Hey there!

Two changes have been made to address 2 big problems that have bothered me (and others!) for the longest time. Here are the problems and solutions.

1. Since the beginning, the game would walk you through the entire connection process which took forever. Now, it will remember your screenname, and you'll still have to do a quick 2-factor authentication to connect, but it no longer takes 60 seconds to start playing every single time. Eventually, I'll be able to simply auto-reconnect you!
   
2. The game is designed for 1080p, and as people have been getting bigger monitors, and wider monitors, the game looks like a horrible mess, if it even functions at all. There was a big streamer playing on a 4K monitor, and it, uhhh.... didn't work. Now, a 4K screen will scale properly, and any other size will be a little ugly, but it will be functional at least. I'll make more progress on this as I have time.

The next items on my list are better instructions (I really like the way Kukoro Stream Games does it), and a complete update to Happy Tanksgiving to make it more like Robo Rally.

Latest changes in version 0.47:

1. 4K monitors are now properly supported.
   
2. Other types of monitors are now functional, if a little ugly.
   
3. If you are a returning player, you don't have to go through the entire reconnection process, just a small part of it.
   
4. Minor cleanup to Minesweeper Extreme: 100
   
5. Code cleanup

As always, I love to get feedback, and let me know how I can make the game better for your stream.

That's all for now and I hope you enjoy the latest update!

All the best!
-Jaime

• You can no longer get offered a junk trade bonus for a contact where you've already collected enough.
  
• Fixed a bug with the rent at Cheap Hotel.
  
• Fixed Inside or out? occasionally having no available options.
  
• Fixed the Outerwear slot sometimes getting locked on.
  
• Fixed Cyberchurch occasionally having no options.
  
• More typos fixed; thanks for the reports.

Hey there! 👋 It’s time for another update on how the development of Townseek is progressing! As development on the full version continues, our focus has been on updating the content we’ve already got in-game. Our goal right now in early development is to keep improving on our existing jam game base, while we start to add some of the new content we’ve got planned on top.

On the last news update, we showed some early previews of our new art direction and some new locations. We showcased a new town, Burrowburg, and one of our new biomes, the Golden Forest. This time around, we’re creating brand-new areas, while also improving on the existing content! ✨

Bear in mind that all the placement of locations and how the game currently looks is not final! We’re still experimenting with some elements, and the final product might look different in some ways. But for now, we’d say that the direction is right on track! 🦈



Coming back from the original jam version, we’ve remade the towns of Meowosville, Driplands, and Lawride Town with our new art direction in mind!Since we want these towns to feel more like a natural extension of the world this time around, they actually extend beyond their interacting area, populating more of the continents where they reside. The Driplands extend towards the nearby swamp, complete with crocodiles and frogs. Meowosville has a denser forest than Burrowburg and is close to a familiar dog park. Lawride Town is beyond a mountain belt, surrounded by nature and bandits.

Aside from the towns and continents, we’re also focused on giving the ocean some additional personality! You can spot sharks, whales, and corals, and even some new landmarks! Given how important the ocean is to the world of Townseek, we felt it was necessary to spice it up too. We want there to be more ocean towns, and for the sea to add even more to the ambience of the game!



Another one of our goals for the game is to make as much of the sound design reactive and dynamic as possible. In addition to each town having its own set of instruments that plays when the player is in their proximity, we’re also adding in unique music tracks to each area of the map, giving each zone their own musical personality! 🎵

We’re also doubling-down on the unique ambient sounds and details for the new mini-biomes. In the Mossy Marsh that neighbours the Driplands you’ll be able to hear the sounds of the frogs and flies while flying above it. Likewise, you can hear a chilly breeze when you’re in the snowy-regions and mountain tops. We’ve also added an extra variety of forest and ocean sounds too!


Finally, but not least, we had the pleasure to sit down with João Correia from Indie X, Portugal’s biggest indie game showcase, for a first look at the full version of Townseek! While most of the gameplay so far is based on the jam version of the game, we invite you to watch the recording of the stream! 🎥


During the stream, we talk about some of the gameplay work we’ve been doing in the background. These include improving our codebase and some of the new systems we have implemented in the background. Our goals for the next months are to continue implementing some of the new systems, features and side-activities we’ve got planned!



