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[p]Hello everyone, and welcome to the Tower Unite Dev Log for August 27th, 2025! It’s been a couple weeks since the last dev log, so let’s get caught up![/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Art Contest - Design an in-game Poster![/h2][p][/p][p]We’ve got an exciting art contest going on where winning submissions will be featured in-game![/p][p]The contest ends on September 14th at 11:59 PM CT![/p][p][/p][p]Check out the rules and prizes here: August/September 2025 Art Contest (Workshop Rental Store Poster)[/p][p][/p][p]Right now we have several fun projects in motion for you all: the Arcade Phase: 3, Cooking, Halloween, Optimizations, and VR Support![/p][p][/p][h2]Cooking Development Progress[/h2][p]Cooking is the next major feature on our roadmap, and we’ve got some work to do to get it up to par! We’ll be finalizing the recipes for the initial cooking update, which will feature a broad assortment of basic recipes using the cooking items we have currently![/p][p]Future cooking updates will spice up the variety even more, as we hope to tackle some more basic cooking ingredients as well as more seasonal foods to create and enjoy![/p][p][/p][h2]Arcade: Phase 3: Development Progress Update![/h2][p]Arcade: Phase 3 is moving along steadily! Johanna has completed and continued 3D modeling artwork on several new machines, including the baseball game, the ball drop game, a car-push game, and more![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]wheezwer has completed the 2D artwork for “Raptor Rampage,” and will be starting work on the baseball cabinet next.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]In recent updates, we’ve also fixed unreleased items having a purchase prompt in the arcade prize area![/p][p][/p][h2]Halloween 2025: Upcoming Items Sneak Peak![/h2][p]We’re gearing up for Halloween in Tower Unite, which is one of our favorite times of the year! This year we’ll have some new items, like placable cobwebs and updates to the Victorian furniture set, as well as some other exciting items we can’t wait to share.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Additionally, we’ll be doing some new Halloween Sprays and Profile Backgrounds![/p][p][/p][h2]VR Development[/h2][p]We’ve been getting back into some VR work recently, too. We’d like to get a couple fixes done for some existing VR issues, as well as tackle other desired features and necessary changes to the game like sizing issues and the like, along with IK arm movement and networking.[/p][p]VR support is a dizzying process both technically and physically with having to remove the headset for development, but we’re really excited for its potential! We’ll keep you all posted on progress with VR as it moves along.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]New Items[/h2][p]Tons of new items and fixes for old items have been included in the most recent update![/p][p][/p][h3]Cafe & Pets Items[/h3][p]Tower now offers lots of very cute and sweet food options with the Cafe update, as well as various structural and furniture pieces to build your own Cafe settings in the Condos![/p][p]There are also quite a few new pet furniture items to play around with as of the most recent update, so be sure to check those out to make sure your pets are comfy cozy![/p][p][/p][h3]Game Worlds Port Panel[/h3][p]An addition you may have missed in the most recent update was the Game World Ports Panel: a placable panel for your Condo so you can queue up for Game World servers with friends![/p][p][/p][h3]Item Tweaks and Fixes[/h3][p]With the most recent updates, we’ve done an art pass on the chainlink fence item, as well as added some new features you should be sure to check out! Similar additions were added to the rope and cable items.[/p][p]We also have done various fixes to lighting, coloring issues, icon clarity, animations, sounds, and camera offsets![/p][p][/p][h2]Global Chat[/h2][p]With the release of Global Chat, we’ve been seeing a lot of use of the new feature, and we’re happy to say its been stable and running well since! We’ve recently updated it to fix quotation marks and are currently looking into adding unicode support.[/p][p][/p][h2]Optimizations[/h2][p]We’ve done plenty of optimization work with the most recent updates, including optimizing network load-in, collision meshes all throughout the Plaza, occlusion culling, and object counts![/p][p][/p][h2]UI Fixes[/h2][p]Various fixes were completed for UI and menu issues, mostly in the Workshop and Waiting for Players menus, but there were also some fixes to use prompts and loading screens as well! We're working on improving the UI for Steam Deck and fixing smaller elements on Steam Deck being hard to see.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]That’s going to do it for this week’s dev log! Be sure to keep an eye out for the next one!


