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LizGoban 0.8.1-pre1

14 Dec 13:19
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LizGoban 0.8.1-pre1 Pre-release
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Just a test of an experimental feature "next move quiz".

  • Add "Next move quiz" to View menu.
  • Upgrade libraries (Electron 33, etc.). So you may need to do "npm install" again if you use LizGoban from the command line.

LizGoban 0.8.0

17 Nov 14:38
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Highlights:

  • Upgrade KataGo to 1.15.3.
  • Separate the model files from *.exe for larger models including a model for human-like style.
  • Add "human-style" features.
    • Compare the policies between 5kyu and 1dan, for example.
    • Play human-like moves for the specified rank.
  • Add a new strategy "spar" to "match vs. AI". It's focused on creating skill-testing situations.
  • Add a sound feature.
  • Add "Open recent" to File menu.

Further updates:

  • Blur ownership display. (Borrow the idea from katrain#555.)
  • Replace zone indicator with playing styles indicator.
  • Add ownership distribution chart at the bottom left. (Press "x" key to enlarge it.)
  • Add faint red rings around "hot" stones.
  • Add thin red background for "hot" periods in winrate graph.
  • Add "ambiguity of areas" (faint gray line) and "settled territories" (faint green/pink dots) to score graph.
  • Warn overlooked high-policy best moves by squares on stones.
  • Highlight settled areas by "v" key.
  • Make long press of cursor keys smoother.
  • Change playing style of persona strategy. This is still being tested and might change in the future.
  • Avoid unnatural tenuki in match vs. weakened AI.
  • Add random pair match.
  • Detect encoding of SGF files etc.
  • Support TamaGo.
  • Deprecate the display of preferred moves by "AIs for handicap games".
  • Deprecate homemade "aggressiveness" features and rely on the native KataGo features.

Incompatibilities from 0.7.*:

  • Change the autosave format.
  • Upgrade libraries (Electron 32, etc.). So you may need to do "npm install" again if you use LizGoban from the command line.

Human-style features

Choose "Human-like Analysis" or "Human-like Play" from "Preset" menu and refer to "KataGo" section in "Help" menu for details.

Thanks to dfannius; this analysis feature is a variation of his "policy heatmap".

You can also play against the "spar" AI. Designed for practice, it focuses not on winning but on creating skill-testing situations for players of specific DAN or KYU ranks. Let's knock it out!

  1. From "Preset" menu, choose "Human-like Play". ("Human-like Analysis" is also ok.)
  2. From "File" menu, choose "Match vs. AI".
  3. Select "spar" in "vs." pulldown menu.
  4. Adjust the profile slider. (20k-9d)
  5. Click the board to place the first black stone, or click "start AI's turn" button to let the AI play black.

To use it on 64bit Windows immediately

Just download the all-in-one package (LizGoban-*_win_*.zip), unzip it, and double-click LizGoban *.exe. You do not need installation, configuration, additional downloads, and so on. Its file size is due to the built-in engine:

You can switch KataGo versions (CPU and GPU) by [Preset] menu in LizGoban. The first run of the GPU version may take a long time (1 hour on a low-spec machine, for example) for its initial tuning. You can also choose "Human-like Analysis" or "Human-like Play" from [Preset] menu. Refer to "KataGo" section in [Help] menu for details.

To customize it on 64bit Windows

If you want to use another network (aka. model, weights), you can simply click the Engine menu and select "Load network weights". Additionally, you can modify the config.json file for more flexible configuration. See README for details.

To use it on other platforms (Mac, Linux, ...)

Download the source code and see README.md.

LizGoban 0.8.0-pre8

29 Sep 12:13
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LizGoban 0.8.0-pre8 Pre-release
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  • Added stone sounds. You can disable them from the menu View > Sound or Edit > Preferences.
  • Minor fixes, etc.

Incompatibilities:

  • Upgraded libraries (Electron 32, etc.). So you may need to do "npm install" again if you use LizGoban from the command line.

LizGoban 0.8.0-pre7

25 Aug 10:49
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LizGoban 0.8.0-pre7 Pre-release
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An experimental strategy called "spar" has been added to the "match vs. AI" mode. Intended for practice, it's not focused on winning but on creating skill-testing situations for players of specific DAN or KYU ranks. Let's knock it out!

