CHKN v0.7.2 - игра последней версии

Improvements:
Workshop
Workshop creatures and worlds can now be updated! Save your creation again to update the existing Workshop item (rather than create a new, duplicate entry).
Creatures and worlds loaded from the Workshop can now only be saved by the original author of that creation
The Arena has been updated! All players in a multiplayer game can now participate in the challenge together. We’ve also fixed issues resulting from the structure changes that came along in patch v0.4.0.
All worlds created before v0.4.0 have been removed from the “Community Nominated” list. (If you have any favorite worlds that should be spotlighted, share them in the comments below!)
Creature legs will now always be level with the ground
Added compression to network serialization to improve multiplayer performance
Bug Fixes:
Autosave now saves all chunks properly
Fixed a crash bug involving navmesh generation when creating large structures
Fixed problems with root swapping on creatures
Fixed certain issues with the animation system’s tip and bend calculations
Many bug fixes involving LUA scriptable blocks
Fixed a bug that would move an item to the player from creatures
Fixed issue with creature building over the network that would cause a desync between clients in multiplayer
Fixed clients not being able to enter the edit orb in multiplayer
Fixed network packet fragmentation to allow for massive structures
Changed block removal to be more robust for clients
Animation system now checks for null blocks for networked cases when in transition of removing blocks
Fixed bug with bonded creatures which would cause them to freeze on death for clients in multiplayer games

New Features:
Creature Building Improvements:
The camera has been updated to make it much easier to see what you’re building!
Camera now orbits the creature itself for a better 360° view
Pivot around by using the [WASD] keys, or by holding your right mouse button and panning
Camera pivot point can be changed by clicking [Mouse Button 3]
Zoom in and out using the scroll wheel on your mouse, or by pressing the [+] and [-] keys


Get a full view of your creature by rotating around it.

The mouse cursor is now unlocked during creature building for faster block placement and selection!
Select a Life Block by clicking on it in your hotbar
Then just point and click where you want the block to go on your creature!


Now use your mouse pointer to place blocks.

Use [E] to quickly toggle between Add Block and Remove Block modes
Added a new toolbar at the top of the screen with quick buttons for easy access to the various controls if you prefer using the mouse: building modes (add & remove), camera focus & reset, zooming, grid mode toggle (smart, small, off), creature name, and exiting build mode
New Control Scheme: controls throughout the game are now easier to use
Right-Click will now always use the off-hand item (Left-Click is still your main hand action)
Throwing actions moved to a new key (default [Mouse Button 3] or [X].
Contextual interactions like petting and feeding have moved to the interaction key [E]. In cases where multiple interaction are present holding interaction key will reveal a radial.
Several items had their default actions modified to fit this scheme
Removed the whistle item and changed it to be always available via key press (default [Q])
Changed radial menu to be active as long as a button is held and dismiss on button release. Command is issued on key press up.


You can turn on the display (in the options menu) to see a helpful list of controls while you play.

All items are now throwable! And any weapons you hurl will deal damage when they hit their targets.


Just be sure to pick your targets wisely.

Updated on-boarding in all modes for new control scheme/creature building
Additional improvements to creature animation:
Creature bodies will now naturally bend when turning
Creature’s root block will now be recalculated based off of its actual center to create more realistic animations
New feature: Remote Control!
Use the Remote Control to directly control tamed/bonded creatures via mind control


This Beetledodo is now yours to control! Muaa haa haaaa!

Automatically places a mind control hat on a creature. Destroying the hovering hat will release the controlled creature.
Left click does light attacks (bites) and right click does special attacks (charge, fire breathing, etc) if a creature has that ability. Tapping shift will cause creature to dash.
If a creature goes out of range, the connection is lost and control is returned back to the player. Interact key [E] will also exit control at any time.
Life and hunger bars swap to reflect the controlled creature.
When controlling a creature, the player is idle and vulnerable so be careful!
Changed poachers to use new remote mechanic instead of mind control hat. (Poachers will now drop the Remote Control as loot instead of the hat.)
Improved Saddle Riding:
The first person camera is now smoother
Improved chase (third-person) camera placement
Mounted creatures will now show alongside other bonded creatures in the party UI
Added player controlled creature combat while mounted:
Two modes: indirect control (default) and direct control
Indirect control: Set the direction and speed and your creature will navigate on its own from there, leaving you free to look around, use items, and even attack while mounted. (Tap the forward [W]/back [S] keys to increase/decrease speed.)


Let your creature do the driving while you attack!

Direct control: You have full control of the creature (but can’t use items this way). Use [WASD] to move, Left-Click to bite, and Right-Click for any special attacks the creature has. Dash by tapping shift.


Take direct control of your creature while mounted to control its attacks.

Change modes by pressing R by default
Tapping [E] will pet or feed the creature
Holding [E] will dismount
Improved Pathfinding (Creature Navigation):
Pathfinding now creates multiple navmeshes of different sizes. This allows creatures to more accurately transverse the environment.
Creatures should clip through objects less often and should no longer get stuck on top of fences.
New Potions: Antidote and Enrage!
Antidote potion: cures all ailments! Drink it, toss it, or feed it to a creature.
Enrage potion: causes a creature to temporarily go berserk and attack anything in range, even friends! Drink it yourself to get a damage buff for a short duration.
Offset camera in chase cam slightly to the side when in locked mode to make it easier to see
Optimizations:
AI optimizations: FPS improvement in scenes with many active objects
Smoother frame rates by reducing GC allocations (60fps on recommended spec machines, 30fps on minimum spec machines)
Reduced FPS drop when loading new creatures
Added item rotting and a max number of active items per chunk to improve performance (rotted items will not reload after leaving and then returning to a chunk)
Bug fixes:
Fixed creatures juggling their food instead of eating
Fixed herbivores not eating fruits (Herbivores will also now eat plants that do not contain fruits.)
Fixed bonded creatures freezing after teleporting
Fixed a bug that prevented unsummoning a bonded creature in networked games
Fixed a bug that prevented scenario spawning from working
Fixed backward-facing darts when fired or thrown
Fixed a bug where blowpipe darts failed to do damage
Fixed various null exceptions that cause all sorts of unpredictable game errors
Action button descriptions now use the bound keys (even if you’ve changed them from the defaults)
Fixed several item hand alignments
Fixed immortal poachers
Improved chase camera crosshair raycasting
Improved character look direction
Fixed a bug where statuses (slowed, fire, etc) would not be removed correctly if loaded from a saved game
Fixed issues with the dialog box
Modified creature collision detection to allow bites on larger creatures
Fixed bugs in sensing that prevented creatures from seeing other creatures
Improved bonded creature teleportation to happen less often

