Astral Ascent, a 2D platformer rogue-lite on PC and consoles with four worlds to escape, if you can beat the Zodiacs, 12 mighty bosses!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
1.0 Patch Notes, Digital Rewards and Artbook sneak peek!
about 1 year ago
– Thu, Nov 09, 2023 at 10:22:22 AM
Hello everyone!
There is only 5 days left before Astral Ascent 1.0 releases on PC/Consoles!
As release day should be a pretty busy day, we decided to release the 1.0 patch notes today so anyone wanting to dive into the release content can take time to do so. It is so large (more than 1000 lines) that we needed 2 complete Steam updates to have enough space for it!
This is by far our biggest content release for the game (we definitively forgot some of the changes) and we hope you like everything we have been working on for this 1.0! We would like to thank once again everyone from the community who took time to report bugs and make suggestions, so many elements have been changed thanks to that, thanks a lot! ✨
DIGITAL REWARDS
I am taking this opportunity to let you know that we have emailed more than 2300 of you about their digital rewards (everyone who does not have a digital copy to select), if you did not receive an email you can check your spam box or ask for help in the support channel from our Discord server or through Kickstarter, we are contacting anyone having troubles and we are doing our very best to deliver every rewards before next tuesday.
Here is a small FAQ about digital rewards -
Can I switch my steam key with a console key?
Sadly no!
I activated the Artbook DLC but I don't find it, where is it?
The Digital Artbook will be visible at Steam game folder as followed - right click on Astral Ascent on Steam -> browse local files -> "Astral Ascent Artbook.pdf", it will be live on November 14th at 5PM CET / 8 AM PST
How can I get my rewards without using Discord?
We have created a Kickstarter Bot that distributes automatically the Digital Rewards on our Discord server to save us time. Some of you said they would prefer not use Discord if possible, we tried to find an alternative but could not. If you do not want to use Discord, you can send a private message to us on Kickstarter or an email specifying the email address you used during the Kickstarter campaign at contact@hibernian-workshop and we will send your rewards directly but if you have the possibility of using Discord it would be very appreciated as handling manually each case takes us time.
How do I use the Kickstarter bot?
Starting from the beginning, if you react to the message in #kickstarter-rewards the bot will automatically send you a private message (you must allow non-friends to send you messages in this server). It will ask you to verify your email. Once email verification has been sent (double-check spam folder), you click a button in the bot provides to input your email verification code. After that, you can receive your rewards.
I reacted to the message in #kickstarter-rewards, but received no message from the bot. How do I get the helper to DM me?
Change your Privacy Settings in this server to allow direct messages (Unsure if they need to re-react to the post in #kickstarter-rewards)
Where is my 5th character free DLC key?
5th character DLC is planned in 2024, we have some updates in mind to release before.
Why are my console codes not working?
Console codes will be working once game goes live on November 14th, 5PM CET /8 AM PST.
How can I change my name in the credits?
The Kickstarter Assistant on Discord has a button for you to change it as many times as you want but tomorrow is the last day to do that. Also please note that the changes will only appear after first post-launch update.
Artbook Sneak Peek
Finally, here is a sneak peek of the Astral Ascent Artbook we just finished, available very soon!
Have a fantastic evening, 5 days left!
- The Hibernian Workshop Team
Get your Digital Rewards!
about 1 year ago
– Sun, Nov 05, 2023 at 11:39:23 PM
Hello everyone!
It is time to claim your Digital Rewards!
We are getting very close to the 1.0 release (November 14th) and today we are starting to deliver the Digital Rewards of Astral Ascent Kickstarter campaign.
Here is the list of digital rewards you can claim:
💾 Digital Copy for Console (PS4/PS5/Switch)
📀Digital OST (Steam Key)
📘Digital Artbook (Steam Key)
⚔️Digital Dark Devotion (Steam Key)
🌱 Get your Discord role
⭐️Change your **name in the Credits**, *this option is limited in time to 11/10/2023 and changes will be only applied in first updates of Astral Ascent post-launch, for now it uses the names of your Kickstarter account*.
