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Chess Infinity | March Major Update Now Live

A new Major Update is now available for Chess Infinity on all platforms.

If you haven't already, now is a great time to try our latest Chess title!

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The update addresses a number of known issues with the base game. Be sure to update before you next play for the best possible experience.

Update Features

QoL Adjustments

  • Lighting improvements: across all in-game environments, particularly attention paid to darker environments.
  • Chess set readability: improvement readability across various environments and times of day.
  • Level loading screens now match the environment you choose.
  • Added an additional camera option to enable focus on pieces.
  • Adjustment to the game rating system to better reflect your actual performance in each game.
  • New intro cameras for the environments.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixes to the dynamic weather to stop it raining more than it should.
  • Fixed an issue with favourited chess sets so that it retains its place in the list.
  • Fixed an issue with a glitched butterfly stuck in mid air in the Japanese environment.
  • Fixes where sometimes the player could lose input focus.
  • Fixed an issue where VFX audio may still play even when VFX is turned off.
  • Fixed a rare bug that caused the game to occasionally lock on checkmate.
  • Fixed a rare bug that caused pieces to levitate in lessons.

Performance Optimisations

  • Various audio improvements.
  • Ray tracing now enabled and set as default (PC only).
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PS5 Pro Enhancements

  • Introduced 'Performance' and 'Fidelity' modes for PS5 Pro - both modes offering ray tracing and optimising either frame rate or resolution.
  • Note: ray tracing is enabled by default on PS5 Pro ONLY.

See you at the board!
The Ripstone Team