New Features in Variants-Test

(Go to chess.com/variants-test to test these features out yourself!)

Last blog post: https://www.chess.com/blog/ChessMasterGS/30-sec-is-officially-hyperbullet-on-variants-server

Video:

Features in Order (or a bit out of order):

• Change: 1|7 is the new default rapid time control
• Change: Solo is merged with FFA 
• Change: Multiple time controls such as 30 sec are moved to Hyperbullet
• Change: Rating range specifications now require you do to 1st grade math (for example -100, +100 instead of 1400-1600)
• Bug Fix: Layout changes depending on your membership and no longer bugs out for free members
• Parity: Elephant is now called the Chancellor to match /variants
• Parity: Hawk is now called the Archbishop to match /variants
• Change: Pawns can now promote to walls 
• Player/Admin Parity: Transparent Walls are no longer a CGA-only feature
• Easter Egg: Ox6 is called Ox10000 when creating a game
• Change: There is a choice to now give points to the remaining players, rather than the stalemated player
• Parity: Antichess is now called Giveaway to match /variants
• Parity: Deadwall is now called Stonewall to match /variants
• Parity: Added rule variants:
  • Atomic (Pieces disappear when they capture and cause an explosion that removes pieces)
    • Explained better here: https://www.chess.com/terms/atomic-chess
  • Fog of War (You only see the squares that you can move to)
    • Explained better here: https://www.chess.com/terms/fog-of-war-chess
  • Any Capture (Capture Anything)
    • Explained here: https://www.chess.com/terms/capture-anything-chess
  • Sideways (Pawns can move sideways)
  • Torpedo (Pawns can always move 2 squares forward, instead of just the 1st move)
  • Allow Passing (You can skip moves)
  • Fatal Capture (If you take a (live piece/zombie piece, not a dead piece), the capturer turns into a dead piece)
  • Racing Kings (You can win by getting your king to the 14th rank, although this is pretty much useless in 4PC)
  • Bare Piece Rule (You are forfeited if you only have 1 piece)
  • Rook Textures (Rook can be changed to look like a cannon or a ship to match Chaturanga and Chaturaji respectively, this does not change gameplay)
• Change: Icons for rule variants are changed
• Change: You can change the color scheme of the pieces and the board automatically in analysis
• Parity: Ferz, Camel, Camel-Rider, and Wildebeest textures are changed to match Courier Chess on /variants
• Change: Royal Pieces can be set by using a button and then clicking on the desired piece instead of needing to type in the coordinates
• Change: You can now use a 14x14 square board as opposed to the standard 4PC board
• Change: You can turn off castling rights in analysis for queenside, kingside, or both
• Change: 

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Old

• Easter Egg:

The Following were added after the making of the video or were missed:

• Parity: Royal is differentiated from other pieces by a small Saint circle to match Courier Chess
• New Easter Eggs + Features (Explained in Part 2):

https://www.chess.com/blog/ChessMasterGS/new-features-in-variants-test-part-2