Chicken Invaders Collection BETA (Steam)

[Md.Mostofa_Reza_Noor]

When It is available for pc what will be the cost in dollar?

[Pinanas]

Maybe if more people want it but all stuff in the collection will get ported to the episodes anyway also:

@InterAction_studios

It is currently not planned to have a stand-alone release of the Collection on Steam later.

[PlasmaX]

(disable summer edition)

[KO117]

Don’t forget the Nintendo Switch versions as well.

[Callum]

The intensity of glow around the Earth should be reduced? (CI5 - Chapter 1 starting scene)

[Callum]

what is this for?

[ZABIULLAH]

Missle

[Arnav]

Special weapons (missiles, mines, damage amplifier, etc)

[Piotrek1113]

This’ll be probably fixed, but it’s worth noting that the recent translations of new lines didn’t transfer to this collection.

[Callum]

This error pops up everytime i open the game

to fix it i have to go to C:\ProgramData\InterAction studios\xbox_steam\steam\26 and delete everything which resets the settings

[Retro-Renegade]

The player ship has a bit of Thrust Vector Control on it (I had to look up what that was because I couldn’t remember the name)

[Pinanas]

I’m not sure why but the game no longer registers my keyboard, or even the controllers (they’re “PS1” according to Steam)…

Both keyboard and controllers work on other stuff other than the game tho. Even CIU doesn’t have this issue. Also, resetting controls to default didn’t help.

[KnockoffFeline]

@Retro-Renegade

ship has a bit of Thrust Vector Control on it

The weapon pods of spaceships move up and down as you move laterally, for realism. This has been a feature in CIU for a few years now and has also been ported to the Episode remasters.

TVC is exclusive to CIU and different in that your whole ship rotates as you move laterally, and so does your weapon shots. This is what lets you shoot in corners as its store description reads, unlike the “bit of Thrust Vector Control” you mentioned.

[BLASTGAMMINGX]

InterAction_studios can u accept my playtest pls

[RainbowBoyVN]

Kinda complicated but when it released on steam, is it accessible for dlc owner or we need to buy it again?

[Pinanas]

It won’t be even on Steam. It’s just there for testing.

@InterAction_studios

It is currently not planned to have a stand-alone release of the Collection on Steam later.

There’s a feature which makes this possible on Steam that makes you after buying an game or more, it allows you to get that other game and veca versa.

[InterAction_studios]

@Gionelos

will these enhancements also come to the website versions of the games

That’s not possible. Multiplayer requires Steam networking, which is not available to games outside Steam.

@Sammarald

people might just keep playing whichever game ends up being the best over and over

That’s an acceptable price to pay. I suspect that having separate key balances for each Episode would be worse from a player experience perspective.

@Dawid8

if the ship customizations carried over between games

There could be various levels of integration between separate Episodes. I have decided to keep them as separate as possible. Ideally, I would make even keys separate, but see above.

@Pinanas

I guess it’s time to add this suggestion

I really want to avoid adding new features. There is much more work to be done, and time is running out. Xbox must be out by the end of the year.

@Pinanas

are multiplayer other settings there

They are in Options → Gameplay → Multiplayer

@Pinanas

The main paintjobs are removed somehow

Fixed in v.27 Bug

@Lightception

another thing is when I host the multiplayer game, the cursor still visible and stick to the spaceship

Fixed in v.27 Bug

@Dawid8

Maybe it would be better if it sent you into the episode’s that you’ve just played menu.

Changed in v.27 Idea

@Dawid8

which it seems you gotta do 5 times, one time for each episode

Tutorials are separate, yes, but you can just quit them at any point.

@Pinanas

it isn’t not possible to hit the chicken in menu either with keyboard or controller

That’s intended. UI code would get too complicated for selecting moving targets.

@Pinanas

can we get “Ctrl + K” back

Not yet. I first want to see key yields.

@ans1382

Is it necessary to complete the Tutorial mission for each chapter?

No, just quit it immediately.

@OfficalK12

that things creeps me out.

Well, why did it “time out trying to connect”? Can you replicate the error reliably?

Anyway, fixed in v.27 Bug

@Mahbod

when using proton on linux the game errors out

@Viola

apparently due to a GameInput error

Odd. The game only uses GameInput v.0 . Which version of Proton have you selected for the game? Can you try selecting some other more recent one?

@TendouAris

When using keyboard and mouse simultaneously

At the menus or in-mission? What are you using the mouse for, and what the keyboard?

@ordinary_ryxt

i took a look at the credits and i don’t think this is how text should be displayed

(partially) fixed in v.27 Bug

@VerMishelb

why is it not centred

Fixed in v.27 Bug

@VerMishelb

buttons be moved away from the screen edge enough to prevent the glow cut-off

Allowed.

@ScarletCuboids

Mullers are CIU-default for some reason, is this some collection quirk?

Already fixed above.

@VerMishelb

This line isn’t even translatable for some reason).

This is due to this change, which has not been propagated into CIU yet:

Translations: PROGAMERHINT and ANONYMIZEHINT: Detached “(requires logout/login”) into their own separate phrase (REQUIRESLOGOUTLOGIN and REQUIRESMISSIONRESTART)

@VerMishelb

Pressing keyboard → here jumps to the bottom checkbox first for some reason

Tried fixing this, but was unsuccessful. UI elements don’t have custom code to control how they connect together – instead, heuristics are used depending on the direction the player pressed, and how close other elements are. Mostly it works, but there are edge cases like this where behaviour is counter-intuitive.

@thaison1302

why is player 2 is so dark(unskined)?

Fixed in v.27 Bug

@thaison1302

the language quite mistranslate

That text will be English-only.

