In this update, 1.0.0.1, we have made major changes to the game to support controllers, along with adding controller icons that support multiple types of controllers. We currently support Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo, and Steam Deck controller icon sets.
ALL Game Worlds now have full controller support! Minigolf, Accelerate, Ball Race, Zombie Massacre, Virus, Little Crusaders, and SDNL now have full controller support, along with force feedback! Plaza activities such as Casino, Arcade, Bowling, Trivia, and Billiards all have controller support as well now!
Controller force feedback was improved across the game, adding rumble to various aspects of gameplay for all the Game Worlds. In Ball Race, bumpers will rumble like a bumper should, in Minigolf you'll feel the slight taps of the railings and the HIO rocket, and in Little Crusaders you will feel the Dragon's roar!
We added controller support to the menus, so you can enter and play game worlds, browse workshop maps, enter your condo or other condos, customize yourself, buy items, or check your collection book progress all with your controller.
This was a huge undertaking and project! We're still working on controller support for the hot bar/player emotes. We are also working on full compatibility with the Steam Deck and will have more news on that soon!
Public Betas
About two weeks ago, we started our first public beta as a test run to help get feedback on this 1.0.0.1 update. The beta testing went very well and we'll continue to use public betas going forward.
We’ll have more formal announcements that these are going on in the future now that we’ve done this initial try!
To learn how to participate in the public betas, and to give feedback before an update goes live, check out: https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/tower-unite-public-beta-branches/53183
New Items
Added new trophies for Nightclub, SDNL, Condo, Accelerate, and Theater
Added new items to Asteroid Belt: Jester Hat, Solar System Tube, Cape, Fire Extinguisher Jetpack, Prince Hat
Added new items to Rob's Imports: Trophy (generic prop trophy item), Key (Physics), Key Lock (Static), Key Lock (Padlock)
Added new items to Oasis: Floating Wooden Platform
Added new items to Toy Stop: Meat Chunk, Gem (Physics)
Changes
Added Return To Menu option at end of a game world match (during votemap)
Smoothed out Bowling and Billiards movement when watching others
Workshop maps now color by their difficulty tag throughout the menu selections
Improved Workshop browser search times
Added "Created By Friends" and "Liked By Friends" tabs to Workshop browser
Friend List: Join button now changes to a locked icon when your friends are in a Singleplayer/Private Condo
Condo: Added new Condo Materials: Nightclub Screen (Greyscale), Slippery Metal
Condo: Condo materials Flesh, Flesh (Moving), and Blood now use blood surface type
Improved Plaza mini-map icons
Reduced volume of minigame magnum
Ball Race SDK: Added IO event OnPopped to the spike item
Ball Race SDK: Added IO event OnPopped when a ball gets popped by a pop volume
Minigolf SDK: OnStart IO event now activates when you are using test mode for easier testing
Ball Race SDK: OnStart IO event now activates when you are using test mode for easier testing
Controller Support
Added full controller support to Minigolf
Added full controller support to Virus
Added full controller support to Ball Race
Added full controller support to Zombie Massacre
Added full controller support to Little Crusaders
Added full controller support to Accelerate
Added full controller support to Arcade games
Added full controller support to Casino games
Added full controller support to Bowling
Added full controller support to Billiards
Added controller icon support for the following controller styles: Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo, and Steam Deck controllers
Added controller icon support to HUD
Added controller support to friends list
Added controller support to payout history
Added controller support to various confirmation menus, and rethemed the confirmation menus
Added controller support to Workshop map browsing
Added controller support to Settings menu
Added controller support to Collection Book
Added controller support to Scoreboards
Added controller support to Plaza map
Added controller support to Canvas Permission Warning (when joining a Condo)
Added controller support to stores and NPC dialogue
Virus: Added controller icons to the HUD
Accelerate: Added controller icons to the HUD
Little Crusaders: Added controller force feedback support (affects roaring, stomping, throwing, biting, death, etc.)
Little Crusaders: Added controller icons to the HUD
Ball Race: Added controller force feedback support (affects bumpers, attractors, death, pickups, etc.)
Ball Race: Added controller icons to the HUD
Zombie Massacre: Added controller icons to the HUD
Bug Fixes
Fixed issues where wearable colors would sometimes not apply or save
Updated various Trophy icons to respect their current looks
Fixed splash screen skip setting not saving
Fixed Plaza scoreboard recreating itself when entering the pause menu
Accelerate - Criss Cross Rapids: Added Out Of Bounds wall to last turn of Criss Cross Rapids to prevent players getting stuck
Minigolf - SDK: Fixed collision on the Minigolf cup to prevent balls falling out the bottom when scaled up
Minigolf - SDK: Fixed various Flag holes having incorrect collisions
Minigolf - SDK: Fixed Minigolf cup piece not having collision for the cup when first spawned in
Minigolf - Nostalgia: Prevented players getting stuck on edge of Hole 17's flag hole
Plaza - Minigames: Fixed Mouse Sensitivity being too low after finishing Plaza Minigames while scoped in
Condos - Vehicles now respect "Movement Items" rule toggle
Fixed item tag tooltips staying on after closing the store menus
Disabled spray key in Typing Derby
Fixed weapons switching when tabbed out and using scroll wheel
Fixed popcorn material being busted
Fixed certain jetpack sounds not playing (specifically Gold Jetpack and Turbine Jetpack)
Minigolf: Fixed visual issues when switching to spectator mode in Minigolf (mainly affects Nostalgia and fixes the flickering light issue)
Plaza: Fixed issues where respawning while in the Arcade would unstream the Arcade interior
Fishing: Fixed pufferfish particles
SDNL: Fixed sliding being tied to FPS
Fixed jetpack CTRL movement being tied to FPS
Fixed jetpacks not re-attaching to players correctly sometimes (when players go out of range and back again)
Fixed jetpacks not always hiding when players are out of range
Fixed melon spirits not always hiding when players are out of range
Minigolf - SDK: Fixed launcher items colliding with inventory traces/copycat when dragging/duplicating them
Ball Race - SDK: Fixed bumper item colliding with inventory traces/copycat when dragging/duplicating them
Fixed a bug where pressing ESC while setting a key would exit the key binding menu
Minigolf: Fixed not being able to open the customize menu while the ball is moving
Minigolf: Fixed mouse cursor showing while using a gamepad
Ball Race: Fixed not being able to customize your ball while the scoreboard is open
Workshop SDK: Fixed workshop model "no collide" setting not working for team games like SDNL, Virus, Little Crusaders
Workshop SDK: Fixed SDNL test mode playing the announcer sequence when it should just skip that
Optimizations
Various LOD changes in Plaza
Condo IO: Optimized buttons and added IO inputs to all button items. Added new Rate Limit setting
Optimized various things with Fishing to reduce stutters
The Tower Unite Soundtrack Has Been Updated!
