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Dev Log for November 18th, 2025

[p]Hello everyone and welcome to the Tower Unite Dev Log for November 18th, 2025![/p][p][/p][p]As has been the case in our past couple of Dev Logs, we’ve been hard at work on a project outside of Tower and are near the point of finally giving everyone the inside scoop on it! We appreciate everyone’s patience and hope you all have been having fun in Tower in the mean time.[/p][p][/p][p]But, in terms of Tower Unite development, we’ve been able to tackle various parts of the game since the last dev log, so let’s get into that, along with other TU events![/p][p][/p][h2]November 2025 Condo Contest - Free Build[/h2][p][/p][p]We have a Condo Contest ending very soon! It’s a free build contest so participants can submit a build with any theme they like. Check out the entries, rules, and prizes here![/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]TU DEVELOPMENT[/h2][p]Work on our side project is wrapping up, and we’re really really excited to share it with you soon! We’ve been very busy doing the final touches on it. Unfortunately, while we didn’t intend for it to affect Tower development at all, we got very passionate about the project and put a lot of heart in into.[/p][p][/p][p]Now that the bulk work is done with it, we’ll be back to Tower development. Keep in mind that a lot of the stuff we made on our side project has already turned into new Tower items and we’ll continue to pair the two projects together. We appreciate everyone’s patience.[/p][p][/p][p]We’re eager to get back into Tower development with Arcade: Phase 3, Accelerate SDK, Cooking, and other roadmap objectives as soon as we can. As you saw in previous developer logs, we’ve already made a lot of progress on these.[/p][p][/p][p]Nuclearxpotato has been on a roll with a bunch of fixes and improvements to Tower Unite in the mean time, so we wanted to shout him out! The team’s been doing some major fixes and other developments as well, which we’ll go over too.[/p][p]So, let’s catch up since last time and see what’s been going on![/p][p][/p][h2]Game World Polish[/h2][p]We’re continuing with updates to Virus & SDNL! These include both visual polish and changes to weapons and features of the games. Here’s some of what we’ve been working on:[/p]
  • [p]T-posing issues while sliding[/p]
  • [p]Visual / Material fixes with weapons[/p]
  • [p]SDNL Announcer Adjustments (including volume sliders)[/p]
[p][/p][h2]Milestone Items[/h2][p]We’ve made some improvements to existing milestone items like the Throwable Shrimp and The Infection milestones. We’re also working on upcoming milestone items, which you can follow the progress of on our Trello here.[/p][p][/p][p]Upcoming milestone items include:[/p]
  • [p]SDNL milestones[/p]
  • [p]Accelerate milestones[/p]
  • [p]Nightclub milestones[/p]
  • [p]Boardwalk milestones[/p]
  • [p]Condo milestones[/p]
  • [p]Casino: Throwable Dice[/p]
  • [p]Casino: Throwable Cards[/p]
  • [p]Unfinished Plaza milestones[/p]
[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Condo Fixes[/h2][p]Various fixes were made to the Condo system. A major optimization to I/O was completed, which will make I/O connections run more efficiently.[/p][p]There were also many fixes to materials and collision issues. Some notable item additions include:[/p]
  • [p]a new version of the Soda Vending Machine item was added (with new variants)[/p]
  • [p]adjustments to the scale and art of the Kitchen Counter items.[/p]
  • [p]as well as the addition, updates, and fixes to the Victorian item set, added with the Halloween update[/p]
[p][/p][h2]Contest Posters Added[/h2][p][/p][p]In case you missed it, in Hotfix 1.1.1.2, we finally added the posters that were made during the Workshop Rental Store Poster Art contest! We’re so happy to finally have them in game and hope you guys have been able to check them out too.[/p][p]They’re located all around the store where we had space![/p][p][/p][h2]Early Access Items Added[/h2][p]Another addition you might have missed was the Early Access items, which were added in Hot Fix 1.1.1.2. These items are distributed automatically if you played the game during its Early Access period![/p][p][/p][h2]Upcoming Fun![/h2][p]We have some exciting stuff planned for December, so keep an eye out for that! [/p][p][/p][h2]That’s a Wrap![/h2][p]That’s going to do it for this week’s dev log! Be sure to keep an eye out for the next one![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p] Join our Discord for development updates and community fun! [/p][p]Join Our Discord [/p][p]We love awesome people like you![/p][p][/p][p]Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time:[/p][p]Tower Unite Roadmap [/p][p][/p][p]If you love our game and want to support its development, please consider getting a Supporter Pack! We'd be so grateful! [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help. [/p][p]For bug reports: Bug Reports [/p][p]For suggestions: Submit a Suggestion [/p][p]

