Just Go news & patch notes

Greetings Go Players! Here are some of the updates in the new release:

• Just go is now available in Russian and German
• In Tsumego mode, if a player makes a wrong move, they can go back to the previous move without having to start over
• Showing less than 1% of suggested moves
• Fixed countdown voice issue in local multiplayer mode
• Allowed players to show/hide analysis charts in Replay mode
• Fixed tournament time conflict issue in career mode
• Adjusted the overall difficulty of the AI in league and tournaments
• Ability to adjust the AI's thinking time in the Settings

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/3035df22ffad1a74d0254cb803e556b9942f24d1.jpg BTW, our new game "Just Xiangqi" steam store page is up now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2248180/_/ Thanks again for all the support this year! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! - Studio Amateur

Hello Go Players. It's been a while since our last update, and here are the new features/bug fixes we've added in patch 1.1.8:

• Ability to show subsequent variations of each move in replay mode
• Polished the Chinese garden scene
• Allow users to freely increase or decrease skill points in career mode
• Added restricted rankings for OGS searches
• Added White's and Black's win rate charts to the game replay
• Fixed the background animation lag issue in the main scene
• Added Guidance/Tips for "LIfe and Death" Tsumegos

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/c326513548a51d6e3485a6da0da3a8357e1be8f8.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/5e5516516e4c55cddccf7cc42635dbbcc27b2ab8.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/530ffbee51fb8e54598f751a43d42b3634fd31dd.jpg Russian and German localization is in progress and should be added in the next update. More tips for Tsumegos will be added later as well. Thanks again for your support! - Studio Amateur

Hi Go Players, Here are the main features of the new version 1.1.0 update:

• Recent professional matches have been added and will be updated in real time (integrated with gokifu.com)
• You can request a rematch in the Steam Online game
• Added Tsumego answers and variations
• Fixed some hints/tips in the "Basic Capture" Tsumego section

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/ead0eb2ab7d127a67d2f02a69b70271bf4c36780.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/3d9da4ca31dee70ed62a4de9df655684e8c179da.jpg The upcoming update will add restricted rankings for OGS searches and allow users to freely add or subtract skill points in career mode. In addition, the ability to show subsequent changes on each move in the replay will be updated later this week. - Studio Amateur

Hey Go players, Here are updates from the past two weeks:

• Allow the AI(s) to take over and play against you at any time in Replay mode
• Steam Deck Support (including UI fixes, resolution support, AI tweaks and so on)
• Added a "Scoring" tutorial (in the Endgame section)
• Added Guidance/Tips for "Basic Capture" Tsumegos
• Re-worked the Commentary Room camera movements
• Show captured stones in the game scenes
• Fixed the "only one career mode save is stored" issue in Steam Cloud

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/22a9ae3a381a8b373401f606257efe298967eab2.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/dc6f977ed909ab2c69fb7119fa3bba3435cc8e38.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/f4f4dce04aa185a3e48f64659dfc72ca494f8cba.jpg The upcoming update(s) will focus on the bug fixes and minor improvements, and new scene is also under development. Thanks you all! - Studio Amateur

Hi Go players, Here are the updates for the new version 1.0.18:

• Added "Request counting" to the game
• Adjustable AI resignation mechanism (you can force the AI to delay the resignation until the endgame)
• Added board coordinates to the Commentary Room
• Adjusted AI difficulty for 19x19 games, lowered the Beginner and Novice difficulty, enhanced the Amateur dan level AIs.
• Fixed an issue in career mode where adjourning the game would reset skill points
• Fixed the issue of two players timing out at the same time in Steam matchmaking.
• Support direct import of SGF games downloaded from Fox Go Server
• Fixed wrong move numbers in Replay mode

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/740cfc2921943d832cc2341d03aa9cf50f85d085.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/ebc6033f43e99a5d437db61330ba630ac3fe06ed.jpg Guidance and tips for beginner-level Tsumego problems and Scoring tutorials are still in the localization process and should be updated next week. The new feature that allows the AI to take over and play against you at any time in replay mode, is also still in testing. Feel free to leave any suggestions and questions below, we'll read every message and review. Thanks! - Studio Amateur

Hello everyone, Here are the main updates of the new version 1.0.13:

• Analysis mode has been added to Tsumego training, which makes it easier for players to try various solutions
• Significantly reduce the loading time between Tsumego questions
• Added "9x9 Matches Only" and "13x13 Matches Only" options in career mode
• Corrected the wrong Tsumego problems and provided more solutions (will be updated continuously)
• Show the most recent 50 games (previously only 20 games were displayed)
• Different scenes can be selected when spectating live games on OGS
• Fixed the auto-resignation issue when playing 3-handicap games with others on Steam
• Fixed the 4k resolution issue

