Climb the Tower

I’ve expanded Climb the Tower into a saved 99-floor journey. Walking, cycling, paddling and tennis can support separate climbs or a mixed adventure. The mountain now follows the selected climb: the traveller moves along a winding trail, completed landings keep their lights, and the full map opens at the current floor.

Activity history and the adventure have separate jobs. Daily readings describe what was recorded; earned ascent stays earned. Replaying or skipping the climb’s presentation cannot award the same progress again. There are also richer workout histories, private journal memories and saved custom portraits.

I uploaded version 0.3.1 build 5 on 15 October. The upload succeeded, but I haven’t confirmed processing completion or tester availability. Health imports, Watch recovery and outdoor measurements still need physical-device testing. These screenshots show a prepared journal journey in the iPhone simulator on 15 October.

Climb the Tower began with the idea of making ordinary movement feel like a long adventure. Walking carries a traveller upwards; cycling and paddleboarding can join the journey too. Apple Health can supply the activity, while a separate Private Journal lets you enter it yourself. An Apple Watch companion can record workouts, but the watch is optional.

I want the place around that progress to matter. In Hearthroot you can light a lantern, meet the caretaker, open the workshop and make a room your own. There are companions, choices, little puzzles and things to do at camp on a rest day. The latest visual work brings a mountain sanctuary, illustrated travellers and warmer story and camp screens into the running app.

A long journey also needs dependable progress. Earned ascent stays earned when an activity record is later corrected, and replaying a recap cannot award the same movement again. I have been building the local save and recovery paths around that rule. Self-reported journal activity remains clearly labelled and is never written into Apple Health.

Version 0.1.0 build 2 went to internal TestFlight on 10 October. I’ve since been working on the artwork in my local build; these screenshots are from the iPhone simulator today. I still need to test Health imports, outdoor measurements and Watch recovery on physical devices. For now, I’ve concentrated on the opening journey while I build out the rest of the tower.