# Weekly Dev Log for May 11th, 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Archived Early Access Dev Logs\ **Created:** [May 12, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-may-11th-2020/37746 "2020-05-12T01:43:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [May 12, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-may-11th-2020/37746/1 "2020-05-12T01:43:51Z")
# Weekly Dev Log for May 11th, 2020 Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for May 11th, 2020, detailing all the changes that have happened since May 4th, 2020. **_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._** ## May 2020 Player Survey Results We’ve wrapped up the player survey for May 2020. Thanks for all 1,724 of you for taking the time to do this survey. You can see the results of the survey [here](https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11783817/af35ab17b402cb99746450b5f79f1c672c989807.png). ## Update 0.9.1.0 We’ve renamed Hotfix 0.9.0.6 to Update 0.9.1.0. This update will a slew of Bug Fixes, along with a new Zombie Massacre map, some polish to the Virus map, “Hospital”, and some improvements to Little Crusaders. You can read more about this update [here](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/update-0-9-1-0/37576). ## Monthly Dev Breakdown for April 2020 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Nk_G6_QvEHI/maxresdefault.jpg "Monthly Dev Breakdown - April 2020") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk_G6_QvEHI) ## Accelerate @Johanna continued working on Pine Valley and Sunrise Isles, and started to block out Archenemypelago. @joshua started working on the “Flower Power” kart. @Lifeless continued working on Bedzoom. @macdguy continued working on Accelerate, finishing certain items and tweaking others. Made some logic changes to the Bouncing Items (handling gravity), worked on the Pin Shield item and Moon Power items. Also fixed some issues with boosting and drifting. @Madmijk continued working on items for Accelerate, namely the Golf Hole and Bowling Ball items. @Wheezwer worked on item icons for Accelerate, along with the carpet for Bedzoom. > **Accelerate: Moon Power Item WIP** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8UzVhb_ceXU/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 05/11/2020 - Accelerate Moon Power Item WIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UzVhb_ceXU) > **Accelerate: Item Shield Item WIP** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/54X1aIF_DhM/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 05/11/2020 - Accelerate Item Shield Testing 1 WIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54X1aIF_DhM) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zt4-sdxXlqo/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 05/11/2020 - Accelerate Item Shield Testing 2 WIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt4-sdxXlqo) > **Accelerate: Bouncing Items WIP** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dDtvhiUnlxY/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 05/11/2020 - Accelerate Bouncing Items WIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDtvhiUnlxY) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zEy_mpbrPBs/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 05/11/2020 - Accelerate Bouncing Item Test WIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEy_mpbrPBs) > **Accelerate: Jumping (New / Old)** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YXBtwqviDpc/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 05/11/2020 - Accelerate New Improved Jumps WIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXBtwqviDpc) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yOAazU0pqHo/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 05/11/2020 - Accelerate Old Jump WIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOAazU0pqHo) > **Accelerate: Item Throw Prediction** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/b5uCxGScJIY/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 05/11/2020 - Accelerate Item Throw Prediction WIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5uCxGScJIY) > **Accelerate: Homing Bowling Ball Damage** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bEK8tG7kcVU/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 05/11/2020 - Accelerate Homing Bowling Ball Damage WIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEK8tG7kcVU) > **Accelerate: Wheel Suspension Simulation** [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Q47B7yALhTE/hqdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 05/11/2020 - Accelerate Wheel Suspension Simulation WIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q47B7yALhTE) > **Accelerate: Player Interaction (Bumping)** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yiUKJOVSArM/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 05/11/2020 - Accelerate Player Interaction (Bumping) WIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiUKJOVSArM) > **Accelerate: Archenemypelago Blockout WIP** [![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/dd6002b6aaad9ac17070a959cfe994fa27cfac2e.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/dd6002b6aaad9ac17070a959cfe994fa27cfac2e.png) > **Accelerate: Pine Valley Progress WIP** [![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/0da07ff762d3185de6b3ee209cc14e33eb4c8ef8.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/0da07ff762d3185de6b3ee209cc14e33eb4c8ef8.png) [![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/edef8274b6c9237fe4c9eb75fa725d18a6958496.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/edef8274b6c9237fe4c9eb75fa725d18a6958496.png) [![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/b7519609a808d70674e3fb4f30fcf7beb0f24234.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/b7519609a808d70674e3fb4f30fcf7beb0f24234.png) [![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/ea3c88e2d46349ba89d457618548e2be649f8a49.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/ea3c88e2d46349ba89d457618548e2be649f8a49.png) > **Accelerate: Sunrise Isles WIP** [![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/aa32168db4fd08b8c28e6201575d6792193fc968.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/aa32168db4fd08b8c28e6201575d6792193fc968.png) [![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/2c7603bf238aae90fa1a6005752265c8b33324b8.