LAN/BBS TOURNAMENT GOLF REVISION HISTORY 1.74 * Added information about the Valley Programming Support BBS to the main screen and the documentation 1.73 * Fixed problem with location of caller file in BBS mode if not using an override configuration file (caller file had to be in the LBGolf directory) 1.72 * Added LOCAL or /L command line option to force non BBS mode for BBS sysops * Changed opening information screen in BBS mode 1.71 * Added a note about ANSI requirement when playing on a BBS * Fixed screen not clearing when LBGolf exits when playing on a BBS * After finishing hole 9 or 18, the information at the top of the screen is immediately updated * Set a maximum of four strokes over par on the current hole when playing in a tournament 1.70 * Unregistered versions may only use the original Golden Oaks course * Updated Product Info to include unregistered info and new ordering information * Changed default player time limit to be 30 minutes instead of no time limit * Corrected a rare situation that would cause an infinite loop when determining the default aiming direction * Made default direction more accurate * Removed hole average in hole's description * Instructions are no longer automatically shown to new players 1.61 * Added credit card ordering information to Product Information * Corrected minor problems with replay 1.60 * Rewrote modem configuration for BBS mode * Rewrote drop file support for BBS mode * Clear receive buffer after each key press in BBS mode * Added optional ASCII override configuration file that can be passed on the command line for BBS mode 1.56 * Optional ANSI title screen * Changed scaling for 6 foot or shorter putts to make it easier 1.55 * Added status bar showing who is playing, minutes left, starting time, and current time 1.54 * Added hardware flow control to correct loss of data problems with high speed modems connected to slower modems 1.53 * Added support for SFDOORS.DAT caller file in BBS mode 1.52 * Added support for DORINFO1.DEF caller file in BBS mode * Added exit option to password entry * In BBS mode, if an error occurred during communications setup and a key was not pressed locally, LBGolf will exit to the BBS * Corrected a minor time limit related problem caused by midnight 1.51 * Added support for locked ports 1.50 * Faster displays when playing on a BBS * Made putting more realistic by making the ball be affected more by slopes in the greens * Made sand shots and chipping more random * Corrected a problem in version 1.40 that caused a crash if the player had a great deal of time remaining if in BBS mode * Decreased delays in some messages 1.40 * Changed average finishing score to last finishing score * Debugged BBS time remaining implementation * Warning when time is about to run out (less than 5 minutes) * Changed Product Info to reflect registration fee change * Flashing message when doing instant replay * Corrected minor problems with instant replay * Removed average number of putts from Player Statistics * Changed spelling of "bogie" to "bogey" * Added more messages at completion of hole * Corrected minor problem with water splashing animation over borders * Corrected a minor problem when changing password that allowed a player to use an already existing password * Added current round score to main screen if in 2nd-4th round * Made pulling/pushing of aiming less drastic in fairway view * Added "That shot went x yards." after each shot in fairway view * Made it a little easier for long putts to go in * Corrected a minor problem causing the detection of Share to not work when running under Windows 1.30 * Force password entry even if playing on a BBS because some door conversion programs create fake (and always the same) passwords * Made ball movement over green faster when playing on a BBS * Corrected a minor problem causing the time remaining on BBS checking to not work properly * Allow local play on BBS if a caller file was found, but there was no connection 1.22 * Reduced memory requirement by about 100K by using overlays 1.21 * Allow local play if in BBS mode and there is no caller file * Changed carrier detection in BBS mode at startup and while playing 1.20 * Corrected BBS mode disconnection problem * Corrected BBS mode door.sys problem * Made a minor change to the recommended power of hitting a putt * Corrected a problem if in BBS mode and the caller had a great deal of time allowed remaining on system 1.15 * Corrected a minor problem when doing an instant replay after chipping / hitting from sand when in green overhead view 1.14 * Failed first attempt at correcting disconnection problem 1.13 * Corrected a minor cosmetic problem when going back to the login window from the name/password window * Corrected version number in two screens * Removed possibility of invalid file creation 1.12 * Automatically convert unregistered/registered player file * Corrected another minor problem that would not fully restore the screen after getting aim help * Second page of Product Info depends on registered status and playing mode (on-line or normal) * Corrected a minor problem when checking to see whether or not the course's index is up to date 1.11 * Corrected spelling error in initialization screen * Removed possible leftover text in tournament completed screen 1.10 * Corrected a major problem that would not allow a player to practice on any course other than the tournament course * Allow less than 18 holes in course script files * Save player and exit if next hole is invalid * New players are assigned time limitations according to config file * Fairways and holes are cleared before initialization * Better handling of zooming out on a long hole * Corrected a minor problem that would not fully restore the screen after getting aim help 1.01 * Changed product info screens, reduced registration fee * Enabled instant replay feature in unregistered version * Enabled player statistics feature in unregistered version ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LAN/BBS TOURNAMENT GOLF UTILITIES REVISION HISTORY 1.17 * If unregistered, allow only the Golden Oaks course to be used as the tournament course. * Changed default time limit to 30 minutes 1.16 * Added option to display an ANSI title screen in Configuration 1.15 * Added support for locked ports in Configuration 1.14 * Changed "average finishing score" to "last finishing score" * Changed "tournaments played in" to "tournaments completed" * Changed spelling of "bogies" to "bogeys" * Corrected a minor problem causing the tournaments won, tournaments completed and 1st-4th place finishes player statistics to not work properly * Corrected a minor problem causing the statistics of each hole to not be zeroed out when starting a new tournament * Corrected a minor problem causing the detection of Share to not work when running under Windows 1.13 * Corrected minor problem if LBGOLF.EXE file was renamed 1.12 * Corrected major problems causing extremely large invalid files if there were lots of free space on the current drive 1.11 * Automatically convert unregistered/registered player file 1.10 * Corrected a major problem when selecting tournament winners * Create WINNERS.TXT ASCII file with tourney winners information * Append to WINHIST.TXT ASCII file for history of winners * Added View Tournament Winners feature to Tournament Maintenance 1.01 * Allow less than 18 holes when indexing a course * Corrected a minor problem that would not fully zero out the tournament statistics of each hole * Don't allow what course is being played on to be changed in the middle of a tournament