Hey Patrons!
Firstly, there’s a new Content Poll this week!
Also, next week’s weekly is going to have an audio Q&A segment! If you’d like to ask any questions for it, please either comment here, or on the Patreon discord!
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After that, I’m afraid there’s not much else to share at the moment! v1.1.0 just recently went out, and since then I’ve been busy. Not with Shattered, b...
2021-12-14 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons
There’s not a lot to share on the game dev front this week, I’ve mostly been fixing bugs with v1.1.0 to get it ready for release in a couple of days, so this is going to be a shorter post to share one final bit of info on pins!
There’s also a new Shattered Secrets this week! We’re doing things a little out of order this month, so expect this month’s poll a little later, probably ne...
2021-12-06 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
This weekly has our fourth audio segment, which you can listen to above. Timestamps are provided at the end of this weekly.
As mentioned in the audio, v1.1.0 is almost ready to release to beta! My plan it to try and get things finished over the next few hours, and silently push the game to beta. A full announcement on ShatteredPixel.com will follow early tomorrow.
The rest of this weekly has some final info on pins.
I hav...
2021-11-29 16:10:32 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons! Firstly, there’s a few things going on this week:
There’s a new Shattered Secrets! In this month, I’m giving out some very theoretical design ideas I have for an overhauled Ambitious Imp quest
Next week’s weekly is going to have an audio Q&A segment. If you’d like to ask any questions for it, please either comment on this post or ask in the Q&A channel on the disco...
2021-11-22 15:59:59 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
Firstly, there’s a new Content Poll! Though I suggest reading this weekly for context first.
I’m doing a bit better this week and am trying to get back on track with work on v1.1.0. Thanks to Roguelike Celebration and those real-life troubles, v1.1.0 ended up getting delayed quite a bit! However, I do hope that I’ll be able to get v1.1.0 to beta toward the end of this month.
Wit...
2021-11-15 16:20:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
As mentioned in the latest weekly, I’m changing up the alchemize spell a bit. With this change it will be a very potent tool for the player to clear out inventory space by converting items to gold or energy on the go.
This leaves the merchant’s beacon in an awkward spot though, as it was also made to fulfill this function. I’m considering just removing it and having shops sell a few a...
2021-11-15 16:20:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons, unfortunately I’ve got nothing to share this week.
As I mentioned last week, I’ve been dealing with some family stuff lately, which I hoped would be resolved early enough this week for me to get some work done. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen; instead, this week has been extremely difficult. I got back home late Friday and have been mostly just recovering since.
I’d rather not go into full details, but here’s a quick overview of what happened, which hopefu...
2021-11-08 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
It’s another short weekly this week. I’m out of town helping with some family stuff, and so don’t have a whole lot of time for Patreon writing or Shattered development at the moment. I had known about this commitment for a while, but the amount of free time I have had in the hotel room is much, much less than I was expecting. I’m going to be done with these commitments in another couple of days though, and will get back to work then.
Despite that, I do still h...
2021-11-01 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
Firstly, this weekly has the third audio summary/Q&A! This one’s a little longer (partly due to having a few more questions, thanks!), and hopefully future ones will be similarly close to the 30 minute mark. If you’d like to hear more of me, the presentation I gave for Roguelike Celebration now has a dedicated YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMWQIdfCgQg
For the r...
2021-10-25 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
Firstly, two things:
Sorry for the continued delays on these weeklies, and on v1.1.0’s development. Things have been ...
2021-10-19 17:05:59 +0000 UTC View PostHey Shattered Supporters!
For this month’s Shattered secrets blog, I’m going to talk about quests designs on Shattered generally and give some early info about what I’m thinking on for a new quest from the troll blacksmith!
Please keep in mind that Shattered Secrets is more about longer-term plans and early concepting. These plans may change significantly or be scrapped entirely, and it may take quite a while for them to show up in game.
Hey Patrons!
As discussed in today’s weekly, I am starting to seriously consider what I need to do to get the game ready for a release on PC platforms. In this poll I’m listing off all the major things I have considered so far, and I’d like your help prioritizing them!
Note that native executables and a bigger interface are not listed here as they’re necessities that I have to work on first no matter what my priorities are.
I should also note that all of the suggesti...
2021-10-12 17:52:49 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
Firstly, there’s a new content poll! It’s relating to this weekly though, so please read through this first before going over there.
Also, if you’re a Golden+ Patron and missed it, I’m currently offering a Patreon-exclusive build of the game with the new music built-in! You can find it Here, please let me...
2021-10-12 17:52:12 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
A brief weekly this week, I’m in the middle of actually moving house right now (you may remember I’ve mentioned the lead-up to this in a couple of weeklies) and so time is a bit limited. There is some news to share though!
Firstly, October’s Patreon poll will be next week, as I haven’t had time to write it out yet.
In more exciting news, we’ve hit the $650/mo milestone and then some! Read on for some info about new music, and the first Patreon-exclusiv...
2021-10-04 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
This weekly has the second audio summary/Q&A attached to it! This one came out a little short, partly because I’m juggling a few things right now and so didn’t have too much time to dedicate to it. For next month I’m going to try and extend the length a bit. I’ve also included some timestamps for questions at the end of the weekly.
For this rest of this weekly, I’ve got some news about an upcoming conference, and some core changes to the alchemy interfac...
