Last year we were featured in Summer Games Done Quick, and this year the speedrunning team were back again to show off their skills running our SpongeBob SquarePants Special Pack
If you missed it, here is this year’s run taking them only 35 minutes 10 seconds
It's been a while since the last one, but now we're back! Over the next few dev logs we'll be getting to know some of the team behind the creation of our upcoming special pack, Alice's Adventures.
This time we have Laura, one of PowerWash Sim's 3D Artists!
Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your role at FuturLab? Laura: Heya! My name is Laura, I am French, and I studied video games in Paris. Now I am living in UK and work at FuturLab for almost 3 years. I am a 3D artist!
Which part of the Alice’s Adventures pack did you have the most input on? Laura: I worked on the Queens Court level with Andreea. From blockout stage to the end, doing 3D low and high poly models, textures but also taking care of the contrast, the colour scheme, the environment and lighting! The best part for me was working on the adorable bunnies.
What would you say is the most enjoyable part of your job? Laura: Creating, adding a bit more of storytelling when I can. It is also really nice to look at a before/after screenshot to see all the work done on a scene!
Is there a particular part of your job (that you can talk about) that you’ve been really proud of? Laura: I’m really happy about Minigolf, it is full of storytelling in there, from the forest to the castle. (and no the dragon hole isn’t his butthole...!). I also know that players enjoyed it, so it is probably why I’m a bit proud. (I’m also really happy about Seventh Heaven scene and Spanish Villa one) But SpongeBob DLC is probably the one I am most proud of, a lot of hand painted textures to make it look like the tv show and I think it looks great, we did a great job in here!
Do you have a favourite level in PowerWash Sim? Laura: Probably one of the SpongeBob levels! Conch Street or Mermalair one
Is there anything you’re currently playing/watching/reading? Laura: I am doing 3D on my spare time mostly, but I am waiting to play Throne and Liberty!
If you could give a new player one piece of advice for playing PowerWash Sim, what would it be? Laura: Use aim mode really haha
An important question, do you have a favourite nozzle? Laura: Not really!
If you could have a dream IP added to PowerWash Simulator, what would it be? Laura: My childhood game: Dofus !
That's it for this dev log! We have more of the team to come, so keep an eye out for our next one 💦
Here at FuturLab, we have been delighted to see our community of PowerWash Simulator players grow since it first splashed onto the scene with Early Access in May 2021.
We're proud to announce that the number of players has now surpassed 12 million. We couldn’t be more grateful to our community of wannabe-washers who have poured countless hours into scrubbing down the town of Muckingham, banished Bikini Bottom’s grime and annihilated filth in the 41st Millennium.
Since we announced we reached 7 million players last May, our team at FuturLab has doubled in size and with all that talent and skill we’ve had our biggest year to date. The good clean fun of PowerWash Simulator has expanded into the world of SpongeBob SquarePants, Back to the Future and Warhammer 40,000 with our DLC Special Packs
None of this would be possible without the love and support from our gaming community, so we wanted to say a huge thank you for playing! 💙 You can expect more content on the horizon so please keep an eye on our website and social media channels for the latest news.
We're gushing to share our PowerWash Sim 2024 roadmap with you all. Since our 1.0 release we've had floods of content, including:
2 Muckingham updates
Tomb Raider
Midgar
SpongeBob SquarePants
Back to the Future
Warhammer 40,000
Seasonal Content
And we're going to keep the flow going! Take a little peek at our roadmap for the year ahead below:
We have some great updates splashing onto your screens this year and can't wait to start revealing them when the time comes.
From everyone at PowerWash Simulator, thank you to our amazing community for all the love and support you've shown our game 💙 We have so much more for you to enjoy
Our Warhammer 40,000 Special Pack is out now to cleanse while we get ready to show more.
Immerse yourself in a new storyline to go along side these iconic machines and 10 new achievements to collect. The Emperor approves!
Embrace the cleaning crusade with a new Adeptus Mechanicus character model, gloves, power washer skin and equipment designs that fit perfectly into the Forge Temple's gritty atmosphere
To accompany this update, we have some tweaks and fixes. All can be found in the patch notes below:
Fixes
Players are now able to access gamercard while on co-op gameplay
Fixed crash occurring after disconnecting and reconnecting a controller while in the Options menu
Controller no longer continuously vibrates when washing
Second set of arms no longer appear
Fixed player session is not properly updating upon network disconnection
Fixed the max size of save data reached restarting a completed Bonus or Free Play job not allowing the player to replay it
Fixed tutorial not clearing properly when opening and closing the tablet
Equipment window now closes with ESC key
Pressing ESC after closing tablet no long opens equipment menu
Fixed controller vibration upon subtask completion
PS4 controller now vibrates when the vibrations are enabled
Incorrect shadow in the Stunt Plane environment
Fixed superfluous quotation marks in the summary message of the Christmas DLC job
Card of the DLC in Seasonal Special menu now shows correct progress percentage and rewards amount
Fixed loading screen freezing during the loading dirt process
Fixed incorrect DLC freeplay equipment
Fixed missing textures around the entrances to the Blue Bird Motel and Jacobson & Field
Update notification window now closes properly, not forcing user to transfer to special menu
Entering the general settings menu no longer sends you to the bottom of the page by default
Fixed achievements that unlock for the host not unlocking for the client in Career Mode
Known Issues
Any non-career timelapses created prior to update are not being deleted when the user updates their game
Evoking multiple popups simultaneously results in a crash under certain circumstances
Campaign mode supplied soap liquids not provided when transitioning into another Campaign level with Co-op enabled
The client’s timelapse is not shown in fullscreen
Washing VFX is not aligned to the washer/nozzle when viewing a timelapse
PowerWash Simulator Warhammer 40,000 Special Pack Coming February 27th
Get ready to dive into the grimdark universe of Warhammer 40,000 like never before in this PowerWash Simulator Special Pack, coming February 27th 2024.
