Release v2.0.0-beta.4

NOTE: Release beta.4 is deployed and so is the current version of https://geofinder.io. However, the default mode is not live; instead, Geo50x is currently the default mode.

New Features

• GAMEPLAY
  • In Geo50x mode, users can now view all 50 locations in Geo50x.
  • In Geo50x mode, attempts are now capped at 6.

Release v2.0.0-beta.3

NOTE: The admin elements of Geofinder are now hosted in a separate repo. Also, beta.3 will be skipped and not be deployed, so the website will remain in its current beta.2 version.

New Features

• GAMEPLAY
  • Geofinder now comes in two modes:
    • A Wordle-like default mode, aka Geofinder, in which you are given one house a day and have until the end of the day (CST time) to find it.
    • A Netflix-like challenge mode, aka Geo50x, in which you are given 50 houses at once.

Release v2.0.0-beta.2

New Features

• Added SSL certificate to server

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a login issue
• Fixed a profile edit issue

Other Changes

• Updated implementation instructions for v3.0.0-beta.x in README.md

Release v2.0.0-beta.1

Geo50x is now Geofinder and accessible via https://geofinder.io.

NOTE: New player registration is disabled. The website is currently for testing and educational purposes only.

New Features

• GAMEPLAY
  • The answer key of a location is no longer a point coordinate but a polygon drawn around the building proper. So validating a player submission is now done by determining if their "point click" is inside the polygon.
  • For incorrect submissions, distance is now calculated from the "point click" to the nearest edge of the polygon.
• DATABASE
  • Migrated from SQLite to Postgres to take advantage of PostGIS functionalities, including the ability to work with shapefiles.
• PLAYER PROFILE
  • Provides basic profile info
  • Provides basic aggregate data on player's search results
  • Provides UI for player to change their nickname, country and password
• ADMIN UI
  • User Management
    • Provides basic aggregate data on all players
    • Provides UI to edit nickname, country and password of any player (all other user management are still done directly on the database)
  • Locations Management
    • Provides playability status for all locations
    • Provides UI to create/update a location's answer key as a GIS shapefile

Release v1.3.2

Bug Fixes

• Fixed potential vulnerability

Release v1.3.1

Improvements

• Review page: Added extra visualizations

Release v1.3.0

New Features

• Search History page: Added ability to view submitted answers to locations

Other Changes

• Updated screenshots

Release v1.2.0

New Features

• Search History page: Added ability to choose specific locations to try again

Release v1.1.1

Bug Fixes

• Fixed KeyError introduced in v1.1.0

Release v1.1.0

New Features

• Game page: Ability to quit a location (vs. stop a game). Answer will be revealed, so location will no longer be playable. And score for that location will be recorded as 0 on the Search History page.