Answers.Body: <p>I just had the same question, and I thought I would post a belated answer for future persons. </p>
  
  <p>I am using SCID vs. PC, but I think the solution may be the same or similar. First download the Gaviota tablebases here (<a href="http://www.olympuschess.com/egtb/gaviota/" rel="nofollow">http://www.olympuschess.com/egtb/gaviota/</a>). Then go to SCID --> Tools --> Analysis Engines and select your engine (Critter is working best for me here. I have Houdini 1.5 and it is not working properly.) click Edit and then click the Configure button. You will see a GaviotaTbPath textbox; enter your directory, click save and everything should work.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I set the options in Scid VS. PC 4.8, so that Tablebase information shows up in game information window (when 5 piece endgame is reached. But when I turn on an analysis engine, it still does not recognize the tablebases, and continues to calculate, showing score +3.0, while the position is mate in 31 moves (as shown in game information window). Is there anything else I need to do? I tried several engines, with same results.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Hi Joe, which engine are you using?  Different engines use tablebases differently.
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Comments.Text: I'd like to get Houdini 1.5 working with tablebases, but I tried several engines without success. The UI for engine configuration did not have an obvious spot for it either, but after googling around it looks like GaviotaTbPath is what I should be after. I may need to download new set of TB's, as mine are very old and likely not Gaviota...
Comments.UserDisplayName: Joe
Tags: <software><endgame>
Title: Can SCID be configured so that engines use Endgame Tablebases?
ThreadText: # Can SCID be configured so that engines use Endgame Tablebases?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2012-10-05)
  
  I set the options in Scid VS. PC 4.8, so that Tablebase information shows up in game information window (when 5 piece endgame is reached. But when I turn on an analysis engine, it still does not recognize the tablebases, and continues to calculate, showing score +3.0, while the position is mate in 31 moves (as shown in game information window). Is there anything else I need to do? I tried several engines, with same results.
  
  **Tags:** software, endgame
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Hi username_0, which engine are you using?  Different engines use tablebases differently.  
  > **username_0**: I'd like to get Houdini 1.5 working with tablebases, but I tried several engines without success. The UI for engine configuration did not have an obvious spot for it either, but after googling around it looks like GaviotaTbPath is what I should be after. I may need to download new set of TB's, as mine are very old and likely not Gaviota...  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2013-04-06. Score: 2
  
  I just had the same question, and I thought I would post a belated answer for future persons.
  
  I am using SCID vs. PC, but I think the solution may be the same or similar. First download the Gaviota tablebases here (<http://www.olympuschess.com/egtb/gaviota/>). Then go to SCID --> Tools --> Analysis Engines and select your engine (Critter is working best for me here. I have Houdini 1.5 and it is not working properly.) click Edit and then click the Configure button. You will see a GaviotaTbPath textbox; enter your directory, click save and everything should work.
  
  
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