Shanghai: Second Dynasty
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version 1.1

company: Activision (www.activision.com)

homesite: unknown

All Mah-Jongg games saved on previous versions will NOT be useable
once the 1.1 patch has been installed. Saved games on previous
versions will work for all Shanghai tile-matching game modes. If you
have any saved mah-jongg games, delete them. 

The patch will not work by itself; the patch must be installed over 
your game which is already installed from the Shanghai: Second 
Dynasty CD. You must still have the CD in the drive whenever you 
play. 

Important: After the patch is installed, when you go to play online 
you will only "meet" other players who also have installed the 
patch. 

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 

The minimum system requirements are identical to the original
product, except for the hard disk space requirement, as follows: 

MINIMUM INSTALLATION
The patch requires an additional 15 MB of uncompressed hard disk
space (6 megabytes for the downloaded patch itself and 9 megabytes
for new files installed to the game folder) if you used the minimum
installation option. 

FULL INSTALLATION
The patch requires an additional 10 MB of uncompressed hard disk
space (6 megabytes for the downloaded patch itself and 4 megabytes
for new files installed to the game folder), if you used the full
installation option. 

WHAT WAS CHANGED IN THIS PATCH 

AMERICAN MAH-JONGG FIXES 

     Fixed errors in the 2000 AMJA card file. There were some hands
     that were defined incorrectly or scored incorrectly. The program
     now adheres exactly to the printed card that came with the
     game. 
     Made it easier to Save in the Card Editor. 
     Fixed a problem in the Card Editor in which the program
     redefined suits under certain conditions. 

CHINESE MAH-JONGG FIXES 

     Buried Treasure now properly recognized and awarded. 
     Fixed text about Concealed kongs. 
     Fixed problems in "payment to all" in which scoring combinations
     were not getting highest possible score. 
     Roof Off now scored properly. 
     Fixed inconsistency with regards to scoring pairs of dragons in
     non-winning hands when "payment to all" is active. 
     Fixed how game scores undeclared concealed Kong (in hand)
     when "payment to all")is active. 
     Fixed Wall of Fame so high scores bump lower scores down
     properly. 

WESTERN MAH-JONGG FIXES 

     Program now properly recognizes chow hands with jokers. 
     Fixed problem with redeemed jokers. 
     Chow Mein hand now prioritized over Windy Chows if hand
     qualifies for both. 
     Jokers no longer allowed to be used in a pair. 
     Pung of Own Wind now properly recognized. 

JAPANESE MAH-JONGG FIXES 

     Fixed typo in text when players all discard same wind. 
     Fixed problem in which program thought there was a "furiten"
     when there was not. 
     Yakitori now saved properly in saved games. 

ONLINE FIXES 

     Accented text characters now allowed in player name and chat. 
     Prohibited exiting game in such a way that other players cannot
     continue playing. 
     Increased reliability of game taking over for player who drops
     out. Occasionally when someone drops out under certain
     obscure circumstances, users will still see the message: 
     "(Player) has dropped out; computer cannot recover; hand 
     considered draw," but this should happen less frequently now. 

SHANGHAI FIX 

     Fixed edges and shadows of "Outer Space" tile set in
     high-resolution mode. 

GENERAL FIXES 

     Game detects and warns if high-resolution game is installed and
     monitor is at low resolution setting. 
     Game now installs and runs properly on Samsung 40X CD-ROM
     drives and Windows 2000. (Note: Windows 2000 is still not a
     supported operating system.) 
     Viewing Current Hand (American mah-jongg) after Layout Editor
     (Shanghai game) now does not crash. 
     Fixed problem with prevailing wind marker in Japanese
     Mah-Jongg tile set. 

MAH-JONGG IMPROVEMENTS 

     There is now an option to change the active mah-jongg card in
     the File menu of the American game (no longer have to change
     that option only on the Game Setup dialog box). 
     Changed the highlight color to red; this makes it easier to tell
     which tile is the active discard when using the American and
     Chinese tile sets. 
     When viewing breakdown of score in "payment to all"
     (Chinese/Western) it is now easier to tell whose tiles are being
     viewed. 
     Heavenly Hand (Chinese/Western/Japanese) now properly
     prioritized over other hands. 

ONLINE IMPROVEMENTS 

     From the game lobby, hitting BACK now takes you to the
     servers list. 
     Program detects the lack of an active Internet connection and
     displays an error dialog. 

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS 

     You can now load a previously saved game, without first having
     to start a new game from the title screen. Added option to File
     menu on title screen. 


NOTE: You still have to have the Shanghai Second Dynasty CD in the
CD-ROM drive whenever you play the game. It is recommended that
you retain a copy of this patch in case you have to re-install the 
game in the future. 
