# Ultimate Chicken Horse Server improvements, voting system changes, updated OST, and QoL changes!

- Product: Ultimate Chicken Horse (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ultimate-chicken-horse)
- Vendor: Clever Endeavour Games
- Date: 2023-06-14
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/386940/view/3689054695003888994
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ultimate-chicken-horse/releases/2023-06-14-server-improvements-voting-system-changes-updated

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- **fixed** — Resolved server desync issues including endless loading screens, players getting stuck in the party box, placed blocks not showing up, and lobbies randomly shutting down
- **changed** — Refactored servers to support higher player counts and enable adding more servers to high-traffic regions during peak activity
- **fixed** — Addressed country-wide connection issue for players in Korea
- **removed** — Removed downvotes from the voting system for custom and community-made levels
- **added** — Added new "Shellebration" track to the soundtrack that plays during the Metro level
- **changed** — Reduced initial game volume by 20%

Hello everyone! We’re back after a few months of work on Ultimate Chicken Horse with version 1.10.06 on all platforms.

We addressed several server issues that came up during the Shellebration Update, changed how voting works on community-made custom levels, and added a new song to the OST. Plus some other minor changes.

Read below for more, and join the [Ultimate Chicken Horse Discord](https://discord.gg/UCH) to keep up-to-date with all things Chicken and Horse!

##### Server refactor

After the Shellebration Update, we had more players online than **ever before**. (Wow, thank you!) However, our servers were not prepared for the sheer number of people enjoying the game. This resulted in players experiencing many server desync issues like endless loading screens, getting stuck in the party box, placed blocks not showing up, and lobbies randomly shutting down.

We’ve just completed a server refactor to address these desync issues and prevent them from happening in the future. It also gives us the ability to add more servers to high traffic regions whenever we have a big influx of new players. :)

We also addressed a country-wide connection issue for players in Korea. As of today, everyone in Korea should be able to connect and play online again! Thank you for your patience and bug reports - there were many Korean players who helped us solve the problem by sending us their player logs. ❤️

If you experience any server issues or bugs, please report them to the developers in the [Ultimate Chicken Horse Discord](https://discord.gg/UCH).

##### Downvotes removed from custom levels

We removed downvotes from the voting system for custom/community-made levels!

Downvotes were not being used in a way that was useful or kind to our community, which warranted their removal. If you don’t enjoy a level, you now have the choice to upvote it or ignore it. (Note that you can still report levels that break our community rules!)

##### Ultimate Chicken Horse OST

The [game’s soundtrack](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493070/Ultimate_Chicken_Horse_Soundtrack/) just got a new song! It now has the “Shellebration” track which plays during the Metro level.

##### Quality of life changes

We received feedback that the game's initial volume was too loud, so we reduced it by 20%. (Now the Horse noise is less of a jumpscare!)

That’s all for now! We’ll be monitoring the server situation and keeping an eye out for any new issues. Have fun out there. 🙂

- Sincerely, Clever Endeavour