Nov 6, 2023
Tower Unite - MacDGuy
This update addresses several bugs from the new update.

Changes
  • Dark Voyage: New Hell music track by Will
  • Boardwalk - Milk Jug Toss: Reduced payouts a little bit (10% decrease)
  • Boardwalk - Balloon Pop: Decreased game start wait time from 10 seconds to 4 seconds
  • Arcade - Meteoroid Mania: Added another meteoroid ball

Bug Fixes
  • Fixed names not always showing on server lists/condo list
  • Boardwalk: Added measures to prevent griefing
  • Boardwalk - Splash Blasterz: Fixed water effects not showing up on low effects setting
  • Boardwalk - Milk Jug Toss: Fixed milk jugs being counted twice sometimes
  • Condo: Fixed Dragon Egg not finishing opening animations when the dragon is revealed to be a Shadow Dragon
  • Condo: Fixed Hidden Seat not having edit option
  • Game Ports: Fixed map scoreboard option existing
  • Collection Book: Fixed remains showing up in collectibles list
  • Arcade - The Offering: Fixed score labels not matching the actual score values






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Tower Unite - Caboose700
Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for October 30th, 2023, detailing all the changes that have happened since October 23rd, 2023. Note: Devs that don't appear in the weekly log are not necessarily away or not doing work, but may be working on things currently not announced or backend work that doesn't need to be detailed.

CATSACK PLUSH CAMPAIGN - 10 days left!

The Catsack Plush Campaign on Makeship has started!

You can now order a Catsack Plush to fund the campaign!

This campaign is for a limited time, only 10 days remaining, so check it out at the link below!

https://www.makeship.com/products/catsack-plush



Halloween 2023 Condo Contest - NOW VOTING



Hey everyone!

Voting has begun for the Halloween 2023 Condo Contest!

Voting ends today, Monday, October 30th, 2023, at 11:59 PM CT.

Check out the condos and vote here!

Halloween 2023 Events! - Ongoing



Our Halloween events for 2023 are ongoing! Last week, we released the second phase of the Halloween events, which brought with it the new Boardwalk Carnival with 4 mini-games, some new items, and more. You can read all about that update here.

Johanna finished working on the art for the Boardwalk Carnival.

macdguy released the Boardwalk Carnival and worked on fixing issues that arose with the initial release.

Wheezwer worked on art for the upcoming boardwalk attractions.

Ball Race: Eruption

Lifeless worked on a new Ball Race map, Eruption. All the basic level design has been completed, and he is currently working on art.

Ball Race: Eruption Early WIP




Miscellany

Joshua worked on overhauling the playermodel skeleton rig, currently fixing up long-standing problems and transferring animations from the current rig.

Sketchman continued working on backend optimizations and bug fixes.

Will continued working on music for Dark Voyage and SDNL.

Wrap It Up
That about covers everything that happened since October 23rd, 2023 at PixelTail Games.

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Take a peek at what's being worked on every week in our weekly dev logs! There's bound to be something interesting every week!
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Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help.
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Tower Unite - MacDGuy
THE BOARDWALK CARNIVAL IS HERE!



We have some surprises for you to kick off this Halloween! This update introduces the Boardwalk Carnival Expansion, which comes with 4 new mini-games that you can play directly in the Plaza!



Boardwalk Games
The boardwalk has been renovated to accommodate 4 new mini-games! Play these games to earn Boardwalk tickets! You can spend these at the prize counter in the Arcade. The new games are:

Roll and Race
Roll the balls into the holes and score points to move your racing-seahorse along the track faster! Aim for the blue holes for extra speed, and beat the other rollers to the finish line! It has space for 8 players to compete against one another.

Milk Jug Toss
It’s the one game where you won’t cry over spilled milk! Try to knock as many jugs off the platform as you can with the balls given to you. You get 2 throws, so make them count! It has space for 5 players to play at the same time.

