Welcome to WizardChess 1.2.5, a minor hotfix. FIXED "Quick!" achievement still not syncing to Steam ↳ The achievement worked fine originally, then we renamed it in code a while back ("end turn with low timer" became "increase ante with low timer") because the trigger changed. The Steam dashboard side was meant to be updated to match, but the API name got concatenated rather than replaced — it b…
Build 165 > Welcome to WizardChess 1.2.3, a minor hotfix. Steam achievement sync Achievements unlocked in-game should now be re-sent to Steam when the game starts Stuck lesson completion achievements Saves with shiny lesson units will now be re-checked for missing lesson achievements Stuck "Six is More Than Four" achievement Saves where all six element-mastery milestones were reached will now g…
TL;DR: we're introducing 4 new units that can be unlocked via the Daily Challenge. These are designed to cut across the existing set of mechanics in interesting ways and unlock new ways to play with all the existing units. They may be a little OP, bug reports are begrudgingly welcome in the Discord. Especially if you're having trouble unlocking any content. Thanks for playing! WizardChess forev…
Welcome to WizardChess 1.1.2, patches and hotfixes galore. Even more little fixes than mentioned below, turns out you are all really good at finding edgecases! NEW Rhino unit ↳ Unlocked via Daily Challenge NEW Cowpoke unit ↳ Unlocked via Daily Challenge NEW Default to turn count in Arcade Mode CHANGE Updated Barby lesson CHANGE Updated Javelina lesson objective FIXED Actor cannot become Bard FI…
Welcome to WizardChess 1.1.0, now featuring a Daily Challenge! Here's a summary of the major changes in this update: NEW Arcade Mode scoring system ↳ Based on run performance, max difficulty and encounters survived NEW Daily Challenge Mode ↳ Seeded Arcade Mode run generated from current date ↳ Multiple attempts allowed (first run counts for future leaderboards) NEW Actor unit ↳ Unlocked via Dai…
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.6! Last hotfix build before we release some new Content™️. NEW Arcade Mode Sub Modes ↳ Turns: Play against a turn limit ↳ Timed: Race against the clock NEW Added moves counter to victory screen NEW Added stats to game over screen CHANGE Updated fatigue codex entry CHANGE Removed Knoam from Rank G CHANGE Always show Ante button in Arcade mode CHANGE Added Move Counter…
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.5! We've got some new units in the oven, but more bug fixes in the meantime. NEW Cloud Save enabled for everyone ↳ Hopefully behaving now, let us know if you have any issues NEW Arcade run score, still WIP but now visible NEW Added Actor unit ↳ Cannot be accessed without devtools, coming soon CHANGE Controller bindings remapped ↳ Rotation is now on shoulder buttons ↳…
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.4! Thanks for all the feedback, it's been great to see all of your strategies. NEW Added Frostopus and Tentacold codex entries NEW Added 6 new lessons: Mychael, Pescator, Cultist, Yeti, Cyboxer, WISP, Bard, and Chicken NEW Added 200 additional unit names to the pool NEW WISP can now target and soothe units, applying attack debuff NEW Chickens now count as FaeSpun unit…
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.3! A quick patch to roundout the week. We're still actively tracking and fixing bugs, more to come next week. CHANGE Trade offers user interface order is now flipped CHANGE Skip "unlocked all units" scene after first time viewing CHANGE Free chicken unit provided in maze if you have no units FIXED Card dealer scene not working correctly FIXED Title screen arcade lineu…
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.2! Yet more bug fixes! Thanks for all the feedback and kind words following release, we didn't make a huge splash but the new faces in Discord are very welcome. NEW Fichillin now available as lottery reward NEW Devotion upgrades now available as lottery reward CHANGE Only ally buffs will trigger Overkill achievement CHANGE Quick achievement is now triggered by increas…
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.1! A fast follow to 1.0.0 with some bugfixes :) NEW Show "Shiny Unit" in Codex entry if you have completed a unit's lesson NEW Start tutorial arcade run with 5 VIM NEW Preserve unit stat upgrades between tutorial chapters NEW Shiny Units now start with +1 to ALL in combat NEW Lottery will only give extra time as a reward if you have time left on the clock CHANGE Incre…
Welcome to WizardChess 0.8.8! We reworked traits and elements to tie them together, units will earn traits based on their devotion towards an element. NEW Elemental Traits ↳ Units can be imbued with an element repeatedly to increase their devotion, earning them elemental traits NEW Redesigned Menu ↳ Quests, options, codex and more can all be found in the same menu ↳ Please report any bugs, this…
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