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v2.5.0 Patreon Alpha! (Lastest: BETA)
Hey Golden+ Patrons, a new alpha test is ready!v2.5.0 is almost content complete, so I expect things to move to beta pretty quickly.As always, check the changes scene for full details on whats new, and please let me know if you run into any issues!Please note that these builds may be unstable! I will do my best to fix issues ASAP, but you probably shouldn't update yet if you've got a great run in progress you don't want to lose. Please let me know if you run into any problems!---The latest alpha version is: Public Beta!---Here's...
16 New Cursed Wand Effects! | Patreon Weekly #272
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share details on the implementation of some new cursed wand effects!And to go along with that, Here are the results from Patreon Poll #56!71%: Supernova61%: Shapeshift53%: Gravity Chaos55%: Mass Invuln & Bless53%: Fireball53%: Petrifaction42%: Prismatic Spray42%: Sinkhole37%: Firestorm32%: FlashbangThis poll had really high positivity overall, with over half the options passing 50% of votes! Based on this I’ll be adding the top 8 choices, which nicely works out to 4 rare and 4 very rare effects.There...
Region Splashes in v2.5! | Patreon Weekly #271
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share a look at once visual improvement that’s coming in v2.5: new region splashes!There’s also a new Patreon Poll this week, covering potential additions to rare cursed wand effects!Region Splashes!As a quick recap, I’ve been working with Aleks for a while now on new splash arts for each of the game’s regions! I last shared them with all patrons a bit over a year ago! Aleks was busy for a while, but we’ve recently gotten back to it and now have all the region splashes finished!Firstly, here...
New Cursed Wand Effects! | Patreon Poll #56
Hey Patrons! In this poll I’m asking for your feedback on some ideas I have for new cursed wand effects!The original cursed wand mechanics were added alllll the way back in v0.3.0, and are starting to seem pretty stale, especially now that wondrous resin exists. I’m probably going to make a few minor changes to existing effects, but mainly I’m interested in diversifying cursed wands a bit by adding new ones!For context, currently cursed wands have four classes of effect: common, uncommon, rare, and very rare, which happen 60%, 30%, 9%, an...
TEN YEARS! | Patreon Weekly #270
Hey Patrons, there’s not a whole lot to share this week as I’ve been busy with travel and writing Shattered’s 10th anniversary blog post!As of today Shattered Pixel Dungeon has existing for 10 years! Take a look at the blog post, there’s plenty of interesting bits of detail about the game’s history in it, plus a public presentation of the new pixel art WIP images you guys have already seen:https://shatteredpixel.com/blog/ten-years-of-shattered-pixel-dungeon.html
V2.5 Duelist Tweaks | Patreon Weekly #269
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m to go over some balance tweaks I’m making to the Duelist in v2.5.0!This weekly also includes an audio Q&A! You can find audio timestamps at the end of this weekly.What’s Left to Do?The Duelist is in a much better place after the changes in v2.4.0, but there are still some tweaks needed as some parts of her class benefited from that update more than others.Firstly, I’m making various tweaks to weapon abilities to help out various weapons that aren’t doing quite as well as others:Damage increased across t...
Progress on v2.5 | Patreon Weekly #268
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to summarize what work is left to do before v2.5 can go to beta.There’s a few other things to go through first though. Firstly, there’s a new Shattered Secrets this week! This month I’m sharing some more art progress I’ve recently made with Aleks.Second, there’ll be an audio Q&A next week! You can ask questions here or in the Patreon discord.And most importantly, here are the result from Patreon Poll #55:53%: Strongly Liked23%: Liked21%: Neutral05%: Disliked00%: Strongly DislikedI think these re...
New Spritework Feedback! | Patreon Poll #55
Hey Patrons! In this poll I’m asking for your feedback on the general direction of new spritework for Shattered Pixel Dungeon!To quickly recap, I’ve been working with a few different artists for a little bit now to figure out whether Shattered would benefit from enhancements to its pixel art. This has been a frequent subject of Shattered secrets posts lately, and after a bit of back and forth things are starting to look very promising!In this poll I’d like to gather a bit more feedback from more folks on Patreon, as a first step toward sh...
New Trinket Concepts | Patreon Weekly #267
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share some promising concepts for new trinkets coming in v2.5.0!There’s also a Patreon Poll this week, and it’s an important one! I’m asking for general feedback about potential spritework changes to the game!Trinket Balance TweaksBefore getting to new trinkets, I’m also making a few notable tweaks to the trinkets that are already in the game:Wondrous Resin’s extra cursed wand effects are being changed to be always neutral or positive. This should make it more usable before being upgraded to ...
Custom Notes and More! | Patreon Weekly #266
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to be sharing the final additions I'm making to the game's journal interfaces!Custom Notes!As I mentioned last weekly, I’m finally adding support for player-entered notes in the journal! Since last week, I’ve gone from rough concepts to a complete implantation! Here’s how they work:Custom notes can be added by pressing the little ‘+’ button at the top right of the adventuring notes UI. You then get to pick between four different types of custom note:A simple plain text note.A note that...
