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Steam News21 May 20261mo ago

v1.8.5 Tweaks and Bug Fixes

Features Added automatic pawn promotion to queens, preserving Alice or Conway state. Add arrow-key zoom in and out. Updated lobby UI to show full time controls instead of only increment.

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What changed

1 fix3 additions3 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Performance
addedFeaturesAdded automatic pawn promotion to queens, preserving Alice or Conway state.
addedFeaturesAdd arrow-key zoom in and out.
changedFeaturesUpdated lobby UI to show full time controls instead of only increment.
removedBug FixesFour In A Row Four In A Row pieces now fall if a Duck moves under them. Fix crash where attempting to load four in a row pgn in some cases. Four In A Row piece movements can no longer initiate a time travel.
addedBug FixesConway Time travel capturing onto a Conway-like piece now makes the traveling piece Conway-like. Add handling for case of Conway logic colliding with En Passant logic.
fixedBug FixesFix bug where joining a new game fails while already in a P2P game.

Narik Chess changes

addedAdded automatic pawn promotion to queens, preserving Alice or Conway state.
addedAdd arrow-key zoom in and out.
changedUpdated lobby UI to show full time controls instead of only increment.
removedFour In A Row Four In A Row pieces now fall if a Duck moves under them. Fix crash where attempting to load four in a row pgn in some cases. Four In A Row piece movements can no longer initiate a time travel.
addedConway Time travel capturing onto a Conway-like piece now makes the traveling piece Conway-like. Add handling for case of Conway logic colliding with En Passant logic.

Features

  • Added automatic pawn promotion to queens, preserving Alice or Conway state.

  • Add arrow-key zoom in and out.

  • Updated lobby UI to show full time controls instead of only increment.

Bug Fixes

  • Four In A Row

    • Four In A Row pieces now fall if a Duck moves under them.

    • Fix crash where attempting to load four in a row pgn in some cases.

    • Four In A Row piece movements can no longer initiate a time travel.

  • Conway

    • Time travel capturing onto a Conway-like piece now makes the traveling piece Conway-like.

    • Add handling for case of Conway logic colliding with En Passant logic.

  • Fix bug where joining a new game fails while already in a P2P game.

Stability

  • Expanded Automated test suite with test cases across all variants and modes.

  • Improved lobby stability when joining, hosting, reloading, or switching games, including duplicate join protection.

Source

Steam News / 21 May 2026

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