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Astra - Monthly Update (June 2024)
Hello Patrons,Here comes the June update! Thank you for your patience with this, we really wanted to have the penultimate build out for you all before making this post. Speaking of which, feel free to check that out here!:https://www.patreon.com/posts/astral-ascension-106813476Now let's continue with our regular monthly update. :^)WRITINGWe finally filled in all the placeholder names! Just for fun, here is the list. Please note that there may be minor to major spoilers based on the title of the name so please proceed with caution:MYSTERY_E...
Astra - Vaela Couples Event CG (Finished)
Hello Patreons,Hope everyone is doing well! Just here to share the final CG of Astral Ascension! We noticed that the Vaebae had one less CG than the other waifus so we had to make things balanced, as all things should be. ;^)Please feel free to check it out below! There is a minor spoiler warning which is just that you have a romance event with Vaela... without the context it is actually extra funny! :DVaela BlindfoldWHAT SORT OF COUPLES GAME ARE VAELA AND MC PLAYING O_OThat is all! As always, thank you for your continued support and feel free...
Astral Ascension - Penultimate Build Ready Now!
Hello Patreons,Hope everyone is having a great week so far! Just here to share that the penultimate version of Astral Ascension is available here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/16xHaZK6ZNQrkYg3Y2lMEETa91grOqSWe/view?usp=sharingThis version is the full gamewith just the voice over left to do. That means it is the full artwork/sprites/music/programming/story...etc! After 3 years, we finally also put in all the placeholder names so you won't be seeing CSI_Lady anymore!A monthly update is still coming sometime today or tomorrow but I wanted to...
Astra - Monthly Update (May 2024)
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone is having a fantastic week so far! We really came down to the wire for the May update but it is finally here. So without further delay, let's get started!WRITINGThis section is going to be fairly concise now that the game is complete. We may add something in here if there is any sort of major changes or continuity updates. For now, everything is completed and good to go!CHARACTER ARTThe last batch of CG enhancements is completed! you can check it out here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/astra-cg-final-105208270BACK...
Astra - CG Enhancements (Final!)
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone is having a fantastic week so far!! I swear the monthly update is coming soon, we are just wrapping up a couple of spicy things so that the update can be more substantial. ;^)Today, I'm here to share the very last batch of CG enhancements! In case you missed it, you can see the 4 other batches with the following links.Batch 1:https://www.patreon.com/posts/astra-cg-batch-1-98878069Batch 2:https://www.patreon.com/posts/astra-cg-batch-2-100572507Batch 3:https://www.patreon.com/posts/astra-cg-batch-3-102071261Batch 4...
Astra - Main Characters Voice Cast!
Hello Patrons,We got a back-to-back update today! This one is specific to the main character voice cast. You can hear all the selected VA's here from their audition lines:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zk1HgsMZdW1rKpwtCMLXyBLbAtB75BtQ?usp=sharingVoice selection was a mix of your Patreon votes, team choices, and other project specific considerations (scheduling for instance). Here is a bit of the rationale for you in case you were curious which audition "number" was selected!Iris 3 -So Iris 1 and Iris 3 were the main Patreon...
Astral Ascension - Full Text Version!
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone is having an amazing week so far. Just here to provide an update that the full game of Astral Ascension - Text Versionis now available!!:https://drive.google.com/file/d/15viDDGWn_FzO2iEDUqVK1HUQAOS0gYBl/view?usp=sharingIt has been 3.5 years in the making and we finally wrapped up the game in terms of all the writing and scripting. Next on the agenda is to finish up implementing all the artwork and finally voice over. There is another post dedicated to voice right after this one.This is the biggest milestone the proje...
Favourite Voice Voting! (Kai)
Hello Patrons,We have our top picks for the voice of Kai! Below is a reference art and link to the audio clips.Kai ZephyrVOICE LINES:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1n2x9YtThsvMKOFO-L-xA26e6MgO-uMJ5Please vote for your top 2 picks! Also, feel free to give any thoughts and feedback you may have in the comments section. One note to keep in mind is that these are the initial auditions which means slight tweaks (e.g. a little softer, a little less high pitch...etc) adjustments can be made by the voice talent!As always, thank you for your con...
Favourite Voice Voting! (Celeste)
Hello Patrons,We have our top picks for the voice of Celeste! Below is a reference art and link to the audio clips.CelesteVOICE LINES:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nEo8X07tgLDSeua0x6iOA6WlULRgxbU9Please vote for your top 2 picks! Also, feel free to give any thoughts and feedback you may have in the comments section. One note to keep in mind is that these are the initial auditions which means slight tweaks (e.g. a little softer, a little less high pitch...etc) adjustments can be made by the voice talent!As always, thank you for your co...
Favourite Voice Voting! (Vaela)
Hello Patrons,We have our top picks for the voice of Vaela! Below is a reference art and link to the audio clips.Vaela KadeVOICE LINES:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mfPshYo4IRFwdrRlVYr3QahhSEe4AWQzPlease vote for your top 2 picks! Also, feel free to give any thoughts and feedback you may have in the comments section. One note to keep in mind is that these are the initial auditions which means slight tweaks (e.g. a little softer, a little less high pitch...etc) adjustments can be made by the voice talent!As always, thank you for your c...