A Grid UI for Landmarks! | Patreon Weekly #265
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’ve got another new UI to show off, this time for the landmarks journal page!Landmark GridAs I’ve shown off in previous weeklies, the catalogs received a new grid-based UI, which made for a bunch of room to massively expand them. The landmarks tab is getting a similar treatment!Just as before, this journal page automatically fills with entries as you encounter various noteworthy things throughout the dungeon. Thanks to the grid UI and new icons it’s now much, much easier to see what things are where at a glanc...
A New Upgrade UI | Patreon Weekly #264
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share another UI improvement coming in v2.5: a new window for upgrading items!This weekly also includes an audio Q&A! You can find audio timestamps at the end of this weekly.A New Upgrade UII know lots of people wish Shattered would display more numbers and info about all sorts of things, and I’m a bit hesitant to go with all these requests, but one major area I agree is lacking is upgrading.Currently the game does show various stats about items as they are, but the only way to know anything about ho...
One More Catalog Post | Patreon Weekly #263
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’ve got some final details to share on the new expanded catalogs! Firstly, there’s a few things to get through:Firstly, there’s a new Shattered Secrets this week!This one contains more experimental spritework, this time for some of the dungeon’s enemies!We’ve also got results in for Patreon Poll #54!- 83% of people felt inventory management was somewhat frustrating, 17% felt it was very frustrating - 58% of you frequently chasm drop, 42% of you don’t.- There were no gold+ patrons who felt inventory manag...
Inventory Management | Patreon Poll #54
Hey Patrons! In this poll I’m asking you about inventory managementSince the addition of trinkets, I’ve gotten some feedback about inventory congestion, which I’m aware is an ongoing problem. While I do want players to feel pressured to use their items instead of hoarding everything, I also appreciate that it’s not fun to feel constant inventory pressure. It’s not something that I’m specifically targeting in v2.5, but I am interested in seeing what can be done about it regardless. Part of that is understanding the problem better tho...
Expanded Catalogs | Patreon Weekly #262
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’ve got some implementation work on new catalogs to share!There’s also a new Patreon Poll this week, focusing on getting some feedback about inventory management!⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Hey folks, with v2.4.2 out I am now starting implementation work on v2.5! To start with, I’ve come up with an actual implementation based on the proof-of-concept screenshot I showed off last week:While that might not seem significant...
v2.4.2 and v2.5.0 Plans | Patreon Weekly #261
Hey Patrons, I’ve got a fairly light weekly this week, quickly going over v2.4.2 (releasing soon) and my plans for v2.5.0.⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯V2.4.2 is (hopefully) the last patch for v2.4, and is a mix of smaller bugfixes, tweaks and balance adjustments. Most notably it contains some buffs to the Duelist. These change focus on improving her power scaling a little (especially on floor 4), and helping out a few abilities that weren’t boosted as...
Better Catalog UI | Patreon Weekly #260
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share some progress on a new UI for the journal!This weekly also includes an audio Q&A! You can find audio timestamps at the end of this weekly.⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Especially after the most recent patreon poll, it’s pretty clear that some changes are being made to the journal, which gives me an opportunity to re-evaluate the current UI. The current list structure works okay for the current way the UI i...
V2.4.1 | Patreon Weekly #259
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to be sharing some info on v2.4.1, which will be releasing in the next few days.There’ll also be an audio Q&A next week! You can ask questions here or in the Patreon discord. Note that I’ll be away over the coming weekend, so the weekly and audio Q&A will probably be a little delayed.Lastly, there’ll be a new Shattered Secrets this week, with some more experimental new pixel art! I’m waiting on one or two more samples before posting it though, so expect that in another day or two.⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯...
UI and QOL | Patreon Poll #53
Hey Patrons! In this poll I’m going to try and gauge interest in a bunch of changes external to gameplay.v2.4 included a lot of changes that shake up balance, and it’s generally important to follow up with feedback-driven tweaks fairly quickly. V3.0 is the next planned update, but I expect it will take a long time, so I’m debating doing a fairly quick v2.5 first, which will be pretty minimal in terms of actual game content. There’s also a bunch of interface-based and QoL changes that I am continually getting requests for, and v2.5 would...
Five Years! | Patreon Weekly #258
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to talk about the Patreon turning 5!There’s also a new Patreon Poll this week!I’m curious to see how you guys feel about some non-gameplay improvements to Shattered.⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯As of May 12th 2024 this Patreon is 5 years old! It’s crazy to think that it’s been so long already, but I also look back at how different Shattered and this place were back in 2019 and it feels like an age has passed...
