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Future plans

  • on-line gaming arena
  • on the fly interchangeable AI DLL engines
  • getting rid of nifty drawgrid

ver 0.17 - 2004/12

  • updated BASS library to version 2.1
  • some learning module improvements, since the one in v0.16 is quite lousy
  • brand new context sensitive, CHM based help, that is also available online
  • brand new history list with stone icons
  • clicking on a stone on the board highlights its history item and vice versa
  • brand new preferences form
  • purged rulesform
  • purged htmlform
  • purged avform
  • purged connectform
  • in place of all the above preferences form uses interchangeable frames
  • new txt export option
  • new xml export with xsl attachment option
  • slightly modified html export
  • new printing option
  • removed preview and quick preview of exports

ver 0.16 - 2004/07

  • whole lotta things changed or got improved, just a few of them:
  • changing the language settings can be done on the fly, without restarting the application
  • statistics page added with save as... and reset functionality
  • network update finder added
  • game properties added
  • board transpositions added, just to confuse yourself:)
  • right-click local menu added to the grid with zoom functionality
  • designer mode introduced for creating starting board positions
  • some new rules added, like random starting stones, plylimit, etc.
  • brand new aboutform that is also shown at startup
  • very cool music playback functionality thanks to BASS library
  • stone numbers are now pretty much configurable regarding their size, position and color
  • starting is much more configurable (human/computer/alt/rand/winner/loser starts)
  • games are saved as XML documents
  • boards can be exported as JPG images along with the old HTML/BMP/Clipboard formats
  • images ready for JPG/BMP export can be quick-previewed
  • HTML export is now XHTML compatible and supports stone numbering
  • some improved keyboard functionality
  • started to implement AI as a DLL plug-in, but it's quite far from complete yet
  • network gaming completely redesigned but still suffers from teething problems
  • completely changed top-right layout: configurable player icon, VS icon, etc.
  • introducing chance-o-meter starting up with 50-50
  • got rid of mouseover utility peeking and show history checkbox
  • clicking on a history item causes to rollback or focus on that step according to user preference
  • opening books were completely redesigned, winner games can be stored and reused
  • bugfix: v015.b1
  • bugfix: v015.b2
  • bugfix: v015.b3
  • bugfix: v015.b4
  • bugfix: v015.b5
  • bugfix: v015.b6
  • bugfix: v015.b7
  • bugfix: v015.b8
  • bugfix: v015.b9
  • bugfix: v012.b4

ver 0.15 - 2003/02

  • 0.13/0.14 versions lost, new version is 0.15
  • new module: IOModule
  • new form: HTML export form
  • modified aboutform: Credits
  • modified optionsform: presets and AI#2 dismissed
  • modified rulesform: overline can win or lose or neither, presets
  • modified connectform: help button, 'login as' instead of 'name'
  • modified mainform: some menu items removed,some new added, minor statusbar changes
  • new runtime form: Tip of the Day
  • modified unit2.openlink (sender can be button reqd for help buttons)
  • two modes remained: AI vs. Human/AI vs. Server
  • new mode in menu: designer mode (not yet implemented)
  • HTML export feature with preview
  • netgame linefeed bugfix (linefeed char can be 1 or 2 bytes)
  • playing configurable WAV sounds after win/lose
  • IOModule saves/loads INI settings/presets
  • Graphical grid with skins
  • new form: Audiovisual settings
  • new form: GFXform
  • ability to number stones
  • ability to show threats
  • function victory modified due to correct overline handling
  • no more draw game except when board is full
  • time limited games - victories due to timeup
  • variable board-size

ver 0.12 - 2002/12

  • forwardseeking via threat-space search of pwtses
  • getsample now returns string instead of integer
  • some functions and procedures took const parameters
  • modified unit2.openlink (mailto: enabled)
  • new form: Game rules
  • reset hintcolor
  • new appicon
  • introducing opening books for both attack and defense

ver 0.11 - 2002/11

  • serverstep modifications
  • modified utility boosting and getsample function
  • protocol messages sticky window
  • right click drags grid
  • windows version query for memoboxes (win95 limits on memo content)
  • modified aboutform
  • changed application.hintcolor
  • new cursors.res including updated hand/loupe and new grab cursor