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Hosting and joining a Multiplayer session
By Sammarald
This guide will explain how to start a multiplayer session, as well as join one in Chicken Invaders Universe.
   
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Category: Co-op, Game Modes, Gameplay Basics, Modding or Configuration, Multiplayer, Walkthroughs
Languages: English
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12 Oct, 2021 @ 12:56pm
4 Nov, 2021 @ 10:29am
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Guide Index
Overview
Hosting a new session 
Joining other players 
Network connectivity limits 
Other notes 
Comments
Hosting a new session
Hosting a new multiplayer session is relatively easy.

The eligible missions for this include all of the missions that can be played more than once. This means that Daily Challenges, Key Rushes, League missions and Galactic Cup missions cannot be played in multiplayer.

1. Fly over to the planet where your mission of choice is located and pick it, or choose it from your favourites/recent/to-do/assignment list.

2. Next, choose the Multiplayer option in the mission configuration screen.

3. Pick the mode "Multiplayer (everyone)", "Multiplayer (contacts only)" or "Multiplayer (private)" and set the player limit. Remember to choose it wisely, as an excessive number of players might result in poor game or internet connection performance. If you chose the "private" option, you also have to set the password that others have to type in to join.

4. Save your changes by pressing OK and starting the mission. After a few seconds, it will become public on the Multiplayer server browser.
Joining other players
Joining other players might be relatively simple, depending on your NAT settings.

1. Choose the Multiplayer option in the pilot head menu.

2. After logging in, pick any of the multiplayer games available, and join through "Fly mission". If you want to join a private game, enter a password on the left. Private games only appear in the lobby if you enter their password first.
Network connectivity limits
Most players will likely end up seeing this error. In that case, check the Multiplayer server lobby for details.

The game considers four types of NAT:
  • Full-cone
  • Restricted cone
  • Port-restricted cone
  • Symmetric

Full-cone and Restricted cone can connect to everyone.

Port-restricted cone cannot connect to hosts with symmetric NAT, and symmetric NAT cannot join Port-restricted cone games.

Symmetric cannot connect or join other symmetric and Port-restricted cone players, only the ones with Full-cone and Restricted cone.

Symmetric cone is the most problematic one, as only 6% of players have Full-cone or Restricted cone, so only few players will be able to join your sessions. Most hosted sessions will also be blocked off.

To change your NAT type, you can check your router settings, use a VPN or a different DNS (such as 1.1.1.1).
Other notes
Each player has a separate counter for food, keys and score, which will only be awarded to them after completing the mission.

Multiplayer sessions disable the game over function, which means that you have an endless supply of extra lives. However, when your life counter goes down to 0, you will be prevented from getting more points, and the mission will be marked as a "DEFEAT".

If you join after the first wave or leave before the mission ends, the mission will be counted as "PARTIAL".

This thread on the Chicken Invaders Universe forums contains more notes regarding Multiplayer, and is maintained by the developer.
https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/multiplayer/18380/
13 Comments
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Albonymous 13 Jan @ 3:19pm 
Is that even available any more i dont see any of this options and i just wanna play with a friend.
Lemming 5 Jun, 2024 @ 1:30pm 
This is not how my UI looks like and I tried to click Multiplayer or Missions and then host a multiplayer game, it really feels like the next logical step. But the menus doesn't show any of that.
Lmao, what a failed piece of sh*t game.
L1A3V 22 Apr, 2024 @ 12:09am 
mine says smt different
peachy 1 Dec, 2023 @ 10:52pm 
this game MP is such a failure others game will let you play with others so easily or maximum with a use of a vpn like radmin or hamachi
but this game even with hamachi, ports opening, upnp, and a lot of more ways just to play with your friend a short mission and still failing.

embarrassing. better stay at early access till they remake the whole online thing
Drashke93 8 May, 2023 @ 2:37pm 
And how to change that Symetric NAT so i can play with my friends that are post restricted cone?
Any help?
Evee 12 Jan, 2023 @ 4:32pm 
I got port restrict nat,.. doesn't take problem for me.. I just realize the green public dot has been gone lately... anyone know how? thats to bad...
Sharkbilby 2 Jan, 2023 @ 8:46am 
this feature has made me sad seeing all the lost potential
SuperSpaceMan34 6 Dec, 2022 @ 1:00pm 
Yeah I think the multiplayer needs a rework if it's putting this much of a limitation on it..

What's worse is every single game I look at has at least over 100 ping, a couple saying it goes over 1,000 for some reason.
BullserkerYT 2 Nov, 2022 @ 7:19am 
xD who needs a guide for taht loooool
Mirror System X 28 Oct, 2022 @ 5:09am 
Now why the fuck do I have to deal with such a bullshit to finally play game normally?????
Early access failure lol