OICS Reborn?
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 6:08 am
I've been in comp chess since 1996, but I took a looong hiatus a while back due to job loss, fiance issues (didnt get married), depression, anxiety, both of my grandparents dying (btw that is 1/2 my family only my mom left).
Anyway, I'm climbing out of the ashes
Comp chess was always a highlight even during depression years. So I find this very therapeutic
I'm thinking about reviving OICS. Again I can host n-engines but open to anyone to play 24/7.
Before I do, I'm just curious if anyone is interested?
I'd be running HGM's latest fork of his ICS. With his mamer, + my own tourney bot which looks at who's online autoadd, and then start tourneys on their behalf. Just like before.
So here are some issues I saw WHEN I ran OICS. People would login, and not get into a tourney. Honestly most of those times, were because I was doing a LONG tourney like 60min. I had an equation (forget) but I did 1 1, 5 1 (mostly) and a few 15 5. So if an engine came in during a 15 5, and it took HOURS people wondered WTF?
I've retained ALL the code from the old OICS, plus the web stuff BTW I did fix that bot bug where it didnt end on end games, resulting in games still showing on the website despite being over. That was an issue when I tried to "web host" a big national game.. sorry!
So what do you think?
HGM monthly!, a lil OICS weekly? or 24/7?
-Josh
Anyway, I'm climbing out of the ashes
Comp chess was always a highlight even during depression years. So I find this very therapeutic I'm thinking about reviving OICS. Again I can host n-engines
but open to anyone to play 24/7.Before I do, I'm just curious if anyone is interested?
I'd be running HGM's latest fork of his ICS. With his mamer, + my own tourney bot which looks at who's online autoadd, and then start tourneys on their behalf. Just like before.
So here are some issues I saw WHEN I ran OICS. People would login, and not get into a tourney. Honestly most of those times, were because I was doing a LONG tourney like 60min. I had an equation (forget) but I did 1 1, 5 1 (mostly) and a few 15 5. So if an engine came in during a 15 5, and it took HOURS people wondered WTF?
I've retained ALL the code from the old OICS, plus the web stuff
BTW I did fix that bot bug where it didnt end on end games, resulting in games still showing on the website despite being over. That was an issue when I tried to "web host" a big national game.. sorry!So what do you think?
HGM monthly!, a lil OICS weekly? or 24/7?
-Josh