This update addresses several bugs from the new update.

Bug Fixes

• Arcade: Several tons of optimizations to collisions, which should help FPS
  
• Arcade: Fixed issues where the ball in Coloracle could fall out sometimes
  
• Arcade: Fixed Ice Cave normal mode being capped at 20 balls (now will be 40)
  
• Arcade: Fixed Coloracle achievements not firing off
  
• Arcade: Fixed "All The Gems Are All Lined Up" achievement not firing off
  
• Arcade: Fixed "Gears of Con" achievement not firing off
  
• Arcade: Fixed "It's Raining Gold" achievement not firing off
  
• Arcade: Fixed Pluck a Pal crane not resetting back to the default position
  
• Arcade: Fixed Planetary Piano key binds for 8-key mode missing from the controls settings
  
• Arcade: Fixed multiplayer Planetary adding double bonuses
  
• Virus: Fixed Desertion rocks being missing
  
• ZM: Fixed zombie AI not moving due to a path finding bug
  
• LC: Fixed Birb AI not moving due to a path finding bug in Toy Room
  
• Fixed Metal Keg item using the wrong model due to backend changes
  
• Fixed voice chat not working while in vehicles or RC cars
  
• Fixed player name tags/emotes not being adjusted above player heads properly
  
• Fixed Martian Gravel colorable issues and materials
  
• Fixed weathered rocks materials (by adding a variation to go back to the original style)
  
• Improved workshop browser search times

Known issues with this hot fix: The Plaza water has lost its color. We will be fixing this in a smaller patch shortly.




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Phase 2 brings 8 new games, including 2 coin pushers! This update took us a lot of time as each game is fully networked and synced in multiplayer! Each one of these games is unique to the Arcade! We hope you enjoy these new games!




We've resolved lots of connection issues with voice chat in this update, including resolving various issues with hearing players while in Game Worlds. We've also made Virus and Little Crusaders use localized voice, allowing for more immersion and team planning.

The workshop browser no longer has pages! The browser will automatically fetch addons as you scroll down the list and it remembers where you were! Now you can easily see hundreds of workshop models with ease. We've also optimized the browser, massively improving FPS while using the workshop browser.

Controller support for Zombie Massacre has been improved. Aiming for controllers is now fixed. We've also added custom rumble feedback for each weapon. With the rumble feedback, you'll feel a difference in power when using shotguns, machine guns, and even explosions. We'll be continuing to improve on controller support for all Game Worlds.

In this update we've added another layer of control for canvas loading. There is now a canvas safety setting where you can control the canvas images you can load. You can set the setting to none, friends only, and public (default).

While in public mode, we've reworked the canvas permission prompt to be more clear and easier to use. Show, Hide, Show & Trust, and Hide & Block options are now available. Show will display the canvas for that session and will ask you again the next time you join the same condo. Show & Trust will show the canvas data and never ask for permission again for that condo. Hide and Hide & Block will block canvas data from loading all together, with block never asking for permission again. By default now, all canvas data will not load until you have selected one of the Show options.

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Changes

• Arcade: Phase 2 adds 8 new arcade games, including 2 coin pushers! Games added are: Dragon's Treasure, Coin River, Coloracle 2: Whose Hue?, Gears of Coin, Prismatic, Candy Slam, Mas Feurte 2K, and Ultimate Cow Wheel
  
• Added backer custom reward items to the Appearance and Rob's Imports stores: Burger Beanbag, Electric Chair, Marble Dogs, Cartoon Dragon Plush, DJ Glasses, Baby Dragon Hat, Big Foot Mask, Nipper9000, Spartan Helmet, Exo-Suit, Sweden Hat, Tiger Tail, Tiger Jacket, Scarf, Scarf Belt, Green Backpack
  
• The Pizza and Ice Cream stores in the arcade are now open with new items
  
• Added Canvas Tube to the D.I.Y. store
  
• You can now edit the Canvas Cylinder to be a half cylinder
  
• The chatting indicator now only shows while a player is currently typing, not just when they have the chat box open
  
• Workshop browser now has endless scroll loading. The workshop browser no longer has pages and instead loads new results (if it can) as you scroll down and does not clear past results until you do a new search
  
• Workshop browser no longer searches every time, so it'll keep where you were and not have to reload each time you open/close it
  
• Improved FPS when browsing workshop player models, items, and condos
  
• Teleporters now handle velocity of objects when exiting teleporters that have rotations. For example, if you toss an item into the teleporter at a high speed, it'll exit with the same high speed at the new angle of the teleporter's exit. This change applies to both players and physics objects
  
