{"id":174,"date":"2026-08-16T09:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?page_id=174"},"modified":"2026-08-16T09:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:55:24","slug":"help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?page_id=174","title":{"rendered":"Help &#038; Knowledge Base"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"cs-pagehero\"><div class=\"cs-wrap\"><div class=\"cs-kicker\">Help<\/div><h1 class=\"cs-h1\">Help &#038; Knowledge Base<\/h1><p class=\"cs-sub\">One article per feature \u2014 what it does, how to use it, and how to get the most out of it.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cs-section\"><div class=\"cs-wrap\"><div class=\"cs-cat-title\"><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#FFD23F\"><\/span><h3>Getting started<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"cs-cards\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=153\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Start Siege &#038; Demo Mode<\/h3><p>Two ways to begin \u2014 the guided DEMO intro or a full Start Siege run \u2014 plus what to do in your first minutes.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=154\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Controls &#038; Hotkeys<\/h3><p>Every keyboard shortcut in the game and what it does.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=155\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Difficulty &#038; Mutators<\/h3><p>How Easy, Normal and Hard work, the 10 random mutators, and the egg-banking risk and reward.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=134\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>The Daily Challenge<\/h3><p>One seeded run everyone shares, ten free plays a day, live rankings and milestones.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cs-cat-title\"><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#FFD23F\"><\/span><h3>Build &#038; defend<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"cs-cards\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=156\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Tower Synergies<\/h3><p>All 12 side-by-side tower pairs and the bonus each one unlocks.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=157\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>SUPER Fusion<\/h3><p>Fuse 8 of the same defence into one x10 SUPER unit \u2014 and how buff mode works.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=158\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Overclock<\/h3><p>The panic button that boosts all damage and fire rate by 50% for 25 seconds.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=159\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>The Builder Hen<\/h3><p>The hard-working hen that builds free farms every 30 seconds and repairs your towers.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=160\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Egg Economy<\/h3><p>Farms, Egg Reserves and Tax Roosters \u2014 how to make eggs work for you.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=161\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>The Perks Shop<\/h3><p>All 13 Build &#038; Perks upgrades and when each one is worth buying.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=162\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Run Relics<\/h3><p>The 8 pre-wave relics and which builds they suit.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=163\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Chicken Types &#038; Counters<\/h3><p>How threat ratings work and the fastest counters for every chicken type.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cs-cat-title\"><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#FFD23F\"><\/span><h3>Daily, weekly &#038; seasons<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"cs-cards\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=164\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Weekly Board &#038; Seasons<\/h3><p>How the weekly board sums your week and how 28-day seasons pay out.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=165\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Weekly Events<\/h3><p>Themed weekly events, their mutators and the exclusive medals at the goal wave.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=166\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Leaderboards &#038; Names<\/h3><p>How daily, weekly and season boards work \u2014 and how names, emblems and rankings behave.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=167\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Daily Quests &#038; Streaks<\/h3><p>Three quests a day with mini and big rewards, plus streak bonuses and shields.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=168\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Medals Explained<\/h3><p>Every medal type \u2014 achievements, rank medals, consolation prizes and events.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cs-cat-title\"><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#FFD23F\"><\/span><h3>Tools &#038; progress<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"cs-cards\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=169\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>The Map Editor<\/h3><p>Paint terrain, decorate the farm and publish maps to the community gallery.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=170\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Challenge Codes<\/h3><p>Share exact races with 6-character codes and earn the Code Breaker medal.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=171\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Cloud Saves<\/h3><p>Sync progress between devices with a code and a private key.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=172\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Run Report &#038; Share Cards<\/h3><p>End-of-run stats and the share card you can post anywhere.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=173\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Settings &#038; Performance<\/h3><p>Quality, performance, languages and the settings worth changing.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Read article \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cs-section cs-section-alt\"><div class=\"cs-wrap\"><div class=\"cs-kicker\">Latest help articles<\/div><h2 class=\"cs-h2\">Newest guides<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-2 has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=173\">Settings &#038; Performance<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-16T09:55:19+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">What it is The settings screen (title and pause menu) controls performance, appearance and comfort. The adaptive quality governor watches your FPS and trims effects automatically if it dips below 30, restoring them when performance recovers to 55+. Settings worth knowing Quality \u2014 manual preset; changing it resets auto-trims. Chicken texture atlas (faster) \u2014 batches\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=173\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Settings &#038; Performance<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=172\">Run Report &#038; Share Cards<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-16T09:55:17+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">What it is Both end screens show a RUN REPORT: your MVP tower with total damage, the top 3 damage and kill towers, farm-door damage taken, leak count and worst leak type, and the best combo with the wave it happened on. Share cards Click Share Run to render a 1200&#215;675 parchment share card: game\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=172\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Run Report &#038; Share Cards<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=171\">Cloud Saves<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-16T09:55:15+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">What it is Cloud saves sync your progress between devices \u2014 browser to browser, or browser to Steam. You get a 6-character code that names the save and a private key that actually unlocks it. How to use it Open CLOUD SAVE on the title screen and generate a code. Press Upload to push your\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=171\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Cloud Saves<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=170\">Challenge Codes<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-16T09:55:13+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">What it is A 6-character challenge code recreates your exact map, mutators, setup and 500 eggs \u2014 same seed, same everything. Friends race the identical challenge, and your best survival time is saved per code. How to use it Copy your current map to share from the CUSTOM MAPS panel. Send the code to friends\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=170\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Challenge Codes<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=169\">The Map Editor<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-16T09:55:11+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">What it is EDIT MAP mode turns you into a map designer: paint water, forests, hills, pits, rocks and corn tile by tile, add decorative farm objects, and publish your creation to the community gallery with a name, author and download count. You can also generate themed farms (lakes, forest, mountains, death pits, rivers) in\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=169\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Map Editor<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=168\">Medals Explained<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-16T09:55:09+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">What it is Medals are your bragging rights and they persist forever. There are 28 achievements (leaderboard placements plus a roster of ridiculous behaviour badges), 24 rank medals for daily placement, 13 worst-performance medals for gloriously failing, plus weekly event and season medals. Examples Daily Champion \u2014 #1 on today&#8217;s board. Chicken Whisperer \u2014 converted\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?p=168\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Medals Explained<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cs-section\"><div class=\"cs-wrap\"><div class=\"cs-cards\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?page_id=106\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Quick FAQ<\/h3><p>Twelve fast answers to the questions players ask most \u2014 daily plays, cloud saves, languages and more.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Open the FAQ \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/?page_id=144\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><div class=\"cs-card\"><h3>Tips &#038; Strategy<\/h3><p>The deep strategy guide: economy, synergies, perks, relics and the full chicken counter table.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:10px;color:#FFD23F;font-weight:700\">Open the guide \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-174","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=174"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175,"href":"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/174\/revisions\/175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chickensiege.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}