MAIN CHANGES
Party like it’s 2002! “Chicken Invaders: The Next Wave” (a.k.a. Chicken Invaders 2) was released on 22 December 2002.To commemorate the 20th anniversary of that occasion, CIU supports a special mode which simulates an (approximately) authentic 2002 experience: graphics have been reduced in color and resolution, music has been replaced with era-appropriate tracks, and certain special effects have been disabled.
CIU v.124 always starts off in this mode, but it can be disabled through the main menu (you must restart the game to enable it again). Also, for technical reasons, this mode is not available on Android.
Admittedly, this mode comes a bit earlier than expected, because there are three main events in December and unfortunately they all come very close together:
- “Chicken Invaders Universe” leaving Early Access on December 15th
- “Chicken Invaders: The Next Wave” 20th anniversary on December 22nd
- Christmas Edition on December 25th
Some of these events clash together (e.g. music replacements from 20th anniversary and Christmas), so I’ve decided to spread them out a bit so that they don’t overlap. Starting with the next version, 2002 party mode will still be available, but it will not be the default startup mode (because not everyone is familiar with Chicken Invaders history, and it would not be appropriate to leave Early Access with 20-year-old look as default).
Finally, this version re-enables cross-platform multiplayer (Windows vs Android), which had been temporarily disabled until a crashing bug could be fixed. This was one of the most elusive bugs and it took almost two weeks to track down, because… compilers.
Bug/Idea medals will be awarded later in the day. Note that your medal cannot be awarded if your in-game callsign doesn’t match your forum name (put it in your forum profile where it says “name” so I can find it).
COMPATIBILITY
You will lose:
- any mid-mission progress
- your language selection
CHANGELOG
New features – 
Tweaks – 
Bug fixes – 
Internal changes
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Deleted users who haven’t logged in during the past week and have less than 10 minutes of playtime, and also users who haven’t logged in during the past 4 weeks and have less than an hour of playtime, and also users who haven’t logged in during the last 12 months and haven’t set an e-mail. Note that users with any purchase are never deleted.
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Egg shells now make cracking sound when destroyed even in low detail mode (@minasam123
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Thanksgiving edition: fixed “leg” texture of UFO saucer chick (@neonep Bug)
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Projectile disappearance effects when hit by weapons are now hidden in low-detail mode (@minasam123 Idea)
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Contacts screen: Added padding between platform and online icons (@iIfireIi Idea)
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“High-contrast text” option now affects Key Rush missions properly (@CattyCheese Bug)
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Multiplayer: Fixed network desync crashes in games between Windows and Android players (caused by MSVC/Clang discrepancies compiling C++11’s “unspecified evaluation order of subexpressions”, throwing the randomizer out of sync).
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Changed network RNG algorithm (this change only affects some boss trajectories and attacks. Mission/wave/enemy selection is unaffected).
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Removed Thanksgiving Edition content.
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Multiplayer scoreboard: Platform icon is now refreshed correctly if host disconnects and reconnects from a different platform (@RuLinh Bug)
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League: Fixed boss waves being illegible in the dare alternatives (once and for all) (@PlasmaX Bug)
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Added “Party Like It’s 2002” Edition.
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Android: Updated BASS to test version 20221125, which fixes rare crashes when fading/panning sound channels.
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Competitive missions now also use repeatable RNG for speed & direction of food/key/coin drops @Recruit_75 Idea)
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Android: Can now chat while the game is paused (@LaserLite Bug)
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Removed mouse/keyboard references from “manual activation equipment” (@RainbowBoyVN Bug)
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Shockwave Capacitor: Bullets are now removed as the shockwave front expands instead of being removed only when shockwave spawns (@AmirMohammad.as Idea)
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Clucker Bombs no longer cause area damage when fired inside an enemy (impact damage remains) (@EmeraldBirb Idea)
