DevLog 5 - Dishing The Dirt
[h3]Hello Washers đź‘‹[/h3]
We’re back with another PowerWash Simulator 2 DevLog!
With PowerWash Simulator’s final content released for all to enjoy, we’re going to have a little catch up on what we’ve been looking at in previous DevLogs and taking a look at things that have been shown in our weekly dev streams over on the FuturLab Twitch channel ➡️ https://www.twitch.tv/FuturLab
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Let’s start at the beginning, with [h3]THE LORE![/h3]
After speaking to Mark, Writer at FuturLab, he filled us in on what's been going on since the end of PowerWash Simulator. It's been 5 years, and after saving the world, we continued cleaning up Muckingham (apparently stopping a volcano destroying the world doesn’t pay the bills...).
PowerWash Simulator 2 brings us somewhere new to work from. The back of the van was nice, but now we have a spacious home base: somewhere you’ll have the chance to decorate, gather friends or just relax between jobs. It also comes with this kick ass (currently work-in-progress) map, created by Senior UI Artist, Paul!
It will also feature a pin board to keep track of your journey!
Not actual image, but not far off...
After selling all of our upgraded equipment to raise the funds to purchase our home base, we’re back to our basic washer, but that won’t stop us doing our very best to keep everything clean and tidy!
Next up is one of the first levels in PowerWash Simulator 2, the Removals Van! Covered in gross, lumpy mud for you to clean off, the grime coming up in our sequel has more depth to it, more layers and looks wetter than ever.
We spoke to 3D Artist, Rachel, about her work on this level:
“There's not many jobs where you have to think "Would a bird poop here?" or "This looks disgusting. Perfect." Seriously. I think about dirt so much now. I found myself looking at a grimy bin in the park last week thinking "ah yes, I could make that worse..."”
Also debuting in PowerWash Simulator 2 is the Washer's snazzy new drip. Not too different from the suit you know and love, but a nice little upgrade for the Dirt Finder General!
Senior Character Artist, Matt, talked us through some of his processes in creating a friendly, welcoming look to The Washer:
"This is the final concept, where I added a smartphone in a waterproof case, replacing the tablet worn at the belt of the original character and redesigned the washer backpack. The new backpack design is less square and blocky than the original, uses a simpler colour palette, and is made of more premium-feeling materials. This all serves to make it feel like an upgrade."
Our next deeper dive was the Teapot Tea Room with Senior 3D Artist, Dennis!
He said during this DevLog, “PowerWash is all about the satisfaction of revealing this happy, pristine clean surface hiding underneath all kinds of thick, gross dirt. The contrast between the two states is very important for the art team, as the better the contrast, the more satisfying the reveal is!
We generally choose happy, saturated colours for our washables when they're clean. Red & green is a great combo, so this is what we went with for the tea room. We also generally choose brighter shades of colours. This all contrasts really well with the darker, desaturated grime & dirt that's placed on top."
We’ve been taking a look at the Removals Van and Teapot Tea Room in our livestreams, too!
Our Community Manager, Jonny (hello!), has been showing off some of the "waterier" water effects, the thicker dirt and how different washers work on different dirt types.
The White 40-degree nozzle is great for surface level dirt and for taking a look at what's hidden underneath, but could leave a layer of dirt below that you'll need to tackle with a stronger nozzle to clear up properly.
We also have some new equipment for you to use in PowerWash Simulator 2! While we haven’t yet fully gone into the equipment you’ll have to hand, we'll have 8 washers for you to use. Here are the washers we’ve shown off so far! ⬇️
[h3]Prime Vista Light [/h3]
[h3]Prime Vista Medium[/h3]
[h3]Prime Vista Heavy[/h3]
And one we recently revealed in our FuturLab newsletter. The new Urban X Light
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That's it for this time, folks!
We'll be continuing our regular dev streams over on Twitch every Friday, taking a look at more PowerWash Simulator 2 features, and we'll be back with a new DevLog soon!
To keep up with all PowerWash Sim 2 news, you can wishlist it here ⬇️
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2968420/PowerWash_Simulator_2/
Stay clean, Washers đź’¦
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We’re back with another PowerWash Simulator 2 DevLog!