Balloon Pop
It’s the most poppin’ game on the boardwalk! Pop all the balloons before the time runs out. With support for up to 2 players, grab a friend to make it easier!

Splash Blasterz
Grab a cannon and fill the water tank up as fast as possible! Stay on target to fill the tank faster! It has space for 8 players to compete against one another.



Along with the new boardwalk games, you can play Super Hoopers and Pluck-A-Pal right on the boardwalk now!

Franky’s Grill also has a nice new location with seating right next to the action!


New Items
More new items have been added to several stores! Check out where you can find them below.

New Ghoulcery Items:
  • Autumn Antlers
  • Mr. Bones Pet
  • Mr. Bones Plush
  • Following Brain Pet
  • Ethereal Dragon Pet

New Arcade Plushies:
A series of sixteen “Emogie” plushies have been introduced to coincide with the new selection of Boardwalk games.


New Rob’s Imports Items:
  • Handcrafted Seat
  • Handcrafted Table
  • Handcrafted Shelf

New D.I.Y. Item:
  • Bunker Door



New Dragon Egg
A new item available from The Stray, bring it to your Condo and hatch it for a random color of dragon! Which of the seventeen mysterious breeds will you get?



New Condo Materials

New materials can easily be found in the “New!” tab of Canvas materials, which also includes Autumn Leaves that were added in a previous Hotfix.
  • [Concrete] Polished Concrete Slabs
  • [Brick] Alternating Pavement
  • [Natural] Crystal Ore
  • [Brick] Fieldstone Wall
  • [Brick] Cobblestone Wall
  • [Marble] Terrazzo Slabs
  • [Misc] Wafer
  • [Brick] Cobblestone Pattern
  • [Brick] Cobblestone Path
  • [Natural] Rubble (Brick)
  • [Brick] Chunky Blocks
  • [Glass] Reinforced Glass


Halloween Events Ongoing!

We'll be running our Halloween events until November 13th this year. You can read about what our Halloween events are here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/394690/view/7280690076122707111?l=english

Dark Co-Op Weekend: This Weekend!

This Halloween weekend we are also hosting the Dark Co-Op events. During this event, Dark Voyage and Zombie Massacre has a 1.5x Unit and EXP boost.



Changes
  • Added Autumn Antlers, Following Brain, Flying Mr.Bones, Mr.Bones Plush, Dark Dragon, Ethereal Dragon to Ghoulcery store
  • Added Dragon Egg to The Stray store
  • Added Bunker Door to D.I.Y store
  • Added Handcrafted Seat, Handcrafted Table, Handcrafted Shelf to Rob's Imports
  • Added Emogie Plush: Angry, Emogie Plush: Catsack, Emogie Plush: Curious, Emogie Plush: Loud, Emogie Plush: Grimace, Emogie Plush: Dead, Emogie Plush: Disappointed, Emogie Plush: Happy, Emogie Plush: Love, Emogie Plush: Nerd, Emogie Plush: Poop, Emogie Plush: Sad, Emogie Plush: Serious, Emogie Plush: Blush, Emogie Plush: Cool, Emogie Plush: Sleep to the Arcade store
  • Improved "waiting for players" Plaza UI element
  • Condo: Hidden Seat now has a new Pose setting with 10 different poses
  • Condo: Added new materials: (Concrete) Polished Concrete Slabs, (Brick) Alternating Pavement, (Natural) Crystal Ore, (Brick) Fieldstone Wall, (Brick) Cobblestone Wall, (Marble) Terrazzo Slabs, (Misc) Wafer, (Brick) Cobblestone Pattern, (Brick) Cobblestone Path, (Natural) Rubble (Brick), (Brick) Chunky Blocks, (Glass) Reinforced Glass
  • Condo: Weapon bullet traces now react to Water Volumes and cause water splashes as the bullets pass through
  • UI: Added scrollbar to workshop map list on votemap screen
  • Workshop: Added "Skip Updating Images" option when updating a workshop condo/map
  • Workshop: Added "Skip Updating Description" option when updating a workshop condo/map
  • Workshop: Changing any info, tags, or images will now show a * icon next to the section, to make it known what you have changed before you update your condo/map
  • Workshop: Added file changed info that shows you what the file size was before and after, shown before you update your condo/map
  • Gibs are now disabled with the gore setting
  • Workshop models can now be sliced for the gib system
  • Libretro: Improved CD shader

