Early Access version 121

MAIN CHANGES Halloween edition! You know what this means! Be afraid, be very afraid! :zombie:

In contrast to other CIU seasonal editions so far, new re-skin content has been created specifically for this one. Enjoy it while you can.

Also, a couple of other announcements:

ANDROID VERSION

There will be an Android version. And it’s coming soon. Like, real soon. Within the next month.

Well, sort of. It turns out that it’s too risky to release the iOS version directly, because in case of problems, all game updates must be first approved by Apple, which will take several days each time. So there needs to be a faster/easier way to update the game, at least for the initial few weeks. And the player base needs to be large enough to catch most bugs quickly. Hence, Android. There are some caveats, however:

1. The game will be provided in .apk format, which you will have to install manually. No Google Play store version.

2. No ads, no in-app purchases (except maybe through a web browser, like the stand-alone version).

3. This will be an experimental version to work out the mobile port kinks, and it will be temporarily discontinued after it has served its purpose. If the iOS version goes well, then Android eventually appear officially in the store, but that is several more months down the line.

EARLY ACCESS EXIT

The game will exit Early Access on the game’s 4th anniversary (since version 1, namely December 15th 2018). What does this mean, exactly? Well, feast your eyes on this huge list of consequences:

1. The startup Early Access nag screen will be removed from the game.

2. New accounts will no longer receive the “Early Access” medal.

3. That’s about it.

There really won’t be any more differences than that. Development will continue as usual. The rate of updates might slow down, and it might become necessary to split the game into “stable” and “beta” branches, but that will be more a result of releasing the smartphone versions rather than exiting Early Access.

More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/early-access-version-121/24731