Chicken Invaders 4 news & patch notes

This is a minor maintenance release. Changelog: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-155/36721

This is a minor maintenance update. Changelog here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-154/36248

Two main changes in this update (which affects the Episode only, not the original game)

• Added support for two-player games on the same computer
• Steam achievements now work

This is a small update to the Episode which:

• Adds a loading screen (to fix the stuttering caused by the initial asset preload). Pro tip: you can still press ESC to skip the loading screen (although of course the loading will still continue in the background, potentially causing stutters for a few seconds).
• Adds the "automatic" option for letterboxing (which will stretch up to 20%, then letterbox beyond that).

Due to changes to some internal files, this update will regrettably reset any in-progress mission, and also any Options relating to Graphics/Sound/Controls/etc.

This is a very small update that nevertheless fixes a very serious issue: being unable to save your progress if your Steam name started with certain emoji.

EPISODE 4

This is a free major update which introduces the new "Episode" format: a fundamental rework of the game incorporating several significant and far-reaching enhancements:

• Remastered graphics. Now in glorious Full HD 1920x1080 (16:9), rather than the original 1600x960 (5:3). Each wave, cutscene, and menu has been individually reviewed and tweaked to account for the new aspect ratio and screen dimensions.
• Improved weapons. The weapon roster has been reworked and rebalanced. This is the cumulative result of a large player community effort to make all weapons equally effective and fun to use.
• New engine. More display options, more visual effects, better customization for controls, plays nicer with recent versions of Windows.
• More languages. This is the result of another player community effort to translate the game to their native language. This project is still ongoing, so expect to see improved translations (or even new languages) over the coming updates.
• Built-in seasonal content. Your progress (career stats, unlockables, mission progress) is now unified across all seasons.
• Endless mode.

A slew of exciting features have also been back-ported from Chicken Invaders Universe and made available in this update: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1510460

• New weapons
• New special weapons
• Boosters
• 6 skill levels (doubled from the original 3)
• Custom cuisines
• Hot, frozen, electric, massive, and darkness environments

There is even support for exporting your purchase into Chicken Invaders Universe for free! More on that below.

HOW TO PLAY THE UPDATE

The Episode comes as a separate launch option when you click "Play" in your Steam Library. If you are using a desktop shortcut to launch the game, note that the shortcut Steam creates can only start the game using the default launch option. Sadly, there is no way to launch the Episode directly, however you can force the launch options dialog to be displayed each time the shortcut is clicked. Right-click on your desktop shortcut, and select "Properties". Replace the URL field with this: steam://launch/301300/dialog

ORIGINAL GAME

The original game format is still available to play. Although the Episode has most of the features of the original (and a lot more besides), there are still some scenarios where you might prefer to play the original:

• You like playing using the old mechanics, and the old game balance. Forks forever!
• You want to play a two-player game on the same PC.
• You want LAN/internet multiplayer functionality. For this, you should export your account to Chicken Invaders Universe (see below for instructions). Even so, the original uses Steam relay servers, which allows it connect even under certain uncommon network scenarios where Chicken Invaders Universe cannot.
• You keep track of Steam achievements and leaderboards.
• You want to play on Mac or Linux natively.
• Purely for familiarity and nostalgia reasons.

HOW TO EXPORT TO CHICKEN INVADERS UNIVERSE (CIU)

Prerequisites:

• Download CIU from https://store.steampowered.com/app/1510460 . It's free!
• You must already have a CIU account, and that account must be associated with an e-mail.
• You must own Chicken Invaders 4 on Steam yourself (that is, it must be purchased under the same account that you've used to log in to Steam). Steam Cafe or Family sharing do not count as owning the game.

Steps:

• At the main menu of Chicken Invaders 4, select "Options" then "Accounts".
• Select "Export Purchase".
• Enter your CIU account e-mail and click Submit.
• Done.

