# Weekly Dev Log for October 15th, 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Archived Early Access Dev Logs\ **Created:** [October 16, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849 "2024-10-16T00:35:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **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:** [October 16, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/1 "2024-10-16T00:35:46Z")
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Tower Unite Dev Log! ## Cosmic Catsack Makeship Plushie Giveaway! [![](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/05c3309afc34238b410d672fd1531c191a60040b.jpg) ](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/05c3309afc34238b410d672fd1531c191a60040b.jpg) Our Cosmic Catsack Plush Campaign with Makeship is [starting this Thursday (October 17th) at 2PM ET](https://www.makeship.com/products/cosmic-catsack-plush), so we’re back again to do another giveaway! You can enter from NOW until Wednesday, October 16th, 2024 at 2PM (ET). Once the entry period is over, we’ll use a random number generator to select 2 winners! Check out the [forum thread](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/cosmic-catsack-makeship-plushie-giveaway/51842) for more information! ## Humble Bundle: Madcap Multiplayer Missions [![](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/e9f701018db152cfd01364bc905a0b0cf465defb.png) ](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/e9f701018db152cfd01364bc905a0b0cf465defb.png) Tower Unite is part of the Madcap Multiplayer Missions Humble Bundle supporting the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Check it out [here](https://www.humblebundle.com/games/madcap-multiplayer-missions)! ## 15,000 Reviews! [![](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/8091cc84283413e4cfce6fe65f8d2e646e00f0b6.png) ](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/8091cc84283413e4cfce6fe65f8d2e646e00f0b6.png) We’ve recently surpassed 15,000 reviews on Steam! We’re so grateful for all of the feedback from you all, and reviews have always been a great way for us to see people’s interests in the game! ## Halloween 2024 Condo Contest [![](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/2b0b915ea5f41973231ffe61f0d8e25943b9021b.jpg) ](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/2b0b915ea5f41973231ffe61f0d8e25943b9021b.jpg) Hey everyone! It’s time again for the Halloween Condo Contest! The theme is Halloween, so make a Condo or Game World Map that fits the spooky season! Whether that’s a haunted house full of scares or a festive and cozy Halloween party, as long as it’s in the Halloween spirit, we want to see it! _Note:_ Your submission can be something made any time, as long as it hasn’t been submitted to a previous contest (or, if it has been submitted, has been significantly updated). The submission period ends on October 23rd, 2024 at 11:59 PM CT. Be sure to look at the prizes and follow the rules [here](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/halloween-2024-condo-contest/51740). ## Halloween We’ve been busy wrapping up this next update, bringing with it the beginning of the Halloween events! @Joshua worked on some items for Halloween. @macdguy worked on the upcoming items, and preparing the update for release. @Nuclearxpotato worked on implementing the new items. > **Halloween: Witch Broom** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NmviKolrSY4/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 10/15/2024 - Halloween: Witch Broom") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmviKolrSY4) > **Halloween: Carnivorous Plant** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1s8bZlHd7-Y/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 10/15/2024 - Halloween: Carnivorous Plant") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s8bZlHd7-Y) ## Condo: Mature Only Filter In an effort to provide a safer environment for our players, we have added a Mature Only condo filter feature. By default, condos that have certain words/tags in their title will be tagged as mature. They will be hidden by default. [![](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/b87ff56285eccb81118087f8a3eb01fb1fa2a7ff.png) ](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/b87ff56285eccb81118087f8a3eb01fb1fa2a7ff.png) When enabled, they will have a Mature Tag assigned. [![](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/7e69c0b2665b689aabd1aed5ebdcccaf9522f26c.png) ](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/7e69c0b2665b689aabd1aed5ebdcccaf9522f26c.png) When you go to host your condo, there’s a new tag button to enable the Mature Content tag, which appends “18+” to the condo title. [![](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/523be903444bffa62bf6fa753d2ad5b7b85d748f.png) ](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/523be903444bffa62bf6fa753d2ad5b7b85d748f.png) ## Miscellany @Johanna continued working on a bunch of fixes and optimizations for the Plaza. @Joshua continued working on one of the new player models. @Lifeless continued working on the Zombie Massacre map, Escape. @macdguy fixed long standing issues with Billiards physics