Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 12:42:59 10/22/01
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On October 22, 2001 at 15:14:33, John Merlino wrote: >In deciding what sort of additions and modifications to make to the next version >of Chessmaster, I thought it might be a good idea to ask the users on this board >(who are a decent representation of the "computer chess enthusiast" community) a >few questions. These questions are in no particular order.... > >Please feel free to either answer them here, or via an e-mail to >jmerlino@ubisoft.com. > >1) Which ratings ranges of personalities do you use or play against? Default. >2) Do you play Rated Games in the Tournament Room? Once in a while. >3) Do you create tournaments in the Tournament Room? Yes. >If so, do you include human >users (like yourself) in these tournaments? No. >4) Do you think there should be more "human" personalities, less "human" >personalities, or do you think the number of these personalities is just right? Don't care. >5) Do you wish that you were able to create larger tournaments (i.e. more than 8 >players in a round-robin tournament, or more than 32 players in a Swiss >tournament)? Yes. At least one hundred players for either format would be highly desirable. Preferably 200 (with an eye to the future) >If so, how many would you like to include in these types of >tournaments? See above. >6) Have you ever gone to the Library? Sounds like a joke coming on... Yes. >7) Have you ever used the Opening Book Editor? If so, have you ever wished that >you could create books with more than 64K moves in them? No. I would like to be able to do imports of large PGN books with lots of control options. >8) Do you play chess online? If so, have you ever used Chessmaster (any version) >to play chess online? I don't play online. >9) Do you own Chessbase (any version)? No. >10) Have you ever gone to the Classroom? If so, what portions of the curriculum >have you COMPLETED? (to the best of your recollection -- please don't bother to >take the time to look unless you really want to.... ;-) Never been there. [Coupled with the library, this could make for some swell jokes]. >11) Have you ever imported an XBoard compatible engine into Chessmaster? Yes, lots of them. >If so, >what did you think of the import process and the overall XBoard support? Went well enough. I especially like being able to use the ChessMaster book for all of them. It may not be the strongest book imagineable, but at least the strength of the book will be very uniform for all participants. I can import an engine twice (giving it a new name) and have one version that uses its own book and one that uses the ChessMaster book. >12) Do you wish that there were more or less chess sets and boards to choose >from? One that looks exactly like Winboard would be nice. I like 2-D. >13) Have you ever changed the "wallpaper" for any room? No. I would like to remove it altogether. It just makes clutter for me. >14) What setting do you use for piece movement sounds (Spoken Move >Announcements, Thematic Sounds, Simple Sounds or No Sound)? I turn the sound off on my computers. It is just an annoyance for me. >15) Does it bother you that Chessmaster 8000 requires the CD at all times? It could be a problem if I want to run against another engine with the same requirement. Thus far, I have not tried any such formation. >If >so, how much (on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is you are VERY bothered)? > >16) Have you ever created a personality? No. >17) Do you think there are too many personality variables, not enough variables, >or just the right amount of variables? Don't care much. At some point, I will try some of the more successful ones, such as the one Sarah invented. >18) If you think there should be more personality variables, what would you >suggest? Not enough data to speculate. >19) If you owned Chessmaster 6000/5500/5000, what do you think of the interface >change for Chessmaster 7000/8000 (the "room metaphor")? Seems confusing. Less is more. >20) What resolution do you use on your monitor? 1280x1024 >21) What windows do you REGULARLY have open in the Game Room? Default >22) Do you think there are too many "Windows" available in the Game Room? Don't know. >23) What chess set/board combination do you prefer to use? 2-D, as close to Winboard as possible. >24) Do you wish that there were larger chess sets/boards included in the game? >How about smaller chess sets/boards? Not much of any opinion. I would like to have a Winboard like set, but that's about it. There are a couple that are good enough to use. >25) If you have an official chess rating, what is it? If you do NOT have an >official chess rating but play a lot of chess, what do you estimate your rating >to be? No official rating. ChessMaster kicks my butt, but I still play against it at the strongest level. I play against computers all the time. ChessMaster 5500 really humiliated me the first time I tried a game against it. Took me a while to get up the nerve to try it again! ;-) >The more answers I get, the more useful this will be. I'd like to get at least >50 responses, so tell your friends.... > >Many thanks for your time! > >jm
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