General BDB

Game Admin
12/22/2025 3:23:47 PM
Christmas break

There's a pretty massive switchover happening over the holidays. We will officially shut down the old site and start using the new one. In order to protect everyone's fighters, I'm going to turn off the resolver on Christmas eve, switch us over to the new site and not start the resolver again until everyone has had a chance to login in using the new site. This way if anyone has access problems there's no danger of losing a title because of it. MY think is that we would turn the resolver on again New Year's eve.

Game Admin
12/11/2025 10:00:37 AM
Pending scheduler changes

Starting next week the following scheduler changes will apply.

1) Forcing fights will be eliminated
2) Challenges will be eliminated.

In their place a new scheduling mechanism will be implemented. We're going old school.

Default Scheduling Is Weekly - Fighters who do not change any settings will continue to fight on the familiar weekly cycle.

Optional Faster Scheduling - Fighters can optionally fight as frequently as every hour if a valid opponent (bot or human) is available. Human opponents are always matched first.

Matchmaker Runs Every 5 Minutes - The matchmaker evaluates eligible fighters on a 5-minute cycle. When a fighter meets their prep-time and frequency requirements, the system attempts to find an opponent immediately.

Resolver Runs Every 5 Minutes - Resolved fights are processed on the same interval, keeping the flow continuous rather than tied to a single daily batch.

Opponent Selection Rules - The system checks for human opponents first. If none are available, bot opponents may be used to keep activity steady.

Cool-Down on Failed Attempts - If no suitable opponent is available, the fighter enters a brief cool-down period. This prevents constant retrying and avoids any potential abuse of the matching process.

Summary

Prep time and fight frequency determine when a fighter becomes eligible.
The system looks for opponents every 5 minutes.
Fights can still be weekly by default, or hourly for those who want faster action.

If no match is found, the fighter is retried only after the cool-down expires.

This keeps scheduling predictable while allowing players who want higher activity to opt in without affecting overall fairness.

Game Admin
12/7/2025 2:51:53 PM
Test resolver upgrade

I made a pretty big fix to the test resolver today. The next time the test fights run, try to use conditionals as much as possible. They weren't being evaluated properly and I want to test the hell out of that.

Game Admin
11/28/2025 10:41:11 AM
Sign-on enhancements

As you know there's a massive rewrite of all things BDB underway in order to leverage new tech. To leverage that new tech we need to get the game away from it's 30 yr old authentication (login) system and into something new. As part of this move I'm implementing a new login that will seamlessly transfer your old account data from the old system to the new when you log in. I'm "hoping" there won't be any hiccups, but ZWIP will soon have the power to disable the resolver and push fight dates so that no one loses a title because they are locked out. Thank you for your patience and support as we do some amazing things with this game.

ZWIP
11/28/2025 8:49:39 AM
Facebook!

There has been a BigBawgBoxing page for many years but has been pretty idle. Please subscribe, there will be many announcements
there concerning the game and upcoming events. https://www.facebook.com/bigdawgboxing

Game Admin
11/9/2025 10:54:26 PM
Check out the new help

Check out the new help link, especially on a mobile device. Many of the new game standards are going to surface in the new help page. We're starting with the help because it's low risk. We'll steadily enhance the help and when all the enhancements are added, we'll start moving other game pages to the new architecture and design..

J.Aaron Hall
11/3/2025 5:31:06 PM
Current Champions

Is there any way that we could get a page or menu options to just see the active champions? I use it when botting up to try and give ZWIP a half-hearted challenge.

Game Admin
11/8/2025 1:33:53 AM
Upgrade Sunday night

Going to be a pretty significant upgrade Sunday night. Not so much in scope but in impact. It's our first careful step onto the new platform. It won't seem like a lot of visible changes but YUUUGGEEE changes under the hood. YUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGE!!!!

Game Admin
11/6/2025 6:06:04 PM
Increasing the pace of testing

I'm increasing the cadence of fights in the test/experimental division. I need data and I need feedback. The more of each that I get the faster we'll be able to make the cutover to the new tech.

Game Admin
11/6/2025 9:10:40 AM
Fight Comments and test feedback.

I really do need feedback on the new engine so I can build a task sheet to work through. The only person giving me feedback is Zwip. Please submit feedback on the engine through the forums or better yet through the fight comments feature to make it easier to link comments to a specific fight. Without feedback we risk deploying a flawed engine.

Game Admin
11/3/2025 9:18:20 PM
New engine testing discussion

So it looks like the test fights got picked up by the production resolver and handed off to Engine 1.0. Ugh. Will sort that out for the next fights.

Game Admin
11/2/2025 11:55:38 AM
Fight results page.

I did some performance tuning last night. The fight results page that used to take 1 minute 27 seconds to load now takes 1 second.

Game Admin
11/1/2025 5:01:15 PM
"Find a fight" is super fast now

The Fighter Competition list feature has been reworked for performance to the tune of about a 99% reduction in processing time. Let us know in the forums if you see an improvement.