now that @Sketchman’s networking improvements made the game actually playable again. He also finished up the new Pluck-a-pal physics, fixed bugs with the Ball Race SDK, created a Media Volume item, improvements to the hot bar, and more. @Nuclearxpotato continued working on the Minigolf map, Dino Drive and a T-Rex skeleton prop. @Sketchman worked on a major networking improvement affecting large swatches of the game as well as the Arcade, which fixed a bunch of small and weird long standing issues (such as in Little Crusaders, Billiards, Tornado, etc), as well as the Arcade’s new physics system. @Wheezwer worked on art for various projects and setup the Makeship giveaway. @Will continued working on music for SDNL. > **New Masculine Player Model WIP** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7gfue82BNpg/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 10/15/2024 - New Masculine Player Model WIP 1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gfue82BNpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/h6HzUejGOMc/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 10/15/2024 - New Masculine Player Model WIP 2") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6HzUejGOMc) > **Condo: Remove from Group** [![](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/76c57e67a141ac8ea7a2e7f344614c53ef906de8.png) ](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/76c57e67a141ac8ea7a2e7f344614c53ef906de8.png) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eO9ybfPqigg/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 10/15/2024 - Condo: Remove from Group") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO9ybfPqigg) > **Plaza: Billiards Fixed with Improved Physics** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VYmtI9SKqMw/maxresdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 10/15/2024 - Plaza: Billiards Fixed with Improved Physics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYmtI9SKqMw) > **Plaza/Condo: Hot Bar Improvements** You can now toggle weapons/potions by pressing their hot bar key again to toggle them. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ioo7T-MveAQ/hqdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 10/15/2024 - Hot Bar Improvements 1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioo7T-MveAQ) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ScDFkEmi5rA/hqdefault.jpg "Tower Unite Dev Log 10/15/2024 - Hot Bar Improvements 2") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScDFkEmi5rA) > **Minigolf: Dino Drive T-Rex Skeleton** [![](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/8fb15cb8ca4f0e0f64b0c7d51d1851d706ddf133.png) ](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/8fb15cb8ca4f0e0f64b0c7d51d1851d706ddf133.png) [![](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/715fa417d1893cc125dbf43a1b2dfb45f38554b8.png) ](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/715fa417d1893cc125dbf43a1b2dfb45f38554b8.png) ## That’s a Wrap! Thank you for reading and we’ll see you all next week for more! * * * **_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._** * * * **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) **Take a peek at what’s being worked on every week in our weekly dev logs! 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**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:** [October 16, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/2 "2024-10-16T00:39:05Z")
Oh my god huge QoL updates and BILLIARDS FIXES!!! So excited for Halloween. For the hotbar potion toggling, could this logic possible be extended to toggling vehicles? I saw you guys added the option to L CTRL exit vehicles which is already great! These small improvements are really adding up and, great work! ---
**Author:** ![Kirbyrocket](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/kirbyrocket/32/72653_2.png) [@Kirbyrocket](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Kirbyrocket)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/3 "2024-10-16T00:41:09Z")
Dino glasses??? New cosmetic??? 👀 ---
**Author:** ![Fenrir](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/fenrir/32/80469_2.png) [@Fenrir](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Fenrir)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/4 "2024-10-16T00:42:36Z")
Witch brooms, time for Quidditchhhhhhhh ---
**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:** [October 16, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/5 "2024-10-16T00:43:27Z")
HOLY SHIT O\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_O THIS IS ABSOLUTELY GREAT first of all; grats on 15k reviews!!! 😃 secondly; I’M SO EXCITED ABOUT RIDABLE BROOM; that can lead to a lot of fun ideas like broom ring obstacle courses or something!! i love the QoL features for 18+ condos, that’s very helpful!! new player model looks EXTREMELY GOOD like i cant even express this enough with just words, i’m extremely impressed and pleased with how they look!! thats a very good “tower unite” style, it’s perfect imo!! can’t wait to see more in this direction!! ‘remove from group’ is gonna be very helpful; you have no idea how often i had to ungroup just to grab one or remove so this is great! billiard fix looks absolutely FANTASTIC!! ; w ; i’m also very excited about using hot bar keys for toggling weapons/potions; that makes me SO happy!!! ---