Optimizations
  • Plaza: Reduced drawcalls for tower lobby side archways
  • Plaza: Reduced drawcalls for tower lobby middle and back archways
  • Plaza: Reduced drawcalls for tower lobby bamboo shades
  • Plaza: Reduced drawcalls for tower lobby half arches
  • Plaza: Reduced drawcalls for tower lobby ceiling
  • Plaza: Reduced drawcalls for tower lobby subway room ceiling
  • Plaza: Reduced drawcalls for tower lobby DIY entrance wall area
  • Plaza: Reduced drawcalls for tower lobby appearance store wall area
  • Plaza: Reduced drawcalls & improved visuals for robs imports entrance
  • Plaza: Reduced drawcalls for tower lobby front arches
  • Plaza: Reduced drawcalls for tower lobby fountain
  • CPU optimizations for Plaza regarding day to night effects and needless ticks

Bug Fixes
  • Arcade: Fixed leaderboard names showing as numbers for those on the Steam beta client
  • Arcade: Fixed Lonely Gun gun not moving / animating
  • Condo: Fixed automatic door feature closing doors on players when they are still within the radius / quickly leaving and entering the radius
  • Condo: Fixed Canvas Door missing certain door features such as reverse and angle settings
  • Condo: Fixed sound emitters sometimes still playing (when start playing is turned off) for clients
  • Condo: Fixed Water being green
  • UI: Fixed some spacing issues with Game World title menu preventing access to join button on certain UI scales
  • Condo - Resort: Fixed water effects playing in bottom floor of "arcade room"
  • Condo - Resort: Fixed bad collision in bar area floor
  • Condo - Resort: Fixed cracks in "arcade room" stairs
  • Condo - Resort: Improved poor quality lightmaps in "arcade room"
  • Condo - Resort: Improved poor quality lightmaps in "arcade room" stairs
  • Condo - Resort: Fixed crashed UFO from spinning
  • Condo - Resort: Improved stair collisions
  • Condo - Resort: Improved poor quality lightmaps in staircases that go to arcade and bar areas
  • Condo - Resort: All three ceilings in the condo hallway area are now editable
  • Condo - Resort: Fixed bar's aquarium from having no collision for its window
  • Condo - Resort: Bathtub tile in individual condo rooms are now editable
  • Condo - Resort: Pillars in main lobby are now editable
  • Condo - Resort: Fixed broken lighting in "secret" "dev hq" area
  • Condo - Resort: Added missing shower curtain holders to mini suites
  • Condo - Resort: Fixed missing geometry on sides of main plaza stairs
  • Condo - Resort: Added additional polygons to main plaza area rounded indentations
  • Condo - Resort: Fixed a black tile wall segment in the atrium not being editable
  • Condo - Resort: Fixed missing collision on lights above stairs that go to arcade and bar areas
  • Condo - Resort: Removed underwater effects from out-of-bounds areas around main area
  • Condo - Resort: Fixed gaps under individual suite doors
  • Condo - Resort: Bar is now editable
  • Condo - Resort: Grey carpet in arcade area stairwell now editable
  • Workshop: Fixed older workshop player models not reverting back to original glasses offset
  • Workshop: Fixed updating workshop maps/condos not actually updating
  • Workshop: Fixed updating workshop description cutting off existing description
  • Workshop: Fixed workshop updating the description not showing the entire description of the workshop condo/map you are updating
  • Workshop: Fixed workshop updating UI duplicating workshop maps
  • Condo: Fixed optimization issues with workshop NPCs when duplicating multiple NPCs of the same model
  • Condo: Fixed some render issues with workshop NPCs when the model is slightly off the center of the camera






Join our Discord for development updates and community fun!
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We love awesome people like you!

