New Features
- Towers are here! Build defensive towers that automatically detect and shoot down approaching enemies — fortify your base and hold the line
- Building Specialization: A simple tower can specialized to Bullet, Rapidfire or Farstrike !
- Archers: Build an Archery to start training Archer units — ranged fighters that keep their distance while dealing sustained damage
- Mages: Build an Arcana to summon Mage units — powerful spellcasters with high damage output
- Map Editor: Create and export your own custom maps — paint terrain tiles, place start positions, and pre-build structures for any player
Localization
- Multi-language support: The game is now available in 4 languages — English, French, German, and Spanish
- Language selector: Choose your preferred language directly from the Options menu — preference is saved across sessions
Visuals
- Fresh look: UI got stunning new artwork
- Pixel-art UI: All menus reworked with consistent pixel-art styling — sharp edges, gold borders, and pixelated controls throughout
Version 0.0.3
#Major Improvements
- Renderer Rework: Complete renderer overhaul achieving full 60 FPS even on huge maps
- PixiJS v8.15: Upgraded to latest PixiJS version with improved text rendering
- FPS Limit Option: Added configurable FPS limit in game options
Performance Optimizations
- Reworked viewport tile visibility calculations for significant performance gains
- Optimized water sprite updates in game loop
- Improved sprite cleanup in background drawing logic
- Reduced viewport buffer size for better memory usage
- Enhanced zoom factors for smoother camera control
Bug Fixes
- Fixed UI glitches when restarting the game
- Fixed text rendering issues after PixiJS upgrade
- Removed unnecessary viewport updates
UI/UX
- Add a Fullscreen toggle button
- Rewrote and improved landing page texts with CSS refinements
- Simplified viewport movement controls
Version 0.0.2
#New Features
- Game Modes: Three new gameplay modes - Classic, One Shot (1 HP units), and Turbo Gatherer (5x resource speed)
- Animated Water: Fully animated water sprites with expanded tileset
- Huge Maps: New "Huge" map size + billion possible seeds (1,000,000,000 unique maps!)
- Skirmish menu: Rework the menu to implement a "Skirmish" mode
- Predefined Maps: Preview and play curated maps
- High Quality Parameter: Add a High Quality parameter for very fine resolution
Optimizations
- Exploration: Unexplored tiles are now carefully choosen, let's reveal the map !
- Wood harvest: Trees selection is more efficient
Performance
- Optimized pathfinding logic to prevent spikes and unit freezes
- Improved fog of war and progress indicator rendering
Bug Fixes
- Fixed health bar display
- Fixed so many bugs...
Version 0.0.1
#This is the first release of Pixel Fortress ! ✨ Already fully playable and ready for testing.
Thank you for playing!
Features
- Landing Page: Dedicated landing page at index.html, game at play.html
- CI/CD: Automated builds for Windows and Linux (MacOS build is broken at this time)
- Minimap: Overview of the entire game world
- Health Bars: Optional health bar display on damaged units
- Fog of War: Visibility system with explorer units
- Smart Map Generation: Intelligent tent placement ensuring all seeds are valid