We’re in progress on development for the future of CHKN. We want you to test and give us feedback on the pre-release build. Full notes on what’s new and how to install it are below! Since it’s a work in progress, expect bugs, performance issues, unfinished gameplay, and other weirdness. You can report anything you find here on the forums. It really helps and we love hearing from you!

Download Pre-Release

To try out all the new features, you’ll need to switch to the Pre-Release (testing) version of CHKN. Just follow these steps: [olist]

Right click on CHKN in your Steam Library and select “Properties”.

Click on the “Betas” tab.

In the dropdown menu, select “prerelease”.[/olist] That’s it! Steam will download the Pre-Release build and you can create a new game to start testing all the new content. (If you ever want to switch back to the stable release build, just select “NONE” from the dropdown at any time. Your saved games will still be there when you return!)

Testing Tip: Teleporting!

To help you move around more quickly while testing, you can also teleport. Hit [Enter] and type one of these /teleport commands into the chat bar. Then hold onto your shorts!

New zone starting area: /teleport 3477 83 3366
Old starting temple: /teleport -2593 69 439
Forest temple: /teleport -1356 107 -137
Desert temple: /teleport 82 129 402
Swamp temple: /teleport -48 155 -1085

Patch Notes

New Features

New Adventure Mode Starting Area: a whole new starting experience to explore!
- Includes a new biome (Tropical Oasis/Beach) with improved art style for all new assets: vegetation, trees, terrain, textures, and items (food & resources)
- New wild chicken, pig, dog, and cow creature variations (leave your favorites in the comments!)
- First pass at updated tutorial mechanics and new prompts to teach new players in a clearer way
  - Tutorial messages will now pause the game and display important information the first time a player encounters an item or a game mechanic
- Solve new puzzles, find hidden treasure chests, and defeat a brand new boss CHKN at the end of the zone
- Completing the tutorial takes you to the old tutorial’s “starter temple” to continue your adventures in the larger world (which will be updated to the new art style in the future!)
Updated life blocks and textures
- Revamped chicken: updated life blocks (eye, mouth, wing, leg, comb) + new body block variations and textures
  - Smaller blocks are lighter, larger ones are tougher… experiment with Life Block combinations!
- Updated dog textures
- More creatures will be revamped in the coming months as we continue to add more meaning and depth to creature building.
New creature ability: Glide
- Chicken wings now unlock the Glide ability!
  - We’ll be adding more abilities/AI/animations unlocked by specific Life Blocks in the coming months. Suggestions welcome!
- Ride a creature (using a saddle), then hold spacebar to jump and glide through the air.
- Best to pick up momentum before hand by sprinting.
- Consumes stamina per wing attached (if a creature is out of stamina mid-glide, it will fall to the ground)
- Gliding fall rate is determined by the mass mass of creature vs the amount of attached wings.
  - Tip: Try making your your chicken lighter and/or faster to glide farther in a single jump.

Improvements

Stamina bar added to the UI
- Added for both the player (you!) and tamed/bonded creatures
- Stamina will decrease when sprinting, running, rolling, performing melee strikes, and when using certain abilities. If winded, these actions will not be possible so keep an eye on it!
Life Shaper Relic progression updated
- Creature bonding/revival and creature building are now unlocked with two separate relics for smoother progression ramping
Structure breaking updated
- A structure item will now will break with one hit for first 30 seconds after placed for quick recovery when misplacing or just changing your mind. (Afterwards, hit points and minimal break damage values will be used as per usual.)

Bug Fixes

Attaching to a top of a block now faces forward by default
Game crashing bugs caused by poachers fixed
Frozen unresponsive poachers fixed
Rain volume not impacted by options fixed

This is a work in progress. Leave a post on the forums to let us know what you think so far!

Next Dev Stream: Community Workshop Creations!

Since it’s a holiday here in the U.S. this week, our next developer stream will be on Wednesday (Nov 22) @ 3:30 PM EST. Join us on Twitch or YouTube and show us your favorite creations! See you then! - Team CHKN http://store.steampowered.com/app/420930/CHKN/

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CHKN
Katapult

Developer

Katapult

Publisher

2016-04-01

Release

Indie Casual Singleplayer Multiplayer EA

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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