Hey everyone,
First things first.. the whole team here at Ripstone would like to say a huge thank you to everyone that has been in touch with us since Chess Ultra launched. Your support has been amazing and we’re incredibly grateful for your feedback. We want to make Chess Ultra the best it can be, and with your support we’re confident that we’re well on our way to doing just that!
This morning we launched the first update for Chess Ultra, which addresses a couple of reported issues and also made some changes to the way tournaments play out. Here are the update details in full:
- Amended end game camera
We’ve slowed down the end game camera to make celebrating a win (or crying over a loss) that little bit easier on the eyes.
- HUD timer
There is now a timer built in to the HUD for every game played using a time control.
- Missing Tutorial Text/Missing Localisation
All tutorial text will now be visible! Fixed an issue that was causing text to disappear for certain users. We have also added in the two missing Russian/Dutch messages from the tutorials too.
- Sneaky ELO comma
A wild comma found its way into the main menu as part of the ELO ranking display. It has now been banished.
- The Ripstone phone is on silent
The vibrating phone in Mulholland has been silenced, so no more buzzing.
- Official Tournament capacity display
The capacity of the official Ripstone tournament will now be displayed in the tournament menu, so it is clear to see when a vacant slot is available.
- White AI bug
Fixed an issue that was causing the AI to play repetitive opening moves when playing as white.
- Tournament Rule Change
There has been a delay to tournament proceedings due to inactivity, so there is now a 72 hour (3 day) limit for making a move when playing a tournament game. This will help to keep things moving and to get through each round more efficiently. We've also removed the in game timer that is currently used in official Ripstone tournaments to make way for this 72 hour time limit. We're confident that this will improve the tournament experience and are looking forward to seeing the Ripstone Summer Tournament start moving again!
A couple of things to be aware of, if you were playing in a tournament and hadn’t made an opening move/had been inactive for over 3 days, your position will now have been forfeited since the update went live earlier today. But this does mean that there may now be some vacant spaces, for anyone that didn’t manage to jump in the first time around!
We’re here to listen to your feedback, so please let us know of any issues on the discussions page, or email us at [email protected].
Thanks as always,
Team Ripstone