• Health bar now shows up in the bottom right when you take damage or gain health for Condos and Plaza
  
• Improved damage and hit indicators to be more impactful and satisfying

Arcade Changes

• Planetary Piano: Added Multiplayer, 64-Note Sprint, Time Trial & 8 key modes
  
• Planetary Piano: Doubled the ticket payout
  
• Planetary Piano: Added a rule board to clarify new game modes and ticket payouts
  
• Planetary Piano: Cleaned up/polished cabinet art
  
• The Offering: The UFO beam now bounces back balls into the out of bounds zone, adding to difficulty
  
• Super Hoopers: Cabinet art redesign
  
• Wheel of Fire: Tokens required to play reduced to 5 (from 20)
  
• Avalanche: Tokens required to play increased to 15 (from 5)
  
• Avalanche: Tickets earned during bonus are now worth half a ticket (instead of a full ticket)
  
• It is now easier to use the token and ticket machines, you no longer have to be lined up exactly with the button, making it easier for people using third person
  
• Ice Cave: Added Hard gametype which brings back the classic Ice Cave challenge of 20 ball throws and 35 seconds on the clock. Payout is increased in this mode

Plaza Changes

• Added easy to access voice chat volume to the Plaza scoreboard directly below player list
  
• Poker: Added more sound feedback when a player raises or folds
  
• Poker: Added notification sound for when it is your turn
  
• Updated the character model for the Oasis Store shopkeeper (Sharon) with a new custom made, stylized model
  
• Bowling: Improved lighting and floor reflections

Condo Changes

• Improved Canvas trust prompt. Added Show, Show & Trust, Hide, Hide & Block buttons and reorganized the look of the UI to be more clear about what options you have when joining condos
  
• Added Canvas Safety levels. Disabled (disables all canvas data), Friends Only (load only canvas data you're friends with), and Public (load canvas data after asking permission - this is the current method)
  
• Added an option to teleports to disable rotation change on destination (the old functionality before you could set a rotation)
  
• Condo permission for noclip has been moved to the top category for easier access
  
• Condo admin permissions (for kick/ban, etc.) now have a redder background to show their importance and danger of applying said permissions
  
• Added easy to access voice chat volume to the Condo scoreboard directly below player list
  
• Food items in Condos now give you health
  
• Condo Saving Improvements: Condos now save on an interval and when you disconnect, instead of every item, resolving issues for players with large builds and reducing save errors overall.

Game World Changes

• ZM: When using controller, the aiming cursor will no longer show up and the combo/ammo indicator will follow your player
  
• ZM: Added force feedback while using controller for firing weapons, melee, special, and item placement
  
• Voice chat for Virus and Little Crusaders is now locational
  
• Ball Race: Pickup upgrades now have their own icons on the HUD
  
• Minigolf: Garden Art Polishing
  
• Accelerate: Reduced boost sound volume and added pitch changes based on drift boost power
  
• Accelerate: Reduced drift sound volume
  
• Accelerate: Removed camera shake when boosting
  
• Accelerate: Reduced drunk effects
  
• Accelerate: Bedzoom is now a Hard difficulty map

Settings Changes

• Reorganized graphics settings by grouping the important settings together better
  
• Added an indicator of the default value on settings sliders
  
• Added a setting to completely disable mirror rendering in the mirror quality setting
  
• Made descriptions for settings larger

Bug Fixes

• Improved voice chat system to only connect voice chat with players who are near you, fixing various voice chat connection issues
  
• Fixed voice chat not working for Accelerate at all
  
• Fixed voice chat not working in Zombie Massacre during upgrades menu
  
• Fixed voice chat not working for waiting for players state in Game Worlds for the host
  
• Fixed Billiards sometimes starting in a weird state where the cue would not be visible the entire game
  
• Fixed damage notes showing up in the center of characters always, now the damage notes show up at where the damage was taken from (damage notes are the "-10" damage text that pops up when you took damage from another player)
  
• Fixed Courtyard Villa workshop condos not loading into Courtyard Villa
  
• Fixed the alt key being consumed by use input
  
• Fixed hot bar default displaying weapon category instead of toys
  
• Fixed theater trophy items using the wrong base material (and made diamond trophies use a different more expensive looking base)
  
• Optimized key prompt HUD elements
  
• Arcade - Little Birde Feeders: Fixed extra ball being spawned when there are no more throws available (also improved the visuals for the ball return)
  
