Author: John Merlino
Date: 11:14:45 01/09/03
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On January 09, 2003 at 13:51:17, Larry Applebaum wrote: >I received a copy of CM9k recently as a gift. After playing with it >for a while, I noticed two somewhat bothersome things related to the >Mentor. > >1) It appears that it doesn't use the EGDBs >2) If the GUI is minimized, the process running TheKing.exe is killed > and the analysis is lost > >I asked about this via the Ubi Soft web site and got this as a response: > >Thank you for contacting Ubi Soft Technical Support. Unfortunately, the issue >you are having is related to general gameplay hints and tips that is either >covered in the manual, or is available via other source. Ubi Soft Technical >Support can only help you with getting the game running on your system. After >that, it will be up to you to determine the best way of playing and winning the >game. Our support reps are trained to help only with technical issues, and do >not have access to hints or tips for Ubi Soft games. > >Can someone here shed some light on the two issues? > >Thanks I can tell you that neither of these are bugs. Specifically: 1) The EGDB information can be gotten from the Advice tab of the Coach window. 2) Per Ubi Soft requirements, when an application is minimized, the amount of CPU that is used should also be minimized. Therefore, we had to kill any engines that were running. To avoid this, merely ALT+TAB away from Chessmaster, rather than minimize it. jm
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