Animation System Improvements:
Tween-based animation added: Animations are smoother, more life-like, and better portray a creature’s behaviors and emotions.
Since the animations are tied to the AI, this helps differentiate a creature’s behaviors so you can more easily make sense of its intentions. Is it curious about a sound it just heard that needs investigating? Or is it angry and about to charge and attack? These are good things to know when you’re trying to survive!
To start, creatures will now strike and flinch, which are responses to anger and fear. They can also kneel to reach food or go to sleep (which is super cute, btw). Future animations are now easier to add so more animations, including part-specific ones like pinching crab claws, are on the way!
Creatures now have different ways to orientate their necks. They can position them up right and face what they are looking at or move them in closely to reach. They will use the reach mode to eat food and to get close to things like the player as they approach.
Spines and other connected blocks will now move more naturally and react with the feet. Feet are also now better connect to the ground, making walking animations look much more natural.


Flinching, better neck movement, and threat assessment… all new in this update!

Independent “chain” control: Chains are a row of blocks linked together, like in a neck for example. Each chain can now move independently, so chains with eyes on the end will look while chains with mouths will eat and strike. This means even individual blocks with eyes attached can now rotate and look around, making it much easier for you to tell what your creature is paying attention to!
Initial posturing added: This is a fancy way of saying that creatures look and move at different speeds if they are relaxed compared to alert. A creature wary of nearby enemies will look around more quickly in an alert state compared to a mellow creature snacking on a burger.

New Creature AI:
New & Improved Sensing System:
Hearing added! Creatures can now hear and react to sounds, like other creatures coming up behind them or rocks thrown to distract them while you sneak by. Shhh…


Before: The creature has no idea what might be going on behind it.
After: “I HEARD SOMETHING DELICIOUS!”

Sight has been greatly improved, now taking into account exposure, lighting, and movement. Some creatures have a harder time seeing at night, while others like the cat, will have better vision at night. This new sight system also makes it possible to do things like hide from aggressive creatures in tall grasses under the right circumstances. Sneaky!


What a dragon’s senses look like to developers! The yellow “cone” is the dragon following us with his eyes as we move.

Improved creature decision making:
Creatures take in all that new sensing info to recognize more of what’s happening around them and react to it intelligently (or not; some creatures will be smarter than others!).
This means better, more precise interactions with the world, objects, and other creatures!
This will also allow us to add more intelligent (and surprising) behaviors in the future! An elephant will see a fire, recognize that it’s dangerous, and then react on its own to put it out without needing your command.


Instead of limited, hard-coded behaviors, creatures now have brains and make their own decisions.

New pathfinding system: This improves creature navigation as well as performance throughout the game. They can follow you and find their way around terrain more easily!
Smarter Creature Attacks + Player Dodge = Improved Combat:
Creature striking added: leveraging the power of the new animation system, creatures will now prime (pull back slightly) and then strike to attack!
Added creature flinching: Dealing enough damage in a single attack will cause a creature to flinch. Flinching will interrupt a creature’s attack!


He really, really didn’t expect you to interrupt his attack.

Dodge player ability added: Now that creatures can strike, it’s only right that you be able to avoid it... if you time things right. ;) Tap the Sprint key ([SHIFT] by default) to roll in the direction you’re moving and avoid damage.


Or dodge fire. Dodging the fire is always a good idea.

Added creature-to-creature collision: Creatures will push each other around based on their mass. You might want to strategize if your smaller creatures are going up against a larger one!
Added attack knockback: Based off the amount of damage done, a creature can now be staggered into a direction.
Added creature dashing: Creatures can now dash forward or back in order to get into a good attack position or avoid an incoming attack. Beware!


Dash and dodge.

Updated creature damage detection: This is now physically accurate and takes other things (besides the target) into account, so objects like trees and other creatures can get in the way of an incoming attack. Run for cover behind your creature to shield yourself from damage!
Third-person camera improvements: The camera is now locked in the direction you’re facing when in combat, making it easier to keep your eye on enemy creatures and any incoming attacks. This also improves aiming with ranged weapons. (The camera remains in free orbit as usual when out of combat.)
Multiplayer Improvements (Live for Testing):
You can now turn “tethering” off in the options menu! When turned off, multiplayer clients can roam away from the host and wander the world. This is one of the biggest requests we’ve gotten so we’ve done some research and optimization to allow this option.
Warning: You may experience FPS drops and lag when traveling far from friends, especially flying around in Creative Mode. Please send us your feedback! We will continue to improve performance in the next update.
If you have any framerate issues or you just like keeping everyone together, you can turn this back on whenever you like in the options menu.
Increased tether range when active
Updated to latest version of multiplayer framework to improve stability
Players’ heads will now rotate in the direction that they are looking
Reduced max players to 4 to help improve performance
Added support for multiple saddle riding on one creature!


Dragon riding is better with friends.

