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- What's new in Shut The Box Deluxe 4.26c (10-04-1996):
-
- This fixes a bug when players used a make up day, the same day's dice were
- being played. This is the only change, so if you're already using 4.26 you
- really only need the shutbox.exe file.
-
-
- What's new in Shut The Box Deluxe 4.26 (09-30-1996):
-
- IMPORTANT! Structures got changed to allow an enhancement. This means
- that the current game in progress must be restarted once you unpack the
- distribution archive into the Shut The Box directory.
-
- To upgrade from ANY prior release, follow these easy steps:
-
- 1) From your STB directory, delete the files SHUTBOX.DTE and SHUTBOX.DAT.
-
- 2) Unpack the distribution archive into your STB directory.
-
- 3) Let your users play!
-
- Release Notes:
-
- Note 1:
- =======
- Shut The Box now keeps track of dice rolls! With each new month, Shut The
- Box rolls the dice for every day of the new month. This means that each
- player will get the same dice rolls as other players. This puts everyone
- on even ground.
-
- Note 2:
- =======
- The maximum number of turns a player may take per day is now 10. You can
- set it from 1 to 10 (default is 5).
-
- Note 3:
- =======
- When a RIP caller views help screens and uses the ENTER key instead of
- the mouse to move to next screen, the screen is properly cleared now.
-
- Note 4:
- =======
- Updated the RIP help screens.
-
-
-
- What's new in Shut The Box Deluxe 4.25 (09-21-1996):
-
- To upgrade from an earlier 4.x version, just unpack the distribution
- archive into your existing Shut the Box directory. You don't need to
- change anything and any game in progress will not be disrupted.
-
- Release Notes:
-
- Note 1:
- =======
- Now Shut The Box can be fired up using a configuration file instead of
- using command line parameters. Command line parameters are still
- supported but if you'd rather, you can use a configuration file that
- stores system and game settings.
-
- To use a configuration profile, create a valid DOS ASCII text file. In
- it, define the settings using the following syntax:
-
- setting=<your setting>
-
- Valid settings are:
-
- PATH This is the path to DORINFO1.DEF or DOOR.SYS.
-
- BBSNAME The name of the BBS (used to validate registration code).
-
- SYSOPNAME The name of the Sysop (used to validate registration code).
-
- MAXTURNS A number between 1 and 99 that is the maximum number of turns a
- player may take per day.
-
- MAKEUPDAYS A number between 1 and 5 that is the maximum number of make-up
- days a player may use per day.
-
- DOORSYS A YES or NO setting that determines whether DOOR.SYS is used.
- If set to NO, then DORINFO1.DEF is used.
-
- AVGSORT A YES or NO setting that determines whether the score card is
- sorted by average or total scores. If set to NO, then standard
- tournament scoring is used.
-
- SLOWDELAY A YES or NO setting that determines whether the system clock
- should be used in delay routines. When program messages scream
- by too quickly because you're running a boss pentium or other
- fast processor, set this to YES. If program pauses are
- sufficient, leave it set to NO.
-
- NOTE: The command line paramter /J has been added so that
- SLOWDELAY can be turned on in command line mode. For
- example:
-
- SHUTBOX.EXE /J
-
- Is the same as SLOWDELAY=YES
-
- Here's an example of a configuration file. Let's call it STBNODE1.CFG.
- The contents of the file are:
-
- PATH=C:\BBS\NODE1
- BBSNAME=CITY TERMINAL
- SYSOPNAME=JOHN DOE
- MAXTURNS=5
- MAKEUPDAYS=2
- DOORSYS=NO
- AVGSORT=NO
- SLOWDELAY=NO
-
- When executing Shut The Box, include the filename of the configuration
- file instead of the command line parameters. Shut The Box will run using
- the settings from the file. For example, to run Shut The Box using the
- configuration profile STBNODE1.CFG (above), just use the command line:
-
- SHUTBOX.EXE STBNODE1.CFG
-
- Note 2:
- =======
- Altered some of the ANSI and RIP files.
