Fun! A lot of clever concepts, and the best of them feel almost like they could be in the base game. The downside is how many cards revolve around scaling - there are so many that the character feels extremely broken, and the sheer number of scaling options introduce a little too much complexity, imo. Still, it's really fun for a couple runs.

Heya, just started with this charming mod. It's very powerful, which I suppose is natural for a concept dreamed up by a kid, but the fun lies in finding the very broken synergies and the challenge lies in knowing when to stop. Died in act 2 on my first run by getting card-synergy-greedy and am now taking a more balanced approach on my second attempt. Well done with this one, it has everything, and the art is brilliant! I wish I had the ability to do this with my kids, who are growing up at the speed of light!

There are some cards that suck if you upgrade them. The stun grenade, for example. If you don't upgrade it, it synergizes with low damage powers... but if you upgrade it, it breaks that synergy for very little return. I wish the upgrade made the cards do a second hit, rather than increasing the base damage over the low damage threshold (I'm thinking of powers that only work on attacks that do 5 or less damage).

Also, I think static buildup should not give you weaken, or more cards should have that ability that gives you temporary strength and removes weaken, because those are hard to come by...

Not only is this mod incredibly stylish, but its also well balanced and fun!

The only thing I'd change is that some relics (like Newt ring) feel under powered, 1 more card every other turn? Also Makeshift Volley doesn't work with power glove, despite being 5 or less damage.

Just got this mod from seeing it on Frost prime's youtube video.
Very eager to try it!

https://youtu.be/0_MuR8lxWnE

This is a very fun mod. Mini-boosters were absolutely hilarious to use.

hey, very much enjoyed this mod. super cool art style and interesting cards

(time is always tricky, but a mince pie can help with the energy)

For some reason I had gotten unsubscribed from this thread and so I missed quite a few comments. Thanks everyone for the kind words, my son and I are very happy that people are still enjoying this.

Special thanks to @zerosiki__ who has just provided a Korean translation.

@BarbedShoelace
I did make this character a little strong on purpose, so that my son could enjoy it more easily. I will consider making a hard mode, I think that's a good idea, I just need to find the time and energy to do it. Thanks!

@ResponsibleAlex
I built up to Ascension 20, and then played a couple games there

Just found this and it is now my favorite character mod for the game. It's a delight to play with, the synergies are fun to play with, and it mixes well with other mods.

And tell your son his art is awesome. : D

here is one :)

"PowerBank Capacitor" - whenever you use a Mini Lasers card, store 1 energy here. (it stores spare power because mini lasers didnt use up all the power) :)

usage: right click on the relic to recharge 1 stored energy to your main energy.

🖥️ Screen Saver: shuffle a copy of the first card you play each combat into both your draw pile and discard pile
😑 Sensor Upgrade: at the start of combat, apply 1 Vulnerable per enemy in combat to the enemy with the lowest HP count
🐞 Swarm Keeper: at the start of your turn, gain 1 Drone (deal +1 damage to all enemies and gain +1 block at end of turn)
🔆 Star Battery: at the start of your turn, gain 2 Solar Flare (deal +2 damage to a random enemy at end of turn)
⚙️ Treasure Gear: the first time per turn you Salvage a card, gain 1 Artifact
🪐 True Explorer: at the start of an elite, boss or event combat, shuffle an upgraded Exploration card into your draw pile

Makes me wish this character had a dozen more custom relics:
🚀 Bigger Missiles: Whenever you play a Missile card, deal 2 damage to all enemies and gain 1 temporary HP
💛 Binary Courage: at the start of your turn, gain 2 temporary HP
❌ Cross Saber: the first time per turn you play a 3-energy card, refund 1 energy (make it work for X-cards at 3 energy)
🎯 Focus Fire: attacks that target a random enemy will always target the enemy with the lowest HP count
🪟 Mirror Finish: whenever you play a colorless card, gain 1 temporary HP
📊 Panel Display: whenever you exhaust a card or play a power card, gain 1 temporary HP

Calculated Plays With The Robot Space Explorer Mod:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er9jcC55hI8

Quoted commentary and personal notes to follow:
1:40 Frost Missile seems kinda weak for something that exhausts
19:19 Drone Swarm upgrade expected to also be 2X+1 damage & block

This character has been adapted into the twitch slays spire AI, you can see the test run here

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1588489144

(sorry for the self-promotion)

I LOVE this mod! So cute, and I love the fact that you collaborated with your son on this! Definitely earned the 5 star rating and if I could give it more stars, I would!

