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Chess Mess 0.8.4b beta is now live!
WHAT'S NEW
- Added "exhaustion" mechanic in an effort to discourage cheesing with one or two pieces for the whole game.
- Exhausted pieces have their multiplier and capture value halved.
- Exhausted pieces who continued to be used will become deeply exhausted and will be unable to move for ~6 turns
- Added tutorials for exhaustion mechanic.
- Added a new font for the body text.
- Started work on refining font sizes and button proportions.
- Added new curse cards: Paralysis and Attrition
TUTORIALS
- Resolved issue with tutorials triggering twice in some instances
- Resolved issue with modal boxes and tutorial windows appearing offscreen on certain resolutions/aspect ratios
- Added new introduction tutorial that clarifies you're in control of both colors
- Re-wrote some tutorials for clarity
- Moved "Reset Tutorials" option to Settings -> Gameplay
GAMEPLAY
- Resolved issue with selections/movement actions causing spooky action at a distance
DAILY SEED
- Added daily leaderboard score submissions to the client
- Added leaderboard fetching for current player
- Added leaderboard presentation for current player
AUDIO
- Added "CHESS AMP" music player
- Started working on playlist
- Added new song "System of a Crown" by artist Two Feet Deep
- Added new song "Fay of Summer" by artist Two Feet Deep
- Updated some sound effects
- Resolved issue with UI buttons not playing their sfx
MISC
- Added new Credits scene (found in Settings)
- Resolved issue where certain themes would fail to apply accent colors/button colors to UI elements
- Fixed piece display issue where pieces would appear as pawns until they had a color set
- The King will now always animate His movement regardless of if the player has disabled piece movement animation. This is to make the King's movement more obvious.
BALANCING
- Swapped the Rook's (2.25) and the Knight's (1.25) multipliers to 1.25 and 2.25 respectively.
- Re-enabled grace moves after the player runs out of moves. (If there's a King in the game, it will amble around)
- Nerfed pawn promotion point values.
- Re-worked how promotion multipliers/values are calculated
- Updated point value screen to reflect new values
- Updated point value screen to use current piece theme
[ 2024-11-04 20:36:49 CET ] [ Original post ]
Chess Mess
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Developer
Heavy Element
Publisher
Q1 2025
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The Chess pieces you know, but with an addictive puzzle-game twist! You must get the highest score possible while also leaving yourself the material to capture the king.
Puzzle Game Madness
You control both white and black pieces. Each piece moves how you would expect: knights make an L shape, rooks move in straight lines, etc. What's different is the quantity and placement of the pieces. Each level features a board featuring a randomly generated piece layout which pose a progressively harder challenge as you advance through the game.Meet the Par Score
Each board has a Par Score that needs to be cleared in order to enter the King phase. Clear the Par Score in as few moves as possible for the most bragging rights!Summon The King
The King will appear on the board after the par score is met--and the King is out for blood! Use your remaining pieces to capture him and put an end to his rampage!Infinite Replayability
Use a seed or start a New Game and discover a unique, procedurally generated set of boards that present their own unique challenges.Compete with Friends
Any board's random seed can be shared with your friends so you can compete with online leaderboards for the most impressive score!MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Kernel 5.x or higher
- Processor: AMD Ryzen/Intel Ivy Bridge or newerStorage: 4 GB available space
- Storage: 4 GB available space
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