Author: Matt Thomas
Date: 21:04:22 12/08/03
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On December 08, 2003 at 08:53:26, Luis Smith wrote: >On December 08, 2003 at 02:59:27, Matt Thomas wrote: > >>On December 07, 2003 at 06:53:58, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >> >>>On December 07, 2003 at 06:25:58, Matt Thomas wrote: >>> >>>>When I upgraded from ChessMaster 8000 to 9000 I noticed that I could not use my >>>>CM8k custom personalities that I created in CM9k. Rather than suffer the >>>>dissapointment I decided to create a program that would convert them over to the >>>>new CM9k format. I have succeeded in creating a program that will do this and >>>>it will also copy over any of the opening books that do not already exist in the >>>>CM9k opening book directory. I created it in VB6 and tested it on Win98se and >>>>XP and it works. The program with help file and one support file is about 450kb >>>>zipped. If anyone has an interest in it or can think of a place where I could >>>>upload it let me know please, thanks. BTW its free to a good home. -matt >>> >>> That's fine. But in principle it does not make much sense >>> to use the CM8k-settings for CM9-GUI as the internal default >>> params of the new engine are no longer identical. Or in other >>> words: a strong CM8-setting may be nothing worth under CM9k. >>> Kurt >> >>All the original settings from CM8k are found in CM9k except for 5 settings that >>track the opponent's center, mobility, king safety, pawn position, and pawn >>weakness; and a use endgame tb setting. These new settings are matched to the >>AI settings for the imported players. Selective search is deeper in CM9k. The >>range of each of the matching settings are identical. The custom opponents from >>CM8k should play with the same style in CM9k. One of the reasons for creating a >>custom player is to play against a different style. I have a lot of custom >>players in CM8k and wanted to be able to bring them into CM9k more easily. I >>made this mostly for my own need, but thought it would be nice if someone else >>wanted to use it. Feel free to not want to use it though... -matt > >Hi Matt, > > While all of this is true, perhaps Johan changed some of the internal weights >which will affect play. Although certainly an interesting tool, I don't think >many people would have a use for it. I do like the playing style of my custom CM8k personalities when played in CM9k. So I am glad I made it. If someone else finds it useful as well then I am even more glad. Sure, I agree that many, maybe even most people won't be interested in it. Admittedly I made it to serve my own interests. But I offer it as a free program for those who own both CM8k an CM9k and have an interest in using it. I just want to share. I don't mean to sound argumentive and I appreciate your correspondence and respect yours and others views. I just have strong opinions at times. I hope that my next project will appeal to more people. Its going to be a chess engine. -matt
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