Tower Unite News

This update fixes several bugs from the last update, along with addressing disconnect issues.


Last year we pushed a bug fix for issues with billiards, arcade, and other games where game objects would seemingly not spawn. We did this by correcting a race condition we found in Unreal's net driver. Due to the disconnects people are experiencing though we've decided to temporarily remove this fix, as it is possible the issues are related.

If the disconnects continue, then we'll know it's not related to our net driver changes and we can re-apply the fix. If the disconnect issues stop, then we at least have some idea of where they're likely coming from.

We appreciate everyone's patience while we get to the bottom of this issue, and will let everyone know as soon as we have a better understanding of what's happening. In the meantime this means that you may experience the previous bugs with billiards, arcade, and so on.


Changes

• Minigolf - Dino Drive: Removed all friction on HIO funnels, fixing players getting stuck on HIO funnels
  
• Adjusted materials on a bunch of wooden items to be more consistent
  
• Major art pass on Fireplace items and made them functional lights
  
• Updated Chessboard item to use new pieces and only have 3 draw calls, variants, and colouring
  
• Improved materials on Chandelier item
  
• Holdable Hot Dog now takes 4 bites to eat as opposed to 1
  
• End of Holiday events
  

Bug Fixes

• Possible fix for Game World/condo disconnections
  
• Minigolf - Dino Drive: Fixed OOB in ditch in Hole 8
  
• Minigolf - Dino Drive: Adjusted Hole 16 (Bone Vortex) to make the HIO more consistent
  
• Minigolf - Dino Drive: Fixed a stuck spot in Bone Pit HIO
  
• Fixed Canvas Doormat not applying rotation on load
  
• Fixed Hot Chocolate visual states being reverse (empty when full, filled when eaten)
  
• Fixed IES on various lights
  
• Fixed Bumper Post condo item not being colourable
  

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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/announcements/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

We're back from our holiday break and excited to show today's developer log!

[h2]Birb Plush Campaign Started![/h2]



Birb's got it all: the power to stun dragons, an all-you-can-eat arcade game, a statue, the adoration of the people, and, now, a plushie! Bring home Birb and feel great safety if a dragon ever decides to try and start something. Birb has it handled. You just provide the birdseed. (And hugs.)

The campaign will be up for a limited time (21 days), so check out the store page to see how it all works and get one for yourself! These limited time plushies go directly towards supporting our developers and the development of Tower Unite!

We hope you enjoy the Birb plushie! Any support you give us means so much, and we hope to keep bringing you more fun in the future!

Get yours at https://www.makeship.com/products/birb-plushie

[h2]Winter 2024-25 Condo Contest[/h2]



Hey everyone,

The 2024-25 Winter Condo Contest has started!

As usual, we’re doing a Winter / Festivity theme.

So, your build should be either: winter-related, themed after winter holidays / holiday activities (including New Years), or generally wintry and festive!

The submission period ends on January 22nd, 2025 at 11:59 PM.

Click here for details!

[h2]Upcoming New Items[/h2]

Nuclearxpotato worked on a bunch of new items. He worked on Gardening Tools and Lamps. He also made an art pass on the Fireplace items.

[h3]Upcoming New Items: Gardening Tools[/h3]

Items: Shovel, Pitchfork, Rake, Metal Bucket, Watering Can, Wheelbarrow



[h3]Upcoming New Items: Lamps[/h3]

Items: Brass Wall Lamp, Brass Table Lamp, Brass Floor Lamp, Ceramic Table Lamp, Fireplace Mantle, Classic Desk Lamp

The Brass and Ceramic lamp items all have adjustable lampshades with two shapes, sharing the fabric patterns from the Curtain items.



[h3]Upcoming Art Pass: Fireplaces[/h3]



[h2]Upcoming New Player Models[/h2]

Joshua continued working the new Player Models.

[h3]Upcoming New Player Models[/h3]



[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

Johanna continued working on optimizations for the Plaza.

macdguy experimented with splitting up the .pak file, potentially allowing for quicker patching and smaller download sizes. The downside observed is the game takes up space on disk.

Sketchman continued working on optimizations and bug fixes.

Wheezwer worked on getting the Birb Makeship campaign underway.

[h2]That’s a Wrap![/h2]
Thank you for reading and we’ll see you all next week for more!

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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.

