Tower Unite News

This update addresses several bugs and adds new upgrades, gameplay changes to various game worlds, and features requested by the community.

Changes

• End of Anniversary Events
  
• Minigolf: Waterhole - 18: Improved cart spline
  
• Minigolf: Updated Ink/Slime Ball, Earth Ball, and Moon Ball upgrade sounds
  
• Halloween remains no longer show up in the collection book
  
• ZM: Werewolves now give 250pts per kill, instead of 50pts
  
• ZM: Ghosts & Pumpkinheads now give 75pts per kill, instead of 50pts
  
• ZM: Melee weapons now glow purple instead of blue to differentiate from ranged weapons
  
• Ball Race: Added respawn key support

Bug Fixes

• ZM: Fixed turret colliding with players
  
• Arcade: Fixed buttons not animating properly
  
• Arcade: Fixed Snow In achievement icon using the wrong icon

Next Major Update

We are busy working on Arcade Phase 2 for next update! Track its status here: https://trello.com/c/VcNLiKOq/605-update-01420-arcade-phase-2




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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! http://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 10th, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since May 3rd, 2021. 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]Update 0.14.1.4[/h2]
We're working on the finishing touches for Update 0.14.1.4, which will bring the end of the Anniversary events, as well as some small bug fixes. Read more about this update here.

[h2]Update 0.14.2.0 - Arcade: Phase 2[/h2]
Work is also progressing on Update 0.14.2.0, which will bring Phase 2 of the Arcade, the new Fresh Store, a Plaza Update, and many other changes and bug fixes. Read more about this update here.

[h2]May 2021 Condo Contest Begins![/h2]
This month's contest has no theme! You can build a structure or decorate any Condo, so long as you start working on it after this post is made (and follow the rules).

The contest ends May 31st, 2021 at 11:00 AM CST!

1st Place will win 2,000,000 units, 2nd place will win 1,000,000 units, 3rd place will win 500,000 units, and all participants may be awarded 100,000 units!

Read more about the contest here.

[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]New Condo[/h2]
Lifeless has been working on the new condo, getting the bathroom furniture finished.

[h3]New Condo: Bathroom WIP[/h3]



[h2]Arcade: Phase 2[/h2]
macdguy worked on the coin pusher, getting the coin physics and networking nailed down.

Johanna finished the sign for Dragon's Treasure.

madmijk continued working on fixes for Planetary Piano, as well as working on the "time trial" and "multiplayer" game modes.

Will worked on music for Dragon's Treasure.

[h3]Arcade: Coin Pusher Physics and Gameplay WIP[/h3]

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[h3]Arcade: Dragon's Treasure Sign[/h3]



[h2]Casino: Phase 2[/h2]
Johanna worked on finishing the Roulette and Blackjack tables. She also finished the signs for Blackjack and 5 Card Draw, along with working on the Horse Racing machine and new lighting.

[h3]Casino: Blackjack Table and Sign WIP[/h3]



[h3]Casino: Five Card Draw Sign WIP[/h3]



[h3]Casino: Horse Racing Machine WIP[/h3]



[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

Caboose700 worked on improvements to the moderation backend.

Wheezwer worked on concept art for the pool area in the Plaza.

[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since May 3rd, 2021 at PixelTail Games. We'll see you all next week!

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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 3rd, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since April 26th, 2021. 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]Update 0.14.1.3[/h2]
Last week, we released Update 0.14.1.3, which included various new bug and crash fixes, as well as new upgrades and changes. You can read more about what was in this update here.

[h2]Update 0.14.2.0[/h2]
We've started working on Update 0.14.2.0, which will include Arcade - Phase 2, the new Fresh store overhaul, a Plaza Update, and many other changes and bug fixes. You can read about everything planned for this update here.

[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]Sunrise Isles: Track 2[/h2]
Johanna continued working on Track 2 of Sunrise Isles.

[h3]Sunrise Isles: Track 2 WIP[/h3]



[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

Johanna started working on art for Casino - Phase 2.

Lifeless continued working on the new condo.

macdguy worked on upgrading the Condo edit UI.

madmijk continued looking into crashes, as well as time toggleable lights (auto turn on lights at nighttime), and added a default condo weather setting.

Sketchman continued working on backend server improvements and optimizations, as well as fixes for the Highrise condo.

Will worked on music loops for Dragon's Treasure.

