Chicken Invaders
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| Developers | |
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| InterAction Studios | |
| Engines | |
| Ultra VGA Engine[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 1999 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Top-down view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Shooter |
| Vehicles | Space flight |
| Art styles | Pre-rendered graphics, Cartoon |
| Themes | Space, Sci-fi |
| Series | Chicken Invaders |
| Chicken Invaders | |
|---|---|
| Chicken Invaders | 1999 |
| Chicken Invaders 2 | 2002 |
| Chicken Invaders 3 | 2006 |
| Chicken Invaders 4 | 2010 |
| Chicken Invaders 5 | 2014 |
| Chicken Invaders Universe | Early Access |
Key points
- Has problems running on Windows 8 and above. See "Low frame-rate"
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail |  |
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| Developer website | |
Remastered version included since Jan 27th 2023[2] | |
Game data
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 2] |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use dgVoodoo 2, stretches. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Use dgVoodoo 2, stretches significantly. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | 27 FPS cap | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | Supports Dolby surround. | |
| Subtitles | All speech is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Alt + Tab crashes the game, using a DirectX wrapper can alleviate the issue. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 | |||
Issues fixed
Low frame-rate
- DirectDraw emulation is used in Windows 8 and later, causing low frame-rate.
| Use a DirectDraw wrapper[3] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 166 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7.0 compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ UVE engine build: UveDX7.NET (assumption)[1]
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrpenguinb on 2022-01-26
- ↑ CI1 Remaster released - last accessed on 2023-02-26
- ↑ GitHub - last accessed on 26 May 2023