This update gives a performance boost to min spec computers. If youve had lag or framerate issues in the past, please try out this build and join us over on Discord to let us know how it works for you! We also added a variety of new Life Block sizes so you can build even more interesting creatures. Save them to the Workshop and share them with us - we want to see!

Performance Improvements

Optimized FPS and UI rendering to improve FPS by 10-20 depending on hardware
Reduced world streaming hitching by spreading updates over several frames
Brought in low poly versions of trees for improved low end device performance
World generation time greatly reduced
Reduced initial load time

New Creature Life Block Sizes

Additional Life Block body sizes added: Small, Medium, Large, XLarge, XXLarge, and all their half sizes are now available for all animal types to give you more variety and build options.

Perfect sizes for additional extremities or a lovely armored hat.

Balancing & Bug Fixing

Creature/Temple world generation has been tuned. If you havent checked out the new larger world, nows a good time! Its procedurally generated and player-created creatures can spawn in the wild. You never know what youll run into.

The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy.

Tuned crafted player items for progression balance
Additional pre-built, player-created creatures added to the game

Like these Octopalms created by Cohollow. Majestic! And quite fashionable actually.

Fixed infinite loading screen after player death
Fixed the creature collection filling up with white squares when the creatures data cannot be read from disk
Fixed bug that would cause the player to become invisible and make the game unstable
Fixed dragging to move or remove blocks in the creature builder
Fixed bug that occasionally caused the player avatar to render without a head or arms after death
Fixed odd rotations while swimming
Fixed Lifeshaper upgrade failing to unlock after defeating a Temple Boss

Just defeat the boss and the upgrade is yours! Easy, right?

Fixed creature block neck shifting while building
Fixed bad data on the Unicorn Horn that was preventing it from being used in building
Fixed game hanging when quitting to desktop
Fixed bad culling settings on world geometry that caused it to disappear
Fixed throwing direction when chase cam is active
Fixed creatures in party not defending the player if the creatures were issued a follow command
Fixed tranquilizer darts not putting creatures to sleep
Fixed distance check to mount when attempting to ride creature

Many thanks to the CHKNeers on Discord. Theyve been helping us find and fix bugs in our Pre-Release test updates and its a big help! Its also a great place to show off your creations! Heres the newest version of an old favorite, Destroyer 3.0 by squidking.

So join the CHKN Discord if you want to help us test new builds before theyre released, find new friends for multiplayer, get creature ideas, or share your CHKN suggestions. Also, someone Photoshopped chicken wings onto their real dog. That happened.

See you there! - Team CHKN https://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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