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Showing Bug Fix

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Showing Bug
There has been a bug in showing for a while, we're unsure exactly how long, but it affected placement in shows. This was discovered and fixed on Tuesday. Hopefully since then show results have been more accurate when comparing the horses entered in a show. It might take a little while to get used to as we don't know how long this bug has been in place. Here is a breakdown of what contributes to show results so that you can be on the look out for odd results.

A Score is generated for horses when they are first entered in shows - it's always a good idea to care for your horses before you enter shows rather than after.

1. Stats come first. Main stats are prioritised, secondary stats contribute a little. For Dressage, grooming and age contributes as Dressage is scored on presentation as well.
2. Specialty bonus is added to the score - if the horse is entered in the same type of show as its specialty, it gets a small boost.
3. Care - water, hunger, grooming, stall cleaned, and treating each add a small bonus to the score.
4. Tack contributions are added next.
5. Luck is calculated based on training level. At low level showing this can have a massive impact on show scores, but as horses reach higher stats and higher training level it becomes almost a non-issue.

Based on this info, you should be able to pick out any remaining issues (if there are any).

Adjustments
* When using the Trade Ins feature, the items are now listed in alphabetical order rather than a seemingly random order.
* When searching for specific genes, only gene tested horses will show in search results.
* Encountering an error when creating shows will now keep your previous choices so that you don't need to fill out the form again.

Bug Fixes
* Some small aesthetic bugs have been fixed.
* The error "This item has no more uses left" when trying to treat a horse should no longer occur.
* A broken image which appeared on certain breeds' art has been fixed.

Discussion Topic
In light of the showing bug, we have a new discussion topic available on some potential tweaks to showing - head on over to the forum topic to check it out!

That's it for now, happy EVing!


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Posted by

River

Posted on
2018-05-17 09:37:48

Comments

Still experiencing a showing bug from results yesterday. Will try again today. Still hoping for better results :(

Posted by

Alicia (#117478)
17th May 2018 at 09:38:43

Knowing that about Dressage is really cool/helpful! And makes perfect sense.

Posted by

Owlshine 🦉 (#99975)
17th May 2018 at 09:50:54

Sounds cool! Thanks River and Abbey! :)

Posted by

Midnight Outlaw (#98451)
17th May 2018 at 10:11:21

i love the little additions to dressage!
question though, if age matters, does that mean there is an ideal age at which to show and that older and younger horses are less advantaged? or just that the older a horse is the better?

Posted by
coldbrew (#76258)
17th May 2018 at 10:41:31

Thank you so much for your hard work.
I notice this bug myself, I am glad this is fix. :)

Posted by

🌴CW Rescue Center🌴 (#118033)
17th May 2018 at 12:03:47

Great news, i especially loved these ones about dressage
?hank you ;)

Posted by

M̶iraphy (#118319)
17th May 2018 at 12:12:36

Woah. I usually have between 3-5 pages of results... I have 5 placings total today. $9k spent on fees; I won back $445. My horses either completely flopped, or the show entries just vanished. In some cases, both. After reviewing all my horses placings, I don't understand what's going on here...

Posted by

Culebra (#112305)
17th May 2018 at 13:11:22

I am with Culebra I also don't really get whats happening? My horses while really not great would at least win back what I spent most days but the last few I have lost probably 8-10k? on fees? Yesterday I spent $2.5k on fees and I won back $481* does this mean it's now impossible for those of us starting lines or 'bad' horses to place now?

*And all those winnings were from one horses who was against 1-2 other horses in the show so it was impossible for her not to place anyway.

Is it even worth putting 'bad' or foundie horses into shows anymore? They seem to just be sinking money with no reward now as often my 100-500 stat horses end up in shows with 700+ stat horses?

Posted by

Xanthos (#100442)
17th May 2018 at 14:12:20

I'm afraid I don't have in-depth knowledge of the issues the bug was causing, so those are questions that Abbey will have to answer for you.

Posted by

River (#51565)
17th May 2018 at 14:25:18

Thank you for the updates! :)

Posted by

«» Only the Wind (#55431)
17th May 2018 at 17:08:04

can there be a consideration of a care all button on the horse tab( i.e Feed all, Water all, Brush all, and Clean all stalls)

Posted by

PaladinRising (#117495)
17th May 2018 at 18:16:37

I usually make give or take 10k after a day of entering shows. Entered shows yesterday, today I only made 138. I’m just drastically losing money at this point for having a small budget and lots of horses to begin with :/

Posted by

alison (#116871)
17th May 2018 at 21:35:38

I agree, I don't know what was the bug, but I have similar experience to alison, Culebra and Xanthos - I'm showing only with horses which I know will have a fair chance of winning in their grade (based on their stats, mainly). Today I've got only 3 placings, and the winners are not my best horses.