The soundtrack has been updated with 62 new tracks, including 24 full songs! These include unreleased music from the Arcade, Zombie Massacre, SDNL, Accelerate, Stores, Trivia and other Plaza tracks, and more!
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The Tower Unite Soundtrack Has Been Updated!
The Tower Unite Soundtrack has been updated!
New Songs, Tracks, and Bonus Tracks!
The soundtrack has been updated with 64 new tracks, including 26 full songs! These include unreleased music from the Arcade, Zombie Massacre, SDNL, Accelerate, Stores, Trivia and other Plaza tracks, and more!
There are also 29 bonus tracks with more short Fishing tracks, Casino tracks, and miscellaneous music from the game.
NOTE: If tracks don’t play correctly in the Steam media player, please access them directly in your local files.
Soundtrack Sampler
If you want a taste of the soundtrack, check out our Youtube! We’ve compiled 11 songs into a ~40 minute mix that you can put on while building Condos, racing balls, or whatever you like!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAQufvBahkU
Next Game Update
If you didn’t see, we released a dev log this week with some status on development! You can check it out here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/394690/announcements/detail/525342544971696310
Join our Discord for development updates and community fun! Join Our Discord We love awesome people like you!
Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time: Tower Unite Roadmap
If you love our game and want to support its development, please consider getting a Supporter Pack! We'd be so grateful!
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Dev Log for May 12th, 2025
Hello everyone! Welcome to the Tower Unite Dev Log for this week, which will have a new format!
Current Roadmap
If you missed it, here is our Post 1.0 Roadmap featuring the major updates to come. Not every update is listed in this graphic, but you can see more detailed development progress on our Trello or Discord!
What’s New?
Tower Unite Version 1.0 was released on April 19th, 2025! We are so appreciative for the response from you all! And thank you for any bug reports, reviews, feedback, and support!
Since the release, we’ve been making progress on the roadmap updates slated for post-1.0. Progress is being made on the various roadmap projects all at once.
Next Update: Update 1.0.0.1
This next update will be a brief interlude before the Workshop Rental Store to fix some bugs, improve controller support, and prepare for future beta tests.
Controller Support
With the release of 1.0, controller support is a feature near and dear to our hearts. This next update includes great improvements for controller support in Plaza and Game Worlds to the benefit of controller and Steam Deck users alike!
Here is an overview of the controller support features that will be added:
Game World Controller Support (ALL GAME WORLDS)
Menu Controller Support (Game World Select, Workshop Browser, Character Customization, Collection Book)
Force Feedback (Rumble)
Controller Icons
Scoreboard Controller Support
Settings Controller Support
Plaza Map Controller Support
Force Feedback (Rumble)
Controller force feedback will be improved across the game, adding rumble to various aspects of gameplay for all the Game Worlds. In Ball Race, bumpers will rumble like a bumper should, in Minigolf you’ll feel the slight taps of the railings and the HIO rocket, and in Little Crusaders you will feel the Dragon’s roar!
Controller Icons
With this update, we’ll also be adding controller icons that support multiple types of controllers. It will support Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo, and Steam Deck controller icon sets.
Menu Controller Support
We’re also adding controller support to the majority of the menus, so you can enter and play game worlds, browse workshop maps, enter your Condo or other Condos, customize yourself, or check your collection book progress all with your controller.
This has been a huge undertaking and project! We’re still working on controller support, so some of the various aspects of the game such as the hot bar are still lacking full controller support. Support for those are still being developed, as they require more work than other parts of the game.
We are also working towards full compatibility with the Steam Deck and will have more news on that soon!
We will continue to add more controller support to the game in each upcoming update!
Public Betas
About a week and a half ago, we started our first public beta as a test run to help get feedback on the 1.0.0.1 update. The beta testing went very well and we’ll continue to use public betas going forward.
We’ll have more formal announcements that these are going on in the future now that we’ve done this initial try!
To learn how to participate in the public betas, and to give feedback before an update goes live, check out: Tower Unite Public Beta Branches!
Workshop Condo Rental Store
The Workshop Rental Store grand opening is just around the corner! This will be our next Major update!
A new expansion to the Condo Hub, the Workshop Rental Store displays both popular and recently released Workshop maps made by the community, allowing players to quickly grab them off the shelves and transport players to the map for easy browsing.
We are currently putting the final touches and will provide an open beta, so stay tuned and feel free to join in our open beta when announced.
Pets!
