Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to go over how the crystal caves quest has been doing so far, and share some early work on the second caves quest variant!
Early Crystal Caves Feedback
The crystal caves quest has been in beta for about 4 days now, with things being pretty stable after a quick BETA-1.1 release 3 days ago. On a technical front the only major things I want to address right now are some clarity issues with some of the text. In particular people...
2023-10-02 15:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey Golden+ Patrons, here's a quick alpha for the first variant of the new quest!
There is currently only one variant, but I expect to get more working over the next few weeks. The exact mechanics and visuals are still a bit of a work in progress, so please let me know what you think!
If all goes well I expect to put this to beta in another couple of days.
Please note that these builds may be unstable! I will do my best to fix issues ASAP, but you probably shouldn't ...
2023-09-25 21:26:55 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share a bunch of progress on the Crystal caves quest! We’re just about ready for alpha!
This weekly also includes an audio Q&A! Go and give it a listen if you’d like. You can find audio timestamps at the end of this weekly.
Cave Generation
Firstly, I’ve made a bunch of critical improvements to levelgen for the quest. Some changes are obvious, and some are a bit more subtle. Here’s a comparison image sh...
2023-09-25 15:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share some early implementation progress on the crystal region for the new caves quest!
Firstly though, there’s a new Shattered Secrets this week! In it I share some early ideas for a possible demon halls quest!
Also, next week’s weekly will have an audio Q&A segment! Feel free to ask questions either here or on the Patreon discord.
And finally, h...
2023-09-18 15:01:00 +0000 UTC
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A quick note for users on the Patreon mobile apps: multiple-choice polls don’t seem to be working correctly right now. You may need to refresh this post multiples times to be able to vote for more than one option.
Hey Patrons!
Firstly, go read this week’s weekly if you haven’t yet! In this poll I’m asking for your interest in each of the upcoming caves quest environments! The we...
2023-09-11 19:09:52 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, apologies for the slight delay in the weekly this week. I just released an early beta for v2.2.0 and wanted to prioritize getting a bugfix update out first.
This weekly is extra long, as it’s meant to combine with this month’s Patreon Poll! I’m finally sharing a bunch of more specific details for caves quest environments and would like you guys to vote on which one’s you’d like me to im...
2023-09-11 19:09:25 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to talk a bit about an upcoming beta for v2.2.0, and summarize where we are currently.
What’s Done, and What’s Left?
Currently v2.2.0 includes a bunch of miscellaneous content, in addition to the planned headline feature of the blacksmith quest rework:
- Almost 20 minutes of new music, including intense tracks, finale tracks, and extensions to the existing region tracks.
- A soft rework to the prison que...
2023-09-04 15:19:21 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share some upcoming new music for the game that was previously shared in Shattered Secrets #26!
This weekly also includes an audio Q&A! The formatting is a bit different this week thanks to also having audio in the regular weekly. The Q&A starts at 11:00, and you can find audio timestamps at the end of this weekly.
More Music!
2023-08-28 15:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share some WIP backstory details for the Huntress, which were previously shared in Shattered Secrets #20! You can also look at some previous weeklies for the Warrior, Mage, and 2023-08-21 15:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share a quick update on caves quest terrain and give some more info on blacksmith rewards!
Firstly though, here are the results from Patreon Poll #44:
Soften the Penalty: 77%
Make Shopkeepers Invulnerable: 46%
C...
2023-08-14 15:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons! While work continues on the caves quest, I don’t really have anything to show off for it this week. So, in this weekly I’m going to show off some improvements I’m making to the sewers and prison quests!
There also a new Patreon Poll running this week! This poll concerns potential changes to shopkeeper fleeing behaviour.
Sewers Quest
The ghost’s quests are getting no changes directly, but I’m looking to make a few positioning based Qo...
2023-08-07 15:00:49 +0000 UTC
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A quick note for users on the Patreon mobile apps: multiple-choice polls don’t seem to be working correctly right now. You may need to refresh this post multiples times to be able to vote for more than one option.
Hey Patrons!
Lately I’ve noticed a bit of discussion both in the Patreon discord and more widely about shopkeeper fleeing behaviour. This is a design element of them that I’ve been hesitant to change before, but as shopkeepers were already adjusted...
2023-08-07 15:00:49 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going over my current plans for the three environments you might encounter during the blacksmith’s quest.
This weekly also includes an audio Q&A! Go and give it a listen if you’d like. You can find audio timestamps at the end of this weekly.
Environment Concepts
You might remember that I was a little disappointed with the results from 2023-07-31 15:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share some early progress and experimentation on level generation for the blacksmith quest!
Also, next week’s weekly will have an audio Q&A segment! Feel free to ask questions either here or on the Patreon discord.
Placing Gold Ore
As mentioned in a previous weekly, I plan for there to be ~40 gold ore to find in the blacksmith area, arranged into small and large clusters for the player to mine. The current g...
2023-07-24 15:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to talk about two feedback-driven changes I’m making in v2.2.0!
Firstly though, here are the results from Patreon Poll #43
The Cleric: 62%
New Item Type: 44%
City Q...
2023-07-17 15:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share my current plans for the specific objectives for the blacksmith’s quest.