• Arcade - Wheel of Fire: Fixed the wheel sometimes visually landing on the wrong spot and rewarding the wrong amount
  
• Arcade: Fixed players sometimes being rotated the wrong way while in multiplayer arcade games (Bug Bytes, Planetary Piano)
  
• Arcade: Optimized LED logic
  
• Arcade: Optimized Meteoroid Mania
  
• Arcade: Optimized Planetary Piano
  
• Arcade: Optimized Token and Ticket machines
  
• Arcade: Various optimizations to the core components of Arcade games
  
• Minigolf: Fixed Sweet Tooth not loading its icon or name in the leaderboard collection book
  
• ZM: Fixed controller aiming not hitting zombies properly often
  
• ZM: Fixed controller aiming being reversed on Gasoline
  
• Fixed the back button on leaderboards in collection book not taking you back to the list of leaderboards if there is no map selection
  
• Fixed collision issues with Fishing rod and inventory/projectiles
  
• Fixed chainsaw idle sound not being local only
  
• Fixed chainsaw rev sound missing during minigame battle
  
• Fixed crosshair displaying when there is a use prompt (now the crosshair will hide when there is a use prompt)
  
• Fixed use prompt displaying immediately when opening a door (which is confusing as the moment you open the door, it prompts to close). Now the prompt will be hidden while a door is moving
  
• Fixed Theater NPC not doing their nearby dialogue
  
• Fixed Poker win/lose music not being scaled by the volume settings
  
• Fixed several exploits with Poker
  
• Fixed one of the update screens in the upstairs transit station sometimes not loading the update image
  
• Condo: Fixed canvas data not loading in if you have not trusted the canvas user and have clicked on decide later
  
• Condo: Fixed food/drink amount left indicator showing up if you cannot eat/drink the item (now it should be hidden)
  
• Condo: Fixed Canvas Pile glow and tiling settings not working
  
• Fixed placeable light, sound emitter, FX colliding with weapons, projectiles, etc.
  
• Condo: Fixed teleporters not teleporting NPCs
  
• Condo: Fixed teleporters not teleporting RC cars
  
• Condo: Fixed teleporters not keeping velocity when entering them (if a rotation is set)
  
• Condo: Fixed Courtyard double doors not saving their hidden or automatic states
  
• Condo: Fixed Sand condo material not being colorable
  
• Condo: Fixed not being able to color Martian Rock Stairs
  
• Condo: Fixed wrong rock materials for the Weathered Rock items (and fixed their colorable abilities)
  
• Condo: Fixed Sandy Rock Pile sand not being the correct material and not being colorable
  
• Virus: Fixed blood decals drawing over weapons

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Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for August 16th, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since August 9th, 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.

Summer is here and the summer characters are back and visiting the Plaza once again! Talk with them to get free items and units.

We are getting very close to sharing this update with all of you!

Read more about this update here.

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.

macdguy worked on fixing various bugs and making gameplay changes observed during internal playtesting.

Johanna worked on optimizations for the Arcade.

JJosh continued working on Arcade plushes, prizes, and NPCs.

Madmijk worked on optimizations for the Arcade.





Johanna continued working on the Rail Shooting Gallery, finishing the first draft of the Loading Station and finishing alot of the effects for the doors and transition rooms.




macdguy worked on new Canvas items, creating a Tube and Half Cylinder variant.






macdguy worked on the Player Health system used in the Plaza and Condos for PvP.










macdguy continued working on Condo I/O, making a GUI for editing events. He also added infinite scrolling to the Workshop Browser.

Lifeless continued working on a new map for Little Crusaders.

Sketchman continued working on improvements and optimizations. He worked on optimizations and fixes for the Voice Chat system, as well as working on the Player Grouping system. He also worked on fixes for the Highrise Condo.

Wheezwer continued working on art for the horse race betting machine for Casino: Phase 2. She also continued working on Plaza posters.







That about covers everything that happened since August 9th, 2021 at PixelTail Games. See you all next week.

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Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for August 9th, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since August 2nd, 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.

Summer is here and the summer characters are back and visiting the Plaza once again! Talk with them to get free items and units.

Work continues on the finishing touches for Arcade: Phase 2, introducing new games to the Arcade, and more.

Read more about this update here.

The June/July 2021 Condo Contest has concluded!

