Hi everyone,
Quick update today, but an important one.
Since the demo launched, we've been keeping a close eye on feedback. Two things came up a lot: people wanted to play in their own language, and a handful of players mentioned the game felt like it was making them wait more than it should. We heard both.
Translations
BOT.VINNIK Chess Masters Academy now support 12 languages. Full support for English and Portuguese (Brazil), plus beta support for French, German, Spanish (Spain and Latin America), Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Turkish.
Beta means we're still refining those translations, so if something reads awkward in your language, we'd genuinely love to know. BOT.VINNIK is sarcastic by design. Unintentionally confusing is a different problem, so let us know.
Settings
We also added a proper settings screen! You can switch between windowed and fullscreen mode, adjust resolution, and control volume. It should have been there from the start, honestly. Better late than never.
Gameplay feel
You no longer have to wait for all the text to finish before you can start playing. It sounds small, but if you've felt any friction in the demo flow, this is probably what it was. The game moves when you want it to move now.
Bug fixes
A collection of visual bugs have been squashed. Nothing dramatic to report, just a cleaner experience across the board.
The full game is still on track. More news soon.
— Eduardo & Rodrigo, Deep Green Games
If you want to follow along as we get closer to launch, we're on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. BOT.VINNIK shows up there too, with his usual level of enthusiasm.