Another quick hot fix, but we've also added a couple new features.

• Locked items no longer can be edited, stashed, or sold until they are unlocked
  
• Added a lock icon on item tool tip next to items that are locked
  
• Gizmo input: uniform scale button is easier to click on
  
• Gizmo input: spin and stretch buttons were switched
  
• Increased lighting in Suite
  
• Disabled dynamic shadows in Studio
  
• Added chat rules/agreement popup
  
• Fixed laser pointer not working Lobby
  
• Fixed a bug with Minigolf
  
• Fixed parental control warning not always applying properly
  
• Fixed player metadata applying too late when a player respawns (caused respawn issues in Ball Race)

This system will automatically download trusted canvases (by default only your friends) and store them on the disk.

You can disable this, but we recommend it for Condos you enter often as it speeds up load times dramatically. In our tests, Condos with canvases went from 80 seconds load times to half a second.

Any blocked canvas players will automatically be cleared out from your disk cache, as well.

We've also added options to clear out your canvas cache. The canvas cache data is stored in a Cache folder in your Tower Unite folder.

Changes

• Added translation planes to gizmos which allow you to move items on set xyz planes
  
• Added uniform scaler to scale gizmo
  
• Workshop Editor: Added ability to use emissive value on translucent materials
  
• Workshop Editor: Added ability to inverse shoulder width
  
• Added canvas disk cache which dramatically improves load-ins for condos you have visited already. This can be turned off and blocked players/URLs will automatically be removed from the disk cache. There will also be a mode to enable it only for Condos that you are friends with
  
• Added descriptions to parental control settings

Bug Fixes

• Fixed workshop player models being larger than they should
  
• Fixed piano and typing animations making players lift up in their seats
  
• Fixed crouch animations clipping through floor in Lobby
  
• Fixed workshop favorites icons being stretched
  
• Workshop Editor: Fixed shoulder width not being previewable with animations
  
• Workshop Editor: Fixed My Uploads not showing all your uploads if you had more than 50 uploads
  
• Fixed Ball Race and Bowling not using shoulder width/placement for workshop models properly
  
• Fixed parental controls warning that you haven't done anything due to global chat bug (server steam id lookup failure)
  
• Fixed canvas parental control settings not working when you join a server through global chat (server steam id lookup failure)
  
• Fixed some weapons not working in Condos

You can follow our current developments on our Trello:
https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

You can follow our weekly developer logs here:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

You can report bugs on our forums:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report

Or you may also report bugs on our Steam community, but please expect slow response time.

We're excited to bring you editor gizmos for Condos!







You can also get really precise with the gizmo properties panel, shown below.



We hope you enjoy more creative freedom and an easier building experience in your condos!
Also, you can now lock items in place (so you don't accidentally move them) by right clicking and hitting the lock button.

Creators, we've added a couple more options for your player models! In this update, you can now adjust shoulder width, shoulder placement, and floating pet offsets.

Shoulder width is very useful to fix models whose arms are resting inside of bodies. Oh yeah, also, workshop player models with small scales no longer move slowly.

We've also added some material settings! We've added emissive, toon shader, and transparency support. When editing your item's metadata, you'll now see a material tab where you can adjust these settings per material.



For translucency support, simply check on translucency on the material you want to be translucent and it'll use the alpha channel of your albedo texture (you must use TGA).

We'll be continuing to add more material settings soon. We'll be updating the SDK page for more details soon.

In this update, we've added 4 more emotes, including agree and disagree. Our animators will continue to create even more emotes.







Support workshop creators in more ways. We've added vote, favorite, and block buttons to various places where workshop items come into play, such as editing workshop items, appearance menu, and action menu.



Also, you can now see your favorited player models in the appearance editor.




Changes

• Added gizmos for item manipulation. With these you can move, squash, and rotate items with ease
  
• Added a couple more emotes: agree, disagree, and some others
  
• You can now open the emote panel or inventory while doing an emote
  
• Added unfocused volume setting that allows you to set the volume of the game when the window is unfocused, minimized, or in the background
  
• Added Condo settings to disable use of Laser Pointers, Magic Trampolines, Jetpacks, Speed modifier items (speed shoes), and/or Potions
  
• Removed item inspect. For hosts, the button is now lock and prevents the item from being moved while locked. For players (if the item is workshop), the button pops open workshop item details (which allows you to block the workshop item, favorite or what not)
  
• Added workshop model information on inventory tool tips
  
• Global chat sent by players who are in the same server as you will now show up in local chat (with a setting to disable this)
  
• Renamed Sound settings to Audio

Workshop Changes

• Workshop player models with smaller heights will no longer walk slower
  
• Added option to disable workshop player models (but keep workshop items)
  
• Blocking items will now remove them from the cache
  
• Added a clear cache button that removes the entire workshop cache to the workshop settings
  
• Added translucent material support (both player models and items). You'll need to set an alpha mask and use TGA or PNG
  
• Added emissive material support (both player models and items)
  
• Added toon shader material support (both player models and items)
  
• Metadata on items/player models get searched for before the model loads in, instead of after. Should help with models being really large then shrinking down a frame after
  
• Added workshop player model name on the tooltip when hovering over workshop player model avatars
  
• Added favorited workshop player models in appearance editor
  
• Added vote up and favorite buttons to the C menu and appearance editor for the workshop player model you are wearing
  
• Added workshop details to the condo item finder
  
• Added ability to vote, favorite, and block workshop items directly in the workshop item edit UI
  
• Workshop Browser: Browser will now show how many blocked items were not displayed
  
• Workshop Browser: Added block button on addons while searching in the browser
  
• Workshop Editor: Added errors for when player models go over the bone limit (and which bones should be removed)
  
• Workshop Editor: Added the ability to adjust shoulder width on player models
  
• Workshop Editor: Added floating pet offsets
  
• Workshop Editor: Added retry button if the upload failed
  
• Workshop Editor: Set the max scale for offsets from 4 to 8
  
• Workshop Editor: Added the ability to copy metadata
  
• Workshop Editor: When updating items, the cached version of the model will be removed so creators can see the latest item

