Ghostline Chess v1.2.0 — Tactical AI Milestone

Ghostline Chess v1.2.0 — Tactical AI and Website Refresh

This prerelease packages the current Ghostline Chess build as a self-contained Windows x64 download.

Highlights

• Tactical single-player AI opponent for the Damned faction
• Material-aware evaluation across every standard chess piece
• Two-ply minimax search with alpha-beta pruning and capture-first move ordering
• Check, checkmate, and positional-development scoring
• Background AI calculation so the Windows interface remains responsive
• Updated Hallowed Saints and Damned Souls artwork
• Current Ghostline Tome move history and Graveyard captured-piece tracking
• Complete castling, en passant, promotion, draw-rule, and FEN support
• Continuous gothic background suite and randomized environmental ambience
• Twenty-four faction-and-piece move and capture cues
• Adjustable audio controls and the current ambience-intensity system

Installation

1. Download GhostlineChess-v1.2.0-win-x64.zip.
2. Extract the ZIP file.
3. Open the extracted folder.
4. Double-click GhostlineChess.exe.

No Visual Studio or separate .NET installation is required.

Notes

• Windows may display a SmartScreen warning because the application is not code-signed.
• This remains a development prerelease.
• Audio assets are included only as part of the playable package and remain subject to the included license notice.

Package checksum

SHA-256: 59f14c707613c16fe3dbfe5faf436f1ce7a14ebf40f5864401814a0439dde83e