------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DATE RELEASE COMMENTS 01/17/2018 1.42 Fixed problem where Console was not recognized by software. 04/03/2017 1.41 Fixed NextGEN Lite to allow switch / pad selection. 11/25/2016 1.40 New USB driver added to prevent problems with program hanging. 04/15/2016 1.38 Error on startup (after clean install). 10/28/2015 1.37 Error on missing seat causes wrong names. 10/10/2015 1.36 Rule fixes for CMA and Missionary Church. 02/17/2014 1.35 First steps toward networking to allow instant score updates. Update to Console firmware. 04/16/2013 1.34 Added TPYM rules. Update to Console firmware. 03/01/2013 1.33 Audio recording of answers. 02/22/2013 1.32 Various bug fixes. 01/14/2013 1.31 Responsiveness; fix of crash when tournament ended. 12/08/2012 1.30 Match resume improvements; roll back to specific match point; scoring fixes. 11/16/2012 1.29 Match resume; event export; swap teams; firmware updates; unresponsive system fix. 10/12/2012 1.28 First initial of quizzer now on image; tournament fixes; UNDO fixes. 08/22/2012 1.27 Includes Console firmware update. 05/18/2012 1.26 New Configuration Tool now part of software suite 01/23/2012 1.25 Fixed problem with numbers displaying as ellipsis on some monitors 12/03/2011 1.24 Fixed crash at end of match; updates to Console and Interface firmware 11/18/2011 1.23 First attempt at adding debug reporting; bug reports emailed to tech support. 10/07/2011 1.22 Prompt for new captain; Updated CMA rules; Lite FM 5-sec jumps. 09/09/2011 1.21 Common program icons and splash screens; XML validation. 08/10/2011 1.20 Auto-answer clock; 3-D effects; improved updating; fixes. 03/09/2011 1.12 Round times in tourney mode. Various additions and fixes. 02/10/2011 1.11 Support YEA rules. Auto import/export of tourney results. 01/13/2011 1.10 Support WBB's newest rules. 12/10/2010 1.09 Rookie designation in tournament data. 11/19/2010 1.08 Export scores to MatchMaker Command Central. WBB update. 09/11/2010 1.07 Additions and fixes to tournament mode. 08/30/2010 1.06 Full screen mode. Rules for SA, FM, AG, WBB, CGGC. 08/12/2010 1.05 Lite FM. Sound themes, team colors, window resizing. 07/15/2010 1.04 First steps to resizable scoreboard. Beep-on-box 0-100%. 06/18/2010 1.03 Pad orientation, box beep on jump. 05/07/2010 1.02 Added WBQA and BQF rules. More, see below. 03/12/2010 1.01 Undo Last Event fixed for tournament mode. 02/03/2010 1.00 Nazarene rules changed (fouls). 08/25/2009 0.99 Nazarene rules changed (bonuses). 08/10/2009 0.98 Firmware update warning message. 01/07/2009 0.97 Added Missionary Church rules. 12/23/2008 0.96 Rule Set modification bug fixed. Further work on tournaments. 12/05/2008 0.95 RuleSet error checking. Default starting score. 11/19/2008 0.94 Firmware update no longer automatic; Tournament setup. 11/04/2008 0.93 Match completion, overtime, 1st question number, and more. 10/29/2008 0.92 Nazarene rules certified; support 4- and 5- wide benches. 10/22/2008 0.91 Update to Rule Sets. Allow bad pads to be removed. 10/08/2008 0.90 Initial release with most of the advertised features. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GROUPS AND DENOMINATIONS SUPPORTED BY MATCHMAKER NEXTGEN --------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ o Assemblies of God o Bible Quiz Fellowship o Christian & Missionary Alliance o Churches of God o Club DJ Quizzing o Fellowship of Evangelical Churches o Free Methodist o Missionary Church o Nazarene o Salvation Army o Servants Heart o Turning Point Youth Ministries o UP Quiz League o Wesleyan Bible Bowl o World Bible Quizzing o Youth Evangelism Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH RELEASE'S NEW FEATURES AND FIXES ---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01/17/2018 FIX: Software was not recognizing Console. FIX: Servant's Heart rules were changed to no longer say "quizout without error" when errors were committed. 04/03/2017 FIX: Fixed NextGEN Lite to allow switch / pad selection. 11/25/2016 1.4.0 NEW: New USB driver works better on Windows 10 and tablets. 04/15/2016 1.3.8 FIX: Error on startup (after clean install). 10/28/2015 1.3.7 FIX: Error on missing seat causes wrong names. 10/10/2015 1.3.6 FIX: Rule fixes for CMA and Missionary Church. 