Tower Unite News

Weekly Dev Log for July 17th, 2023

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for July 17th, 2023, detailing all the changes that have happened since July 10th, 2023. 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]June/July 2023 Condo Contest (Aquarium) - OVER[/h2]

The results of the community vote are in!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the vote. There were 53 responses this time!

The winners of the community vote are:

1st Place - 2,000,000 Units - @Kenmouth 2nd Place - 1,000,000 Units - @DocFortuna 3rd Place - 750,000 Units - @Vanok_lowfn 4th Place - 500,000 Units - @SilentWolf 5th Place - 300,000 Units - @Mrs.Insomniac

Thanks again to everyone who joined the vote and the contest! Units will be distributed to all participants soon. Keep an eye out for next month's contest!

You can see all the entries here.

[h2]SDNL: New Game World[/h2]

Johanna finished the bowling dispenser model for the Bowling Super Weapon, worked on a new TNT model, and touched up other models.

Joshua worked on the laser saber as well as other weapons.

Lifeless continued working on "Containership".

macdguy finished the last of the super weapons, finished the intermission screen, worked on a bunch of different kill effects (burning, dissolving, etc), worked on teleporters, destructable items, and a new networking system.

Nuclearxpotato continued working on maps.

Sketchman worked on achievement icons for SDNL.

Will continued working on music.

[h3]SDNL: Retro Gun Effects WIP[/h3]

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[h3]SDNL: Containership WIP[/h3]

[h3]SDNL: Laser Saber WIP[/h3]

[h3]SDNL: Decimator Super Weapon WIP[/h3]

[h3]SDNL: Bowling Ball Return (Before/After)[/h3]

This model will be used for the Bowling Ball Super Weapon and will also replace the current Plaza Bowling ball returns.

[h3]SDNL: Cannon Barrel[/h3]

This model will be used for the Cannon Barrel Super Weapon and will also replace the existing models on Minigolf: Cove.

[h3]SDNL: Minigun Barrel (Before/After)[/h3]

[h3]SDNL: Achievement Icons[/h3]

[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

madmijk continued working on MIDI support, specifically MIDI Maestro.

Nuclearxpotato added new condo materials while also working to optimize the existing ones to be more performant.

Wheezwer worked on art for Virus: Theme Park.

[h3]Condo: MIDI Maestro Demo[/h3]

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[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since July 10th, 2023 at PixelTail Games.

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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

Weekly Dev Log for July 10th, 2023

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for July 10th, 2023, detailing all the changes that have happened since June 26th, 2023. 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]June/July 2023 Condo Contest (Aquarium) - ONGOING[/h2]

Hey everyone!

For June and July the theme for the Condo Contest will be Aquarium!

Your goal will be to build an aquarium (or any other sort of fish habitat), and you can use whatever you would like to do so. Remember that Aquarium Volumes can be purchased at D.I.Y.!

The submission period ends on July 10th, 2023 at 11:59 PM.

Be sure to look at the prizes and follow the rules below!

And don't forget: You can upload your entry to the Steam Workshop for everyone to get a better look at it! If you upload your entry to Workshop, you're welcome to share the link in your post! :)

You can read about the prizes, rules, and how to participate in this contest here.

[h2]SDNL: New Game World[/h2]

Johanna worked on weapon holograms, as well as materials for various weapons.

Joshua worked on the laser saber as well as other weapons.

Lifeless continued working on "Containership".

macdguy finished various weapons and super weapons, as well as other QOL changes that came up during testing.

Nuclearxpotato continued working on maps.

Sketchman worked on achievement icons for SDNL.

Will continued working on music.

[h3]SDNL: Instant Soul Camera Super Weapon[/h3]

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[h3]SDNL: Tele-puncher Melee Weapon WIP[/h3]

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[h3]SDNL: The Grav Glove WIP[/h3]

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[h3]SDNL: Plasma Gun Alt-Fire Grenade WIP[/h3]

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[h3]SDNL: Crossbow Weapon WIP[/h3]

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[h3]SDNL: Decimator Super Weapon WIP[/h3]

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[h3]SDNL: Plushy 'Nade WIP[/h3]

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[h3]SDNL: Shield Weapon WIP[/h3]

[h3]SDNL: Uzi View Models WIP[/h3]

[h3]SDNL: New Hologram Pickups WIP[/h3]

[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

madmijk continued working on MIDI support.

