Checkmate: The First Step (Prototype 2.1)

Devlog

• 7/19/26 - 7/25/26
  July 26, 2026 by Team SBO

  7/19 Minor Fixes - Tricks are being properly constructed and updated via their data. 7/20 Card Constructor - You can now see your current play next to the Pile. - Tooltip now reflects High Card Tier (... Continue reading
• 7/12/26 - 7/18/26
  July 19, 2026 by Team SBO

  7/12 Cards - Threes and Trumps now properly interact with each other in either play order. - Separated Effect Speed One from Effect resolution. UX - Repositioned player hand position. - Added CPU hand... Continue reading

  
• 7/6/26 - 7/11/26
  July 12, 2026 by Team SBO

  7/6 Ten Burn - Playing a ten instantly and prematurely burns the Pile, granting you the attack boost. Double Folding - Previously, a single fold burns the pile for the opponent. - Now, the pile will b... Continue reading
• 6/29/26 - 7/4/26 - The Card Update
  July 04, 2026 by Team SBO

  7/4/26 - The Card System Update Happy Fourth- Elise: Can I do it? Gold: Sure, why not? Elise: Happy Fourth of July, everyone! We have done a SUPER ton of work on the project since the last push, and n... Continue reading
• ​ 6/22/26 - 6/28/26
  June 30, 2026 by Team SBO

  6/23 - Expanded upon counters and card play order - Encountered a bug where the dealer wouldn't deal because the shot wasn't assigned during the court's Setting phase. 6/24 - Some bug fixes - Began wo... Continue reading
• 6/15/26 - 6/21/26
  June 22, 2026 by Team SBO

  6/15 - Hooked UI elements back up to the new Court UI - Cards aren't drawing from the new decks yet. - Tuned the input settings for the controller. - Classic Controls can be used with a scroll wheel -... Continue reading
• ​ 6/8/26 - 6/14/26
  June 15, 2026 by Team SBO

  6/8 - Started work on UX improvements and a more complete Card Phase - Added Instructions - Inputs have been expanded - the player can now control the paddle with multiple input types: - Classic - Use... Continue reading
• Devlog: 5/25/26 - 5/31/26
  May 31, 2026 by Team SBO

  5/25 - Set up the Card Phase and Effects (for attack and defense stats) - Set up 3, 10, Queen, and 2 card data for all suits - 3 is the lowest attack, highest defense card. - 10 is the highest attack,... Continue reading

  
• 5/22/26-5/23/26
  May 25, 2026 by Team SBO#dev log, #d-engine, #c-engine

  5/22/2026 - Learned about how to create dialogue in Unity. - Dialogue for games like Checkmate should be in their very own script. - With C#, this is easy and you can set up a custom inspector script... Continue reading
• Introduction
  May 21, 2026 by Team SBO

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  Hey everyone. I'm the lead programmer for Team SBO (Schrödinger's Box Office) and the design lead for Checkmate: The First Step. I go by my internet alias, Goldheart (abbreviated to Gold). I gave the... Continue reading