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[p]This update addresses issues from the latest Pets & Global Chat update.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Plaza: The Cat Cafe's no weapons zone has been expanded further away from the front of the building[/p]
• [p]Plaza: The Dog Park no longer allows weapons[/p]
• [p]Plaza: The Dog Park benches can now be sat in[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Removed loading screens from Lighthouse doors and the exterior Monorail doorways[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Added door sounds when using loading screen doors and added some door animations to the sliding doors[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Various occlusion culling optimizations[/p]

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• [p]Plaza: Optimized the collision mesh of the monorail bridge's support cables[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Optimized the collision mesh of the D.I.Y. Store's interior structure[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Optimized the collision mesh of the Cat Cafe's interior entryway[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Optimized the collision mesh of the Cat Cafe's spiral staircase[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Optimized the collision mesh of the Celebrations Store interior structure[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Optimized the collision mesh of the Condo Realtor store interior structure[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Optimized the collision mesh of the Casino exterior doorway walls/ceiling mesh[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Reduced the object count in Tower Threads store[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Optimized the collision mesh of the structures above the stores[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Optimized the collision mesh of the theater exterior[/p]

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• [p]Fixed major memory leak when using appearance store/condo/stores[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed the Poseidon roller coaster going through the geometry of the fake Arcade interior[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed the colored liquids in the back room of the Tower Threads store not rendering[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed broken lightmaps on monorail track[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed a hole in the Tower Threads store's back room ceiling[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed some lighting errors in the trivia's fake interior[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed broken materials in the Bowling Alley interior[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed the Bowling sign inside the Bowling Alley interior having bad material assignments[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed the desk inside the Bowling Alley from having its front panel texture looking stretched[/p]
• [p]Condo: Fixed pumpkin materials[/p]
• [p]Condo: Fixed seat camera offsets in hidden seat[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed Dark Voyage sound playing when leaving the Arcade[/p]

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[p]This hot fix addresses issues from the latest Pets & Global Chat update.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Fixed Dark Voyage issues[/p]
• [p]Pets: Fixed Golden Retriever t-posing at dog park[/p]
• [p]Pets: Fixed Corgi being offset[/p]
• [p]Pets: Fixed pets floating in Underwater Condo (while inside)[/p]
• [p]Condo: Fixed Game World Port Panel use prompt being wrong[/p]
• [p]Condo: Fixed Doghouse coloring issues[/p]
• [p]Condo: Fixed Cupcake Wrappers having back-face culling[/p]
• [p]Fixed Holdable Catsack Popsicle not removing properly[/p]

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• [p]Condo: Added Pet Supplies to Pets / Critter category[/p]
• [p]Condo: Added a width property to the Rope / Cable items[/p]

