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Genre: Shooter, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

Chicken Invaders Universe

Game version 145
This is a minor maintenance release, however it does include a noteworthy quality-of-life feature: Upon first startup, your system language will be detected, and if there is a complete or near-complete game translation available for that language, it will automatically be used (of course, you can still set your language manually through the Options -> Language menu). Furthermore, the most up-to-date translation for your language will be automatically downloaded each time you connect to the server.

Social network icons have also been added to the main menu so you can watch daily competitive and highlight videos.

More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-145/32919

Game version 144
This is a minor maintenance release, without any significant player-facing changes.

More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-144/32393

Game version 143
On the face of it, this is a minor maintenance release. Behind the scenes, however, this version includes preliminary groundwork for the (tentatively-named) “Galactic Entertainment Network” (GEN), a way to collect and organize recordings of the “best” missions from each day, compile them in a “highlight reel” video, and broadcast them across the galaxy (well, on YouTube at least).

Details have not been finalized yet (e.g., which missions will be eligible for recording, the criteria for “best”, the number and frequency of video postings, any rewards, etc.). The intention is to be able to eventually watch some fun and entertaining mission snapshots (e.g., “epic” waves, skillful dodging, near-death experiences) and side-by-side comparisons of certain competitive missions (e.g., quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals of Galactic Cup).

Another small but important change is that “Key Rush” missions are now considered "completed” even if they are surrendered/lost (so that 100% completion remains possible). To support this change, all Key Rush mission histories that were either lost or surrendered have been deleted in v.143.2 so that they can now be flown again.

More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-143/32241

Game version 142
This update removes “The Next Wave” episode from CIU. It might return (together with the rest of the episodes) at some point in the future. In the meantime, the CI2 “Mother-Hen Ship” boss has been added to regular Invasion and Boss Rush missions. This means that boss encounters in existing missions (e.g., your favourites) have potentially changed.

“Virtual Joystick” has been added to touchscreen control menu. Due to this change, all menu options have unavoidably been reset, so please take the time to customize them again to your liking.

More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-142/31929

Game version 141
This update replaces the “Revenge of the Yolk” episode with the full “The Next Wave” episode in CIU, directly playable from your Profile screen. This is a temporary and experimental feature, so enjoy it while you can, and report bugs here.

More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-141/31550

Game version 140
This update replaces the “Ultimate Omelette” episode with the full “Revenge of the Yolk” episode in CIU, directly playable from your Profile screen. This is a temporary and experimental feature, so enjoy it while you can, and report bugs here.

Also, Christmas content has been added to mobile versions of the game. It will be automatically activated about 3 weeks before Christmas, or you can manually enable it now through Options → Seasonal Content.

More details about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-140/31249

Game version 139
This update replaces the “Cluck of the Dark Side” episode with the full “Ultimate Omelette” episode in CIU, directly playable from your Profile screen. This is a temporary and experimental feature, so enjoy it while you can, and report bugs here.

Also, Halloween content has been added to mobile versions of the game. This is also temporary due to size restrictions and will be eventually replaced with Thanksgiving content in the next update.

More details about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-139/30800

Game version 138
Yet more increased download size! This update adds the full “Cluck of the Dark Side” episode to CIU, directly playable from your Profile screen. This is a temporary and experimental feature, so enjoy it while you can, and report bugs here.

Also, additional seasonal theming changes and a slew of other little improvements – check the full changelog for details.

More details about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-138/30367

Game version 137
A lot of internal changes in this update, but also a couple of player-facing ones.

PC only (not smartphones): You might notice that the download size is significantly larger than normal. This is because starting with this version, all seasonal content (Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving) is bundled in. There is a button labelled “Seasonal Content” in the Options menu that will allow you to switch between seasonal editions on the fly. “Automatic” means that the game will use the current date to decide which seasonal edition to use (if any). Other buttons force a particular seasonal edition at all times. Note that, due to a technical restriction, this setting is reset every time the game is updated.

More details about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-137/29728

Game version 136
A new boss! This update certainly took a while, but the new boss Burgermeister™ 3000 boss presented several design challenges and took a lot longer than expected. In terms of implementation, it’s the most complex boss to date, requiring some never-before-seen mesh deformations and several new special effects. And of course copious tweaking until the fight is fun and manageable. But be warned – this is not meant to be an easy boss!

The addition of this boss to the wave pool will cause the layout of certain missions to be shuffled around. To keep things fair, any knockout matches for today have been reset and you will need to fly your knockout match again (as it turns out, this only affects a single player).

There was a server rollback at the beginning of May that caused some player progress to be lost. The affected players have been reimbursed. More details here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-135/28289/115

More details about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-136/29220
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