[h3]Casino: Phase 2 Roulette Table WIP[/h3]



[h3]Highrise Condo Improvements (Before / After)[/h3]



[h3]Improved Condo Edit UI WIP[/h3]



[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since April 26th, 2021 at PixelTail Games. We'll see you all next week!

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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

This update addresses several bugs and adds new upgrades, gameplay changes to various game worlds, and features requested by the community.

New Upgrades!

• Added new upgrade: Minigolf: Ball - Baseball
  
• Added new upgrade: Minigolf: Ball - Slime Ball
  
• Added new upgrade: Minigolf: Ball - Ink Ball
  
• Added new upgrade: Minigolf: Ball - Lava Ball
  
• Added new upgrade: Minigolf: Ball - Fishbowl
  
• Added new upgrade: Minigolf: Ball - Earth
  
• Added new upgrade: Minigolf: Ball - Mars
  
• Added new upgrade: Minigolf: Ball - Moon
  
• Add new upgrade: Ball Race: Ball Shape - Baseball
  
• Add new upgrade: Ball Race: Ball Shape - Earth
  
• Add new upgrade: Ball Race: Ball Shape - Moon
  
• Add new upgrade: Ball Race: Ball Material - Lava
  
• Add new upgrade: Ball Race: Ball Material - Ink
  
• Add new upgrade: Ball Race: Ball Material - Slime
  
• Add new upgrade: Minigolf: Trail - Confetti Trail
  
• Add new upgrade: Minigolf: HIO Effect - Confetti Burst

Plaza Changes

• Seasonal Store Art Pass
  
• Rail Shooter Ride Exterior
  
• The Transit Station train now has collision and can hit and ragdoll players
  
• Increased EXP earning in Casino and Theater
  
• Added candy items to the Theater store
  
• Added Popcorn to the Theater store
  
• Added a player seat to dolphins, allowing other players to ride player dolphins

Condo Changes

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for April 26th, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since April 19th, 2021. 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]Update 0.14.1.3[/h2]
We're currently working on Update 0.14.1.3, which will include various new bug and crash fixes, as well as new upgrades and changes. You can read more about what is planned for this update here.

[h2]April 2021 Condo Contest Begins![/h2]
As we're celebrating the 5th anniversary of Tower Unite this month, the theme for this month's condo contest is "party"! Design a condo fit for a party. To help with this, the Anniversary update will also include new party themed items, but you can feel free to use whatever items you like.

This contest will end on April 31st, 2021. First place winner will take home at least 1,000,000 units, and all participants may be rewarded 75,000 units! You can read the details here.

[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]Minigolf: Garden Course Walls[/h2]
Johanna started working on new course walls for Minigolf: Garden.

[h3]Minigolf: Garden Course Walls[/h3]



[h2]Plaza: Building Changes[/h2]
Johanna finished working on the building for the rail-based shooting gallery. She also started working on an art pass for the Fresh store.

Wheezwer worked on the ticket sign and menu for the rail-based shooting gallery building, and made some decals for the Fresh store art pass.

[h3]Plaza: Rail-based Shooting Gallery Building[/h3]



[h3]Plaza: Fresh Store Art Pass WIP[/h3]



[h2]Condo[/h2]
Lifeless continued working on the new condo, working on the fireplace.

Sketchman continued working on improvements for the Highrise condo.

macdguy added the ability to toggle the base of the "Canvas Statue" item, increased the scale limit from 0.25 to 0.001 on the Gizmo, and made the Copycat tool no longer copy the scale of an item by default.

[h3]New Condo Fireplace[/h3]



[h3]Condo: Highrise Improvements (Before / After)[/h3]



[h3]Condo: Highrise Retractable Skylight[/h3]



[h3]Condo: Toggleable Canvas Statue Base[/h3]

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[h3]Condo: New Gizmo Scale Limit (0.001 from 0.25)[/h3]

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[h3]Condo: Copycat Tool (Scale off by default)[/h3]

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[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

macdguy slowed down the camera transition when crouching. He worked on organizing items that weren't properly categorized, along with adding key binding support to Redo/Undo, as well as adding UI elements for them. He also added a new feature to Zombie Massacre, zombies can now randomly drop additional points for players to collect when killed.

Madmijk worked on fixing crashes.

Sketchman continued working on backend server improvements and optimizations.

Wheezwer continued worked on concept art for the Appearance Store and Bowling NPCs.

[h3]New Crouch Camera Speed (Before / After)[/h3]

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[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since April 19th, 2021 at PixelTail Games. We'll see you all next week!

---

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