V2.4.0’s Final Trinkets | Patreon Weekly #257
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share some details on the trinkets I plan to add this week before v2.4.0 launches! Sorry for the day delay this week, I was busy with some other stuff yesterday and over the weekend.⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯My decisions on what to add here are largely based on the results of last month’s Patreon Poll. The top four choices are all being addressed in some way:The Mimic Toothis another risk v. reward trinket, ...
V2.4.0 Release Plans | Patreon Weekly #256
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share details about v2.4.0’s upcoming beta release!This weekly also includes an audio Q&A! You can find audio timestamps at the end of this weekly.Release PlansV2.4.0’s Alpha has now been out to golden+ Patrons for a few days, and the dust seems to be settling in terms of critical bug reports. This is good timing, as we’re nearing the end of April and I really want to get the beta released soon. If you have any gameplay feedback I’d like to hear it!The alpha is almost content complete, but ther...
v2.4.0 Patreon Alpha! (latest: BETA-1)
Hey Golden+ Patrons, a new alpha test is ready!v2.4.0 is mostly complete so far, with 8 trinkets implemented and a bunch of other content too. Check the changes screen for more details, and please let me know what you think!Please note that these builds may be unstable! I will do my best to fix issues ASAP, but you probably shouldn't update yet if you've got a great run in progress you don't want to lose. Please let me know if you run into any problems!---The latest alpha version is: v2.4.0-BETA-1All reported bugs have been fixed, s...
Entrance and Exit Adjustments | Patreon Weekly #255
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share details on some levelgen additions coming in v2.4.0!Firstly, a few other things:There’s a newShattered Secrets this week! In this Shattered Secrets I’m going to share some high concept details for the cleric’s two subclasses!There’ll also be an audio Q&A next week! You can ask questions here or in the Patreon discord.I also mentioned that an alpha would be coming soon in last weekly. Things unfortunately got waylaid a bit as levelgen work too longer than expected. I think an alpha this we...
Duelist Charge Changes | Patreon Weekly #254
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m sharing some upcoming balance adjustment to the Duelist! A lot of info here was previously shared in Shattered Secrets #34.Also, v2.4.0 is getting very close to a semi-playable state. I can’t make any promises just yet, but Golden+ Patrons might see a second post this week with Alpha details!Lastly, here are the results from Patreon Poll #52!Mimic Tooth:81%Wondrous Resin:62%Plant Growth Trinket:58%Eye of Newt: 42%Exp Trinket?:35%A Satiety-Based Trinket?: 23%Another Combat trinket?:15%Another Equipment Trinket...
A Trinket Smorgasbord | Patreon Poll #52
Hey Patrons! In this poll I’ve got a bunch of trinket ideas at varying stages of completion. I’m interested in hearing how exciting these various ideas sound to you! Please keep in mind that many of these are just loose ideas at this moment, any ideas that do well will get concepting improvements and become more fleshed out before being implemented. I’ve put question marks onto poll options that aren’t very concrete right now.The results of this poll will help me determine what trinket ideas to prioritize as v2.4.0 continues development...
Three More Trinkets! | Patreon Weekly #253
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to cover three newly added trinkets!I’m also running a Patreon Poll this week, about trinkets! I’ve got several trinket ideas that are at various levels of completion, and want to hear what you’d like me to prioritize!⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Over the last two weeks I’ve implemented three more trinkets, bringing us to eight trinkets total! So far we have three which affect item generation, two that affec...
T1 Talent Tweaks | Patreon Weekly #252
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going over a few misc. changes I’ve made recently that aren’t new trinkets. Mostly these are T1 talent changes, and I expect we’ll be back to trinket showcases next week.Sorry for the delay this week as well, I thought I has scheduled this and was only able to post it manually now. No April Fool's stuff here either, though you might want to check the game itself before the end on the day.Misc Changes this WeekFollowing from the recent Patreon poll, I’m making a few changes to T1 talents, mainly focu...
Two More Trinkets | Patreon Weekly #251
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’ve got two new fully implemented trinkets to share!This weekly also includes an audio Q&A! You can find audio timestamps at the end of this weekly.Crystals and MossAs I mentioned last weekly, I spent a lot of time moving last week. After a particularly stressful Thursday, all the big stuff has now been brought over to the new place, and all that’s left is some tidying up. With the move, getting sick, and my dad’s knee all out of the way, I am really looking forward to future months being a bit less eventful. ...
The First Three Trinkets | Patreon Weekly #250
Hey Patrons! In this weekly I’m going to share more trinket progress. Three trinkets have been implemented into the game!Firstly though, a few things to go over:There’s a new Shattered Secrets this week! In this month’s Shattered Secrets I’m going to share my rough gameplay plan for the Cleric’s early levels!There’ll also be an audio Q&A next week! You can ask questions here or in the Patreon discord.The results are also in for Patreon Poll #51:New Room Types: 84%T1 Talent Changes: 34%Custom Notes: 29%New Badges: 29%Item Spritework:...