We’ve also been working on the new Condo pet system! We’ve made great progress on the pets, as they now have traits such as love and energy, and commands such as sit, follow, eating/drinking, and sleeping.
We’ll have more information on the big pet update that comes out after the Rental Store update!
Community Condos
Community Condos are dedicated user-hosted Condos. Since the 1.0 release, we’ve made great progress on the backend changes needed for the server browser required for Community Condos in the game. Work will continue to be done on this feature.
Surprise Planet Panic Updates?
If you follow our Trello, you may have noticed work has resumed on a Game World, Planet Panic! Planet Panic was one of our earliest game worlds, but we had complaints about the gameplay design and the vehicle networking. The game simply wasn’t up to our standards. Since then, Planet Panic has been in development hell, constantly getting pushed aside due to lack of interest both by our community polls and developers. But all hope is not lost…
We’ve recently discussed some new exciting designs for the gameplay, got some inspiration, and now have developed fully working UFOs with network prediction! With the new gameplay, we hope to add more fun and challenge to the original concept while keeping the cute style.
Progress is also being made on reworking some of the old maps as well.
That’s a Wrap!
That’s going to do it for this week’s dev log! Be sure to keep an eye out for the next one. We’ll be changing from our weekly schedule to a more biweekly announcement with more information than our old dev logs.
Join our Discord for development updates and community fun! Join Our Discord We love awesome people like you!
Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time: Tower Unite Roadmap
If you love our game and want to support its development, please consider getting a Supporter Pack! We'd be so grateful!
Take a peek at what's being worked on every week in our weekly dev logs! There's bound to be something interesting every week! Weekly Dev Logs
Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help. For bug reports: Bug Reports For suggestions: Submit a Suggestion
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Leaving Early Access - Tower Unite Version 1.0
Alright everyone, its time! We’ve been preparing for this moment for years, and with this update we’re sealing the deal:
Tower Unite is out of Early Access!!!
The dream of Tower has been part of some of our team’s lives for almost 20 years now, starting as our lead developer Mac’s highschool daydream in 2006. Now, it’s been 9 years with Tower Unite!
Time really does fly, doesn’t it?
Inspired by our love of theme parks, arcades, resorts, and a metric ton of love for gaming, we’ve been creating a loving place that has endless entertainment and fun, and we’re so happy to give it a big welcome in its 1.0 state!
Our wish was to make a jam-packed game that offers you the world and delivers it as best as it can – a place where friends can hop on and chill, play all sorts of games, and express yourselves in your own digital home.
We have been so humbled by the support we’ve been given. Early access has been an absolute gift, and you all gave us the opportunity to make Tower with our small team and work on the game at our own pace, adding the features we all wanted. It’s been a dream come true. The support from our committed community has been overwhelming, and we are so proud of how much Tower has grown.
With all of the work we’ve done on the game over the years, we feel Tower is ready and doesn’t belong in Early Access any longer.
This does not mean we are done!
Tower development is NOT over. We have games to make, promises we are determined to keep, and we will never stop coming up with new games and ideas for Tower Unite! And, of course, we want to do our best to deliver polish and improvements. This game is our passion.
So, while we’re saying goodbye to Early Access, we want to give you all some info about how future updates will work and are happy to announce our first roadmap for post 1.0!
How Will Updates Work Post 1.0?
If you’ve been following Tower’s journey, you’ve been beta testing the game with us with every update and providing feedback. Since we are leaving early access, we’ll be releasing future major updates on a public beta branch before they get launched into the main game.
This way players can continue to provide feedback on new features and test them before the general public.
In terms of communication updates, we’ll still be continuing our developer blogs; We’ll still be active on the forums and our Discord, and we’ll still be using Trello for updates. We’re committed to being transparent with Tower’s development, even after Early Access!
Bug Fixes Post 1.0
No developer wants bugs or issues with their game, and we are no different. We want Tower to work as best as it can, and are always going to figure out ways to improve performance, solve issues, and make the game an enjoyable experience for all players.
If you encounter a bug or other issue with the game, we continue to encourage you to let us know on our forums. Tower Unite has a large scope and a small team, so we are always grateful to players for letting us know issues when they arise, or giving us more information on known issues.
We’ll continue to deliver hot fixes and plenty of bug fixes and optimizations in every update.
Post 1.0 Roadmap
Workshop Rental Store
A new expansion to the Condo Hub, the Workshop Rental Store displays both popular and recently released Workshop maps made by the community. This store will allow players to grab a map off the shelves and throw it into a special VHS portal device that will transport players to the map for easy browsing.
This feature is very close to being done, and it just needs some fine tuning. If you’ve followed development, you know this has been in our desired roadmap for quite some time, so we’re excited to get it out to you all.
Condo Pets & Cafe Miaou
We’re working hard on the new pet system, which will be one of the first post-1.0 updates. Pets will have the ability to walk around your Condo, follow you, eat, drink, sleep, and yes, you can pet them! Pets can be named, and you can form a bond with your pet by giving it care and attention.
With pets being added, you’ll need somewhere to adopt them. We’re very excited to finally share our progress on the new Cafe Miaou with all of you! Cafe Miaou will be a new store next to D.I.Y. and will be a place for players to adopt lovable cats to keep in their Condo.
Don’t worry dog lovers; there will also be a dog park in the Plaza, where you can adopt lovable dogs as well!
Community Condos
A much desired feature, Community Condos are dedicated user-hosted Condos. We plan to release Community Condos in stages. The first stage will be allowing players to host a dedicated Condo with their own Condo map and to show them on the new Community Condos server list. The second stage is to add editing support, so approved players can edit the layout of the dedicated Condo and spawn their own items. Community Condos will also have their own save system.
