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- ************************ COMING SOON ***********************
- Due for release in Q1-93, we will be adding digitized speech
- to PC-Gammon for those of you who own a Sound Blaster board,
- as well as a selection of background music... watch for it!
- ************************************************************
-
- What's New in PC-Gammon V Release 1.20.... 11/3/92
-
- We've added two new features:
-
- 1. You can now select which quadrant of the board you wish your
- #1 point to start in. Set you desired quadrant in the defaults screen.
-
- Quadrants are as follows:
-
-
- +-----------------------------+
- | | | |
- | Q1 | | Q2 |
- | | | |
- +-----------------------------+
- | | | |
- | Q4 | | Q3 |
- | | | |
- +-----------------------------+
-
- 2. You can now customize the messages that the game displays.
- Some people were "unhappy" with the witticisms that the game spewed
- forth. So for those of you who have a sensitive nature, you can define
- your own messages. Refer to the file PCGAMMON.MSG for more information.
-
- 3. Score history on exit.
-
- PC-Gammon will now allow you to view your current and cumulative score
- history as you exit the program. Check it out.
-
- Changes:
-
- 1. Speed (Settings have changed)
-
- Speed settings have been changed to a single number (to make room for the
- Quadrants). Speed can be set from 0 to 255. Slower computers will want to
- use a lower number (e.g. 25) faster computers, will want to use a higher
- number (e.g. 100), adjust the speed factor until it suits your taste.
-
- 2. Fixed a bug that keyboard users had trying to set the play style.
-
- What's New in PC-Gammon V Release 1.10.... 9/17/92
-
- 1.The biggest change is the addition of the play style feature. This feature
- allows you to select either "Conservative", "Aggressive", or "Out For Blood"
- play styles. Each style plays an increasingly better game.
-
- To, select a play style, click the "Style" button on the main menu, a style
- selection list will be displayed. Click the mouse cursor twice on a style to
- select it (you only have to click once if the style is already highlighted).
- If you don't have a mouse, use the arrow keys to highlight the style you
- want and then press the enter key.
-
- 2. I have changed the way the "Automove" feature works. There are now three
- levels of AutoMove, these are:
-
- Level 1 : Automove turned on only for last die value, this
- is the same as the old version of Automove.
-
- Level 2 : Automove Level 1 Plus, automatically bear a man
- off if there is only one possible move. For example, if
- you rolled a 6,5 while bearing off and your last man is
- on your 22 point, clicking on that man will
- automatically bear it off without your having to click
- again in the bearoff tray. Remember, this level will
- only automove if there is no other move, in the above
- example if you rolled a 6,2 and clicked on the man on
- your 22 point, the program would not automatically
- bear the man off because you have the option of moving
- the man from the 22 to 24 point.
-
- Level 3 : Automove Level 2 Plus, automatic moves of any man
- if doubles are rolled. This allows you to click once on
- any man and have it moved without having to click on a
- destination. Since there is no ambiguity on moves with
- regard to doubles this works during bear-off as well as
- normal play. The only detriment to this option is it
- eliminates the ability to move one man all four values
- of the double with just two clicks, etc.
-
- 3. Score history has changed in the following ways:
-
- 1. I removed the "Point Ratio" (the last number in the score history
- display). This number was confusing, and often incorrect. The score
- history now simply displays the cumulative points won for each
- player.
-
- 2. The alignment of the numbers under the titles has been improved
- for better readability.
-
- 4. Score Box Option: The score box in the upper right hand corner of the
- screen has been modified. It now displays the playing style if you are
- not in tournament mode. During tournament mode, the tournament tally is
- displayed where the style is.
-
- You now also have the option of viewing the scores for the current
- "session" or your "cumulative" score in the score box. Mouse users
- simply click the mouse cursor in the score box, and the score
- display will alternate between current and cumulative.
-
- Keyboard users must hit the F5 key to get the score view to change.
-
- 5. Score File: The score history, default settings and style information
- are now stored with each players score record. This allows each player
- to customize PC-Gammon to his/her liking (previously, there was just
- one set of defaults for all players).
-
- 6. Mouse Problem: Some users have experienced problems with their mouse
- drivers not properly handling the programs request to restrict the
- mouse movement. Mouse movement was restricted when a dialogue box
- was displayed (i.e. when the computer offers a double, etc). The
- mouse restriction has been removed, and this hopefully will clear
- up the problem some of you have been having.
-
-