Author: Lex Loep
Date: 06:16:19 11/20/00
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On November 19, 2000 at 12:53:24, Torstein Hall wrote: >What steps do I need to do to get Exchess to run under chesstiger? > >Torstein > > >I have extracted the files to a catalog under RebeltigerII/engines/Exchess and >tried to fix the ini file in the engines directory, but I'm not sure what should >be in that ini file! You have to edit the ENGINEEXT.INI file which is in the windows directory. Step by step: Start RT Extra -> Options -> Chess engine tab Click on the Engine button Select the winboard adapter You may get an error message stating 'Error loading Engine do you want to edit the profile' Select Yes. If you did not get an error you have probably installed a winboard engine before and you don't need to read further. In the following screen select Edit Profile... This brings up notepad with the ENGINEEXT.INI file loaded. This file has a section for each engine. A section starts with [Engine name] followed by engine specific parameter. Now you have to create a new section for the EXCHESS engine. At the end of the file insert the following text: ---------- [EXCHESS] Console=1 Logfile="engineext.log" EngineDir= EnginePath="engines\Exchess\exchess.exe" NameRev="Exchess" EditMode=1 InputMoveDelay=30 OutputMoveDelay=0 ExitString="quit\n" EditEndString=".\n" SwapColorString="c\n" EditString="edit\n#\n" ForceString="force\n" UndoMoveString="undo\n" ColorStringw="white\n" ColorStringb="black\n" ComputeString="go\n" MoveNowString="?\n" NewGameString="ponder off\nnew\n" InitString="xboard\nnew\nbeep\nhard\npost\n" PonderOn="hard\n" PonderOff="easy\n" SetAnalyseMode="analyze\n" ExitAnalyseMode="exit\n" Level0=level 1 9999 0\nsd %1\n Level1=sd 29\nlevel %4 %7 0\n Level2=sd 29\nst %3\n Level3=level 1 9999 0\nsd %1\n Level4=sd 29\nlevel 1 %7 %3\n Level5=sd 29\nlevel 0 %7 %5\n Level6=level 1 9999 0\nsd 29\n ---------- Be sure to check the value after the EnginePath= matches with the name and location where you copied the engine. Now save the file and close notepad, press escape a couple of times until you are back to the options page. Then again select the winboard adapter, again select edit profile, but now EXCHESS should be in the dropdown list. Select it and hopefully it works. Be sure to save the settings. NOTE: I have not tested this, the configuration is copied from crafty, you may want to tune it. There is some documentation installed. Lex
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