Velikopolsky Chess

Version history

Every change to the game, by version — newest first.

Steam 1.011

  • Weather effects: wind, snow and rain
  • New prison chess board
  • Added ranked games and Elo rating
  • Ranked games leaderboard
  • Interface changes and new sounds
  • More new effects

Steam 1.006

  • Spectator mode
  • New talking chess audio, all in English
  • Added Polish and Spanish interface
  • Updated chat and new emoji
  • Tilt the game board up to 30 degrees!
  • Bug fixes and layout adjustments
  • More QOL changes

Beta 112

  • Added Spanish (Latin America) language
  • Added 20 more Ukrainian chess sounds
  • Take screenshots during gameplay (saved to your computer)
  • Layout and effects additions
  • Small chess engine improvements

Beta 106

  • Added more gameplay effects
  • Improved chess difficulty vs computer
  • LAN/Wi-Fi lobby improvements

Beta 101

  • Added Nighttime playing mode
  • Added Mazepa, Scythian, and Kiev Rus chess boards
  • Updated other boards
  • New small effects and layout changes

Beta 88

  • Added some new avatars
  • Layout changes

Beta 86

  • 83 new avatars added, replacing the old ones
  • Play against the computer: Easy / Medium / Hard difficulty
  • Improved chess engine complexity
  • Improvements to the Online and LAN lobby UI
  • Added chess coordinates to the sketch panel

Beta 74

  • Added lots of funny sketches for each chess move
  • Re-positioned game room elements, fixed layout issues
  • Changed the default chess board and chess pieces
  • Added effects to wake up an idle player who hasn't moved in 3 minutes

Beta 71

  • Added emojis to the online chat
  • Added a sound reminder when your opponent is idle for more than 3 minutes
  • Added wooden chess pieces
  • Added a wooden chess board
  • Fixed stalemate not ending the game

Beta 56

  • Added new chess styles
  • Added chess animations
  • Fixed a bug where the computer's king wouldn't move when cornered
  • Resized chess pieces a little
  • Added player-ready sounds when joining a game

Beta 45

  • Added new Cossack chess pieces
  • Online players can now chat after the game ends
  • Added more game-over mechanics and sounds

Beta 39

  • Added "Learn Chess" to teach the basic moves
  • Upgraded the chess engine — playing vs. computer is now more difficult
  • Added new graphics

Beta 30

  • Added new chess pieces in Motanka style
  • Added new game sounds

Beta 23

  • Added support for Windows 7
  • Resized chess pieces for better readability