Hello everyone! ːzimzimSmileː
I am super happy to announce to you Astral Ascent new DLC : Celestial Haven Steam Page is live!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4116520/Astral_Ascent__Celestial_Haven/
And it will be releasing .... this month! On November 24th!
As always, wishlists help us for visibility and are very appreciated if you will to support us!
Meet 5 adorable companions who are going to come with you during your runs:
- Lupo are one of the rare animals found on Planet Lunides, often kept as pets by the royals due to their high intelligence and loyal and protective personalities Additionally, some specimens seem capable of small amounts of speech, such as saying "food" when they're hungry, and "play" when they want to have fun with their owner. Kiran says it resembles the wolves from Earth that were refugees with him on the Infinite Caravan.
- Vulpo are highly sought after due to their rarity. The last remnants of an unknown planet that were able to escape its destruction at the hands of The Master due to their high spiritual powers. These creatures are very intelligent and good at avoiding detection, and will use any trick they can think of to mislead those seeking after them, although that wasn't enough to stop The Master from capturing one of them. Octave thinks their multiple tails would get in the way of fighting.
- Pantero are prideful and strong animals, their size is misleading to those that underestimate them. Their bodies are capable of great feats of physical strength and have the capacity to enlarge their fangs to deliver fatal blows in self defense. Although they prefer to be solitary and hunt alone, they are playful and kind to those that treat them well. Although they were large in numbers on Planet Bilgames, the Planet of Leo, Sagitarrius and Aries, the ongoing drought that ravaged the planet reduced their numbers to near extinction. Ayla believes them to be the perfect companion for an Assassin like her.
- Grifo are majestic creatures spoken of in legends on many planets around the galaxy. On their home planet, they were at the top of the food chain, ruling both the skies and the earth. true to the legends that describe them. Their home planet was destroyed long ago by the Conquests of the Ancients, but Libra, who wonders if she has a soul, rescued one of them and kept it protected, until The Master gained control of her and added it to his collection. Calie relates to this creature due to its peaceful yet powerful and prideful disposition, "exactly like a true royal should be" she says.
- Draketo are dragonlings which share an ancient history with the Astral Dragons, descended from a fish that swam up the tallest waterfall on its home planet, which impressed an Astral Dragon so much that it used its mystical powers to grant it eternal life, evolved intelligence, and magic powers similar to its own. Although there aren't many of these creatures around the cosmos, they have an equal status as legendary beings as the Astral Dragons, and people often confuse the two due to their resemblance. One can say they are the spiritual descendants of Astral Dragons, which is why The Master had its eye on adding one to his collection. Yamat thinks that it doesn't matter if it's not an Astral Dragon, because it's still a Dragon, and "Dragons are cool as heck!"
Each of them come with 8 color variations (there are many references to find!) and you can equip 12 effects to them like Cherry Blossom Petals, Bubbles, Electricity and more!
During the runs they will follow you, do some celebrations (when you level up for example!) but they will also sometime dig up and find valuable items hidden!
A cozy new spot also make its apparition in the main hub where the pets will hang when they are not following you in missions! And guess what, you will be able to pet them! ːzagplsː
100% of our revenue of this DLC will go to charity for animals ! ːtaffyː
In the team, we all love our animals and really wanted to be able to have an impact to help animals so we decided to follow the initiative of Dead Mage team behind Children of Morta DLC named Paws and Claws, they raised more than $460k for animals in need, we contacted them and they were happy that we could follow their step in that direction and raise even more money for animals!
Our partners such as MP2 Games (porting and distributing Astral Ascent on console) and Raccoon Business (distributing Astral Ascent on smaller stores) kindly accepted to sacrifice their share so as much money as possible will be given to charity!
We selected the association One Voice who are fighting against all violences to animals, mostly relying on volunteers and making them a nice donation could greatly help them to have an even bigger and important impact!
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Thanks to everyone, if you are interesting by having companions or to support this project, let's have an impact together ːzimzimSmileː
- The Hibernian Workshop Team