# Dev Log for August 4th, 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Development Blogs\ **Created:** [August 4, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/dev-log-for-august-4th-2025/53769 "2025-08-04T22:04:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wheezwer](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/wheezwer/32/50026_2.png) [@wheezwer](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/wheezwer)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/dev-log-for-august-4th-2025/53769/1 "2025-08-04T22:04:02Z")
![devlog2025](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/7/17b25b3737b016755b36e49e01750c996ad5efb6.png) Hello everyone, and welcome to the Tower Unite Dev Log for August 4th, 2025! Since the last dev log, we released Dedicated Condos, a hot fix, and have been hard at work on the next update, which will be coming soon! ## 🐾 Condo Pets Condo Pets will be the next update now that we have dedicated Condos out! This update will be arriving soon, and will include the addition of the Dog Park and Cafe Miaou in the Plaza, the pet adoption mechanic, and lovable pets in the Condos! We’re really excited to get this update out, and we hope you all are too! ## 🌎 Global Chat The next update marks the return of global chat! ![85devlog7](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/6/d62e01f702b7e5903aceae9411ca5c755176cd75.jpeg) Global chat offers the option to chat with other users outside the bounds of an individual server! So, you can access global chat and interact with users while you’re in different parts of the game, like talking to players in the Plaza while you’re in the Condos or Game Worlds! We’re really happy for this feature to return and hope it adds to the social experience once more for everyone! Global Chat also brings back Game World notifications when a player starts a public game world server! ## 🏘 Dedicated Condos For the Hot Fix, we addressed several issues with item locking, collision, load in issues, copycat, server title and max players displaying on the control panel. ### Better Condo Filters For the next update, we’ve added much-requested server filter buttons for “player hosted,” “dedicated,” and “friends” servers as well as enhancements to the Dedicated Condo Launcher! ![85devlog3](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/4/44d5797d24ad05372a057ab877ca728400907754.jpeg) ### Enhanced Dedicated Windows Launcher For those of you that use the Windows Launcher for Dedicated Condos, we’ve added some enhancements to the launcher (should be out in a day or so). You can now have per-Condo server profiles, which helps with running multiple versions of your Condos. We’ve also added other features to the launcher such as: Chat Log (which updates in real time), Bans Editor, Custom Condo Map name setting, and Client Port setting. ![85devlog5](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/1/114fedcd73813f49a5e58d66723fe48049cec78b.jpeg) ![85devlog6](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/3/936a86ff7adf19a3d0f19b17d8b382c32d08a1cf.jpeg) We’re working on more bug fixes with copycat, and Condo Currency. ## 🕹 Arcade: Phase 3 Progress is being made on both 2D and 3D artwork for the Arcade: Phase 3 machines! 3D artwork was completed on a new basketball hoop game, and we’ve been working on a new ramp ball-drop game as well as a new ball grid arcade game. ![85devlog4](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/d/cde958abd2f0832ebf448afc1dff3c9c0ed80192.jpeg) ![85devlog2](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/0/20e37e3291e0eab5b8535cd348443b3aedec7ea6.jpeg) Progress was made on the cabinet artwork for the lock-picking game, now called “Lockpick Larry,” and the new whack-style game “Raptor Rampage.” ![85devlog8](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/1/910c27baf280af9db9a5daf29244e372aba97a96.jpeg) ![85devlog9](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/6/a6cdef35ce16f33b28caa8d393ec9b255beeace2.jpeg) ## 🎮 Game Worlds We made some improvements to single-player pausing in the Game Worlds. Zombie Massacre should now pause correctly in single-player mode, and we’ve added single-player pausing support to Virus (horde mode), Minigolf, Ball Race, and Accelerate. ## 🪄Optimizations In the last hot fix, lots of LOD optimizations were completed! These include improved LODs for round concrete trash bins, improved LODs and reduced drawcalls for wall sconce lamp, and improved LODs, drawcalls, and collisions for various items. The game engine should now handle masked material’s opacity in the pre-pass now, as well, optimizing translucency and the game’s ability to handle foliage overall. This was broken in the previous engine upgrade. ## 🛋 New Items New items included in the next update are: Sectional Diner Booth Seats (Single, Double, Corner), Diner Chair, Fancy Footrest, Vase (Trimmed), Cutesy Cafe Accent Table, Cutesy Cafe Table, Cutesy Cafe Ottoman, and Cutesy Cafe Chair! ![85devlog10](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/b/3be1142af4ebe4bb9c5426609eb35957dc29806c.jpeg) ![85devlog1 