Tower Unite News

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for February 8th, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since February 1st, 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 0.13.4.1[/h2]
Once Update 0.13.4.0 was released, we started working on Update 0.13.4.1. This update includes bug fixes and various improvements. You can read more about this upcoming update here.

[h2]February 2021 Condo Contest[/h2]
This month, we're running a "Night Out (or In)" themed condo contest. This contest will end on March 1st, 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]Arcade: Phase 2[/h2]

Johanna worked on completing the sign for "Ultimate Cow Wheel".

macdguy worked on gameplay for "Coloracle 2: Whose Hue?", as well as the multiplayer support.

Madmijk worked on fixing bugs with "Captain Calypso's Planetary Piano", as well as helping with "Coloracle 2: Whose Hue?".

Wheezwer continued working on art for "Ultimate Cow Wheel".

Will continued working on music for "Coloracle 2: Whose Hue?".

[h3]Coloracle 2: Whose Hue? Gameplay Demo WIP[/h3]

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[h3]Ultimate Cow Wheel Cabinet Art WIP[/h3]



[h2]Minigolf: Sweet Tooth Polishing Pass[/h2]

Johanna continued working on the polishing pass to Sweet Tooth, updating several models, adding thematic sides to the courses, and improving the lighting.

[h3]Minigolf: Sweet Tooth Polishing Pass WIP[/h3]



[h2]Little Crusaders: Upgrades[/h2]

macdguy worked on implementing the Upgrades for Little Crusaders.

[h3]Little Crusaders: Upgrades WIP[/h3]

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[h2]Upgraded UIs[/h2]

macdguy worked on updating several UI elements in the game with help from Wheezwer, while also adding a Condo tutorial UI.

[h3]Upgraded UI Elements[/h3]



[h3]Condo Tutorial UI[/h3]



[h2]Website Redesign[/h2]

macdguy worked on a redesign of the Tower Unite website to better show off the games and features Tower Unite has to offer.

[h3]Website Redesign EARLY WIP[/h3]



[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

JJosh continued working on the model for the Condo Tool Glove, which will be the replacement for all of the individual Condo tools. He also worked on a few props for Johanna's Sweet Tooth overhaul.

Lifeless started working on a new condo.

macdguy worked on bug fixes, playtested SDNL and Weapons, continued updating item icons, and made a new logo for Slaughterday Night Live.

Madmijk continued working on fixes for "Planetary Piano".

Sketchman looked into optimizations to the backend systems, and is working on identifying and fixing crashes.

Wheezwer worked on concept art for Plaza NPCs, continued redesigning the Virus infected model, and started making concepts for the Fresh and Celebration store art passes.

[h3]Condo: Tool Glove Animations WIP[/h3]

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[h3]New Slaughterday Night Live Logo[/h3]



[h3]Updated Item Icons (Old / New)[/h3]







[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since February 1st, 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
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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/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 February 1st, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since January 25th, 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 0.13.4.1[/h2]
Once Update 0.13.4.0 was released, we started working on Update 0.13.4.1. This update will include an overhaul to the Condo canvas system, which now will have a default (player-customizable) list of image hosting providers. Players can choose to add or remove image provider domains to this list, and will be warned when entering a condo that has canvases that are hosted on image hosts that aren't trusted. You can read more about this upcoming update here.

[h2]Update 0.13.4.0[/h2]
Last week, we released Update 0.13.4.0, which included the first 9-holes of the new Minigolf map, "Dark". You can read more about this update here.

[h2]January 2021 Condo Contest Ends[/h2]
The January 2021 Condo Contest has ended, and congratulations to "Tipper", "Plasma", and "muntyStain" for their first, second, and third place wins! You can view the submissions 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]Arcade: Phase 2[/h2]

Johanna worked on the sign for "Prismatic", created the machine model for another coin pusher named "Coin River", and worked on the machine model for "Ultimate Cow Wheel".

Wheezwer worked on art for the various coin pusher machines.

Will worked on music for "Coloracle" and "Prismatic", as well as finishing all of the sounds for "Prismatic".