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This is one of the largest updates of the year! We’re bringing you Pets, Global Chat, new Cat Cafe, tons of new items, much-requested updates to the Dedicated Condos browser, and plenty more! So let’s dive in![/p][p]
[/p][p]Global Chat is back! 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![/p][p]Global Chat also brings back Game World notifications when a player starts a public game world server![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]A brand new store is now open - Café Miaou![/p][p][/p][p]This elegant and cute cat cafe serves delicious pastries and drinks, all while keeping our resident cats safe and warm. Sit down, relax, have a cup and snuggle and pet our adorable cats.[/p][p]
[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]For dog enthusiasts, we’ve also opened a dog park! Head over to the West Stores in the Plaza, by the Backer Statue Garden to visit and adopt tons of adorable canine friends![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]With both the Cat Cafe and the Dog Park, you can now adopt your very own Condo pet![/p][p][/p][p]We currently have 28 lovable and adoptable cats and dogs![/p][p][/p][p]Pets have traits such as love and energy, and commands such as sit, follow, eating/drinking, and sleeping.[/p][p]You can get pet beds, pet food/drink bowls, and cat towers for your wondrously cute animal friends.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]In our last update, we added Dedicated Condos, but it was a bit hard to navigate all the new servers. [/p][p][/p][p]You can now easily sort the condo browser and filter out by Dedicated and Player-Hosted Condos.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]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).[/p][p]You can now have per-Condo server profiles, which helps with running multiple versions of your Condos.[/p][p]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.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]
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• [p]Added new items to Café Miaou[/p]
  • [p]Holdable Coffee[/p]
  • [p]Pet Bed (Round)[/p]
  • [p]Pet Bed (Rectangular)[/p]
  • [p]Pet Bowl[/p]
  • [p]Cupcake[/p]
  • [p]Cupcake (Chocolate)[/p]
  • [p]Jam Filled Cookie[/p]
  • [p]Chocolate Filled Cookie[/p]
  • [p]Gelatin[/p]
  • [p]Frosted Cookie[/p]
  • [p]Creme Sandwich Cookie[/p]
  • [p]Sugar Cookie[/p]
  • [p]Swiss Roll[/p]
  • [p]Croissant[/p]
  • [p]Cinnamon Roll[/p]
  • [p]Brownie Square[/p]
  • [p]Tart[/p]
  • [p]Flan[/p]
  • [p]Macaron[/p]
  • [p]Cappuccino[/p]
  • [p]Holdable Catppuccino[/p]
  • [p]Eclair (Iced)[/p]
  • [p]Eclair (Plain)[/p]
  • [p]Holdable Eclair[/p]
  • [p]Jelly Doughnut (Iced)[/p]
  • [p]Jelly Doughnut (Plain)[/p]
  • [p]Holdable Jelly Doughnut[/p]
  • [p]Doughnut (iced)[/p]
  • [p]Doughnut (Plain)[/p]
  • [p]Holdable Doughnut[/p]
  • [p]Holdable Onigiri[/p]
  • [p]Onigiri Neko[/p]
  • [p]Coffee (Black)[/p]
  • [p]Cat Condo (Modular)[/p]
  • [p]Cat Condo (Beds)[/p]
  • [p]Cat Condo (Base)[/p]
  • [p]Litterbox[/p]
  • [p]Doghouse[/p]
• [p]Added new items to Rob's Imports[/p]
  • [p]Fancy Footrest[/p]
  • [p]Cafe Counter[/p]
  • [p]Diner Seat[/p]
  • [p]Diner Booth Seat (Single)[/p]
  • [p]Diner Booth Seat (Double)[/p]
  • [p]Diner Booth Seat (Corner)[/p]
  • [p]Propane Tank[/p]
  • [p]Jerrycan[/p]
• [p]Added new items to Sweet Suite[/p]
  • [p]Vase (Trimmed)[/p]
  • [p]Cutesy Cafe Chair[/p]
  • [p]Cutesy Cafe Ottoman[/p]
  • [p]Cutesy Cafe Table[/p]
  • [p]Cutesy Cafe Accent Table[/p]
• [p]Added new items to Kalarry's Warez[/p]
  • [p]Sword & Shield (SDNL)[/p]
• [p]Added new items to DIY[/p]
  • [p]Game World Port Panel[/p]
  • [p]Rope[/p]
  • [p]Cable[/p]
  • [p]Chainlink Gate (Short)[/p]
  • [p]Chainlink Gate (Medium)[/p]
  • [p]Chainlink Fence (Short)[/p]
• [p]Added new Condo Materials[/p]
  • [p]Sparkly Fabric[/p]
  • [p]Confetti Tiles (Black)[/p]
  • [p]Confetti Tiles (White)[/p]
  • [p]Roof Scales[/p]
• [p]Added new items to Central Circuit[/p]
  • [p]Soft-Serve Machine[/p]