📱HD Wallpapers.
To claim your rewards you will need to go to our Discord Server, there you will have a #kickstarter-rewards channel and you simply have to follow steps there to claim your digital rewards!
- Console keys will only be working from November 14th, 2023 5PM CET / 8AM PST
- Steam Keys will not have 1.0 content until November 14th, 2023 5PM CET / 8AM PST
- If you pre-ordered a physical copy, you are eligible to get a free digital copy for Steam (this cannot be another platform), physical copies by Limited Run Games are still planned to be sent Q1 2024 (a survey will be sent at this moment for shipping address & shipping costs)
- If keys are out of stock for a platform, you will receive the key as soon as it's back in stock, it can take up to a few days so we recommend claiming your rewards when possible if you want to play on day 1! This should mainly be a concern for Switch keys, as we have to pay them individually we have to re-order small quantities many times.
- Digital Artbook is a Steam DLC, you access it by accessing your local files on Steam, there will be a PDF file in there with the artbook, it will only appear from November 14th, 2023 5PM CET / 8AM PST
- Digital OST is a Steam Key, once activated it can be listened on Steam directly, there is a HD version (.wav) in local files as Steam requires a smaller (.mp3) to be the default version
We really hope you will enjoy your rewards and thanks again for supporting us!
Additionally, later today you will have a surprise release from us on the IGN youtube channel, here is a sneak peek -
Have a fantastic day!
Louis
Final Release Date Announcement 🔥
about 1 year ago
– Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 08:03:55 AM
Astral Ascent Final Release is coming on November 14th, 2023 (PS4/PS5/Switch/Steam)
We have been working on it for months alongside regular updates and here is what you can expect from this final version -
The Master final boss fight
3 New Zodiacs: Aries, Cancer & Gemini, including Zodiac Spells, Challenges & Summons
17unique endings
Completely reworked tutorial
Newintroduction cinematic
Mid-run saves at start of each room
Traditional cinematic when launching the game
Players stats window
Reworkedand extended narration for all characters, including new narration places like heroes self-dicussions, heroes to heroes discussions, new dialogs with various characters and Memory Library stories final version
Fully voiced dialogs including some characters fully re-voiced like Ayla
2 new Star Guardians : Sculptor & Monoceros
New Musics including orchestral records and featuring of vocalist Emi Evans
Countless polishes, balances & bug-fixes! (more than 400 tasks done on our side)
As you can see, we have invested all our incomes from the Early Access directly into the game to make it the best possible game we could do which means we are going to release with close to no marketing budget and we are counting on you to spread the word about the game!
The more success the game will have, the more updates we will make and we have so many ideas already!
Slight game price adjustment
We did not change game price since its Early Access release but the game is so much bigger than initially planned and we have adjusted the price slightly.
Physical Copies Shipments
We have discussed with our partner Limited Run Games about the physical copies shipments, their philosophy is that the physical games should have as much of the updates as possible when distributed so they would like us to have the first updates released before shipments.
Therefore, shipments of physical copies is still planned for Q1 2024. Same thing happened for Sea of Stars release and we are going to do as they did: delivering a Steam key to everyone who pre-ordered a physical copy! You will receive a code soon!
Have an excellent day and thank you so much for your support!
- The Hibernian Workshop Team
The Telluric Telescope Update is Live! 🌠
over 1 year ago
– Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 09:29:40 AM
We went bigger than what we expected for this update, the Update is adding a various range of new elements mainly focused on extending runs variety!
Sier Bapy has a surprise, he repaired a precious telescope that can absorb cosmic energy.
Everyday you can select 1 bonus among 3 different ones so each run feels even more unique! It can also help you decide which build you will try to do during your run and make you experiment with builds you are not used to!
There is more than 50 different bonuses to choose from :
First spell you equip is duplicated and replaces all your spells
First Aura you find in Yalee Kingdom is Astral
Increase Damage on full life enemies by 100%
When starting an escape, gains 5 Critical Stones
Summoning an Echo givesyou a random buff
Reduces by 30 the life cost of Pavo sacrifices
etc.