The winners are:
1st place - 2,000,000 Units - @darkcoolyo
2nd place - 1,125,000 Units - @Frasler
3rd place - 800,000 Units - @Battlemark
4th place - 600,000 Units - @BubberDucky
5th place - 400,000 Units (200,000 Units each) - @LeTexPro (kivsune & Neddy)

Congratulations to everyone who won, and thank you to everyone who participated, both in the contest and deciding the winners! We can't wait to see you all in the next one!

You can check out all of the submissions here.

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.

macdguy worked on fixing a bunch of networking related bugs with Arcade - Phase 2 that was observed during internal testing. He also worked on implementing the various food items that will be purchasable inside of the Arcade. Work was also done on the Shooting Gallery, but this will in be a future phase.

Madmijk worked on various aspects of Arcade - Phase 2, such as fixing some bugs with achievements and "Captain Calypso's Planetary Piano". He also worked on "Mas Fuerte" and "Candy Slam".

Will continued working on more sounds for "Gears of Coin".





Johanna continued working on the Rail Shooting Gallery, finishing the first version of the effects for the transition areas along with working on the first section where players will board the ride vehicle.

Wheezwer continued worked on concept art for the Rail Shooting Gallery.




macdguy worked on reworking the Canvas permissions system to make it simpler, and fixed bugs that prevented the system from working properly the first time.

Custom Content Warning

Upon entering a new condo, the player will be shown a redesigned Custom Content Warning prompt.

The player will have four options they can choose.

Temporary
Show: This will show the canvas images just this once.
Hide: This will hide the canvas images just this once.

When the player leaves / re-joins the condo, the "Custom Content Warning" prompt will re-appear.

Permanent
Show & Trust: This will show the canvas images, and save the setting for the condo host.
Hide & Block: This will hide the canvas images, and save the setting for the condo host.

When the player leaves / re-joins, the "Custom Content Warning" prompt won't re-appear.

The setting can be changed in the scoreboard later however if preferred.

Canvas Caching

The Canvas caching system has also now been revamped.

Previously, the game would cache the canvas images from condos that the player trusted.
Now, the game will only cache canvas images from condos whose owners you are friends with.

Canvas Safety Level

There is also now a "Canvas Safety Level" in the settings, with three settings.

Public: The user will be asked before loading canvas data from any new condo.
Friends Only: Canvas data will be loaded automatically from Friend owned condos, but no one else.
Disabled: No canvas data will be loaded ever.







macdguy improved the teleporter item.

Before, objects and players would exit the teleporter with their velocity and angle being reset.

Now, objects and players will now keep their velocity and angle upon exiting a teleporter.





macdguy worked on implementing a dialog on the main menu to advertise player surveys.

Lifeless continued working on the Ball Race "Midori" map overhaul.

Sketchman continued working on improvements and optimizations. He worked on optimizations and fixes for the Voice Chat system, as well as working on the Player Grouping system. He also finished the Steam achievements for Arcade - Phase 2.

Wheezwer continued working on concept art for the planned Accelerate map, "Archenemypelago".




That about covers everything that happened since August 2nd, 2021 at PixelTail Games. See you all next week.

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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!
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Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help.
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Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for August 2nd, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since July 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.

Summer is here and the summer characters are back and visiting the Plaza once again! Talk with them to get free items and units.

Work continues on the finishing touches for Arcade: Phase 2, introducing new games to the Arcade, and more.

Read more about this update here.

The June/July 2021 Condo Contest has closed.

We're now in voting mode, and the community will make its decision on who won!

Want to vote? Check out the contest thread here.

Voting closes August 4th at 11:59 PM CT!

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.

macdguy finished working on "Coloracle 2: Whose Hue?", "Ultimate Cow Wheel", "Dragon's Treasure", completing all of the gameplay for all of the machines. He worked with Madmijk to play test and fix any bugs that appeared with the machines during the play test. He also optimized the leaderboard screens, and helped populate the Arcade with attract sounds for the new games.

Madmijk worked on stats and achievements for the new games, along with helping play test and discover bugs with the new machines.

Sketchman worked on icons for the achievements for all of the new machines.

Will finished working on music and sounds for all of the new machines.












Johanna continued working on the new Accelerate map, "Moon City".






macdguy worked on improving controller support for Zombie Massacre. He fixed bugs where players were unable to aim on certain maps, and added rumble feedback for firing and reloading. When using a controller in Zombie Massacre, the cursor will now hide and the cursor indicators (Gun Ammo remaining for example) will appear next to the player.




macdguy worked a bit on the upcoming Condo I/O system. He finalized the design for input/output. Using the system, players will be able to have multiple outputs from one item to another item, along with the ability to determine what that output does to the corresponding item. For example, a player can tie a Key Pad event of "On Success" to a door that will unlock the door when the "On Success" event fires. Alternatively, the Key Pad can tie an event of "On Failure" to the door to set the door on fire.

