The Hippo-Party Plus Update is OUT NOW!!

For more details on the update, check out our website: https://www.cleverendeavourgames.com/hippo-update

Ultimate Chicken Horse V1.8.22 - 2021-09-20
The Hippo-Party-Plus update includes:

- 1 new character: Hippopotamus
- 1 new alternative skin: Triceratops
- 4 new outfits: Floatie (Hippo), Cowboy Boots (Hippo), Balloon (Hippo) Jockey Outfit (Horse)
- 1 new level: Rollercoaster

Minor Features
- Ultimate Chicken Horse has been updated to Unity 2020 - some beta testers have reported a smoother, more optimized feel to the game
- Added a Help and Tips section to the pause menu
- Adjusted some physics for better wall experiences
- Players can no longer spam the pause button, which previously let players exploit level timers and some physics
- Added some new backgrounds for community-level creations
- Players can now delete custom levels that they have uploaded
- Level Fullness is always displayed in freeplay build mode
Bug Fixes
- Adjusted some physics for better wall experiences (smoother motion on wall slides and less likely to “bounce” off walls)
- Fixing these physics problems has had a cascading effect that we believe improves the feel of the game, and makes it slightly more responsive. It does slightly change the fundamental physics of the game, and some previous advanced techniques will have to be rediscovered or adjusted.
- “Follow player” camera fixed after respawns and in Sudden Death
- Punching Flowers punch in the correct direction on flipped treadmills
- Run Time Limit properly ends rounds when players have multiple respawns remaining
- Zombies are able to pick up coins
- Parkour preset properly applies block probabilities and removes trap blocks
- Fixed cursor regions when using controllers on ultra-wide monitors
- Added collision areas to Ballroom to prevent spawn kills from placing blocks too close
- Bees give trap points
- Fixed various issues with Bees respawning
- Bees now deactivate when player dies and turns into a Zombie
- More consistent platforms in Treehouse
- Fixed some localizations so they properly appear in UI
- Fixed various other localization mistakes
- Zombies should no longer lock up games in certain scenarios
- Twitch chat no longer overrides block probability settings
- Fixed small issues with animal artwork.
- Challengeboard scoreboard no longer briefly shows the world record message from a previous attempt
- Fixed non-slippery ice when you crouch immediately while landing
- Fixed Jetpack sound sometimes never ending in the inventory

Changes

- Sudden death will always have a timer
- No longer able to wall jump off ceiling
- Made animal dead colliders more consistent with each other.
- Scaffolding now has a consistent rotation speed when attached to rotating blocks for all orientations
- Picked up coins won't slow rotating platforms as you move away from the platform with the coin
- Upblowers are no longer able to blow through the moving platforms that they are attached to
- Slightly increased Canon level fullness cost

A new character joins the animal party! Meet Hippo in this FREE content update for Ultimate Chicken Horse, coming to you on September 20, 2021 on all supported platforms!

The Hippo-Party-Plus update includes:

• 1 new character: Hippopotamus
  
• 1 new alternative skin: Triceratops
  
• 4 new outfits: Floatie (Hippo), Cowboy Boots (Hippo), Balloon (Hippo) Jockey Outfit (Horse)
  
• 1 new level: Rollercoaster
  
• Tons of bug fixes

As with previous updates, you’ll be able to unlock the new character, reskin, outfits and level by collecting unlock boxes on all levels with a ? sign. No purchase necessary.


Large and in-charge, Hippopotamus (Hippo for short) joins the Ultimate Chicken Horse cast!

This groovy critter is ready to boogie the house down! Don’t let the goofy smile fool you, Hippo is a real contender for the Ultimate title.




Head all the way back to the Cretaceous period with Hippo’s alternative skin, Triceratops!

This alternative Hippo skin is compatible with all of the regular Hippo accessories. How did Triceratops safely join the rest of the animals? No one really knows, but we heard it had something to do with a very special car...




Once you’ve become acquainted with Hippo, you’ll be able to unlock these nifty accessories for Hippo and Triceratops:

Cowboy boots: While Hippo usually has dancing shoes on, sometimes they get swapped out for these trusty boots.
Balloon: Picked up from the fairground, its name is Wilson.
Floatie: Hippo can’t swim, so they need this device when they go to the pool with the other animals.



Despite being in the game title, Horse has always been one accessory short, compared to the other critters. But fear not, we bought Horse a new outfit!