This is adorable, and subsequently one of the best mods ever made. Incredible work.

:o :o the art is so wonderful, what a treat to play - I smash with a 0-cost card strategy!

did I leave a comment on this?
this is freaking awesome. wholesome, adorable, and honestly a blast to play. superb work.

I love the art!

just had my run with this character and it is awesome, love the art and balance of the mod. thank you for creating it.

I’ve played pretty much every highly-rated StS character mod and this might just be the best balanced of all of them.

well done for father and son collaboration :o)
my best card i like is mini-lasers :)

@Trashzone
Thanks! Also, that is hilarious

This is not only adorable, but also really fun! Kudos for managing to do both.

Also if the Robot has to gather lost gear, but always salvages the same cards I have to imagine those fried circuits make it keep misplacing it's equipment, only to pick the equipment up again, rinse repeat.

@BarbedShoelace
I'm curious what Ascension level you are playing on!

This is one of the best chars in the modding scene, very clever and fun, and i love the special artwork.

Only thing is, this lil guy is waaaay too strong, pretty much every card is a bit overtuned, i would gladly play a "hard version" of this char with most of the numbers toned down a bit.

I love the mechanics, i love the design, GJ

@Xii
Thank you, we're thrilled you're enjoying it!

Absolutely magnificent art AND design! The cards both in mechanics and style are simple, fun, and thematically consistent. My favorite character so far.

@Half-Light
Thanks! Yes, this character is intentionally easier on low Ascensions so that my son could enjoy it better. The difficulty starts to level off at higher Ascensions and should be roughly on par (okay, a little stronger) with the base characters at Ascension 20. I attempted to accomplish this by giving him better front-load and weaker scaling than average. A consequence is that, especially at high Ascensions, most losses will happen in Acts 3 and 4 instead of in Acts 1 and 2.

This is very charming. Beat the heart on my first run.

@SSStarla
Thank you so much for your kind words!

Fantastic mod!

Great mechanics, great art - and a lovely development story. Good stuff! <3

@hornetcorset
Thank you! I hope you enjoy playing it!

I love the flavor of this mod: absolute instant classic.

@deetoe
Thank you so much for coming back to leave that comment! It makes me really happy that you enjoyed the character enough to play up through A20. I'm also glad you found that high Ascension was a more appropriate challenge, despite how overpowered the character feels at low Ascension. I'm sure that A20 win was a wacky one!

I finally got an A20 Heart win on this character after being stuck on A19/20 for a few months. I wish I could share my deck on this Workshop page!

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@棋鞋·皮洋王
Thanks!

@G Squared Art
Making a character mod is a significant amount of work, and I don't think I can commit to that. You might try asking in the Slay the Spire Discord, there might be a modder there looking to something to work on.

Hello! I am an artist looking for someone to assist me with, a character mod. Please let me know if you would be interest! It is a gift for my partner but can definitely be added to the steam workshop for all to enjoy. Hope to hear back from you!

very nice

@sojmaster64 @Byrne
Thank you!

Wonderful!

This character is really cute and I love the hand drawn art! He's really fun too! Thanks to you and your son for making him!

@[eXponentia] @Mangles
Thank you both for the kind words. We're thrilled you're enjoying it!

@Mangles
We hope your son has fun with it too!

Absolutely love this guy. Just had my favourite run so far using cards to give myself artifact to cancel out the "lose energy at start of turn" from the card that builds solar flare every turn, stack drones to deal damage and give me block every turn, and watch myself whittling down enemies while blocking constantly while waiting for my solar flare to build up (for the beefier enemies who didn't die by turn 3 to my drones anyway).

His flavour is on point and just different enough from other characters while still being close enough that I could honestly see this in the base game (with "better" art, but that's like half the fun of this character so it'd lose that charm).

Amazing mod. Great design and amazing ending drawn for beating the heart. I'm going to show my son this character on the weekend so he can enjoy it too.

@Cahobo
Ah, yeah, it'll feel a little too easy at low Ascension for veterans of the game. I won't claim to have succeeded 100%, but the difficulty should feel a lot more appropriate at high Ascension. Thanks again for your feedback!