02/17/2014 1.3.5 NEW: First steps toward networking to allow instant score updates FIX: Update to Console to fix problem with handhelds erroneously registering 04/16/2013 1.3.4 NEW: Support for Turning Point Youth Ministries FIX: Update to Console for Salvation Army toss-up and bonus clocks 03/01/2013 1.3.3 NEW: Audio recording of answers allows easy review 02/22/2013 1.3.2 FIX: UNDO of team bonus would not show ruling panel FIX: Restart of match would not set period clock correctly FIX: Challenging immediately after a foul was called created error FIX: Question number would repeat in match review following appeal or challenge FIX: Clicking on team score would sometimes cause crash FIX: Font sizing when Font size is 125% or 150% 01/14/2013 1.3.1 FIX: Responsiveness would diminish as match progressed FIX: Program crash in tournament mode following completion of last round FIX: Various bug fixes in tournament participants editor FIX: Salvation Army crash after ruling is correct for Toss-Up 12/08/2012 1.3.0 NEW: Roll-back to specific match point in Match Review NEW: Manual results export FIX: Match Review showed INCORRECT for all questions on REVIEW Match FIX: Quizouts and bonus points sometimes incorrect 11/16/2012 1.2.9 NEW: All match events are saved, so a match can be interruped and resumed later NEW: On the Match Review tab you can export all match events to a tab-delimited file NEW: Drag and drop swapping of teams allow switching seats mid-match FIX: Critical updates to both Console and Interface firmware FIX: Quizzers would jump and NextGEN would sound, but no quizzer would be recognized FIX: Undo of events or challenges caused quiz-out and seating errors FIX: NextGEN would become slow and unresponsive the longer it was used 10/12/2012 1.2.8 NEW: First initial of quizzer shows on quizzer's image NEW: Tournament reloads and next match starts on restart of NextGEN NEW: Console firmware update release FIX: Undo of events or challenges caused quizout and seating errors 08/22/2012 1.2.7 FIX: Firmware update to Console. Recommended update. 05/18/2012 1.2.6 NEW: MatchMaker Configuration Tool allows easy configuration and updates of devices 01/23/2012 1.2.5 FIX: Sometimes numbers would display as ellipsis on scoreboard display 12/03/2011 1.2.4 NEW: Updates to Console and Interface firmware FIX: Software would crash at end of match 11/18/2011 1.2.3 NEW: When an error occurs, user has option of sending debug info to support 10/07/2011 1.2.2 NEW: Prompt for a new captain if captain leaves match NEW: NextGEN FM now enforces 5-sec jump clock FIX: CMA rules updated for whole team jump on BONUS 09/01/2011 1.2.1 NEW: Common splash screens across all NextGEN software NEW: New icons for each of the NextGEN software NEW: Updates now do a complete installation install NEW: Common splash screens across all NextGEN software NEW: XML files are now validated via an XSD descriptor NEW: NextGEN Lite switch images look more like old red Quiz-Time box 08/10/2011 1.2.0 NEW: Auto-Answer clock option can automatically start answer clock after jump NEW: Can now select any color for teams NEW: Added 3-D effects for quizzer images NEW: Splash screen tells user that program is starting NEW: Support for ACME's VersaPads FIX: Pad orientation LtoR or RtoL sometimes not set correctly on startup FIX: One-team quiz now sized correctly FIX: Removed ellipsis following error entry in quizzer name line FIX: Before question 1 of round 1, quizzer images did not show adjusting seats 03/09/2011 1.12 NEW: Round times in tournament mode show "Next match 00:00" NEW: Display tournament name below question number FIX: Tourney result sync with flashdrive (allow files to overwrite previous) FIX: Double-clicking title bar now shows maximized fullscreen FIX: Disable event undos when response window is showing 02/10/2011 1.11 NEW: Added Youth Evangelism Association rules NEW: Automatic import and export of tournament schedule and results 01/13/2011 1.10 NEW: Additional support for WBB rules; quizzer may reenter match at halftime NEW: Bonus to team no longer requires jump; ruling panel pops up immediately 12/10/2010 1.09 NEW: Allow designating "rookie" quizzers in tournament setup 11/19/2010 1.08 NEW: Export of tournament scores to MatchMaker Command Central application NEW: Sounds are now loaded to memory and are ready for use to avoid disk delays FIX: Loading new schedule clears