Horse loved it so much we made sure to provide 7 different colour variations: blue, orange, green, purple, red, pink and yellow. While Horse is convinced the outfit is streamlined for speed, it doesn’t do much other than look cool.



The whole cast and crew have ventured off to the local theme park and a certain attraction has caught their eye: this speeding roller coaster!

Once unlocked, this map will have players placing blocks and traps that allow them to safely pass under the tracks and on to the finish line on another piece of totally safety-compliant scaffolding.

Make sure to keep your appendages away from the ride at all times; it will send you right to the grave if you get too close!




For a full list of changes and bug fixes, click here: https://www.cleverendeavourgames.com/hippo-update


First off, thank you to everyone who has played Ultimate Chicken Horse over the past 5+ years. This game is what it is today thanks to your love and support, and we’re so incredibly grateful that we’ve been able to support it for so many years!

This update took so much longer to come out versus our initial prediction, and we want to share some context as to why. Last year we discovered that the online architecture we use was going to be retired in the next few years so we started looking for alternatives. We have every intention of keeping Ultimate Chicken Horse functional for as long as we can. Unfortunately, what seemed like a simple thing to change ended up being… not so simple at all. The solutions we found weren’t compatible with the Unity version we have used since the game’s conception and upgrading it to the 2020 version caused a bunch of plugins to break, new issues cropped up on various platforms and so much more. This work already would have taken much longer than expected and it was just made significantly worse with COVID. The original work we had set out to do was taking so much longer than planned, that we made the decision to release new content now rather than wait for the more technical backend architecture to be completed.

This update was also undertaken in tandem with our new project at Clever Endeavour Games - something we’re extremely excited to be working on! If we were a larger studio, we could probably continue to update Ultimate Chicken Horse while working on a new IP. The reality is that we’re only 6 people and this update has already significantly impacted the development of our new title. (If you want to stay up to date with our latest title, sign up for our newsletter.)

While we are not saying there won’t ever be new content for Ultimate Chicken Horse, this is the last content update that we have planned for the foreseeable future. We know this will be sad or disappointing for some - there are so many great ideas for new characters, levels, modes and so much more. For us, too, it feels a bit scary as we move into new territory.

To be clear, this does not mean we’re completely shutting down the game. We just spent so much time and energy on making sure this game lasts for as long as it can!! We’re still going to finish the online architecture update, continue featuring levels on LevelNET, host events on Discord, and answer support tickets. As long as there’s a community to support it and we’re able to, we want to keep this party going. So keep sending us your Ultimate Chicken Horse fan art, ideas, and concepts - it keeps us inspired for the future!

Thank you all, once again, and we hope you’ll stick around for our next adventure together.

<3
The Clever Endeavour Team

It's a great time to pick up Ultimate Chicken Horse, whether it's for yourself or for a friend!

It'll be 50% off until July 7, 2021, so don't procrastinate too much.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/386940/Ultimate_Chicken_Horse/

And if you're wondering about updates, we are still working on one which is planned for this year.

<3
The Clever Endeavour team

The featured levels for spring 2021 are here and can be found in-game on the LevelNET.

Thank you to everyone who submitted a level! As always we love seeing the creativity that you all have.

Here are the 15 levels that were selected:



Hope you all have a fun and safe spring!

<3
Clever Endeavour Games

The sun is shining, the animals are shedding and the punching flowers are blooming!

They're all signs that we're looking for your spring themed levels to feature on the front page of the in-game LevelNET (the computer down the well).

Share your themed level codes by 10am EST on April 1st (not a joke) and we'll feature 15 of them in the weeks following.

Here are a couple of prompts to put some spring in your step:

- Flowers
- Bunnies
- Easter eggs
- Passover Seder plate
- Ramadan lanterns

And here are a few examples of what we featured last year:



To publish a custom level, go into Free Play mode and make your level. Then open the Menu, go to Save and Share Level, save your level Online as a Public level, and Publish to get the shareable level code.

Submit your level codes below in the comments or under any one of our social platforms.

We look forward to seeing what you all create!

Cheers,

The Clever Endeavour Team
<3

Is love in the air, or is it just flaming tennis balls?

It feels like March 2020 was just the other day, and yet here we are almost at Valentine's Day in 2021 already!

