Ready to Play New Features and Bug Fixes

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lease Notes for Ready to Play

Version 0.98[b].080 September 15, 2009

  • Added configuration option to show Ready to Play on the task bar all the time.
  • Added configuration option to display time stamps in chat window.
  • Ready to Play now prompts the user on startup to fill out their user profile.
  • Added functionality to close invites when a group chat window is closed.
  • Instant invites now "stack" above each other, instead of opening exactly on top.
  • Fixed bug where RTP allowed an invitation to be sent to an user with a status of "unavailable".
  • Fixed bug where pasting multiple lines into chat only pasted one line.
  • Fixed bug where a user could click Join on an instant invite and appear in the group chat multiple times.
  • Fixed bug where cancel invite did not work correctly.
  • Fixed bug where chat history was not scrolling correctly.
  • Fixed bug where a blank name could appear in the list due to an "in between" status
  • Fixed crash on first run when updating games was clicked.
  • Fixed bug with scroll arrows appearing white.
  • Fixed bug where the application crashed if a user selected an empty birth year.
  • Fixed crashes when network disconnects.
  • Fixed bug where a user could add themself as a friend.
  • Fixed a bug where games were not matched for users on a different OS (Vista versus XP).
  • Removed the user's email address from friend invitation emails.
  • Fixed version information to correctly reflect BETA version of 0.98.

Version 0.98[b].093 September 21, 2009

  • Added feature to display friends and recommended friends even if they are offline.
  • Added feature to refresh recommended friends list without having to reselect the game.
  • Added version information to the About tab.
  • Added an option to run Ready to Play on startup.
  • Fixed bug where if you removed a Likeness entry it still allowed the user to submit.
  • Fixed bug where the application crashed on exit.
  • Fixed a bug where the player profile would error on close.
  • Fixed an intermittant bug where the chat fails to load for some users.
  • Fixed a crash bug when the user deleted a pending friend.
  • Fixed a crash bug on install.
  • Fixed bug where player profile displayed on every launch.

Version 0.98[b].098 September 23, 2009

  • Added a flashing state to the taskbar chat when minimized when a new chat arrives.
  • Changed instant invite to only return friends who own the game.
  • Limited offline friends list (configurable).
  • Sorted recommended friends so online is at the top.
  • Fixed bug where select all check boxes would not behave as expected.
  • Fixed a crash bug on finish install.
  • Fixed some spelling errors.
  • Fixed a bug where the multi-chat would not insert a user due to a loophole.

Version 0.98[b].103 September 24, 2009

  • Fixed a bug where Choose friends hangs at searching.
  • Fixed a bug in French where the main window does not remember its last position. (Thanks FidelCastro!)

Version 0.98[b].200 October 1, 2009

  • Ready to Play now lists what game people are playing.
  • Added a feature that displays the selected player count on invite button.
  • Moved add more games to drop down menu and removed the configure games link.
  • Changed the system tray icon to be a single click to activate.
  • Clicking close now minimizes Ready to Play to the system tray instead of closing.
  • Added feature so that taskbar chat items so that when minimized they flash when a new message arrives.
  • Fixed a bug with the horizontal scroll bar.
  • Fixed a bug where the busy icons were not aligning correctly.
  • Improved sort order for Recommended Friends.
  • Changed the instant invite dialog to say "Decline" instead of "Reject"
  • Fixed a crash on close.
  • Fixed a bug where the button down state sticks.
  • Added a copy to clipboard on the about tab for use in troubleshooting.

Version 0.98[b].210 October 20, 2009

  • Work around for bug where selecting more than 10 people on an invite crashed application by limiting invite to 10 users due to server limitations, to be improved to unlimited in future release
  • Added percent compatability on mouse over to your recommended friends

Version 0.98[b].211 October 20, 2009

  • Fixed a crash due to a bug in the logging code.

Version 0.98[b].222 October 29, 2009

  • Added mouse over of percent compatability to invite dialog.
  • URL's are now clickable in chat windows.
  • Improved the number of users supported on an invite from 10 to unlimited.
  • Changed behavior of new games found during auto-detect to be enabled by default.
  • Fixed bug where add button on group chat did not work.
  • Fixed bug where progress bar did not animate during auto-login.
  • Fixed bug where client automatically signed users out if machine went to sleep
  • Fixed bug where client crashed if invite went stale.
  • Fixed bug where client crashed on sending invite.
  • Fixed bug where dead icons were not cleaned in the system tray.
  • Fixed bug where if IRC connection fails the user was still allowed to send invite.
  • Fixed bug where program did not error on IRC connection failure.
  • Fixed bug where client quit immediately after login.
  • Fixed bug where run on startup could not be disabled.
  • Fixed bug where status updates took 5 minutes, they now take 30 seconds.
  • Ready to Play now requires an update if client version is not compatible with latest release.

