Tower Unite News

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for June 28th, 2022, detailing all the changes that have happened since June 13th, 2022. Note: Devs that don't appear in the weekly log are not necessarily away or not doing work, but may be working on things currently not announced or backend work that doesn't need to be detailed.

[h2]Accessibility Suggestions[/h2]
We've created a forum post asking the community for suggestions on how we can improve gameplay for players with certain conditions such as colorblindness, dyslexia, or anything else that might affect a players ability to use the standard presentation and controls of the game.

If you have any ideas or suggestions, and possible solutions on how to solve a particular issue, please check out the forum post here.

[h2]June 2022 Condo Contest IN PROGRESS![/h2]
Hey everyone!

It's time for another Condo Contest. The objective for this contest is to make an area for a media player!

Whether it's a drive-in, a cozy living room, a theater, or a TV floating in space- your entry just needs to be a cool spot to hang out and use a media player.

The deadline to submit entries is July 10th, 2022 at 11:59 PM CT.

First prize wins 2,000,000 units!

You can read all of the details here.

[h2]Casino: Phase 2[/h2]
Work continues on the next phase of the Casino.

macdguy continued working on Bingo.

Sketchman worked on art for the new Casino achievements.

Wheezwer continued working on the new Spin 2 Win wheel art.

Will worked on music and sounds for the Casino.

[h3]Casino: Bingo Ball Call List WIP[/h3]



[h3]Casino: Early Bingo Gameplay WIP[/h3]

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[h3]Casino: Updated Card Dealing Animations[/h3]

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[h2]Virus: Altar[/h2]

Nuclearxpotato continued working on a blockout for the new Virus map, Altar.

[h3]Virus: Altar EARLY WIP[/h3]



[h2]SDNL: Hinderance[/h2]
Lifeless continued working on SDNL: Hinderance.

[h3]SDNL: Hinderance EARLY WIP[/h3]



[h2]Condo[/h2]
macdguy continued working on Condo I/O.

Nuclearxpotato worked on implementing different condo materials and items.

[h3]Condo I/O: Sound Emitters[/h3]

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[h3]Condo I/O: Updated Connection Panel[/h3]

The panel now shows an icon with colorable support so you can better know which item you are working on. You will also be able to rename items soon!



[h3]Condo: Floating Dialogue Item[/h3]

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[h3]Condo: Seat Volume Item[/h3]

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[h3]Condo: Spiral Staircase Item[/h3]

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[h3]Condo: New Doors, Landscaping, and Garden Items[/h3]



[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

macdguy worked on a new UI for the sound emitter condo item.

Madmijk continued working on condo instruments.

Sketchman worked on adding Discord Rich Presence functionality.

Wheezwer continued working on Steam backgrounds and concept art.

Will continued working on music for SDNL.

[h3]Condo: New Sound Emitter UI WIP[/h3]



[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since June 13th, 2022 at PixelTail Games.

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Join our Discord for development updates and community fun! https://discord.gg/pixeltail
We love awesome people like you!

We're also active on Twitter! https://twitter.com/PixelTailGames

Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time: https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

Take a peek at what's being worked on every week in our weekly dev logs! There's bound to be something interesting every week! https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help.
For bug reports: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report/18
For suggestions: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/suggestions/7

Experience the wonders of double ticket earning this weekend starting now and ending on this Monday.

Tower Unite occasionally features events that multiply your rewards for playing the game! This weekend is double ticket weekend, so hop on over to the Arcade and shower yourself in prizes.

EVERY Arcade game gives double tickets during this event!

HAVE FUN AND ENJOY THE TICKETS!



Tower Unite is 30% off during the Steam Summer Sale this year as well!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/394690/Tower_Unite/

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for June 13th, 2022, detailing all the changes that have happened since June 6th, 2022. Note: Devs that don't appear in the weekly log are not necessarily away or not doing work, but may be working on things currently not announced or backend work that doesn't need to be detailed.