Performance Optimizations:
Additional chunk loading optimization
Cached terrain detail optimizations

Bug Fixes:
Fix to relic floating: it will no longer get stuck in the air or underground if built over
Fix to a bug that prevented resurrecting creatures in beams in some cases
Fix to “unlimited items” crafting bug after canceling an item’s progress mid-craft
Fix to mono runtime, which would cause game to crash when a chunk unloads
Fix to angler fish lure’s dynamic physics
Fix to removing structures by nuke for clients
Fix to placeable entities not appearing for clients

Coming Soon on Our Roadmap!
Now that creatures are more intelligent and the animation system is ready, we can add more variety and creature enhancements. Our next task will be giving all 140+ current Life Blocks unique tuning stats and hidden abilities, while keeping recognizable traits from their inspirational animals, so you can experiment and find meaningful combinations. Then we’ll add EVEN MORE Life Blocks and creatures. We also want to focus on Adventure Mode and the overall look & feel of the game.

Some big updates coming this year:

Creature Intelligence: New creature behaviors will take the experience to a full ecosystem.
More animated behaviors, and skills (stealth and camouflage top the list thanks to your feedback, plus unique creature skills like dogs hearing really well and spiders shooting webs, etc.)
Player Controls: New intuitive controls and UI will improve usability.
Creature building upgrades: easier life block selection and building, improved camera, more rotation options
Action hot bar replaces item shortcuts
Improved UI for inventory and item storage, toolbox, off-hand items
Full Controller support
New Introduction to Adventure: Story, progression, and content!
The mysteries of CHKN will be illuminated by playing Adventure Mode. New lore and characters will unlock features and items for you as you progress.
First 2 new biomes with new look and feel for environments and starter creatures
New Biome progression and art. Biomes will blend naturally and contain creatures and items that are integral to those environments. (ex: Palm Trees, crabs, and crab hybrids will only be found on beaches.)
On-going: performance improvements and, of course, your feedback! We’re also looking at the Workshop for your ideas and where we can add support for your content creation, too.

Patch Notes


New Features
Added Creature Bonding: Easily manage your closest companions by bonding with them to unlock new features!
Once a creature is Tamed and 100% happy, hearts will appear over its head and the option to Bond will unlock in the interaction menu.



Press (B) to manage your Bonded creatures.
Store and summon your creatures from this menu whenever you want (like on a looong journey across the desert where food is scarce).
Newly created creatures are automatically Bonded if there is an available slot. Otherwise, they default to Tamed.
In Adventure Mode, obtaining more life shaper relics unlocks additional Bonded creature slots, from 2 active up to 4 active and from 2 stored up to 8 stored



Never adventure alone again! Bonded creatures will always follow their owner, won’t go wild if hungry or unhappy, and will be automatically stored when incapacitated.
Revive an incapacitated creature by feeding it Life Blocks through the Bonding screen, or head to a temple beam to revive for free with no resource cost (once you’ve obtained that temple's artifact).
Quickly see the status of all Bonded creatures at a glance in the main HUD.
Bonded creatures will only obey orders from their owner’s whistle when in multiplayer.
In multiplayer Adventure Mode, only the owner can edit a Bonded creature. Once a creature is in edit mode, party members can join in to add/remove blocks.
Tamed creatures are now your workforce!
They can be assigned tasks and won’t abandon those tasks to follow you when you leave the area (like a Bonded creature would)
You can have as many tamed creatures as you can handle! Just remember, they’ll go wild if not properly taken care of.
Since you aren’t best buds with Tamed creatures, they won’t follow your whistle commands, but they can still be tethered with leashes
TIP: Bonded creatures will always be with you and can be revived so they make great adventuring companions! Tamed creatures are great at working around your homestead, like powering Treadmills.


Improvements
Structures:
Updated casting system for easier placement of blocks and faster building (no longer requires fracturing of blocks)
Optimized structure blocks for improved performance
Added building sounds and particle effects
Added door opening/closing sounds
Doors and gates now always open away from the player
Connected gates now open together


Big Chicken from Steam Workshop by goonthler

SAVED STRUCTURES NOTE: Structures in saved games and Workshop Worlds prior to this patch will be shifted and de-fractured after updating to the new system. This may (almost definitely) cause overlapping, floating blocks, and other impossible or odd behavior. Converted structures may also not fall apart correctly when dismantled. It’s updated in this way to ensure you don’t lose any blocks! They can be removed and replaced in the new system properly. If you have a game saved to Workshop Worlds, you can save it again after you’ve updated.
Creature building:
Updated highlight system: Bad placements are now displayed with red highlighting, just like with structure blocks
Added smart grid system to automatically align similar sized blocks
Exposed grid toggle (Z) to allow switching between grids
Smart grid: Snaps blocks at their centers for easy alignment and quick placement
Small grid: Snaps blocks on a smaller grid for a bit more refinement
No grid: The grid is turned off (no snapping); completely free placement for fine tuning!
Rebuilt wild creatures affected by recent Life Block improvements
Updated tree drop rates: All blocks now drop when a tree is broken; rebalanced log yield and burning times to reflect change
Updated Life Block drops: Reduced creature Life Block drops on death; added a new smoke particle when remaining, un-dropped Life Blocks turn to dust
Reduced tamed creature memory decay by half
Reduced tamed creature hunger rate
Increased crab leg size 3x
Added new sounds for material based hits
Temple beam boss creatures will now defend the magical eggs
Magical eggs now drop the boss creature's Life Blocks
Beta branches now use their own save directory (more info in the Pre-Release FAQ!)
The stat bar shown when hovering over a creature now stays on screen when looking at larger creatures
Added a confirm dialog when deleting saved games
Tweaked day/night cycle so night is shorter


Greg built this huge mansion in 30 minutes. He’s very proud. Get it in the Workshop!
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue that made it difficult to get milk from udders
Fix to destroying pooled objects which caused unpredictable errors
Tamed creatures will no longer attack hatchery eggs automatically
Items creatures are holding are now saved when saving and exiting a game
Fixed rare issue when reloading a game right after exiting which could cause saved game to corrupt
Minor tweaks on all lifeblock visuals (offsets, materials, animation speeds, missing mouth animations, bounding boxes)
Minor visual tweaks to various items
Fixed issue where fire would deal damage but not display
Fixed missing colliders on tree tops
Fixed issue where clients did not get correct tree information synced

What do you think of Bonding?
Your feedback on new systems like this helps us determine what changes and improvements we make. Please let us know your comments and suggestions. Post your thoughts once you’ve given Bonding (and everything else) a try!

