 1 to your combo
instead of 2. The combo counter thus becomes a "PERFECT!!" counter. In
conclusion:

-ONI should only add 1 to the combo no matter what, ONLY ON PERFECTS.
GREATS DO NOT ADD TO THE COMBO."

I'm inclined to believe him here because it explains the confusion I've
seen.  I've seen *many* people absolutely convinced combos add one, and
just as many absolutely convinced it adds per-step; this explains and
reconciles that: it's different in Oni.

However, jumps are already only counting as one battery life.  Just
re-tested this; it's still working, so if you're seeing two battery
lives for a two-foot jump, give some more detail, as I'm not seeing it.

> This is a bad thing that needs fixing. I'll get on it, but I won't 
> commit it unless Chris says so. (Note: I haven't done this *yet*)

A combo count glitch is a minor bug; I'd suggest not fixing it for the
release lest it add some other, more serious bug (since I don't think
Chris is releasing another RC).  Chris's call, though, and he's much
more liberal about adding stuff at the last minute than I would be. :)

-- 
Glenn Maynard