We're looking to spread the love by featuring your Valentine's themed levels in a couple of weeks, so please send us your themed level codes by 10am EST on February 12, 2021! We'll pick up to 15 of them to be featured on the front page of the LevelNET in-game (the computer when you go down the well).

Here are a few prompts to get you started:

- Flowers
- Chocolate
- Hearts
- Pink
- Red
- Cupid

For a few examples, here are some levels we featured last year:



To make a custom level, go into Free Play Mode then open the Menu. Go to Save and Share Level, save your level Online as a Public level, and Publish to get the shareable level code.

Submit your level codes in the comments below or under any of our Valentine Level Call Out posts on social.

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

With love,

The Clever Endeavour Team

We're joining a collection of our local friends in the Quebec Sale!

Grab Ultimate Chicken Horse for you or your friends for 50% off until Feb 1, Quebec residency not required.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/386940/Ultimate_Chicken_Horse/

Also make sure to check out some cool work-in-progress titles by tuning into Demo Nights on Twitch from January 28-30! For the schedule, link and more details: http://demonight.ca/



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097770/Aeolis_Tournament/


https://store.steampowered.com/app/468670/Speed_Brawl/


https://store.steampowered.com/app/752170/Save_Your_Nuts/



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1048660/Knight_Squad_2/


https://store.steampowered.com/app/941890/Watch_This_Space/


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1050160/Sacrifice_Your_Friends/

Hey Ultimate Animals!

The Featured tab in Ultimate Chicken Horse has been updated to showcase 15 of your wintery and festive levels!



We want to thank everyone who sent their levels. There were tons of fantastic submissions! So many, in fact, that we'll be featuring more of them throughout the month of January. So if you didn't make the cut for today, keep an eye out!

Note that all of Clever Endeavour will be on vacation for the next two weeks, so there will not be the regular Feature Friday updates in that period.

We also want to take a moment to thank you all for brightening our year. The creativity, enthusiasm and positivity of the Ultimate Chicken Horse community is a gift that keeps on giving, and we're all incredibly thankful for it. <3

We hope you have a nice time over the Holidays!
Take care of yourself and others around you!

We're looking forward to seeing you all in the new year. :)

The Clever Endeavour team

Hello Ultimate Animals!

Winter is rapidly approaching for us in the Northern hemisphere, so we’re getting ready to celebrate the Holidays and the New Year. To do so, we would like to feature YOUR Winter-themed levels in Ultimate Chicken Horse at the end of December!

Here are some examples of what we’re looking for:
- Candy canes, hot chocolate, and gingerbread houses
- Scarves, mittens, and tuques
- Skis, sleds, and ice skates
- Igloos, snow forts, and snowmen
- Snowy and icy landscapes
- Polar bears and penguins
- Santa Claus, elves, and reindeers
- Christmas trees, stockings, and presents
- Menorahs and dreidels

As an example, here are the levels we featured last year:



Remember: You can make custom levels in Free Play mode. Then open the Menu, go to Save and Share Level, save your level Online as a Public level, and Publish to get the shareable level code!

15 levels will be selected and put up on the Featured tab on Friday December 18th. We're interested in both Party levels and Challenge levels.

To submit your level, comment here with the level code, and make sure that the level is Published. Do it before December 18th for a chance to be featured in Ultimate Chicken Horse!

We're excited to see your creations!

<3
The Clever Endeavour crew

Hello, Ultimate Animals!

As the longest year in our mortal existence comes to an end, the time has come to celebrate with the 2020 edition of the Steam Awards!

Most of the awards are (rightfully) dedicated to games that came out this past year, with the unique exception of the Labor of Love Award. That one is reserved for games that have been out for a while now, but which the devs continue to nurture and support.

Though it feels like a lifetime ago now, our big A-cobra-tic Update came out in March this year, on the 4th anniversary of the game. If you have enjoyed this update, we'd ask you to consider nominating Ultimate Chicken Horse for the Labor of Love Award!

You might also be happy to hear that, despite the fact that we are now mostly focusing our energy on prototyping new projects, we do have plans for a small content update early next year! As usual, it will be absolutely free, and available to all.

We want to thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for Ultimate Chicken Horse. We feel truly blessed to have such a wonderful community.

And if you'd like to invite more people to join the fun, you can tell them that Ultimate Chicken Horse is currently 45% off for the Steam Autumn Sale!

Keep being awesome!
The Clever Endeavour team