A new NPC has joined the hub: Professor Yalee. Maybe the most academic Yalee in all of Astral Prison, graduated from the very famous school: Yale(e) University. ːtaurusSmirkː He's now your go-to for everything related to the feature below.
In Astral Ascent we decided that every run's randomness, including loots, bosses, rooms, and more, is tied to a specific number between 1 and 999,999,999. From now you can define specific number so you can run the same seed twice, and you'll get the same RNG both times. That means if you loved how a run unfolded, you can experience it again, share it with friends, or use it to compare speedrun attempts on equal footing.
Your current seed number is displayed in the bottom right corner of the main menu. It also appears on the death recap screen and in your run history.
Head over to Professor Yalee in the hub. From his interface, you can manually type in a specific seed, generate a new random one, save your choice, or check "Keep Current Seed" to carry it over into your next runs. Uncheck the box, hit random, then save, and you're back to fully random runs.
Give it a try and let us know what you think, your favorite (or most cursed) seeds included! You can join our Discord and share your feedback on the dedicated channel!
On a different note, Steam Workshop support is on its way for Astral Ascent. We'll go into more detail about what that means for the game in our next devlog, so stay tuned. Here's a glimpse of the modding tool:
You will be able to modify any texture and animation of the game:
Modding will be supported through a dedicated tool built specifically for this purpose, ensuring a smooth experience that we can easily maintain and keep evolving with your feedback in mind.
To talk a bit more about what's coming next: if you've been keeping an eye on the roadmap, you'll know Arven - The Wolf Blade is already part of the game. The Steam Workshop update will be available soon, and right after that comes our next update on the list. We can't say much about it yet, except that...
The special update is coming soon ːbarbecuePogː