Last Minute Warrior Splash! | Patreon Weekly #313
Added 2025-05-28 20:30:04 +0000 UTCHey Patrons, in this early weekly I’ve got some last minute Warrior splash improvements to share!
This weekly also includes an audio Q&A! You can find audio timestamps at the end of this weekly.
Warrior Splash Redone
In a previous weekly back in January I shared some work Aleks was doing on updating the various hero splashes. Those ended up making it into v3.0, except for the Warrior, who’s new splash was delayed.
Aleks had some free time in the last week though, and so now suddenly the Warrior’s new splash is ready to squeeze into v3.1!
Here’s the current splash for comparison:

and the new splash!

As you can see, this is the most changed of any of the splashes, which makes sense as the Warrior was the first splash Aleks originally did. The Warrior’s proportions and pose are much better, the background has been redone and brightened, and the armor design has been changed to be more rooted in nordic cultures and less ‘generic fantasy’. This splash is pretty final, though there will be some small tweaks to details or the pixellation before or after release.
Lastly, there’s a variant with a seal made out of gold instead of red wax, which is a bit more accurate for the cultures we’re basing the Warrior’s design on:

I plan to decide on the seal variants and get this new warrior splash into the beta ASAP, hopefully tomorrow.
Audio Timestamps
This month there were 24 questions from 10 different Patrons.
0:38 "rook e1! i am definitely gonna take advantage of the space here, how will you respond?" - radiantchaos

1:08 "how have you been?" - Depresbian
1:54 "Do you still plan to buff wells of awareness?" - Block Vader
3:11 "in shattered's lore, is there any meaning behind the four gemstone colors in the amulet, or is it something you haven't thought about? :amulet: :amulet:" - Depresbian
4:15 "Alternatively, have you considered nerfing healing wells? They feel like too much of a good thing, especially with multiple challenges on." - Block Vader
4:46 "what's your favorite artifact?" - Depresbian
5:46 "Why doesn't Yog simply disassemble the Heroes atom by atom? Is she stupid? He's an immortal god of chaos, even if it is just an avatar" - Octavia
6:33 "Everyone always asks how you've been, but I'm curious, who have you been?" - MAXIBOB
6:33 "Better yet, what have you been, and why have you been?" - Octavia
6:33 "To add on to the previous questions, when have you been? " - ittyit
6:33 "Where have you been?" - Chewyou
7:25 "whats the lore behind the cleric having freddy fazbear hands?" - radiantchaos

7:49 "Would Cleric wear this?" - Octavia

8:31 "Of all the monetization options (in-game donation, Steam, Patreon, etc.) what's been the best? " - 1-800-thewolf
9:38 "i cant remember if i've asked you this before im sorry what is your favorite bit of music from shattered pixel dungeon's soundtrack? " - radiantchaos
10:03 "What is the intended use case for upgrading seer shot?" - Zrp200
10:38 "How many possible friends can you have on any given floor? The bee, shadow friend, ghost, mirages, the stronger one, a siren song one, that's it isn't it?" - Chewyou
11:26 "Channeling your inner EA side, what move do you make that made the most negative effect on players that you would was a good idea? Rip Lloyd's Beacon." - Chewyou
13:29 "why do you think so many transfems like your game?" - radiantchaos
13:57 "How would the Huntress react to seeing her sibling again, or is that something the game will explore?" - Octavia
14:45 "Are additional subclasses still a serious consideration for this year?" - Veek
15:37 "Why does the Dwarven Metropolis look like your local baptist church while the Demon Halls look like a cathedral" - Octavia
16:19 "What's your favorite Pixar movie, and why is it Ratatouille? Also, what do you think of the End Credits music for the music, specifically from the 4:00 to 6:00 part" - Octavia
17:47 "With rising cost of living and inflation, have you considered raising any of your prices (patreon, Steam, etc.)?" - 1-800-thewolf