Endless Poker Update (w/ Fast Travel, General Improvements) (0.8.3.0)

We've completely redid Texas Hold'em/Poker in Casino. Now players can play endlessly. On top of that, the UI was completely reworked to better show player actions such as pot changes and folding. We also added a log to help keep track of everything to make better choices when betting. Players can join in mid-game and spectate and wait for the next hand.

You can also watch poker games ongoing without being in the table/poker game using the new 3D cards and table UI. You'll be able to see in real time what players are doing and how big the stakes are.



We reduced the Plazas scale by 15%, which makes it smaller, tightens up areas, and keeps players closer together.

There's new jetpacks at Rob's Imports. We've added different colored jetpacks and also the original GMT jetpack. There's also a super power jetpack (which is a jetpack that has no visuals). We'll be adding more jetpack types in the future.



In this update, we updated the map select to show more information about each map.



The outer bounds of the default Condo have been extended, allowing a greater degree of creative freedom.

The workshop player model system was refactored to improve stability and solve many bugs with workshop player models. It's also faster now.

Tired of having to run all the way to the other side of the Plaza to take part in the event that just started? Fear no more, now these nifty teleporters will rise out of the ground, providing players a quick way to teleport over to the Event Arena.



Don’t know where your friends are in the plaza? We’ve got you covered with the brand new Plaza map. Not only will this give you a nice directory of activities you can participate in the Plaza, but you can also see where everyone is. Want to join your friend in the casino? Simply just click on the Casino on the map and you’ll magically teleport over there. Cool huh?



The scoreboards have been massively updated. For Game Worlds, these scoreboards now better match the aesthetic of the Game World and can display to the player all of the possible payouts they can obtain. In the Plaza, these scoreboards now have quick access panels to your appearance, collection book, the Plaza map, and settings that pertain to your Plaza experience. In the condo, all of the condo options have been moved onto the scoreboard, with a quick access link to Tower Express.



As a Condo owner, all your settings are now in the new scoreboard. You can also now change your Condo server title while being in the Condo. We've made things more accessible and cleaned up the item finder (though we plan to make another update in the future to the item finder).




Changes

• Endless Poker
  • You can now stay seated in the poker tables and continue playing new hands over and over
  • Players can now sit in active poker games and spectate/wait for the next hand
  • Added spectating support - 3D cards, chips, and player hand values are now displayed for players who are not currently in the table
  • Completely new poker game UI
  • Pot changes, folds, and other player actions are now much more noticable
  • Added a poker game log that keeps record of every action players have done
  • Poker HUD is no longer full screen
  • Increased the antes on each table
  • Resolved various bugs regarding poker
• Plaza scaled down by 15%
  • Reduced the entire Plaza by 15% to fix scaling issues and to make the Plaza feel less massive
  • Added a small tunnel to the roller coaster
  • Improved grass
• Improved Game World map select
  • Added home/landing page with description of the Game World
  • Separated find/create servers
  • Improved map select with more information about each map
  • You can now sort maps by name, difficulty, and version added (default)
  • Overall visual improvements
• New Scoreboards
  • Complete overhaul of scoreboards for each Game World
  • Virus scoreboard now separates survivors and infected for better readability
  • Added payout lists for each Game World on the scoreboards
• New Plaza Scoreboard
  • Added player filters - find players in your location or just friends easier
  • Added 2D map of Plaza with fast travel & info on each area of the Plaza
  • You can now see where other players are using the new map
  • Added condo browser on scoreboard for easier access to hosted condos from the Plaza
  • Added news and settings tabs on the scoreboard
• New Condo Scoreboard
  • Moved condo settings to the scoreboard for easier access
  • Added a shortcut to Tower Express store on the scoreboard for easier access
• Condo changes
  • Condo: Separated ceiling and roof meshes (you can finally have different roof and interior ceiling materials)
  • Condo: Increased light brightness inside some places
  • Condo: Removed barrier rocks/walls
  • Condo: Made it easier to get out of the pool using stairs
• Workshop internal rewrite - completely rewrote the player model system for Workshop to improve performance, reliability, and networking
• Workshop player models should now load in more reliably
• Casino optimization - rewrote various parts of the casino slots to improve performance and networking
• Added spin to win odds in the spin to win room
• Slight settings UI clean up. Separated canvas/workshop/parental controls
• Changed Woodlands difficulty from Very Easy to Easy
• Added the ability to change your HUD to various original GMT HUDs
• New jetpack items: Classic Jetpack, Rocket Jetpack, Classic Jetpack Weird Cat, Classic Jetpack Orange, Classic Jetpack Pink, Super Power Jetpack (invisible jetpack), Jetpack White, Jetpack Blue, Jetpack Green, Jetpack Orange
• You can now move towards a direction with your jetpack by holding down the crouch button mid-air
• Plaza: New event teleporters were added to help get to the event area easier
• You can now sleep in the beds
• Minigolf: HUD tweaks - power text is now aligned with the hole text, small color changes/improvements
• Minigolf: New font for player names on golf balls
• Virus: New HUD elements for game events
• Virus: New weapon selection HUD
• Virus: Silencer no longer shares ammo with Handgun
• Virus: Infected slash attack delay has been reduced
• Virus: Improved infected skin
• Balloon Shoot: Gold balloons are now worth 30 points, but get multiplied by your combo
• Removed condo setting menu from the C menu and moved the condo settings to the scoreboard with finer controls
• Added a shortcut to Tower Express to the new condo scoreboard
• Added condo server browser to the new condo scoreboard
• You can now change your condo server title while hosting your condo
• You can now place fish in your Condo pools (including Highrise pool)
• Improved fish AI movement just a bit (removed fish tilting upwards)
• Added chatting animation
• Changing the Condo join permission now properly updates the scoreboard (so if you change to friends only, friends only tag will show up)
• Jetpacks now show up in game worlds (but don't function)
• Vomit effects have been improved (you can disable them in the settings)
• Added vomit decals (you can disable them in the settings)
• Moved Kitchen items from Rob's Imports to Sweet Suite Furnishings

Bug Fixes

• Fixed sea store requiring an incorrect amount of sea dollars to make a purchase
• Fixed fish in Resort aquarium clipping out of it
• Fixed several issues with Workshop player models
• Fixed an issue with all Condos where outside lighting was sometimes a little dim
• Fixed an issue with all Condos being incredibly dark on some settings
• Fixed the pool noodle colliding with inventory dragging

You can follow our current developments on our Trello:
https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

You can follow our weekly developer logs here: http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

You can report bugs on our forums: http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report

Or you may also report bugs on our Steam community, but please expect slow response time.