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- 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 detrement 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 palyer
- 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 dialog 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.
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-