Desdemona news http://code.brautaset.org/Desdemona/ Most recent changes with links to updates. en Desdemona 0.4.1 Version 0.4 had a serious bug in which it would only run on my machine, because I had failed to bundle all the necessary libraries with the application. Sorry about that!

Fixed a nasty bug in the AI which could lead it to make strange (and terrible) moves near the end of the game. Also fixed an error in the search optimisation code that caused the AI to perform much weaker than it should be.

Given the latter fix I also took the opportunity to overhaul the difficulty levels. There was too little difference between them. The same range of levels from 1-10 is available, but they now represent a wider range of ability in the AI.

Difficulty level 1 is about the same as it was before. However, at level 10 it will now take about 22 seconds to search for a move, up from about 10 seconds previously. (Because of the bugfixes, however, the versions prior to 0.4 would have to use about 5 minutes or more to perform as well!)

]]> Tue, Oct 9 2007 08:39:40 BST Desdemona 0.4 Sorry! I had faile to include all the necessary libraries in the .app, so it would only run on my machine. Don't try to install this.

]]> Mon, Oct 8 2007 22:45:14 BST Desdemona 0.3.2 Fixed a bug regarding pass moves that could cause you to be stuck in an infinite loop of modal dialogues.

]]> Fri, May 11 2007 21:16:08 BST Desdemona 0.3.1 Fixed a bug that caused the default values for the preferences not to be registered. This could cause the AI level and board size to be used uninitialised, and could lead to crashes.

]]> Mon, May 7 2007 21:43:32 BST Desdemona 0.3
  • Cleaned up the interface somewhat and put some of the existing clutter in a preferences pane.
  • Added a progress indicator for things that go on in the background.
  • Added a "Check for updates" menu item to check if new versions are available, using the wonderful Sparkle framework. You also have the option to automatically check for new versions on startup.
    • ]]>     Sat, May 5 2007 22:20:14 BST     Desdemona 0.2 Desdemona, a Reversi game for Mac OS X.

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