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Update Notes (Version 1.10 :: March 21, 2023)

Mainly a patch about improving things behind the scene, and fixing a few things discovered in the process. New feature allowing the player to play games by moving a pawn after each throw of dice (in Settings/Rules).

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What changed

3 fixes6 additions0 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
addedNew feature allowing the player to play games by moving a pawn after each throw of dice (in Settings/Rules). Kendall's rules do indeed allow all rolls to be made before moves, increasing the strategic component of the game but rarely used in commercial Senet.
removedNow you can choose between " Throws then Moves " as before or " Play each throw ". Keep in mind that removing the ability to make move combinations will slightly decrease the difficulty, and the noticeable difference between Normal and Hard mode.
addedPlease also note that this new feature and the chosen difficulty are not taken into account for the tutorial, whose goal is to learn the main Kendall rules during a short easy game with 3 pieces.
addedNew faster loading system.
addedNew and better settings system.
addedMoved Display settings into Graphics to make room for the new Rule options.

Senet changes

addedNew feature allowing the player to play games by moving a pawn after each throw of dice (in Settings/Rules). Kendall's rules do indeed allow all rolls to be made before moves, increasing the strategic component of the game but rarely used in commercial Senet.
removedNow you can choose between " Throws then Moves " as before or " Play each throw ". Keep in mind that removing the ability to make move combinations will slightly decrease the difficulty, and the noticeable difference between Normal and Hard mode.
addedPlease also note that this new feature and the chosen difficulty are not taken into account for the tutorial, whose goal is to learn the main Kendall rules during a short easy game with 3 pieces.
addedNew faster loading system.
addedNew and better settings system.

Mainly a patch about improving things behind the scene, and fixing a few things discovered in the process.

New feature allowing the player to play games by moving a pawn after each throw of dice (in Settings/Rules). Kendall's rules do indeed allow all rolls to be made before moves, increasing the strategic component of the game but rarely used in commercial Senet.

Now you can choose between "Throws then Moves" as before or "Play each throw". Keep in mind that removing the ability to make move combinations will slightly decrease the difficulty, and the noticeable difference between Normal and Hard mode.

Please also note that this new feature and the chosen difficulty are not taken into account for the tutorial, whose goal is to learn the main Kendall rules during a short easy game with 3 pieces.

Version 1.10:

  • New faster loading system.

  • New and better settings system.

  • Moved Display settings into Graphics to make room for the new Rule options.

  • Added the possibility to force to play each move after each throw of the dice (for both Campaign games and Custom games).

  • Fixed an issue that could prevent saving a language other than the default one in Steam.

  • Fixed a missing label in the menus in simplified Chinese.

  • Fixed an untranslated label in the controls in simplified Chinese.

Source

Steam News / 21 March 2023

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