Cooking
Cooking is another project we are wrapping up development on! Plenty of food has been made, and the bulk of the work is now on the programming side.
Updates Beyond
We are fully engaged with developing the updates mentioned above, and we are working our hardest to be able to continue with future updates beyond these. If things go well, we’ll be able to tackle another game world, future arcade updates, and other various projects that have been in the plans from the start.
VR Support
VR development is one of the ongoing projects planned to be a feature of Tower. Converting a game with the scope of Tower Unite to VR is complicated, so it doesn’t have a planned date for now. However, we’ve been steadily making progress and have made huge strides in its development. We plan to roll out changes to VR throughout the months post 1.0.
Future Game Worlds
Future Game Worlds include Planet Panic, Death Run, and a horror Game World. We’ve mentioned it before, but the horror Game World’s scope has grown, so we’re still in the midst of redesigning it to better fit Tower.
Future Game World Maps
Now that we are in a post-1.0 state, our content developers will have more time to work on maps for existing Game Worlds.
We have plenty of Game World maps still in progress, such as Accelerate: Moon City, Virus: Theme Park, and SDNL: Skyline.
Other Upcoming Features to Tower
Tower will continue to grow, and we plan to expand on existing features, such as releasing new Arcade games and Boardwalk Attractions. New Game World Mutators and Upgrades are also in the works.
Other Developments
Tower Unite has been our sole project for a long time. Throughout development we’ve had many ideas and discussions about future games. We’re happy to say we’ve settled on a project we’re most passionate about! With Tower now in its post-1.0 state, we’re excited to finally announce our next game!
Introducing…
The Elevator
The ultimate sequel to Elevator: Source! We have been eager to share this with all of you.
The Elevator will be our second standalone game!
The Elevator is a 6+ player multiplayer game with extended gameplay based on Elevator: Source. For those who aren’t familiar, Elevator: Source is a game about taking a mysterious elevator on a journey to places beyond your imagination. We don’t want to give away too much, but some floors you may have to get off the elevator…
We plan to have more elevating information soon in a future announcement!
Final Thoughts & Early Access Overview
Thanks for sticking around to read this, to play the game, and to see Tower Unite grow. We make games because we love them, and gaming has been an important part of each of our lives. Tower is all about spreading that love!
We can’t wait to keep making games with you all along for the ride.
Below is an overview of every year of Early Access development, up to our last update. I’ve highlighted some updates that were significant in scale or were technical accomplishments for us. All of them are included as interesting parts of Tower’s history.
When you look at this overview, keep in mind that it only scratches the surface of bug fixes, back-end work, and other important changes that have gone on throughout development.
Dev Hangout
In celebration of 1.0, you can join us for a Dev Hangout today at 1PM Pacific Time on Twitch! We’ll be playing Tower and talking to you all about the game.
THANK YOU
Thank you to our backers, early access players, supporters, patrons, and our inspiring community!
Thank you to those of you who submitted your custom maps & condos for our trailer, and thank you to those of you who joined us for trailer shots.
Thank you to everyone who filled out our Road to 1.0 feedback survey, and everyone who submitted bug reports, crash reports, and suggestions throughout the years.
Thank you to everyone who has been on or worked with our team in the past, to those who have given advice during development when we reached out for help, and to everyone who helped us keep pushing forward on this game.
Thank you for talking about the game, creating awesome things with it, and making memories in it, and forming new friendships!
Thank you for playing Tower Unite and being a part of this exciting journey!
We can’t wait for more!
We love you all, <3 PixelTail Games
Changes
Condo - House: Centered fireplace's hearth to the mantle
Condo - House: Added decorative chimney to the roof above the fireplace
Condo - House: Completed trim around the Garage's roof (to match the main roof's trim)
Condo - House: Basement occluders are now invisible in gameplay, but still cast shadows
Condo - House: Removed the neon light above the downstairs bar
Condo - House: Cleaned up collision in the basement and skylights
Bug Fixes
Halloween 2024 category in Anniversary store should now correctly contain Halloween 2024 items and not Winter 2024 items
Fixed workshop player model ragdolls exploding verts
Fixed death cameras clipping through the ground throughout the game
Ball Race - Prism: Fixed issue with rhythm blocks not always playing their appear/disappear patterns when starting the next round
Ball Race: Fixed players (clients) not always respawning properly
Condo: Fixed broken material on snow arena cabins
Condo: Fixed Balloon Arch not displaying for clients
Condo: Fixed Orderly Pavers items having broken materials
Condo: Fixed House windows opening the wrong direction
LC: Fixed if you pick up Birb while holding an item it would break
Minigolf: Fixed Scuba Mask and Oval Glasses not fitting correctly on ball
Minigolf: Fixed gamepad camera rotation sensitivity
Fixed being able to spray while in an instrument
Minigolf - Island: Fixed huts having broken materials
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Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time: Tower Unite Roadmap
If you love our game and want to support its development, please consider getting a Supporter Pack! We'd be so grateful!
Take a peek at what's being worked on every week in our weekly dev logs! There's bound to be something interesting every week! Weekly Dev Logs
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Update 0.18.11.1
This update adds 6 new unlockable player sprays, adds ordered NPC dialogue, and fixes various bugs from the latest update.
New Sprays!
6 new unlockable player sprays have been added to celebrate springtime!
Ordered NPC Dialogue
In this update, you can set your NPC dialogue to be ordered, which allows you to create more structured stories with your NPCs (or Dialogue Volumes)!
