226 Houdini Help 1. Select the option Create UCI engine in the Engine menu.
2. Next you must tell the program where the UCI engine is located. This is done by point and click in the file selector that appears. Use " Browse " and locate the UCI engine on your hard disk.
3. The name of the engine and its author are automatically given. Simply click " OK " to install the engine, which will then be displayed in the engine list.
Note that the UCI engine can be stored in any directory on any partition of your hard disk.
Modifying engines Many UCI engines allow you to modify a number of search and evaluation parameters which influence the playing style of the engine. To change the parameters proceed as described above. In the Create UCI engine dialog click on the button Parameters.
Each UCI engine will display the parameters which can be changed, and which vary for different engines. If you change any of the parameters the input fields for " Name " and " Author " become active and can be modified, within the constraints described above.
After clicking " OK " the new engine is registered and will appear in the engine list, together with the other UCI and native chess engines.
Please note: modifying and storing an engine with a different name does not create a new copy of the engine on your hard disk. Only the modified parameters are stored under the new name and applied to the engine when this is started.
See also Engine Interface.... See also UCI Priority...
Load logo You can install different logos for different UCI engines, which are then displayed in engine matches. For this it is necessary that
the logo is in BMP format the size is not larger than 100 x 50 pixels the file name of the logo is the same as that of the engine it is in the same directory as the engine
3.8.7 Set UCI Priority
The program was conceived as a multi-engine chess program and allows many different chess engines to be integrated. The user interface and the chess program itself are strictly separated and communicate with one another via a standard interface. Many chess engines can be downloaded from the Internet that use the UCI protocol. UCI is a protocol that was devised by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen and stands for Universal Chess Interfacet.
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