NEW FEATURES
Creature breeding! Craft a hatchery to allow your tamed creatures to lay eggs. Feed them to speed up the process. Once an egg is laid, break it for lifeblocks or let it hatch into a fully formed creature!
Tip: Keep your other carnivores away from hatching eggs! Eggs are delicious, after all.
New Love Potion item in Creative Mode. Instantly tames a creature! Find it in the food tab (burger icon) of the toolbox.
Creative scenario spawning: Adventure Mode scenarios can now be triggered in Creative Mode by throwing a scenario egg. Find the eggs in the toolbox’s special items tab (the bag icon)
Creature voxels: when building creatures and stacking like blocks, they will now form a solid object. Create walking houses with ease!

A sentient giraffe house of nightmares… that’s kind of cute, actually.

IMPROVEMENTS
The water bucket can now water plants to make them grow faster. Best results if watered periodically!
Added distance filtering to the “Join Game” menu. This will allow players to join a game outside of nearby regions. (Keep in mind, latency will increase when doing so.)
Inviting friends to networked games now launches CHKN and connects automatically
Added version checking to network games
Added a “retrieving networked games” indicator to the “Join Game” menu
Added a new background to Workshop screenshots
Added a “Save Creature” screen to Workshop to allow more editing options before saving

Added an indicator to the UI to display attack power needed to break a currently-unbreakable object
Changed the player eating sound
Rewrote creature ground detection to fix issues where creatures would fall through structure floors
Decreased creature sliding to fix creatures walking through walls
Nerfed cow leg speed to be in line with similarly-powered creatures
BUG FIXES
Fixed issues with bad creature names
Fixed particles that failed to show after a while
Fixed creature bite detection for creatures with long legs
Fixed a bug that caused sacks to be spawned from chests, mills, and cooking sources when leaving a chunk
Fixed a server-side bug that would cause items, eggs, and Poachers become invisible over time
Empty network lobbies are no longer displayed in the join list
Fixed bad state settings when Ansel is active
Fixed infinite item bug while crafting with an item in-cursor
Fixed pathfinding on Metal Gate
Fixed bug that caused creatures to get stuck when attacking eggs they could not break
Feeding a creature will no longer cancel powering a mill
Fixed network bug where clients changed the host's highlighted slot in the hotbar
Fix to error with armors that caused players and Poachers to be invisible at times (and other errors)
Fixed issues with inventory that caused sacks to sometimes disappear
Fixed issue with Poacher loot that caused it to not generate correctly
Fixed creature pursue calculations. Creatures will no longer get stuck trying to bite something.
Improved distance check for breaking the wall in the Adventure Mode starting temple

NEW FEATURES
Multiplayer is here!
Grab your friends for crazy shenanigans in Creative Mode: collaborate on creatures and see what happens, pit them against each other, or start a creature zoo of epic proportions



Brave the wilds of Foot Island together in Adventure Mode: strategize with your friends, team up against temple Mini-Bosses, and never go up against a pack of wild camelamas alone again
TIP: You can grab items from another player’s bag when they die!



Have up to 8 friends together in one game
To host a game, hit [ESC] while in your game and click "Open game to multiplayer"
TIP: To see who’s connected to your game once it’s open, hit [P]
To join a game, click "Join Game" on the main menu and check out the available games in the list
Find friends to play with on the multiplayer forum
Help us by reporting any bugs you find on the bug forum
IMPROVEMENTS
Added additional anti-aliasing
Fixed layout of key binding UI
Reduced nutrition of grass to be in line with other foods
Moved “Workshop” button to be on main toolbar of inventory in Creative Mode for easier access
Improve eating routine distance check
BUG FIXES
Fixes to bad vertex in poacher's fingers
Scan pathfinding graph on start/load of game
Fixed bug that would prevent getting past the main loading screen
Fix to structure and tree blocks that would get misaligned after taking damage
We also want to thank everyone who tested while multiplayer was in Pre-release. It helped a ton. Please keep sending us your bug reports! We really appreciate it.

Steam Workshop
We’re amazed by all the cool stuff people have been uploading so far. If you haven’t checked them out yet, press 'U' in game to browse and bring them into your world. Or vote for them in the Workshop. Don’t forget to upload your own creations, too. We’d love to see them.



What’s Next?
Well, while we work on any bugs you send our way, we’ll also be tackling the first challenge for Events, a few Workshop updates, and some more Adventure Mode polish. Lots to do!

See you in multiplayer!

- Team CHKN

NEW FEATURES
Added Steam Workshop support for saving and loading creatures.
Show off your best creature creations by sharing them in the Workshop
Browse the Workshop to see what your fellow creators have made and get ideas for your own creations
Bring shared creations into your own games - edit them, add them to your zoo, or see whose creature is stronger in battle!
Save your favorite creatures to the Workshop in case you need to reincarnate them later *cough*
Menu is accessible through the ‘Creative’ tab (sack icon) in the toolbox in Creative Mode, or by pressing the U key in any mode
Creatures can be saved via the interaction menu (E key) on the creature



Added control mapping support in-game for better control over key bindings. Menu is in ‘Controls’ tab of the options menu.
Removed launcher. Quality settings and resolution will be prompted on first game launch, and can also be set in options menu.
Added Ansel support
BUG FIXES
Fixed bug with water quality dropping in some cases
Fixed colliders around desert ruins

Fix to issues removing blocks from creatures without a life block in hand
Fixed hovering and clipping issues for creatures without legs
Fixed issues with torch and lantern properly connecting to walls
Reduced food recipe requirements
Additional minor optimizations
Additional minor bug fixes

NEW FEATURES:
Added advanced video options to allow fine tuning of performance
“Nuke” item added to Creative Mode: clears out an entire section of land for easier building!


