DEV LOG: Art Update with animations, early concept art, and more!

Well, hello everyone! It's been awhile since we had a chat. Today we wanted to share with you some behind-the-scenes of our creature animating process, and also share some articles we wrote on the art and backstory of CHKN!

ART UPDATE

Kevin is working on new environment features to get ready for future updates, and Ashley is working on animating tails, tongues and more! They are oddly mesmerizing...

Later this month we are releasing our first pass for advanced creature abilities and the beginnings of more rich interaction with creatures! This means more animations to let you know how creatures are feeling, like happy/sad/excited skunk tails and wings, licking cow tongues, and pinching claws!

MADE WITH UNITY DEVELOPER STORIES

Kate wrote these articles for Made with Unity and we wanted to share them with you for a quick read. They give insights into our inspirations on design and player experience. You can also check out some silly concept art from way in the beginning, like these creatures:

1. The Miracle of Life Packed into Cubes: Which came first, the CHKN or the Egg? 2. The Art of CHKN: Building Life, Block by Block.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

We would love to have your feedback on the new Poacher Update! If you are interested in answering a few questions, please email our product manager Saarim here: saarim@katapultstudio.com. Thanks guys! Also a big welcome to anyone who is new from the Steam Summer Sale! - Team CHKN.

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CHKN

Katapult Developer

Katapult Publisher

2016-04-01 Release

Indie Casual Singleplayer Multiplayer EA Tags

Game News Posts: 127

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support

Mostly Positive (1630 reviews)

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

CHKN Linux [841.87 M]

Available DLCs:

The Art of CHKN

Behold! The miracle of life packed into cubes. CHKN is an open world sandbox game where life itself is your strongest tool. Bring creatures to life by assembling them from body parts, each packed with its own special sauce. Cook up whatever creatures you want and don’t be surprised if your creation has a mind of its own. With Creative, Adventure, and Multiplayer modes, there is an abomination for everyone.

KEY FEATURES

Unique AI (aka the Special Sauce): You have the power to bring creatures to life by slapping blocks together, in whatever shape, size, or combination you want. These blocks of intelligent life give your creature unique personalities based on the combinations you make. No two creatures are alike...unless you make them alike. In which case, an egg will pop out of one of them. Even if it’s a cat. Because SCIENCE.
Creature Interaction. Creatures have all the feels and they’re not afraid to express them. Sad eyebrows? Your creature might be lonely. Happy smiles and farts? Your creature loves you for feeding them hamburgers. If a creature is snarling and running at you, then it’s probably too late - you’re dead.
Survival Tactics: You and your creature are starving to death. Do you feed your creature the last of your apples? Or do you cook your creature into a burger to feed yourself!?? Too much? OK.
Creatures will work better than tools at collecting resources and protecting your homestead. They’re better at fighting and cutting down trees than you are, so you’ll definitely want them on your side.
BUILD ALL THE THINGS!: Build a house! Build a farm! Build a three-headed, five-footed, llama-rantula-pus! With your creatures’ help, break apart your surroundings to craft tools and structures. Craft beds made of chicken parts and farm the land in order to survive and thrive.
Adventure, Creative and Multiplayer Modes. Modes on modes on modes.
Burps and farts. Need we say more?

DISCLAIMER

This is an Early Access game, which means it’s a little chick growing with every build. Remember raising them in school? Well, we’re that little chick under the heat lamps, confused about why we’re standing in sawdust with kids staring down at us.
But seriously. We’re just beginning with CHKN and we want you along for the ride. It’s going to be crazy and weird, but we’re going to involve you in any way possible, whether it’s asking for advice, testing out new features, or just showing us your ridiculous creations! We love hearing from you guys. Team CHKN is just a tweet, email, comment, or a very loud scream away. There will be bugs and there will be issues. Keep that in mind before you play.

FUTURE ROADMAP:

Additional creatures; dragon, goat, sheep, llama and many more.
Added abilities; flying, poison, fire breathing.
Improved AI; dogs can guard houses, ants can follow scents, etc.
Improved Multiplayer Mode.
Cactus-Man.
Much larger world, with additional biomes and points of interest.
See our full Road Map here.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04+. 64-bit; SteamOS+
Processor: 2 GHz Equivalent CPUMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 3 Compatible GPUNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 5 GB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04+. 64-bit; SteamOS+
Processor: i5 Quad CoreMemory: 8 GB RAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia 900 seriesNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 5 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: SSD storage

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