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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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Altered some of the ANSI and RIP files.
Note 3:
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Created separate, graphic help screens for users who are using a RipScript
terminal program.
Note 4:
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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.