Chicken Invaders Universe — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Game version 159 | 2026-05-15 | This is a minor maintenance release. Several changes are related to enhanced keyboard/gamepad navigation. More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-159/38884 |
| Game version 158 | 2025-12-15 | A lot of wave tweaks (again). More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-158/38238 |
| Game version 157 | 2025-09-10 | A lot of wave tweaks. Also, added Accessibility settings ("Screen shakes", "Screen flashes", "Starfield scrolling") in Options -> Gameplay . Due to this change, all your Options settings will regrettably be reset during this update. More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-157/37537 |
| Game version 156 | 2025-07-22 | A lot of wave tweaks. Important: Slob behaviour has changed in this version. Slobs will now speed up towards the edges of the screen to avoid falling too far behind and disappearing while they are still visible. More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-156/37218 |
| Emergency update 155.5 | 2025-05-25 | This fixes a bug with Slob chickens which was introduced in v155.4 yesterday. |
| Game version 155 | 2025-05-24 | More new waves! As with the v.154 update, bear in mind that some of these waves are quite hard, and they won't appear on easy difficulties. Also, as usual, the new additions will unavoidably shuffle the wave ordering of existing missions, so you might find that your stored favourites have significantly changed. More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-155/36721 |
| Game version 154 | 2025-04-11 | New waves! Bear in mind that some of these waves are quite hard, and they won't appear on easy difficulties. Also, as usual, the new additions will unavoidably shuffle the wave ordering of exisiting missions, so you might find that your stored favourites are no longer such favourites after all. You can also purchase CI1 as DLC in this update. More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-154/36248 |
| Game Version 153 | 2025-03-06 | This is a maintenance release which fixes a crash when flying CI1 DLC. Next week there will be another small update, which will enable purchasing of DLC within the game. More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-153/35913 |
| Game version 152 | 2025-02-11 | DLC is now available for purchase in-game! Chicken Invaders Episodes 2-3-4-5 are available right now, Episode 1 is coming in the next update. If you already own the individual Episodes on Steam, then you can export your purchases to Universe for free. Check the Steam news of each individual Episode for instructions. Steam Achievements have been added. Upon first login, you will retroactively receive all achievements that you have already… achieved. Also, the default letterbox option is now "automatic", which will stretch the image up to 20% horizontally, and will use black bars for anything beyond that. Sadly, due to this new setting, all you |
| Game version 150 | 2024-12-10 | Boot Camp mission is here! Head to your nearest Heroes Academy to try it out! More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-150/35022 |
| Game version 149 | 2024-11-20 | Episodic DLC is here! Well, almost. DLC content is already present in the game, however it cannot be purchased just yet. You will only be able to export existing Chicken Invaders 2-3-4-5 purchases from Steam or the InterAction studios website for use within CIU. Instructions on how to do that will be issued very soon. Also, a very slight teaser for the new Boot Camp mission type. You'll eventually be able to access this mission from Heroes Academies. Please ensure translations are up-to-date, because there are several new phrases added to this update. More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ci |
| Game version 148 | 2024-10-25 | A lot of behind-the-scenes clean-up, refactoring, and unification with the Episodes. Customizable scratches have been added to paintjobs. Also, check out the new "copy existing paintjob" and "randomize paintjob" features. There are also many new text phrases in this update (mainly needed for the Episodes), so please make sure you update your translations. More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-148/34616 |
| Game version 147 | 2024-07-20 | There aren’t many player-facing changes in this update. Nevertheless, a large part of the game has been reworked. As part of these reworks, all your saved Mission Config presets have been reset, so you’ll need to save them again. Summer content is still available, but you have to manually select it at the main menu via Options → Seasonal Content. More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-147/33812 |
| Game version 146 | 2024-06-03 | Summer content! :sunglasses: ... and that's pretty much it. Enjoy! Summer content is automatically activated during 1-30 June. You can manually turn it on or off from the main menu by selecting Options → Seasonal Content . More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-146/33344 |
| Game version 145 | 2024-04-27 | 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 upd |
| Game version 144 | 2024-03-15 | 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 | 2024-03-01 | 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 snaps |
| Game version 142 | 2024-01-27 | 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-142/3 |
| Game version 141 | 2023-12-20 | 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 | 2023-11-25 | 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 |