Wanted UCI engines with more options

[lucasart]

I am looking for uci engines that have more options especially evaluation parameters, options that are of spin type, example.

option name PawnStructure Bonus type spin default 30 min 0 max 99

I will try to optimize these engines as an experiment with my tuner.

I knew MadChess, and Amyan.

Marco's written some template+macro magic code that automates the generation of UCI option in SF to tune anything you want. Checkout the 'tune' branch of SF's git repo.

[Ferdy]

I am looking for uci engines that have more options especially evaluation parameters, options that are of spin type, example.

option name PawnStructure Bonus type spin default 30 min 0 max 99

I will try to optimize these engines as an experiment with my tuner.

I knew MadChess, and Amyan.

Marco's written some template+macro magic code that automates the generation of UCI option in SF to tune anything you want. Checkout the 'tune' branch of SF's git repo.

Thanks I will try that.

[tpetzke]

If you switch to file based parameter setting iCE will allow you to run a script file against it

iCE 3.0 v400 x64/popcnt [2015.6.9]
runcmdfile
usage: runCmdFile <filename> [-q]

In my case the script file is then mostly a collection of setweight commands followed by a reset command that resets the engine e.g clears the hashes so that no hash entries with evals from old evaluation parameters mess up search.

But if you look for exposed UCI options then iCE is not suitable.

[Ferdy]

If you switch to file based parameter setting iCE will allow you to run a script file against it

iCE 3.0 v400 x64/popcnt [2015.6.9]
runcmdfile
usage: runCmdFile <filename> [-q]

In my case the script file is then mostly a collection of setweight commands followed by a reset command that resets the engine e.g clears the hashes so that no hash entries with evals from old evaluation parameters mess up search.

But if you look for exposed UCI options then iCE is not suitable.

I am looking for exposed UCI options at this time, major eval components would be enough.