**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:** [October 16, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/6 "2024-10-16T00:45:00Z")
Wowzers, I did not expect to see anything relating to the FUSE models finally getting the bin. I really like the art direction for them. 😍 ---
**Author:** ![Alexer\_Zoderia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/alexer_zoderia/32/77069_2.png) [@Alexer\_Zoderia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Alexer_Zoderia)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/7 "2024-10-16T00:46:19Z")
I’m gonna continue to sound like a Broken Record about it but I’m still really excited and giddy for that Pipe Organ, I need it so goddamn bad. > [@Weekly Dev Log for September 9th, 2024](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-september-9th-2024/51486/1): > > > **Halloween: Pipe Organ WIP** > > [![](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/cff0020f3cdf50eed2c87f046e9f4554c4f2255f.png)](https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/11783817/cff0020f3cdf50eed2c87f046e9f4554c4f2255f.png) _ **I HAVE A SEVERE NEED** _ ---
**Author:** ![macdguy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/macdguy/32/3448_2.png) [@macdguy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/macdguy)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/8 "2024-10-16T00:48:24Z")
Good thing that comes out this Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![Robobo](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/robobo/32/75626_2.png) [@Robobo](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Robobo)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/9 "2024-10-16T00:49:19Z")
Another great update to look forward to! I genuinely love how the legs dangle and flail when riding the broom, very fun. The hotbar QoL change is perfect, I’ve had to keep a slot empty so I can switch to bare hands but now that won’t be necessary. Also, I don’t know if it was intentional or not, but the male avatar looks similar to Jerma. You are all doing great work thank you! ---
**Author:** ![macdguy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/macdguy/32/3448_2.png) [@macdguy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/macdguy)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/10 "2024-10-16T00:49:30Z")
> [@Baby\_Blue](#): > > For the hotbar potion toggling, could this logic possible be extended to toggling vehicles? I saw you guys added the option to L CTRL exit vehicles which is already great! It’s possible, but right now the passenger feature button gets in the way so we will need to reassign that one. ---
**Author:** ![Alexer\_Zoderia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/alexer_zoderia/32/77069_2.png) [@Alexer\_Zoderia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Alexer_Zoderia)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/11 "2024-10-16T03:04:08Z")
> [@macdguy](#): > > Good thing that comes out this Halloween. ![](https://media1.tenor.com/m/bzTP2a3wPhEAAAAC/gasps-in-spanish-telenovela.gif "Novela GIF - Gasps In Spanish Telenovela Shocked - Discover & Share GIFs") ---
**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:** [October 16, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/12 "2024-10-16T03:05:38Z")
I’m so happy to see the normal player model getting some love! Masculine looks very nice! The condo mature tag filter will certain help everyone for sure! Both host and visitors! Love it! My favorite new feature so far! ---
**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:** [October 16, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/13 "2024-10-16T04:10:42Z")
Gotchya, that makes sense. Also I totally glossed over the new player model, looks so good and I Love to see something that is more cohesive with TU’s art style! So much good stuff this week. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/14 "2024-10-16T11:35:41Z")
Already taken, I was going to do it for a while now ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Inmind](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/bear_inmind/32/80014_2.png) [@Bear\_Inmind](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Bear_Inmind)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/15 "2024-10-16T12:09:33Z")
I’m just glad that I can get rid of the workshop pipe organ that I have in my Villa condo and replace it with an in-game one. ---
**Author:** ![Actovania](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/actovania/32/78517_2.png) [@Actovania](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Actovania)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/weekly-dev-log-for-october-15th-2024/51849/16 "2024-10-16T18:22:35Z")
Hi there. I created an account just because I wanted to thank you for adding a mature condo filter. Even though it took an extremely long time for this to be added, I hugely appreciate that you are doing something to make the game more safe and friendly to uninterested and younger players.