To test it:

  1. Download the all-in-one package (LizGoban-*_win_*.zip), unzip it, and double-click LizGoban *.exe.
  2. From "Preset" menu, choose "Human-like Play". ("Human-like Analysis" is also ok.)
  3. From "File" menu, choose "Match vs. AI".
  4. Select "spar" in "vs." pulldown menu.
  5. Adjust the profile slider. (20k-9d)
  6. Click the board to place the first black stone, or click "start AI's turn" button to let the AI play black.

LizGoban 0.8.0-pre6

11 Aug 02:26
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LizGoban 0.8.0-pre6 Pre-release
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This is just a temporary release for a debug feature on the asymmetric rank humanSL profile. This feature will be excluded from the next release.

KataGo is upgraded to 1.15.3.

To test the asymmetric rank humanSL profile on Windows

(Sorry for the long steps. This is just a debug feature.)

  1. Download the all-in-one package (LizGoban-*_win_*.zip), unzip it, and double-click LizGoban *.exe.
  2. From "Preset" menu, choose "Human-like Analysis".
  3. From "Tool" menu, choose "Experimental" > "Enable debug menu".
  4. From "Debug" menu, choose "Asymmetric humanSL rank" to toggle it on.
  5. From "Edit" menu, choose "Preferences" to open the dialog and adjust the sliders as you like. Toggle "Lizzie style" off if the display is hard to see.

For example, you can set the blue slider to rank_1d and the red slider to rank_5k to compare the policies between "1d" and "1d against 5k". The former indicates "I'm 1d", while the latter indicates "I'm 1d and I know you're 5k". These policies, p and q, are shown by blue or red squares on the board (size = max(p,q), color = log(p/q)). Blue squares mean p > q, and red squares mean p < q.

LizGoban 0.8.0-pre5

26 Jul 13:44
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LizGoban 0.8.0-pre5 Pre-release
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  • Upgrade KataGo to 1.15.1.
  • Separate the model files from *.exe for larger models including a model for human-like style.
  • Add "human-style" features.
    • Compare the policies between 5kyu and 1dan, for example.
    • Play human-like moves for the specified rank.
  • Warn overlooked high-policy best moves by squares on stones.
  • Avoid too stupid moves in persona strategy.
  • Add random pair match.
  • Deleted boards are also listed in "Open recent" menu.
  • Deprecate the display of preferred moves by "AIs for handicap games".
  • Deprecate homemade "aggressiveness" features and rely on the native KataGo features.

Incompatibilities:

  • Change the autosave format.
  • Upgrade libraries (Electron 31, etc.). So you may need to do "npm install" again if you use LizGoban from the command line.

Human-style features

Choose "Human-like Analysis" or "Human-like Play" from "Preset" menu and refer to "KataGo" section in "Help" menu for details.

Thanks to dfannius; this analysis feature is a variation of his "policy heatmap".

To use it on 64bit Windows immediately

Just download the all-in-one package (LizGoban-*_win_*.zip), unzip it, and double-click LizGoban *.exe. You do not need installation, configuration, additional downloads, and so on. Its file size is due to the built-in engine:

You can switch KataGo versions (CPU and GPU) by [Preset] menu in LizGoban. The first run of the GPU version may take a long time (1 hour on a low-spec machine, for example) for its initial tuning. You can also choose "Human-like Analysis" or "Human-like Play" from [Preset] menu. Refer to "KataGo" section in [Help] menu for details.

To customize it on 64bit Windows

If you want to use another network (aka. model, weights), you can simply click the Engine menu and select "Load network weights". Additionally, you can modify the config.json file for more flexible configuration. See README for details.

To use it on other platforms (Mac, Linux, ...)

Download the source code and see README.md.

LizGoban 0.8.0-pre4

28 Dec 11:52
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LizGoban 0.8.0-pre4 Pre-release
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  • Upgrade KataGo to 1.14.0.
  • Add sound feature. (You need to prepare and set sound files by yourself.)
  • Replace SOPPO indicator with playing styles indicator.
  • Add playing styles indicator to ownership distribution chart.
  • Change playing style of persona strategy. This is still being tested and might change in the future.
  • Avoid unnatural tenuki in match vs. weakened AI.
  • Add "Open recent" to File menu.
  • Detect encoding of SGF files etc.
  • Support TamaGo. (You need a patch currently on 2023-12-28.)

Minor changes:

  • Add "board_size" and "wait_for_startup" to preset in config.json.
  • Make Ctrl-, key toggle preferences window.
  • Enable app.quit() in REPL for external control.
  • Add "default preset" to "Engine is down" dialog for SSH disconnection.
  • Use entropy as the ambiguity measure.
  • Fix bugs.

