Weekly Dev Log for April 17th, 2023
Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for April 17th, 2023, detailing all the changes that have happened since April 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.
March / April 2023 Condo Contest - Tree House - CONCLUDED
Congratulations to the winners of the March / April 2023 Condo Contest!
The winners are:
1st Place - 2,000,000 Units - @Han
2nd Place - 1,000,000 Units - @Baby_in_a_Pipe
3rd Place - 375,000 Units each - @Alexer_Zoderia and UnderdogJess
4th Place - 500,000 Units - @TheGreenKing
5th Place - 300,000 Units - @darkcoolyo
Thank you to everyone who participated, and we can’t wait to see you all next time.
You can view all the submissions to this contest here.
Update 0.16.9.0 - Catzek Temple
We’re very close to having Update 0.16.9.0 ready for release, which will include the new Virus map, Catzek Temple as well as various plaza improvements and other bug fixes.
You can read all the planned fixes and changes here.
Miscellany
@Johanna continued working on the SDNL map, Frostbite, finishing the main art pass of the underground area. She also fixed some bugs in the Plaza.
@Joshua continued working on new items, such as the music stand, getting flippable pages implemented.
@Lifeless continued working the Ball Race map, “Heavenscape”, working on the background environment.
@macdguy worked on fixing a bunch of bugs that came up with the previous update. He also worked on getting the Virus map, Catzek Temple ready for release.
@madmijk continued working on MIDI support. He continued working on the MIDI Maestro item, which allows for controlling multiple MIDI instruments at once.
@Nuclearxpotato continued working on getting the Virus map, Catzek Temple ready for release.
@Sketchman continued working on backend improvements. He also worked on getting Unreal Engine 4.21.2 ready for testing for a future engine migration, as well as making a new poster for the Plaza.
@Wheezwer worked on graffiti text for use in maps.
@Will continued working on music for the Ball Race map, Heavenscape.
Plaza: New Map Signs
Plaza: New Poster
Engine Upgrade WIP
Wrap It Up
That about covers everything that happened since April 11th, 2023 at PixelTail Games.
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