We're also active on Twitter!
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Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time:
https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

Take a peek at what's being worked on every week in our weekly dev logs! There's bound to be something interesting every week!
http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help.
For bug reports: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report/18
For suggestions: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/suggestions/7

<3 PixelTail Games
Tower Unite - Caboose700
Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for October 23rd, 2023, detailing all the changes that have happened since October 16th, 2023. Note: Devs that don't appear in the weekly log are not necessarily away or not doing work, but may be working on things currently not announced or backend work that doesn't need to be detailed.

CATSACK PLUSH CAMPAIGN STARTED

The Catsack Plush Campaign on Makeship has started!

You can now order a Catsack Plush to fund the campaign!

This campaign is for a limited time, so check it out at the link below!

https://www.makeship.com/products/catsack-plush



Halloween 2023 Condo Contest



Hey everyone!

It's time for the Halloween 2023 Condo Contest!

Submit something that fits the Halloween spirit. It can be fun, spooky, eerie, or whatever you want, so long as it follows the rules!

Like last month's contest, there is no restriction on when the Condo was made as long as it hasn't been submitted before.

The submission period ends on October 25th, 2023 at 11:59 PM.

Be sure to look at the prizes and follow the rules on the main thread found here!

Halloween 2023 Events! - Ongoing



Our Halloween events for 2023 are ongoing! Enjoy the Halloween festivities and fun as well as some new items that can be found at the Ghoulcery at the center fountain and the long-awaited Haunted Catsack!

We're currently working on the second phase of this update, including new items and Boardwalk games.

Johanna continued working art for the upcoming boardwalk attractions.

macdguy finished the game code for the upcoming boardwalk attractions, as well as working on items.

Wheezwer worked on art for the upcoming boardwalk attractions.

Halloween: Dragon Egg Item (new item with pet inside) WIP



Ball Race: Eruption

Lifeless worked on a new Ball Race map, Eruption. All the basic level design has been completed, and he is currently working on art.

Ball Race: Eruption Early WIP



Miscellany

Joshua worked on overhauling the playermodel skeleton rig, currently fixing up long-standing problems and transferring animations from the current rig.

macdguy worked on fixing various bugs and worked on IK support for VR.

Will continued working on music for Dark Voyage and SDNL.

Wrap It Up
That about covers everything that happened since October 16th, 2023 at PixelTail Games.

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

Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time:
https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

Take a peek at what's being worked on every week in our weekly dev logs! There's bound to be something interesting every week!
https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help.
For bug reports: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report/18
For suggestions: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/suggestions/7

<3 PixelTail Games
Tower Unite - MacDGuy
IT’S BEGUN!

The Catsack Plush Campaign on Makeship has started!

You can now order a Catsack Plush to fund the campaign!

If there’s enough interest, there could be more awesome stuff like this to come in the future!

The campaign will be up for a limited time (21 days)!

Check out the page to see how it works and get one for yourself!

ORDER ONE HERE
https://www.makeship.com/products/catsack-plush





Tower Unite - Caboose700
Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for October 16th, 2023, detailing all the changes that have happened since October 10th, 2023. Note: Devs that don't appear in the weekly log are not necessarily away or not doing work, but may be working on things currently not announced or backend work that doesn't need to be detailed.

CATSACK PLUSH GIVEAWAY



Since our plushie collaboration with Makeship is coming out THIS THURSDAY on October 19th

It's time for a special giveaway!

You can enter from NOW until Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 at 2PM (ET).

Once the entry period is over, we'll use a random number generator to select 2 winners!

To view the rules and how to enter the giveaway, check out the thread on our forums!

Halloween 2023 Condo Contest



Hey everyone!