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/2c7603bf238aae90fa1a6005752265c8b33324b8.png) [![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/6029dc1d3fce6e2432d8626d9f64f246b31a6974.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/6029dc1d3fce6e2432d8626d9f64f246b31a6974.png) [![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/92c4975dd68fd84f1cad39db0e06f6114d217549.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/92c4975dd68fd84f1cad39db0e06f6114d217549.png) ## Zombie Massacre: Nightyard @Lifeless worked on a very difficult, night time version of the Zombie Massacre map, “Trainyard”. > **Zombie Massacre: Nightyard WIP** [![](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/73c58e18cb5a4456437eaaa36e4feab2a0450452.png) ](https://clan.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/73c58e18cb5a4456437eaaa36e4feab2a0450452.png) ## Miscellany @Sabrina started working on a re-write of the Open Trivia Database code, and uploaded new Steam Achievement icons to Steam. @joshua worked on some upgrades for Little Crusaders. @Sketchman created a potential fix for Workshop NPCs crashing, along with a potential solution for some Workshop Static Meshes never downloading. He also continued working on improvements for the new network synchronizing code. @Wheezwer continued working on the Steam trading cards. ## Wrap It Up That about covers everything that happened since May 4th, 2020 at PixelTail Games. See you all next week! [![kofisupport](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/8/983e02fa64b8767b164d5839203b5fb12221fb7f.png)](https://ko-fi.com/pixeltailgames) [![PatreonSupport1](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/4/14943d6b35309cf63c04be136e53d6b98d521437.png)](https://www.patreon.com/pixeltailgames) [![Redbubble](https://towerunite.com/images/merch.png)](https://www.redbubble.com/people/pixeltailgames) ---
**Author:** ![whoag](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/whoag/32/59790_2.png) [@whoag](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/whoag)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-may-11th-2020/37746/2 "2020-05-12T01:45:50Z")
hhype ---
**Author:** ![BmanGames](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@BmanGames](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/BmanGames)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-may-11th-2020/37746/3 "2020-05-12T01:51:35Z")
drift island is coming back pog now bring back rave ---
**Author:** ![Gur](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/gur/32/65876_2.png) [@Gur](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Gur)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-may-11th-2020/37746/4 "2020-05-12T01:52:48Z")
Hopefully the night time version of trainyard won’t have zombies falling out of the map! ---
**Author:** ![Murtle](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/murtle/32/64575_2.png) [@Murtle](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Murtle)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-may-11th-2020/37746/5 "2020-05-12T01:57:10Z")
scram off ye giddy baboon ---
**Author:** ![Supercar11](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/supercar11/32/82586_2.png) [@Supercar11](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Supercar11)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-may-11th-2020/37746/6 "2020-05-12T01:58:01Z")
Sunrise isles reminds me of the one from greenlight trailer for the game ---
**Author:** ![Baby\_Blue](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/baby_blue/32/46259_2.png) [@Baby\_Blue](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Baby_Blue)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-may-11th-2020/37746/7 "2020-05-12T02:14:15Z")
Accelerate is really coming together! > [@Sabrina](#): > > @Lifeless worked on a very difficult, night time version of the Zombie Massacre map, “Trainyard”. Awesome idea reusing some existing assets to create some new content! > [@Sabrina](#): > > @Sketchman created a potential fix for Workshop NPCs crashing, along with a potential solution for some Workshop Static Meshes never downloading. Very excited to see if this has some improvements on the lingering download times! ---
**Author:** ![Your\_Husbando](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/your_husbando/32/36005_2.png) [@Your\_Husbando](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Your_Husbando)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-may-11th-2020/37746/8 "2020-05-12T02:20:59Z")
Has it been determined how the “blue shell” will function in Accelerate? I hope it’ll be something that can be avoided so long as you maintain your speed and not something that’s a guaranteed hit like in most racers. ---
**Author:** ![M2TheT](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/m2thet/32/18745_2.png) [@M2TheT](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/M2TheT)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-may-11th-2020/37746/9 "2020-05-12T03:42:33Z")
> [@Sabrina](#): > > @Lifeless worked on a very difficult, night time version of the Zombie Massacre map, “Trainyard”. Obviously I don’t know the extent of the changes being made for this so this idea could be completely out there, but could this potentially be a mutator for all maps? Maybe all ZM maps could have a toggle between day/night for reduced/increased difficulty in the future. ---
**Author:** ![AmGona](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/amgona/32/79422_2.png) [@AmGona](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/AmGona)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-may-11th-2020/37746/10 "2020-05-12T05:52:26Z")
It’s the same map I’m pretty sure. ---
**Author:** ![Jackpot](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/jackpot/32/64425_2.png) [@Jackpot](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Jackpot)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-may-11th-2020/37746/11 "2020-05-12T06:47:10Z")
Wow I seemed to be on the opposite of a lot of other people when it comes to the poll. Major hype for accelerate though! ---
**Author:** ![EvKem](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/evkem/32/57997_2.png) [@EvKem](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/EvKem)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-may-11th-2020/37746/13 "2020-05-12T15:51:02Z")
These new maps look like some of the teams finest, especially with the bright colors and lighting. Very excited to play on them!