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• [p]New Store: Café Miaou (Cat Café)[/p]
• [p]Global Chat[/p]
• [p]Condo Pets[/p]
• [p]New Store: Dog Park[/p]
• [p]Added "Player Hosted", "Dedicated", and "Friends" Condo server filter buttons[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Moved Treasure from the Sea spawn locations to behind the pool slides beach area and off the grass[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Moved the fishing music in the fishing docks near the ferris wheel to be in a less annoying location and reduced the volume[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Tower rooftop back structure art pass[/p]
• [p]Plaza: The Arcade now has a faux interior to make the plaza feel more seamless and immersive[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Cookie, Holdable Cake Pops, and Paska Bread are now available from Café Miaou[/p]
• [p]ZM: Moved Weapon Switch controller binding to Top Face Button (Y on Xbox controllers) to avoid issues with microphone input colliding with swapping weapons[/p]
• [p]Arcade: Unreleased items no longer show a purchase prompt[/p]
• [p]Condo: Updated Thumbnail for Climbable Rope item to be more clear[/p]
• [p]Condo: Chainlink Fence, Large Barbed Wire Fence, and Large Barbed Wire Gate have been renamed to Chainlink Fence (Medium), Chainlink Fence (Tall), and Chainlink Gate (Tall) respectively[/p]
• [p]Condo: Existing Chainlink Fence items have been art-passed and given variants. Tall fences now have adjustable barbed wire (allowing you to remove, double it, change its position, etc)[/p]
• [p]Condo: Restaurant Booth now uses a new model that is distinct from the Nightclub Booth seats (it used a much older iteration and didn't match)[/p]
• [p]Condo: Added new per-player permission - Pet Control (gives players permission to adjust pet names and take care of your Condo pets)[/p]
• [p]UI: Workshop tags now have a scrollbar to them instead of just wrapping and making things more vertical[/p]
• [p]UI: Workshop maps now have use a Game World color scheme that isn't grey for the Waiting For Players menu
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• [p]The game engine should now handle masked material's opacity in the pre-pass now, optimizing translucency and the game's ability to handle foliage overall (was broken in the previous engine upgrade). This will result in way better FPS![/p]
• [p]Plaza: Separated interiors in the plaza into a separate light channel to reduce lighting calculations of directional lights and skylight[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Optimized the skeletal mesh animation of the subway's escalators[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Optimized initial network load in[/p]

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• [p]Fixed Use not working for several items and objects[/p]
• [p]Dedicated Condo: Fixed copycat not copying properties when duplicating an item[/p]
• [p]Dedicated Condo: Fixed certain items loading in wrongly (ex. Fireplaces)[/p]
• [p]Fixed various Holdable food items not removing properly after being eaten[/p]

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• [p]Plaza: Fixed Booze Bash, Chainsaw Battle, and Plane Wars not announcing in chat[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed Dev HQ vent not being usable[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed the control panel in Private Theatres being unusable[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed Backer Grove location volume title being wrong[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed an incorrect material assignment on the lamps outside the seasonal store on the boardwalk[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed fountain area causing splashes[/p]
• [p]Fixed splash effects in water not happening[/p]
• [p]ZM: Fixed HUD not showing "power up" controller bind[/p]
• [p]Condo: Fixed coloring issues on Gallery Bench item[/p]
• [p]Condo: Fixed IES on Emergency Light[/p]
• [p]Condo: Fixed Aqua Power Display item starting with a light enabled (even when Media Dynamic Lights were disabled)[/p]
• [p]Condo: Fix for Gem Pop candy using a broken material (also added color randomization similar to Holdable Balloons)[/p]
• [p]UI: Fixed workshop browser tabs going off the screen on Steam Deck[/p]
• [p]UI: Fixed up a lot of padding and font issues with the Waiting For Players menu[/p]
• [p]Plaza: Fixed Plaza fountain water effects and splashing effects[/p]
• [p]Dedicated Condo: Fixed Volume IO items showing to clients sometimes[/p]
• [p]UI: Fixed Waiting for Players menu not letting you input into chat[/p]
• [p]Condo IO: Fixed setting color on items (such as Lightbox) not working properly[/p]
• [p]Condo: Fixed setting color on certain items (such as Lightbox) not coloring the emissive texture of the light properly[/p]

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[p]This hot fix addresses issues from the latest 1.0.2.0 update.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Added singleplayer pausing support to Virus (horde mode), Minigolf, Ball Race, and Accelerate[/p]

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• [p]Improved LODs for various condo items[/p]
• [p]Optimized Use traces (which also makes picking up items a bit easier)[/p]

• [p]Dedicated Condo: Fixed item locking & no collide not working[/p]
• [p]Dedicated Condo: Fixed canvas tube load in issues[/p]
• [p]Dedicated Condo: Fixed copycat not copying item properties[/p]
• [p]Dedicated Condo: Fixed copycat not duplicating items properly[/p]
• [p]Dedicated Condo: Fixed locker and no collider tools not working[/p]
• [p]Dedicated Condo: Fixed server title and max players not displaying properly on server control panel[/p]
• [p]Fixed Condo Hub list going off the page causing the buttons for next page to not work[/p]
• [p]Zombie Massacre: Fixed pausing in singleplayer not pausing everything properly
  
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