Gigachess v1.23 Update | Optimizations + Extended Tooltips

Major performance improvements, more detailed tooltips and a number of other additions move Gigachess to v1.23 :)

GIGACHESS V1.23 CHANGELOG

• Longer descriptions of power-ups, Endless mode Mutators and other mechanics may now be easily viewed during gameplay when hovering over the appropriate objects, and a toggle control to turn this feature on/off is available from the drop-down menu (extended tooltips are switched on by default for all 1st time players)

• A number of optimization tweaks have resulted in a significant performance boost, CPU + memory usage is roughly 40% better than v1.22

• All of the hints in Knight's Dungeon mode have been updated and now include the official solution's ending square marked off in addition to the opening two moves for each stage

• A clearer method for switching between mouse and gamepad has been added to the drop-down menu, a checkmark now appears next to the currently prioritized input method

• A bug where having a gamepad connected could prevent you from switching back over to using the mouse for controlling gameplay fixed

• A bug where the level preview for stage 28 in Knight's Dungeon mode displayed a slightly incorrect layout fixed

Added later via quiet patch (Aug 2, 2019 @ 3:12pm)

• Auto-detection of connected gamepads can now be disabled after clicking the Mouse/KB button in the Input section of the drop-down menu, handy if you have an analog stick that likes to drift

• A bug where clicking the step undo/redo buttons in Puzzle Attack mode while a power-up's placement grid was open could allow a glitchy use of this power-up fixed

• Animated pointers added to the 3 Tutorial lessons to draw attention to the various elements needing to be interacted with and to help direct the usage of power-ups

• Pawn attack range, viewable by either right-clicking a Pawn or enabling the Pawn Attack Range feature to the bottom left of the board, now features a menacing skull graphic to better communicate danger

• Switching input priority to a connected gamepad now toggles the mouse cursor's custom styling off

• A few fixes made to French language text

• A bug where the Puzzle Attack step forward / step back buttons could not be used with a gamepad fixed

• A bug in Puzzle Attack & Tutorial modes where click-undoing a hero piece after resetting the stage could incorrectly remove a curse from a Pawn fixed

The extended tooltips are long overdue, the significant performance boost should help the game run smoother on low-powered machines, and the most recent batch of Workshop Dungeons for Knight's Dungeon mode uploaded to the Gigachess Steam Workshop have beefed up the available game content just a little more :) EDIT: oh yeah, and there's also this DLC level pack for Puzzle Attack mode that went live on August 2nd! https://store.steampowered.com/app/459670/Gigachess__Brilliant_Blitz_Level_Pack/ As always, your bug reports and feedback on the community forums are a huge help! Please do share whatever's on your mind <3 http://steamcommunity.com/app/415910/discussions