Now log into CIU to receive your DLC!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39760645/fe4acd8b74f44b596886239532a24444f30717a2.png The Chicken Invaders Soundtrack has been released! Get it now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2248460/Chicken_Invaders_Soundtrack

-25% for the first week!

You've heard it before. It's always been in the background, fanning your sense of heroism, making you sweat in nail-biting tension, spurring you on to a chicken-blasting frenzy... And now you can enjoy it whenever you please! This quadruple soundtrack album contains all music from Chicken Invaders: Revenge of the Yolk, Ultimate Omelette, Cluck of the Dark Side, and Universe. It's a big and intricate orchestral score, composed and produced by wonderfully talented 2dB Music Production. Sit back, relax, and re-live your greatest chicken-hunting moments by listening to the full-length tracks, or enjoy the small jingles as ringtones for your mobile phone. As Bob Mandel, senior writer for the online magazine Adrenaline Vault writes: "This is the most rousing, energizing, inspirational orchestral game soundtrack I have heard in many a year — in both virtual and real environments, it makes me feel as if I can overcome any obstacle !!!!!!!"

Windows: This update fixes certain translations and other minor cosmetic issues. Mac: This update ensures compatibility with macOS 12 Monterey, and also fixes a sound issue (namely, no sound at all) under certain circumstances. Linux: As a reminder, we have recently discontinued all Linux games due to insufficient market interest and increasing maintenance costs. The recommended way to play this game now is through Steam's Proton: right-click on the game in your Library, select "Properties", then "Compatibility", and force one of the Proton versions there.

We've just issued a small update to the macOS version of the game, which improves compatibility with Retina screens under macOS 10.15 Catalina.

We've just issued a cumulative update (Windows, Mac, Linux) to update the Steam version of the game with the latest improvements, bug fixes, and compatibility tweaks.

For those of you interested in completing your Chicken Invaders 4 experience, we've released the Deluxe bundle (Chicken Invaders 4 + all DLC). Alternatively, for the ultimate chicken hunter, we have the Complete Set bundle (all Steam Chicken Invaders episodes + all DLC). Deluxe: http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/1760/ Complete Set: http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/1759/

For those of you interested in completing your Chicken Invaders 4 experience, we've released the Deluxe bundle (Chicken Invaders 4 + all DLC). Alternatively, for the ultimate chicken hunter, we have the Complete Set bundle (all Steam Chicken Invaders episodes + all DLC). Deluxe: http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/1760/ Complete Set: http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/1759/

Today we released an update for Chicken Invaders 4. Apart from minor improvements, it adds language support for: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Hebrew, Greek, Portuguese, and Romanian. Note: We have made changes to the way the game is launched under Mac and Linux, so this update is mandatory for those platforms.

Today we released an update for Chicken Invaders 4. Apart from minor improvements, it adds language support for: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Hebrew, Greek, Portuguese, and Romanian. Note: We have made changes to the way the game is launched under Mac and Linux, so this update is mandatory for those platforms.

Just a small update for Chicken Invaders 4 today that fixes a long-standing graphics issue (the wrong graphic was shown). Bonus props to whoever can discover which graphic has changed!

Just a small update for Chicken Invaders 4 today that fixes a long-standing graphics issue (the wrong graphic was shown). Bonus props to whoever can discover which graphic has changed!

The Christmas Edition of Chicken Invaders 4 is now also available as DLC. This, together with the Easter and Thanksgiving Editions which were released a few days ago, conclude the available DLCs... for now :)

The Christmas Edition of Chicken Invaders 4 is now also available as DLC. This, together with the Easter and Thanksgiving Editions which were released a few days ago, conclude the available DLCs... for now :)

The Thanksgiving Edition of Chicken Invaders 4 is now also available as DLC. Don't forget that in multiplayer games, it's not necessary to use the same edition for all players -- each player can use whatever edition they prefer. For example, it's perfectly possible for one player to use the Thanksgiving edition while other co-players use the Standard or Easter editions).