Version 0.98[b].230 November 5, 2009

  • Added feature: Auto Away after 5 minutes of inactivity
  • Added feature: Time stamp shortened to not show date repeatedly
  • Improved: User interface performance when changing status or exiting Ready to Play
  • Improved: Single right click on the user tray icon now opens Ready to Play
  • Fixed bug: Login retry added (3x) if login fails
  • Fixed bug: Error when saving conversation history
  • Fixed bug: Logging failed when UAC was enabled, turned logging on by default
  • Fixed bug: After converting a single chat to a group chat blocked another single chat with original friend in single chat
  • Fixed bug: Fixed several crash on startup bugs

Version 0.98[b].238 November 19, 2009

  • Updated “Add Friend” dialog to be more user friendly.
  • Potential Friends now only returns “Online” and “Ready to Play” matches.
  • Improved overall program speed and responsiveness.
  • Fixed bug: “Start with windows” option to properly identify current state.
  • Fixed bug: the “Start with windows” option to start Ready to Play minimized.
  • Changed the maximum returnable potential friends to 100.
  • Sorted the game list, menu and dropdown. 

Version 0.98[b].242 November 20, 2009

  • Fixed bug: High CPU usage.
  • Fixed bug: RTP sending zero length games list to server.

Regards,

Kirk Windisch
Software Development
Stardock Corporation

faq support
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

I look forward to this version!

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Is this update out yet? I have not seen any updates in Impulse. I assume that it is awaiting a push to the servers, and it's not an individual issue for me.

Star Control: Origins
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Yes, this has been published.

Zargon

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Zargon0225, reply 3
Yes, this has been published.

Zargon

Well, I've yet to see this update in my Impulse. Bug?

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

If you don't see the update, please uninstall and reinstall.  We had to monkey with the version (the BETA version should be 0.98 not 1.00) as one of the bugs.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Zargon

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Zargon0225, reply 5
If you don't see the update, please uninstall and reinstall.  We had to monkey with the version (the BETA version should be 0.98 not 1.00) as one of the bugs.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Zargon

Well, I followed this advice, but now get the following error when trying to log in:

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

I also didn't have a new version show up because my previous beta version was v1.0.  You might want to push this beta version as v.108 or very few people are likely to update.

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Melchiz, reply 6



Quoting Zargon0225,
reply 5
If you don't see the update, please uninstall and reinstall.  We had to monkey with the version (the BETA version should be 0.98 not 1.00) as one of the bugs.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Zargon



Well, I followed this advice, but now get the following error when trying to log in:



Reduced 79%

Original 337 x 554

 

Yup annd I also get the same error after uninstalling and re-installing.

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

Logon works if username, password and auto sign in are left unchecked.

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Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Trigeminal, reply 9
Logon works if username, password and auto sign in are left unchecked.

Verified as a workaround. Also, after I logged in once with all of those boxes unchecked, I could then quit the program, check the boxes, and log in without an error.

It would appear that uninstalling RtP does not properly remove certain configuration files that save login information, as that would explain why the program throws an error if the user tries to save profile information after uninstalling and reinstalling.

Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you for brining this to our attention.  We cannot reproduce this internally.  Can someone please post the steps to reproduce?

Zargon

 

Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Melchiz, reply 10


Verified as a workaround. Also, after I logged in once with all of those boxes unchecked, I could then quit the program, check the boxes, and log in without an error.

It would appear that uninstalling RtP does not properly remove certain configuration files that save login information, as that would explain why the program throws an error if the user tries to save profile information after uninstalling and reinstalling.

Yup that seems to work.

 

Steps:

1) install beta 1.0

2)  Put in login info and have all buttons checked

3) uninstall beta 1.0

4)  install new beta .098

5)  Start RtP (all checked boxes are still checked and username and pass is present from previous install), then you get error. 

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Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi Gang,

Anyone else been able to reproduce this?

Zargon

 

Reply #14 from Stardock Forums Top

Just got the email for RTP and got it setup. Nice app guys!

Did i read somewhere that voice chat was going to be implemented through RTP at some point?> If not has this been or is it under consideration?

The chat with folks on your friends list is pretty good, much better than the the PM's inside DG.

And no i had no issue installing, of course i only got the serial today.

Feature Request - Unless i have missed it but how about being able to minimize to the notification area without having RTP in the taskbar? An option like "Clicking X minimizes RTP to Notification area" then just right clicking notification icon to exit?

