Happy to report this month the team has made huge progress on all the new content for the next update and soon all that will be left to do is polish and playtest! So, without further ado, here is our progress report -

Welcome to the Coral Archipelago!

The next world is here! The islands are waiting for you to cross them and meet the marine fauna! But be careful, this world is the home of the dangerous Noble Zodiacs, fierce enemies that will never allow you to pass without an intense fight!
The coral archipelago

The Pantheon and Ayla figure

The Pantheon is a new place accessible from the main hub of the game. When used, the floating orb will teleport you into a place where we immortalized some of our backers as golden statues.
You can access the pantheon from the village
The Pantheon We initially wanted to have these statues randomly spawning at the merchant's room but this way anyone can witness them directly from the main hub. If you also want to have a statue of yourself (it can be with your pet) and your name appears when standing next to the statue, you can still order it on our Backerkit store.
We also have great news regarding the Ayla figure (also available on the Backerkit store), Limited Run Games manufacturer produced an example version that suits our vision and we really love it - we hope you will like it as much as we do!

Kinship system

A completely new system has been added to the game, the kinship system! In your runs, you will now have access to a new special room inside wich you'll get a new kind of item: the souvenirs. Souvenirs will grant you the power of one (or more) of your friend(s) from the Garden! Each character has their own unique power that will surely help you through your journey! The intent of this system was to make the characters you meet and love a bigger part of your escape attempts and feel a deeper connection to them when they join your adventure!
Work in progress room
If your health is low, Zim-Zim will come to your help! Look forward to getting the souvenir as they will surely prove useful in your quest.
Octave combo attack

Zodiac summons rework

Another accomplishment from this month was the rework of several of our Zodiac summons! Most of the old summon either didn't fit the zodiac or were lacking in juice! So we decided to rework most of them to become truly impressive attacks!
Virgo new summon But that's not all we also made summons for the next two A Zodiacs of the Coral Archipelago, enjoy a sneak peek!
Scorpio summon

New spells - the Zodiacs spells

We added a new kind of spell to the game, the Zodiac spells! They'll give you the ability to use some of the zodiacs signature attacks as your own. Don't expect to find them like others spells! They will only be accessible in a special place, but we'll let you find out for yourselves.
Capricorn zodiac spell

Andromeda's bar

The door to the interior of the Andromeda's bar is now open, in here you'll be able to meet the zodiacs and talk with them in a peaceful environment. Get insight about the world by the mouth of your enemies, learn more about them and if you're lucky, they might even join you directly in your journey!
Interior of Andromeda's bar

Discord new emotes! Join us!

We also did something for our lovely discord community. New Astral Ascent emotes have been added to the server for you to express yourself there or on any other place if you have Discord Nitro! We hope you'll enjoy them as much as we do!
This month has been a great month of progress and we cannot wait to let you play with all of this new content! Don't forget our Backerkit shop and our Discord Server to speak with the community and give us feedbacks on the game! Hard working team Have a great day and week! -The Hibernian Workshop Team