copy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/5/25d8fb162d258c6b38822f4dbba5ac350f6c28f5.jpeg) ## 🗓 August Calendar ![8august2025 copy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/d/9d4c5ca4a163a64feada68de434e86f8b2b6ff7c.jpeg) Here is the calendar for August 2025! If you want event notifications, they’re set up for you to enable in our Discord server! Also, thanks so much to everyone who participated in our Event Calendar survey! We’re testing out standardized event days (like “bowling Mondays”) since people were overwhelmingly interested in or open to that on the survey! Let us know if you like the new event format! ## That’s a Wrap! That’s going to do it for this week’s dev log! Be sure to keep an eye out for the next one! * * * **Join our Discord for development updates and community fun!** [https://discord.gg/pixeltail](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](https://trello.com/b/6BwRMiPw/tower-unite-roadmap) **If you like our game and want to support development, please consider getting a Supporter Pack:** [Tower Unite - Supporter Pack](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2792910/Tower_Unite __Supporter_Pack/?snr=1_2108_9__ 2107) **Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. 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**Author:** ![Ellis\_Cake](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/ellis_cake/32/83787_2.png) [@Ellis\_Cake](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Ellis_Cake)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/dev-log-for-august-4th-2025/53769/2 "2025-08-04T22:05:02Z")
Yejj. New stuff ^^ ---
**Author:** ![Xmarksit](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/xmarksit/32/69864_2.png) [@Xmarksit](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Xmarksit)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/dev-log-for-august-4th-2025/53769/3 "2025-08-04T22:06:38Z")
You’ve no idea how excited I am for Global Chat, was an integral part of the game’s social life back in the day. And I can’t wait to see that return 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![heytoffee](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/heytoffee/32/74281_2.png) [@heytoffee](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/heytoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/dev-log-for-august-4th-2025/53769/4 "2025-08-04T22:06:43Z")
Hell yeah!! Glad to see my suggestion was taken into account ---
**Author:** ![Soda](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/soda/32/85487_2.png) [@Soda](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Soda)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/dev-log-for-august-4th-2025/53769/5 "2025-08-04T22:13:03Z")
So happy to see global chat’s return!! Super excited! ---
**Author:** ![anna](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/anna/32/75789_2.png) [@anna](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/anna)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/dev-log-for-august-4th-2025/53769/6 "2025-08-04T22:25:49Z")
GASP I’m very excited for new items; especially diner stuff!! I desperately need these!!! \<3 New arcade machines looks absolutely fantastic! Per-Condo server profiles sounds useful as well ^o^ ---
**Author:** ![Acejinjo](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/acejinjo/32/75637_2.png) [@Acejinjo](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Acejinjo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/dev-log-for-august-4th-2025/53769/7 "2025-08-05T00:18:31Z")
I have nothing add what others already said other then looking forward to the new items! ---
**Author:** ![Akela](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/akela/32/82816_2.png) [@Akela](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Akela)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/dev-log-for-august-4th-2025/53769/8 "2025-08-05T03:07:25Z")
Looking forward to some of those new items, the café counter should be super useful for building shops in our condos. Also nice to see Global Chat return. Are there any plans for an actual “local” channel where it’s per-building/load zone for the server you’re in? For example the ability to text chat just with people who you’re bowling or playing laser tag with, rather than it getting mixed into all the other conversations happening at the same time across the server. ---
**Author:** ![sonew](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/sonew/32/65645_2.png) [@sonew](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/sonew)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/dev-log-for-august-4th-2025/53769/9 "2025-08-05T15:14:26Z")
HaHa, I hope one day I can visit Mac’s arcade room. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/1/0106d5e7600072e325c6f09f9bc9a072b54f921e.png) [@system](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/dev-log-for-august-4th-2025/53769/10 "2025-08-11T22:04:29Z")
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