He also implemented delays into all the output events, allowing the player to chain output events. For example, a player could have a button that opens a door, then 2 seconds later, play a sound, then 3 seconds later begin moving a spiked wall.

macdguy worked on improving the Setting Menu to add a panel that is intended to explain in more detail what each setting does.

Sketchman continued working on improvements and optimizations, looking into issues with voice chat, working on implementing the server browser backend, fixes and tweaks to condo saving, and more.

Wheezwer continued working on new Plaza posters, and started working on concept art for the planned Accelerate map, "Archenemypelago".




That about covers everything that happened since July 19th, 2021 at PixelTail Games. See you all next week.

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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!
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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
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Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for July 19th, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since July 12th, 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.

Work will continue throughout this week and next week, but our next Dev Log won't be until August 2nd, 2021.

Summer is here and the summer characters are back and visiting the Plaza once again! Talk with them to get free items and units.

Work continues on Arcade: Phase 2, introducing new games to the Arcade, and more.

Read more about this update here.

July's contest has a beach theme! Basically, decorate and build on the beach however you like for this contest, making sure the sand and the ocean are visible.

The contest ends July 30th, 2021 at 11:59 PM CST!

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

Read more about the contest here.

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.

Johanna continued working on various models for Arcade - Phase 2.

macdguy finished working on "Coin River" gameplay. He is on finishing "Ultimate Cow Wheel", which just needs its jackpot component completed. He also worked on fixing a couple bugs with "Dragon's Treasure".

madmijk worked on "Gears of Coin", wrapping up development.

wheezwer worked on art for "Ultimate Cow Wheel" and "Gears of Coin" among others.

Will continued working on music and sounds for "Gears of Coin" and "Ultimate Cow Wheel"/










JJosh continued working on the upgraded Plaza NPCs, working on the second art pass for the two Arcade NPCs (Virgil T. Chad and Chilly Billy), along with the new Oasis NPC (Sharon) and Franky.








Lifeless continued working on the Ball Race map, "Midori" art pass.

Sketchman continued working on improvements and optimizations, looking into issues with voice chat, working on implementing the server browser backend, fixes and tweaks to condo saving, and more.

That about covers everything that happened since July 12th, 2021 at PixelTail Games. Our next dev log will be on August 2nd, 2021.

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Join our Discord for development updates and community fun!
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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!
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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

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Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for July 12th, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since July 6th, 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.

Summer is here and the summer characters are back and visiting the Plaza once again! Talk with them to get free items and units.

Work continues on Arcade: Phase 2, introducing new games to the Arcade, and more.

Read more about this update here.

July's contest has a beach theme! Basically, decorate and build on the beach however you like for this contest, making sure the sand and the ocean are visible.

The contest ends July 30th, 2021 at 11:59 PM CST!

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

Read more about the contest here.

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.

Johanna continued working on various models for Arcade - Phase 2.

macdguy continued working on "Ultimate Cow Wheel", finishing the physics and making adjustments to the gameplay. He also finished the "Dragon's Treasure" gameplay, and worked on "Coloracle 2: Whose Hue?".

madmijk worked on "Gears of Coin".

wheezwer worked on art for "Super Hoopers" and "Ultimate Cow Wheel".

Will finished the music for "Gears of Coin", working on finishing the sounds, while also working on music and sounds for "Ultimate Cow Wheel".

















Johanna continued working on the Accelerate map, "Moon City".

















Lifeless continued working on the Ball Race map, "Midori" art pass as well as working on the courses for the Minigolf map, "Dark".

Sketchman continued working on improvements and optimizations, looking into issues with voice chat, working on implementing the server browser backend, fixes and tweaks to condo saving, and more.

Wheezwer worked on posters for the Plaza.

That about covers everything that happened since July 6th, 2021 at PixelTail Games. We'll see you all next week!

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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!
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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
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Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for July 6th, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since June 14th, 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.

Grab a copy for a friend today!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/394690/Tower_Unite/

Summer is here, and starting today, the summer characters are back and visiting the Plaza once again! Talk with them to get free items and units.

Work continues on Arcade: Phase 2, introducing new games to the Arcade, and more.

Read more about this update here.