Bug Fixes

• Fixed player models with smaller scales being large in seats
  
• Ball Race: Fixed melon pickups not using the correct shader
  
• Highrise Condo: Fixed workshop physics items not working
  
• Minigolf: Kingdom - Fixed the broken bridge on hole 17
  
• Zombie Massacre: Fixed workshop player models becoming large on second round (or any time the players respawn)
  
• Fixed player blocking not saving properly
  
• Fixed jetpack not using back offset for workshop models properly
  
• Fixed workshop item drag ghosts not working if a workshop model is not set
  
• Fixed workshop items having massive collisions while loading in a new model
  
• Fixed server sorting not working for Condo server browser
  
• Workshop Browser: Fixed a bug when switching tags or searching not returning to page 1 automatically
  
• Workshop Browser: Fixed a bug where clicking on the creator profile, the profile will popup under the browser
  
• Fixed chat box closing in main menu if you press escape
  
• Fixed a bug where if you had chat disabled, chat sounds would still play
  
• Fixed a bug where you could click on workshop items that aren't set while editing a workshop item
  
• Fixed item finder not snapping view to workshop items correctly
  
• Fixed canvas walls texture tiling being really small for clients when they load into condos the first time

You can follow our current developments on our Trello:
https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

You can follow our weekly developer logs here:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

You can report bugs on our forums:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report

Or you may also report bugs on our Steam community, but please expect slow response time.

Hey everyone, just wanted to give you an update on what's been going on since the 0.6.0.0 (and 0.6.0.1) Workshop updates.

Over the weekend we've seen an uptick in active player counts, peaking at 590 players. On top of that, you have all submitted over 1,252 workshop items (379 player models, 881 items)!!

We're so happy to see that kind of positive reaction to the update and we're working around the clock to bring you more updates for Workshop creators and to provide various improvements and fixes to bug reports we've been receiving.

Thank you for everyone who reported the crashes as we were able to get rid of the majority of new crashes that came up with the Workshop update. Please continue to send your crash dumps on our forums so we can address them as soon as possible.


We've been getting lots of feedback and troubleshooting help in our Discord. If you're creating Workshop models, we welcome you come in and chat with others and help each other out, as well as show off your creations on our Discord: https://discord.gg/pixeltail

Also, we have updated our SDK documentation with various information on common issues when making workshop models, which you can find here: https://www.towerunite.com/sdk/troubleshooting

One of our artists, Joshua, has made two video tutorials that cover how to create Workshop Static Props and Workshop Player Models. These videos go in-depth and cover common issues you may have when making workshop addons for Tower Unite. We hope they will be useful.

We also want to put a spotlight on a community-made guide that goes into detail on how to create workshop player models. You can see this useful guide here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1524367283

In the update we are currently working on (0.6.1.0), we're adding a couple more settings to help with player model creation. We are adding shoulder width adjustment that helps with player models whose arms are sitting inside the model's bodies (for large, or more round models). And we are also working on adding toon shading to allow for more cartoon styled player models (which hopefully will be in 0.6.1.0).


We're working hard on getting the next update out, which should be out this week, which will include improvements for Workshop browsing/blocking and the ability to adjust the volume of your game when it is not focused.

The update will also include various bug fixes. You can read and track the changes here: https://trello.com/c/XdU2CkwB/374-update-0610

Future updates will continue to roll out.


Our game is currently still on sale until the 4th, so you still have time to grab a copy for your friends before the sale ends.

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


Thank you all for supporting us!

You can follow our current developments on our Trello:
https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

You can follow our weekly developer logs here:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

You can report bugs on our forums:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report

Or you may also report bugs on our Steam community, but please expect slow response time.

This hotfix addresses several issues with 0.6.0.0

Bug Fixes

• Fixed crashes with workshop player models with incorrect bones. Also added an error when importing player models with incorrect bones
  
• Fixed canvas inventory drag ghosts not scaling properly
  
• Resolved media player issues: ensured media player uses the built in CEF browser
  
• Global Chat: Fixed player names sometimes displaying as "[unknown]"
  
• Global Chat: Fixed some chat messages repeating twice
  
• Workshop: Fixed an exploit with blocked items
  
• Workshop: Fixed issue where blocking items would refresh all items that aren't blocked (which could lead to infinite loading for those unblocked items)
  
• Workshop: Blocked items no longer show their images
  
• Workshop: Blocked items no longer show up in the browser
  
• Workshop Editor: Adjusted lighting in the workshop editor. Disabled hidden shadow on the editor character (shadow of the player)
  
• Workshop Editor: Fixed an application/windows hang when importing while in fullscreen by adding a message explaining you can't use this while in full screen
  
• Workshop Browser: Fixed page "next" button being on the far left instead of the right
  
• Fixed Canvas Pyramid not showing up

Changes

• Workshop Browser: Added "Subscribed" tab
  
• Workshop Browser: Added page number text

We are still working on more bug fixes and will have 0.6.0.2 coming out next.

You can follow our current developments on our Trello:
https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

You can follow our weekly developer logs here:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

You can report bugs on our forums:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report

Or you may also report bugs on our Steam community, but please expect slow response time.

https://youtu.be/g6BXEpeOZP0

With the help of Steam Workshop, you can now create & use custom items and player models!

We've made modding easy. Every mod can be downloaded and viewed in real time without the need of manually installing!

This update was a major undertaking and took a lot of effort, so we hope you'll enjoy it!

Become anything. Select custom player models by using the new action button (default C). Workshop player models also work in Game Worlds!

Decorate with anything. Place down custom items by using the new workshop items found in Rob's Imports. Similar to Canvases, workshop items can be placed, scaled, and thrown around in your Condo. We plan to continuously update with new interactive item support in the near future!

You can disable workshop entirely or block specific items in the settings menu. You can also block from the scoreboard by clicking on the item next to the player wearing it.

Want to become a creator? Check out our guide here: https://www.towerunite.com/sdk/

The new chat connects everyone together for the first time. Playing Minigolf and want to see what's going on in the Plaza? Now you can. You can even chat in the menu!