Changes
Added 3 new Easter Sprays: Spring Rabbit Spray, Sleepy Spring Rabbit Spray, and Baby Bird Rabbit Spray
Added 3 new sprays: "I Paused My Game To Play My Game" Spray, Coloracle Spray, and Target Practice Spray
Condo: Added ordered talking dialogue support to NPC / dialogue volumes. This allows creators to have talking dialogue that is not randomized.
Condo: Added indicator when there's more that the NPC wants to say (ordered mode only)
Updated Plaza map (boardwalk changes, casino exterior changes, changes to the beach and added Dark Voyage)
Collection Book: Overall progress on each game now shows on the game's tab for easier view on overall progress for achievements, milestones, and badges
Added refresh inventory buttons to both appearance menu and hot bar
Minigolf - Nostalgia: Added themed course signs to the middle section, vaporwave section of the map
Minigolf - Nostalgia: Various art improvements in the vaporwave area
Pause Menu - Inventory: Organized the tags so it's not just a list of every single tag in the game
Pause Menu - Inventory: Active selected tag now restores
Updated various condo map icons (some were out of date)
Added Map key prompt to bottom left of Plaza HUD
Added Collection Book key prompts to EXP Bar and Achievement popups
Added more variations to Gem item and improved collision on two existing variants
Updated vending machine images to use the new cans that are part of the game instead of just blank cans
Condo: Canvas URL history now previews the URL so you can actually see what it is before selecting it
Fishing: Increased Rare Item / Treasure Fish spawn rate for Curly Grub bait
Fishing: Increased Rare Fish spawn rate, decreased Common Fish spawn rate, and increased Rate Item Fish spawn rate for Mighty Ball bait
Libretro: Added 3D resolution scale setting, which increases the overall rendering resolution for certain cores. Only works for Mupen 64, Parallel 64, Mednafen PSX, and PPSSPP
Bug Fixes
Fixed auto reconnect to Plaza not connecting you to the same region you were on
Plaza: Fixed a memory leak when adding multiple items in any store carts
Plaza: Fixed a bad LOD on the DIY store exterior
Plaza: Fixed the entry doors for various buildings fading out when they shouldn't be
Plaza: Fixed the appearance store's exterior windows having very bad and noticeable LODs
Plaza: Fixed the Bowling exterior having an improper lightmap assignment
Plaza: Fixed railings in the Casino entryway having broken lightmaps
Plaza: Fixed Typing Derby's LODs having poor and noticeable lightmaps
Plaza: Fixed a couple plaza holes near the northern area of the lazy river
Bowling: Fixed pins not always spawning in properly
Casino: Fixed various units earned stats not updating, and fixed double or nothing multiplier stat not updating
Minigolf - Nostalgia: Fixed a missing material in the vaporwave area
Minigolf - Nostalgia: Cleaned up the rolling CD's animations
Minigolf - Nostalgia: Fixed an issue in the final neon area that caused a directional light to turn on and off when players putted into the hole
Fixed missing animations/sounds for Throwable Cake and Hot Bar Gnome
Fixed mouse wheel not working in appearance menus (notably colors, profile backgrounds, sprays)
Fixed payout popups replaying old payouts if you had Hide HUD (F5) enabled
Fixed Cape not fading out properly during certain games (such as Bowling)
Fixed oversized helmets on the Summer and Halloween visitor Knights
Condo: Fixed Elevator Cab items not applying auto-close to other doors
Condo: Fixed an issue where Projector would initialize wrongly on map load, causing it to cast to the wall wrongly
Conod: Fixed various condo tutorial prompts getting cut off by the item editor panel
Libretro: Fixed leaving/quitting game not closing fullscreen
Optimizations
Plaza: Optimized/reduced the shader memory within the Plaza
Minigolf - Nostalgia: Optimized and improved lightmap visuals in the bedroom area
Optimized payout log (it would cause the pause menu to lag when opening the pause menu after playing a game)
Join our Discord for development updates and community fun! Join Our Discord We love awesome people like you!
Follow our developments on our Trello in near real-time: Tower Unite Roadmap
If you love our game and want to support its development, please consider getting a Supporter Pack! We'd be so grateful!
Take a peek at what's being worked on every week in our weekly dev logs! There's bound to be something interesting every week! Weekly Dev Logs
Please report bugs & submit suggestions on our forums. We're active everyday & here to help. For bug reports: Bug Reports For suggestions: Submit a Suggestion
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Tower Unite 2025 Anniversary Events! (0.18.11.0)
To celebrate Tower Unite's debut to Early Access, we're starting our Anniversary Event celebrations!
Kalleira, wanting to celebrate with everyone, caused mayhem by bringing in all the characters and minigames from all the holiday events. Due to her magic, this event features minigames from Halloween events and Winter Holiday events all at the same time!
You can also earn Anniversary Coins from playing any of the game worlds or minigames in Tower and unlock anniversary themed items, Halloween items, and Winter Holiday items!
This event will last for the entire month of April, so you'll be able to take your time getting coins!
New Anniversary Items!
Anniversary Store: Rainbow Crab, Logo Cape, Hotbar Gnome, Catsack Storm, Party Crowns (Yellow, Orange, and Purple), Clown Horn, Click-a-Clacker, Throwable Cake Slice, Rolling Balloon Pet
Tower Threads: Cat Tail, Wolf Tail, Fox Tail, Fox Twin Tails
DIY: Wood-Panelled Elevator Cab, Steel Elevator Cab, Wood-Panelled Elevator Cab (Small), Steel Elevator Cab (Small), Industrial Elevator Cab, and Elevator Freight Door
Head to Kalleira near the Plaza fountain!
Changes
Start of Anniversary 2025 events!
Added new Anniversary items!