And that’s it for this update! The holidays are practically here, so put your jolly face and join us at our Discord server to share the holiday spirit! And make sure to follow us out on Twitter for more Townseek previews!

December will be packed with things to do, but we’ll do our best to make this into a memorable end of the year! If we don’t see you until then, then have some great holidays! Cheers! ⛄

– Whales And Games 🐳

Bug fixes

This hotfix should address the "servers crash after activating" bug.

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for December 6th, 2021, detailing all the changes that have happened since November 23rd, 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.

The theme this time, just like last year, is Winter and/or Winter Festivity!

As always, feel free to interpret that how you see fit, as long as the connection to the theme is clear. Desolate snowy landscapes, snowed-in cabins, winter wonderlands, Christmas villages- anything wintery can work, so have fun with it!

The deadline to submit your entries is January 2nd, 2022 at 11:59PM CT.

You can 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 finished working on the Winter Plaza, as well as all of the updates that will be in the next update.

macdguy worked on the Monorail, finishing the setup and creating a screen to show where the Monorail currently is on the track. He also created the Appearance Store UI.

Wheezwer finished working on concept art for Suite Suites, as well as some concept art for various small changes in the main lobby. She also worked on dialogue for the Appearance Store and continued working on the Horse Betting Casino game.

Will continued working on the audio pass for the Plaza.




















JJosh continued working on new holiday items.

Madmijk worked on the Playable Guitar, allowing players to save and load chords.





Caboose700 worked with Sketchman on stabilizing the backend systems.

Lifeless continued working on the Zombie Massacre map, Acrophobia.

macdguy re-made the appearance editor, so it's no longer a void, as well as upgraded the camera system to allow for zooming and handling bigger models. He also made some tweaks to Accelerate controls to improve turning and handling.

Sketchman worked on stabilizing the backend systems.




That about covers everything that happened since November 23rd, 2021 at PixelTail Games.

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Hey there, ninjas! I'm sure you've guessed it from our title, but our theme this time is the famous Shinsengumi!

This time, our hero finds himself within a few seconds of being cut down after coming to the city of Kyoto. But a member of the Moesengumi, a group charged with keeping the peace in Kyoto, manages to save him in the nick of time. What will happen to our hero? Read the story and find out!

Our Avatars this time find the Moe Ninja Girls--er, I mean the Moesengumi wearing a pale blue-green haori! This is DEFINITELY not one you're going to want to miss!

Spin-off: Moe Shinsengumi is out now!

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Spin-off: Moe! Shinsengumi
Event Ends: Dec. 24, 5 PM (PST)
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MoeNinjaGirls
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotaru_mng/

MAINTENANCE IS OVER
Server capacity has been increased

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Due to increasing player numbers, Goalienator servers will be upgraded. This means some of players might not be able to login into game and/or stats wont be saved until maintenance is over.

Feedback, questions or just want to chat ? Visit our discord server at https://runbycoffee.com/discord

When first released, Aroused government concern, nationwide news broadcast, shocked the society.

The world's first, a virtual world MMO of millions of people who can freely sex and kill


Final Hope-finally listed on Steam, at the highest restricted level


(Some countries and regions may be restricted and cannot be purchased)



In addition to free sex and killing,

Final Hope is also the world's first virtual world MMO with the following features at the same time:


There is no stored value system, all store coins are obtained by searching and killing monsters in the game. Players can trade freely.

Players can freely sex and kill each other.

You do not need to provide identity information to log in to the virtual world, and the server does not record the player's login ip. It does not connect to the real world.

Support MOD creation system, the world landscape and character appearance can be created and modified by the player.



We just want to tell those greedy businessmen-this is the real player-centric virtual world-meta universe



Invite you to experience,

The chaotic world when the doomsday comes...

- Added Correct Four Towers loading screen
-Added Aca Splash Art
-Fixed Jumping sound issues
-Fixed Spawning Issue