Chess Mess version 0.8.4b is now available to our beta testers via Steam! We just rolled out the update and it comes with an enormous set of changes!

Changelog

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 continue 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.
  • This is still a work in progress. Some screens (including the Card Select screen) do not fit a 720p screen.
• 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

• Fixed a problem with a single click executing the "tile select" routines twice which interfered with drag-and-drop movement in some scenarios
• 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

View Daily Seed leaderboards here!

AUDIO

• Added Music Player
  • Added rudimentary playlist management
  • Added skins for the Music Player
• 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.
• Updated point value screen
  • Now uses current piece theme
  • Point value screen will now reflect the current state of the game

BALANCING

• Nerfed the Rook's multiplier to 1.25
• Buffed the Knight's multiplier to 2.25
• Fixed issue with grace moves after the player runs out of legal moves (If there's a King in the game, it will capture nearby pieces, amble around, etc.)
• Subtle nerf to pawn promotion point values
• Re-worked how promotion multipliers/values are calculated
  

Found an Issue?

If you have an issue with the game, you can file an issue on our GitHub page, you can also join our Discord, you can post on our Forum, or you can follow us on Mastodon.