CHKN

Katapult Developer

Katapult Publisher

2016-04-01 Release

Indie Casual Singleplayer Multiplayer EATags

Game News Posts: 127

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support

Mostly Positive (1646 reviews)

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The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

CHKN Linux [841.87 M]

Available DLCs:

The Art of CHKN

Hotfixes for Top Player Reports (Saves Multiplayer)

Thank you so much for the bug reports since the last update! The in-game feedback form sends us a ton of info along with your reports and it really helps us squash these bugs more quickly. Weve released a few patches with many fixes since then, including the top-reported issues with saved games and multiplayer, so here are all the patch notes in one place. You can also report bugs and see patch notes as soon as updates are released over on the CHKN Discord. Happy Friday!

Creature Improvements

Friendly creatures do a better job avoiding running into the player when pathing.
Creature movement improved so they backup correctly when walking into them.
Creature to player collision is now less erratic during combat.
Charge ability to will no longer damage structure floors.
The player will now dismount automatically when a creature is affected by a control-based status effect (fears, possessions, etc).
Possession abilities (like Purrfect Charm) are now represented in the UI when active on a creature.
Increased mill and hatchery out-of-range distance slightly, and a message is now displayed if a party creature cancels a job at a mill or hatchery due to moving out of range.

Gameplay Improvements

Club tool can now break stone.
Fire will now be put out when underwater.
Reduced incoming damage if the player is hit while riding.
Changed Life Shaper level to learn new recipes.
Player weapon melee range increased.
Riding a creature can now automatically toggle to third-person camera.
Depth of field added to post processing.
Added new console commands to rescue missing Loot and Chests: /LiftLoot and /LiftChest
Shift + Click shortcuts for managing inventory now works with either shift keys

Multiplayer Bug Fixes

Fixed bug that broke a clients saved game if the host changed the game mode to Adventure from Creative game via the console command.
Fixed the map showing the other player indicator for yourself in multiplayer games (now just correctly displays the self indicator).
Fixed riding state in multiplayer where players did not sit on the saddle correctly for clients.
Fixed party creatures not syncing correctly for clients if spawned through the creature collection.
Fixed bug where creature guardians and other players tamed creatures could be tamed.
Fixed feedback for clients when striking things they cannot break.
Disabled taking damage for clients in multiplayer until they have finished loading.
Chests now show the correct items for clients.
Fixed creature naming bug in party screen for clients in networked games.
Fixed errors with tamed creature data in networked games.
Fixed players becoming invisible over time.
Fixed saddle and structure casting on the wrong player in networked games.

Other Bug Fixes

Added a fix to infinite loading when continuing a save
Added save game corruption check to attempt to recover if in a bad state.
Fixed bug with achievements that failed to include players tamed creatures as contributors.
Fixed garbled looking creature arms that would appear at times.
Fixed party slots not reflecting actual state on game initial load.
Fixed fire rendering on stomps.
Fixed chicken wing flap sound timing and added sound to the right wing.
Fixed hatchery bug that would cause hundreds of eggs to spawn in the world, whoops.
Fixed egg physics so they dont fall on LOD change.
Fixed issues with health and death values causing creatures to not see entities.
Added safeties to creatures where actions are being done on them before they are fully assembled.
Fixed bugs with Purrfect Charm ability.
Fixed an exploit allowing use of infinite items.
Fixed item rendering when entering riding state.
Fixed bug in creature animation system that could cause it to be stuck in state that prevented it from using abilities.
Fixed the map compass waypoint icons.
Added safety code to animation networking to prevent running logic before creature is assembled.
Fixed a display issue with the countdown when an out of range creature is added to a party.
Fixed issues with navigation stopping distance that prevented creatures from using mills and hatcheries.
Fixed summon bug that prevented spawning a party creature.
Fixed Dragon animations.
Fixed teleporting underwater on death when riding a creature
Fixed issues with ride command distance checks.
Fixed bugs with creature collisions.
Fixed bug with camera offset when riding.
Fixed creature data issue that could cause save corruption and loss of party or tamed creatures.
Fixed non-responsive creature state
Fixed creature brush to correctly brush tamed creatures when used

Known Issues

Summoning tamed creatures to join your party while in multiplayer isn't working. Were looking into it!

If you have any other issues, please use the form in-game to send a report and well take a look ASAP. You can also hop in the Discord to let us know or just to say hello!

Community Creature Ideas!

The CHKNeers over on Discord have been sharing great ideas with us. Everything from abilities to features to creatures, of course. Here are just a few, with concept art even! Flame has submitted a lot of great ideas but you can never go wrong with a frog. They also suggested it could be purple and poisonous instead. *takes notes*

SlimeBoy123abc suggested this adorable axolotl be added to the game. Its pretty hard to resist that face.

And Tabletopcheese shared their idea of adding a spring part. Pure genius. We think the poachers would approve.

Keep them coming, everyone! We love all your creativity and will be spotlighting more amazing ideas in the future. You can share yours in the CHKN Discord. - Team CHKN

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[ 2019-06-21 16:42:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

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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