Survivor 35 Test Version Released
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A test version has been released of the Survivor 35: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers simulator. There was just limited testing, so some small bugs are to be expected.
This season shares most of its code with Survivor seasons 33, 34, and 37. A “Shuffle Tribes” option has been added to all four of those seasons.
Idols and special advantage items are not complete in any of these seasons. After Game Changers is released, a new special item structure will be added to better handle these, and the voting algorithm will be updated based on this change.
Please report any issues. I’ll list the bugs fixed here. Thank you.
Bugs Fixed
– Some of the tribal rewards in S33, S34, and S37 displayed duplicate winners.
– Exiled castaway in S34 joins correct tribe if there’s a quit or medevac.
– Incorrect tribe names displayed with immunity winning tribes pre-merge
– Episode 12 reward winner not shown.
– 12th and 13th place incorrectly listed as jurors on the placement page.
Survivor 37 Test Version Released
A test version has been released of the Survivor 37: David vs. Goliath simulator. It’s early in the day, and I’ll be monitoring comments here and on social media to address the bugs. There was just limited testing, so some small bugs are to be expected.
This season is based on the Survivor 33 and Survivor 34 simulators. All three of these seasons now include more display customization options based on user feedback. Depending on your preference, they can more closely resemble the original .net seasons. The Events/Status Pages, Relationship Highlights, Status Page Buttons, Reasoning and Targets, and Relationship Highlights are optional and can be turned on and off with many default options set to false.
New features also include:
– The final four format
– New tiebreaker for winners (also added to S33 and S34)
The finale’s format is assumed but can be adjusted if the actual finale differs.
The hidden advantages are the weakest part of this season and need more work. Overall, this is about 30% closer to the final state I’m aiming for the .com Survivor seasons. There may be lingering bugs from existing seasons with the voting algorithm. The plan is to address these bugs, add the final improvements, and enable “Change Settings Each Episode” before adding saving. With the year coming to an end, it’s my goal to make these updates more regularly and move on to other simulators besides Survivor 33-37 in 2019. There are known bugs, mainly with initial immunity and multiple immunity winners by gender, in the .net seasons that will be addressed as well.
Please report any issues. I’ll list the bugs fixed here. Thank you.
Bugs Fixed
– Immunity text implying a group tribal council in episode 4 removed.
– Exiled castaway joins correct tribe if there’s a quit or medevac.
– Game Changers’ automatic rocks tiebreaker added back.
Bug Fixes, including Big Brother Template
A few bugs were fixed with the Big Brother interactive template that have been reported for years. At the end of the season in interactive style, simulator users were unable to go back and see who voted for who if their houseguest reached the final two. This is now possible after viewing the Winner page during the finale. Similarly these can be viewed either after seeing your eviction if you’re not on the jury, or at the end of the season if you are on jury.
Another glitch was fixed where the simulator treated “change relationships each week” as an interactive simulation and limited display of alliances and votes. Finally, a more recent bug where custom events only worked in rare scenarios was fixed. Beyond these bug fixes, there’s still a plan to add the Big Brother Template to the .com server and add saving and voting charts in the future.
Thanks to the users who reported these bugs and helped provide details and instructions to replicate them over email, social media, and the Discord server.
Other bugs fixed:
– When clicking the BB20 logo in Seasons, the link followed to BB19.
– Random cast in Celebrity Big Brother contained duplicate houseguests 50% of the time when ‘all male’ or ‘all female’ options were selected.
– When the final person left with a gift bag won HoH in Celebrity Big Brother, the week did not progress correctly.
– Automatic black & white function on the .net Big Brother and .net Survivor simulators didn’t work in some browsers.
– Added Katrina Kozar from MasterChef season 6, who had been skipped before.
– Added two new houseguests from BBUK season 19.
Update: Another scenario was found where the votes and alliances were still not available at the end of the season. This has been corrected now.
Cast Photo Update Part 2
Cast photos have been added for American Idol (16), Dancing with the Stars (26 & 27), and Masterchef (9). A few issues with existing cast photos were resolved including full names showing up as nicknames and spaces at the ends of nicknames.
All of the shows with cast photos available on the simulators are listed in the Cast Photo Overview. Please use the Contact Form or reply in the comments if you have any issues with the current photos or see anything in the Cast Photo Overview that needs updated. Thank you.
Coming up next are some bug fixes throughout the simulators along with the finalization and completion of Survivor seasons 33-36. More details will be posted soon.
Cast Photo Update
Cast photos have been added for Are You The One (7), Big Brother UK (19), Celebrity Big Brother UK (22), and The Amazing Race Canada (6) to all of the simulators. Please report if you see any issues.
There will be another cast photo update next weekend with 4 more seasons of current shows. Along with next weekend’s cast photos will be an announcement for what the next simulator will be.
Celebrity Big Brother US Simulator Released
The Celebrity Big Brother US simulator has been released. Thanks to Brandon for planning the season and he and TheNman1 for helping to test it. Any feedback that you leave on the season or bug reports would be appreciated. If no major bugs are found, saving will be added this weekend.
Expect the first of two cast photo updates this weekend as well and more simulator updates before the end of the year. It’s being discussed what simulators are coming next, and that will be announced once plans are decided.
Also, feel free to join the new Discord channel.
Weekend Update: Thanks for all of your feedback. Saving has been added to finalize this season.
Survivor David vs. Goliath Cast Added
Cast photos for the new castaways revealed today for Survivor: David vs. Goliath have been added to all of the simulators.
A few contestants had multiple photos, and the alternate versions were added as well.
Additionally, a cast page was added to see them all together. Please report any issues in the comments or the Contact Form. Thank you.
New Cast Photos Added
New cast photos have been added for Survivor NZ: Thailand, Australian Survivor: Champions vs. Contenders, and the The Challenge: Final Reckoning. An alternate set of Big Brother 20 cast photos has also been added.
There are a few more shows with new casts available that should be added in the near future, along with a simulator for Celebrity Big Brother US.
All of the shows with cast photos available on the simulators are listed in the Cast Photo Overview. Please use the Contact Form if you have any issues with the current photos or see anything in the Cast Photo Overview that needs updated. Thank you.
Updated Privacy Policy
The maintenance that began around the end of May has been completed. An updated Disclaimer & Terms of Use and Privacy Policy has also been added for the simulators that will go into full effect on July 15th, 2018. Please read the above links to see what personal and non-personal information is collected while using the simulators and saving simulations. A separate Privacy Policy for this blog was also added.
One important detail is that users of all the simulators must be at least 13 years of age or have parental consent.
Another change is that manual recovery of deleted saved simulations will be ending. Along with the privacy benefits of ending this practice, this is the most time consuming maintenance task and takes time away from designing and updating the simulators. If you have a saved simulation you would like to have recovered, you must send the simulator, season (if applicable), and the saved code using the Contact Form before July 15th. Because saved simulations are now encrypted, simulations can no longer be recovered by contents. Requests submitted before this date will be recovered, if possible, on July 15th or shortly after.
Saved simulations will be cleared 3 months after the last view or 1 year after the last view if the ‘keep longer’ or ‘keep forever’ option is selected. Saved simulation recovery is ending, and no exceptions will be made after this date.
The next simulator, Celebrity Big Brother US, is still in development.
Big Brother 20 Cast Photos Added
Cast photos for the new houseguests revealed today for Big Brother 20 have been added to all of the simulators.
Additionally, a cast page was added to see them all together. Please report any issues in the comments or the Contact Form. Thank you.
The maintenance is almost completed. There will be an announcement with new save season removal and data privacy policies posted in the near future.
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