Hey everyone - welcome to dev log 52!
Last week we took a recess to visit the new and improved Playground. More on that here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1290000/view/3222895988541581944
This week we're showing off the most visually changed career job, the Forest Cottage!
But, before that. Happy Easter, everyone, for this weekend! :)
Forest Cottage
This is our latest reveal of many changes we have been making to levels based on your feedback. The changes will come in the next update alongside new jobs, but we aren't quite ready to show those off just yet.
Designer Nick and Artist Laura have been busy giving the forest cottage more life whilst making it less frustrating to traverse. Take a gander:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
The biggest design change has been to make the roofs less rounded and add more rectangular beams to the top of the house. We had made inclined surfaces more sticky in a previous update which stopped people from having to slip and slide across the whole map. Though, it could still be frustrating in some areas due to the roof's curved and more rounded shape.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Many details have also been renamed to be clearer, and objects have been split into more parts.
Laura has been busy going back and making the dirt and colors of the house more satisfying to clean. You can see above the change of the house's color from the original pale brown, which, when uncovered, isn't super obvious you cleaned it in the first place. The wood slats on the roof were tough to tell, dirty to clean, and have been made a much brighter wood.
New wood:
Some added details have also been like the rooster weather vein and some extra window detail.
If you want to see more and also how we've stopped the Skate Park floor from stealing a chunk of dirt, you can watch our latest dev stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1455664641
WASD
Last week, we attended the new gaming event WASD and had our own PWS booth! In short, it was epic! Thanks to everyone who stopped by.
If you want to read our full blog (wash-up) on the event, you can here: https://futurlab.co.uk/2022/04/12/w-a-s-d-event-washup/
Weekly Meme
Each week we release a PowerWash version of a popular meme format. This week it was the 'they're the same picture' template:
Easy template: https://t.co/4F7A9IBVIe
From community member Shaxxy:
Have fun!
That's All, Folks!
Thank you to everyone for reading, have a fantastic Easter weekend, and we hope you will tune in next week! :)
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