Tower Unite News

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for April 12th, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since April 5th, 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 0.14.1.0 - Tower Unite 5th Anniversary Events[/h2]
Last week, we released Update 0.14.1.0, which kicked off the start of our Anniversary Events, celebrating Tower Unite's early access debut.

This update added Anniversary Tokens, which can be used to buy new Anniversary Items and Upgrades, as well as all of the previous holiday items. This update also added bug fixes and new changes, such as NPC head movement, shadows on Workshop items, and the ability to enable PVP damage.

You can read about everything in that update here.

[h3]Update 0.14.1.0: NPC Head Movement[/h3]

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[h3]Update 0.14.1.0: Anniversary Item (Kalleria's Wand)[/h3]

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[h3]Update 0.14.1.0: Anniversary Items (Condo Confetti and Sparklers)[/h3]

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[h3]Update 0.14.1.0: Workshop Item Shadows (On / Off)[/h3]



[h2]Update 0.14.1.1 & Update 0.14.1.2 & Update 0.14.1.3[/h2]
Immediately after we released Update 0.14.1.0, we released a unversioned hotfix (Update 0.14.1.1) to fix a small issue with Minigolf, Forest.

We're currently working on Update 0.14.1.2, which will add even more bug and crash fixes, as well as some improvements based on feedback. This update adds a setting to disable Workshop Item Shadows and changes how the toggleable PVP mode works.
You can read more about what is planned for this update here.

After Update 0.14.1.2, we have plans for Update 0.14.1.3, which will contain even more bug fixes, as well as new Minigolf and Ball Race upgrades.
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]Plaza: Celebrations Store Art Pass[/h2]
Johanna worked on the art pass for the Celebrations store in the plaza.

Wheezwer helped work on wall decals for the Celebrations store art pass.

[h3]Celebrations Store Art Pass WIP[/h3]



[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

Caboose700 worked on backend server improvements.

Johanna worked on the Celebrations art pass, as well as the Laser Tag arena overhaul.

JJosh worked on new upgrades, as well as the new Virus infected model.

Lifeless continued working on the new condo map.

macdguy worked on releasing the Anniversary update, as well as fixing bugs.

Madmijk worked on some anniversary items.

Sketchman continued working on backend server improvements and optimizations.

Wheezwer finished up murals for Laser Tag.

Will worked on recording sounds for upgrades.

[h3]Laser Tag Arena Overhaul: Murals WIP[/h3]



[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since April 5th, 2021 at PixelTail Games. We'll see you all next week!

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This hot fixes addresses some issues from the Anniversary Events.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed wearables drawing in first person
  

Join our Discord for development updates and community fun! https://discord.gg/pixeltail
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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

To celebrate Tower Unite's debut to Early Access, we've created a celebration event this year!

Kalleira, wanting to celebrate with everyone, caused mayhem by bringing in all the characters and minigames from all the holiday events. Due to her magic, this event features minigames from Halloween events and Winter Holiday events all at the same time!

You can also earn Anniversary Coins from playing any of the game worlds or minigames in Tower and unlock anniversary themed items, Halloween items, and Winter Holiday items!

This event will last for the entire month of April, so you'll be able to take your time getting coins! We plan to roll out additional anniversary items soon as well!




New Anniversary Store Items:

• Anniversary Cake Hat
  
• Holdable Balloon
  
• Party Gun
  
• Kalleira's Wand

New Anniversary Store Items for Condo:

• Anniversary Cake
  
• Balloon
  
• Confetti FX
  
• Sparkles FX
  
• Starfield FX
  
• Starfield Flowing FX
  
• Sparkle Fountain FX
  
• Sparkle Fountain Extravaganza FX

Changes:

• Added Anniversary Coins
  
• Added a few new Anniversary items: Anniversary Cake, Anniversary Cake Hat, Holdable Balloon, Balloon, Confetti FX, Sparkles FX, Starfield FX, Starfield Flowing FX, Sparkle Fountain FX, Sparkle Fountain Extravaganza FX, Party Gun, and Kalleira's Wand
  