IMPROVEMENTS:
Optimized game logic to run less often where possible: should see FPS improvement in areas with many creatures
Made FPS more consistent by assembling/disassembling objects over many frames
Optimizations to terrain streamer loading
Reduced frequency of call to garbage collection which causes game to stagger
Improved performance in heavy wooded areas by consolidation of tree colliders
Added level of detail to terrain to decrease terrain detail for far off areas
Changed default quality to beautiful
Creature stats are now revealed for wild and tamed creatures when under the crosshair

Added player stats to the inventory screen
Tamed creatures now have popover UI indicators if they are hungry, injured badly, or sad
Aggressive dogs near starting temple replaced with friendlier bouncing giraffes
Damage reduced for player by 25% for all difficulties
Drowning damage halved
Added a bonus to melee range when riding with a saddle
“Difficulty setting” message displayed after consecutive deaths
“Too low to break” message displayed when trying to break something without the necessary tools
Increased Poacher tent cooldown to 60 min
Changed poacher armor and damage to be based off amount of relics player has obtained
Fixed issue with poacher tent spawning that would spawn a tent every time a saved game was opened
Changed mind control hat to be able to be knocked off without a direct hit if creature's health is 30% or lower
Adjusted mouth animation chewing speeds for llama, cow, sheep
Reanimated venus fly trap mouth
Reworked animations for pig, spider, elephant, giraffe, horse, and lizard legs
Improved creature neck animations
Removed unused audio files to decrease game size
Changed mill placement to work off of grid
Changed mills to add foundations if placed on uneven ground
Changed stairs to use a new mesh to improve walkability
Reworked fences to fragment better when segments overlap
Improved creature root motion to connect with ground better
Fixed bugs and added safety checks to structures to avoid breaking save games
Changed cooking to only accept logs and trunks as fuel
Added messages to crafting when attempting to drag items to the slots
Added ability to separate stacks of items in inventory: while holding a stack, RIGHT-CLICK to place one of the items in a slot (LEFT-CLICKing still places the whole stack)
Added stucco bricks, stone bricks, glass panes, iron ingots, and smelting

Turned down recipe resource requirements for structures
Reduced armor crafting requirements
Increased logs per trunk from 3 to 4
Increased drop rates for vines and sap from trees
Changed night sky to be brighter in biomes where it was pitch black
Changed creature saddle riding to only lose control when a creature is sad or scared
Allow petting and feeding a creature when riding it
Added AI routines to run to and pick up a player for saddle riding by using the whistle or interaction menu

Reduced creature rotation based off of speed and removed rotation of saddle to reduce nausea when riding
Added creature edit to the interaction menu for cases when player does not have a lifeblock
Halved energy burn rates of abilities for tamed creatures
BUG FIXES:
Fix to pig and horse mouth animations that were not playing
Fix to canceling treadmill related crafting queues
Cactus can now be placed on tilled ground
Fix to frozen creature error occurring when placing saddle and other objects on creatures
Fix to allow damage to tamed creatures in Creative Mode
Fix to root rotations in creature animation to improve visual fidelity
Fix to allow legs to attach to the top of blocks
Fix to gap with certain arm blocks
Fix to rotations on eyes and mouth when root is a head
Fix to errors in creature ink shooting code
Fix to tamed creatures attacking new unfinished creature in build sphere
Fix to failing to identify mills in areas with many colliders
Fix to bad terrain rocks
Fix to snake rapture creature's eye
Creatures no longer pick up bombs with their mouth
Fixed material on metal gate
Fixed bug that allowed unlocking achievements when correct action was not performed
Fixed issue where drag & drop with inventory would cause a click 2x
Fixed a bug that caused plants to not spawn fruits
Fixed a race condition that would occasionally clear a player's inventory on save
Fix to carnivores being able to eat fruits off of plants
Fixed issue with creature saddle riding that caused movement to go erratic
Fixed issue where creature would look at player when riding
Fixed minor bugs with death messages
Fix to bug in Creative Mode where picking up a relic would add a limit to edit orb
Fixed bugs in creature AI which caused creatures to turn aggressive when they should have been scared
Fixed issue where legs did not respond to collisions with entities
Fixed issue with creature AI that prevented creatures from forgetting a threat long after it was gone

IMPROVEMENTS:
Added terrain streaming to lower memory usage and increase frames per second
The Render Distance setting is now automatically selected based off of system memory. (You can set it higher manually if it’s not to your liking once you load the game. Just be sure you’re over minimum specs, otherwise you risk crashing!)
Launcher settings (Graphics Quality and Resolution) will now take priority over in-game settings
Improved “Stay” command to make a creature stays put in an area until commanded to do something else
Improved AI so creature will not move away as the player approaches to feed or pet it
Added a “Cancel” command to the whistle, which will stop creatures from performing the current action
Creatures that become untamed will no longer become aggressive immediately
Buckets now display interaction text based off of crosshair's target
Creature legs now animate backwards when walking backwards (no more moonwalking)
Death messages added
Default creature names added
Optimizations to item network syncing
Water and terrain culling added to increase performance
The tutorial starter creature can no longer be untamed or damaged while in the tutorial temple
Hoe tool degrades less quickly
BUG FIXES:
Time spent on black screen during initial load significantly reduced
Fix to creature necks not animating correctly
Fix to creatures climbing trees
Fix to creatures walking through fences
Fix to invisible water trigger in temple
Fix to allow riding even if a creature is commanded to use a treadmill
Fix to bugs with multiple creatures using a treadmill that causes it to glitch out
Allow beams to be seen on all LOD levels
Fix to missing onboarding with the campfire
Fixed negative colliders on mirrored lifeblocks
Orb limit in creative mode is now unlimited as intended
Disallowed save game names with invalid characters
Fixes to save game corrupting bug with structures
Fixes to structures not displaying the right visuals on load
Fixes to structures not orientating correctly on load
Fixes to the stucco roof collider fracturing neighboring blocks
Fixes to not being able to pick up items with auto-pickup setting off
Changes to release unused memory when a chunk unloads
Fixes creature movement to slow down when approaching their target and slide less
Fix to workshops returning too many logs when canceling queue
Mill and treadmill animation/sounds now stop correctly when unloading
Sap no longer gives maple seeds
Cactus no longer edible
Temporarily removed the ability to open games to multiplayer since it’s incomplete (Coming back in the next version when it’s finished and working!)