When a player hosts a public server, a game invite to their hosted server will show up in Global Chat.

Global Chat is moderated by our super friendly staff.

We've also updated the chat box to make it the best so far. We'll be continuing to update it with new features.



Express yourself, you sTUd muffin. You can use a variety of new emotes such as sit, sleep, chill dance, and dozens more. We'll continue to add new emotes!

• Workshop support! Load & create custom player models and items!
  
• Global Chat. Chat with every player on every server in Tower
  
• Added game invite chat messages when players host public games or Condos (friends only games do not send messages)
  
• Added player emotes! Express yourself with several emotes
  
• New chat UI
  
• New appearance menu UI
  
• Added new Plaza minigames: Balloon Shoot, Fruit Frenzy, and Target Practice
  
• Metal Detector is now usable. Search for treasures that wash up on the beach
  
• Rethemed Plaza
  
• Players from other Plazas now show up as whisps
  
• Added finer rotation if you are holding down the walk key while rotating an item
  
• You can now sort server search results by player count, map name, ping, or current round
  
• Added player reporting to player profiles
  
• New Virus reload sounds! Pretty much every Virus weapon now has reloading sounds
  
• Characters now visit the Plaza every so often
  
• Create more with Canvas Walls, a new item that allows for expandable walls with texture tiling

• Added a grass material to the condo surfaces
  
• Potion icons now actually have different colors and a label
  
• Improved the look of the settings and added descriptions for gameplay settings
  
• Moved condo settings panel to a action menu when you hold C
  
• Added new settings: Allow light switch use (Condo), Allow instrument use (Condo), Enable event dialogue, Enable unit effects, Enable unit effect sounds
  
• Updated the Condo Save/Load UI. Now shows the proper map icon
  
• When the Condo host begins loading a Condo snapshot, it tells clients before loading.

We have around 100 new items to share with you all!

• New Items: Sweet Suite Furnishings
  
  • Illuminated Fence, Illuminated Fence Post, Fancy Handrail, Handrail, Podium, Standing Picture Frame, Recliner, Grid Bookcase, Canvas Wall, Panel Glass Full, Glass Full Frame Thick, Glass Full Frame Thin, Honeycomb Shelf, Aluminum Bleachers, Canvas Rug, Canvas Circle Rug, Canvas Oval Rug, Decorative Star, Decorative Bulky Star, Laboratory Sink, Laboratory Table, Barbed Wire Fence, Chainlink Fence, Victorian Fence, Wall Sink, Thin Lab Rack, Wide Lab Rack, Large Barbed Wire Fence Gate, Corner Bar Counter, Bar Stool, School Chair, School Desk, Dining Table 3, Dining Chair, and Rope Fence

• New Items: Central Circuit
  
  • Simple Lightbulb, Launcher Pad, Podium Microphone, Teleporter, Chocolate Fountain, Victorian Street Light Circle, Victorian Street Light Square, Fancy Chandelier, and Laser Pointer

• New Items: Rob’s Imports
  
  • Number Sign, Telephone Pole, Lab Chemicals, Rolling Stepladder, Pallet, Workshop Furniture, Workshop Physics Item, Sedan, Teakettle, Teacup, Eye Wash Station, Canvas Pyramid, Gas Pump, Tall Candlestick, Canvas Horizontal Flag, Canvas Vertical Flag, Canvas Flag Banister, and Canvas Hanging Flag

• New Items: Songbirds
  
  • Adjustable Microphone

• New Items: Seasons
  
  • Tree Stump, Fern, and Grass Patch

• New Items: The Stray
  
  • Magic Trampoline

• New Items: Celebrations
  
  • Marshmallow Stick

• New Items: Accessories
  
  • Donut Pool Tube, Flamingo Pool Tube, Cycling Glasses, Scuba Mask, Shutter Shades, Sunglasses, Square Glasses, Circle Glasses, Oval Shades, Watermelon Head, Coconut Head, Summer Garden Hat, Sweat Drops, Dripping Wet, Photographer's Camera, Poker Visor, Sun Visor, Hula Skirt, Hawaiian Lei, and Flower Wristband to Accessories

• Item Fixes & Changes
  
  • Moved Popcorn Bucket, Spilled Drink to the Theater
    
  • Moved Potions, Metal Detector, and Painkillers to The Stray
    
  • Moved Basketball, Soccer Ball, Soccer Net, and Big Die to the Toy Stop
    
  • Throwable Knife, Throwable Cleaver, Spooky Gun, Miniature Ghost Pet, Flying Turtle, Potato Gun, Fishing Rod are now properly tagged as Equippable
    
  • Fixed various typos in the item descriptions and dialogue
    
  • You can shake the Hula Doll now
    
  • You can flush the Toilet now
    
  • Added reset score buttons to the Basketball Hoop and the Soccer Net
    
  • Metal Detector is now usable. Search for treasures that wash up on the beach
    
  • Updated the prices of Trees and Bushes in the Nature Store.

• Added glasses tab to the customize your golf ball so you can set glasses on your golf ball as well as hats
  
• Fixed all the hat offsets for each hat (redid the entire wearable system)
  
• Fixed a bug with hats where the ball shadow effect would draw over top of the hats as well

• Minigolf: Sweet Tooth Changes/Bug Fixes
  
  • Fixed an issue that caused balls to go through the loops or bounce off the loops in hole 17
    
  • The hole in hole 6 is now much more difficult to bounce out of (which will reduce chances of having hole-in-ones fail)
    
  • Players should no longer get stuck in the pipes
    
  • Players should no longer stop on the funnel in hole 8
    
  • Added some new art (Cupcakes, strawberries, and cookies)

• Minigolf: Kingdom Changes/Bug Fixes
  
  • Fixed a bug that caused players to get stuck spinning in circles on the spinner in hole 12
    
  • Fixed a bug that caused players to get stuck spinning in circles on the spinner in hole 18
    
  • Players can no longer bounce out of the end area of hole 18
    
  • Fixed an issue in hole 15 that was causing geometry to intersect with the course and block balls
    