currently edited one without asking FIX: WBB rules updates 09/11/2010 1.07 NEW: Next Match support for tournament mode FIX: WBB rules now always give 5 point Bonus FIX: Misc bugs in Tournament mode FIX: Could not play consecutive matches without removing quizzers from seats 08/30/2010 1.06 NEW: Added Free Methodist rules NEW: Added Salvation Army rules NEW: Added Wesleyan Bible Bowl rules NEW: Added Churches of God, General Conference rules NEW: Full-screen mode using F11 function key NEW: NextGEN Lite - FM now can lock prejumps NEW: NextGEN Lite - FM with beep-from-box support FIX: Captains were being cleared on accepted challenge 07/29/2010 1.05 NEW: NextGEN Lite - FM released for Free Methodist Bible Quizzing NEW: Sound themes allow easily switching between competition and fun sounds NEW: Resizable window can be manually sized or maximized to fit different screens NEW: Select color for each team from team panel on scoreboard 07/15/2010 1.04 NEW: Slider for beep-on-box volume NEW: First steps toward resizable scoreboard 06/10/2010 1.03 NEW: Support selecting pad orientation L-to-R or R-to-L NEW: Allow Console or Interface to beep when jump occurs (not just WAV file) 05/07/2010 1.02 NEW: Added WBQA and Bible Quiz Fellowship rules NEW: Support for Periods / running clock / overtime period NEW: Allow automatic seating of quizzers from list in single-match mode NEW: Dragging quizzer to occupied seat does substition. No longer need to empty seat first. FIX: CMA rules start with 20 points FIX: Right-clicking on quizzer list sometimes caused "exception error" FIX: Team time-out limit now enforced FIX: Limit captains to only one per team FIX: Added delay following jump before allowing SPACEBAR to start clock 03/12/2010 1.01 FIX: Undo Last Event sometimes caused "exception error" when in tournament mode 02/03/2010 1.00 FIX: Nazarene rules: deduction for >= 2 fouls UPD: CONSOLE firmware update level 1.01 08/25/2009 0.99 FIX: Nazarene rules: Bonus scoring in Rule Set was wrong 08/10/2009 0.98 NEW: Firmware update warning message. FIX: Team challenge caused "index out of bounds" error FIX: Undo reseated quizzed/errored -out quizzer 01/07/2008 0.97 NEW: Allow official timeouts and substitutions FIX: Quizzer who quizzed out may remain in to jump on bonuses 12/23/2008 0.96 NEW: Remove teams scheduled for round from available teams list NEW: If match full, disable available teams list FIX: Don't allow playing selected match in tournament if no teams in round FIX: Should only be able to delete room matches if there are matches in room FIX: Should only be able to delete all matches if there is at least one schedule match FIX: Modifying Rule Set question type updated all, not just current question type FIX: Firmware updater (bootloader and software... now at level 1.02) 12/03/2008 0.95 NEW: Rules are checked for validity before they are allowed to be saved or used NEW: Starting score can have a non-zero default value FIX: Tourney churches/teams/quizzers failed when adding new item after reload 11/19/2008 0.94 NEW: Tournament setup (churches, teams, quizzers, matches) FIX: Firmware updates no longer automatic FIX: Don't allow fouls/timeouts/challenges when armed or when ruling panel is up FIX: Bonus question for CMA counted as jump FIX: Wrong Rule Set sometimes gets loaded after update of software. 11/04/2008 0.93 NEW: Summary at match complete (Winner or 1st/2nd/3rd/4th) NEW: Support for overtime NEW: Support for "Match may not end with error" NEW: Support for "Overtime scores for placement only" NEW: Support for "Overtime question groups" NEW: Match may start at question other than number 1 NEW: Support for arm-raised images (in addition to jumping) for handheld/tabletop NEW: On challenge/appeal, captain raises his hand FIX: "Teams in match" was not saved correctly FIX: Team 1 could not jump after Team 2 missed bonus (CMA) FIX: CMA - Miss team 1, miss team 2, time expires on team 3... team 1 and 2 still disabled 10/29/2008 0.92 NEW: Nazarene rules have been certified NEW: May stay in for bonuses on quiz-out NEW: Support for 4-wide and 5-wide bench setups FIX: Following quiz-out, ARM button should say "Press to ARM", not "Tap for Clock" FIX: Update to Rule Set: allow foul deduction to be as "0" if desired 10/22/2008 0.91 NEW: Equipment tab supports removal of bad pads NEW: Rule Sets