There are a LOT of improvements, updates, and brand new features in this build, with a big focus on Adventure Mode and creature interactions. Here are just a few of the highlights.

? All New Map
Remember to bring a creature or two with you while exploring. You never know who you might run into.


? Creature-Powered Structures
Put those creatures to work for you powering your homestead’s treadmills. (You only have to pay them in food.)


? Survival Progression in Adventure Mode
Get stronger and build larger, more powerful creatures to take on more difficult challenges as you explore the island.

Here we see the rare three-headed dragon dance-fighting technique.

? Creature Stat System
See your creature’s strengths and weaknesses as you build it! Experiment with different lifeblock combos to see what stats you get.


? New Contextual Interactions and Prompts
Interact with your creatures and the world in different ways depending on what you’re holding. You’ll have your creatures eating out of the palm of your hand.


? New Adventure Mode Starting Area
Make your way through the temple ruins to learn the ropes and build your first creature!


? First-Person Hands, Items, and Animations
New items and use animations so you can see what you're holding when in first person view. Even the chickens are jumping for joy.


? New Creature AI
Completely rewritten for more intelligent and emotionally responsive creatures... including scaredy cats.


? New Whistle Command Radial Menu
Point and click, then select from a set of contextual actions. Your creature will take care of the rest.


? New Creature Animation System
Better movement and improved performance! Everything an angry creature chasing you over uneven terrain could wish for.


? Avatar Armor
Protect yourself and look snazzy at the same time. Your creatures are sure to be impressed by your fashion sense.


? New Weather System
Poor soggy chicken. Maybe we should have made him his own house?


? A Whole New UI
Menus, inventory, health and hunger meters -- everything’s been upgraded! See how your creatures are doing at a glance.

“Hey guys, I heard there were donuts over here?!”

There’s a lot more! For a full list of updates, you can check out the...

Patch Notes

NEW FEATURES:
Brand new environment: 5 unique biomes (tropical beach, forest, desert, swamp, volcanic) and points of interest to explore
New wild creature combos, with unique “mini-bosses” to challenge
New Adventure Mode intro experience (tutorial)
4 mysterious temples added across the map (look for the beams of light to investigate!)
Magic eggs and lifeshaper relics added: unlock the ability to build more powerful creatures by finding the lifeshaper relics in Adventure Mode
New creature stat system: Important stats are displayed on screen while you build a creature
Creature-powered structures: craft building blocks and higher tiered items by putting your creatures to work
New whistle command radial system with contextual commands
First person hands, items, and animations for better immersion when using the first-person camera
New contextual interactivity system: available actions change depending on what you’re pointing at with the crosshair
Brand new UI/HUD throughout the game
Environmental effects for each biome added
Weather: relax on a rainy evening or find your way through the rolling fog
New, completely rewritten creature animation system for improved performance and visuals
AI completely rewritten for improved performance and more intelligent creatures
New pathfinding implementation: allows creature to accurately transverse structures and uneven ground
New tools added: like the club and hammer
Player armor added: craft new armor to protect yourself in the wild
All new food items added: like meatloaf, donuts, sushi and, of course, PIE
Procedurally generated trees: different types of trees found in different biomes for environmental variety; also provide new types of tree blocks when chopped down
New plants/foliage found around the island in different biomes
Game difficulty setting added: Explore in peace or challenge yourself by giving your enemies the advantage. Choose from “easy”, “normal”, or “hard”. Creative Mode defaults to “peaceful”.
IMPROVEMENTS / CHANGES:
Creatures now respect diet type: herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore; they will get sick if feed the wrong food type
Creatures that have been commanded to attack another creature will no longer eat the lifeblocks of their vanquished foe
Creatures will now automatically help break things: start chopping down a tree, for example, and your creature will come assist
Creatures can now pick items up in their mouths: they’re helping!
While building a creature, removed blocks no longer fall to the floor and need to be picked up; instead, blocks are magnetized to the player and picked up automatically
Cooking now requires a fuel source (like some wood) and time for the item to cook
Camp fire is now a low-level tool: can only cook low quality foods (get a furnace for higher quality cooking!)
Creature lifeblocks and tree blocks drop rate has been reduced in Adventure Mode for survival progression balance
Tamed creatures burn energy when using abilities
Breakable objects now regenerate “health” if left alone for a period of time: for example, your walls will “heal” up soon after you stop a raid on your homestead
Breakable objects now have a minimal attack value required to break them, and any damage that’s too weak will bounce off: for example, your fist doesn’t do enough damage to break an iron deposit; you’ll need to use a strong creature or craft a stronger tool
Drag/drop added to inventory
Improved flying speed
Off-hand slot improvements: now easier to use items in your left hand
World interactions reworked: now based on where the crosshair was placed when you first interacted to help prevent misclicks
Explicit “Rotate Block” key added when building/place (R)
Can't hurt tamed creatures while riding or if multiple valid hits
Tooltip descriptions added to all items
Partial controller support added and inputs cleaned up (NOTE: Only tested on Windows 10 with Xbox 360 controller so far. Please let us know if you test this out and have any feedback!)
Lifeblock values adjusted for progression
Structure block values adjusted for progression
Item values adjusted for progression
All new creature leg animations
Smoother chunk loading
Object pooling expanded to all objects in game to help improve chunk loads
BUG FIXES:
Sound fall-off values tweaked
Tooltip now stays on screen near edges
Floating structure blocks fixed
Optimizations to many core systems

Known Issues
We’ve got a list of known bugs and issues over on our Trello board, and we’ve made it public so you can see them, too. If you encounter anything on the list, you’ll know that we’re working on it. If it’s not on the list, please let us know so we can investigate!

