Re: [computer-go] Bad effect when tree node limit reached

2008-10-05 Thread Michael Williams
OK, I have changed it so that it now prunes nodes with low simulation counts instead of preventing the creation of new nodes. It works better now. Thanks. Michael Williams wrote: Yes, it is a hard limit. If it has been exceeded, nodes cannot be expanded into more nodes. I am not removing

Re: [computer-go] Bad effect when tree node limit reached

2008-10-04 Thread Michael Williams
Yes, it is a hard limit. If it has been exceeded, nodes cannot be expanded into more nodes. I am not removing any nodes. Olivier Teytaud wrote: Hi; the "node limit" is a hard limit on the number of nodes ? if yes, when you reach this limit, what do you do - you remove some nodes with small n

Re: [computer-go] Bad effect when tree node limit reached

2008-10-03 Thread Olivier Teytaud
Hi; the "node limit" is a hard limit on the number of nodes ? if yes, when you reach this limit, what do you do - you remove some nodes with small number of simulations ? Olivier My engine is basic UCT+MC. I've been letting it ponder on small empty > boards with a certain komi to see if it begin