Happy holidays everyone!

Surprise update 0.39 to celebrate holidays season, we hope you like our little gifts! taffy

13 New Common Spells

[hr][/hr] All elementals, all nice to use and satisfying! More Signature Spells will be added before final release!

New Visual Area for Zim-Zim

[hr][/hr] She deserves a nice and cozy place, we hope you like it as much as we do!

Visuals Improvements of some Signature spells from Ayla & Kiran

[hr][/hr] GROUND POUND

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Game is now playable on MacOS & Linux!

[hr][/hr] This includes Steamdeck with very stable performances, first loading can take a while and you should not use Proton Experimental for now. That's it for the 2022 updates, we have a lot of very exciting updates coming for 2023, thanks so much for the great reception of the game! zagpls You can check the more detailed version of the update below - [hr][/hr] Changes inspired by our community!

Major Features

Linux & MacOs: Game is now available for Linux & MacOS [hr][/hr]
New Common Spells!: 13 New spells already unlocked for you to play with!

Small Features

Itinerant Merchant: Itinerant merchant resets now also reset already bought slots [hr][/hr]
Itinerant Merchant: Itinerant merchant resets are now possible when all elements have been bought [hr][/hr]
Players will now dodge damages when autoclimbing for 0.3sec [hr][/hr]
Some of Kiran & Ayla signature spells behavior changed a bit

Balancing

Kiran Signature spell Buff: Buffed Kiran Signature spell damage and Reduced its cooldown [hr][/hr]
Fire Portals: Now instantly reset your dash for better mobility [hr][/hr]
Octave small drone spell: Drone is now more aggressive, attacks more frequently and from longer ranger [hr][/hr]
Spells level: Random spells in worlds start level 0 instead of level 1 [hr][/hr]
Spells level: Sun Room spells are 1 level higher [hr][/hr]
Itinerant Merchant: Itinerant merchant reset cost slightly more than before [hr][/hr]
Itinerant Merchant: Itinerant merchant spells are of higher quality [hr][/hr]
Sagittarius giant boomerang attack has more cooldown between hits on players

Level Design

Removed the W4 LDI that appeared in some exploration room when they were not supposed to.

Visuals

Pisces summon visual polish [hr][/hr]
Zim-Zim new Area: New botanist area in the Garden [hr][/hr]
Improved visual feedback of flying world 2 enemy [hr][/hr]
Reduced particles quantity in Pantheon for performances [hr][/hr]
More yalees in the hub! [hr][/hr]
Updated spells previews for previous spells [hr][/hr]
Some of Kiran & Ayla signature spells have been visually improved

Bug Fixes

Wrong ground visuals in certain special Rooms [hr][/hr]
Random Damages of enemies were not counted in some cases [hr][/hr]
Spells level was incorrect [hr][/hr]
Flying world 2 enemy would rarely launch melee attack if player was on ground [hr][/hr]
In Andromeda's Trials, sometimes there was undesired lasers between laser sources [hr][/hr]
Fixed an issue with small chest not opening in one of the secret rooms.

- The Hibernian Workshop Team

[ 2022-12-23 23:34:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Astral Ascent
Hibernian Workshop

Developer

Hibernian Workshop

Publisher

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Release

Indie Adventure Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop

FIGHT YOUR WAY

Unlock dozens of unique spells for your 4 distinct characters. Optimize your own build or try out a new one to take down 12 powerful bosses. Get stronger with time to match up with your foes. Each run will test your skills and your reactivity.

DON'T GO ALONE

The weight of destiny is too heavy to carry by yourself? Don’t worry and bring a friend to play in our two player co-op mode. Fight and crush your enemies together in local co-op or online using the Steam's Remote Play Together feature.

AN ASTRAL THREAT

The Zodiacs are 12 experienced guardians dispatched over 4 gorgeous worlds. They’ll bring to the battlefield unique attacks, abilities, and patterns, backstories to uncover, and reasons to be fighting you. Get yourself warned!

NARRATION THROUGH REPLAYABILITY

Astral Ascent is a rogue-lite infused with narration. Replayability is part of our story which will be unravelled piece of piece. As you get stronger, you will discover more about the characters, their motivations, and the secrets of the world they’re trapped in.

A BEAUTIFUL MODERN FANTASY WORLD

Dash across gigantic landscapes. Explore original and hand-crafted areas. Discover the world created by our artists, with a gorgeous art and frame-by-frame animation.

4 PLAYABLE CHARACTERS

Unique characters. Unique weapons. Unique ways to play.

Ayla: The sole survivor of her guild of assassins, she uses her twin daggers to eliminate her enemies before they can react. Her speed and profenciency are unmatched.
Kiran: This orphan learned life the hard way. He uses his strength to deliver attacks powerful enough to create shockwaves. Brutal.
Calie: This talented sculptor wants her freedom back. She will use her magical gemstones to pierce enemy defenses and shred them to bits. She is unforgiving.
Octave: Trained by a powerful witch, this young fighter summons ethereal guns to attack his foes. When needed, he can conjure bigger weapons as well. Lethal in all cases.

A COALITION FOR HOPE

You can count on faithful allies to help you find your way out

The Merchant: This mysterious figure has the power to unveil your true potential through rememoring forgotten skills. Careful… it won’t be free.
Zim-Zim: Her greenhouse hides magical plants which can increase your abilities. If you can bear her whimiscal and frankly immature behavior.
Oloon: The best stylist in the known universe is right here and available. Want to change the color of your clothes? Dye your hair? She has everything you need!
Papa Yalee: This old cat—he is almost 20!—will always have a good story about the foes you’ll encounter and your runs. The good news is that… most of them are true.
Sova: Once a powerful sorceress, Sova was cursed and must now serve the Garden. Her past is a burden of shame she carries in silence.
Ordan: De facto leader of the Garden, this fierce warrior helps the Heroes in their quest. Her might is legendary.
Ikki: Ordan’s ex-husband and a powerful warrior on his own, he is in charge of training Heroes. His knowledge of the art of war is endless.