Hello everyone! :melhappy:
Complete patch-notes:
This update is special to us and more than ever, your support is greatly appreciated as all our revenues and the one from our partners MP2 Games (porting and distributing Astral Ascent on console) and Raccoon Business (distributing Astral Ascent on smaller stores) will be entirely given to Animals Protection Association One Voice.
Buying this DLC will directly contribute to One Voice actions:
Protecting animals from hunts (more than 1000 badgers and 100 000 birds saved this year alone)
Sanctuary for abused animals
saved animals in One Voice sanctuaries
Shelters for stray cats with food and cares
one of the many shelters for stray cats
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If you want to know more about Stray Cats we highly recommend to you the manga named Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi by mangaka Yuri Sonoda which is very well documented (and very funny) about Stray Cats! If One Voice fights speak to you, you can also make a direct donation to them on their website And you can even directly sponsor animals if you want to!
Meet 5 adorable companions who are going to come with you during your runs:
Lupoare 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.
Vulpoare 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.
Panteroare 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.
Grifoare 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.
Draketoare 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! :zagpls:
Let's announce a new roadmap as the previous one is outdated now! Update 2.5 will be pretty small and will be focusing on new players, right now there is a ton of mechanics introduced very fast when playing the game and new players often feel a bit lost about all the mechanics so we want to make that easier for new players! Update 2.6 will be a great collaboration with a roguelike we love playing, can't wait to show you that! Update 2.7 for Steam Workshop integration should be wild, we have made great progress for it and you will be able to do so many things with the game! We also still have a very big announcement for Astral Ascent that we are holding for now and that should come in Q1 2026 (something that we say is a big secret thing for more than a year) In the meantime, thanks again to all of you for your support, Have a great time in game, - Louis