Hot Fix 1.1.1.2

[p]Super small quick update...[/p][p][/p]
New Early Access Exclusive Items
[p]For the players who played Tower Unite during its Early Access period, we have added a few new exclusive items as a thank you for playing and contributing to Early Access![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]These 4 fun little items will be automatically given to players who played Tower during its Early Access period when they launch Tower Unite.[/p]
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End of Halloween Events
[p]As the spooky season starts to end, so will our Halloween celebrations :(. Halloween events will end on November 14th, so make sure you hop on before then to collect your Halloween items![/p][p][/p][p][/p]
Rental Store: Community Posters!
[p]We've also updated the Rental Store in the Condo Hub to include community-made posters from the August/September 2025 Art Contest! Again, thank you all for participating! We included every poster that was submitted from the contest![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]
Vending Machine Updated
[p]The vending machine got a little update. You can now choose between two different types of vending machine styles and also adjust the vending machine labels to make them canvasable. There's also new soda types.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]
Changes
  • [p]Added Early Access Player exclusive Items: Early Access Plate, Early Access Hardhat, Early Access Plushy, Early Access Spray[/p]
  • [p]Added community contest posters to Rental Store in Condo Hub[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Updated and remodeled Soda Vending Machine item, allowing for new variants[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Four new soda types can be dispensed from the Soda Vending Machine item[/p][p][/p]
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Bug Fixes
  • [p]Virus: Fixed players stepping onto physics props in Subway[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Corrected material issue on Victorian Chaise item[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Corrected material issue on Disc Jewelcase item[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Fixed Victorian Fabric (Floral) surface material changing to Victorian Fabric (Plain) when World-Align was enabled[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Soda Vending Machine will now properly initialize when placed (no longer showing Canvas Not Set)[/p]
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Join our Discord for development updates and community fun![/p][p] Join Our Discord [/p][p]We love awesome people like you![/p][p][/p][p]Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time:[/p][p] Tower Unite Roadmap [/p][p][/p][p]If you love our game and want to support its development, please consider getting a Supporter Pack! We'd be so grateful![/p][p] [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]

Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help.
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Halloween 2025! Part 2! (1.1.1.2)