Player sprays now can be stacked on top of each other properly
Player sprays no longer automatically disappear, unless the player has left the server or resprays
Adjusted gamepad aim sensitivity. Reduced it overall, making the lower sensitivity setting more viable
Added categories and reorganized keybinds in the Controls settings menu to make it easier to find keybinds
Inventory: Added a dynamic pointer that points towards an item, if you move / move the camera / item moves, while you have the item properties open
Removed chatbox error sound
Bug Fixes
Fixed join button on friends list not working for certain servers such as EU France 4
Fixed tutorials not being able to be continued or skipped while using a controller/gamepad
Fixed collection book showing sprays when it shouldn't
Virus - Catzek: Fixed a spawn point not working due to collision issues
Fixed Plaza maintenance auto reconnect not reconnecting you to the Condo Hub if you were in the Condo Hub
Fixed accessory colors not resetting their colors properly
Fixed accessory coloring not working while in a seat
Fixed Birb spray not showing up in appearance menu
Fixed projector dynamic lights not working
Condo - Courtyard Villa: Fixed double doors to pantry being offset
Fixed hair LODs on default player models
Fixed player spray key activating while using chat
Fixed accessories with physics colliding with player ragdoll on death
Fixed centering of camera for Libretro on Mastobox CRT TV
Inventory: Fixed mouse getting locked on (under certain reported use cases)
Inventory: Fixed an issue where gizmo hotkeys would no longer function if you searched in the inventory, then clicked on an item to use the gizmos on the item
Inventory: Fixed an issue where snapping mode could change while you are not dragging an item
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Sprays & Saves Update! (0.18.10.0)
Player Sprays!
We have been working on a selection of different sprays to be used in all areas of Tower Unite! Sprays are artwork you can spray on walls or the floor in the Plaza, Condos, and even Game Worlds. You can use sprays to express in a new way! You can spray by using the G key.
Sprays can be unlocked at the computer customization station in Tower Threads.
There are over 64 unlockable sprays! Like the profile backgrounds, we have a big batch of sprays for all players to use, as well as a few gift sprays for Supporter Pack 2 owners and a few for Patrons.
Aside from the gift sprays from the Supporter Pack 2 or the Patreon subscription, all sprays will be earnable with Units, Tickets, or event currency (ex. Ghoul Coins). Some require achievements to unlock as well.
Along with the functionality to use sprays, we’ve made a favoriting feature which allows for easy access through a ring menu shortcut (default holding G key).
Player Outfits!
You can now save preset outfits to be equipped from the appearance menu! This means you’ll be able to save your accessory and player model combos for easy access in the future. You’ll also be able to save workshop player models in an outfit. The outfit slots are unlimited, so you can go wild with expressing your different personal styles!
Outfits are also saved as small files you can share with other players (found in Tower Unite/Cloud/Outfits). Outfits are saved to Steam Cloud as well!
Condo Backups
Lost or corrupted Condos are a heartbreaking issue, so we wanted to make improvements to the system to provide backups and give further information on how saving works in this update.
Now, every time your Condo is saved, a backup will be saved to a file on your computer. These files will be zipped up to save space on your system. If you have an issue with your Condo and need to revert, this will give you a secure way to access your old saves.
Backups are stored in the game files, under Tower Unite/Backups/Condos. You can restore a backup by using the new Load From File feature in the Condo Save menu.
The backup system works even when Steam Cloud is down!
Coloring Accessories
Accessories are now colorable! You can now color most of the hats, glasses, and other appearance items in the game, with a few exceptions for some seasonal items. This is a thorough coloring system that allows you to color various parts of an appearance item like you would a Condo item!
Accelerate: 150CC!
There’s a new gamemode for Accelerate: 150CC mode! This mode will pick up the pace of your races and allow for new competition with its own leaderboards.
Condo: Highrise Changes
Highrise had a bit more cleanup work done on it in this update! There were more changes that allowed for colorability, hiding map objects, light toggles, and additional map issues.
Plaza Auto Reconnect
Near the end of each day, we have our Plaza servers restart for maintenance. We now have a system that reconnects players to another Plaza automatically once the Plaza restarts for maintenance, reducing the need for you to have to search and find another Plaza during the maintenance.
Workshop SDK Improvements and Fixes
We've fixed a major issue with Condo IO Movers that affected published SDK maps. Now movers work for SDK maps!
The player model creation SDK now has the ability to preview all the wearables, so you can get a better idea how the offsets will look for all the accessories.
We also added better error handling when uploading workshop player models, specifically around creating the icon for the player model.
Game World Ports Connection Issues Fixed
In the last update, we found an issue that caused Game World Ports not to properly connect players when a game starts. This issue is now resolved!
Friends List Fixed
And lastly, we fixed the friend list not displaying your friend activities in this update.
We fixed lots of major bug fixes in this update, so be sure to check the change log below for more details!
New Items
Added new items to Kalarry's: Storage Tank, Processing Tank, Oversized Gelatin, Explorer Cot, Explorer Tent, Dino Nest, Catzek Statuette
Added new items to Vendy: Splurge Aesthetic Drink
Added new items to Fresh: Bottle of Maple Syrup, Bottle of Honey, Kitchen Jars, Kitchen Cake Display
Added new items to Rob's Imports: Payphone, Phone Booth (City) and (Royal), Rotary Phone, Push-Tone Phone, Wall Phone
Added new items to Oasis: Tiki Dock Lamp
Added new items to Seasons: Garden Gnome
Major Changes
Added savable player outfits! Now you can save your player model and accessories combinations and colors
Added new customizable - player sprays! Sprays can be unlocked at the computer customization station in Tower Threads. You can spray on most surfaces with the key bind G. If you hold G down, you can also select from favorite sprays. You can favorite sprays by going to the Appearance > Profile > Sprays and click on the star on the spray you'd like to favorite (you can favorite as many as you'd like)
Added coloring wearable support! You can now color your hats, glasses, and more!