-
- Note 3:
- =======
- Created separate, graphic help screens for users who are using a RipScript
- terminal program.
-
- Note 4:
- =======
- Fixed a bug where RIP mouse buttons got screwy after a user looked at the
- help screens.
-
- ==[ End of Notes for 4.25 ]=================================================
-
- What's new in Shut The Box Deluxe 4.24a (09-05-1996):
-
- Fixed a tasking error exhibted on some OS/2 systems which slowed display
- of tournament scores.
-
- What's new in Shut The Box Deluxe 4.24 (09-10-1995):
-
- To upgrade from 4.x, just unpack the distribution archive into your
- existing Shut The Box directory.
-
- - Added a field to the scores listing (per request) that shows the total
- number of days played.
-
- - Reformatted the order of fields displayed when viewing the scores list.
-
-
- What's new in Shut The Box Deluxe 4.23 (08-27-1995):
-
- To upgrade from 4.x, just unpack the distribution archive into your
- existing Shut The Box directory.
-
- - Fixed a bug which caused a runtime 200 (division by zero). This only
- cropped up when the /A command line parameter is used and at least one
- player had a score of 0 and total turns of 0.
-
-
- What's new in Shut The Box Deluxe 4.22 (07-16-1995):
-
- To upgrade from 4.x, just unpack the distribution archive into your
- existing Shut The Box directory and away you go.
-
- - Players may now list the top scores list from the main menu. Previously,
- you had to wait until exiting the game to see the scores list.
-
- - Displayed scores are now formatted (commas are included).
-
- - The game screen format has been enhanced to include more real-time
- statistics such as monthly average score, total boxes shut, and total
- days played.
-
- - The introduction ANSI/RIP screens are now displayed first, even before
- the last month's high scores.
-
-
- What's new in Shut The Box Deluxe 4.10:
-
- To upgrade from 4.0, just unpack the distribution archive into your
- existing Shut The Box directory and away you go.
-
- - Divided the 12-tile box into two sections. You can now shut a 9-tile
- box as in versions prior to 4.0. You can then shut the deluxe 3-tile
- box as a bonus.
-
-
-
- What's new in Shut The Box Deluxe 4.0:
-
- WARNING! Data strucutres have been changed. No matter what version of
- Shut The Box you were running, perform the following steps:
-
- 1) Unpack the distribution archive into your Shut The Box directory.
-
- 2) From your Shut The Box directory, run the program SHUTNEW.EXE.
-
- 3) Continue reading this document:
-
- - Upgraded to the Deluxe version of the game. The major difference is
- that there are now 12 tiles instead of 9.
-
- - Increased bonus for shutting the box to 1,000 (up from 500). Since it
- is a tad more difficult to shut the box, the bonus has been increased
- to compensate.
-
- - High Score display now includes the number of times a player has shut
- the box.
-
-
- What's new in Shut The Box 3.3:
-
- - Fixed a bug where Gold Key registrations were not being recognized.
-
-
- What's new in Shut The Box 3.2:
-
- - Fixed a long-standing problem which only seemed to effect Windows and
- OS/2 based systems. The program would initialize CTS/RTS flow control on
- FOSSIL port 0 (COM1) even if the game was running on a com port other
- than COM1.
-
- - Fixed a RIPscrip emulation bug where the top of the number "2" tile box
- was not mouse "clickable".
-
- - Added a RIP intro screen.
-
-
- What's new in Shut The Box 3.1:
-
- - Changed versions of comm libraries.
-
- - Added RIP mouse support. Remote RIP players can now simply click on
- number boxes during game play and text prompts within menus.
-
- - Shut The Box no longer allows players with less than ANSI color
- emulation.
-
- What's new in Shut The Box 3.0:
-
- - Communications are again optimized. A never-ending process it seems.
-
- - If RIP is detected, STB will set the caller's screen to an 80x25 font to
- avoid the squished-down look.
-
- - Adjusted scoring slightly.
-
- - STB now recognizes Gold Key registration numbers.