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

If you like our game and want to support development, please consider getting a Supporter Pack:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2792910/Tower_Unite__Supporter_Pack

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/announcements/weekly-dev-logs/65

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

BIRB HAS ARRIVED!


https://www.makeship.com/products/birb-plushie



Birb’s got it all: the power to stun dragons, an all-you-can-eat arcade game, a statue, the adoration of the people, and, now, a plushie! Bring home Birb and feel great safety if a dragon ever decides to try and start something. Birb has it handled. You just provide the birdseed. (And hugs.)

The campaign will be up for a limited time (21 days), so check out the store page to see how it all works and get one for yourself! These limited time plushies go directly towards supporting our developers and the development of Tower Unite!

We hope you enjoy the Birb plushie! Any support you give us means so much, and we hope to keep bringing you more fun in the future!


We're officially back from our Holiday break and will be posting more updates about the game soon!

Welcome to Dino Drive, where dinosaurs* and golf balls can live together just as they did millions of years ago. Explore a highly themed, outdoors minigolf course before braving the blacklight depths of the monster golf course known as the Extinction Zone.

Be aware that while most dinosaurs* are friendly giants, some may see your game of golf as an easy meal, so don't spend too long in the tall grass. Can you find and identify all 35 unique species throughout the park?

After completing the course, drop by Tower Threads (or any Dino Drive licensed retailer) to grab some souvenirs to remember your time here. At Dino Drive, it's always a roar!
(*and other extinct prehistoric species)




You can grab them in Tower Threads!






On the Road to 1.0, we’ve been working on adding more requested items to increase the catalogue. The full list of new items is below.


Head over to Tower Threads to check out the newly opened store attendant. This digital ferret will hook you up with over 90+ new profile backgrounds!




Dino Drive Souvenirs (Tower Threads), unlockable only after completing / mastering Dino Drive

• Dino Drive Costume
  
• Dino Drive Glasses
  
• Dino Drive Hat

DIY

• Electric Enclosure Fence
  
• Thematic Entry Gate

Rob's Imports

• Skeleton (T-Rex)
  
• Spare Bone (T-Rex)
  
• Pizza Box
  
• Metal Utility Cabinet
  
• Vintage Filing Cabinet
  
• Power Drill
  
• Needlenose Pliers
  
• Wrench
  
• Screwdriver

Toy Stop

• Meteorite Ball

Sweet Suites

• Wooden Post Bed
  
• Wooden Post Queen Bed
  
• Wooden Post Bed Frame
  
• Brass Frame Bed
  
• Brass Frame Queen Bed
  
• Brass Bed Frame
  
• Booth Seat (Single)
  
• Booth Seat (Double)
  
• Booth Seat (Outer)
  
• Booth Seat (Inner)

XxF3RR3TxX's Customization Station

• Angular Profile Background (Forest)
  
• Angular Profile Background (Grass)
  
• Angular Profile Background (Rose)
  
• Angular Profile Background (Sunbeam)
  
• Bubbles Profile Background (Ocean)
  
• Bubbles Profile Background (Astral)
  
• Bubbles Profile Background (Pop)
  
• Bubbles Profile Background (Tangy)
  
• Bunnies Profile Background (Dark)
  
• Bunnies Profile Background (Gloomy)
  
• Bunnies Profile Background (Strawberry)
  
• Cats Profile Background (Black)
  
• Cats Profile Background (Brown)
  
• Cats Profile Background (White)
  
• Cats Profile Background (Orange)
  
• Chains Profile Background (Gold)
  
• Chains Profile Background (Rose)
  
• Chains Profile Background (Sage)
  
• Chains Profile Background (Sky)
  
• Chains Profile Background (Violet)
  
• Computers Profile Background (Green)
  
• Computers Profile Background (Grey)
  
• Computers Profile Background (Pink)
  
• Computers Profile Background (Purple)
  
• Computers Profile Background (Red)
  
• Computers Profile Background (RGB)
  
• Confetti Profile Background (Black)
  
• Confetti Profile Background (Green)
  
• Confetti Profile Background (Lavender)
  
• Confetti Profile Background (Pink)
  
• Confetti Profile Background (White)
  
• Dogs Profile Background (Black)
  
• Dogs Profile Background (Blue)
  
• Dogs Profile Background (Grey)
  
• Dogs Profile Background (Wolf)
  
• Dogs Profile Background (Purple)
  
• Dogs Profile Background (Artic)
  
• Floral Profile Background (Cornflower)
  
