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Steam News18 July 202511mo ago

PonPonTown-2025/07/18 Update

Hello everyone! Here are the optimizations, fixes, and new features we’ve implemented over the past 10 days.

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Hello everyone! Here are the optimizations, fixes, and new features we’ve implemented over the past 10 days. This update focuses on improving the new player experience, fixing bugs, and preparing for the full demo release at the end of the month.

What changed

5 fixes8 additions6 changes1 removal
  • Performance
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
  • Events
addedHello everyone! Here are the optimizations, fixes, and new features we’ve implemented over the past 10 days. This update focuses on improving the new player experience, fixing bugs, and preparing for the full demo release at the end of the month.
added✨ New Content
added✅ Added a streamlined tutorial
addedGuides will help new players understand game basics faster.
changedClick tutorial prompts on the main UI to jump directly to relevant upgrade windows.
changed✅ Optimized village building markers

PonPonTown changes

addedHello everyone! Here are the optimizations, fixes, and new features we’ve implemented over the past 10 days. This update focuses on improving the new player experience, fixing bugs, and preparing for the full demo release at the end of the month.
added✨ New Content
added✅ Added a streamlined tutorial
addedGuides will help new players understand game basics faster.
changedClick tutorial prompts on the main UI to jump directly to relevant upgrade windows.

New Content

Added a streamlined tutorial

Guides will help new players understand game basics faster.

Clickable tutorial links

Click tutorial prompts on the main UI to jump directly to relevant upgrade windows.

Optimized village building markers

Added always-visible building name labels to improve clarity (art will be polished later).

Added exit confirmation dialog

Prevents accidental exits with a confirmation prompt.

🔧 Fixes

🛠 Fixed text overflow without line breaks in talent trees.

🛠 Fixed disappearing tutorial images on the main interface.

🛠 Resolved intermittent item selling failures.

🛠 Fixed resource display errors where unlocks failed despite sufficient resources.

🛠 Fixed visual glitches in the launch zone (ball queue now follows camera movement and behaves correctly during screen shake)

🛠 First-time talent tree view now centers on the correct starting node

🧠 Quality-of-Life Improvements

🔄 Removed secondary confirmation for ball upgrades.

🔄 Optimized timing between portal disappearance and ball spawn.

🔄 Owned animals now appear at the top of the dormitory list.

🔄 Replaced "Press F to upgrade" with a dedicated button.

🔄 Refined "New Upgrade Available" notification text.

⚠️ Known Issues (Pending Fixes)

⚠️ Occasional centered window on first launch instead of right-edge snap: Restart game temporarily; fix in progress.

⚠️ Window resizing and free dragging are nearly complete but still under testing — planned for the next version.

🎉 Completed Features (Coming to End-of-Month Demo)

🌳 All collidable objects now have break animations!

Could there be treasure chests inside broken houses?

🗼 Watchtowers now buildable in villages! Explore the world beyond.

Dispatch expeditions with Gold/Silver Seeds for extra rewards!

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Steam News / 18 July 2025

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