Mid April Update!

 Hello Everyone,


I just wanted to check in and let you all know that I've been hard at work over spring break and this past week on a MASSIVE UI overhaul!!  We also were fortunate enough to be joined by a Full Sail audio intern, Vincent Crespo!  He's been awesome so far and has been delivering sounds right out of the gate.


Here's what my change log looks like so far: 



Now let's check out some of the new features!

Main Menu:


Build Menu:


Nexus Menu:


Tower Menu:


Camera and Attacking:



Thanks for tuning in this week!  Make sure to check in next week for another update.

Corbin Mein





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