It's time for the Halloween 2023 Condo Contest!

Submit something that fits the Halloween spirit. It can be fun, spooky, eerie, or whatever you want, so long as it follows the rules!

Like last month's contest, there is no restriction on when the Condo was made as long as it hasn't been submitted before.

The submission period ends on October 25th, 2023 at 11:59 PM.

Be sure to look at the prizes and follow the rules on the main thread found here!

Halloween 2023 Events!



Last week, we released the Halloween 2023 events to the public. Enjoy the Halloween festivities and fun as well as some new items that can be found at the Ghoulcery at the center fountain and the long-awaited Haunted Catsack!

We have plans to dish out more Halloween fun in an upcoming update as well!

You can read the patch notes here.

Joshua finished working on yet-unreleased Halloween items.

Nuclearxpotato continued working on Halloween items.

Halloween: Upcoming Halloween Items






Miscellany

Johanna worked on fixes to the Resort condo. She also continued working on the Boardwalk Attractions.

Lifeless continued working on Game World maps.

macdguy released the Halloween update, fixed a bunch of bugs, and continued working on the Boardwalk Attractions.

Wheezwer worked on art for the Boardwalk Attractions.

Will continued working on music for Dark Voyage.

Condo: Interactive Items now have Interactivity Permission Settings



Condo: Hidden Seat Pose Types



Wrap It Up
That about covers everything that happened since October 10th, 2023 at PixelTail Games.

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

Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time:
https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap

Take a peek at what's being worked on every week in our weekly dev logs! There's bound to be something interesting every week!
https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help.
For bug reports: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report/18
For suggestions: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/suggestions/7

<3 PixelTail Games
Oct 13, 2023
Tower Unite - MacDGuy
This update addresses several bugs from the new update.

Changes
  • New Halloween items added to Ghoulcery: Ethereal Flower Crown, Skelewings
  • Plaza - Bowling: Changed the seats in Bowling Alley to be more bowling-alley-like
  • Plaza - Bowling: Art pass on Bowling Alley's bowling ball return
  • Condo: Adjusted collision on table-less Covered Table variants
  • Condo: Added 2 new Autumn Leaves materials

Bug Fixes
  • Arcade: Fixed Cow Wheel kicking players off during gameplay
  • Plaza - Halloween: Fixed hidden treasure being inside a rock
  • Plaza - Billiards: Fixed dark lighting in Nightclub, causing issues for Billiards
  • Plaza - Bowling: Fixed visuals issues in Bowling Alley
  • Libretro: Fixed stylus materials on portable consoles
  • Condo - House: Fixed doors not networking properly
  • Condo - House: Hinge-based doors now have condo item settings
  • Condo - House: Fixed texture issues with bedroom carpet





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
Tower Unite - MacDGuy
HALLOWEEN 2023 EVENTS ARE HERE!



Halloween Plaza 2023
Our Halloween events have begun! Enjoy the Halloween festivities and fun as well as some new items that can be found at the Ghoulcery at the center fountain and the long-awaited Haunted Catsack!

We have plans to dish out more Halloween fun in an upcoming update as well!



NEW: Haunted Catsack
A new kind of Catsack has appeared! Unravel the mysteries of the Haunted Catsack and discover exclusive, spooky items!

Earn them by redeeming Sacrificial Remains or Ghoul Coins!



Dark Voyage
We've updated Dark Voyage gameplay a bit, adding rapid fire to the guns and various fixes to the ride. We also have upcoming Dark Voyage weekend events!

Ghoul Coins
Earn ghoul coins to exchange for Halloween items! You can earn ghoul coins by playing Plaza minigames or Game Worlds, Sacrificial Remains, as well as in the Arcade and through Fishing!



Sacrificial Remains
Collect Sacrificial Remains and put them in the Cauldron. You can earn various items and some of the new items with the remains!

This Is Just The Beginning!
We have plans to dish out more Halloween fun in an upcoming update as well!

