[diana_eva]

criptik, on 2020-May-16, 09:43, said:

Used +allavail+ for the first time and it worked nicely. One player from one pair was offline and the tournament did not start, sending me a message every minute or so. I had told the online member from that pair that we would wait 5 minutes. After 5 minutes still one partner missing but I was able to get things started by using the "Unregister Offline Teams" button from the Pending Tournaments menu. The tournament then started right away.

Q: Is there any limit to how long the tournament will delay starting for +allavail+ ?

I dont think there is a limit, but you can start the game when you are ready by deleting the +allavail+ string from the description. So just delete it, and the tournament will start.

[pescetom]

Q: will +allavail+ work for an individual tourney ?

[diana_eva]

pescetom, on 2020-May-16, 12:47, said:

Q: will +allavail+ work for an individual tourney ?

Works only for pairs.

All these +xxx+ "hacks" are just that, some quick craphacks to address various one-off needs that were rare enough to not require an interface.

Only reason we're releasing and documenting more of them is that the nature of our community has changed dramatically with so many "offline" players joining.

But in general all these + xxx + strings are to use with care, not thoroughly tested or documented.

[pescetom]

diana_eva, on 2020-May-16, 13:12, said:

Works only for pairs.

All these +xxx+ "hacks" are just that, some quick craphacks to address various one-off needs that were rare enough to not require an interface.

Only reason we're releasing and documenting more of them is that the nature of our community has changed dramatically with so many "offline" players joining.

But in general all these + xxx + strings are to use with care, not thoroughly tested or documented.

Thanks. They all look basic and essential needs to me, but I understand as you said that the nature of our community has changed abruptly and I appreciate your elasticity in responding.

[barmar]

pescetom, on 2020-May-16, 13:27, said:

Thanks. They all look basic and essential needs to me, but I understand as you said that the nature of our community has changed abruptly and I appreciate your elasticity in responding.

Another reason for all the +xxx+ flags is that it means that we can make the change in just one place (the server) rather than having to update the user interface of all the clients. Which would be a problem since we stopped updating the Windows client over a decade ago, and the Flash client 3-4 years ago.

[Uptown3]

Can one substitute a pair of robots for a sit-out round in a free tournament? How exactly?

[pescetom]

Uptown3, on 2020-June-10, 06:23, said:

Can one substitute a pair of robots for a sit-out round in a free tournament? How exactly?

Yes, I have already done this several times now.
Just click on both sit-outs and substitute 'robot' (you have to type it) for each.
They're not very sociable but they do not drop out or fish for AVE or finish bottom or top