• Enabled shadow casting on workshop items
  
• Added a setting to enable PVP damage while in Plaza/Condo
  
• Projectiles now bounce off players. This includes Throwable Basketball, Bert Gun, Boomerang, Throwable Bowling Ball and Pin, Throwable Egg, Throwable Golfball, Throwable Fruit, Throwable Keyboard, Paper Airplane, Potato Gun, Throwable Skeeball, Snowball, Throwable Plushy, Throwable Wheel of Money
  
• Store NPCs now look at you
  
• Condo: Workshop NPCs now look at you
  
• New icons for: Confetti Gun, Firework Launcher, Spooky Gun, Potato Gun, Throwable Bowling Pin/Ball, Throwable Units, Unit Bills, and all the Jetpacks

Bug Fixes:

• Minigolf: Fixed moving platform desyncs in Sweet Tooth, Kingdom, Island, Forest, and Waterhole
  
• Improved mirrors and fixed mirrors not displaying wearables
  
• Fixed Karaoke prices being incorrectly displayed
  
• Fixed lighter position for the lighter sway emote
  
• Fixed jetpack strafing not working
  
• Fixed elevators causing you to fall through them in Underwater condo
  
• Little Crusaders: Fixed dragon not recharging sprint stamina when entering water on Mystic Grove
  
• Little Crusaders: Fixed ghost food/wine being offset and not in its hands
  
• Little Crusaders: Fixed a few collision issues in Mystic Grove

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

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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 April 5th, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since March 29th, 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 0.14.1.0 - Tower Unite 5th Anniversary Events[/h2]
We're working hard on our next update, Update 0.14.1.0, which will kick off the start of our Anniversary Events, celebrating Tower Unite's early access debut.

These events will include Anniversary Tokens, new Anniversary Items and Upgrades, as well as new upgrades for Minigolf and Ball Race and a few bug fixes.

You can read about our progress on this update here.

[h2]Update 0.14.0.0 - Upgrades[/h2]
Last week, we released Update 0.14.0.0, which brought Upgrades to the game, customizable gameplay elements such as customizable Minigolf balls and trails, Ball Race Balls, Little Crusaders Dragon Skins, and more. You can read all about that 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]March 2021 Condo Contest Winners[/h2]
The March 2021 Condo Contest has finished! We decided to double the prize amounts and raise the participation prize to 175,000 units. Congratulations to "Megalo" for their first place win, along with "vidisson" and "Alexer_Zoderia" for their second place and third place wins respectively.

You can view all the condo 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]Laser Tag Arena Overhaul[/h2]

Johanna continued working on the overhauled Laser Tag arena.

Wheezwer created some new flags for the Laser Tag arena, along with working on the mural art.

[h3]Laser Tag: Arena Overhaul WIP[/h3]



[h2]Minigolf: Altitude Course Walls[/h2]

Johanna worked on finishing the course walls for the Minigolf map, "Altitude".

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



[h2]Miscellany[/h2]

Johanna helped finish work on upgrades. She also worked on implementing moving platform fixes for the Minigolf maps, Sweet Tooth, Kingdom, Island, Forest, and Waterhole.

JJosh worked on new upgrades.

Lifeless continued working on the new condo map.

macdguy worked on releasing the upgrades update and easter events.

Madmijk worked on upgrades and bug fixes.

Sketchman continued working on backend improvements.

Wheezwer started working on new NPC icons for the Upgrade NPCs, along with icons for the Ball Race pickup upgrades.

Will worked on recording sounds for upgrades.

[h3]Upcoming Upgrades[/h3]



[h3]Condo: Wearables Now Visible in Mirrors[/h3]

Mirrors have been enhanced and now properly display your wearables in both first person and third person modes. This was a long standing issue that we're happy to finally resolve!



[h2]Wrap It Up[/h2]
That about covers everything that happened since March 29th, 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

Celebrate Easter starting today and until Wednesday. The events feature easter egg hunting and a fun easter themed minigame.

Next week we'll be having our 5th Anniversary events as well!



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