Ai Ai

Ai Ai

25th January 2024

Wow! It’s been a while…
Updated Java version to Java 21 (lifetime support version)
Added a command line interface to support AbstractPlay integration
Improved Amazons AI strength
Improved Phutball AI strength
Improved Murus Gallicus AI strength
Improved Boom&Zoom AI strength
Bugfix: Changed GESS to allow piece centres to move outside the board.

Installation Instructions

If you already have java 21 or later installed, just perform these steps:

(1) Download this .zip file
(2) Unzip with folders intact
(3) Double-click on ai ai.jar

Troubleshooting

Common problems:

  • Did you unzip the files first? Ai Ai will not run from inside a .zip file.
  • If you are a mac or linux user, you may have to mark ai ai.jar as executable.
  • On some systems, Ai Ai cannot find the folder it is running from. If you’re on linux or Mac O/S try runnning from linux.sh or mac.command (you’ll need to mark it as executable), on windows try running from win_low_mem.bat
  • Do you have the right version of Java?
  • Do you have an earlier version of Java installed as well? Uninstalling the earlier version has helped some windows users.

Installing Java

Not sure what version of Java you have installed? Open a command/terminal window and type:

java -version

If you see version 21 or later, you’re good to go. If not, follow the steps below to install a newer version of Java.

All Operating Systems

This is a manual install of the latest Java version (currently 21).
(1) Go to Adoptium
(2) Download the Java installer for your operating system from the list.
(3) Once the file has downloaded, run it to install Java.