The all-new Arena Mode (CHKN Brawl) and Creature Collection feature are now on Pre-Release (instructions below). We need your feedback! Test creatures in a new ‘creature brawl’ and tell us your suggestions on the forums or over on our Discord server. We want to know what you think.

v0.6.0 Pre-Release Patch Notes

New Features

• New mode: Arena!
  
  • It’s time for a good ol’ fashioned creature brawl. Pick two teams to enter the arena and battle it out in a best-of series format. The last team standing wins.
    
  • Choose creatures from your own creations or find contenders on Steam Workshop.
    
  • Spectate the battle or control creatures directly during the fight.
    
  • Check out our developer stream video where we test out the Arena.
    
  • Note: Multiplayer and more creature abilities coming soon!

Creature Collection Added

• Browse, search, add, remove, duplicate, and subscribe to creatures all in one place.
  
• Filter creatures by different stats or search using the text field.
  
• Wild creatures you discover while exploring in Adventure Mode are also added to the Collection under “Discovered”. (NOTE: Currently, all wild creatures are revealed to all profiles while we upgrade Adventure Mode.)
  
• Use the Collection to spawn creatures in Creative Mode or choose challengers in Arena Mode.

• New Profile-Based Save System
  
  • Save your progress, game worlds, and creatures to separate player profiles.
    
    • Creative Mode games are now saved per profile.
      
    • Adventure Mode games/progress are now linked to a profile. (NOTE: Adventure Mode is currently not available on pre-release.)
    
    
  • Note: In future, the profile system will track discovered wild creatures per profile and let you bring your profile’s bonded creatures and items with you into multiplayer games.
  
  
• Test drive of Procedurally Generated Terrain System
  
  • We are testing a new system to randomly generate terrains and more easily create new maps and areas for you to explore in various game modes.
    
  • Note: You’ll see new environments that are a work in progress.

Improvements

• Side stepping animations have been added to chicken legs
  
• Gameplay is now paused when loading so you won’t miss any action when playing single player
  
• New foliage system added for improved graphics and better performance
  
• Reduced fog. Go forth and SEE!
  
• Settings are now saved per branch so you can have different settings on Live and Pre-Release.

Quick Links

• Want to check out the Arena? Here’s how to get on Pre-Release. Your feedback and suggestions help us a lot. Tell us on the forums.
  
• Looking for a friend for multiplayer? Try our Discord server. (Thanks, SquidKing!)
  
• Watch on YouTube and Twitch
  
• Follow us on Twitter
  
• Sign up for our Newsletter

Back to work for us! Have a great weekend, everyone.

- Team CHKN

http://store.steampowered.com/app/420930/CHKN/