Patch 5.7 — Puzzles, Balance Changes & Bug Fixes — Chess Ultimate News

Puzzles are here! A new puzzle mode has been added to the game. More details to come as the feature evolves.

Balance Changes

Ghost — When a non-attacking move enters a Ghost's square, both pieces are now knocked out instead of just the moving piece
Fisherman — Can now move like a Queen and pull diagonally
Bomb — Diagonal movement range reduced by 1

Bug Fixes

Fixed issue selecting alternative Captain Bear skins
Fixed Rook displaying a King skin
Fixed time not expiring in local and bot games
Fixed 50-move rule not resetting on certain knockouts
Fixed issue with multiple Angels in local games
Fixed a bug where playing against a Devil would complete the knockout quest in a single game
Fixed a bug where a Pawn could still upgrade after capturing a Bomb
Fixed a bug involving Giant, Bomb, and Angel interactions
Various menu fixes
Team Builder now correctly restores your selected tiles and environment when navigating to it

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