DEV LOG: Big Update Preview Release Schedule Changes

Hey, everyone! It's been a busy couple of weeks here at CHKN HQ. The team has been deep in planning mode, deciding what to add to the game next with the help of your feedback, and we've come up with some exciting stuff we hope you'll like. There's quite a bit to share with you today so let's get to it.

Release Schedule Changes

As mentioned in our last Dev Log, we're moving up from the smaller content updates we've been doing over the last few months to larger feature updates. With this new schedule, we can focus on improvements to the play experience (like lag/performance) and roll out bigger chunks of the game. We've got a lot of stuff planned on the way to CHKN version 1.0 with the first release coming in November.

So many new features… This does mean that there will be more time between releases for a while but please don't fret! As always, we'll keep you posted on development and how things are going throughout. Our Trello Roadmap board has gotten an overhaul and will also stay updated so you can see what we're working on whenever you like.

New Map, New Features, and a Bit of Mystery

We've already got the next big update all planned out and there'll be lots of new stuff for you to do when it's released. Too much to list so here's a preview. New Island Not only is the island getting quite a bit larger, but there will be new things to discover as well.

The whole map will be released and populated with familiar wild creatures to conquer starting with the areas in the top left (NW) section of the map for the first update. We'll also have two new creature types (termite and bee), bosses to defeat, a crystal cave, multiple biome types, something called 'Pig Island', and even some mysterious ruins to explore.

New & Updated Features We also want to solidify the core gameplay loop in Survival Mode for this update, which is the basic flow of the game, so you can feel like your creatures are more useful and you're all getting stronger as you play.

Here is a list of features we’re working on for the November release:

Basic survival progression: get stronger and build more powerful creatures as you explore more of the island and accomplish various tasks
Creature-powered structures: put your creatures to work and turn raw materials into better resources
Tiered crafting system: the better your resources, the better items you can craft
Updated whistle and more creature commands
Updated farming, now with watering buckets
Improved creature building system
New abilities, more recipes, high energy foods… more content!
Mysterious beams shooting into the sky! Find them and unlock their secret….

Of course, we'll also be doing performance and optimization enhancements to help with lag, framerate, and other technical issues, as well as squashing bugs.

Release Date & Future Updates

This next release, version 0.3.0, will be launched the week of November 21st (right before our Thanksgiving holiday here in the US). Until then, we'll be posting more previews and requests for your input. We also plan to do regular Twitch livestreams so you can watch us work, ask questions, and give us your feedback on everything as we go. After November's update, there are more builds planned with even more new and requested features, like a big multiplayer update, flying, creature training, armor for your avatar, breeding, modding… lots of new stuff! The Roadmap has all that too, if you're interested.

Share Your Ideas!

We really appreciate all of your feedback so far and like to think of you guys as our co-designers on CHKN, so we have a few specific questions for you about the next update to help us decide what content to add:

If you'd like to give us feedback on even more things, you can head over to our Community Feedback Trello board. You can add any ideas you have for the categories listed by commenting on a card. Comment away! You can also post on our Steam discussion forums. We're there every weekday to gather your feedback or talk about robodinochicktopusgoats.

Thanks for Reading!

And thanks again for all your support and help making CHKN grow. We hope you like what we have planned and we'll share more soon. Okay, back to work! - Team CHKN

[ 2016-09-15 18:05:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

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+
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