-
- What's new in Shut The Box 2.23:
-
- - Switched to a newer version of communications routines in an attempt to
- fix an intermittent lockup problem that's been reported. Let me know
- if this locks up on you.
-
- What's new in Shut The Box 2.22:
-
- - Added command line parameter /H. By default, when not in local log-on
- mode, STB will initialize and use the installed FOSSIL driver. On some
- systems, the BBS front end mailer was giving an error "FOSSIL not detected"
- after STB was run. If you are getting this error, use the /H parameter.
- This parameter is also intended for systems that do not have a FOSSIL
- driver loaded, in which case, INT 14h communications is used.
-
- What's new in Shut The Box 2.21:
-
- - Fixed a bug with systems that use DOOR.SYS drop files. DOOR.SYS does not
- contain the BBS system name which is needed for registration information.
-
- If you are using the DOOR.SYS drop file, you need to add your BBS system
- name to the command line using the /S command line parameter.
-
- Example:
-
- ShutBox /Pc:\ra\ /SCity_Terminal_BBS
-
- Note the use of the underscores in place of the spaces.
-
- What's new in Shut The Box 2.2:
-
- - IMPORTANT: If you are upgrading from a previous release, you will need to
- delete the following files before executing version 2.2x:
-
- SHUTBOX.DAT
- SHUTBOX.DTE
- SHUTBOX.HSC
-
- - Added an option for scoring/sorting by monthly average scores. This was
- as suggestion that a user had given me. After implementation and testing
- I realized that if this option is used, a player could easily win the
- monthly tournament by only playing a few times. So, it's up to you, the
- Sysop, to determine the usefullness of this feature.
-
- To activate scoring/sorting by monthly average score, add the /A command
- parameter when calling Shut The Box.
-
- - Compiled with JPDoor 3.01 on October 11, 1991.
-
- - Program now generates an ASCII text file of the top 15 scores list
- called SHUTBOX.SCR.
-
- What's new in Shut The Box 2.1:
-
- - Fixed an error with CTS routines. Some systems with high speed modems
- were having problems with screen garbage. This was due to CTS routines
- not functioning properly.
-
- What's new in Shut The Box 2.0:
-
- - IMPORTANT!! The data structure for 2.0 has changed. Please read the
- upgrade instructions below. The command line parameters have also
- changed. Please see SHUTBOX.DOC for command line parameter syntax.
-
- - Added make up days!!! This was real fun, let me tell ya. To do this
- required the addition of a calendar for each user record. A conversion
- program has been provided so that you don't have to nuke your data files
- and start the competition over again.
-
- Here's how to upgrade:
-
- o Make a backup copy of SHUTBOX.DAT and SHUTBOX.DTE (just in case).
- o Change to the directory containing the SHUTBOX files. The program
- SHUTUP.EXE should also reside in the same directory.
- o Execute the conversion utility SHUTUP.EXE.
- o Once conversion is complete, DO NOT execute SHUTUP.EXE again. To be
- safe, you may want to delete it.
-
- That's all that's required to upgrade Shut The Box. Keep in mind though,
- the program has no way of knowing who played on what days prior to the
- conversion. So, all days prior to the date you upgrade are NOT available
- to the players as make up days. However, from that point on, the program
- will track player calendars.
-
- What's new in Shut The Box 1.10:
-
- - Fixed a bug in help file display where screen was not pausing consistently.
-
- - Fixed a nasty bug where if user ran out of time or dropped carrier before
- Shut The Box read the user's player data the user's score was getting
- trashed.
-
- - Cleaned up some redundant cursor positioning.
-
- What's new in Shut The Box 1.0:
-
- - First release after 3 betas. Shut The Box is the first JPSoft door to
- accept a registration number rather than a registration key file.
-
- - Shut The Box allows a user to adopt the door. If a user of your BBS
- adopts the door, you will be instructed how to include a credit when you
- receive your registration number.
-
- - Throughout the beta test, ANSI sequences have been optimized. No bugs
- were reported throughout the beta test.
-