[h2]Accessibility Suggestions[/h2]
We've created a forum post asking the community for suggestions on how we can improve gameplay for players with certain conditions such as colorblindness, dyslexia, or anything else that might affect a players ability to use the standard presentation and controls of the game.

If you have any ideas or suggestions, and possible solutions on how to solve a particular issue, please check out the forum post here.

[h2]June 2022 Condo Contest IN PROGRESS![/h2]
Hey everyone!

It's time for another Condo Contest. The objective for this contest is to make an area for a media player!

Whether it's a drive-in, a cozy living room, a theater, or a TV floating in space- your entry just needs to be a cool spot to hang out and use a media player.

The deadline to submit entries is July 10th, 2022 at 11:59 PM CT.

First prize wins 2,000,000 units!

You can read all of the details here.

[h2]Casino: Phase 2[/h2]
Work continues on the next phase of the Casino.

Johanna finished working on the "Ice Moon" construction condo.

JJosh continued working on items for the new Spin 2 Win machine.

macdguy continued working on Silver Saddles, finishing all of the gameplay, screen, and betting logic. He also worked on Keno, setting up networking and replication.

Sketchman continued working on the Keno machine.

Wheezwer continued working on the new Spin 2 Win wheel art.

Will worked on music and sounds for the Casino, finishing sounds for Roulette and starting Keno sounds.

[h3]Casino: Silver Saddles Gameplay WIP[/h3]

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[h3]Casino: Silver Saddles Horse Screens WIP[/h3]

Each horse has their own set color, so if you ever see the same horse again in another race, it will have the same color as it did the last time you saw them.



[h3]Casino: Silver Saddles Bet Speech WIP[/h3]

When making a bet in Silver Saddles, other people can listen in on the device.



[h3]Casino: Keno Gameplay WIP[/h3]

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[h3]Casino: New Spin 2 Win Wheel[/h3]

The new Spin 2 Win will cost 1,000 units per spin.



[h3]Casino: "Ice Moon" Construction Condo[/h3]

The "Ice Moon" construction condo is a rare prize from the new Spin 2 Win machine.



[h2]Virus: Corrosion[/h2]
Johanna continued working on Virus: Corrosion.

[h3]Virus: Corrosion WIP[/h3]




[h2]Virus: Altar[/h2]

Nuclearxpotato continued working on a blockout for the new Virus map, Altar.

[h3]Virus: Altar EARLY WIP[/h3]



[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

Lifeless continued working on SDNL: Hinderance.

macdguy worked on a new UI for the sound emitter condo item.

Madmijk continued working on condo instruments.

Sketchman worked on adding Discord Rich Presence functionality.

Wheezwer worked on the new spin to win wheel, steam backgrounds, and the minigame medallions.

Will continued working on music for SDNL.

[h3]Condo: New Sound Emitter UI WIP[/h3]

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[h3]Misc: Discord Rich Presence WIP[/h3]



[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since June 6th, 2022 at PixelTail Games.

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Join our Discord for development updates and community fun! https://discord.gg/pixeltail
We love awesome people like you!

We're also active on Twitter! https://twitter.com/PixelTailGames

Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time: https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

Take a peek at what's being worked on every week in our weekly dev logs! There's bound to be something interesting every week! https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help.
For bug reports: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report/18
For suggestions: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/suggestions/7

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for June 6th, 2022, detailing all the changes that have happened since May 31st, 2022. Note: Devs that don't appear in the weekly log are not necessarily away or not doing work, but may be working on things currently not announced or backend work that doesn't need to be detailed.

[h2]Accessibility Suggestions[/h2]
We've created a forum post asking the community for suggestions on how we can improve gameplay for players with certain conditions such as colorblindness, dyslexia, or anything else that might affect a players ability to use the standard presentation and controls of the game.

If you have any ideas or suggestions, and possible solutions on how to solve a particular issue, please check out the forum post here.

[h2]May 2022 Condo Contest ENDED![/h2]
The May 2022 Condo Contest has ended!

