Neurosis 1.9.
Posted: 26 Jun 2005, 09:48I've released Neurosis 1.9.
It has a Winboard-compatible engine, and a 3D (&2D) stand-alone version.
What's new. :
Calculate underpromotions. Something I wanted for a long time, but wasn't
able because of Neurosis's datastructure (A from-square, and to-square,
each a byte) and I had even decided to start writing an entirely new
program because of that, until some weeks ago I had an idea to make it
work in the old one anyway. (Pffew.) Now it can finally solve any position
correctly. (given enough time..) That gave me motivation again.
Searches a little faster and deeper. ~ a ply or more on average. And also
some positional and other improvements, so I'm hoping for a reasonable
increase in strength.
Something worth noticing.: Configurationfile is now called NConfig.txt
instead of neurosis.txt , and Neurosis3D now reads from it too. (Hashtable
setting and videomode.)
Neurosis-3D can now also run in a 1024x768 resolution, and some other
changes.
I'm writing a PGN-reader and replay option, but that's not finished yet,
(along with a lot of other plans..) so that's something for next version.
On my webpage.: http://www.geocities.com/tasteofinsanity81/stanspage
And I think Leo Dijksman will also make it available from his WBEC website.
(Thanks Leo!)
Enjoy.
Stan
It has a Winboard-compatible engine, and a 3D (&2D) stand-alone version.
What's new. :
Calculate underpromotions. Something I wanted for a long time, but wasn't
able because of Neurosis's datastructure (A from-square, and to-square,
each a byte) and I had even decided to start writing an entirely new
program because of that, until some weeks ago I had an idea to make it
work in the old one anyway. (Pffew.) Now it can finally solve any position
correctly. (given enough time..) That gave me motivation again.
Searches a little faster and deeper. ~ a ply or more on average. And also
some positional and other improvements, so I'm hoping for a reasonable
increase in strength.
Something worth noticing.: Configurationfile is now called NConfig.txt
instead of neurosis.txt , and Neurosis3D now reads from it too. (Hashtable
setting and videomode.)
Neurosis-3D can now also run in a 1024x768 resolution, and some other
changes.
I'm writing a PGN-reader and replay option, but that's not finished yet,
(along with a lot of other plans..) so that's something for next version.
On my webpage.: http://www.geocities.com/tasteofinsanity81/stanspage
And I think Leo Dijksman will also make it available from his WBEC website.
(Thanks Leo!)
Enjoy.
Stan