New Halloween Items
Ghoulcery Store
  • Princess Tiara
  • Snail Friend
  • Worm Friend
  • Maggot Entourage
  • Autumn Leaf Mask
  • Worm Friend Plush
  • Spirit-Bored
  • Autumn Fairy Pet
  • Autumn Fairy Plush
  • Fairy Princess Wings
  • Cat Glasses (Dark)
  • Mummy Plush
Celebrations
  • Skeleton (Leaning), Skeleton (Lying), Skeleton (Posed) (each with various poses)
  • Dungeon Shackles
  • Spare Bone
  • Spare Bone Pile
  • Barbed Wire String
D.I.Y.
  • Dungeon Cell Bars
  • Dungeon Cell Door
  • Dungeon Door
  • Stone Archway
Rob's Imports
  • Cast Iron Bed Frame
  • Snail Friend Plush
  • Nail Head
Sweet Suites Furnishings
  • Covered Table
  • Basic Wooden Table
Tower Threads
  • Cat Glasses (Light)
Haunted Catsack
  • Dungeon Cage
  • Spirit-Bored
Haunted Catsack / Sacrificial Remains
  • Skeleton (Shackled)
  • Guillotine Door



Changes
  • Start of Halloween 2023!
  • Haunted Catsack can now be opened! The "Boo!" Achievement is now earnable
  • Condo IO: Added Hit FX setting to Hit Target Volume. Turning this off will disable the hit sounds and damage notifications

Bug Fixes
  • SDNL - Decommission: Fixed the ceiling fans having their rotation axis offset
  • SDNL: Fixed pickup sounds playing at the origin of maps
  • SDNL - Hinderance: Fixed a broken spawn
  • SDNL - Hinderance: More attempts to try and fix the AMD card crash
  • Condo: Fixed Voteskip Ratio not saving to condo data
  • Condo: Fixed Voteskip Ratio not applying
  • Condo: Fixed Voteskip settings not applying until a video was added and played
  • Condo: Fixed public/private permission settings being reversed
  • SDK: Fixed custom spawn points not saving teams
  • SDK: Fixed workshop maps not clearing when switching to a non-workshop map
  • Condo IO: Fixed hidden/no collide items still blocking weapon traces
  • Condo IO: Fixed Hit Target Volume still blocking weapons when it's dead
  • Condo IO: Fixed Hit Target Volume SetHealth, AddHealth, etc. being off by 1
  • Condo IO: Fixed OnRespawned not firing for workshop physics items
  • Plaza: Fixed bad LODs on the street lamps

Optimizations
  • Plaza: Arcade building sign topper has had its drawcalls reduced and visuals improved
  • Plaza: Theater exterior inner wall and ceiling elements have had their drawcalls reduced and visuals improved
  • Plaza: Nightclub exterior has had its drawcalls reduced
  • Plaza: Nightclub exterior sign has had its drawcalls reduced and visuals improved
  • Plaza: Bowling Alley exterior has had its drawcalls reduced and visuals improved
  • Plaza: Condo Hub sign in tower lobby has had its drawcalls reduced
  • Plaza: Hanging signs in tower lobby and in store alleys have had their materials simplified
  • Plaza: Various drawcall reductions and visual improvements for gameports interior architecture
  • Plaza: Games Sign drawcall reductions and visual improvements
  • Plaza: Games archways drawcall reductions
  • Plaza: Hanging arched signs for monorail and backer grove drawcall reductions





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
Tower Unite - Caboose700
Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for October 10th, 2023, detailing all the changes that have happened since October 2nd, 2023. Note: Devs that don't appear in the weekly log are not necessarily away or not doing work, but may be working on things currently not announced or backend work that doesn't need to be detailed.

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OCTOBER 19TH - CATSACK PLUSH




It's almost here! Soon you could have your very own Catsack!

We're so excited to share pictures of the sample Catsack plush from Makeship with you all!