View the known issues list here.[trello.com]

Here are a few of the important ones we want to make sure you’re aware of:
For anyone on a computer with around 4GB of RAM (min specs), there will be some memory issues: lengthy black screen and slow loading at startup, and a lower framerate while playing. We recommend exiting any other big apps while you have CHKN running to help alleviate this. We’re looking into it!
Creature collision detection is still in progress, meaning that sometimes creatures collide with objects in the world (walk through a huge boulder, for example).
If you’re on a 32-bit OS, you may have noticed we increased the minimum requirements to 64-bit. This is temporary! We added a lot to this build and went over the limit, so we’re researching the best way to bring 32-bit back.
You may notice a change to the multiplayer menus. We’re in the process of adding Steam peer-to-peer networking with lobby support for the next update, but it’s unfinished at the moment. We recommend avoiding multiplayer for now!

NEW FEATURES:
New Creature: The Wolf!
IMPROVEMENTS/CHANGES:
Upgraded to latest version of Unity Engine which should yield better performance.
Tamed creatures will now stand still and kneel when a player is placing a saddle.
Whistle commands can be given while riding a creature. You will still direct movement but creatures will attack if near a target.
Optimizations to game saving speed while moving through world.
Minor optimizations in creature sensing AI.
Creature stat UI is no longer hidden by things like the whistle tutorial text.
Tutorial indicators now trigger when looking at something with the crosshair instead of always visible.
Fixes to using items while riding a creature.
BUG FIXES:
Creature following now correctly takes in account the creature’s size.
Fixed bug that would cause creatures to starve when not near a player.
Fixed issues which would cause game to save a chunk without its entities.
Fix to creatures unable to eat fruits.
Tamed creatures no longer attack player if a player attacks another member of their species.

We hope these imporvements and bug fixes make CHKN more enjoyable for you all! Let us know what you think of this build, and take screenshots of creatures you make with the wolf parts! We love seeing your abominations.

Hey CHKN Army!

Abilities are here! We are so excited to bring this update to you guys. Since creatures are the core basis of our game, we have been working on ways to differentiate each one besides stats and behaviour. Now with abilities, you must strategize on the best ways to build and use your creatures during certain situations! For example, drinking cows milk cures you if you get poisoned and waterblasts can put out fire caused by dragons (or you when you’re being clumsy with a torch).

We also added an offhand slot so that you can carry a torch while also holding something in your other hand, such as food, a weapon, or a whistle. We also added a few more cool features! Check them out below in the full patch notes:

NEW FEATURES:
Octopus mouth shoots ink which obstructs vision.
Snake mouths have venom which deals damage over time when they bite.
Spider mouths have a paralyzing poison when they bite.
Damage-over-time and paralyzing darts can be crafted using snake and spider mouths plus a dart.
Charge ability added for creatures with horns.
Offhand slot added. This is an additional slot in the hot bar. Whatever is equipped in this slot will be placed in the left hand. The F key quickly switches the main and off-hand items. If an item in the main hand doesn’t have a secondary action, right clicking will activate the off hand item. Torches and lanterns will provide light when equipped in the off hand slot.
New creature type: Cow! Cow udders will provide milk when activated with the bucket. Milk will remove all poison statuses.



IMPROVEMENTS/CHANGES:
Crafting recipes tweaked.
All items now properly fit in player’s hands when equipped.
Damage indicator added to screen.
Status indicators added to screen.
Water reflections disabled to improve graphic performance



BUG FIXES:
Fixed bug that prevented screen to shake slightly when hit
Fixed issue where couldn’t place blocks near edge of edit sphere

NEW FEATURES:
Dino-Mech added! (In Adventure Mode, these spawn with poachers over time.)
Added stairs to structure blocks.
IMPROVEMENTS/CHANGES:
reduce to poacher and creature conflict spawn rate.
increase poacher camp spawn distance.
added one-legged chickens to structure conflict night attacks.
adjusted structure conflict timings.
scenarios are now saved and resumed on load (poacher hunts, structure conflicts).
tamed creatures now happily co-exist together.
wild creatures take longer to starve.
new particles added for impacts.
palm trees now have coconuts.
sap removed from apple trees and move to maple trees.
maple seeds added to creative (still needs to be added to adventure)
apples spawned on apple trees reduced.
creatures deal more damage to trees.
creature chasing can now be aggressive and passive due to situation.
inside cave volume reduced.
rebalanced structure block hit points.
structure blocks are easily removable by the player.
right clicking strikes with a structure block.
increased chance for life blocks to spawn from eggs.
fruit spawn times adjusted.
BUG FIXES:
fixes to infinite loop bug caused by unloading a chunk while a creature is being built from an egg.
fixed infinite loop bug caused when bad data attempted to be saved.
game now cleans up properly if loading a game fails.
added check to abort a game when connecting lifeblocks.
fix to creature taking damage while being built.
eye oriented correctly on voxelized creatures.
fixes to fruit that could not be picked.
fixed to fruit spawning.
fixes to structure foundation positions on doors and gates.
fixes to stucco glass pane.
fixed issues where lantern could no attach to floor.
fixed rapid fire creature mouth bites on structure blocks.
necks no longer helicopter when tracking a target.
fixed creatures freezing when starving.
fix to attributes not updates for creatures.
fixes to fire.

