diff --git a/src/WorldshaperLauncher.tsx b/src/WorldshaperLauncher.tsx
index 1ff37f8..c0f446b 100644
--- a/src/WorldshaperLauncher.tsx
+++ b/src/WorldshaperLauncher.tsx
@@ -100,33 +100,45 @@ function WorldshaperLauncher() {
       style={{ "--launcher-background-image": `url(${launcherBackground})` } as CSSProperties}
     >
       <div className="launcher-stack">
-        <section className="launcher-card">
-          <p className="launcher-eyebrow">New RPG</p>
-          <h1 className="launcher-title">Worldshaper Studio</h1>
-          <p className="launcher-status">{status}</p>
-          {launchState === "blocked" ? (
-            <p className="launcher-hint">
-              Allow the popup, then use the studio button again to launch the floating editor window.
-            </p>
-          ) : null}
-          {launchState === "opened" ? (
-            <p className="launcher-hint">
-              The studio is open in its own slim window. This page stays behind as your release board and relaunch point.
-            </p>
-          ) : null}
-          {launchState === "ready" ? (
-            <p className="launcher-hint">
-              The editor is designed to live in its own floating window, so the launcher keeps the first step clean.
-            </p>
-          ) : null}
-          {error ? <p className="launcher-error">{error}</p> : null}
-          <div className="launcher-actions">
-            <button type="button" className="launcher-primary-btn" onClick={() => void handleLaunch()} disabled={isBusy}>
-              Open Floating Studio
-            </button>
-            <button type="button" className="launcher-secondary-btn" onClick={openRepo} disabled={isBusy}>
-              Open Repo
-            </button>
+        <section className="launcher-hero-window" aria-labelledby="launcher-studio-title">
+          <div className="launcher-changelog-titlebar">
+            <div className="launcher-changelog-title">Worldshaper Studio</div>
+            <div className="launcher-changelog-hint">Floating editor launch</div>
+          </div>
+          <div className="launcher-hero-body">
+            <div className="launcher-hero-card">
+              <div className="changelog-splash-hero launcher-hero-banner">
+                <p className="launcher-eyebrow">New RPG</p>
+                <h1 className="launcher-title" id="launcher-studio-title">Worldshaper Studio</h1>
+                <p className="launcher-status">{status}</p>
+              </div>
+              <div className="launcher-hero-support">
+                {launchState === "blocked" ? (
+                  <p className="launcher-hint">
+                    Allow the popup, then use the studio button again to launch the floating editor window.
+                  </p>
+                ) : null}
+                {launchState === "opened" ? (
+                  <p className="launcher-hint">
+                    The studio is open in its own slim window. This page stays behind as your release board and relaunch point.
+                  </p>
+                ) : null}
+                {launchState === "ready" ? (
+                  <p className="launcher-hint">
+                    The editor is designed to live in its own floating window, so the launcher keeps the first step clean.
+                  </p>
+                ) : null}
+                {error ? <p className="launcher-error">{error}</p> : null}
+                <div className="launcher-actions">
+                  <button type="button" className="launcher-primary-btn" onClick={() => void handleLaunch()} disabled={isBusy}>
+                    Open Floating Studio
+                  </button>
+                  <button type="button" className="launcher-secondary-btn" onClick={openRepo} disabled={isBusy}>
+                    Open Repo
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </section>
         <section className="launcher-changelog-window" aria-labelledby="launcher-whats-new-title">
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 68663b0..cc24731 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -69,19 +69,43 @@ body {
   gap: 18px;
 }
 
-.launcher-card {
+.launcher-hero-window,
+.launcher-changelog-window {
+  border: 1px solid #4f79af;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, #0a1020 88%, transparent);
+  color: #d8e8ff;
+  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(3, 8, 18, 0.46);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-rows: 34px minmax(0, 1fr);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
+}
+
+.launcher-hero-window {
   justify-self: center;
   width: min(620px, 100%);
-  padding: 28px 30px;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(120, 170, 230, 0.2);
-  border-radius: 20px;
-  background:
-    radial-gradient(circle at top left, rgba(92, 200, 255, 0.13), transparent 38%),
-    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(18, 24, 35, 0.86) 0%, rgba(12, 17, 26, 0.94) 100%);
-  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
-  box-shadow:
-    0 28px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.46),
-    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+}
+
+.launcher-hero-body {
+  padding: 12px;
+}
+
+.launcher-hero-card {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 12px;
+}
+
+.launcher-hero-banner {
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
+.launcher-hero-support {
+  padding: 12px 14px;
+  border: 1px solid #365782;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  background: rgba(17, 32, 63, 0.84);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(10, 16, 32, 0.14);
 }
 
 .launcher-eyebrow {
@@ -123,20 +147,11 @@ body {
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   gap: 10px;
-  margin-top: 18px;
+  margin-top: 16px;
 }
 
 .launcher-changelog-window {
   width: min(760px, 100%);
-  border: 1px solid #4f79af;
-  border-radius: 12px;
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, #0a1020 88%, transparent);
-  color: #d8e8ff;
-  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(3, 8, 18, 0.46);
-  overflow: hidden;
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-rows: 34px minmax(0, 1fr);
-  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
 }
 
 .launcher-changelog-titlebar {
@@ -1391,16 +1406,11 @@ button.danger:not(:disabled):hover {
   }
 
   .launcher-stack,
-  .launcher-card,
+  .launcher-hero-window,
   .launcher-changelog-window {
     width: 100%;
   }
 
-  .launcher-card {
-    padding: 22px 20px;
-    border-radius: 16px;
-  }
-
   .launcher-actions {
     flex-direction: column;
   }