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▒▒██▒▒██▒▒██▒▒██▒▒██ ChessMAGIC!
██▒▒██▒▒██▒▒██▒▒██▒▒ (c)1991
▒▒██▒▒██▒▒██▒▒██▒▒██ Knightware/Bud Bradley
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▒▒██▒▒██▒▒██▒▒██▒▒██ in association with
██▒▒██▒▒██▒▒██▒▒██▒▒ Decibel BBS
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UPDATE HISTORY
Date Version Description of Enhancement/Fixes
-------- ------- ----------------------------------------------------------
11/06/91 1.34 -The Default flag is now set AFTER day 0 (i.e. -1) instead
of ON day 0.
-Corrected to prevent instant defaults from occurring when
players join waiting games. The default routine now
ignores waiting games' start date when players join them.
-Corrected to prevent default from occuring in games
waiting for an opponent to join.
* -Added LOCAL ability to play both White & Black sides.
(see CMAGIC.DOC, page 10)
-CMSYS now returns to original directory upon exit.
-CMSYS now correctly displays help lines.
* -If updating from earlier versions of ChessMAGIC!, the
enclosed NEWREC.EXE must be run.
(see README.2ND file)
-Enhanced ratings adjustments have been incorporated for
times when games must be reinstated. Each game now stores
rating points gained/lost (White & Black) upon completion.
This provides the means for readjusting the players'
master ratings records when game reinstatements occur.
-Added enhancements to help eliminate premature mates
and/or computer resignations.
-Corrected "take back" bug that enabled an opponent to make
two consecutive moves. If player 1 made a move, took it
back and exited without moving, player 2 could then enter
and make an illegal 2nd move.
-Enabled "twit" list detection/action for each configured
game area.
(see CMSYS.DOC, page 5)
-ESCaping from the main menu D option (View games) was
setting player's available games counter to 0, preventing
them from opening new games with options B and F.
-Enhanced playing ability of computer.
-Corrected game moves counter -- as games are entered, the
program will update and show the correct number of moves.
11/02/91 1.33 -"Draw" message remained even after opponent refused. Now
opponent's next move.
-When your opponent mates you or resigns, the game will
show as being your next move. Ratings & general stats are
updated immediately upon the mate or resignation. Once
you've seen the game result (either View or Play mode),
the "your move" flag will be cleared.
-The View option (main menu D) now includes who's move,
date of last move and days remaining before default
occurs.
-Opponents are now prompted to Accept/Decline a draw offer
immediately upon game entry.
-Game history now displays date of Draw games.
-Corrected player custom color selections and door
ID/Description (used during online tracking) that
sometimes happened upon game completions.
-Corrected ratings swaps that could occur when using the
Next game command in View or Play mode. This never
affected the master player records, only the related game
records (used in displays, only).
10/30/91 1.32 -Corrected to properly identify mate when human vs human.
-Removed default period checks for human vs computer games.
-Increased play speed for computer opponent levels 1-4.
-Modified chess program analysis to prevent computer
opponent's premature announcement of "mate" (i.e.
resignation).
-The [V]iew selection (following Message option in Play or
View game mode) now lists all short messages. Dialogue
will be highlighted as follows:
White = Bright White
Black = Yellow
10/25/91 1.31 -Upon game re-entry, short messages were not seen by the
original sender.
-Main menu user information was not displaying the correct
number of "Your move" games.
-The player's game clock was being reset following a move
take back.
-"Open" games (i.e. those waiting for an opponent to join)
would enable erroneous wins to be awarded when the default
days setting for that area was reached.
10/23/91 1.30 -Enabled 2 game areas for the shareware demo (i.e. UNRATED
and RATED) to better demonstrate ChessMAGIC!'s abilities.
Each area will have its own subdirectory created
automatically when CMAGIC.EXE is first run.
-Wins, losses, draws, etc. are now tallied and displayed
based solely on the defined gaming areas. Before, all
statistics displays were overall totals and were
duplicated throughout each area. This does NOT affect the
ratings, which continue to be based on overall results.
The "Player List" option will continue to show overall
total statistics.
-Modified the message entry option to allow for "short,"
one line messages.
-Added "by days" default that will occur if the defined
"Default Remaining Days" for any games are 0 or less. The
defaultee is blocked from moving when this happens. Their
opponents MUST enter the defaulted game (via the normal
"Play" option) to claim their win.
-The "Who's Online" list was duplicating headers for each
name listed.