Incompatibilities:

  • Upgrade libraries (Electron 28, etc.). So you may need to do "npm install" again if you use LizGoban from the command line.

Acknowledgement:

  • Thanks to qcgm1978 for the contributions and suggestions.

LizGoban 0.8.0-pre3

14 Jul 12:09
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LizGoban 0.8.0-pre3 Pre-release
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  • Fix bugs. (wrong ruleset, reset of visit count)

LizGoban 0.8.0-pre2

29 Jun 12:51
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LizGoban 0.8.0-pre2 Pre-release
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  • Upgrade KataGo to 1.13.0.
  • Provide simpler methods to replace the built-in engine / network. Details are available in the notes below.
  • Add leadings chart.
  • Delete move numbers from tsumego frame to prevent potential confusion for KataGo.

Incompatibilities:

  • Upgrade libraries (Electron 25, etc.). So you may need to do "npm install" again if you use LizGoban from the command line.

To use it on 64bit Windows immediately

Just download the all-in-one package (LizGoban-*_win_*.zip), unzip it, and double-click LizGoban *.exe. You do not need installation, configuration, additional downloads, and so on. Its file size is due to the built-in engine:

You can switch KataGo versions (CPU, modern CPU, GPU) by [Preset] menu in LizGoban. The first run of the GPU version may take a long time (1 hour on a low-spec machine, for example) for its initial tuning.

To customize it on 64bit Windows

If you want to replace built-in network (aka. model, weights)...

  1. Download and unzip the same all-in-one package as above.
  2. Copy sample/custom_model/config.json to the same folder as LizGoban *.exe.
  3. Download your favorite network, rename it to katanetwork.gz, and place it in the same folder.

If you want to replace built-in katago...

  1. Download and unzip the same all-in-one package as above.
  2. Copy sample/custom_katago/config.json to the same folder as LizGoban *.exe.
  3. Place your favorite katago and its network in the same folder. They must be renamed to katago.exe and katanetwork.gz, respectively.

If you just want to modify the configurations of built-in katago...

  1. Download and unzip the same all-in-one package as above.
  2. Copy sample/built_in/config.json to the same folder as LizGoban *.exe.
  3. Edit it as you like. See README for its format.

To use it on other platforms (Mac, Linux, ...) or Windows with more flexible configuration

Download the source code and see README.md.

LizGoban 0.8.0-pre1

30 Apr 13:50
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LizGoban 0.8.0-pre1 Pre-release
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  • Upgrade KataGo to 1.12.4.
  • Blur ownership display. (Borrow the idea from katrain#555.)
  • Replace zone indicator with SOPPO indicator for successive misses of the best move.
  • Add ownership distribution chart at the bottom left. (Press "x" key to enlarge it.)
  • Add thin red background for "hot" periods in winrate graph.
  • Add "ambiguity of areas" (faint gray line) and "settled territories" (faint green/pink dots) to score graph.
  • Highlight settled areas by "v" key.
  • Make long press of cursor keys smoother.
  • Fix minor bugs.

Incompatibilities:

  • Upgrade libraries (Electron 24, etc.). So you may need to do "npm install" again if you use LizGoban from the command line.

To use it on 64bit Windows immediately

Just download the all-in-one package (LizGoban-*_win_*.zip), unzip it, and double-click LizGoban *.exe. You do not need installation, configuration, additional downloads, and so on. Its file size is due to the built-in engine:

You can switch KataGo versions (CPU, modern CPU, GPU) by [Preset] menu in LizGoban. The first run of the GPU version may take a long time (1 hour on a low-spec machine, for example) for its initial tuning.

To customize it on 64bit Windows

If you want to replace built-in network (aka. model, weights)...

  1. Download and unzip the same all-in-one package as above.
  2. Copy sample/custom_model/config.json to the same folder as LizGoban *.exe.
  3. Download your favorite network, rename it to katanetwork.gz, and place it in the same folder.

If you want to replace built-in katago...

  1. Download and unzip the same all-in-one package as above.
  2. Copy sample/custom_katago/config.json to the same folder as LizGoban *.exe.
  3. Place your favorite katago and its network in the same folder. They must be renamed to katago.exe and katanetwork.gz, respectively.

If you just want to modify the configurations of built-in katago...

  1. Download and unzip the same all-in-one package as above.
  2. Copy sample/built_in/config.json to the same folder as LizGoban *.exe.
  3. Edit it as you like. See README for its format.

To use it on other platforms (Mac, Linux, ...) or Windows with more flexible configuration

Download the source code and see README.md.