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jonny@neuromatch.social ("jonny (nonvenomous)") wrote:
OK with a bit more reading I am convinced that stockfish simulates the correct series of possible moves for a DVD piece and thus should be on equal footing for strategic use by the algo. At first I was thinking there was no benefit to spawning a DVD, but it does have one powerful advantage, and that is doubling your moves. So if you were able to time the spawn and coordinate it with your other moves, it could be a powerful piece even without being under your direct control. You do actually have a decent bit of control over it at spawn because it can only be changed every so often, and only if its your color when it hits an edge, and it is costly to do. I did it lazily so the direction it goes after promotion is "towards the center" but I can fix that. I am going to simulate a bunch of games and see if the CPU ever chooses to spawn DVD over a queen. I doubt it will, but it might do so in some very specific conditions and I want to see what those are.