Congratulations to the following winners:

1st Place (2,000,000 Units) - Slurpwis 2nd Place (1,000,000 Units) - Baby_In_A_Pipe 3rd Place (750,000 Units) - CaptainHMMurdock 4th Place (500,000 Units) - Twitch.tv_caat96 5th Place (300,000 Units) - Ricardqo

A special thanks to everyone who participated in this condo contest!

You can view all the entries here.

[h2]Casino: Phase 2[/h2]
Work continues on the next phase of the Casino.

JJosh worked on animations for the Silver Saddles horses. He also worked on finishing the Water Gun prize for the new Spin 2 Win machine.

macdguy continued working on Silver Saddles, finishing the horse betting and payout systems. He also finished the logic for showing which horse won, and re-wrote some of the screen display logic.

Sketchman continued working on the Keno machine.

[h2]Virus[/h2]
Johanna continued working on Virus: Corrosion.

Nuclearxpotato started working on a blockout for a new Virus map.

[h2]SDNL[/h2]
Lifeless continued working on SDNL: Hinderance.

Will continued working on music for SDNL.

[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

Madmijk continued working on condo instruments.

Sketchman fixed some bugs with the rich presence system.

Wheezwer worked on the new spin to win wheel and steam backgrounds.

[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since May 31st, 2022 at PixelTail Games.

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Join our Discord for development updates and community fun! https://discord.gg/pixeltail
We love awesome people like you!

We're also active on Twitter! https://twitter.com/PixelTailGames

Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time: https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

Take a peek at what's being worked on every week in our weekly dev logs! There's bound to be something interesting every week! https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help.
For bug reports: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report/18
For suggestions: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/suggestions/7

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for May 31st, 2022, detailing all the changes that have happened since May 23rd, 2022. Note: Devs that don't appear in the weekly log are not necessarily away or not doing work, but may be working on things currently not announced or backend work that doesn't need to be detailed.

[h2]Accessibility Suggestions[/h2]
We've created a forum post asking the community for suggestions on how we can improve gameplay for players with certain conditions such as colorblindness, dyslexia, or anything else that might affect a players ability to use the standard presentation and controls of the game.

If you have any ideas or suggestions, and possible solutions on how to solve a particular issue, please check out the forum post here.

[h2]May 2022 Condo Contest VOTING NOW![/h2]
It's time to vote for the condo entry you think should win!

The objective for this contest was to make a bedroom!

The deadline to vote on the entries is June 3rd, 2022 at 3:00 PM CT.

Learn how to vote on this contest here.

[h2]Casino: Phase 2[/h2]
Work continues on the next phase of the Casino.

JJosh continued working on prizes for the new Spin 2 Win game.

macdguy continued working on Silver Saddles, completing the code and UI for betting and displaying horses. He also setup a camera that follows the horses around the track.

Sketchman worked on the Keno machine.

[h3]Casino: Phase 2 Spin 2 Win Prize - Water Gun WIP[/h3]



[h3]Casino: Phase 2 Silver Saddles Bet UI WIP[/h3]



[h3]Casino: Phase 2 Silver Saddles Horse Camera WIP[/h3]

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[h2]Virus: Corrosion[/h2]

Johanna continued working on the Virus map, Corrosion.

[h3]Virus: Corrosion WIP[/h3]



[h2]Condo I/O[/h2]
macdguy continued working on Condo I/O.

[h3]Condo I/O: UI Progress[/h3]



[h3]Condo I/O: Door Demo WIP[/h3]

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[h3]Condo I/O: World Control Demo WIP[/h3]

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[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

Lifeless continued working on a blockout for a new SDNL map.

Wheezwer continued working on the Steam backgrounds, concepts for the SDNL map, Frostbite, and started working on icons for the Plaza minigames.

Will continued working on music for SDNL.

[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since May 23rd, 2022 at PixelTail Games.

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Join our Discord for development updates and community fun! https://discord.gg/pixeltail
We love awesome people like you!

We're also active on Twitter! https://twitter.com/PixelTailGames

Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time: https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

Take a peek at what's being worked on every week in our weekly dev logs! There's bound to be something interesting every week! https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help.
For bug reports: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report/18
For suggestions: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/suggestions/7