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Battle vs. Chess

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Battle vs. Chess
Battle vs. Chess cover
Developers
Targem Games
Publishers
TopWare Interactive
Engines
Dagor
Release dates
Windows May 17, 2011
macOS (OS X) May 17, 2011
Linux (Wine) December 5, 2016[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Point and select
Genres Chess
Art styles Stylized
Themes Fantasy
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Battle vs. Chess on Wikipedia

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

Battle vs. Chess is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view chess game.

The game was released as Check vs. Mate in the USA due to a legal claim over the Battle Chess name by Interplay Entertainment.

General information

Steam Community Discussions (Battle vs. Chess)
Steam Community Discussions (Check vs. Mate)

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Requires online activation
CD key
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Windows version requires Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 1].
Uses an in-house DRM activate-able by Internet or by phone.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
Check vs. Mate.
Windows
GamersGate
Requires online activation
Check vs. Mate also available.
DRM: Other DRM.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Separate SKU for US version.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Released as Check vs. Mate, but includes Battle vs. Chess as bonus content
Windows

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Dark Desert
Windows
Floating Island
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\battle vs chess\user_config.cfg
macOS (OS X)
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings
Gameplay settings
Gameplay settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Some resolutions not listed; see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen
UI is stretched.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
2x/4x/8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Set resolution in user_config.cfg[2]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Edit user_config.cfg.
  3. Change seta r_height and seta r_width to the desired resolution.

Input

Audio

Sound settings
Sound settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, music, SFX.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
European version only.
French
German
European version only.
Hungarian
European version only.
Italian
European version only.
Polish
European version only.
Russian
European version only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2
LAN play
2
Online play
2

Connection types

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz Single Core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Snow Leopard
Processor (CPU) Intel Mac 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Per Pixel Shader 2.0


Notes

  1. Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: SSA activation, supports local profiles.

References