I’m not entirely certain what the point of unlocking this topic was, however given the opportunity let me reveal this:
This is a very recent development (within the past couple of months), but there are indeed plans to rework all episodes in a more modern format. They will obviously receive back-ported technical enhancements from CIU, but they will also be reformed into “Seasons” (base game + all seasonal variations in the same package).
Example: Chicken Invaders Season 3 (S03): Remastered base game + Christmas + Easter.
There are still several major challenges, both technical and commercial, but I’m hoping to overcome them progressively over the coming months.
Some examples of stumbling blocks:
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Episodes are in 5:3 format, but CIU is in 16:9. This is most apparent in CI5, where planetary levels have to be reworked entirely to avoid seeing outside the level, or abruptly appearing/disappearing enemies.
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Two-player on the same PC will need to be re-introduced.
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How can career/progress from the episodes be transferred to the corresponding Season?
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Are the Seasons going to be separate SKUs, or are they going to replace the existing episodes? How will existing purchases be handled? Can Steam DLCs be merged into the base game?
… and many more.