Game Admin
11/1/2025 4:57:35 PM
Public Fight Comments

Guess what? You can now comment on public fight reports! Just open any public fight report and you'll see an indicator bar at the top of the report. Click on it to read or submit a comment.

ZWIP
10/27/2025 6:13:45 PM
Get a cool icon!

Make a fighter in the Engine 2.0 testing division and get a cool icon per Aaron..thanks!

Game Admin
10/10/2025 4:15:12 PM
Maintenance on Monday, Oct. 13

I'm moving some infrastructure around on Monday the 13th. It shouldn't cause any downtime, but make sure to have your fight plans in by Sunday just in case.

Game Admin
9/9/2025 7:05:24 PM
BigDawgBoxing Engine Update: A Fresh Start

Managers,

We’re rolling out a brand-new fight engine for BigDawgBoxing. This isn’t a patch to the old one — it’s a complete rebuild designed to stay faithful to the rules you know while fixing long-standing issues.

**What stays the same**

* Your Fight Plans (FPs) still work with the same syntax and rules.
* Public and private fight reports remain part of every bout.
* Recovery, styles, injuries, and knockdown/KO logic all follow the same published formulas.

**What’s different**

* **Rebuilt core:** The old engine was stitched together over many years. The new one is modern, lean, and easier to maintain.
* **Consistency:** Every fight is fully deterministic when run with the same seed — no more unexplained differences when re-simulating.
* **Shortform storage:** Instead of spitting out long reports directly, the engine now saves a compact shortform record of each round. When you view a fight, that record is turned into commentary. This makes fights load faster, reduces storage, and lets us improve commentary without touching the engine.
* **Future-proofing with AI:** Because the engine now separates raw fight data from the commentary, we can bring in AI tools to generate richer, more dynamic play-by-play. Over time this could mean smarter analysis, varied commentary styles, or even interactive coaching tips.

**What this means for you**
Day-to-day managing won’t change. You’ll still build FPs and study reports the way you always have. But the system under the hood will be faster, more consistent, and ready to support new AI-powered features that enhance gameplay without altering the underlying rules.

Stay tuned — you’ll be able to test the new engine in sparring before we cut over to using it for live fights.

Game Admin
10/7/2025 4:39:36 PM
Batch job changes

I'm in the middle of adjusting the infrastructure that resolves and schedules fights. If you notice that fights aren't being resolved or scheduled just let me know in the support forum and I'll....adjust some more (-??)

Game Admin
8/31/2025 1:37:24 AM
Currently working on...

AI fight plan assistant.

Alcatraz Gym
7/3/2025 11:50:39 AM
Alcatraz

7/3/25.New Update. Put several fighters on manual. Upgraded APs on Many, Still 100 on Auto. There are a about 20 sluggers now that are OK but low toughness. Those fighters will go 4h/9/7 (allout) in the first. So beware, LOL Good Luck.

W_4261 Pizza Factory - (Boxing Room)
6/15/2025 10:18:24 AM
BDB 6/15 week update!!

Happy fathers day! This is the next update by W_4261! The first thing? As said by ZWIP, "Got Some Great News! After Saturday's Fights. J. Aaron Hall and ZWIP are dropping all their World Titles! That will leave a double digit amount of title up for grabs. Titles are way out of reach right now for lots. They will be down in the teens and 20's now. Not saying we won't go for those though, LOL..Have Fun!!" This includes Gorilla Tag, but really, stuck at a wall since he ties with J. Aaron Hall at this point. Only 9 titles remain. Lower rated managers, this is your chance for level ups! Later at some point, my factory will generate fighters, when you least expect it! Don't underestimate "Official Bot Gym," it includes great fighters, it's a threat, even some 1+1 and Al Haymon! Ring One Boxing went on a sudden break, but The Weaver II decided to bot fighters up after hearing that title news! ZWIP did keep 4 titles, J. Aaron kept 1, Blainicorn kept 1, Team Croc kept 1, and 1+1 and Al Haymon both have 1! Could we see an underdog story emerge? Maybe The Weaver II? J. Aaron Hall had 5 titles at once before this, and while he's been good for a while, lately, it's been mostly ZWIP. New managers, watch out for these world titles! Maybe someone totally new we can introduce, such as "Trao" or some other random name to train up! Don't forget to this week, or later when my factory is done generating fighters, I don't know when they'll be generated!

W_4261 Pizza Factory - (Boxing Room)
5/25/2025 10:14:00 AM
This weeks update 5/25! A BIG one!

