Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate (Switch): all the updates

1 October 2024 Lite_Agent Headbang Club, PUNCAKE Délicieux, Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate on Nintendo Switch (originally released in August 2023 in North America, Europe, and Japan)!

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Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate – Ver. ??? (Ver. 1.5)

Release date: TBA
Patch notes:

[NEW] +43 cards

[NEW] +2 shotguns

[NEW] added 4 disruption effects

[NEW] improved AI

[NEW] 27 new achievements!

[NEW] Added new Dutch, Romanian and Vietnamese localizations!

[BALANCE] knockback can now push pieces off of the board

[BALANCE] Force-feeding also gives +1 firepower while your gun is full, +1 ammo bonus removed

[BALANCE] +100% Knockback on Imperial Shot Put

[BALANCE] Analysis Paralysis now lets you recycle cards

[BALANCE] Iron queen now removes a queen (need 2+ queens to spawn)

[BALANCE] Throwing grenades doesn’t spend a turn anymore and their damage is increased to 3

[BALANCE] Kingly Alms only gives 1 grenade now

[BALANCE] Bunker, Throne, Hunt, Buckler and Dagger now work on any leader

[BALANCE] Guillotine and cards mentioning leaders are now excluding each others

[BALANCE] Caltrops now has 50% chance to inflict bleeding on moving pieces and bleeding pieces lose 1 speed

[BALANCE] Caltrops doesn’t delay backup cards anymore

[BALANCE] Kingly alms now inflict +2 dmg on center square

[BALANCE] Small Fry Harvest now have +1 blade instead of +1 ammo_max

[BALANCE] Healers now heal poison and bleeding

[BALANCE] Saddle doesn’t need Cavalry anymore

[BALANCE] Jump from Taunting Hop is now a stat you can stack. You have to choose different targets for each jump on a single turn.

[BALANCE] Disrupt effect Stab now only works on king (invisible if no king on board)

[BALANCE] Engraved Scope now has search +1

[BALANCE] Theocracy now needs 2 bishops to spawn

[BALANCE] Wand of Wrath can’t be used on leaders in general instead of just kings

[BALANCE] Black Mist may bring you unexpected opportunities

[BALANCE] AI now has difficulty levels which increase at ranks 4 and 10

[UI] new interface for disruption effects (undercover mission)

[UI] All temporary bonus/malus to firerange/firepower/fire arc now display in white/red

[UI] Changed wand selection instructions and FX

[UI] Fright range now displayed in left panel

[UI] Wand selection now lets you see target hp

[ERGO] Can now speed through the gameover animation after resigning by clicking anywhere

[BUGFIX] pikes now work through moat

[BUGFIX] Added a reset stats button in the codex

[BUGFIX] Pieces with no possible actions will no longer shake

[BUGFIX] grenade icon is now hidden when no grenade available

[BUGFIX] Flipping Secret Heir now works properly

[BUGFIX] Codex now displays achievements and completion correctly

[BUGFIX] Healer can’t heal allies above hp_max anymore

[BUGFIX] Ammunition Depot rooks will now properly give you free ammo when they die, whatever the cause of death

[BUGFIX] Re-fixed Fool Companion spawning requirements

[BUGFIX] Lifting the last piece with king’s shoulders does not end the level anymore

[BUGFIX] Pieces now take full damage before knockback is applied

[BUGFIX] Fixed pluralization of pieces on a few card descriptions

[BUGFIX] Iron pieces no longer look like regular pieces when held with King’s Shoulders

[BUGFIX] Messages announcing backups now use the localized version of the card names

[BUGFIX] Strafe shots now use parameters from before moving

[BUGFIX] Killing the last leader with bushido while holding a piece no longer results in a soft lock

[LANG] Corrected and modified some texts

[LANG] Replaced all instances of “bullets” with “pellets” which should be less confusing in all cases

[LANG] Ensured card effects will always be described in the same order

[LANG] Updated the French, Spanish, Ukrainian, Polish, Russian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Catalan translations!

Additional notes: none
Source: Puncake Délicieux (Steam)

How to download updates for Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.