The Thanksgiving Edition of Chicken Invaders 4 is now also available as DLC. Don't forget that in multiplayer games, it's not necessary to use the same edition for all players -- each player can use whatever edition they prefer. For example, it's perfectly possible for one player to use the Thanksgiving edition while other co-players use the Standard or Easter editions).

We've prepared the seasonal editions of Chicken Invaders 4 (Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving) as DLC. Similarly to the base game, they have all been remastered with double-resolution HD graphics and enhanced with Steam-exclusive features (multiplayer, stats, achievements, trading cards, etc). We're starting off with a soft launch of the Easter Edition, which is available now on Steam. In a few days we're following this up with the Christmas and Thanksgiving editions. Enjoy!

We've prepared the seasonal editions of Chicken Invaders 4 (Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving) as DLC. Similarly to the base game, they have all been remastered with double-resolution HD graphics and enhanced with Steam-exclusive features (multiplayer, stats, achievements, trading cards, etc). We're starting off with a soft launch of the Easter Edition, which is available now on Steam. In a few days we're following this up with the Christmas and Thanksgiving editions. Enjoy!

The Chicken Invaders 4 update is now live. It enhances the game's analogue joystick/gamepad support, so you can now control your spaceship using the thumb stick on your Xbox-style controller! Menus can now more easily be navigated with the D-Pad and the "B" button to go back, and cutscenes can be skipped altogether by pressing the 'menu' button (configurable in Options). Up to 4 controllers are supported, with analogue bindings for players 1 and 2 as default. If you prefer the old digital-style controls (for example, if you also want to use the D-Pad in the game), you can set it up as usual through the keyboard menu (Options -> Controls -> Keyboard -> Player 1/2 Controls). We've taken great care to upgrade your existing career, stats, achievements, keys, leaderboards, and local high scores (but we couldn't upgrade your in-mission progress, as we explained in our last post).

The Chicken Invaders 4 update is now live. It enhances the game's analogue joystick/gamepad support, so you can now control your spaceship using the thumb stick on your Xbox-style controller! Menus can now more easily be navigated with the D-Pad and the "B" button to go back, and cutscenes can be skipped altogether by pressing the 'menu' button (configurable in Options). Up to 4 controllers are supported, with analogue bindings for players 1 and 2 as default. If you prefer the old digital-style controls (for example, if you also want to use the D-Pad in the game), you can set it up as usual through the keyboard menu (Options -> Controls -> Keyboard -> Player 1/2 Controls). We've taken great care to upgrade your existing career, stats, achievements, keys, leaderboards, and local high scores (but we couldn't upgrade your in-mission progress, as we explained in our last post).

On Friday we'll be updating Chicken Invaders 4 to bring it up to date with the latest changes from Chicken Invaders 5. We've taken great care to upgrade your existing career, stats, achievements, keys, leaderboards, and local high scores. However, your in-mission progress will NOT be upgraded. To avoid losing any progress, either finish your current mission by Friday, or set the game to update only on launch and keep Steam in offline mode until your mission is complete. This is due to technical restrictions which unfortunately cannot be avoided. We'll do our best so that mission progress is preserved in future updates. Thanks for your understanding!

On Friday we'll be updating Chicken Invaders 4 to bring it up to date with the latest changes from Chicken Invaders 5. We've taken great care to upgrade your existing career, stats, achievements, keys, leaderboards, and local high scores. However, your in-mission progress will NOT be upgraded. To avoid losing any progress, either finish your current mission by Friday, or set the game to update only on launch and keep Steam in offline mode until your mission is complete. This is due to technical restrictions which unfortunately cannot be avoided. We'll do our best so that mission progress is preserved in future updates. Thanks for your understanding!

We've issued a small update for Chicken Invaders 4 on Steam today. We have tweaked Steam DRM's settings to fix some false detections by certain antivirus software. If you've been having any trouble, please give it another try!

We've issued a small update for Chicken Invaders 4 on Steam today. We have tweaked Steam DRM's settings to fix some false detections by certain antivirus software. If you've been having any trouble, please give it another try!