  • Fixed a bad lightmap in hole 10
    
  • Balls should no longer stop in front of the hole in hole 13
    
  • Increased sides of backboards in hole 14 to reduce chances of ball bouncing out of bounds from the geysers
    
  • Fixed a bug in hole 13 where the side wall that moves up and down was moving in two separate pieces
    
  • The basket that catches the ball for the hole-in-one in hole 13 has been increased in height, and an invisible wall is now inside the basket that prevents the ball from bouncing out
    
  • The moving basket in hole 13 now has geometry on its bottom
    
  • Various moving platforms no longer collide with the camera, to provide a more smooth camera experience
    
  • The backboard for hole 18 is now twice as thick and the ball should no longer pass through it on occasion
    
  • The backboard in hole 18 has had its lightmaps fixed
    
  • Potential fix for moving platforms out-of-bounds issue
    
  • Filled in the gaps on either side of the geysers in hole 14. They were unnecessary and added nothing to gameplay
    
  • The moving basket in hole 13 no longer uses a world-aligned texture, so the texture on its floor now moves with it
    
  • Fixed lightmap seams in hole 5
    
  • Fixed lightmap seams in hole 15's carpet
    
  • Fixed a hole in the map geometry near the end of hole 13
    
  • Fixed an issue where the geyser in hole 13 would not launch balls that are closer to the outer edge
    
  • New ambient soundscape for market
    
  • Some knights now make noises!

• Fixed the spawning camera rotation not being set fast enough for clients (reduced network travel time for the camera rotation)
  
• Added hit particles when you hit walls or the floor really hard

• New Virus reload sounds! Pretty much every Virus weapon now has reloading sounds
  
• Moved "player infected player" text element to the kill feed
  
• Added wearable support

• Fixed a bug where player zombies could be sucked into black holes
  
• Fixed exploding gas pumps/car not networking their effects properly

• Smooth dirt terrain is now editable

• Updated Game World vote map system to select the top voted map over everything else. If there is no top voted map (or there is a tie), it'll randomly pick a map

• Fixed the House condo looking very dark on certain post process settings
  
• Fixed "Friends Only" tag not displaying for friends only servers on the scoreboard
  
• Fixed server ban prompt not taking mouse input when first created
  
• Fixed slot machines being really dark in the Casino
  
• Fixed physics items respawning higher than where they were originally placed
  
• Fixed a bug where your character would uncrouch if you crouched then jumped
  
• Fixed Ball Race not having a Steam presence name (when you view what your friend is playing, it now shows Ball Race instead of just BR)
  
• Improved rotating the player model in the appearance menu on the main menu

You can follow our current developments on our Trello:
https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

You can follow our weekly developer logs here:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

You can report bugs on our forums:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report

Or you may also report bugs on our Steam community, but please expect slow response time.

Minigolf: Kingdom is now available!



https://youtu.be/3IIXKVwbsSA

Kingdom is a new map for Minigolf that takes place in the Little Crusaders universe. It features 18 new challenging holes and takes you outside the castle grounds, through the market, and into the dungeons.


You can follow our current developments on our Trello:
https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

You can follow our weekly developer logs here:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

You can report bugs on our forums:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report

Or you may also report bugs on our Steam community, but please expect slow response time.

This hotfix addresses many issues across the game and Zombie Massacre.

• Condo - Art Studio: Fixed missing collision on a wall
  
• Condo - Suite: Fixed missing couch and bad stair UVs once again
  
• Minigolf: Updated firework effect
  
• Minigolf - Garden: Fixed hole 15 issues
  
• Minigolf - Garden: Fixed hole 3 bug where you could get stuck on top of the rotating machinery
  
• Little Crusaders - Market: Fixed bad lightmaps
  
• Little Crusaders - Market: Fixed 3 camping spots
  
• Zombie Massacre: Added bullet hit FX for when you are firing at the helicopter

Plaza Changes

• The Zombie Massacre game world port now plays music

Overall Changes

• Re-implemented unit coin earn/spend 3D effects back into the game
  
• Added gamma settings to the graphics menu

Condo Changes

• Condo: Glass ceiling button toggle is now available only to the condo owner
  
• Condo: Glass ceiling is now an editable surface

Little Crusaders Changes

• Throne Room: Created alternative route to the Balcony

Zombie Massacre Changes

• Changed how death works! When you run out of lives you will turn into a zombie that attacks other players. You'll need to be killed to respawn back into the battle
  
• Changed Survivor shield to be a quick dash and reduced its duration
  
• Sped up all melee weapons (should improve the "lag" feeling players were reporting)
  
• Added health value text on top of the health bar so it's easier to know what your health is at (also added this to the scoreboard health bars)
  
• Improved blood decals by adding additional FX for when zombies bleed from being shot or exploded
  
• Added character icons under special item that are placed in the world to make it easier to know what it is
  
• Adjusted damage radius color for the spider acid spit
  
• Adjusted movement speed to make movement upgrade more worthwhile
  
• Reduced damage of Magnum from 150 to 80
  
• Reduced damage of Minigun from 45 to 25
  
• Boss takes in less damage
  
• Reduced Mercenary focus shoot damage and powerup duration
  
• Reduced Survivor shield powerup duration
  
• Adjusted boss spawn rates for both zombies and spiders
  
• Upgrade UI now displays Combo Power Duration in seconds instead of percentage
  
• Upgrade UI now displays the Combo Power name and Special Item names based on the character you have selected to avoid confusion on what you are upgrading
  
• Upgrade UI now states that upgrades will persist even if you change characters
  
• Upgrade UI now says "N/A" for Combo Power Duration if you have Journalist selected to make it clearer
  
• Improved zombie textures
  
• Added more blood textures to zombies when they are gibbed
  
• Added blood decal support to spiders

Overall Bug Fixes

• Fixed sitting in chairs with a weapon causing some odd animations
  
• Fixed animations during crouching or swimming not working while an item is equipped
  
• Limited server title lengths

Plaza Bug Fixes

• Fixed a collision issue that caused invisible walls around the ferris wheel.
  
