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Re: Fox Go Server

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Anyone know how to change your country on the Fox Go Server? I just happen to use a computer with Japanese OS and it defaults me to Japan as country... :scratch: Would like to change to Canada...
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Re: Fox Go Server

Post by dohduhdah »

Did anyone try the android client?

https://android.myapp.com/myapp/detail. ... .tmgp.ttwq

With i2ocr and google translate you can probably figure out how to navigate the chinese interface.

https://i.imgur.com/UVnU1Mv.png
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Re: Fox Go Server

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dohduhdah wrote:Did anyone try the android client?

https://android.myapp.com/myapp/detail. ... .tmgp.ttwq

With i2ocr and google translate you can probably figure out how to navigate the chinese interface.

https://i.imgur.com/UVnU1Mv.png
I have played on the Android client. If I recall correctly, the two login methods available are QQ and WeChat, so if you want to share an account between PC and Android, you need to be playing on PC via a QQ account, and use QQ to login on Android.
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Re: Fox Go Server

Post by golem7 »

I installed the english client and played my first games. But there is an issue:
While the client loads, button text is displayed in English (Automatch, create room etc.). But as soon as it's finished loading, display changes to chinese characters.

Anybody knows a way around this?
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golem7 wrote:I installed the english client and played my first games. But there is an issue:
While the client loads, button text is displayed in English (Automatch, create room etc.). But as soon as it's finished loading, display changes to chinese characters.

Anybody knows a way around this?
I just hit that big green button for automatch, I don't think the other buttons are very important. Most of the client should still be in English, is it not?
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Re: Fox Go Server

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golem7 wrote:I installed the english client and played my first games. But there is an issue:
While the client loads, button text is displayed in English (Automatch, create room etc.). But as soon as it's finished loading, display changes to chinese characters.

Anybody knows a way around this?
Nope, same here. But I don't bother. I hit the green button to play. The rest have to do with betting and that doesn't interest me.
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Re: Fox Go Server

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Hello everyone!

Do you guys know if there is a way to use the same account I created on PC in the iOS version? I can't seem to find a way to link them other than QQ, and the problem is that registering to QQ seems impossible outside China and I've given up since both the mobile numbers I own are being rejected on the signup page.

Any help on this would be appreciated.

Cheers!
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Re: Fox Go Server

Post by dohduhdah »

I got the fox app installed on my ipad, but I'm a bit confused about the Chinese interface. Could someone point out where to click to play against others (something like automatch would be fine, just accepting the default settings)?

Here are some screenshots:
https://imgur.com/a/l4bB3kR

I found the automatch button.. it's this one:

https://i.imgur.com/ZCdumCL.png

Afterwards you have a choice between blitz (5 min) and regular (20 min).

Finally I was able to set up a qq account. It was eventually working with my phone number in the Netherlands.
It just took a couple of attempts.

https://i.imgur.com/iDFeLNk.jpg

1 认 蝓 = resign
2 申 请 点 目 = counting
3 智 能 栽 野 = AI suggestion (?)
4 形 勢 = score estimate

5 和 棋 = draw
6 悔 棋 = undo
7 停 一 手 = pass
8 强 制 点 目 = force count
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Re: Fox Go Server

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Sumatakyo wrote:Anyone know how to change your country on the Fox Go Server? I just happen to use a computer with Japanese OS and it defaults me to Japan as country... :scratch: Would like to change to Canada...
I know this is a late reply, but I managed to change my flag from US to UK by messaging an admin using the 'Admin' button in the bottom right of the client. I asked politely in English and google translated Chinese (with a note that I was using a translator). Did the job.
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Re: Fox Go Server

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Does anyone know how the betting works on the Fox Go Server? I'm new to it, I placed a bet on a pro game at move 1, it gave an initial sum of 13:1 if my player won, but now as the game goes on his chances of winning have moved to 7:1 and it has reduced my estimated payout accordingly. This is all if I am understanding it correctly. Should my payout not be the same odds as when I placed my bet?
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niallgo wrote:Does anyone know how the betting works on the Fox Go Server? I'm new to it, I placed a bet on a pro game at move 1, it gave an initial sum of 13:1 if my player won, but now as the game goes on his chances of winning have moved to 7:1 and it has reduced my estimated payout accordingly. This is all if I am understanding it correctly. Should my payout not be the same odds as when I placed my bet?
IIRC, For the top pro games the betting progresses in 3 periods of 50 moves, so 0-50. 51-100, 101-150. The final odds for each period are only locked in at the end of the period, so it's advisable not to bet till a few moves before this. You can also bet for one player in the first period, and then a different player in the next if you want to.
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Re: Fox Go Server

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Ah great, thanks for the information.
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Re: Fox Go Server

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https://i.imgur.com/It45gLR.png

Does anyone understand why the mobile fox weiqi app blocks people for no apparent reason?
I can play a few games and then I get blocked. Lately there was an app update and I was able to play some games again, but
after a few days, somehow I was blocked again.

I don't get it?
Same with QQ (a chat program where an account enables you to log in to the mobile fox app).
I managed to create a QQ account and shortly afterwards I get blocked and somehow I have to find a QQ user
that is willing to scan a QR-code to activate my account again. I've had little luck finding a QQ user,
because they also impose some restrictions on which QQ users are entitled to help out other QQ users.
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Re: Fox Go Server

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I've not had any problems getting blocked on Fox, but I only use the desktop not mobile app, and no QQ stuff.
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Re: Fox Go Server

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Uberdude wrote:I've not had any problems getting blocked on Fox, but I only use the desktop not mobile app, and no QQ stuff.
Sure, desktop fox client works fine. But I like to walk around while playing go, so I prefer the mobile app for the ipad.
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