[h3]Arcade: "Prismatic" Sign WIP[/h3]



[h3]Arcade: "Coin River" Coin Pusher Machine WIP[/h3]



[h3]Arcade: "Ultimate Cow Wheel" Prize Pusher Machine WIP[/h3]



[h2]Condo Canvas System Overhaul[/h2]
macdguy worked on overhauling the Condo Canvas System. The new system will include a default list of approved image hosts, which can be modified by the player if they choose to add or remove domains. Upon entering a condo, the player will be warned of any canvases which are hosted on image host that isn't in their approved list.

[h3]Reorganized Canvas Parental Controls WIP[/h3]



[h3]Blocked Canvas Notification WIP[/h3]



[h2]Upgrades[/h2]
macdguy worked on hooking up the upgrade items.

[h3]Ball Race Upgrades WIP[/h3]

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[h3]Minigolf Upgrades WIP[/h3]



[h2]Slaughterday Night Live[/h2]
macdguy worked on implementing the Super Shotty.

Sketchman worked on a zipline mechanic that will also be a condo item.

[h3]SDNL: Super Shotty WIP[/h3]

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[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

Chris finished working on a truck model which will not only be used in Accelerate, but as a prop for future maps.

JJosh continued working on the model for the Condo Tool Glove, which will be the replacement for all of the individual Condo tools.

Lifeless worked on a few fixes for the Minigolf map, "Dark".

macdguy worked on re-designing the Tower Unite website.

Madmijk continued working on fixes for "Planetary Piano".

Sketchman looked into optimizations to the backend systems, and is working on identifying and fixing crashes.

Wheezwer worked on concept art for Plaza NPCs, started redesigning the Virus infected model, and finished revising the pine tree material.

[h3]Condo: Tool Glove Animations WIP[/h3]

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[h3]Accelerate: Truck Model[/h3]



[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since January 25th, 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

The first nine holes of a new Minigolf map are now available to play! In Minigolf: Dark, players will navigate a shadowy, glowing forest. You can use light sources scattered around the course, or take your turns strategically as you watch your fellow players disappear into the shadows.


In this update we also added two new inventory tools: Transformer tool and the (Un)Locker tool. The transformer tool is useful for swiftly changing position, rotation, and scale of items in one click. You can add transforms or set transforms to each item. The (Un)Locker tool is a tool that lets you quickly look at an item and lock or unlock it from being edited.

Changes

• Added new Minigolf map: Dark (first 9 holes)
  
• Condo: Added the Transformer tool for swiftly manipulating the position, rotation, and scale of items
  
• Condo: Added a Lock tool for quickly locking/unlocking items
  
• Collection Book: Added a back button on the leaderboards menu to go back to the leaderboards of the map that was selected
  
• Collection Book: Added a front page that lists achievements related to the map you are currently playing
  
• Collection Book: Added collectibles tab to the collection book, which shows all hidden items in the game
  
• Condo scoreboard now automatically stays open when you enter condo settings, regardless if you have the tab key held down or not

Bug Fixes

• Collection Book: Fixed the collection book not remembering what map you had selected for leaderboards menu
  
• Fixed shadows popping out too prematurely

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! 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 January 25th, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since January 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 0.13.4.0[/h2]
Work is wrapping up on Update 0.13.4.0, which will include the new Minigolf map, "Dark". This map will initially launch with 9 holes, with the other 9 holes being released in a future update. You can read more about this upcoming update here.

[h2]January 2021 Condo Contest[/h2]
This month, we're running a Race Track themed condo contest! This contest runs through the entire month of January, ending on February 1st, 2021. First place winner takes home 1,000,000 units, and participants may be rewarded 75,000 units!

You can read more about the contest, as well as the rules 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]Arcade: Phase 2[/h2]
Work has continued on Phase 2 of Arcade.

macdguy worked on gameplay for "Prismatic" and "Coloracle".

Johanna worked on creating the standalone version of "Dragon's Treasure", using the old design for another planned coin pusher.

wheezwer worked on art for the other unnamed coin pusher, and finished the art for the Information Desk NPC.

Will continued working on music and sounds for "Prismatic" and "Coloracle".

[h3]Arcade Phase 2: Prismatic Gameplay WIP[/h3]

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[h3]Arcade Phase 2: Coloracle Gameplay WIP[/h3]

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[h3]Arcade Phase 2: Dragon's Treasure Standalone Cabinet[/h3]



[h2]Plaza: Rail-Based Shooting Gallery[/h2]
Johanna continued working on art for the future plaza attraction, the unnamed rail-based shooting gallery.

