Hey guys, We just pushed up an art update that revisited a variety of our most common art assets. To some, these changes might be hard to notice, but will hopefully help with overall cohesion. Lots of these tiles hadn't been revisited in years! Preview of the Update Here

Keep your eyes peeled for more updates in the future!

Hello Super Chesslike Adventure fans! We are thrilled to share some exciting updates about the future of our game. After many months of hard work, we are finally ready to unveil our roadmap and the fantastic features we have in store for you. Check out the roadmap and upcoming features in the images below to get a glimpse of what's coming!

Roadmap Overview

Demo and Early Access

Setting Up for Full Release Launch

• Stabilizing Features: By giving early players access to various game features, we can identify and fix bugs and improve the overall gameplay experience.
• Building a Vibrant Community: Early players will contribute to creating a rich player experience with player-created levels, online rankings, and a bustling community that will be ready for the full release.

Planned Features

Single Player Campaign

• Chapter 1: Available soon in the demo. Players can continue in the town of Patzerton after defeating the King/Queen of Patzerton, setting the stage for Chapter 2.
• Chapter 2: Planned content including new story elements, items, and more.
• Chapter 3+: Additional campaign content with new features and enhancements.

Online Multiplayer (Versus)

• Join a Room and Invite Friends: Play preselected levels with friends, featuring both lobby and in-game chat.
• Anonymous Play: Play online without registration.

Freeplay

• Individual Levels: Play standalone levels outside the campaign.
• Multiplayer Levels Against AI: Practice multiplayer levels with AI opponents.
• Player-Created Levels: Access levels created by other players using the level editor.

Level Editor

• Create New Levels: Use the same tools as the developers to design custom levels.
• Scene Scripting: Plan to include scripting for more dynamic and engaging levels.
• NPC Scripting: Create NPC and define their dialog.
• Help & Tutorials: Guidance for how to use the tools so you can create your own levels and scenes.
• Level Sharing: Share levels with your friends or with the wider community.

Miscellaneous Features

• Early Access Launch: Aimed at stabilizing features and building community.
• Freeplay Mode: Accessible for practice and fun.
• Unlocks and Replays: Track your progress and revisit past achievements.
• Achievements and Leaderboards: Compete with other players and track your accomplishments.
• Account Management: Create and manage your account, including login and password recovery.

Conclusion

While we are working toward the next major milestone: Early Access, we are also making improvements to the core game mechanics which will get updated in the Demo already available. Today is one of those updates! Direct Control in Overworld Movement We've updated the way controllers work in the overworld. You can see it featured in the latest trailer on the store page! Previously when you would press the analog stick, it would move a cursor that could select a destination for the party leader. Now when you press a direction with the analog stick, your piece will move instantly in that direction until you let go. It currently works for both the d-pad and analog stick. There were some similar controls previously for Fayette only, and only with the d-pad, but now it is extended to other party members, and controllable with the analog sticks in addition as well as the d-pad. Please let us know how you feel about this update in the comments, or on the discord! We're also super excited to announce that we've reached 600 wishlists on Steam! Thank you so much for all of your support, and especially a big shout out to the recent discord members being super active, and contributing lots of new item ideas! Thank you!

Release Notes v0.5.0

• Direct Control movement
• Movement animations, dust particles

• Fixed controller context getting lost when exiting to main menu, and re-entering the game.
• Fixed post-level scenes so they can play after the battle border shading is removed.
• Stop game music when returning to the main menu title screen.
• World tile fixes.

First, thank you so much to every who has already played the demo! And an especially big thanks to those that have reported their experiences, good or bad, and bugs either here or in the discord. Thank you! We hope the following update helps!

-- Release Notes v0.4.9 --

• Fixed game freeze when shooting a tile other than the target in the Portal Ruins.
• Fixed undo last move sometimes undoing the wrong amount of turns.
• Fixed getting game over in castle levels after using undo in the game over menu.
• Fixed controller usability after selecting "return to overworld".

• The climbing rope on the mountain is more visible.
• More interactable tiles added to the world and scenes containing lore.