July's contest has a beach theme! Basically, decorate and build on the beach however you like for this contest, making sure the sand and the ocean are visible.

The contest ends July 30th, 2021 at 11:59 PM CST!

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

Read more about the contest here.

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.

Johanna worked on the redesigned "Super Hoopers" cabinet model, along with working on finishing the cabinet model for "Ultimate Cow Wheel".

JJosh continued working on the Arcade NPCs.

macdguy worked on finishing "Coloracle 2: Whose Hue?", as well as working on "Dragon's Treasure", "Ultimate Cow Wheel", and "Mas Fuerte 2K".

madmijk worked on fixes for "Captain Calypso's Planetary Piano", worked on the lights and UI for "Mas Fuerte 2K", and overhauled the wheel spinning code for "Wheel of Fire" to prevent it from landing incorrectly.

Will worked on music and sounds for "Gears of Coin" and "Ultimate Cow Wheel".















macdguy worked a little bit on combat improvements for Slaughterday Night Live, such as Headshot gibbing feedback and Hit Indication feedback.












macdguy worked on implementing custom pickup icons.

Lifeless created a potential concept for a visual overhaul for "Midori".








Johanna worked on adding course walls to "Treasure Cove" and "Garden".

Lifeless continued working on the new courses for "Dark".









macdguy improved fish placement in Condo Pools and Ponds, and implemented new light switch sounds. These features were shipped in a previous hotfix.









macdguy added reflections to the Bowling Alley (A graphics option exists to turn this off), along with some lighting optimizations.

JJosh continued working on the new Oasis NPC.









macdguy worked on improving physics for Bowling and Billiards.

Sketchman continued working on improvements and optimizations, looking into issues with voice chat, working on implementing the server browser backend, fixes and tweaks to condo saving, and more.

Wheezwer worked on concept art and props for the Accelerate map, "Moon City".

That about covers everything that happened since June 14th, 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

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This update addresses a small about of bugs.

Changes

• Internal moderation API update.

Bug Fixes

• Billiards: Fixed an exploit where pets/balloons/glow sticks could collide with billiards balls

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

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This update addresses several bugs from the new update.

Changes

• Courtyard Villa: Moved a window so it wasn't awkwardly at the end of a handrail
  
• You can now toggle off the mirrors (using the new map static toggle feature) in House and Suite condos
  
• Added sounds for toggling lights on/off and fireplaces
  
• Billiards: Improved physics responses
  
• Billiards: Improved desyncs
  
• Billiards: Improved networking (and reduced bandwidth for tables that are far away from you)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a common crash relating to workshop player models loading in
  
• Fixed mirrors still rendering even if they are disabled with the new map toggle option
  
• Fixed the double glass doors item not applying color
  
• Fixed placing fish in pools and the pond for Courtyard Villa being weird and not reliable
  
• Fixed teleporter target rotation UI not allowing you to enter in proper angles
  
• Fixed and improved room tone soundscapes in Condo, House, and Highrise
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed fish not swimming properly and not being placeable in the pond
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed emissive materials being overly bright
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed canvas walls rotating after saving
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed placement issues in entryway arches
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed hole in baseboard in upstairs hallway
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed getting stuck on trims while walking up stairs
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed collision on dock
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed some missing glass planes
  
• Courtyard Villa: Added more reflection captures
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed ferns being weirdly bright at a distance
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed collision with small window
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed collision with shower base
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed ocean looking very different between quality settings
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed downstairs bathroom light switch not actually doing anything
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed door frames not being editable
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed issue where some automatic strips didn't update use prompts
  
• Courtyard Villa: Added missing automatic strip and buttons for bedroom balcony
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed roof going through the inside of the outdoor fireplace
  
• Courtyard Villa: Improved light bleeding between rooms
  
• Courtyard Villa: Added missing AI nav mesh
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fire will no longer continue to make a sound when turned off
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed missing wind and rain sounds, but will be overhauled at a later point
  
• Courtyard Villa: Optimized foliage
  
• Courtyard Villa: Optimized lighting
  
• Courtyard Villa: Reduced brightness of night time
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed missing soundscapes
  
• Courtyard Villa: Fixed various missing collisions (Sink, Extractor, Shower Head etc)
  
• Highrise: Removed the second elevator door (that isn't usable anyways) at the bottom of the basement
  
• Optimized Portal and Transdimensial Painting items (no longer render if a wall blocks them, less rendering advanced overall)

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

<3 PixelTail Games