- New Features
- Opening Guides:
- The Conquest of Go now features Opening Guides, which allow the player to explore viable moves and variations that take place at the start of the game.
- Opening Guides are accessible through the "Learning Center" button located on the main menu.
- Opening Guides are available for board sizes 9x9, 13x13, and 19x19, with and without handicap stones.
- The moves within the Opening Guides are precomputed, and therefore load instantly.
- The win rate and estimated score of each move are displayed as each move is played or as a move is hovered with the board cursor.
- The first two moves of the match allow for up to 6 different moves, and up to 3 different moves after that, as long as the difference in win rate or score is not significant between the moves. Since each move branches it's own set of moves that follow, this leads to up to ~4000-5000 possible moves for each guide that can be explored. Once the end of a branch of moves is reached, a possible continuation is also shown with the ~6-12 moves that follow.
- There are 17 different guides to choose from due to different board sizes and handicap values.
- The Opening Guides take into account board symmetry where multiple coordinates may be equivalent depending on the arrangement of stones on the board.
- Opening Guide Modes:
- Explore Mode - This mode will display the the next set of moves on the board, allowing the player to choose between them. Hovering over a move will begin displaying a sequence of moves that follow the hovered move, as well as display the win rate and estimated score that results from the move. Clicking a move will play the move and display the next set of viable moves.
- Play Mode - This mode hides the moves on the board, allowing the player to find the moves themselves. After playing a move, the opponent's next move will then be played automatically, allowing the player to continue finding their next move. For board positions that are symmetrical, where multiple coordinates of the board are equivalent, the unique area of the board will be highlighted where the player can select the next move.
- A mode is initially selected when loading the Opening Guide, but it can be switched at any time with the click of a button while using the Opening Guide.
- These are the initial versions of the Opening Guides. The Opening Guides may be updated as new versions of the game are released.
- Opening Guides:
- Updates
- The main menu "Tutorials" button has been renamed to "Learning Center" as it now contains the option to load tutorials, opening guides, and the glossary.
- On the main menu, the glossary has been relocated from the "Extras" menu to the "Learning Center" menu.
- After using the practice board feature and returning to the main menu, the practice board menu will be automatically reloaded, similar to how quick play or campaign menus are reloaded when returning to the main menu.
- Fixes
- Fixed a bug causing folders in the quick play saved matches list to not load when clicked after returning to the main menu from a saved match.
Update 0.14.0 - Opening Guides
Source: Steam Community (opens in a new tab)