IMPROVEMENTS/CHANGES
• reduced creature raids aggressiveness
• added scaling to difficulty on creature raids based on play time
• balanced poacher tent spawning to increase in difficulty over time
• doubled time in between creature bite attack
• reduced potency of tranquilizer darts
• reduced damage of tranquilizer darts to creatures
• adjusted tree block and stone hit points to break easier
• branches can now be found inland
• adjusted structure block hit points
• when multiple interactions are in one area the object under the crosshair is used
• added developer command /teleport x y z
• added developer command /timescale to change day speed
• added developer command /scenario # to test scenarios
BUG FIXES
• autosave now saves active chunks
• structure fragments no longer null out and ruin saved games
• structure blocks no longer fragment on creatures and other non-structure colliders
• structure foundation active for larger gaps
• fix to bogus collider on doors which made passing through impossible
• fix to properly aborting loading a game if it fails
• fixed error with stucco wall
• fixed problem with doors not working
• fixed bug where torches did not light when placed
• improved fruit spawning
• creature attack ai doesn't trigger if aggressor is a friend
• if dealt damage to self do not set self as hostile in AI
• fixed bug where player would respawn still on fire
• fixed bug that caused swings and other events to not fire
• saving while dead sets the player to their last spawn point
• fixed up pathfinding on breakable objects
• added missing nutritional values to life blocks for when a creature eats
• players no longer pick up items on death
• fix to creatures ignoring food thrown at them when chasing when trying to eat the player
• fix to throwable objects colliding with the player
• fix to cave lighting not being reset on death
• fixed issue where restarting a new game would cause the terrain to disappear
• fix to creatures being scared of bombs
• spawn a sack with contents of a chest if it is removed

NEW FEATURES:
Poachers added.
Poacher tents added.
Poacher pipe item added.
Poacher mindcontrol hat added.
Poacher dart gun added.
Bandage item added (creative mode only until recipe is added).

IMPROVEMENTS/CHANGES:
Structure system completely overhauled.
Network library replaced (untested and still alpha, stability coming soon.)
Play MP at your own risk.
World streaming system overhauled (chunk loading improved, more optimization to come.)
Save game format changed due to structure rewrite. Old games not compatible.
Error checking added to load/save.
All breakable object values adjusted (use a tool or creatures to break trees, rocks, and high level eggs).
Player item swing speed increased.
Tilling now uses new hoe item (other items no longer till ground).
Creatures hunt together, analyze threats in groups.
Creatures sprint and target properly.
Scared creatures now defend themselves.
Creature following no longer tramples the player.
Whistle changed to no longer require the summon command to be used before commanding a creature.
Darts can not be thrown.
Sling shot rocks can now be thrown.
Double jump to toggle hover mode in creative.
Movement changed to be more responsive.
Movement slows down on damage.
Floating in orb made more precise.
Sound effects added to blow pipe.
Underwater sound added.
Lava sounds added.
Sling shot damaged adjusted.
Player name option removed, Steam name used instead.

BUG FIXES:
Sacks and chests now networked.
Fixes to the leash when attached to multiple creatures.
Name tag display turned off when not in view.
Item removed from hand immediately if gone.
Fix to saddle riding.
Fix to equipped item on game load.
Creature pathfinding now avoid ruins and rocks.
Fix to creature hunger status bar.
Fix to pick up radius.
Durability fixed for dropped items.
Fix to creature collision AI.
Fix to ruin collider.

First of all, thank you for your patience and understanding when we made some adjustments to this release. We would much rather take our time and make a great multiplayer experience for you, then deliver a rushed, buggy one.

That being said, here is what’s new in this update!
7 new creatures! (goat, llama, sheep, pig, elephant, venus fly trap, and the long awaited, fire breathing dragon!
Conflict: there is a chance that creatures will attack your homestead at night. There are also more events happening throughout the map.
New point of interest: find the cave and discover what waits inside!
Creature stats: you are now able to see how hungry, happy and tame your creatures are!
New items: craft exploding fruit and transmute cacti and trees into living, breathing creatures!

IMPROVEMENTS:
App startup time reduced and optimized.
New loading screen added.
"Pick up all" button added to loot sack and chests.
Player health increased by a factor of 2.5.
Striking does not require continuous clicking anymore.
Creatures now follow whistle commands when in a happy state.
The pitch of creature sounds are now affected by its size.
New cat meshes.
Edit orb now emits light.
Sounds added to the slingshot.
Slingshot ammo crafting yield increased.
Creature AI now reach properly to ranged attacks.
Added graphic settings to the options screen. Automatic setting will choose the optimum setting based off of frame rate.
PLEASE NOTE This setting overrides what you choose when you launch the game. You will have to go into options once you are in the game to choose which graphics quality you prefer. We are going to work more on this.



FIXES:
Fixed roof structure colliders.
Fixed ruin colliders.
Slingshot no longer shots multiple rocks at a time.
Slingshot ammo can now be picked up.
Taming on boarding messages now give correct feedback.
Fix to eye rotation on saved creatures.
Bug fixes with picking up items with durability.

fix to sounds not triggering on hit.
jumping burns stamina.
sprinting requires hunger to be above 0.
message displayed if game fails to load.
creature voxel fixes.
fix to extra hearts spawning if attempting to remove heart.
fix to petting after running out of life blocks.
changes to how the cross hair works when attacking.
reduced fire sound volume in furnace, campfire and torches.
loot bag now properly checks distance or if removed from world.

• stability fixes.
• added collider to log.
• creatures now eat eggs, melons, squash, and feed grass plants.
• players can now harvest feed grass.
• tweak to creature pursue speed.
• fix to saddle riding and leash conflict.
• creature attachable items no longer attach to structures.
• chests are now removed correctly from data.
• creature edit mode front arrow indicator can now be seen in the dark.
• edit orb will fail if any untamed creatures are present.
• fixes to item icons.
• fixes to instructional text misspellings.

• fixes to trees not removing correctly
• fix to missing items in crafting (chest, bed, etc)
• fix to crash
• fix to crafting stacks.