There’s also a new Patreon Poll! In this poll I’d like to gauge your excitement toward some of the larger content additions I have planned.
Dark Gold!
A major focus of the new blacksmith quest will be mining for gold, just as it is currently.
Gold...
2023-07-10 17:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
Much like Poll #33, in this poll I’d like to gauge your excitement toward some of the larger content additions I have planned. These are all of the shorter and medium term items previously shared in ‘Shattered Pixel Dungeon in 2023’, minus the new region arts, as I don’t have direc...
2023-07-10 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share some more region splash art! These splashes were originally shared in Shattered Secrets #18 and #25.
Splash Arts
As a reminder, a while ago I got an email from Aleks asking if I was interested in doing more work with him. After some ideating back and forth, we settled on adding some environmental splash art! These splashes are planned to appear during the level transitions and will likely also appear when the play...
2023-07-04 17:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to go over my progress in implementing the new mining feature!
This weekly also includes an audio Q&A! Go and give it a listen if you’d like. You can find audio timestamps at the end of this weekly.
Strike the Earth!
I’m getting fairly close to releasing v2.1.3, which will include a full baseline implementation of the new mining mechanic, plus a few other smaller fixes.
2023-06-26 17:01:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share some technical details on how exactly quest sub floors will work.
Firstly though, there’s a new Shattered Secrets post, where I share some new WIP music for the regions of the dungeon!
Also, next week’s weekly will have an audio Q&A segment! Feel free to ask questions either here or on the Patreon discord.
Lastly, we also have results from <...
2023-06-19 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
Firstly, please go read this week’s Weeklyif you haven’t already! This week the weekly and poll are meant to go hand in hand.
As mentioned in this week’s weekly, I’ve got some ideas for potential environments to the blacksmith’s quest! Each of these is meant to provide some theming around hazards and enemies that encourage positional gameplay via mining. Please keep in mind that t...
2023-06-12 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to be going over more specific early design details for the blacksmith quest rework!
There also a new Patreon Poll this week! I strongly suggest that you read this weekly before reading the poll though, as they go hand in hand. The poll will let me gauge interest in some of the specific environment ideas I currently have.
The Pickaxe
As mentioned last week...
2023-06-12 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going over the general design direction for the Blacksmith’s quest!
Sorry for the delay (again =S) by the way! I ended up having to make some changes to this weekly as I realized it makes the most sense to pace out the info on the Blacksmith quest instead of dumping it all at once.
Design Changes
Firstly, if you want a bit of background, Weekly #164<...
2023-06-05 19:35:54 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, sorry for the delay and another short weekly this week. I’m still quite tired from returning from anime north and need to get moving on finishing up v2.1.0. I do have some loose plans for v2.2.0 that I’d like to share though.
This weekly also includes an audio Q&A! Go and give it a listen if you’d like. You can find audio timestamps at the end of this weekly.
The Rough Plan for v2.2.0 and the Blacksmith Quest
First things first, v2.1.0 needs to get r...
2023-05-31 21:01:11 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons! I’ve got a bite-sized weekly for you this week, as v2.1.0 just went to beta!
I’m fairly pleased with the release pace of this update, hitting beta just a bit more than 2 months after v2.0, and about a month after I finished releasing patches for v2.0. You can read the beta announcement blog post here: https://shatteredpixel.com/blog/coming-soon-t...
2023-05-22 18:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey Golden+ Patrons, It's time for a surprise v2.1.0 alpha!
v2.1.0 is already content-complete, aside from a few smaller tweaks I still have planned to do. I expect this alpha to be fairly quick as a result.
Please let me know what you think, and if you run into any bugs!
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. Plea...
2023-05-18 17:37:23 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons! In this weekly I’m going to focus on the balance changes I have planned for the Duelist!
Firstly though, there’s a new Shattered Secrets this week! I’m once again sharing some WIP splash art, this time for the demon halls!
Also, here are the results from Patreon Poll #41:
On-Upgr...
2023-05-15 17:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, this week is the Patreon’s 4th anniversary! I’ve also got a bit of info to share about shop interfaces.
There’s also a Patreon Poll running this week! I'm interested to hear your thoughts on changes to the least popular T1 and T2 talents.
Four Years!
And just like that, somehow it’s been four years since this Patreon started (as of May 12th)! It’s a bit crazy to think that...
2023-05-08 19:22:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
With work on v2.1.0 coming together, and my focus turning largely towards Duelist balance and design tweaks (now that the analytics data has come in), I thought now would be a good time to ask you about some more specific tweaks to the other heroes. I’ve taken a look at some of the least popular T1 and T2 talents, and am interested to see what your sentiment is about whether they should be changed.
Please vote for each talent that you would like to see chang...
2023-05-08 19:22:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’ve got some progress to share with new exotic enemies in v2.1.0!
This weekly also has an audio Q&A in it! Go and give it a listen if you’d like. You can find audio timestamps at the end of this weekly.
New Exotic Enemies!
Over the last week or so I’ve been busy with a bit of back and forth following Shattered’s release on GOG and Itch. The game now properly shows up on Itch search, the soundtrack is available on GOG, and the GOG re...
2023-05-01 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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