Author: Brian Kostick
Date: 21:30:06 10/24/01
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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? 1000-1500-2000 (toward the middle of this range). > >2) Do you play Rated Games in the Tournament Room? Not too often, I usually play against a personality in the Game Room. > >3) Do you create tournaments in the Tournament Room? If so, do you include human >users (like yourself) in these tournaments? I like to do some tournaments but don't include myself. > >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? I think it is OK as is. I made no more than six personalities to fill out what I thought were some gaps in the Age/Gender/Playing Strength list. > >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? I maybe would do a round robin with more than 8 but I don't really mind. > >6) Have you ever gone to the Library? Yes, plenty of times. > >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? Yes I like to tinker with the CM8000 Book Editor to create new books. Sometimes it would be nice to exceed 64K but I've done pretty well just by trimming odd variations from my input .pgn. 64K is plenty for my personal openings and personality opening books even out to 40 ply. Thanks for making that change in the last patch :) > >8) Do you play chess online? If so, have you ever used Chessmaster (any version) >to play chess online? Never have. > >9) Do you own Chessbase (any version)? ChessBase 8, Chessbase Light (freeware), a bunch of engine CD's. > >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.... ;-) Yes, I like the Josh teaching games. I did a few dozen of the lessons, pick and choose. > >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? I thought it worked out pretty good. I found the command line tips posted here and elsewhere useful. > >12) Do you wish that there were more or less chess sets and boards to choose >from? The provided number is OK but feel free to add as many as you want. The ones I don't use don't bother me to be there. > >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)? Thematic > >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)? It's a pain. I'd say a 4. I'd be tempted to dump it if it weren't for the bootleg NoCD fix. > >16) Have you ever created a personality? Yes > >17) Do you think there are too many personality variables, not enough variables, >or just the right amount of variables? I think the number of variables is OK. I wouldn't bother with more unless you have something really useful or cool. > >18) If you think there should be more personality variables, what would you >suggest? N/A But I would like to see really great documentation of the existing ones. > >19) If you owned Chessmaster 6000/5500/5000, what do you think of the interface >change for Chessmaster 7000/8000 (the "room metaphor")? I like the CM8000 style best. > >20) What resolution do you use on your monitor? 1024x768 > >21) What windows do you REGULARLY have open in the Game Room? Clock, Move List, and Engine output or whatever it's called. > >22) Do you think there are too many "Windows" available in the Game Room? No problem as long as you can close the unwanted ones. > >23) What chess set/board combination do you prefer to use? I use the 2D Black and White Metal and a 2D wooden one, large and small. Sometimes I like the mini if I've got something else going on. > >24) Do you wish that there were larger chess sets/boards included in the game? >How about smaller chess sets/boards? I am happy with what's there. I do think a scaling 2D board would be cool. Someone is always going to whine about 3D but do you think they ever post a picture of what they want? Are 3D ones easy to play on computer? Not that I've seen. > >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? I'd estimate 1500. I think what Chessmaster 8000 ranks me is probably a little on the high side?? Who knows, it's not important to me. > >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 No problem John. Take Care, BK
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