• Floral Profile Background (Daisy)
  
• Floral Profile Background (Peony)
  
• Floral Profile Background (Velvet)
  
• Floral Profile Background (Wisteria)
  
• Foxes Profile Background (Black)
  
• Foxes Profile Background (Blue)
  
• Foxes Profile Background (Green)
  
• Foxes Profile Background (Grey)
  
• Foxes Profile Background (Orange)
  
• Foxes Profile Background (Purple)
  
• Foxes Profile Background (Red)
  
• Foxes Profile Background (Kitsune)
  
• Waves Profile Background (Aether)
  
• Waves Profile Background (Cherry)
  
• Waves Profile Background (Dusk)
  
• Waves Profile Background (Lime)
  
• Waves Profile Background (Pale)
  
• Waves Profile Background (Plum)
  
• Grid Profile Background (Blue)
  
• Grid Profile Background (Green)
  
• Grid Profile Background (Orange)
  
• Grid Profile Background (Pink)
  
• Grid Profile Background (Purple)
  
• Grid Profile Background (Red)
  
• Hearts Profile Background (Blue)
  
• Hearts Profile Background (Fuschia)
  
• Hearts Profile Background (Pink)
  
• Hearts Profile Background (Purple)
  
• Hearts Profile Background (Red)
  
• Pride Quilt Profile Background (Rainbow)
  
• Pride Quilt Profile Background (Ace)
  
• Pride Quilt Profile Background (Agender)
  
• Pride Quilt Profile Background (Aromantic)
  
• Pride Quilt Profile Background (Bi)
  
• Pride Quilt Profile Background (Gay)
  
• Pride Quilt Profile Background (Genderfluid)
  
• Pride Quilt Profile Background (Genderqueer)
  
• Pride Quilt Profile Background (Lesbian)
  
• Pride Quilt Profile Background (Nonbinary)
  
• Pride Quilt Profile Background (Pan)
  
• Pride Quilt Profile Background (Trans)
  
• Techno Profile Background (Digital)
  
• Techno Profile Background (Chip)
  
• Techno Profile Background (Fuschia)
  
• Techno Profile Background (Teal)
  
• Triangle Profile Background (Night)
  
• Triangle Profile Background (Royal)
  
• Triangle Profile Background (Seaweed)
  
• Triangle Profile Background (Wood)
  
• Tropical Profile Background (Azure)
  
• Tropical Profile Background (Coconut)
  
• Tropical Profile Background (Crab)
  
• Tropical Profile Background (Lemon)
  
• Tropical Profile Background (Orchid)
  
• Tropical Profile Background (Palm)
  
• XxF3RR3TxX Background

• New Minigolf Map - Dino Drive!
  
• New Dino Drive Souvenir Items!
  
• Plaza: Added media player to Casino lounge room
  
• Improved appearance menu for player profile customization
  
• A new store inside of Tower Threads has opened!
  

• Plaza: Various optimizations to water, shaders, and particles
  

• Plaza: Fixed tiny dragon in Toy Store
  
• Plaza: Fixed Casino high roller room missing seats
  
• Scoreboard: Fixed location count / filter not being updated properly
  
• Scoreboard: Fixed various issues with the Plaza/Condo scoreboard
  
• Minigolf - Alpine: Fixed broken lightmap on Hole 15
  
• Ball Race - Paradise: Fixed missing material on Level 6
  
• Fixed catsack counter on splash screen not displaying count
  

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



This update will be our last content update for the year of 2024!
We had a great year and we look forward to seeing you all again in 2025!




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

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

If you love our game and want to support its development, please consider getting a Supporter Pack! We'd be so grateful!




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/announcements/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

Bug Fixes

• Fixed voice chat indicator not working
  
• Fixed workshop masked/translucent materials not working
  
• Fixed custom spawn point tags not working
  
• Fixed current events on Plaza scoreboard not updating properly
  
• Fixed condo list showing player profile backgrounds
  
• Fixed workshop condo maps not loading
  
• Fixed scoreboard crash
  
• Fixed skeletal mesh LOD bias when changing view distance setttings
  
• Optimized volumetric fog

Known Issues We're Working On

• Scoreboard location filter does not work
  
• Scoreboard has issues when traveling from Condo To Plaza

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

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

If you love our game and want to support its development, please consider getting a Supporter Pack! We'd be so grateful!




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/announcements/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