Changelog:

Big changes to the in-game guide. New time controls (clocks) for competitive matches, and a new splash screen.

Puzzles! Added 14 puzzles, some easy and some hard. Minor modifications to existing puzzles for better tutorialization.

• New Rook Tactics IV (old IV is now V).
  
• New Bishop Tactics IV and V.
  
• Modified Bishop Tactics I and II.
  
• New Pawn Tactics I, II, and III.
  
• New King Tactics III.
  
• New Opening Traps II and V (old II and III are now III and IV).
  
• New Unicorn Tactics I and II.
  
• New Dragon Tactics I.
  
• New Tricky Checkmates III.
  
• New Advanced Branching II.

Added 8 variants, featuring 3 new piece types (read about them in the in-game guide!).

• Modified Misc - Very Small
  
• Renamed a few variants for clarity ("Misc - Small Open" to "Small - Open" etc)
  
• New Misc - Royal Queen Showdown
  
• New Misc - King of Kings
  
• New Standard - Reversed Royalty
  
• New Simple - Simple Set
  
• New Focused - Just Brawns
  
• New Misc - Timeline Skirmish
  
• New Misc - Timeline Fragments
  
• New Misc - Timeline Marauders

Thanks,
Conor Petersen

In the past few weeks, a series of patches have collectively included the the following changes:

Misc:

• Mac and Linux versions are available (since about 8/29).
  
• Colorblind mode for r/g blindness.
  
• Some changes clarifying the purpose of various UI elements.

Bugfixes:

• Very minor graphical bug fixes.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused CPU opponents to get stuck "Thinking..." in certain conditions.
  
• Fixed bugs that caused the game to get stuck "Looking..." in certain conditions. All known causes of this bug are addressed in the current version.

New variants:
The community has developed some very sharp lines on the Standard board. Tired of losing to (0T5)Qf3>>x(0T1)f7+? Join the official Discord 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel Discord[discord.com] and try to develop a defense, or discuss the newly added variants and weigh in on which might be the new Standard for competitive play.

• Standard - Defended Pawn
  
• Standard - Princess (featuring a new type of Queen w/ only rook+bishop movement).
  
• Standard - Turn Zero
  
• Standard - Two Timelines

Upcoming Content Update:
A larger content patch is currently in development, which will feature clocks for online and local matches, more non-standard pieces, as well as variants and puzzles featuring these pieces and other interesting situations and challenges.

A few minor patches have been released over the weekend to address the following issues:

• One known cause of the a "black screen" issue, believed to affect Intel HD 4000 and Intel HD 5500 GPUs.
  
• One crash on startup related to having zero audio devices.

Also, the community has been hard at work! We've got puzzle guides, picture guides, meme guides. Check it out!

A Guide on Pieces Moving Through Time And Timelines

SPOILERS: Solutions and explainations of puzzles.

Thank you everyone who's playing the game, sharing it with their friends, and exploring the game together.

Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 are now officially supported.

Fixed a crash related to non-ascii characters in your Windows username.

Fixed a few bugs related to puzzles.

• 
  Puzzle draws are no longer counted as wins.
  
• 
  Puzzle AI avoids a few blunders.

The puzzles Rook Tactics III, Combination Attacks IV, Tricky Checkmates I, and others may have unintentionally been marked as complete due to these bugs.

A community member has created a very good primer on the pieces and rules, that may help with any questions you're having.

MariAurum's 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Traveling Tutorial And Piece Movement

The game is now available!

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