• Fixed a bug in which walking to the back of Central Circuit would cause the interior of the building to unload.
  
• Fixed some broken lightmaps in the floor of the subway station that caused dark spots.
  
• Fixed several instances of invisible props around the map.
  
• Fixed some pop-in issues around the map.
  
• Fixed ugly shadows on the ceiling in the elevator hallway in the condo lobby.
  
• Fixed some missing chairs in the beach house
  
• Reduced networking on Casino betting
  
• Reduced networking and simulated fireworks (no longer uses physics) to help reduce strain fireworks put on the plaza

Condo/Item Bug Fixes

• Fixed certain new items not saving their color
  
• Fixed copycat tool not saving grid size when manually inputting
  
• Fixed firework UFO not launching properly sometimes (as it's simulated now)
  
• Fixed firework models using the lowest LOD always
  
• Condo: Fixed fireplace not being editable on one side
  
• Suite: Fixed the missing couch
  
• Suite: Fixed weather system not interacting with the sky or fog properly
  
• Suite: Fixed stairs UV not being aligned properly when you override the surface materials
  
• Suite: Optimized outside fence

Minigolf Bug Fixes

• Minigolf: Fixed a bug in Sweet Tooth that caused the map to appear very dark with medium post-process settings
  
• Minigolf - Cove: Fixed hole 17 still causing issues with getting stuck in tubes
  
• Minigolf - Cove: Fixed HIO lane on hole 3 sometimes causing the ball to go off at a weird tangent when leaving the tube
  
• Minigolf - Alpine: Fixed players getting stuck in the HIO tube section on hole 17
  
• Minigolf - Alpine: Fixed lighting issue on hole 18
  
• Minigolf - Garden: Fixed issues with HIO tunnels for hole 12, hole 13, and hole 14

Little Crusaders Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug in Toy Room that caused the map to appear very bright with medium post process settings

Virus Bug Fixes

• Fixed sonic shotgun clipping through the camera

Zombie Massacre Bug Fixes

• Trainyard: Fixed zombies being able to get on top of the train buffers
  
• Trainyard: Fixed zombies spawning outside of playable area during the boss round
  
• Trainyard: Fixed players from getting to areas they shouldn't
  
• Compound: Fixed zombies somehow getting on the roofs
  
• Compound: Fixed issues where players could hide behind the building in the boss area of Compound where zombies were unable to get to you
  
• Fixed voice chat being positional, now it's 2D like other Game Worlds
  
• Fixed spectating HUD not showing up
  
• Fixed typo on "Damage Multiplier"
  
• Fixed not being able to be certain player models
  
• Fixed voice chat not working during waiting for players
  
• Fixed late joining not spawning your player properly
  
• Fixed the game not continuing automatically if a player is dead during the boarding phase
  
• Fixed combo power duration not matching properly when you upgrade it
  
• Fixed health being zero during upgrades (now it'll show what your health will be when you spawn)

You can follow our current developments on our Trello:
https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

You can follow our weekly developer logs here:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

You can report bugs on our forums:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report

Or you may also report bugs on our Steam community, but please expect slow response time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn4rqZ5-qmI
Zombie Massacre is a new top-down cooperative Game World. Play with up to 6 players (with singleplayer mode available) and survive the apocalypse.

Each character class has unique items and special powerful abilities.

In this beta, there's 3 unique levels, 5 character classes, 32 weapons, 4 monster types, and one boss. We plan to expand on this Game World with new bosses later on.

Please be aware, as this is a beta, there will be bugs and balancing issues. We've been testing the game for awhile now and gathered feedback from various playtesting, but we haven't gotten your feedback yet! We have opened a section on our forums to report bugs and provide feedback here: http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/zombie-massacre-beta

• The theatre sign was updated to show thumbnails and text ticker of what videos are currently playing.
  
• The visuals in the movie theatre lobby and furniture store have been improved.
  
• The visuals in the game world port area were improved.
  
• A “new” tag was added for items which were recently added in stores.
  
• A new glass fading system was added, which will use a dithering effect to block out geometry behind the glass, and will gradually disappear as the player gets closer to the glass pane.
  
• Implemented many LODs to help with performance.
  
• Lightmaps were reduced to improve performance and help reduce loading times, while not compromising visual quality.
  
• Dynamic shadow performance was improved, by disabling it on objects that don’t require it.
  
• Central Circuit was added to the level streaming list, and the High Roller room in the Casino now only streams in once you enter the Casino, rather than on plaza join.

• Updated the browser to fix YouTube playback issues. Note: Due to this change we had to temporarily disable Twitch support.

We have around 115 new items to share with you all!

• New Items: Sweet Suite Furnishings
  
  • Restaurant Booth, Outdoor Trashbin, Outdoor Modern Bench, Gallery Bench, Large Fluorescent Table, Tall Round Table, Short Display Shelf, Long Display Shelf, Shoerack, Dining Table 2, Wood Panel Bench, Computer Desk 2, Open Outdoor Trashbin, Kitchen Counter, Kitchen Counter 2, Kitchen Counter Sink, Small Kitchen Counter, Queue Line Fence, Short Queue Line Fence, Bedside Table, Hospital Ward Bed, Funnel Planter, Pyramid Planter, Cheap Wood Table, Plant Pot, Modern Reception Desk, Wood Display Cabinet, Modern Dresser, Old Wood Roundtable, Old Wood Table 2, Old Wood Shelf, Store Display Stand, Store Display Shelf Piece, Cheap Bunkbeds, Stone Pedestal, Round Glass Pedestal, Curved Bowling Couch, Round Display, Pedestal, Round Wood Pedestal, Bumper Post, Wastebin, Small Air Conditioner, Dual-Sided Shelf, Corner Shelf, Small Bar Table, Long Metal Shelf, Bar Table, Wooden Stool, Old Bookshelf, Movie Theater Seat, Illuminated Fence, Illuminated Fence Post, Fancy Handrail, Handrail