The funding campaign will go live NEXT WEEK on Thursday, October 19th!

Keep an eye out for another fun announcement before then as well!

And thanks again to everyone who shared their plushy preferences in the survey a while back!



Halloween 2023 Condo Contest



Hey everyone!

It's time for the Halloween 2023 Condo Contest!

Submit something that fits the Halloween spirit. It can be fun, spooky, eerie, or whatever you want, so long as it follows the rules!

Like last month's contest, there is no restriction on when the Condo was made as long as it hasn't been submitted before.

The submission period ends on October 25th, 2023 at 11:59 PM.

Be sure to look at the prizes and follow the rules on the main thread found here!

Plaza: Boardwalk Attractions

Johanna continued working on art for the new Boardwalk Attractions.

macdguy continued working on the game code for the new Boardwalk Attractions.

Wheezwer continued working on art for the new Boardwalk Attractions.

Plaza: Boardwalk Attractions WIP









Halloween 2023

Development continues on the Halloween events for 2023.

Joshua continued working on Halloween items.

macdguy worked on finishing some Halloween items.

Nuclearxpotato continued working on Halloween items.

Miscellany

Lifeless continued working on Game World maps.

macdguy worked on some fixes for Condo I/O.

Madmijk continued working on condo instruments.

Wrap It Up
That about covers everything that happened since October 2nd, 2023 at PixelTail Games.

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Join our Discord for development updates and community fun!
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Tower Unite - Caboose700
Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for October 2nd, 2023, detailing all the changes that have happened since September 11th, 2023. Note: Devs that don't appear in the weekly log are not necessarily away or not doing work, but may be working on things currently not announced or backend work that doesn't need to be detailed.

Halloween 2023 Condo Contest



Hey everyone!

It's time for the Halloween 2023 Condo Contest!

Submit something that fits the Halloween spirit. It can be fun, spooky, eerie, or whatever you want, so long as it follows the rules!

Like last month's contest, there is no restriction on when the Condo was made as long as it hasn't been submitted before.

The submission period ends on October 25th, 2023 at 11:59 PM.

Be sure to look at the prizes and follow the rules on the main thread found here!

Decommission Update (0.17.1.0)



Last week, we released the virus map, Decommission, as well as fixes and improvements to condos.

You can read all about that update here.

Before the Decommission update, there was a hotfix we released with some general fixes, as well as a water volume for condos. You can check out that update here.

Halloween

Development continues on the Halloween events for 2023.

Joshua worked on Halloween items such as (tiara, worms, slug, "wings", "ghoul items", plush mummy) and more.

macdguy worked on setting up the weekend events system for the "Dark Co-op" event and additional events in the future.

Nuclearxpotato worked on Halloween items such as (skeleton, bone, "dungeon-esque items") and more.

Will worked on music for the Hell area of the "Dark Voyage".

Halloween: Dungeon Items WIP



Halloween: Plush Mummy WIP



SDNL: Development

Lifeless worked on getting "Decommission" ready for its release. He also worked on optimizing "Containership" as well as fixing bugs in "Hinderance" and "Meadows".

macdguy helped released the "Decommission" update.

wheezwer and macdguy worked on announcer voice lines for Gianni Matragrano to record. We'll be adding the performance into the game as soon as possible.

Sketchman worked on improved weapon code and achievement icons.

Will worked on music for "Hinderance".

Miscellany

macdguy worked on bug fixes, sound emitter improvements, laser beams for Condo IO, released the hotfix, and worked on Plaza Boardwalk games.

Madmijk continued working on condo instruments.

Sketchman continued working on backend improvements.

Wrap It Up
That about covers everything that happened since September 11th, 2023 at PixelTail Games.

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Take a peek at what's being worked on every week in our weekly dev logs! There's bound to be something interesting every week!
https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/devupdates/weekly-dev-logs

Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help.
For bug reports: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/bug-report/18
For suggestions: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/suggestions/7

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