Nuclearxpotato added new condo materials while also working to optimize the existing ones to be more performant.

Wheezwer worked on profile backgrounds for daily rewards.

[h3]Condo: New Condo Canvas Materials[/h3]

[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since June 26th, 2023 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!

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

Weekly Dev Log for June 26th, 2023

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for June 26th, 2023, detailing all the changes that have happened since June 12th, 2023. 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]June/July 2023 Condo Contest (Aquarium) - ONGOING[/h2]

Hey everyone!

For June and July the theme for the Condo Contest will be Aquarium!

Your goal will be to build an aquarium (or any other sort of fish habitat), and you can use whatever you would like to do so. Remember that Aquarium Volumes can be purchased at D.I.Y.!

The submission period ends on July 10th, 2023 at 11:59 PM.

Be sure to look at the prizes and follow the rules below!

And don't forget: You can upload your entry to the Steam Workshop for everyone to get a better look at it! If you upload your entry to Workshop, you're welcome to share the link in your post! :)

You can read about the prizes, rules, and how to participate in this contest here.

[h2]SDNL: New Game World[/h2]

Johanna finished texturing and baking the new crossbow model.

Lifeless continued working on "Containership".

macdguy continued working on weapons, adding fx to the Shield, created the Laser Rifle and Sniper, added a HUD for the Magnum Laser, worked on the assault shotgun, created physical shells and bullet casings that fall when guns are fired, and finished the UZIs. He also made touchups to the weapon pickups, finished the kill cam, mutator system, and the "gun game" mode logic, and finished the "Bowling Shotgun" and "Cannon" superweapons.

Nuclearxpotato continued working on maps.

Wheezwer worked on designs for a weapon.

Will continued working on music.

[h3]SDNL: Magnum Laser Weapon (Alt Fire)[/h3]

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[h3]SDNL: Bowling Shotgun Super Weapon WIP[/h3]

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[h3]SDNL: Cannon Super Weapon WIP[/h3]

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[h3]SDNL: Physical Bullet Casings[/h3]

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[h3]SDNL: Assault Shotgun WIP[/h3]

[h3]SDNL: IK Arms (Before / After)[/h3]

[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since June 12th, 2023 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!

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

Arcade: Double Ticket Weekend Event!

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

Hot Fix for 0.16.11.0

This update addresses issues from the new update.

Changes

Improved rocket jumping prediction and fixed rocket jumps going through walls
Arcade: Removed the bonus activator ring feature to Dragon's Treasure, making it easier to get the bonus wheel spin
Condo: Added Diamond Glass, TV Static, Radioactive Sludge, and Simple Tile Floor materials to the Condo materials
Condo: Renamed "Allow Magic Trampoline" permission to "Allow Movement Items"
Condo: Ice Potion now disables if "Allow Movement Items" permission is disabled
Condo: Umbrella now disables if "Allow Movement Items" permission is disabled
Condo: Ghost floating now disables if "Allow Movement Items" permission is disabled
Adjusted Minigame Air Dash velocity

Bug Fixes

Condo: Fixed Media Players not always establishing a connection with other Media Players
Condo: Fixed Custom Spawn Point not working in Art Studio Condo
Condo: Fixed Custom Spawn Point not activating when placed on an item directly
Condo: Fixed Security Cameras rendering even when not on the current channel of a media player
Condo: Fixed Canvas Screen emissive default
Condo: Fixed Libretro Arcades not animating their idlescreens
Condo: Fixed Laser Projector, Fog Machine, and Bubble Machine not being togglable with IO
Condo: Fixed Media Players not rendering frames if the root media player is far away or not in view
Arcade: Fixed Dragon's Treasure treasures not always counting when they fall into the collection area
Fixed workshop editor player animation preview not working

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