With PowerWash Simulator’s final content released for all to enjoy, we’re going to have a little catch up on what we’ve been looking at in previous DevLogs and taking a look at things that have been shown in our weekly dev streams over on the FuturLab Twitch channel ➡️ https://www.twitch.tv/FuturLab
[hr][/hr]
Let’s start at the beginning, with [h3]THE LORE![/h3]
After speaking to Mark, Writer at FuturLab, he filled us in on what's been going on since the end of PowerWash Simulator. It's been 5 years, and after saving the world, we continued cleaning up Muckingham (apparently stopping a volcano destroying the world doesn’t pay the bills...).
PowerWash Simulator 2 brings us somewhere new to work from. The back of the van was nice, but now we have a spacious home base: somewhere you’ll have the chance to decorate, gather friends or just relax between jobs. It also comes with this kick ass (currently work-in-progress) map, created by Senior UI Artist, Paul!
It will also feature a pin board to keep track of your journey!
Not actual image, but not far off...After selling all of our upgraded equipment to raise the funds to purchase our home base, we’re back to our basic washer, but that won’t stop us doing our very best to keep everything clean and tidy!
Next up is one of the first levels in PowerWash Simulator 2, the Removals Van! Covered in gross, lumpy mud for you to clean off, the grime coming up in our sequel has more depth to it, more layers and looks wetter than ever.
We spoke to 3D Artist, Rachel, about her work on this level:
“There's not many jobs where you have to think "Would a bird poop here?" or "This looks disgusting. Perfect." Seriously. I think about dirt so much now. I found myself looking at a grimy bin in the park last week thinking "ah yes, I could make that worse..."”
Also debuting in PowerWash Simulator 2 is the Washer's snazzy new drip. Not too different from the suit you know and love, but a nice little upgrade for the Dirt Finder General!
Senior Character Artist, Matt, talked us through some of his processes in creating a friendly, welcoming look to The Washer:
"This is the final concept, where I added a smartphone in a waterproof case, replacing the tablet worn at the belt of the original character and redesigned the washer backpack. The new backpack design is less square and blocky than the original, uses a simpler colour palette, and is made of more premium-feeling materials. This all serves to make it feel like an upgrade."
Our next deeper dive was the Teapot Tea Room with Senior 3D Artist, Dennis!
He said during this DevLog, “PowerWash is all about the satisfaction of revealing this happy, pristine clean surface hiding underneath all kinds of thick, gross dirt. The contrast between the two states is very important for the art team, as the better the contrast, the more satisfying the reveal is!
We generally choose happy, saturated colours for our washables when they're clean. Red & green is a great combo, so this is what we went with for the tea room. We also generally choose brighter shades of colours. This all contrasts really well with the darker, desaturated grime & dirt that's placed on top."
We’ve been taking a look at the Removals Van and Teapot Tea Room in our livestreams, too!
Our Community Manager, Jonny (hello!), has been showing off some of the "waterier" water effects, the thicker dirt and how different washers work on different dirt types.
The White 40-degree nozzle is great for surface level dirt and for taking a look at what's hidden underneath, but could leave a layer of dirt below that you'll need to tackle with a stronger nozzle to clear up properly.
We also have some new equipment for you to use in PowerWash Simulator 2! While we haven’t yet fully gone into the equipment you’ll have to hand, we'll have 8 washers for you to use. Here are the washers we’ve shown off so far! ⬇️
[h3]Prime Vista Light [/h3]
[h3]Prime Vista Medium[/h3]
[h3]Prime Vista Heavy[/h3]
And one we recently revealed in our FuturLab newsletter. The new Urban X Light
[hr][/hr]
That's it for this time, folks!
We'll be continuing our regular dev streams over on Twitch every Friday, taking a look at more PowerWash Simulator 2 features, and we'll be back with a new DevLog soon!
To keep up with all PowerWash Sim 2 news, you can wishlist it here ⬇️
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2968420/PowerWash_Simulator_2/
Stay clean, Washers đź’¦
Follow our Socials here: Discord: https://discord.com/invite/powerwashsimulator
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/powerwashsimulator.co.uk
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PowerWashSim
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/futurlab
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@powerwashsim?
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerwashsim/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/powerwashsim
PWS Wiki: https://powerwash-simulator.fandom.com/wiki/PowerWash_Simulator_Wiki
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