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Demon Halls Quest Ideas | Patreon Weekly #345
Hey Patrons! In this weekly I’m going to continue the ‘longer term plans’ trend for one more week and share some early concepting details and ideas about a potential demon halls quest! This is largely recycled from Shattered Secrets #29. Do keep in mind that these are fairly early concepts, an...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon in 2026 | Patreon Weekly #344
Hey Patrons! In this weekly I’m sharing my rough plans for 2026 a little early! These points will show up the usual public blog in about a week. I’ve also just released v3.3.2! It’s just a small patch with some fixes and a fair bit of internal work on the new tester area.Here are the major pie...
Large Grid Rooms | Patreon Weekly #343
Hey Patrons, hope you've all having a happy holiday season! A small weekly this week over the holidays, but I do have a little progress to share on grid level layouts. There’s also a new Shattered Secrets this week, with an early look at my plans for 2026.I've been spending most of my time...
New Computer! | Patreon Weekly #342
Hey Patrons! In this weekly I’ve got a small update for Shattered’s grid levelgen, a new computer to show off, results from this month’s poll, and a new audio Q&A this month (question timestamps below, as usual)!Firstly though, here’s the results from the 2025 rewards survey! Just like last ...
2025 Patreon Rewards Survey! | Patreon Poll #72
Hey Patrons! We’re getting toward the end of 2025, and so just like last year I want some feedback about rewards. In this poll I’m asking for a general survey on which Patron rewards you like the most!The results of this poll will help me determine which rewards are most worth investing time and...
Grid Level Layouts | Patreon Weekly #341
Hey Patrons! In this weekly I’ll be giving an overview of how I plan to specifically structure the upcoming vault level! There’s also a new Patreon Poll this week, with this year’s survey about which rewards you enjoy the most! Lastly, there’ll be an Audio Q&A next week, you can ask question...
V3.3 Patch Plans | Patreon Weekly #340
Hey Patrons! I’ve had a pretty slow week this week after the release of v3.3 (I’ve also been a bit sick =S) so I’ve not got too much to share. In this weekly I’m going to go over my immediate plans for patches to v3.3.Firstly, as always, there’ll be some rounds of immediate bugfixes. Thing...
V3.3 Beta Bugs | Patreon Weekly #339
Hey Patrons! In this weekly I’m going to go over some of the bugs that were in the initial beta for v3.3.0. Bugs in betas are normal, but this one had a few more interesting ones that I thought would be interesting to explain in more detail.Firstly, a bug that was caught in Alpha and so very few p...
Spectral Walls | Patreon Weekly #338
Hey Patrons! In this slightly early weekly I’m going to share some new artifact particulars! There’s also an audio Q&A this week, you can find timestamps for all the questions below.This weekly is coming a little early as v3.3 is alllmost ready for an alpha test! In fact, there’s a decent chan...
Cracked Spyglass | Patreon Weekly #337
Hey Patrons! In this weekly I’m going to share some progress on new items coming in v3.3. There’s also a new Shattered Secrets this week, where I share an old subclass system concept from 2014 that never saw the light of day. Lastly, there’ll be an Audio Q&A next week, you can ask questions in...
Randomized Runs | Patreon Weekly #336
Hey Patrons! In this weekly I’m going to go over the poll results from Patreon Poll #71, and share some info on a new feature coming to hero select in v3.3!Firstly, here are the results from Patreon Poll #71:87%: Skeleton Key Artifact33%: Spyglass Trinket33%: Artifact Levelling Trinket27%: Rapidfi...
Vault Entrance Visuals | Patreon Weekly #335
Hey Patrons! In this weekly I’m going to show off the changes I’ve made to the Imp’s presence in the main city. There’s also a Patreon Poll running this week, with a few options for potential item additions in v3.3!With v3.3 turning into an update that only includes a tester area for the new...
V3.3 Side Content | Patreon Poll #71
Hey Patrons, in this poll I’ve got a few options for potential side-content in v3.3! It’s all item additions this time, I’ve got a few promising ideas and you can choose what I prioritize! Based on the results of this poll, the top 1 or 2 choices will be implemented into v3.3!Poll OptionsThis ...
Adjusting v3.3 Release Plans | Patreon Weekly #334
Hey Patrons! In this weekly I’m going to go over some changes I’m making to how I’ll be releasing the upcoming city quest. There’s also an audio Q&A this week, you can find timestamps for all the questions below.Some of you might remember that the caves quest was released fairly incrementall...
Handling Hero Abilities In The New Quest | Patreon Weekly #333
Hey Patrons! In this weekly I’m going to go over how I plan to integrate hero abilities into the upcoming quest. There’ll also be an Audio Q&A next week! You can ask questions in a comment here or in the Patreon discord.Currently all base hero powers and most subclass powers tie into equipment, ...