Nvm...found similar thread answering question. ;)

Reply #15 from Stardock Forums Top

Did i read somewhere that voice chat was going to be implemented through RTP at some point?> If not has this been or is it under consideration?

We are going to remain silent on this one for now.  Pun intended.

Zargon

 

Reply #16 from Stardock Forums Top

Just got the email for RTP and got it setup. Nice app guys!

Thank you for your kind words!  We are working to make it better, so thank you for the feedback!

Zargon

 

Reply #17 from Stardock Forums Top

I'm bringing my system back online after a hardware replacement/upgrade, including a new OS install (7 RC 7100).  Installing Impulse Client for the first time, and I happened to pick Ready To Play as the first 'game' to install.  The result was an error, and I believe it's because I had no games installed and run prior to trying to install and run Ready To Play.  I say this because the error message indicates it's not finding:

C:\Users\[MyLogon]\AppData\Local\Stardock

Which, in fact, currently does not exist.

The full error text is:

System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Users\[MyLogon]\AppData\Local\Stardock'.
   at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
   at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetFileDirectoryNames(String path, String userPathOriginal, String searchPattern, Boolean includeFiles, Boolean includeDirs, SearchOption searchOption)
   at System.IO.Directory.GetDirectories(String path, String searchPattern, SearchOption searchOption)
   at ReadyToPlay.App.RemoveApplicationSettings()
   at ReadyToPlay.App.Application_Startup(Object sender, StartupEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Application.OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Application.<.ctor>b__0(Object unused)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter, Delegate catchHandler)

Reply #18 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Aesir, reply 17
I'm bringing my system back online after a hardware replacement/upgrade, including a new OS install (7 RC 7100).  Installing Impulse Client for the first time, and I happened to pick Ready To Play as the first 'game' to install.  The result was an error, and I believe it's because I had no games installed and run prior to trying to install and run Ready To Play.  I say this because the error message indicates it's not finding:

C:\Users\[MyLogon]\AppData\Local\Stardock

Which, in fact, currently does not exist.

The full error text is:

System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Users\[MyLogon]\AppData\Local\Stardock'.
   at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
   at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetFileDirectoryNames(String path, String userPathOriginal, String searchPattern, Boolean includeFiles, Boolean includeDirs, SearchOption searchOption)
   at System.IO.Directory.GetDirectories(String path, String searchPattern, SearchOption searchOption)
   at ReadyToPlay.App.RemoveApplicationSettings()
   at ReadyToPlay.App.Application_Startup(Object sender, StartupEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Application.OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Application.<.ctor>b__0(Object unused)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter, Delegate catchHandler)

 

This error is fixed and will be in the next release, sorry for the trouble.

Belxanthian

Reply #19 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi,

We fixed a bug where the Choose friends step would hang at searching.  Please update to 0.98[b].103 if you are experiencing this issue.

Thanks!

Zargon

 

Reply #20 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Zargon0225, reply 19
Hi,

We fixed a bug where the Choose friends step would hang at searching.  Please update to 0.98[b].103 if you are experiencing this issue.

Thanks!

Zargon

 

Yes, it is fixed and working now. Thanks. :)

Reply #21 from Stardock Forums Top

We have regression on the problem introduced in Reply #6.

Same error, although this time I didn't need to uninstall RtP before updating (it found the update, installed it, but now I cannot log in regardless of what boxes I check at the login screen). However, if I uninstall RtP and then reinstall it, I am able to log in.

So, to summarize:

Updating to today's build from the latest build resulted in "Error: [empty]" when attempting to log in. Uninstalling and reinstalling resolves the issue. Not a major issue, as beta builds often don't update smoothly, but I feel it is worth mentioning.

Reply #22 from Stardock Forums Top

Updating to today's build from the latest build resulted in "Error: [empty]" when attempting to log in. Uninstalling and reinstalling resolves the issue. Not a major issue, as beta builds often don't update smoothly, but I feel it is worth mentioning.

Hi,

Yea, we fixed that issue.  It is an interoperability issue between RTP and our Impulse services.  We are adding more error codes and hopefully will be able to track it down next time it happens.

Zargon

 

Reply #23 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi,

Please see the list of features added and bugs fixed for today's release that will be published shortly.

Zargon

 

Reply #24 from Stardock Forums Top

New release today to work around crash issue with more than 10 people selected.  Please download the new version and check it out!  New feature as well, see above.

Zargon

 

Reply #25 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Zargon0225, reply 24
New release today to work around crash issue with more than 10 people selected.  Please download the new version and check it out!  New feature as well, see above.

Zargon

 

I was getting a crash on launch after this update. Windows gave me the "ReadytoPlay has stopped working" box and I was unable to launch. Uninstalling and reinstalling has resolved this issue.