certification message indicates "OFFICIAL" rules NEW: Protect official Rule Sets from being overwritten NEW: ACME logo splash, then progress chart FIX: Added "Incorrect response counts as error" to Question option of Rule Sets FIX: Multiple appeals not handle correctly. (e.g. deny, then accept) FIX: Crash if appeal made following timeout 10/08/2008 0.90 NEW: Version number is visible in title bar NEW: Ability to check equation for validity FIX: Exception when foul called FIX: Narrow 2-team individual list width to line up under quizzers FIX: Drag/drop leaves "selection" ring around name in benched list FIX: Team 4 chart dots are stars FIX: Incorrect 1, Correct 2, Back one, Correct 2, bug (at question 3, both teams should be eligible) FIX: On new match, need to reactivate all seats (e.g. if team 1 was ineligible before restart) FIX: CMA... T1 miss, T2(seat 4) miss... no T3(seat 4)... advances two question numbers. FIX: CMA... rollback after above scenario to following T1 miss, but T1 is active FIX: Give warning about match reset if Rule Set changed mid-match FIX: On error out, "substitution requires timeout" message shows when trying to replace quizzer FIX: Error out of captain needs to say "Choose Captains" on ARM Button FIX: Following question advance to "jump-able question", ARM button should say "Press to ARM" rather than "Tap for CLOCK" FIX: Arm button sometimes disabled when deleting last event FIX: Popup for clock on Bonus after clock started should have "Pause" rather than "Start" FIX: After DQ, when quizzer replaces DQ'd quizzer, his color is "light red" FIX: If team DQ'd (e.g. for foul), rules change, then restart/adhoc reset, that team is still DQ'd FIX: Error out... sub in... undo last event. Errored out Quizzer in "active" list. FIX: On Bonus, holding down SPACEBAR too long enters "Armed" state, rather than just starting clock FIX: On appeal of question, quizzer's error does not get erased. 10/01/2008 0.80 NEW: Scoresheet skeleton (so people can see what is coming) NEW: Support for Challenge clock NEW: Support for Rebuttal clock NEW: Support for quizzer error after Nth foul NEW: Support for team error after N quizzers get foul NEW: Quizzer disqualification for foul (N questions) NEW: Team disqualification for foul (N questions) NEW: Quizzer match disqualification for Nth foul NEW: Team match disqualification for Nth foul NEW: Show Rule Set name in status bar FIX: CMA Miss A... miss B... Bonus to A (should not be bonus to A) FIX: Once quizzer is match disqualified, do not let them sub back in 04/15/2007 0.01 Work begins on an ambitious project... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ KNOWN BUGS ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exception when USB plugged in after match is already started. Might also happen if USB is accidentally unplugged then replugged Team should not be allowed to be deleted if it is in schedule Two people with same name on same team causes exception on quiz-out/substitution (because of search on name rather than id) Need to allow same quizzer name, but from different churches One-man test for ACME Tabletop / pushbutton should not be "inverted" End of match overtime question groups of more than 1 question not ending correctly Changes to player names should reflect to scoreboard Start match... question not answered... plug in USB... next jump crash 8-bit color doesn't work well with transparency (e.g. "Winner" blocks out score) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOT YET IMPLEMENTED ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Add INTERMISSION to popup... Set clock... don't advance period Show a dialog alerting to captain & cocaptain have exited... select a new captain. Allow team & quizzer updates to reflect to scoreboard Scoring applies to Team & Quizzer, Team, or Quizzer Quiz-out duration (remainder of period) If more than max quizzers, bring up selection list to choose those for this match "In Progress" entry in schedule; "Resume" match (rather than "Play") Save scores for each match Clear scores / delete scores Save match events in progress to avoid data loss should computer crash Allow reloading of complete matches Support for drag and drop teams switching sides Add printable scoresheets Add export to CSV/Excel spreadsheet data Each team's pad/sw type needs to be selectable