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Why was The Genius created?
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To Save The World :-). Well actually, I wanted to develop a game that makes the computer think. And chess is what came immediately to my mind.
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Why am I not hearing background music?
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Make sure the Options->More Options->Automatically play music on startup check box is checked.
And click the Options->Play Music menuitem to start playing music immediately. (Otherwise music is enabled only if you close and restart the program.) See to it that you select a directory that has music in any of the following formats. (Warning: The program will crash if the directory doesn't have any music files at all.)
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*.RAM or *.MID
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*.WAV
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*.CDA
You can verify the above by looking at the statusbar, which continuously displays music information.
And finally, make sure your speakers are turned on :-)
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Why am I hearing music even after the program exited?
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Use File->Exit to close the program. You won't get the problem.
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What technical features does The Genius have?
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Well, The Genius has been developed in Microsoft Visual C++. It uses multithreading to run the User Interface, the Game Engine and the Music Player, all at the same time. Regarding the Game Engine, it
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Uses the Alpha Beta Search Algorithm
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Uses Transposition tables
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Capable of Pondering (Not yet fully implemented).
Plus you can save and reopen your games, with the move list and the board position intact.
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Do I have to pay to use the Genius?
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The Genius is released under LGPL. You can use it as you like, of course, at your own risk. You are free to distribute it to anybody else. All I ask is just an email, appreciating or critiscizing the software.( After all, creating one isn't easy!!). Send your comments to senthilkumar_tce@rediffmail.com.
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Are there any bugs?
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Of course there are. Here are some known bugs that will be removed in the future versions
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What can I expect in the future versions?
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You can expect a better Game Engine, with support for statergical thinking, as well as advanced technical aspects like Quiscense Search, Null move pruning, MDTF algorithm etc. And of course, fewer bugs and a better User Interface (like a REAL game).
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