[p]As All Hallows' Eve approaches, we have a small little part 2 to our Halloween events![/p][p][/p]
New Halloween Items & Updates
[p][/p][p]More Ghoul Coins![/p][p]Since it's almost ghoul time, we've massively increased the drop rate for Ghoul Coins from sacrificing Remains![/p][p][/p][p]We also added a couple new Halloween items…[/p][p]
[/p][p]New to Cauldron[/p]
  • [p]Gleeby Catsack (rare)[/p]
  • [p]Spooky Catsack (rare)[/p]
[p][/p][p]New to Halloween Characters[/p]
  • [p]Gleeby Catsack (rare)[/p]
  • [p]Spooky Catsack (rare)[/p]
[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Added more new Victorian furniture available in Rob's Imports and Sweet Suites[/p]
  • [p]Victorian Writing Desk[/p]
  • [p]Victorian Rolley Desk[/p]
  • [p]Victorian Executive Desk[/p]
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Nimbus Art Pass & Bonus Level
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Nimbus was our first Ball Race map, and it has gotten some love finally! The artwork for the tiles, objects, and more have been redone and we've added a bonus level that was missing from Nimbus.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]
Condo Optimizations
[p]We went through a lot of the systems in Condo IO and optimized them to improve performance for Condos that have intense usage of Condo IO. We're hoping the optimizations we did will reduce CPU usage overall.[/p][p][/p]
Changes
  • [p]Added new items to Rob's Imports: Victorian Writing Desk, Victorian Rolley Desk, and Victorian Executive Desk[/p]
  • [p]Added new decorative Catsacks to Halloween Visitor and Cauldron drop pools: Gleeby Catsack and Spooky Catsack[/p]
  • [p]Halloween: Increased the drop rate for Ghoul Coins from sacrificing Remains[/p]
  • [p]Increased Laser Tag payout: Winning Team 500 > 2500 units[/p]
  • [p]Increased Laser Tag payout: Gained Points (per point) 2 > 4 units[/p]
  • [p]Increased Laser Tag payout: Didn't Get Tagged 500 > 1500 units[/p]
  • [p]Increased Laser Tag payout: Didn't Get Eliminated 800 > 1250 units[/p]
  • [p]Ball Race - Nimbus: Continued art pass on Nimbus, updated the art on the pillars, hammers, moving platforms, and boost ramps[/p]
  • [p]Ball Race - Nimbus: Added more Melon pickups to Nimbus[/p]
  • [p]Ball Race - Nimbus: Added a Bonus Level to Nimbus (Level 11)[/p]
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Optimizations
  • [p]Condo IO: Condo IO tick operations moved to a separate subsystem that handles all the IO latent connections and delays more efficiently (while reducing overall tick overhead)[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Optimized Volumes (including Push Volumes) (overall reduction in player checks)[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Optimized Timer (no longer updates timer text if the timer is not visible)[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Optimized Relays (only effects editor visibility state)[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Optimized Clock IO output calls (less IO calls)[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Optimized Plush items (better animation handling, less taxing)[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Optimized Text 3D update calls (less overall updates unless needed)[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Optimized Hit Target Volume (doesn't update text until health is changed now)[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Optimized Physical Media Shelves (settles into idle state after media changes)[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Optimized Weapon Pickups (less event calls)[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Optimized Paper Lantern Lights (lights reduced in size, helps with less light overdraw)[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Optimized Boardwalk Midway Lights (lights removed)[/p]
  • [p]Condo: Optimized Physics Items (no longer does certain physics events if it's not simulating fully)[/p]
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SDNL Changes / Fixes
  • [p]SDNL: Fixed missed BERT darts having collision with the player (causing oddities when stepped over).[/p]
  • [p]SDNL: Fixed Raptor ragdoll violently trashing around[/p]
  • [p]SDNL: Superweapons are no longer removed in Gun Game when depleted[/p]
  • [p]SDNL: Fixed Gravity Glove intro speech playing during Team Deathmatch[/p]
  • [p]SDNL: Reduced volume of Announcer overall[/p]
  • [p]Added volume slider for Voice Over/Announcer[/p]
  • [p]We're still investigating and working on more fixes for SDNL
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Bug Fixes
  • [p]Fixed player head angle (while in seats) flipping back and forth when you look at yourself[/p]
  • [p]Fixed Candy Bucket Holdable running out of ammo when throwing candy[/p]
  • [p]Fixed missing texture on Minigolf Spline Plaster[/p]
  • [p]Fixed material regression on the Wet Floor Sign and Canvas Floor Sign items[/p]
  • [p]Fixed coloring on the Tiki Torch item[/p]
  • [p]Fixed Varnish property on Victorian Dresser, Hutch, Dining Table, Accent Table, Coffee Table, and Console Table not reapplying on Condo load[/p]
  • [p]Virus: Fixed material regression on the Golden 9MM Upgrade[/p]
  • [p]Fixed collision on Victorian Wardrobe variant 2[/p]
  • [p]Fixed material regression on Theater Door[/p]
  • [p]Fixed normal map mismatch on Wood Parquet condo surface materials[/p]
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Happy Halloween!
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Join our Discord for development updates and community fun![/p][p] Join Our Discord [/p][p]We love awesome people like you![/p][p][/p][p]Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time:[/p][p] Tower Unite Roadmap [/p][p][/p][p]If you love our game and want to support its development, please consider getting a Supporter Pack! We'd be so grateful![/p][p] [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]

