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1New in 3.8 (since 3.6)
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3- many small improvements and tuning since 3.6
4- experimental Monte Carlo mode (9x9 only)
5- support for tiny boards
6- GPL v3
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8New in 3.6 (since 3.4)
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10- stronger than 3.4
11- many small improvements
12- GNU Go can now resign games
13- emacs mode can display the board graphically using xpms
14- basic knowledge of how to break out of mirror go
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16New in 3.4 (since 3.2)
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18- stronger than 3.2
19- new connection and semeai modules use lookahead
20- new break-in code
21- improvements to many parts of the program
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23New in 3.2 (since 3.0)
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25- stronger than 3.0
26- uses less RAM than 3.0
27- 1-dimensional board
28- experimental dynamic connection analysis
29- experimental reading semeai module
30- new influence function
31- stronger and more agressive
32- reads to find combinations
33- revised Zobrist hashing
34- new html views of the regressions, and many more tests
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36New in 3.0 (since 2.6)
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38- stronger than 2.6
39- new move generation scheme
40- new influence function
41- more accurate reading
42- board information maintained incrementally during reading
43- new "owl" and "life" modules for accurate life and death analysis
44- persistent caching of reading and owl results for speed
45- revised semeai module
46- experimental Deterministic Finite State Automaton (DFA) pattern matcher
47- new debugging tools
48- level option
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50New in 2.6 (since 2.4)
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52- stronger than 2.4
53- more portable code
54- Texinfo documentation
55- Emacs mode
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57New in 2.4 (since 2.0)
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59Enhancements for the user:
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61- stronger: able to give GNU Go 2.0 a 5 stone handicap
62 - life and death evaluation drastically improved
63 - more efficient and accurate reading
64 - (small) joseki database
65 - takes influence and territory into account
66- Ascii interface as an alternative to CGoban
67- uses GNU configure
68- undo supported
69- man page
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71Enhancements for the developer:
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73- expanded pattern database
74- autohelpers for patterns
75- joseki library in Smart Go Format
76- fuseki module
77- backfilling and numerous other improvements to reading code
78- algorithms for estimating territory and influence
79- eye_finder module uses a static algorithm for life and death
80- eyeshape database
81- connection database
82- reading code uses Zobrist hashing and other speedups
83- greater modularity
84- documentation of key algorithms
85- expanded support for Smart Go Format
86- various debugging tools
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