Author: Michael Diosi
Date: 02:21:14 12/15/05
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On December 15, 2005 at 04:58:22, Swaminathan wrote: >On December 15, 2005 at 04:46:51, Michael Diosi wrote: > >>On December 15, 2005 at 00:43:09, Swaminathan wrote: >> >>>Is it available for download as a beta,Arena website seems to have shut down >>>long time ago. >> >>? > >I mean Arena site is shut down and the site is not updated. Not true. The site is beeing updated daily, engine.ini file, opening books, translations, ... > >>>The graphics in the first glance looks almost same the current >>>public version,maybe team members from Arena should explain better,Will it be >>>available before Christmas? >> >>We think so. >> >>>here is the link to the screenshot >>>http://www.exactachess.com/images/arena/Arena1.GIF >>> >>>Looks like that team have finally bought the idea of colouring the threatened >>>squares from chessbase :) >> >> >>Chessbase was not the first program to use this idea. They have borrowed from us >>Chess960, UCI-support, ... > >UCI support? Yes, it was in Arena and they implemented it thereafter, but you don't like the whole truth. >>>Menus are all same as the current downloadable version,nothing much I wouldn't >>>be surprised if the new features are PGN bug fixed stuff. >> >>Wait and see, > >It's better if you could tell us what the new features are,as the menus are >almost same as the old version.It would be nice to have Round Robin League which >was proposed by several users long time ago.There are lots other features that >are missing. Yes but this is a fun project. Martin implements what he thinks is useful when he thinks it is useful. Would you change all the menues ? You would say then, I can't find this, I can't find that anymore. We didn't want to give you that opportunity. Rund robin is there already since a long time. >Is the time management bug fixed?I have been reporting here several times about >this serious Arena bug. This still is the wrong place for reporting Arena bugs. You may show them to the users but reporting is done elsewhere. >> it's free we don't charge money for programs which can't find a >>mate in 2 like Fritz 9 : > >I don't have Fritz 9,So I should wait for it's release from Viva Media. >Fritz from Viva Media costs only 20$. 20$ for an engine that can't solve a mate in 2 is too much. >> br6/kP6/1R1N4/8/4q3/8/8/2K5 w - - 0 1 >> >>What a shame to pay 50 € for this. >> >>Michael Michael
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