Created a bunch of achievements icons that were missing from newly added achievements
Plaza Changes
Plaza: Added auto reconnect to another Plaza if you are in a Plaza during its automatic maintenance restart
Boardwalk: Milk Jug Toss now automatically ends after 8 seconds after the second ball is thrown
Plaza: Added confirmation prompt when closing a store if you have items currently in the cart
Added Casino tutorial
Bingo: Added better feedback for when you get a bad blackout (now tells you which number you got wrong)
Game World Changes
Accelerate: Added 150CC mode. This gametype speeds up the kart speeds and has its own leaderboards
Accelerate: Restored boost speed to 75mph (original boost speed)
ZM: Bosses now take less damage from melee and orbital lasers
ZM: Player class (survivor, etc.) now show up better on name tags
Virus: Reduced fire rate of Plasma Autorifle
Virus: Increased damage of Plasma Autorifle
Virus: Added "patient zero" tag on scoreboard so you know who was the first infected
Virus: Added "survived for" progress bars to scoreboard
Condo Changes
Condo: Added Condo backup system that backs up your Condo to your local disk instead of just Steam Cloud. This backup system will always save your Condo data even if Steam Cloud goes down. Backups are stored in Tower Unite's install folder Tower Unite/Backups/Condos/. Backups are made each time your Condo is saved by the game. Backup system is enabled by default but can be disabled in Settings > Game/HUD > Condos
Condo: Added Load From File and Save To File to the condo saves menu so you can make your own condo save files and load backups or your own condo files without the need of using Steam Cloud
Condo - Highrise: Lights in the Pool room are now customisable
Condo - Highrise: All metal railings are toggleable
Condo - Highrise: Wood panelling around the building is toggleable
Condo - Highrise: Rafters, some columns, and an upstairs wall are now customisable
Condo - Highrise: Added a missing wall in the main atrium room
Condo - Highrise: Lights in the hidden area are now toggleable and react to light settings
Condo: Art pass on Wood Door item (renamed to Victorian Wooden Door), now has 3 variants
Added Condo tutorial tooltips (togglable)
Added canvas URL history (saves the last 50 used canvas URLs for easy reuse)
Updated workshop subscribe error messages with descriptions of the error instead of just the error code
Items: Added Splurge to the Soda Vending Machine item
Items: Updated Hammock to have coloring options and ability to hide stands (so you can easily "hang" it between trees)
Workshop SDK Changes
Workshop SDK: Added the ability to preview workshop wearable offsets with any wearable item
Workshop SDK: Moved preview wearable button up to prevent accidentally clicking on reset instead of preview
Workshop SDK: Added image requirement details when uploading workshop avatars
Workshop SDK: Before uploading, the workshop avatar uploader will check the file size of the avatar image to see if its too large
Workshop SDK: When failing to upload, the workshop upload popup will no longer close completely and remove all of the name/description of the model you are trying to upload
Misc Changes
Libretro: Added NeoCD core support
Chat messages that are over the limit no longer clear from the chat box (on send) and now properly error
Hot Bar: Moved edit option on items to the left of de-quip
Inventory: Added Sweet Tooth props to Drink/Food inventory category and added Fireworks to Games category
Optimizations
Optimized players and reduced tick rates
Major Bug Fixes
Fixed Game World ports not traveling players to the host properly
Fixed movers not working in published SDK maps
Fixed friends status on main menu not always updating
Fixed player models with different scales not being able to use machines or panels due to a desync change
Fixed players in pool tubes flickering
Fixed players in seats appearing to sit backwards or sideways in seats
Bug Fixes
Fixed pool tubes not applying workshop offsets properly
VR: Fixed model not showing properly in mirrors
First Person Leg Fixes (these bugs only happened while first person legs setting was enabled):
Fixed workshop model not setting up properly in mirrors in first person leg mode
Fixed head being taken off, when equipping a workshop model in first person leg mode
Fixed wearables/hats becoming offset when toggling third person and first person
Fixed first person leg mode causing you to see your head in first person on spawn
Fixed pool tube camera offsets in first person leg mode
Fixed mirrors not showing wearables properly
Fixed wearables fading out when the third person camera is near
Fixed flying pets staying in mid-air with no players nearby
Fixed default player model dress not being colorable
Fixed toast in mouth being offset
Condo Bug Fixes
Condo IO: Fixed issues where movers don't activate & get locked up after saving and reloading Condo
Condo: Fixed an issue with co-op condo editing when you have both the gizmo and item property menus open and you close one of them, it'll finish editing the item before you are actually done editing the item causing either the properties to not save or the gizmo adjustments to not save
Items: Fixed Double Bedroom Door's center being offset
Plaza Bug Fixes
Plaza: Fixed EXP badges for players not always displaying
Plaza: Fixed lazy river speed and water height
Boardwalk - Splash Blasters: Fixed IK arms not attaching to the turrets (players weren't holding on to the gun handles properly)
Arcade - Más Fuerte: Fixed hammer being offset with default player models
Bingo: Fixed blackout round sometimes disqualifying you wrongly
Plaza: Fixed missing materials on SDNL gameport screens
Fixed soft lock where players emoting while waiting for Bumpers Cars would cause them to be unable to move
Game World Bug Fixes
Accelerate: Fixed Criss-Cross Rapids, Hallway Raceway, and Riptide Retreat not updating best time and also not showing up properly in the leaderboards collection book
ZM: Fixed TRex boss getting spun around on blade trap
ZM - Escape: Fixed some collision boxes getting in the way of the explosive flasks
ZM: Fixed several HUD elements not hiding properly when in hide hud mode (F5)
Minigolf: Fixed various glasses accessories being offset on the minigolf ball
Minigolf: Fixed gamepad controller rumble effects happening for every player, when it should just be yourself
Virus: Fixed the camera rotating weird angles when you die as infected
Virus: Fixed dead virus ragdolls colliding with players
Virus - Catzek: Fixed collision issues with smaller props suddenly colliding when they shouldn't (due to Team collision being added)
Virus - Catzek: Fixed collision issues with water and decorative features of the temple
Virus - Catzek: Smoothed collision on a terrace near the explorer camp
Virus - Catzek: Fixed a path that was too tight near the crash site
Virus - Catzek: Fixed destructible pottery flying everywhere when starting a round
Virus - Catzek: Fixed some lighting issues
Virus: Fixed giblets not being green for infected
Virus: Fixed gib system not gibbing the top half of infected properly
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Weekly Dev Log for March 31st, 2025
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Tower Unite Dev Log!
