Author: John Merlino
Date: 11:05:57 08/14/02
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On August 14, 2002 at 11:07:08, Roy Eassa wrote: >On August 13, 2002 at 23:08:22, John Merlino wrote: > >>On August 13, 2002 at 22:46:06, Pete Melissakis wrote: >> >>>On August 13, 2002 at 18:08:07, Vincent Lejeune wrote: >>> >>>>5 so far ... >>>> >>>>http://web.wanadoo.be/vincentlejeune/CM9K-Screenshots-Index.html >>> >>>Hi Vincebr. Thanks for the pictures. >>> >>>What a disapointment. I hope that there is an option to not clutter >>>up ones disc with all those weird sets. Hope there are pictures >>>of sets that are normally used in tournaments. >>> >>>Pete ô¿ô >> >>There are thirty-four different piece sets in the program, six of which are >>"stand-up" Staunton sets and two of which are "flat" Staunton sets for people >>who prefer 2D setups. I can send you some screenshots of those sets if you like. >>The eleven shots on Vincent's site are just a sampling of what is in the >>program, and we are already planning to have at least five downloadable boards >>and piece sets at various intervals after the program ships. >> >>jm > > >The ones posted are BEAUTIFUL. I personally may not want to play chess with >most of them, but they still are a marvel, especially for a program that plays >so strong and has so many (many, many!) other features and sells for only $40 or >less. > >I will probably use 2D sets almost exclusively, but that's just because I've >gotten used to that over the years. Most thousands non-hardcore chess people >(and maybe some pros too) will LOVE the 3D pieces. You and your team ought to >be mighty proud of the great work you've done. I hope newspapers and TV news >shows worldwide feature the program -- I think it would make an enjoyable story >even non-chessplaying adults and children and could bring people into the chess >fold. The cool thing about the "flat" 3D sets is that they are fully resizeable, as opposed to the old sprite-based sets which only have one or two fixed sizes. Many thanks for your kind words. We hope most people agree with you! However, we are well aware that this will probably FURTHER alienate the purists (such as many people on this board) who are completely uninterested in this sort of thing. But the old sprite-based sets ARE still available in CM9000; you don't HAVE to use the 3D sets. So, if you found a set that you liked in CM8000, it will still be there in CM9000. jm
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