# Weekly Dev Log for June 26th, 2023

**URL:** <https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-june-26th-2023/48006>\
**Category:** Archived Early Access Dev Logs\
**Created:** [June 27, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-june-26th-2023/48006 "2023-06-27T01:30:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sabrina](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/sabrina/32/83818_2.png) [@Sabrina](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Sabrina)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-june-26th-2023/48006/1 "2023-06-27T01:30:47Z")

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# Weekly Dev Log for June 26th, 2023

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for June 26th, 2023, detailing all the changes that have happened since June 12th, 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._**

## June/July 2023 Condo Contest (Aquarium) - ONGOING

[![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/316d15b8a6765450fd38b812db498e285e840123.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/316d15b8a6765450fd38b812db498e285e840123.png)

Hey everyone!

For June and July the theme for the Condo Contest will be Aquarium!

Your goal will be to build an aquarium (or any other sort of fish habitat), and you can use whatever you would like to do so. Remember that Aquarium Volumes can be purchased at D.I.Y.!

The submission period ends on July 10th, 2023 at 11:59 PM.

Be sure to look at the prizes and follow the rules below!

And don’t forget: You can upload your entry to the Steam Workshop for everyone to get a better look at it! If you upload your entry to Workshop, you’re welcome to share the link in your post! 🙂

You can read about the prizes, rules, and how to participate in this contest [here](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/june-july-2023-condo-contest-aquarium/47917).

## SDNL: New Game World

@Johanna finished texturing and baking the new crossbow model.

@Lifeless continued working on “Containership”.

@macdguy continued working on weapons, adding fx to the Shield, created the Laser Rifle and Sniper, added a HUD for the Magnum Laser, worked on the assault shotgun, created physical shells and bullet casings that fall when guns are fired, and finished the UZIs. He also made touchups to the weapon pickups, finished the kill cam, mutator system, and the “gun game” mode logic, and finished the “Bowling Shotgun” and “Cannon” superweapons.

@Nuclearxpotato continued working on maps.

@Wheezwer worked on designs for a weapon.

@Will continued working on music.

> **SDNL: Magnum Laser Weapon (Alt Fire)**

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xSTLrTizZBg/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 06/26/2023 - SDNL: Magnum Laser Weapon (Alt Fire) WIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSTLrTizZBg)

> **SDNL: Bowling Shotgun Super Weapon WIP**

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oq7qvcUFVoY/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 06/26/2023 - SDNL: Bowling Shotgun Super Weapon WIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq7qvcUFVoY)

> **SDNL: Cannon Super Weapon WIP**

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rFyOuhdyx1U/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 06/26/2023 - SDNL: Cannon Super Weapon WIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFyOuhdyx1U)

> **SDNL: Physical Bullet Casings**

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bERp1USo_d8/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 06/26/2023 - SDNL: Shells Now Eject") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bERp1USo_d8)

> **SDNL: Assault Shotgun WIP**

[![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/0311d7e6e1e8d7039ce5958e6da5f830673d278f.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/0311d7e6e1e8d7039ce5958e6da5f830673d278f.png)

> **SDNL: IK Arms (Before / After)**

[![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/a2a1ab97dc038a582b994b1bd5cf534d9b96f617.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/a2a1ab97dc038a582b994b1bd5cf534d9b96f617.png)  
[![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/f2ec722a2aba7ab793bfa8e82805fd3fed98237d.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/f2ec722a2aba7ab793bfa8e82805fd3fed98237d.png)

## Miscellany

@madmijk continued working on MIDI support.

@Nuclearxpotato added new condo materials while also working to optimize the existing ones to be more performant.

> **Condo: New Condo Canvas Materials**

[![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/ed96b3258102da6c9bec0818da8d84f0d3823ea2.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/ed96b3258102da6c9bec0818da8d84f0d3823ea2.png)  
[![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/6829a309b1f082d7a9d77f58156ebf7d2c5922d7.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/6829a309b1f082d7a9d77f58156ebf7d2c5922d7.png)

## Wrap It Up

That about covers everything that happened since June 12th, 2023 at PixelTail Games.

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**Author:** ![SimpleFox](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/simplefox/32/72060_2.png) [@SimpleFox](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/SimpleFox)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-june-26th-2023/48006/2 "2023-06-27T07:56:51Z")

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Very excited about new SDNL weapons! UI looks very good.

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**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:** [June 27, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-june-26th-2023/48006/3 "2023-06-27T10:29:32Z")

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Aw man the super cannon is straight up the Serious Sam cannon, that’s my bread and butter!

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**Author:** ![Rebellious\_Lamb](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/rebellious_lamb/32/51257_2.png) [@Rebellious\_Lamb](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Rebellious_Lamb)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-june-26th-2023/48006/4 "2023-06-27T14:21:03Z")

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> [@Sabrina](#):
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> finished texturing and baking the new crossbow model.

Can’t wait to see what else they’re cooking!
