I think this link has a non-gpu version which is KGS 4d: http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se512260.html

Hmm, the source.zip file is password protected, I wonder what valid arguments for -po are...

I tried, but if I run your patch then some window pops up with japanese letter and 'yes' or 'no' and if I click 'yes' there's some error message in jap. again. It's basically impossible to use this Bot in japanese version for one has no clue what means what.

Also I realized there's a folder "src" that is password-protected. What is that about?

It's a zip file with source code.
Pippen, you can use it as a GTP engine in Drago or Sabaki or whatever GUI.

Section you need to add to Dragos engine.config:

Thx, but I'd like to play Hiraku with its interface. I don't have drago, just multigo.

On Drago, Hiratuka's level can be adjusted from 1 to 10.

Does anyone know if the same is possible on GoGui? Or does anyone know what the default level is when it plays on GoGui?

@Pippen, but you can use whatever GTP capable UI. Everything else is probably hopeless. I mean the UI is crappy and we have no or just an outdated translation.

@Dunkn, Problem is, I have no info on arguments and the source code zip file is protected.
The Drago template which someone posted early this thread indicates, it has a command line like this:

-po <number>
Whatever that is...

And he has linked it to the level... Level 1 = "-po 1000", level 12="-po 12000"...
So you can add "-po 10000" as an argument, but I have no information on what it in fact does.

That's going to be the number of Monte Carlo play-outs. The more, the better -- with diminishing returns.

Ok, so what would u recommend? Drago? Do I have just have to make sure hiraktu.exe gets into the command line or do I have to set certain parameters?

And there is more to it than that. SOME of the MCTS programs try to set the strength at which they are playing this way, and it does make the level of play independent of the hardware. But at a steep price, losing the ability to play within some time control setting. In other words, you might be able to get the program to play at its maximum strength even on very weak hardware BUT it would be taking a long time for each move.

On the other hand, SOME of the MCTS programs have "time management". You give them a strength level to shoot for and a time control setting (say an hour for first 100 moves, then 10 sec/move) and when coming up the program analyzes the hardware upon which it finds itself running to decide how many playpouts it can use << it might no be able to reach the target strength on weak hardware >>

THAT is why I would like us to be learning more about the new "Julie" neural net program that has appeared on the scene. NOT because it is particularly strong but because it can play at THAT level extremely fast on modest hardware. Which means it could play at that strength at quite reasonable playing speed on VERY weak hardware.

tested with Qt Go Board against Pachi 11, command used:

D:\Programs\board.exe -black "D:\Programs\Hiratuka10_36I\Hiratuka-13x13.exe" "-po 10000" -white "D:\Programs\Pachi 11\pachi.exe" "-f book.dat -t =100000 threads=1,pondering=0" -size 13 -komi 6.5

Hiratuka wins and plays much faster than pachi, but I think
Hiratuka is weaker than Zen 4, so I would rather play with Zen!

It's the first i've heard about this Julie-program. Any info on where it showed up (KGS, Tygem, forums)?
Also, the neural net posted a few topics down also works very quickly in a browser on modest hardware (the downloadable neural net one). I can even run it on a 2 year old Moto X 2014 (still reasonably high-spec android phone) without any problems though the touchscreen is a bit iffy on the small size

Hane, where from is board.exe? I am interested in letting engines auto play

QT Board looks like this one: https://github.com/Mezoka/Board

Ah yes, I have overlooked he mentioned QT board. Thx!

Well I'm trying to follow the computer go tournaments.

It first appeared at the 9th UEC Cup (3/19-20) and played in the KGS Spring Slow Tournament (3/27-30).
The latter tends to list what hardware is being used by each contestant and special mention about the surprisingly little amount of time it was using (order of a second per move).

Not always easy for non-computer folks to always remember, but speed and time trade off. If it could run on the hardware it was on at a second a move then it could play at 10 sec per move on hardware just a tenth as powerful. Which would have it down to modest tablets and powerful phones, etc.

At 1 kyu rating is free or i must pay after a trial period? Sorry for my english...

You have Hiratuka playing using 13x13 strategy. Is this on a 19x19 board?

And I can't read Japanese. What is the condition of the trial version?

No, see the command line, he had it play with "-size 13".