• New Items: Central Circuit
  
  • Satellite Dish, Large Open Refrigerator, Stage Spotlight, Floor Light, Small Round Light, Encased Stationary Light, Prism Light, Light Box Circle, Light Box Hexagon, Light Box Octagon, Light Box Right Angled Triangle, Light Box Square, Light Box Triangle, Annular Ceiling Light, Bubble Light, Park Lamp, Dock Lamp, Wall Clock, Contemporary Wall Light, Statue Light, Radiator, Bookshelf Speaker, Exit Sign 2, Headphone Stand, Studio Headphones, Small Round Light 2, Simple Lightbulb

• New Items: Rob’s Imports
  
  • Hospital Gurney, Canvas Doormat, Canvas Floor Sign, Plastic Tent, Casino Lamp, Antique Desk Lamp, Greek Column, Wheelchair, Tool Tray Table, Food Tray Table, IV Stand, Canvas Wall Sign, Canvas Glass Billboard, Canvas Hanging Sign, Old Wood Roundtable, Old Wood Table 2, Store Display Shelf, Store Display Shelf Piece, Cheap Bunkbeds, Canvas Theatre Frame, Spilled Drink, Telephone Pole, Simple Lightbulb

• New Items: Project 12 & Volt Nightclub
  
  • Beer Glass and Wine Bottle

• New Items: Songbirds
  
  • Record Shelf, Vinyl Record Canvas, Theatre Speaker

• New Items: Seasons
  
  • Tree Stump, Fern, Stone Fountain Monolith, Stone Fountain Sphere

• Item Fixes & Changes
  
  • Foliage items (trees, bushes, etc.) no longer randomly select their variation on condo load or placement. You can now edit their variation and save that selection in your condo data forever.
    
  • Fixed the Curved Couch item not having working seats, and made it colorable.
    
  • Fixed some Corduroy Couch items not having working seats, and made them colorable.
    
  • Updated the Lava Lamp to have actual lava liquid.

• Condo System
  
  • Optimized condo material editor, which should slightly speed up load times as it’ll no longer load all the materials at once.
    
  • Added new Condo materials: 17 walls, 9 floors, and 5 ceiling materials (many from Lobby One Community Condo)

• Default Condo
  
  • Outdoor lighting no longer seeps into the interior rooms of the condo. Sun & moon light now respects the laws of physics and will no longer bypass walls.
    
  • Rooms inside the condo are now actually dark when the lights are turned off.
    
  • New more detailed texture & model for the sliding doors used throughout the condo.
    
  • Improved the lighting effects throughout the interior of the condo.
    
  • Updated textures for the shoe rack, coat hanger, and bathroom sink counter.
    
  • New cherry wood material (the wood floors throughout the condo)
    
  • Unified the texel density of the concrete and plaster materials throughout the condo. (for example, the concrete on one planter will no longer be a completely different resolution than the planter next to it.)
    
  • Some subtle changes to the outdoor lighting to improve visual quality
    
  • Added glass ceiling to main condo room. A button inside the condo causes the ceiling to open/close by moving to the side into the ceiling.
    
  • Added a subtle door sliding sound effect to the wooden sliding doors in the condo
    
  • The bathroom ceiling is now editable.
    
  • Editing the fireplace color now only edits the part inside the condo. Additionally, several cracks and holes between the fireplace and the surrounding walls have been fixed.
    
  • Fixed a crack between the stairs and the upper floor on the stairs of the right hand side of the apartment.
    
  • New kitchen counter textures/materials
    
  • Fireplace now has a fireplace fire crackling sound effect when it is turned on.

• House Condo
  
  • Outdoor lighting no longer seeps into the interior rooms of the condo. Sun & moon light now respects the laws of physics and will no longer bypass walls. Rooms inside the condo are now actually dark when the lights are turned off.
    
  • Improved the lighting effects throughout the interior of the condo.
    
  • Outdoor Foliage and Rockwork were redone.
    
  • Garage door now has sound effects, and also moves twice as fast as it used to (it now takes it 6 seconds to open or close instead of 12 seconds).
    
  • Fireplace now has ambient fire crackling sound effects when turned on.
    
  • Sliding doors and windows now have sound effects
    
  • Bathroom sinks now play water faucet noise when turned on
    
  • The material and color of the Desk is now changeable.
    
  • The roof material can be changed.
    
  • A basement area was added.
    
  • Lower floor overhaul - Small square room merged into large room, lower bathroom removed & merged into large room and its space used for basement stairs
    
  • Sliding doors for rooms adjacent to the hallway to prevent doors from blocking the skinny hallway's path.

• Lobby One Suite
  
  • Outdoor lighting no longer seeps into the interior rooms of the condo. Sun & moon light now respects the laws of physics and will no longer bypass walls. Rooms inside the condo are now actually dark when the lights are turned off.
    
  • Added sliding doors to the two empty doorways inside the condo.
    
  • Kitchen counter has been broken up to allow different parts of it to be edited (both the marble tops and the wood paneling along the outside).
    
  • Wood trims around the condo can now be edited.
    
  • Tower model has been replaced with the lobby one tower.
    
  • Windows of other condos are now opaque.
    
  • Wood beams in vaulted ceiling are now editable.
    
  • You can now sit in the couch, and the couch has been lowered a bit closer to the ground.
    
  • The stairs are now editable.
    
  • The stairs trip, the two steps near the windows, and the trim at the top of the stairs can now be edited separately.
    
  • Upper walls have been split in two so the balcony area walls can be edit separately.
    
  • The exterior art was updated.
    
  • Fixed aquarium surface materials not being the correct scale and not lining up with the other walls.
    
  • Fixed floor carpet surface materials not lining up properly (the cubbyhole carpet no longer is rotated and scaled wrongly).
    
  • Grass is now editable.
    
  • Fixed kitchen tiles surface materials not being the correct scale.
    
  • Removed the tree from the backyard.

• Highrise Condo
  
  • Fixed glass tower collision allowing players to clip through from below.

• Theatre Condo
  
  • Fixed ambient sound issues.
    
  • Fixed a section of the lobby floor not being editable.

• Minigolf Changes
  
  • Added camera zoom easing.

• Minigolf Bug Fixes
  
  • Improved camera rotation logic, fixing several issues with rotating in general.
    
