home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
USA Bestseller
/
USA BESTSELLER Vol 1-95 (Hepp-Computer)(1995).iso
/
e030
/
whatsnew.doc
< prev
Wrap
Text File
|
1994-03-10
|
4KB
|
105 lines
Due to popular demand, finally, here's the "What's new ?" file :
(It's not all very precise because we like to code more than we
like to document)
-------- Versions of Cheat Machine ---------
* 0.1
Beta version, not released to general public.
* 1.0 thru 1.3
- First real test cases
- Contains the print-me-out form in the documentation
* 1.4 thru 1.84 (As far as we remember)
- A lot of code improvements
- Added ability to print any cheat, not just type "info"
- Added VGA intro screen
- Added "Automated registration system"
- Removed print-me-out form in documentation
- Added VGA-font-boxes
- Fixed VGAReset function which caused slight changes in the font on some
VGA's. Sorry. It now behaves according to IBM's specs.
- Patching a file no longer changes it date
- Added Help screen (does anybody use it ?)
- Added CM.PIF for Windows users
- Added FILE_ID.DIZ for BBS operators
- Added 3 "ANSI" exit screens (saw a program that had 1, had to do better !)
- Fixed error handling when trying to write on writeprotected disk
- Improved patching routine : more flexible
- Added /? parmeter (does anybody need it ?)
* 1.85
- Added WHATSNEW.DOC !
- Code improvements
- Added some animation on intro-screen
- Improved Cheat Machine kit for registered users
* 1.86
- Added virus / tampering resistance
- Added secret credits-screen
Acces it by pressing .... uuuh something with [Ctrl]
- Revised Cheat Machine kit documentation
* 1.87
- Added support for SoundBlaster compatibles (Couldn't resist temptation)
(Use /NOSOUND to turn off, SET SBADR= and SET SBINT= to change defaults.
Sorry, testing all possible int's and adr's would be dangerous )
Is it worth the extra 25Kb ? Send us your comments.
- Fixed bug in "fast-letter-search" algo.
- It finally happened : the programs on the registered version grew
so large they couldn't be zipped to a 720K diskette. Since we now
ship 1.44Mb's or 1.2Mb's, we added some more programs.
* 1.88
- Improved compression of cheats
- Bug fixes in some loaders
- Minor code enhancements
- Added easter-eggs and Amiga cheats to registered version
- Disabled VGA-font when under Windows.
The Windows emulation made the boxes look awfull !
- Got a "Pc action Replay" thing. Funny kind of thing.
Can be usefull sometimes. Found the undocumented commands too :
"hi", "hello", "simon" and "credits". Why am I telling you this ?
- Finally broke the 200-cheats limit. Had to adapt some structures.
- Rewrote FILE_ID.DIZ. Looks a lot nicer (I think).
- Added statistics under [F2]
- Added procedure for adding BBS information in .EXE !
It will be displayed in a window on the main screen.
- Improved anti-tampering system
* 1.89
- Added Boss-key under [F3] (and under [Alt]+[B] fo Sierra-gamers)
The boss-screen looks like a very slow and ugly virus-scanner.
This was the most boring thing we could come up with. Try it.
- Added Auto-registration-sensing system : the program will act
differently on computers of registered users !
- Changed the glue for the labels on registered disks !
- Automaticaly changed date of all files, because otherwise some
BBS programs freak out over the date-time field.
* 1.89d
- Fixed some minor bugs in Boss-key
- Updated the secret credits-screen
- Updated some cheats with new data
Note :
Although we regulary increase the version number, this has nothing
to do with the age of the cheats. In other words, we are as still
improving the code (the program) as well as the data (the cheats).
The version number reflects the changes in the code, the date in the
upper window of the main screen reflects the age of the cheats. Of course,
when you recieve an update, it will contain the latest version of the
code as well as the data. (In fact, you get the newest version of everything)
It seems that everytime we create a new release, the code has been
improved too. There's always a better way, there's always another
function we can add. So as general rule of thumb, the bigger the .ZIP,
the newer the program !