1.10 KataGo upgrade, Improved pondering, Anti mirror AI
Major additions
- Continuous analysis or 'pondering' has been improved.
- It will now no longer schedule queries with increasing visits, but just use a single never-ending query.
- This also fixed a bug with the region of interest function
- This will break compatibility with KataGo versions older than v1.7.0.
- KataGo was upgraded to 1.10.0.
- The linux executable now includes a self-compiled, statically linked libzip, which should reduce issues with versioning.
- An AntiMirror AI option was added which uses KataGo's special mode for beating players who play mirror go.
- Scrolling through variations now only works while the cursor is on the board, reducing conflict with browsing the move tree.
- Middle clicking while scrolling through variations now adds it to the move tree.
Minor fixes and additions
- The SGF 'compressed points list' functionality which allows you to place a square of stones is now supported
- On MacOS, command should function as ctrl
- The log file setting in the default config was removed, as it was broken
- A bug was fixed where the contribute function could break if the last game included handicap stones.
- The MacOS packages should now have correct versioning
Installation
- Windows users can simply download and run the KaTrain.exe file attached, or download the KaTrainWindows.zip file and run the .exe in that (which is slightly faster to start up)
- macOS users can use the attached KaTrainOSX.dmg (open, drag .app to applications). The first time you start the app, you will need to control-click the app in finder to allow installation. Note that on the newer Macs with M1 architecture, you still need to brew install katago, or compile katago yourself.
- Linux and macOS users can install using pip3 install -U katrain
After installing the program for the first time, it is recommended to check general settings (F8) and download the latest katago models.