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Dev Log for October 21st, 2025

[p]Hello and welcome to the Tower Unite Dev Log for October 21st, 2025![/p][p]It’s been a while since the last dev log, so we hope you all have been doing well.[/p][p]Since the last Dev Log, we started the Halloween events for this year, started our Suki plush campaign, have been working on adjustments to unit payouts, and other fixes![/p][p]We’ve also been still making progress on our outside-of-Tower project and hope to have an announcement for that soon![/p][p][/p]
Halloween Events
[p][/p][p]Halloween events are ongoing in Tower, so hop in if you want to enjoy the seasonal festivities![/p][p]There are new items to celebrate the season including additions to the Victorian furniture set, spooky cosmetics, and much more![/p][p]We’ve also adjusted some pricing at the Ghoulcery story after player feedback, so enjoy discounted prices on profile backgrounds![/p][p]Check out the event details here![/p][p][/p]
Halloween Condo Contest
[p][/p][p]Our yearly Halloween Condo Contest has a week left! Submissions are allowed until October 27th, 2025 at 11:59 PM CT! Check out the rules and prizes here: Halloween 2025 Condo Contest[/p][p][/p]
Makeship Suki Plush Campaign Started
[p][/p][p][/p][p]The Suki plush is available to order from Makeship![/p][p]It’ll be available for a limited time so be sure to check it out if you’re interested![/p][p]Sales of the plush directly help the continued development of the game, so we greatly appreciate all the help funding the plush that we can get![/p][p][/p][h2]Early Access Player Rewards[/h2][p][/p][p]Early Access Player Items have been made to thank you players who have been with us from early on! These include:[/p]
  • [p]Early Access Spray (The first animated spray!)[/p]
  • [p]Early Access Plate[/p]
  • [p]Early Access Hardhat[/p]
  • [p]Early Access Catsack Plush[/p]
[p]The catsack, when squeezed, will swing its pickaxe like the image it’s based on![/p][p]When the items are ready (which we’ll announce), these rewards will be automatically distributed to anyone who played before the Early Access release.[/p][p][/p][h2]Optimizations[/h2][p]Lots of various optimizations were completed in regard to Arcade leaderboard screens, textures and skeletal meshes, lighting, and other areas of the Plaza![/p][p]We’ve made changes to reduce shadow calculation costs by adding a shadow proxy system.[/p][p]As for Condos, we’ve gone through a lot of various and commonly used items and IO logic items and optimized them. We’re also working on a full Condo IO optimization pass behind the scenes, which we hope will reduce overall IO expenses in Condos.[/p][p][/p][h2]Leaderboard Improvements[/h2][p]Behind the scenes, Sabrina has been working on a new way to load and display Leaderboards in-game to help improve performance in the Arcade and Boardwalk. This new leaderboard system displays the leaderboards to an image that can also be shared outside of the game as well![/p][p]Not only does the new leaderboard system help with performance (especially in the Arcade), but it also has built in mechanisms to prevent leaderboard cheaters from ever showing up.[/p][p][/p][h2]VR Scaling[/h2][p]As we make progress on VR support, the scale of various Plaza store entrances has been adjusted for a better experience for VR players! These scale changes were made as we play tested VR and found several of the entrance ways or rooms to be a bit too cramped, something you can only notice while in VR.[/p][p][/p][h2]Dark Voyage Fixes[/h2][p]With the spooky season in effect, we’ve been giving some love to Dark Voyage to improve the experience, fix bugs, and resolve some performance issues![/p][p]We’ve added more targets, specifically in the mansion and laboratory areas, fixed issues with sounds and post processing effects.