Feeling Like A Heist | Patreon Weekly #332
Hey Patrons! In this weekly I’m going to go over some progress I’ve made on the ‘feeling’ of the upcoming quest.Poll results:71%: Caves Quest Secrets60%: Chalice Upgrading40%: Hostile Champions33%: DM-30031%: Pacifist Ascent & Taking the Mick20%: Artifact TransmutingThanks for voting! I thin...
Little Annoyances | Patreon Poll #70
Hey Patrons, this time around I’ve got a poll about various little annoyance reports I often get, I’m curious about which ones you guys also feel are annoying or should be prioritized. Each poll option comes with a quick description of what I’ve gotten feedback about, and my current idea for c...
City Quest Grid Layouts | Patreon Weekly #331
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share some early concepting for the overall layout of the city quest area. There’s also a new poll this week, focusing on potential changes to various little annoyances that have been reported to me over time.(This weekly is mostly recycled from Shattered...
Post-v3.2 Breather | Patreon Weekly #330
Hey Patrons, this weekly is mainly just the audio QnA as I’ve been held up on finishing fixing a few last final details for v3.2.5, which is looking like it’ll be the last patch for v3.2.As I mention in the Q&A, I’m feeling a bit overworked atm mainly due to v3.2 patches taking a lot longer an...
Final v3.2 Patches | Patreon Weekly #329
Hey Patrons, I’ve spent most of this week doing some smaller patch work to wrap up on v3.2. This includes a couple of final interface tweaks that I thought I’d show off. There’s also a new Shattered Secrets to check out this week, where I share some early hazard concepting on the upcoming city...
Health Bar Shielding | Patreon Poll #69
Hey Patrons, with all the UI changes happening recently, there’s one I thought would be interesting to let you guys decide on.Currently the way Shattered’s health bars visually handle shielding isn’t consistent with how a lot of other games seem to handle it, so I’m curious if that’s somet...
Title Layers | Patreon Weekly #328
Hey Patrons, with v3.2.4 and it’s new title screen releasing in full today, I wanted to quickly show off how the new title screen actually works! The new title screen, is comprised of a number of ‘layers’, and I’ll show them off in order below.There’s also a new Patreon poll this week! Wit...
Title Archs and Hole Punches | Patreon Weekly #327
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share more full details about what’s coming in v3.2.4 very very soon! Expect most of this to show up in a blog post when v3.2.4 releases.New Title Screen!As I shared three weeks ago, Aleks and I have been working on a new background for the title screen!S...
Cleric Backstory | Patreon Weekly #326
Hey Patrons, I'm still stuck into technical work for v3.2 patches, so in this weekly I’m going to shift gears a bit and share the backstory for the Cleric!This was originally shared in Shattered Secrets #41, back in September last year.The Cleric(Note that just like with the other hero backsto...
Display Cutouts | Patreon Weekly #325
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to go over some technical changes I plan to make to display layouts on Android and iOS.There’s also an audio Q&A this month! There’s a list of questions and timestamps below the weekly.Notches and Hole PunchesLet me quickly take you back to 2017. Phone dis...
Work on a new Title Screen! | Patreon Weekly #324
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m showing off a WIP for a new title screen background!There’s also a new Shattered Secrets this week! In this Shattered secrets I’m going to share more detail on the environment concepting for the upcoming Metropolis quest overhaul!Also, here are the results from ...
V3.2.1 plans | Patreon Weekly #323
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share a little info about my week and plans for v3.2.1 balance changes.There’s also a new Patreon Poll this week! In this poll I’m going to ask for your thoughts on the pacing for releasing new pixel art for Shattered!Otakuthon!I’ve not had a lot of t...
New Art Pacing | Patreon Poll #68
Hey Patrons, In this poll I’m going to ask for your thoughts on the pacing for releasing new pixel art for Shattered!So, you all probably remember a blog post I made about a year ago about new upcoming art for Shattered Pixel Dungeon. Since then some more progress has been made, but things have la...
V3.2.0 Any Minute! | Patreon Weekly #322
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to go over my plans shortly following v3.2’s releaseRelease & Patch PlansThis weekly is set to go live at 10am, and if everything goes according to plan then v3.2.0 will be going live everywhere shortly after at noon! I’ve got releases all prepped on every...
Liquid Metal Tweaks | Patreon Weekly #321
Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to quickly go over a change to liquid metal I just made in the beta.This weekly also includes an audio Q&A! You can find audio timestamps at the end of this weekly.Liquid Metal ScalingThe beta for v3.2 has been going pretty well, after some initial fixes, but ...