March 2025 Condo Contest - 80s - RESULTS
Alright everyone, the results are in!
There were 72 votes this time :) Thank you to everyone who participated in the vote and contest.
The winners are:
1st Place - 2,000,000 Units - @jun 2nd Place - 1,000,000 Units - @jamlee11 3rd Place - 750,000 Units - @Sithonious 4th Place - 500,000 Units - @Noodles95 5th Place - 300,000 Units - @Burns_Lord
Very nice entries all around and a pretty close vote between all of them for the most part!
Thanks again for joining and voting everyone.
Hope to see you all in the next contest. You can check out all the entries at the link below.
Johanna continued working on optimizations and bug fixes for the Plaza, getting it ready for 1.0.
Lifeless continued working on the Condo tutorial.
macdguy worked on finishing the Spray system, adding all of the sprays and artwork. He also worked on the condo backup system, adding compression and an optional automatic older backup deletion system. In addition, he fixed a major bug with movers in published maps, fixed some issues with the Votemap system, fixed Minigolf hats (coloring), fixed gibs in Virus, did a small audio pass on Hospital, and finished the outfit system.
Sketchman worked on bug fixes and optimizations.
wheezwer continued working on sprays, created the April event calendar and helped with the 1.0 Trailer.
That’s a Wrap!
Thank you for reading and we’ll see you all next week for more!
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macdguy worked on improving the context menu UI, added a spray selector menu, added the ability to color wearables and save outfits, and added a way to preview wearables while importing a workshop model.
Spray Selector Menu
Workshop Editor: Wearable Preview
Context Menu UI
Colorable Wearables
Outfit Saving
Miscellany
Johanna worked on fixing bugs across the plaza, getting it ready for 1.0.
Lifeless continued working on the Condo and Casino tutorials.
macdguy fixed issues with speed in Accelerate, as well as adding a 150cc mode. Fixed a bug where smaller playermodels were unable to interact with buttons. Fixed a bunch of issues with first person legs, wearables, mirrors, pool tubes, and more. Finished the condo backup system. Also worked on recording footage for the 1.0 trailer.
Nuclearxpotato worked on items.
Sketchman worked on bug fixes and optimizations.
wheezwer continued working on sprays and helped record footage for the 1.0 trailer.
Workshop Rental Store Demo WIP
Upcoming New Items
Updated art for the Wood Door item (will be renamed to Victorian Wooden Door), Telephone Items, and some Garden Gnomes.
Accelerate: 150cc Mode
Zombie Massacre: Escape Achievement Icons
That’s a Wrap!
Thank you for reading and we’ll see you all next week for more!
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Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Tower Unite Dev Log!
March 2025 Condo Contest - 80s - ENDING SOON
Hey everyone!
The theme of this month’s contest is The 80s!
So, base your condo around 1980s culture and style, capture the feeling of life in the 80s, or make a general homage to something from that time period!
Your submission can be a regular Condo or a Workshop Game World Map. The submission should be something that was made after the contest was announced.
The submission period ends on March 20th, 2024 at 11:59 PM CT.
Be sure to look at the prizes and follow the rules found on the forum post below!
Smoother Movement Quality of Life Update! (0.18.9.0)
Last week, we released Update 0.18.9.0, which included massive improvements to network prediction for sprinting, walking, ladders, sliding, jumping, vehicle movement, and vehicle boosting.
In addition, we released a hotfix to fix some issues found in the initial release.
Joshua started working on items for the upcoming Anniversary event, such as Catsack Paper Lanterns and a Solar System Pool Tube.
Lifeless continued working on the Condo tutorial, and well as starting work on a Casino tutorial. He also fixed bugs across various Ball Race maps, and adding more melons to the bonus levels, as well as optimizing the Zombie Massacre map, Escape.
macdguy worked on releasing the update, and fixing bugs in preparation for 1.0.
Nuclearxpotato started working on a customization pass on the Highrise condo. The lights in the pool, rafers, some columns, and an upstairs wall are now customizable, the metal railings and wood panelling are now toggleable, a missing wall was added to the main atrium room, and the lights in the hidden area are now toggle-able and react to light settings.
Sketchman fixed some bugs with rich presence support on the Main Menu, worked on achievement icons, and worked on other various optimizations.
wheezwer worked on over 40 Player Sprays.
Anniversary: Upcoming Items WIP
New Achievement Icons
That’s a Wrap!
Thank you for reading and we’ll see you all next week for more!
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