Kickshatter Home Goalkeeper V1: A Human Save-Ready Cue
Archive note — September 16, 2026: This development article describes an earlier iteration. Its retired previews and downloads have been removed, and the web level designer is no longer available. See the retained artwork library for the current selection.
The Kickshatter Home lobby now uses the approved HomeReadyV1 human goalkeeper in the center of the goal. His crouched, hands-forward pose gives the penalty-kick scene a clear defensive opponent without changing the existing match keeper.
What changed
- Added the catalogued 640 × 640 transparent PNG at
Characters/Keeper/HomeReadyV1/. - Replaced only the Home lobby's static pressure cue. The existing
KeeperV5defender, its two-hit states, and its Match interaction logic remain unchanged. - Imported the new artwork as a UI Sprite with transparent edges, clamp wrapping, and no mipmaps so the small in-goal rendering stays clean.
Why this direction
Home is the moment before a penalty kick. A human goalkeeper looking directly toward the incoming shot gives that moment more pressure and matches the illustrated footballer already standing over the ball. It also keeps the lobby readable: the goalkeeper is a visual cue, not a second player control or a Match-rule change.
Verification and source
The source was checked in a local iPhone 14 Plus simulator build on 2026-08-27. The verified image sits centrally inside the Home goal with no downscale ghosting. Browse the asset-library entry or inspect the original PNG.