The week of 5/18 was huge, even if some of us didn't get it in a good way! A LOT happened this week, first of all, the first 46 RATED bot was created! Me an 10/6 - "WHO WILL GET THE FIRST 47? I guess that by 06/07/2025, our first 47 will exist. Still might be too early." It's not impossible, but that is in 13 days. Me on 8/25, exactly 9 months ago, "And maybe when he get like 3 or 4 fighters to 46, the game would generate a 46 bot!" It's clear only one fighter was needed, since it's here just 7.5 months after the first 46! Gorilla Tag won, against a 42 like a forced fight, the fight was like 30 seconds, for a 43 RATED vs a 42! Super impressive. J.Aaron Hall, like I said on May 4 took his title, but GT decided, NO! I want it back! And then next week, GT got the title back. The next week, he even beat J.Aaron Hall's best fighter ever, Bob Weaving in the Trailer Park! But, he's not done yet.
Polyphemus
43
J.Aaron Hall
U.S. Midwest
Manual! While he's still manual, a 43 rated fighter in just 13 days means dedication! Watch out Gorilla Tag! Many managers lately are creating new fighters, like ZWIP created "I AM SCARED" AND! "Arrival" IAS went 15-0, but Arrival has a TIE! But the sad news is yet to come. My gym decided to sleep in this week, and not prepare, basically at all. None of my fighters, except 1 1 1 1 won their fight this week! This also meant Flycles, finally ends his reign, against "
“LAST BUT NOT LEAST” Bangz"? A Ring One fighter! I usually dominate, but since my fighters all sleep in this week, they ALL lost. Only win was regional title 1 1 1 1, a 23 rated. Sure enough, I ironically have 23 points this week. Other manager like ZWIP have 270, or J.Aaron Hall with 100. I'm actually above someone with 0 points, so punishments to my fighters must occur. Which sounds good? Oh, this one! MANUALLY SCHEDULED! All but 1 1 1 1, he still has a regional title. Since he sleeps, he will be our survivor. J.Aaron Hall is trying to take some titles. I think I heard he was going to take Flycles, but that happened 5/19. But more sad news! Yes, huge week! Factual Ladder, 45-0. Lost to a BOT to end his 45-0! Disappointment! ZWIP then decided to quickly "bot up" Don't Mess with Me, or you WILL be Sorry! ZWIP still rules the game, but competitors like J.Aaron Hall, Blainicorn, and maybe Ring One Boxing are trying to dent his reign. Official Bot Gym though, is a huge threat. It literally has a 46 rated fighter! While ZWIP continues to bot up Arrival, you hope he does NOT mess up by losing, wasting a future fight and needing two to catch up. Heavyweight might be fun to see, as it's getting close to being a 44, soon 46! We'll see how it works out!

W_4261 Pizza Factory - (Boxing Room)
5/4/2025 10:03:05 AM
BIG Update Today

It has finally happened. Gorilla Tag, the best fighter this year and that we have seen in a while (since BOTs up in high 30's are probably worked on ZWIP or Stykey) finally lost his World Title. Crazy news, and it was J.Aaron Hall's fighter Altan Baatar, who started boxing on 1/16/2025 12:25:00 PM, just 9 days before Gorilla Tag started his INSANE run on 1/25/2025 9:00:00 PM. Of course, BOTH my Heavyweights lost to GT, and AB, of course! Thanks, Scheduler! At least Heavycles beat AB once! But 14 Heavyweight WT's in a row is crazy, all Feb-Apr. Also, realize this about J.Aaron Hall? "Croc of Blainicorny Pizza Parlor" "Bob Weaving in the Trailer Park". That's easy knowledge of J.Aaron Hall. Also, is Pizza Parlor Me? But Bob Weaving is J.Aaron Hall's highest fighter, a 42 rating. Oddly after that, right down to 34, a 7 rating drop. I feel like more managers should join or return. I guess J.Aaron Hall just got really competitive now, but in the past he was also great, I think he took a quick break before coming back for this. But if ZWIP owns ALL Tuesday WT fights, then where is Tuesday fun? Friday is similar, a BOT and 2 ZWIP. I like ZWIP, but let's get more managers in! BOT's are fun, but new or returning would be great! My gym might make a change soon, but Flycles being the TOP Flyweight and non-ZWIP fighter of all time is no small feat. Crazyness, and he has won 32 WT's, and on MONDAY, fighting BOT-200354. Will this BOT be made of someone good, or can Flycles win another week for more P4P points? We'll see..

W_4261 Pizza Factory - (Boxing Room)
3/10/2025 7:34:29 PM
Opening my Pizza Factory! - (Boxing Room)

Today, I racked up enough boxing money and have 3 world titles at once! So I decided to add a 4th floor to my Pizza Factory, where the Boxing Room is in! - I can't change my gym name itself to "W_4261's Pizza Factory! - (Boxing Room)" probably because I have World Titles, or Aaron (Game Admin) hates my name because he thinks it's very unacceptable in his brain. This is a movement that I think will take me to the next level! When I have a home match, make sure your fighter goes to Floor 4 in my Pizza Factory, the room that says "Boxing Room"

The Legends of Boxing
2/28/2025 12:09:42 AM
Trophies

How long has this feature been in the game?? I just realized I can see how many weightclasses I have zero gold in lol