Author: Albert Silver
Date: 15:32:45 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. I can't claim to be a diehard expert on CM8000, though I did (after a lot of trouble) manage to get a copy here in Brazil. I have played around with it a little, so I'll give you any opinions if I have any. > >1) Which ratings ranges of personalities do you use or play against? Default. >2) Do you play Rated Games in the Tournament Room? > >3) Do you create tournaments in the Tournament Room? If so, do you include human >users (like yourself) in these tournaments? > >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? > >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)? If so, how many would you like to include in these types of >tournaments? > >6) Have you ever gone to the Library? Yes, thought the commented games were cool, but for DB needs I use Chess Assistant. >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? I used it, but not enough for the limitation to be a factor (sorry). > >8) Do you play chess online? If so, have you ever used Chessmaster (any version) >to play chess online? I couldn't. > >9) Do you own Chessbase (any version)? Yes. > >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.... ;-) I mostly looked around as it really isn't designed for stronger players. > >11) Have you ever imported an XBoard compatible engine into Chessmaster? If so, >what did you think of the import process and the overall XBoard support? Not bad, though I'd like to test the newer engines such as Yace to see how well they work. > >12) Do you wish that there were more or less chess sets and boards to choose >from? I'm not much for 3-D sets, and I found them to be pretty small. The overly decorative sets are nice to look at... for 2 minutes, but they are difficult to play with due to delayed piece recognition. > >13) Have you ever changed the "wallpaper" for any room? Yes. > >14) What setting do you use for piece movement sounds (Spoken Move >Announcements, Thematic Sounds, Simple Sounds or No Sound)? My loudspeakers are off for the most part, so I doubt I looked very closely at this. > >15) Does it bother you that Chessmaster 8000 requires the CD at all times? If >so, how much (on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is you are VERY bothered)? I hope you won't get annoyed, but I was pretty annoyed (5 I guess, considering my solution) by this and felt put-off when I found myself searching for the CD to be able to play. Obviously I didn't play often, but it was aggravating, so I went and found a no-CD patch. > >16) Have you ever created a personality? Just tinkered. > >17) Do you think there are too many personality variables, not enough variables, >or just the right amount of variables? > >18) If you think there should be more personality variables, what would you >suggest? > >19) If you owned Chessmaster 6000/5500/5000, what do you think of the interface >change for Chessmaster 7000/8000 (the "room metaphor")? Before CM8000, my previous CM was CM3000. :-) > >20) What resolution do you use on your monitor? 1024 x 768 > >21) What windows do you REGULARLY have open in the Game Room? > >22) Do you think there are too many "Windows" available in the Game Room? Maybe, maybe not. The fact that they are all floating around and too often overlap might give that impression. > >23) What chess set/board combination do you prefer to use? Default. > >24) Do you wish that there were larger chess sets/boards included in the game? >How about smaller chess sets/boards? Larger. > >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? ~2200 > >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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