ShantyTown
Steam News 25 April 202626d ago

Building Comp 10: Docks

Hello surveyors! How incredible it is to see all the creative constructions in last week's building competition now that people have access to the full game. Amazing to see! There were 19 submissions this time around, a…

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changedMixieSpork 's " Maple Station " caught everyone's eye and heart with their orange and green themed train station + market creation!
addedCongrats on getting your name added into the game and the free soundtrack!
addedBuilding Competition 10: "Dock"I've added a few new objects to the game, in the new update (linked down below!) one of which is the boats you can see putting around in Westmarsh.
changedHow It WorksBuild a dock or dock-related creation on any map and share it with the community!
changedHow It WorksPick a suitable map from the story or the creative mode, and build whatever you'd like using either the creative mode or story mode .
changedWhat Are The Rules?Build in creative or story modeon any map! (just make it dock related)

How incredible it is to see all the creative constructions in last week's building competition now that people have access to the full game. Amazing to see! There were 19 submissions this time around, and they were all VERY creative.

Here's a few I'd like to share:

But the people have voted on Discord for their winner and here it is:

MixieSpork's "Maple Station" caught everyone's eye and heart with their orange and green themed train station + market creation!

Nice work!

Congrats on getting your name added into the game and the free soundtrack!

So what's this week's theme

Building Competition 10: "Dock"

I've added a few new objects to the game, in the new update (linked down below!) one of which is the boats you can see putting around in Westmarsh.

So to inspire you to experiment with them, this week's theme is:"Dock"

How It Works

Theme: "Dock"

Build a dock or dock-related creation on any map and share it with the community!

Pick a suitable map from the story or the creative mode, and build whatever you'd like using either the creative mode or story mode.

How To Win

Judging will take place on Discord where you post 1-3 images and a little description to the #submissions channel. We'll do a community vote based on how many trophy emojis your submission gets!

What Are The Rules?

  • Post your submission before Sunday, May 3rd

  • Only one submission per person

  • Build in creative or story modeon any map! (just make it dock related)

What Are The Prizes?

The winner of this competition get's a soundtrack key!

The top three builds will have their name immortalized in the game forever!

Want To Join?

Please do! Everyone's welcome!

If you don't have ShantyTown already, get it here, it's still on launch discount!

[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/ShantyTown/"]Then, head over to to the Discord channel and submit your photo along with a brief in-world description of your location in the #Submissions channel! Explain your dock and what inspired you to make it, what happens here? What kind of boats prowl these waters?

The competition ends after 1 week! (May 3rd)!

Hints: You can use the new boats, or not! Up to you.

Wait, there's an update too?

Of course!

I fixed a few more issues including some save-load issues, the ending, the game now tells you what unlocks are new and where you can find missing unlocks too!

Here's the full patch notes:

[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2434600/view/490471357354607446"]

Enjoy the boats!

-DevErik

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Steam News / 25 April 2026

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