4. Change Log

Log corresponds to version 0.6.0 - version 0.7.8 as changes not recorded beforehand

• The evaluation function now takes into account the sequences of stones on the board.
• Diagonal sequences are taken care of as well.
• Incomplete sequences are taken into account and are credited accordingly.
• Components within the evaluation function can now be switched on and off very easily.
• New menu entries for customising the computation.
• New difficulty level added.
• Width search is now available.
• A new function to retrieve the Nth best move.
• Getting mobility for a given color in a given board is now now possible in a direct function.
• Many functions are broken down to several inner functions.
• Difficulty modification in command prompt.
• CPU can play itself.
• CPU can play itself at all available difficulties. Currently 5 difficulties are available, so 25 tests are available.
• Neat organised reports are generated automatically for each game that takes place.
• A batch file omstats.bat was created to automatically generate up-to-date reports to all possible (25) games between CPU and CPU.
• Severe bug with get_Nth_best_move() has been traced and debugged.
• Non-deterministic move algorithms are built up for all difficulty levels so games end differently given random seeding.
• Log files now include a final board state expressed as ASCII.
• Saved game format has been upgraded as well as the appropriate version identifier.
• A report file infrastructure has been established yet currently not anything sophisticated is generated. The report file should be used to gather a large amounts of information condensed to allow game analysis.
• Saved game bug found and resolved.
• Generation reports using batch files to analyze a sample of non-deterministic games. Currently only beginner has been covered.
• Randomisation enhanced to make games even less predictable. The seeding is performed by srandom().
• Internal code change - all callback values are defined as preprocessor values for readability.
• Full and detailed comments in callbacks.c.
• View changes interface to enumeration for readability.
• Full and detailed comments in loaders.c.
• Late file close in loaders.c spotted and corrected.
• Instructions for debugging mode have been added.
• Upgrade the debugging mode interface.
• Annotation of objects in drawing.c - the scene description module.
• Comments added to misc.c to complete code documentation.
• 2 new options added to command line - hiding grid and hiding the game meters.
• omcore.c, the main procedure, is not fully commented.
• Documentation of computation.c
• Command line option for debugging with instructions and without instructions.
• Explanation of difficulty constraints added.
• Detailed documentation of computation.
• Undo implemented, but still not tested.
• Editing tool created to change the layout of the board during the game.
• Visual indication of whether program in editing mode or not added.
• Command line options now include control of computation. This feature is useful for automatic gathering and analysis of the program's behaviour.
• Inefficiency issue in texture processing addressed and now FPS rate has gone up.
• Screen cleared in ASCII mode at every iteration.
• Dynamix game view added.
• Log file includes corners count.
• Report file includes the score gap between the two sides.
• Submenu for algorithm description has been added.
• Algorithm descriptions added.
• Opening libraries added with command-line and menu options.
• Version 0.7.6: Extra illumination options.
• Version 0.7.8: Windows version is finally released and code cleaning process has been completed.