[/p][p][/p][h2]General Bug & Crash Fixes[/h2][p]Some general bugs were fixed with weapons, NPCs, T-Posing, the Nightclub Brightness setting, game pad buttons for tutorials, Halloween Event fixes, and much more.[/p][p]Several crashes have been fixed, including a player model crash, a Condo sorting crash, several UI crashes, and an Arcade crash![/p][p][/p][h2]Payout Adjustments[/h2][p]We’ve been listening to player feedback on payouts in the game, and we are planning on doing a survey soon to get more direct feedback about payouts and pricing in Tower Unite.[/p][p]For now, there have been some payout increases to Laser Tag, pricing adjustments to Ghoul Coin items, and plans to adjust SDNL as well as other Game World payouts.[/p][p][/p][h2]Nimbus Art Pass[/h2][p]An art pass on Nimbus has been completed! Nuclearxpotato has been working on updating the look of this long-standing map to give it a fresh feel. Nimbus was the first level we created for Ball Race in Tower Unite and was long overdue on some love.[/p][p]Various moving objects no longer have “programmer art” and have their own unique models.[/p][p]Nimbus also now has its own bonus level, something that was missing from it compared to the other Ball Race maps.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]SDNL Fixes[/h2][p]Various fixes were also made to some issues in SDNL, such as fixes to the BERT gun, disabling player collision, ragdolling, and announcement issues. We’re continuing to address issues with SDNL and are focused on bug fixes going forward. We are also investigating the invisible player spawn issues and weapon loadout issues for hosts.[/p][p][/p][h2]Updated Rules[/h2][p]We’ve updated our Rules to be more clear and easier to read, and consolidated them on our Guides page so you can easily find it, along with clear guides on how to Report Players and Condos.[/p][p]Here is the link to the new permanent location: Rules.[/p][p]We’ll continue to keep the rules and report guidelines up-to-date so we can all keep Tower Unite a safe place for everyone to enjoy.[/p][p][/p][h2]Winter 2025 Items![/h2][p][/p][p]New Winter Holiday items are being made! So far we have:[/p]
  • [p]Ice Crown[/p]
  • [p]Santa’s Sackpack[/p]
  • [p]Peppermint Horns[/p]
  • [p]Peppermint Glassess[/p]
  • [p]Krampus Horns[/p]
  • [p]Tinsel Scarf[/p]
[p]If you wanna make suggestions for Winter Items this year, check out the Winter Item Suggestion Megathread![/p][p][/p][h2]That’s a Wrap![/h2][p]That’s going to do it for this week’s dev log! Be sure to keep an eye out for the next one![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p] Join our Discord for development updates and community fun! [/p][p]Join Our Discord [/p][p]We love awesome people like you![/p][p][/p][p]Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time:[/p][p]Tower Unite Roadmap [/p][p][/p][p]If you love our game and want to support its development, please consider getting a Supporter Pack! We'd be so grateful! [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help. [/p][p]For bug reports: Bug Reports [/p][p]For suggestions: Submit a Suggestion [/p][p]

Suki Plush Campaign Started!

[p]SUKI HAS ARRIVED! [/p][p][/p]
ORDER ONE HERE
[p]https://www.makeship.com/products/suki-plush-1 [/p][p][/p][p]To celebrate our recent Cat Cafe update, the Suki plush is here! Suki is the cat of Tower Unite's lead developer, and she's always had her paws in the game, whether its in easter eggs, minigolf cameos, or accidentally unplugging dev PCs - Suki has got it covered.[/p][p][/p][p]Bring Suki home with her adorable detachable catpuccino, and get ready for some cozy atmosphere! [/p][p][/p][p]Here's a picture of Suki next to her own plush![/p][p]


Join our Discord for development updates and community fun![/p][p] Join Our Discord [/p][p]We love awesome people like you![/p][p][/p][p]Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time:[/p][p] Tower Unite Roadmap [/p][p] For suggestions: Submit a Suggestion
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