Developer posts and news about this game.
By pressing M while in game you can switch the camera mode to a top-down isometric perspective. This mode is meant to add precision to navigation in lush environments with lots of trees and other obstacles. It might be useful in general, as it allows seeing zooming out to seeing
And we are launched! As of right now Chessboard Kingdoms is fully released and is no longer in Early Access. With this release we are also increasing the price by 1 USD (and by a corresponding amount in other currencies). Pricing changes are currently in processing and might be r
This is the final planned updated before we transition from Early Access to full release. In this update we tried to fix a few more (mildly) annoying bugs in the game, as well as improved some features. Here's what we did this time. Friendly units are no longer highlighted in mag
Another batch of fixes make their way into the game. Slowly but surely we are moving towards a stable release. Among the latest fixes: - Corrected wrong base highlight when building guard towers; - Guard tower ballista wrong direction when shooting fixed; - Regular units not bein
Turns out there existed a problem with the save system in the game. Due to increased functionality to map building via the Map Editor, the saves haven't been working properly. However, this issue is now resolved and it is again possible to save/load in singleplayer and hotseat mo
There aren't a ton of fixes in this one, but the ones that are here are meant to have a discernible effect on the gameplay and aftertaste. Smoother animation transitions for all humanoid units Knight can no longer jump over walls, unless enchanted by wizard Fixed guard tower's al
Two last updates concentrate on a bunch of various fixes and a few new features. Listing the features first, we have: 1. Leaderboard screen available from the main menu. As soon as you are logged in with your Steam account, you should be able to access the leaderboard via a butto
In this latest updated we included two new maps, Plaza and Cliffside Cross. Plaza offers a new layout idea, with flag drop areas being available behind enemy lines, forcing the player to play aggressively. All that only concerns the Flag game modes. Otherwise the map can be playe
List of changes all character animations finished; "Random" map button in game creation screen lets you choose a random map; after loosing a game to AI, you can still continue to watch the remaining AIs resume their battle. Today's update marks a new era for Chessboard Kingdoms.
New update includes animations to the following characters: Eastern wizard Western vizier Eastern vizier Western bishop Moreover, we added new icons and portraits for taverns and siege towers. What's next Only a few animations for our characters are left (also the eastern tavern)
- added animations for the eastern rook; - fixed the western siege tower's drawbridge; - replaced the broken version of the siege tower with correct model and textures.
Lunar New Year is the perfect occasion to add a couple new localizations. Chessboard Kingdoms is now available in Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Latest update also brings many new fixes and rather big suprises. New pieces Three new pieces were added to the game, expanding ou
Our first localization is in. We chose to do a Russian language text localization first. Why Russian? It is simply the language that is shared between our team members the most. More importantly, with this update it is possible to add new localizations with ease. All pieces of te
First of all, we'd like to wish everyone to have joyful and exciting holidays! Achievements We're happy to introduce achievements into Chessboard Kingdoms. Only a few days ago we had them added for testing and today's update makes them available for unlocking in the game. As of r
- fixed movement issues from the previous update; - added new blur on camera in the menu and score screen; - added two unlockable achievements (more on the way); - catapult is now built at the workshop instead of barracks; - additionally, engineer can also make a catapult.
First major update is here. We are happy to introduce a new game mode -- Hotseat multiplayer. Now you can play a match from the same computer. Share a game with your friends, or practice on your own. Hotseat matches can be played on any map with or without fog of war, and unlike
It's been slightly over a week since we entered Early Access. So much more remains to be done and we are super excited to add new features to the game. From among the feedback, we selected a few major things that would complement the game rather well at this stage. Here's what we
Our first small patch for the Early Access release. List of changes Changing board piece tag type (icon, name, name+icon) in the settings should now work correctly after it being switched off and on; Map Editor now allows undo/redo with Ctrl+Z/Ctrl+Y, respectively.
Release decisions We are happy to present you the full version of the game finally available to all. Many options of how to proceed with releasing Chessboard Kingdoms have crossed our minds, and we opted to go with an Early Access version. Although the game is fully playable, the
The beta test is now over. Many thanks to everyone for participating and providing us with feedback. We will work on the game some more, chisel on some problematic parts and will get back to you with news about how and when the release will be. Old beta keys will be reworked in t