Requires: OS3.x, AmiTCP or compatible, xen.font, xhelvetica.font
Action: NoStart
Note:
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This is a beta version of the client. There are bugs etc, so beware.
The documentation provided is old and needs updating, so don't be
surprised if many features are not explained at all. I just don't have
time/motivation to write documents right now.
Description:
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Ambassador is a go client for Amiga, like AmigaIGC, only more advanced
and userfriendly. Go (weiqi, baduk, igo) is an ancient Chinese board
game that can be played on the internet on the Internet Go Server with
this client program. If you do not play go nor plan to learn to play,
you don't really need this program for anything.
New to IGS?
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IGS stands for Internet Go Server - you can play an old (about 4000
years) Chinese board game against other folks over there. If you do not
have an account to IGS, please telnet to IGS (igs.joyjoy.net, port 6969
- login as 'guest'), before running this client. When logged in to IGS,
type help register. Follow the instructions IGS gives you. After you
have an account and a password, you should again log in with telnet and
type command "toggle client 1". After that you should log out (quit)
and try out the Ambassador.
If this sounds complex, do not worry - you only need to do this
once and you're set to go.
Requirements and recommendations:
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- OS3.0 or newer required
- Internet connection via AmiTCP/IP or compatible
- Fast CPU recommended
- Hard Disk recommended
- AGA/GFX-card recommended
- If you want sounds, you also need upd-daemon. You can find it from
Aminet (util/rexx/Upd140.lha). It is also included in this archive.
- Xen-font required . This is hardcoded into the program.
Xen-font can be found from Aminet (MagicWb archive?).
- XHelvetica-font required (sizes 11 and 13). Also hardcoded, and also
available in Aminet (MagicWb?).
- For speech narrator.device & translator.library are required.
Speech:
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This version of Ambassador includer speech if you have narrator and
translator. However, something is _very_ buggy at the moment, so
beware... (also, speech is at the moment syncronous - if I can kill
all the bugs, it will be asyncronous some day as it shoud be).
BUGS:
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There are several small ones, and possibly some more severe ones as
well so beware. If you find any of them or some others (:)), drop me a
line.
Usage:
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You must start Ambassador from the shell.
Ambassador <login> <password> <server> <port>
See the AmigaGuide document inside the archive for more (old) information.
Remember to set the stack high enough (10kB should be enough, although
I'd use more).
Major changes since last release:
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o sgf/stored/results commands now have a minus sign before the name.
o if observing a game, shift-click on board will send a bet-command to server.
o a status command is issued for new board windows -> komi & handicap should work now
o fixed a small bug in the player list
o adjourn comamnds syntax depends on the IGS Preferences singlegame-setting
o more information when game ends
o support for look-command and improved stored-window
o player list is now sorted alphabetically.
o player list places friends etc. before other players if selected for notifying in local prefs.
(will probably change into something player list specific in the future).
o player list has now some coloring...
o Guest players will no longer show in the player list window.
o Fixed a couple of bugs (mostly player/gamelist related)
o hopefully the player list will now react to game start/end-messages
o more bugfixes concerning the player list and match widows menus.
o added one more menu into the match window
o yell-sound defination and yell-sound toggling should now work
o added a possibility to prevent match-window from closing when you press the match-gadget.
o looking at unfinnshed games is now possible
o double clicking in the player list window gives the stats of a player,
shift dbl-click opens a talk window.
o <escape> key can be used to close windows.
o game list now highlites games with professional player(s).
o fixed a bug in shout interpreter
o there should be better prompting now (not by much though)
o fiexed a small bug in time trouble alarm code
o improved the time control - now the time stamp is taken from the first mouse click in case you try to send the same move number of times through netlag...
o snapshotting match window now also snapshots the parameters of the window as default parameters
o Added notify-sound.
o board window will now tell the user how long this board window has been open.
o stats-window should now have a color code depending on players status
o if an escaper tries to match you, you should see/hear nothing
o recompiled to fix kibitz-buffer
o removed a debug printf
o say, kibtz and after-the-game-tell now work again in the board windows
o the board windows now have more menu items
o one can snapshot SGF & Stored-windows now
o small bug fixes
o in help help-window shift-doubleclick uses "mail me" command instead of
help command
o help key gives you the help index of IGS
o menus for the match window
o kill-filter on/off
o statistic cllection _should_ work better now.
o guests will not cause lag no more
o will not ask for game/player list updates if the lists are closed
o channel window works better now...
o sounds work if run from compiler, otherwise they do not...
o client side time control is now in effect
o playing/observing multiple games at the same time is now fully supported AFAIK
o the client should now act more friendly if you log in for the first time (ie. when client mode is off)
