Hey all!
You can now select a board size when creating a game. There are a few preset options available:
- 10x10
- 50x50
- 100x100 (default)
- 200x200
- 400x400
There are a few places in the code where we assume boards are square, once I rewrite those, I'll drop the restrictions and allow basically any choice (within reasonable limits). The free-play default board will be 1000x1000 going forward just for fun.
An AI opponent can be included when creating a game. This feature is on a trial basis. I've done some testing and it's been hard to make them 1) play like humans would, 2) use a reasonable amount of CPU on my servers, 3) not be ridiculously overpowered. I suspect they'll go through a few more iterations before they're actually fun to play against.
There's now a tutorial that any new players on Steam will see when they first link their account. It's pretty short and has a gold reward for finishing it.
Once again thanks to everyone who's given this a chance!