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/1827844b7f5e3008a3fe36375aac51bbd8a5353e.jpg Based on all the feedback, we will then fix the following issues:

• In Replay mode, add an option to allow the AI to take over and play against you at any point
• Provide guidance and tips for beginner-level Tsumego problems
• Due to network latency, when playing with friends on steam, both sides sometimes time out at the same time

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/3bb7b66a20e7582f7a96e0bf0974fef5b806f11e.jpg Thanks again for all the suggestions and feedback! Really appreciated. - Studio Amateur

Hello Go players, Here are some of the updates we made since last week.

• Multiple saves support in career mode
• After finishing a game, you can go directly to the replay/analysis mode
• Dead stones will be marked during the territorial analysis
• Improved the overall difficulty of the Amateur (dan-level) AIs
• Increased the probability of triggering the "Bad Move Hint" ability in career mode
• Supported for shortcut keys in replay mode
• Reduced in-game CPU usage
• Fixed the bug that the stone sometimes disappeared after player placed it

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/d5004a09a47fbd255fd2ed7eacc8d4941631f1eb.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/c9834255b70a5136dc4e881b9e38bf17df4e50c8.png Next week, we'll update the Tsumego answers, remove duplicate questions and show the correct solution (when player can't figure it out). Meanwhile, we are working with Go teachers to add some guidance and hints to the Tsumego questions. We received some feedback saying that even though they completed the question, but they still don't know why it was working. Thanks again for your support since the release!

Greetings! Update 1.0.4 has just been released, here are some of the changes:

• OGS automatic reconnection
• Support handicap games in OGS
• Fixed a bug which may cause OGS to disconnect frequently
• Added Vertical Sync option in settings
• Fixed typos and mistakes in the tutorial
• Optimized SGF game import
• Fixed a conflict issue between Steam cloud save and local save

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/e7cab7bd2768cde49e76706a190e90f999854271.png Here are some of the fixes/feature we will be working on next week:

• Multiple saves in Career mode
• Update Tsumego answers
• When you finish a match, go directly to analysis mode
• Add two buttons in OGS matches that allow players to jump to next/previous game
• 4k resolution problem

Again, thanks for all the comments and reviews!

Thank you all very much your support of "Just Go". We have received many feedback and suggestions and will keep updating the game afterwards. Here are some hot fixes since the release: - Fixed OGS connection and game result inconsistency issues - Added 1600 x 900 resolution support - Minor changes to the Match Room scene {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/6d269bef090835f6bc60ad015f16c266f0ac32b2.jpg

Greetings! We're trilled to announce that “Just Go” is now available on Steam, thank you for your continued interest and support! The game is priced at $9.99 with a 10% launch discount for the first week. If you're interested in the game, then don't miss this opportunity. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/c7a4b5f4622dc1e80cb493dbfe64f9372176e67f.png Compared to the demo version, in the official release, we have added the following:

• A more realistic career mode experience
• Over 3,000 Go problems (Tsumego) for all levels of players
• A fully dubbed Go tutorials for beginners covering from the Opening to the Endgame
• Two gorgeous new game scenes (Chinese Garden and Tournament Room)
• Upload local games in SGF format (game will provide AI reviews and intelligent analysis)
• Global leaderboard to help you find players of similar level and play against them on Steam
• Hundreds of classic Go matches have been recorded
• OGS integration improvements

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/f81b286ef15b3bd3036f38f7977b81d430902f92.png Also, Russian and German localization is in progress, and we will add support for both languages later this year. Finally, we would appreciate it if you could leave a review on Steam about your experience with the game, it would mean a lot to us! Thanks again! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1862520/ - Amateur Studio

Hey everyone! We are incredibly excited to announce that Just Go Demo is available now! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/562bdda06ce3f531edb18afb3c73647addb94b2e.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/24ac3cb616ced74a0792346482ed60380e2f64ec.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41722704/7ecdddcc0e7c01e8930faa838f569cf06978fe42.jpg The demo version contains all AI levels, from absolutely novice to professional Go player. And we have Washitsu and Commentary Room scenes for you to choose from. At present, the game is still under intensive development, and we hope to bring you the BEST Go game! If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to tell us in the discussion section. Hope you enjoy the game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1862520/_/ - Studio Amateur