Controller Support Update (1.0.0.1)
Welcome to our first update post 1.0!
Controller Support Update!
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
Ball Race - SDK: Fixed attractors radius preview colliding with inventory traces
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!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/461740/Tower_Unite__Original_Soundtrack/
In case you missed it, check out what we're working on in our latest Developer Log
https://steamcommunity.com/games/394690/announcements/detail/525342544971696310
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