I wonder, maybe I calculated the tack bonus wrong? Does the horse with no tack and higher stats win over a horse with lower stats and 5*equipment? (I'm talking about a case when we are comparing two horses with same specialty, same grooming status and the bonus added by tack is higher than the stat difference).

Maybe that was just a bug-fix day issue. I'll show my horses today and I'll let you know if that problem will reoccur.

Have a nice day and thanks for the update!

Posted by

Thunder (#116321)
18th May 2018 at 01:05:34

Okay. There was one final bug (I am so sorry guys) but it has now been fixed and tested, and it should be working now.

Going forward, there should be no further issues.

Posted by

Abbey 🌸 (#1)
18th May 2018 at 03:47:32

I must say that I'm not a huge fan of genes search change.
I know that it gives more realism to the game but...it makes searching for horses to buy more difficult than it used to be since many horses that are listed for sale aren't genotype tested (and there's no way that I can test someone else's horse - I would be really pleased if this option happen to be added soon c: ).
While it's not a big issue with lined horses, foundations are a nightmare, especially if they're white or grayed out.

Good to hear that shows are not bugged anymore! c:

Posted by

R. (#108606)
18th May 2018 at 07:00:57

It makes no sense that horses who aren't gene tested to show up when searching for genetics. It was an exploit that hadn't been raised as far as I was aware, and I saw it mentioned recently so I've put in a fix.

Posted by

Abbey 🌸 (#1)
18th May 2018 at 09:36:53

So excited that there is now a PURPOSE to gene testing! Thank you, Abbey! :) Glad it was fixed.

Still concerned of shows though. I am considering not showing any horses anymore in light of the show bugs and changes as I have had nothing but problems for a few weeks on my other account. It sucks cause I really liked seeing my horses do well, but when my level 5 horse loses consistently to a horse with much higher non-spec stats and less training after the supposed bugs were fixed, I just don't see a point in throwing my money away. :(

Posted by

ᏋᏉᏋᏒᎷᎧᏒᏋ (#100599)
21st May 2018 at 07:42:09

I don't know what's going on with my showing, but my activity says this:

018-05-21 12:38:16 Tyger's Tryptych won 3rd place in Riverglen Dressage. 72 exp, $61, 146 pts, +1 int
2018-05-21 11:36:03 Tyger's Winter Wynd won 3rd place in Sky Acres. 72 exp, $79, 146 pts
2018-05-21 09:36:09 Tyger's Nightmare won 2nd place in You Are. 79 exp, $101, 148 pts, +1 agi
2018-05-21 09:36:03 Tyger's Nightmare won 2nd place in You Are. 79 exp, $101, 148 pts, +3 agi
2018-05-21 06:42:19 Tyger's Tryptych won 2nd place in Riverglen Dressage. 79 exp, $143, 148 pts, +2 agi
2018-05-21 05:19:48 Tyger's Bonsai won 1st place in N1 Racing. 78 exp, $113, 110 pts, +1 spd
2018-05-21 05:19:37 Tyger's Bonsai won 2nd place in N1 Racing. 66 exp, $79, 108 pts, +1 spd
2018-05-21 05:19:05 Tyger's Bonsai won 2nd place in N1 Racing. 69 exp, $84, 118 pts
2018-05-21 05:18:57 Tyger's Bonsai won 1st place in N1 Racing. 81 exp, $121, 120 pts, +1 spd
2018-05-21 05:18:41 Tyger's Bonsai won 1st place in N1 Racing. 81 exp, $121, 120 pts, +2 end
2018-05-21 05:18:32 Tyger's Bonsai won 2nd place in N1 Racing. 69 exp, $84, 118 pts
2018-05-21 04:54:42 Tyger's Tryptych won 3rd place in Imaginarium. 72 exp, $61, 146 pts, +1 int
2018-05-21 03:12:03 Tyger's Tryptych won 3rd place in Imaginarium. 72 exp, $61, 146 pts, +1 int

Looks like my horses won me a lot of money, so why do I still only have $141 on hand?! Can someone please explain this to me? :(

Posted by

Tyger (#118310)
21st May 2018 at 13:13:53

im boarding all my horses at my home stable, but for some reason one of my mares has a clock next to her name and i cant enter her in shows because it says shes not boarded anywhere. what do i do?

Posted by
Evergreen Acres Eventing (#100730)
23rd May 2018 at 17:45:55

Have these bugs actually been fixed yet? I'm still not seeing any improvement at all, I'm actually losing money when I contest. Hello?

Posted by

Tyger (#118310)
27th May 2018 at 08:24:54