Aiko.Octo
Inkling Commander
There's so much scattered information and making multiple threads for it seems like too much, so here's just... a list of things I've found so far.
Note that there's a LOT of actually very spoilery-spoilers floating around involving the new stage, assets, decorations, music, etc., that are getting DMCAed almost as quickly as they are put up, and I'm not going to talk about those because 1) we don't need to be getting squidboards in trouble and 2) I think they are more the kind of spoilers that could actually spoil your GrandFest experience/are probably best experienced in-game as they are intended to be experienced. If you're on twitter and want to avoid those you'll want to block the #GrandFestLeaks tag.
This is only a short list of things that I feel like are mostly informative and relevant to things we might want to know about the immediate future of the game-- stuff with 'patch notes energy'. And I'm spoilering each of these anyway in case you only want to know some of them. There are no images/actual content, only descriptions.
Anyway here we go. Standard Disclaimer of 'Just because it's in the game files doesn't mean it's going to happen" applies (remember that data for old stages/salmon run maps has been lingering in the game files for ages and hasn't resulted in anything!!), but in many of these cases I think our odds are pretty good.
Added Amiibo Functionality [source]: Data was added for idol amiibos (both existing and about to be released variants) for an event titled "Remember Grand Festival" implying you maybe be able to visit the grand festival area again after it's over.
Returning gear [source]: ALL SPLAT2'S SPLATOWEEN GEAR IN THE FILES and seems to be staged to release via a future switch news article (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). This is REALLY strong evidence for repeating splatfests, at least special/holiday ones (and I'm sure a lot of people will be thrilled to have some of their favorite gear back including that hockey mask)
The future of Big Runs [source]: Deep Cut news dialogue was added for a future BIG big run, and past big run dialogue was tweaked so that it would make sense if the runs were repeated in the future (like references to this area being attacked in the past). So all the pieces are in place for big runs to continue happening for a long time to come.
Big Run Global Quota Rewards [source]: If 700 million eggs are collected, everyone will get 7 gold, 21 silver, 210 bronze scales. If 800m, 900m, or more eggs are gathered, the rewards will increase (it looks like at a rate of +1 gold, +3 silver, and +30 bronze scales for each additional 100 millions eggs gathered). Also, there is dialogue for Deep Cut accounting for the case in which the quota is not met, so it is possible to fail!
Catalog [source]: The image was copyright-struck (for some reason), but from the comments it appears to just be nearly if not completely identical to a previous catalog (presumably drizzle 2022's).
An... oversight(?) in amiibo gear [source 1] [source 2]: Despite there being a LITERAL HOLE in the Captain's Cap Replica, the topknot style does not currently stick up through it (?????)
Anyway, I'll post more things if I find them and think they are interesting and relevant (and feel free to post other things that you find but NOT things that are getting DMCA'd please), but I think there's some signs here that while updates are certainly smaller and slowing down, there's still effort being made to keep the game 'alive' in a sense, hopefully meaning ongoing balance patches will continue too.
Note that there's a LOT of actually very spoilery-spoilers floating around involving the new stage, assets, decorations, music, etc., that are getting DMCAed almost as quickly as they are put up, and I'm not going to talk about those because 1) we don't need to be getting squidboards in trouble and 2) I think they are more the kind of spoilers that could actually spoil your GrandFest experience/are probably best experienced in-game as they are intended to be experienced. If you're on twitter and want to avoid those you'll want to block the #GrandFestLeaks tag.
This is only a short list of things that I feel like are mostly informative and relevant to things we might want to know about the immediate future of the game-- stuff with 'patch notes energy'. And I'm spoilering each of these anyway in case you only want to know some of them. There are no images/actual content, only descriptions.
Anyway here we go. Standard Disclaimer of 'Just because it's in the game files doesn't mean it's going to happen" applies (remember that data for old stages/salmon run maps has been lingering in the game files for ages and hasn't resulted in anything!!), but in many of these cases I think our odds are pretty good.
Added Amiibo Functionality [source]: Data was added for idol amiibos (both existing and about to be released variants) for an event titled "Remember Grand Festival" implying you maybe be able to visit the grand festival area again after it's over.
Returning gear [source]: ALL SPLAT2'S SPLATOWEEN GEAR IN THE FILES and seems to be staged to release via a future switch news article (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). This is REALLY strong evidence for repeating splatfests, at least special/holiday ones (and I'm sure a lot of people will be thrilled to have some of their favorite gear back including that hockey mask)
The future of Big Runs [source]: Deep Cut news dialogue was added for a future BIG big run, and past big run dialogue was tweaked so that it would make sense if the runs were repeated in the future (like references to this area being attacked in the past). So all the pieces are in place for big runs to continue happening for a long time to come.
Big Run Global Quota Rewards [source]: If 700 million eggs are collected, everyone will get 7 gold, 21 silver, 210 bronze scales. If 800m, 900m, or more eggs are gathered, the rewards will increase (it looks like at a rate of +1 gold, +3 silver, and +30 bronze scales for each additional 100 millions eggs gathered). Also, there is dialogue for Deep Cut accounting for the case in which the quota is not met, so it is possible to fail!
Catalog [source]: The image was copyright-struck (for some reason), but from the comments it appears to just be nearly if not completely identical to a previous catalog (presumably drizzle 2022's).
An... oversight(?) in amiibo gear [source 1] [source 2]: Despite there being a LITERAL HOLE in the Captain's Cap Replica, the topknot style does not currently stick up through it (?????)
Anyway, I'll post more things if I find them and think they are interesting and relevant (and feel free to post other things that you find but NOT things that are getting DMCA'd please), but I think there's some signs here that while updates are certainly smaller and slowing down, there's still effort being made to keep the game 'alive' in a sense, hopefully meaning ongoing balance patches will continue too.
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