[h3]Plaza: Rail-Based Shooting Gallery WIP[/h3]



[h2]Minigolf: Sweet Tooth Art Pass[/h2]
Johanna started working on an art pass for the Minigolf map, Sweet Tooth.

Wheezwer worked on the new trim for the minigolf courses.

[h3]Minigolf: Sweet Tooth Art Pass WIP[/h3]



[h2]Collection Book Improvements[/h2]
macdguy worked on improvements for the collection book. There is now a "Map Overview" tab, which will show the achievements for any given map instantly when clicked. There is also now a tab for Hidden and Holiday items, showing each of these items and their descriptions and icons.

[h3]Collection Book: Hidden Items Page WIP[/h3]

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[h3]Collection Book: Map Overview WIP[/h3]



[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

JJosh continued working on the model for the Condo Tool Glove, which will be the replacement for all of the individual Condo tools.

Lifeless continued working on the Minigolf map, Dark, getting it ready for release.

macdguy worked on tweaks and changes for Virus, which were released in the last update. He also worked on re-designing the Tower Unite website.

Madmijk made a Condo Item Lock tool, to easily lock Condo items, and started working on fixing some bugs with "Planetary Piano".

Sketchman continued working on fixes and optimizations to the Workshop system, fixing some lingering issues with the changes released in the last update. He added colorable effects to the Ladder item, as well as fixing some issues where the climb targets would not save. He also started working on achievement icons for the newer achievements.

Wheezwer worked on polishing the foliage.

[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since January 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

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for January 19th, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since January 11th, 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]2020 Year in Review[/h2]
To keep up the tradition of Year in Review posts, we wanted to compile an overview of everything we accomplished at PixelTail Games in 2020.

2020 was a long year for all of us, and we're very grateful for all of the support everyone has given us throughout it. We wish you all the best in 2021, and we will continue work on getting Tower Unite polished, finished, and out of early access.

You can check out this 2020 Year in Review here.

[h2]Update 0.13.3.0 | Hotfix 0.13.3.1 | Hotfix 0.13.3.2[/h2]
Last week, we released Update 0.13.3.0 which added the new Accelerate map, Wishy Washy Waterfall! The update also included various gameplay changes across Tower Unite, and updated lighting across all of the Little Crusaders maps. You can read more about this update here.

Today, we released Hotfix 0.13.3.1, which included several improvements to the Arcade, along with bug fixes to Virus and Accelerate. You can read more about that hotfix here.

Shortly after, we released another Hotfix 0.13.3.2, which fixed a bug with Workshop Materials not appearing in the editor. You can read about that hotfix here.

[h2]Update 0.13.4.0[/h2]
Work has begun on Update 0.13.4.0, which will include the new Minigolf map, "Dark". This map will initially launch with 9 holes, with the other 9 holes being released in a future update. You can read more about this upcoming update here.

[h2]January 2021 Condo Contest[/h2]
This month, we're running a Race Track themed condo contest! This contest runs through the entire month of January, ending on February 1st, 2021. First place winner takes home 1,000,000 units, and participants may be rewarded 75,000 units!

You can read more about the contest, as well as the rules 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]Third-Party Arcade Plushes[/h2]
JJosh has been working on implementing third-party plushes. The latest plushes JJosh has been working on are "Giraffe" by @jaxamoto and "Little Miss Jelly" by @veronicandjelly. These plushes will be introduced with Arcade: Phase 2.

[h3]"Giraffe" Plush[/h3]



[h3]"Little Miss Jelly" Plush[/h3]



[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

JJosh continued working on the model for the Condo Tool Glove, which will be the replacement for all of the individual condo tools. He also continued working on the third party arcade plushes.

Lifeless continued working on the Minigolf map, Dark.

macdguy worked on Arcade, Accelerate, and Virus changes and hotfixes.

Madmijk fixed some bugs in Accelerate, and worked on finishing the "transformer" condo tool.

Sketchman continued working on fixes and optimizations to the Workshop system.

Wheezwer continued working on Steam Trading Cards, and worked on the 2020 Year in Review thread.

Will conducted a sound pass on the Plaza. He also started working on sounds and music for Phase 2 of the Arcade while also working on music for the bait shop.

[h3]Steam: Trading Card Progress[/h3]



[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since January 11th, 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