Author: John Merlino
Date: 09:06:41 04/05/02
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On April 05, 2002 at 08:41:12, Marc van Hal wrote: >On April 04, 2002 at 16:02:15, John Merlino wrote: > >>On April 04, 2002 at 07:41:43, Randy Adams wrote: >> >>>Wondering what opinions are regarding the best looking 3D interface. Fritz 7 >>>looks good, but takes a lot of time to get colors just right, etc. Is there >>>anything better out there?? >>>thanks in advance, >>>Randy A >> >>The next version of Chessmaster (due to be released in about four months) is >>going to have true 3D boards and pieces that are, IMHO, incredible. I would >>definitely go so far as to say they are "photo-realistic". There will be >>approximately 30 different boards and 30 different piece sets (more or less) >>that you will be able to combine, size and rotate any way that you like. There >>will also be about 10 "flat" piece sets, for people who like to play on a 2D >>board. >> >>Although there has been very little optimization that has been done, I could >>send any who are interested some screenshots. Just send me a private e-mail at >>jmerlino@ubisoft.com if you are interested. >> >>jm > >Why don't you just make a link on the UBI soft web page >Upcomming products\Chessmaster9000? >I believe Mindsoft has done this in the past too. >Or am I mistaken? > >Marc You are not mistaken, and we ARE going to do this, but probably not for a few more weeks. However, I figured that if I'm going to tout a 3D feature, I had better be prepared to show some informal screenshots. ;-) jm
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