Steam News5 August 20232y ago

Mad Chess Beta 0.82 - Wace's Workshop -

Development for the game has been steady and shared primarily on Discord, but now that Mad Chess is getting closer to a real final product, all the next updates will be shared here as well.

In this update3

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What changed

4 fixes4 additions1 change0 removals

Workshop
Gameplay
Maps
Fixes
Store

addedGeneral upgradesWorkshop: (i) Buy any factions you want without playing adventure mode (ii) buy 8 new boards (with more incoming) and (iii) buy an adventure reset (*Please note that this shop is only a first iteration and that the prices are low now so that you can buy everything almost instantly but will be increased later to match the real experience for new players)

addedGeneral upgradesCancel premoves: you can now cancel your premoves by clicking the unit or right-clicking

addedGeneral upgradesAdventure boards: most levels now have a pre-determined new board (still missing a few) + new dragon/centaur forest on world map to match the background

fixedBug fixesFixed a bug that made it impossible to leave a multiplayer game when clicking ''close'' to check the game

fixedBug fixesFixed a bug that made the main menu music play during online games

fixedBug fixesFixed a bug that made the game generate different factions if someone picked ''random'' while the other player didn't have all factions unlocked

Mad Chess changes

addedWorkshop: (i) Buy any factions you want without playing adventure mode (ii) buy 8 new boards (with more incoming) and (iii) buy an adventure reset (*Please note that this shop is only a first iteration and that the prices are low now so that you can buy everything almost instantly but will be increased later to match the real experience for new players)

addedCancel premoves: you can now cancel your premoves by clicking the unit or right-clicking

addedAdventure boards: most levels now have a pre-determined new board (still missing a few) + new dragon/centaur forest on world map to match the background

fixedFixed a bug that made it impossible to leave a multiplayer game when clicking ''close'' to check the game

fixedFixed a bug that made the main menu music play during online games

Development for the game has been steady and shared primarily on Discord, but now that Mad Chess is getting closer to a real final product, all the next updates will be shared here as well.

General upgrades

Workshop(i) Buy any factions you want without playing adventure mode (ii) buy 8 new boards (with more incoming) and (iii) buy an adventure reset (*Please note that this shop is only a first iteration and that the prices are low now so that you can buy everything almost instantly but will be increased later to match the real experience for new players)
Cancel premoves: you can now cancel your premoves by clicking the unit or right-clicking
Adventure boardsmost levels now have a pre-determined new board (still missing a few) + new dragon/centaur forest on world map to match the background

Bug fixes

Fixed a bug that made it impossible to leave a multiplayer game when clicking ''close'' to check the game
Fixed a bug that made the main menu music play during online games
Fixed a bug that made the game generate different factions if someone picked ''random'' while the other player didn't have all factions unlocked
Having only 2 kings on the board is now an automatic draw (more of these rules will follow).

What's coming next

Eight new chess boards
Another fun surprise for the Shop yet to be teased (+shop / gold earning polish)
Info menu
Next batch of nerfs/buffs

Thank you for your support and don't forget to wishlist Mad Chess !

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Steam News / 5 August 2023

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