  • Fixed a bug where players could not interact with the end game UI.

• Minigolf: Forest Changes
  
  • Moving course components in holes 4 and 10 no longer use "world align" textures, which means that the textures will move with the objects they are applied to.
    
  • Updated the collisions of the course signs to make sense (previously you'd bounce off of the empty space between the legs), so that players who fail and get out of the course boundaries will at least be able to bounce properly off of the signs.

• Minigolf: Forest Bug Fixes
  
  • Players will no longer be "in bounds" when landing on rocks outside of the course. This will prevent players from getting stuck on rocks.
    
  • Fixed an issue where players would not be marked out of bounds for falling underneath the moving platform on Hole 7.
    
  • Players can no longer get stuck on the wooden bar that sits over the moving platform in hole 7 (the shape has been changed to a triangle so players can't get stuck, and will slide off).
    
  • Players will no longer be marked out of bounds for ricocheting off of the torches that are placed around the courses.
    
  • Players should be able to fall into the hole properly in hole 18 if they are sitting on the moving platform (the side bars have been extended so more of the hole reaches the sides, making sure any balls at the far ends will fall in).
    
  • Players can no longer get stuck on the wings that extend out on either side of the moving hole on hole 18.
    
  • Players will no longer have the possibility of getting stuck on the support beams that run parallel to the circle in hole 10.
    
  • Fixed an issue where players could get marked as out of bounds for bouncing off of a specific portion of the wall in hole 11
    
  • Players can no longer get stuck in the legacy "practice" course. Landing there will now count as out of bounds.

• Minigolf: Emission Bug Fixes
  
  • Fixed a bug on Hole 9 where players could get stuck in midair while the laser bridges are off.

• Minigolf: Cove Bug Fixes
  
  • Fixed a bug on Hole 2 where players could get stuck on the moving wall pieces.
    
  • Improved hole 11 issues. We plan to continue working on the cannon issues next update as well.
    
  • Fixed Hole 18 non-HIO lane from getting the ball stuck.
    
  • Fixed Hole 17 issues with going too slow, and added camera transitions to Hole 17 so that the camera doesn’t constantly collide with rocks.
    
  • Fixed the HIO on Hole 3 to be less likely to fail.
    
  • Fixed the loop on Hole 13 from breaking as often.

• Virus Changes
  
  • New models and animations for the Sci Fi Handgun, Sonic Shotgun, and Plasma Autorifle were implemented.
    
  • The regular Autorifle was removed from the weapon rotation.
    
  • Gib support from Zombie Massacre was integrated into Virus.
    
  • You can now crouch.
    
  • Survivors now have an outline around them so that other survivors know where each other are at all times. (Infected players can also see where the Survivors are at all times.)
    
  • The infected player model was updated, and given new animations.
    
  • Weapon icons were updated, and the old damage hit notifications were replaced with new ones from Zombie Massacre.

• Virus Bug Fixes
  
  • Fixed certain weapon materials being broken (such as the Double Barrel) due to previous optimizations and new models.
    
  • Fixed Handgun and Double Barrel reload sounds being heard everywhere in the map.
    
  • Fixed Chat/AFK icon being at the bottom of players.
    
  • Fixed a bug where weapon traces would be blocked by other survivors’ heads.
    
  • Fixed scoreboard not showing all the players.
    
  • Optimized weapon models and added LODs.
    
  • Fixed silencer weapon icon being dual silencers.

• Fixed a bug with all Game World scoreboards sometimes showing an additional round at the end.
  
• Predicted "ready" button for waiting for players.

• Added a block/banned list to the Condo "C" menu panel. Now you can manage who you've banned or add new bans from in-game
  
• Improved flashlight logic: it's now predicted and less of a network burden
  
• Added gameplay tips to each Game World's waiting for player screens. This should be useful to new players.
  
• Added a payout history to the pause menu that shows all recent payouts during your gameplay session. This currently only works for Game Worlds and some Lobby activities.

You can follow our current developments on our Trello:
https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

You can follow our weekly developer logs here:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

You can report bugs on our forums:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report

Or you may also report bugs on our Steam community, but please expect slow response time.

15 new items have been added! These items are: Soda Machine, Vending Machine, Canvas Sign, Street Light, Cash Register, Popcorn Bucket, Small Walnut Table, Massive Office Table, Buffet Table, Serving Table, Fancy Chair, Fancy Sofa, Classic Wood Glass Table, Small Coffee Table, and the Plastic Bubble Chair.

Most of these new items are colorable or have canvas support.

The recently released scale tool was updated and now has the ability to manually set the scale of items. Now, if you want to set the scale of items to 4, or .15 because you like those numbers, you totally can! This addition also lets you avoid having to click several times to make objects really large.

Scaling items now scale their sound effects! This of course works with instruments, so you can make tiny toy piano music or really bassy drums. With instruments, we've added a toggle to this feature.

Copycat tool now works with condo surfaces! This was a heavily requested feature. With this tool improvement, you can repaint your condo walls with a lot more ease.

And lastly, picking up physics items will no longer resize them. So you can resize basketballs and throw them around with the scale you've applied!

We've added thumbnails to media players when the media player is turned off. This small addition will let players know there is something being played on the media player before they turn it on.

In this update we've added useful shortcuts to return to your Condo and Tower Express to the pause menu.


Changes

• Added new items: Soda Machine (with canvas), Vending Machine, Canvas Sign, Street Light, Cash Register, Popcorn Bucket, Small Walnut Table, Massive Office Table, Buffet Table, Serving Table, Small Coffee Table, Classic Wood Glass Table, Fancy Chair, Fancy Sofa, and Plastic Bubble Chair
  
• Added "Tower Express" and "Open Your Condo" buttons to the pause menu
  
• Added video thumbnail support to media players when the media player is turned off. This will let players get an idea of what is on the media player before turning it on
  
• Added the ability to directly set the scale you want to resize items to with the quick scaler settings
  
• Copycat tool now works with Condo wall surfaces
  
• Added a refresh button on the Inventory tab in preparation for Tower Express
  
• Certain items now scale their sound pitch based on their world scale. Items such as: Catsacks, doors, fireworks, instruments, lamps, physics items (basketball, etc.), plushies, basketball hoop/football net, and trampoline
  
• You can now recolor the Gem item
  
• Picking up physics objects no longer resets their scale. You can now make tiny basketballs and throw them around!
  