@OfficalK12

whole ui look cursed (on xmas) thanks @HeroWither16 for find this

Fixed in v.27 Bug

@RainbowBoyVN

this is as close as i can find on windows 10

That’s correct. I don’t know why you’re getting error 0xd0000034. Tried a quick search, but no clear fix.

@Taubsi

I am unable to pause the game at all, regardless of whether it’s a Multiplayer or Solo game, this is happening throughout every Episode, and I haven’t changed any of the controls

But you can otherwise use the keyboard to fly around?

@VerMishelb

Will the xbox version be updated after it’s released

I am uncertain about Microsoft’s Xbox policy, but I’m heavily leaning towards no.

@PlasmaX

game crashes if you switch to fullscreen

Eh, fullscreen is problematic and will be removed together as an option in the near future.

@PlasmaX

why does the ci1 theme still play even when you’re not playing its episode

Something needs to play, and this was the most appropriate thing.

@PlasmaX

“burger cuisine” should be 1 key

@PlasmaX

imagine not having ion unlocked

Changed in v.27 Bug

@PlasmaX

each episode’s respective background costs 25 keys instead of 1

Fixed in v.27 Bug

@PlasmaX

yes (click on a medal and press esc)

Allowed

@PlasmaX

red wingstreak in ci5

I think this has been fixed together with the default painjobs.

@PlasmaX

just use the old multiplayer icon

Which one is that?

@PlasmaX

shouldn’t it be 121

CI3 starts at 0

@PlasmaX

purple wormhole but red bg

allowed

@PlasmaX

editions don’t save in a continued mission (using thanksgiving but with halloween hud)

Already fixed above

@PlasmaX

charity should not appear for a defeated player

Changed in v.27 Idea

@PlasmaX

why isn’t there the feature to skip waves? and no infinite keys? (ctrl+k)

Later. Right now they interfere with my stats collection.

@OfficalK12

where my bilinear filter?

I have removed that option from DirectX 12

@Dawid8

Seems that the hall of fame now saves scores of other players too, though does it only does it for the host?

Nooooo, that’s a bug.

Fixed in v.27 Bug

@Arnav

The game sometimes doesn’t allow players to input anything (just the keyboard), and it happens at random after alt-tabbing

@yaminozero

Bug: I press Esc/P button to pause the game, but after playing for a while, the pause menu doesn’t appear anymore and the game is still continuing. I have to restart the game.

Will revisit in v.27. I’ve instrumented the code to actually crash whenever keyboard input is lost.

@Arnav

it also desyncs in single player mode

What exactly does this mean? Are enemies/projectiles in the mission not where they appear to be? Does the game crash?

@Callum

And now this error keeps coming and i cant play

Do you still get this error after rebooting your PC?

@Pinanas

can the multiplayer section be disabled when there is a weak internet

Not possible.

@dangtiendung1812

Where are the chat customization buttons in multiplayer mode

Fixed in v.27 Bug

@Dawid8

press T, write a message, then press enter, that button will be pressed

Fixed in v.27 Bug

@MaybeOrandzaIdk

you have to buy the starting weapons

Fixed in v.27 Bug

@Pinanas

Minor idea: Make each episode banner has its own content updated depending on season

“Minor”?

@Pinanas

will the collection get a trailer or even its own banner

Only if it’s ever released independently on Steam. Which I have no plans for, and would actually cause a lot of confusion and potential disappointment (especially for players who own individual Episodes)

@Sammarald

If unlockables are also shared instead of being per episode

Hmm.. I just fixed a couple of bugs by making prices vary per episode (so starting weapon and background is free for that particular episode). If unlockables are made shared, this solution will no longer work.

@Pinanas

Side thing but the game crashes when using Full Screen mode

Full screen will be eventually removed as an option.

@Pinanas

will the achievements be per episode?

Yes. Like medals.

@thaison1302

that means the same 2 controllers use a b x y l r lt rt select start lj and rj at the same time.

Fixed in v.27 Bug

@hossine

It will release on PS5 too?

@KO117

Nintendo Switch versions as well

There are plans for PlayStation and Nintendo Switch after Xbox is done.

@Callum

This error pops up everytime i open the game

Wait until it crashes again, then send me:
C:\ProgramData\InterAction studios\xbox_steam\steam\26\xbox_steam.cfg

and

C:\ProgramData\InterAction studios\xbox_steam\steam\26\xbox_steam.log

@Pinanas

I’m not sure why but the game no longer registers my keyboard, or even the controllers (they’re “PS1” according to Steam)

Do you have the same issue after a reboot?

@Pinanas

Even CIU doesn’t have this issue

CIU uses DirectInput. The Collection uses GameInput (to be in line with Xbox), which is clearly… (ahem) lacking in several areas.

[InterAction_studios]

@Callum

This error pops up everytime i open the game

I have made a change in v.27. Now, if there are problems with the sound, the game will not crash (but sound may stop, freeze, or turn to noise).

If you notice any of these happening, quit the game and send me this file:

C:\ProgramData\InterAction studios\xbox_steam\steam\27\xbox_steam.log

[Sammarald]

@InterAction_studios

Hmm.. I just fixed a couple of bugs by making prices vary per episode (so starting weapon and background is free for that particular episode). If unlockables are made shared, this solution will no longer work.

With the current unlockable prices it might be preferable for them to stay shared, otherwise the total cost of everything would go up almost 5x and the playtime required would go up to 70-100 hours.

Since the backgrounds already have a Default option, maybe it’d be enough to just add that to weapons as well? And maybe whatever happens to be the default option (for example CI1 Background in CIep1) could just be hidden in the episode where it is the default, only available for purchase in other episodes

[PlasmaX]

@InterAction_studios

Which one is that?

that’s the icon for squadrons

these are mine, names are wrong (maybe orandza is correct)