Virtual Pool 3

version 3.0.9.5

company: Interplay (www.interplay.com)

homesite: www.interplay.com/vp3/

New in this patch:
* If the Windows CD Mixer can’t be found VP3 now does not crash. 

* More work was done in an attempt to fix the problem where the VP3 
CD is not found when starting up from GameSpy Arcade. 

* The velocity of the computer opponent breaks have been reduced to 
reflect the maximum break speed allowed by human players. 

* Voodoo2 support has been added. 

* Load/Save for online play has been fixed. 

* Computer opponents now look for money ball combos for 10 ball or 6 
ball. 

* Player rating is now being computed correctly when a player 
resigns. 

* Online communication port usage has been simplified. Configuring a 
firewall for online VP3 play should now be easier. This fixes the 
severe problem that was occurring sometimes where a person would 
join an existing room and then it would appear that everybody 
suddenly left the room. There has been a corollary problem reported 
where a person would create a room and whenever anybody joined the 
room the creator would get kicked out. 

* The points weight for Snooker games during a career are now saved 
so that it can be properly restored when resuming career. 

* The invisible cue stick problem on the snooker table has been 
fixed. 

* Offline tournaments that have been saved and then reloaded no 
longer revert to 9-ball at the start of the next round. 

* Declaring a draw during a career game has been disabled. 

* The break is now alternating properly for games that require it 
when one of the players resigns. 

* When a computer opponent is shooting a color in snooker the status 
area ball-on indicator is now working correctly. 

* When playing online and a player disconnects (for whatever 
reason), the current game is automatically saved. Remaining players 
receive a notice about this. This is not considered a loss for the 
player who disconnected as the game can now be continued at a later 
time. Note that this only applies to disconnects (either by clicking 
the Disconnect button or getting disconnected somehow from your 
internet connection), not quitting VP3. 

* When playing online, only the human opponent used to start up the 
online session is available in the game setup dialog when "Human 
Opponents" is selected. 

* When playing snooker and designating the next ball-on, the dialog 
now says "Designate Ball-On" instead of "Call Shot". 

* When playing snooker online and watching another player selecting 
a ball-on, the dialog on your screen now says "Designate Ball-On" 
instead of "Select Free Ball". 

* Management of the two cueballs when playing billiards online has 
been fixed. Billiards should now work correctly online! 