• Added a status light to media players that turns on while there is an active video going. This will let players know there is media being played before turning it on
  
• Reworked the UI for the Condo hosting a bit

Bug Fixes

• Fixed upgraded Bowling balls breaking Bowling
  
• Ball Race: Fixed player completed notifications not clearing properly
  
• Fixed not being able to select text or use CTRL+A in the chat box sometimes (like when you repeat a message)
  
• Fixed RC car, RC boat, Toy Plane, Chess Board, and Coffee Cup collisions when resized with the scaler tool
  
• Fixed Copycat inherit rotation being reset when you select a new item to copy
  
• Fixed The Stray and King having santa hats still
  
• Fixed Toaster, Grill, and Notebook not coloring properly
  
• Fixed Bowling ball store not displaying the correct bowling ball model while you preview them
  
• Fixed a bug where if you leave Poseidon coaster while your arms are lifted up, your arms will remain up in any other chair
  
• Fixed a lightmap issue with the garage door in House
  
• Fixed Metal and Wood keg not rescaling with the scale tool
  
• Fixed Drum Set sticks not resizing properly with the Drum Set
  
• Fixed up collisions for Office Shelf and Chrome Trashcan
  
• Fixed quick scaler tool log when you reset scale
  
• Optimized networking for canvas networking data, should cut down bandwidth usage by 50% for clients
  
• Reduced canvas cube polygon usage
  
• Fixed a bug with the Copycat tool and copying from canvases that have no shape (frames, etc.) to canvases that do have a shape

UPCOMING FEATURES



You can follow our current developments on our Trello:
https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

You can follow our weekly developer logs here:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

You can report bugs on our forums:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report

Or you may also report bugs on our Steam community, but please expect slow response time.

15 new items have been added! These items are: Soda Machine, Vending Machine, Canvas Sign, Street Light, Cash Register, Popcorn Bucket, Small Walnut Table, Massive Office Table, Buffet Table, Serving Table, Fancy Chair, Fancy Sofa, Classic Wood Glass Table, Small Coffee Table, and the Plastic Bubble Chair.

Most of these new items are colorable or have canvas support.

The recently released scale tool was updated and now has the ability to manually set the scale of items. Now, if you want to set the scale of items to 4, or .15 because you like those numbers, you totally can! This addition also lets you avoid having to click several times to make objects really large.

Scaling items now scale their sound effects! This of course works with instruments, so you can make tiny toy piano music or really bassy drums. With instruments, we've added a toggle to this feature.

Copycat tool now works with condo surfaces! This was a heavily requested feature. With this tool improvement, you can repaint your condo walls with a lot more ease.

And lastly, picking up physics items will no longer resize them. So you can resize basketballs and throw them around with the scale you've applied!

We've added thumbnails to media players when the media player is turned off. This small addition will let players know there is something being played on the media player before they turn it on.

In this update we've added useful shortcuts to return to your Condo and Tower Express to the pause menu.


Changes

• Added new items: Soda Machine (with canvas), Vending Machine, Canvas Sign, Street Light, Cash Register, Popcorn Bucket, Small Walnut Table, Massive Office Table, Buffet Table, Serving Table, Small Coffee Table, Classic Wood Glass Table, Fancy Chair, Fancy Sofa, and Plastic Bubble Chair
  
• Added "Tower Express" and "Open Your Condo" buttons to the pause menu
  
• Added video thumbnail support to media players when the media player is turned off. This will let players get an idea of what is on the media player before turning it on
  
• Added the ability to directly set the scale you want to resize items to with the quick scaler settings
  
• Copycat tool now works with Condo wall surfaces
  
• Added a refresh button on the Inventory tab in preparation for Tower Express
  
• Certain items now scale their sound pitch based on their world scale. Items such as: Catsacks, doors, fireworks, instruments, lamps, physics items (basketball, etc.), plushies, basketball hoop/football net, and trampoline
  
• You can now recolor the Gem item
  
• Picking up physics objects no longer resets their scale. You can now make tiny basketballs and throw them around!
  
• Added a status light to media players that turns on while there is an active video going. This will let players know there is media being played before turning it on
  
• Reworked the UI for the Condo hosting a bit

Bug Fixes

• Fixed upgraded Bowling balls breaking Bowling
  
• Ball Race: Fixed player completed notifications not clearing properly
  
• Fixed not being able to select text or use CTRL+A in the chat box sometimes (like when you repeat a message)
  
• Fixed RC car, RC boat, Toy Plane, Chess Board, and Coffee Cup collisions when resized with the scaler tool
  
• Fixed Copycat inherit rotation being reset when you select a new item to copy
  
• Fixed The Stray and King having santa hats still
  
• Fixed Toaster, Grill, and Notebook not coloring properly
  
• Fixed Bowling ball store not displaying the correct bowling ball model while you preview them
  
• Fixed a bug where if you leave Poseidon coaster while your arms are lifted up, your arms will remain up in any other chair
  
• Fixed a lightmap issue with the garage door in House
  
• Fixed Metal and Wood keg not rescaling with the scale tool
  
• Fixed Drum Set sticks not resizing properly with the Drum Set
  
• Fixed up collisions for Office Shelf and Chrome Trashcan
  
• Fixed quick scaler tool log when you reset scale
  
• Optimized networking for canvas networking data, should cut down bandwidth usage by 50% for clients
  
• Reduced canvas cube polygon usage
  
• Fixed a bug with the Copycat tool and copying from canvases that have no shape (frames, etc.) to canvases that do have a shape

UPCOMING FEATURES



You can follow our current developments on our Trello:
https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

You can follow our weekly developer logs here:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

You can report bugs on our forums:
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report

Or you may also report bugs on our Steam community, but please expect slow response time.