Once equiped, your bonus will be displayed on your portrait -
Echoes Extension
We have improved Echoes and extended their number, from 15 Echoes to 31! We have also reworked their preview visuals to better represation of what they are about and to better distinguish each one.
In order to keep finding the Echoes you like more frequently we have increased the options pool from 3 to 4!
Preview of some of the new Echoes -
Elemental Summons
All Zodiac Summons are now linked to an effect, same for Echoes. Together Zodiacs and Echoes summons cover all existing effects in the game.
Taurus will now give 4 Spirit Swords
Pisces now spawn Ice Swords on hit
Capricorn summon will also create Meteors during its summon.
We have also improved interface visuals of Zodiacs summon chests -
New Void boss - Hydra
Hydra is joining Pegasus, Lupus & Draco as Void Bosses, 2 new ones will come for Final Release. Hydra manipulates the elements and is a dangerous foe, be careful!
Andromeda's Trials
We have reworked some existing Trials that were too easy, we think it is fine for Trials to be a bit hard because you have no punishment for failing them. We have also created many new Trials, from 8 to 17.
Here are some new ones -
Oops we did it again... 84 new auras!
So... yes we have added 84 new Auras to the game with a lot of new Astral ones. To better enjoy them we have also increased the drop chances of Astral Auras because we think they were too rare and that it's fun to be able to build around them from early game.
We tried to create fun Astral Auras, we re-used some effects from Common Spells for a few Astral Auras making you build chain-reaction builds with impressive visuals!
These new Auras greatly increase build potentials and most of them require you to create builds around them and do not work by themselves which works perfectly with the increased drop chances.
We are also making a lot of progress on Final Release and we are going super big for it, we cannot wait to show you all surprises we are working on!
As always we hope you enjoy this update, if you do don't hesitate to leave us a Steam review, we are getting very close of the 1000 reviews which was our objective before Final Release! ✨
Have a great day and upcoming week-end,
- The Hibernian Workshop Team
Ayla Statue + Next Update Preview
over 1 year ago
– Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 06:14:56 AM
Hello everyone!
Last month we released the Path of Destinies Update which received such a great reception, so many of you kept playing the game much more than any previous updates!
About previous Update, community member Andreiyutzzzz already beat Destiny Level 45 which we thought would take much longer to happen. We are sure DL 54 will fall at some point!
Next Update will be coming late August and it will be about Summons and other things.
But First --
Ayla Figure & Backer Statues
We received our first Ayla Figure figures from Limited Run Games and they are absolutely splendid! It was a real challenge with Key Art by Boell Oyino, sculpting by Graphigaut and manifacturing by Limited Run Games. We are really happy about how it turned out!
Here are pictures, a 360 video and a video showing the box that you will receive!
as Kickstarter backers you will receive a survey asking if you want to add something to your initial back at this time.
Backers statues is going to be disappearing soon, we will close it very soon so if you want your portrait in the Pantheon, this is last call!
Next Update Preview
One of the main elements of next Update is the summons. We are going to add effects to summons so they can be part of your builds -
Taurus - Spirit Swords
Pisces - Ice Swords
Kiran - Embers
Calie - Plasma Portals
etc.
We are also going to add many new Echoes, from 15 to 31 and most of them are super fun to use!
We have also changed the preview of Echoes so you can identify them faster in the Echo Isles and went from a choice among 3 Echoes to a choice among 4 Echoes so you are more likely to find what you are looking for.
We have more things planned for this incoming Update, including adding the system linked to the Telescop you may have noticed in the Garden.
On the other hand we are working on the final release version and it is going to be worth the wait! We really went as big as possible for the final boss!
Narration is also a very big topic for us for the final release, we want to find nice endings for each stories and we have changed some elements, added variations, created new types of conversations (for example heroes now have discussions with other heroes but there is many other new things).
Finally we have also started reworking game introduction and creating a new tutorial for the game.
These elements should only be available for final release but at least you know a bit more what is going on behind the scene.
Thanks again for your continuous support!
Have a great day and see you next month for the Update!