2021-09-27 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
Firstly, next week’s weekly is going to have an audio Q&A segment. If you’d like to ask any questions for it, please either comment on this post or ask in the Q&A channel on the discord.
Secondly, there’s a new Shattered Secrets this week, about brainstorming some new badge designs. Shattered Supporters can read Shattered Secrets #5 here.
For this rest of this weekly, Iâ...
2021-09-20 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
Here are the results from Patreon Poll #21:
Summon Elemental: 82%
Telekinetic Grab: 56%
Frostfire Brew: 44%
Elixir of Fortune: 38%
Heroic Energy: 12%
Base...
Hey Patrons! I’ve been fairly busy this week with moving and a few other obligations, but I still have some news to share!
Firstly, there’s a new poll! Poll #21 covers some options for new alchemy recipes in v1.1.0.
Progress is also continuing with pins, but I’ve got nothing to actually report yet. I will hopefully have things locked in by next week.
Hey Patrons!
For this poll, I’ve got a few higher-end alchemy items that I’m considering adding in v1.1.0! Note that I’ve included WIP recipes for each item, but these are subject to change.
The options that get strong support will be added in v1.1.0! For this poll, I will likely be selecting multiple winners.
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Please vote for all the options that you like, not just for your one favourite! I allow multiple votes as it means th...
2021-09-07 16:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
Firstly, you might notice that there’s an audio file in this weekly! I’m trying something out as a possible substitute to the Patreon livestreams. Rather than streaming a Q&A, I would instead answer questions in a more podcasty format once a month, along with a quick summary of the last and upcoming month. This preserves a dedicated place to ask questions, is more timezone-neutral, provides a new format for people to consume Patreon updates, and is much less time-co...
2021-08-30 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
I'm very sorry, but due to an unplanned disruption (nothing to be worried about), I'm not going to be free to host the Patreon livestream that was initially scheduled for 8pm EDT today.
The questions that have been asked so far will still be answered soon though! I'm going to use this as an opportunity to try doing Q&A in a different format. If anyone had questions they wanted to ask during the stream, feel free to post them here instead. This post will be up unt...
Hey Patrons!
Firstly, the next Patreon Livestream will be this Saturday the 28th, at 8pm EDT! As usual, if you have any questions you’d like answered, please write them in a comment here, or on the Patreon Discord. Golden+ Patrons will be able to watch the stream live, and all patrons can access it after the next weekly.
For the rest of this weekly I’m covering Shattered’s recent App Store launch, and some progress on a refresh of the Patreon.
Hey Patrons!
Firstly, here are the results from Patreon Poll #20:
Master Thieves’ Armband Rework: 72%
Phantom Piranhas & Tormented Spirits: 58%
Footwear of Nature Rework: 50%
Halls Enemy Improvements: 39%
A rework for the armband got strong support and is the clear winner, so that will be a focus for side content in the next update! Phantom Piranhas and ...
Hey Patrons!
For this poll, number 20, I’m going back through some previous poll choices that didn’t quite make it and giving them a second chance!
The winner of this poll will be implemented into the game, likely in v0.9.5!
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Please vote for all the options that you like, not just for your one favourite! I allow multiple votes as it means that a higher proportion of people will end up voting for the winning choice.
All pat...
2021-08-11 15:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
v0.9.4 is finally in beta! We are now full steam ahead for a full release (including iOS!) early next week.
There’s also a new Patreon Poll! Poll #20 gives a second chance to some poll choices that didn’t quite make it previously.
For the rest of this weekly, I’m going to share what I’m planning on working on immediately after v0.9.4.
Hey Patrons!
I’m hoping to get v0.9.4 to beta in another few days, but in the meantime, here’s a bit more info on what’s coming.
Also, this month’s Patreon Poll has been delayed until next week to give me time to get v0.9.4 to beta ASAP.
Firstly, I’ve finally finished up those changes to unblessed ankhs! Ankhs now let the player keep two of their items, and then challenge them to return to where they died to get the rest ...
2021-08-02 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
I’ve busy getting v0.9.4 finished up and have a few updates as the list of changes left to be implemented keeps shrinking.
I should also mention that there will be not Patreon Livestream this week. I have decided to adjust their schedule and have them every other month for the time being. This should help deal with the reduction in participation.
Most of the time last week was spent evaluating balance and imp...
2021-07-26 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
I’ve continued work on v0.9.4, and things are starting to shape up nicely! We’re not quite at a point where I can commit to when the beta will come out, but toward the end of July is still looking good.
Firstly, the iOS version of the game is now notably more stable as of the release I made last week! There are still some rare crashes to address (there always are), but I’m not planning any further releases before t...
2021-07-19 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
Here are the results from Patreon Poll #19:
Gateway Traps: 79%
Geyser Traps: 76%
Tar Traps: 62%
Sprouting Traps: 58%
Giga Flock Traps: 48%
Gateway and Geyser traps got strong support, Tar and Sprouting traps got more moderate support, and Giga Flock traps got weaker support. Based on this I will be implementing G...
Hey Patrons!
Just as with the last two, I’m going to use this Patreon poll to decide on some smaller side content for v0.9.4. We’ve done special enemies, alchemy produce, and ankh improvements. Now it’s time for some traps!
Traps have been in a pretty good place design-wise since v0.8.0, but it might be nice to add a few more to better enhance variety. Specifically, I’m looking to add a few less common traps with neutral or potentially beneficial effects!
The...
2021-07-05 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post