Favourite Voice Voting! (Luna)
Hello Patrons,We have our top picks for the voice of Luna! Below is a reference art and link to the audio clips.Luna SerenVOICE LINES:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mkBAdHeGDHNqjoqOu2vZsTSIVGWtY1O3Please vote for your top 2 picks! Also, feel free to give any thoughts and feedback you may have in the comments section. One note to keep in mind is that these are the initial auditions which means slight tweaks (e.g. a little softer, a little less high pitch...etc) adjustments can be made by the voice talent!As always, thank you for your co...
Favourite Voice Voting! (Iris)
Hello Patrons,We have our top picks for the voice of Iris! Below is a reference art and link to the audio clips.IRIS ALCYONVOICE LINES:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1n5dGflNDLviA-3k3hNLpIgajb5wY4uqcPlease vote for your top 2 picks! Also, feel free to give any thoughts and feedback you may have in the comments section. One note to keep in mind is that these are the initial auditions which means slight tweaks (e.g. a little softer, a little less high pitch...etc) adjustments can be made by the voice talent!As always, thank you for your c...
Astra - Monthly Update (April 2024)
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend! We got some PHAT updates for this month so thank you for your patience the last couple days.Let's get started!WRITING>>CAUTION:SUPER ULTRA OMEGA INSANE SPOILERS IN SCENE TITLES<<Episode 7 writing has finally finished!!!!!!! It ended up just being a bit above 50k word count so it is by no means a "mini-episode" at this point, lol. In fact, KAS was 46k so the epilogue episode alone is bigger than the entirety of KAS! And with Episode 7 writing wrapping up, that means...AST...
Astra - CG Enhancements (Batch 4)
Hello Patrons,Happy weekend all! Just here to share Batch 4 of the CG upgrades! If you haven't seen the previous ones, links are right here for your convenience. :^)Batch 1:https://www.patreon.com/posts/astra-cg-batch-1-98878069Batch 2:https://www.patreon.com/posts/astra-cg-batch-2-100572507Batch 3:https://www.patreon.com/posts/astra-cg-batch-3-102071261Onward to Batch 4! Please note that this batch does contain an epilogue CG so SUPER OMEGA SPOILERS AHEAD, proceed with caution. O_OVaela Engine RoomThis one had quite a bit of upgrade! The o...
Astra - CG Enhancements (Batch 3)
IT'S WEDNESDAY MY DOODS,Just here to share Batch 3 of the CG upgrades! If you haven't seen the previous ones, links are right here for your convenience. :^)Batch 1:https://www.patreon.com/posts/astra-cg-batch-1-98878069Batch 2:https://www.patreon.com/posts/astra-cg-batch-2-100572507Onward to Batch 3! Please note that since we are going to be discussing CG enhancements, there is possible spoilers from the CGs! Proceed with caution. O_OVaela DancingMain update for this one is the increased saturation of colors to make it more lively and a...
Astra - Monthly Update (March 2024)
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone is having an amazing Saturday/Sunday. :^)I'm here with the March monthly update with some spicy things to cover so let's get started!!WRITING>> CAUTION: SUPER ULTRA OMEGA INSANE SPOILERS IN SCENE TITLES<<Writing has been progressing at a very fast pace! We were thinking that maybe a scene or two extra would be completed however the Celeste scene by itself is 6500+ word count. O_OWe've pretty much mapped out the remaining scenes and it is just about getting the script done. All that is projected to be wrap...
Astra - CG Enhancements (Batch 2)
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone had a great weekend! Just here to share the next batch of CG enhancements. :^)You can check out Batch 1 here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/astra-cg-batch-1-98878069Please note that since we are going to be discussing CG enhancements, there is possible spoilers from the CGs! Proceed with caution. O_OLuna Massage Vivid colors Deeper eyes / more detailed Additional shadowing Cuter face proportions!Iris Pango Vivid colors Deeper eyes / more detailed More mature face and expression Hair is more realistic and less gravity ...
Astra - Monthly Update (February 2024)
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone had an amazing weekend! Thank you for your patience regarding the February update, we got some phat news to share so let's get started!!WRITING>> CAUTION: SUPER ULTRA OMEGA INSANE SPOILERS IN SCENE TITLES<<What you are seeing is right!!!!!!!!!!! In the last month, we were able to bring FOUR scenes to completion, three are almost done, and one is ready for first round edits. The writing team has been doing absolute phenomenal work and I even slid in to write a scene and probably one or two more. This is the final ...
Astra - CG Enhancements (Batch 1)
Hello Patrons,Based on your voting from the CG enhancements, we have gone ahead and started upgrading the earlier artworks of the game! The first three CGs you can find here along with how overwhelming the votes were:https://www.patreon.com/posts/astra-cg-vote-98172114As we noted in that post, Astral Ascension has been in development for 3+ years so as the art skill and style has improved, we are looking to make that final polish push to have all the CGs looking their best!Please note that since we are going to be discussing CG enhancements, th...
Astra - Kai Epilogue CG (Finished)
Hello Patrons,Hope you are all doing fantastic!! Just here to share the finished version of the Kai epilogue CG. As the title implies, this is of course, BIG PHAT SPOILERS... proceed with caution! O_OKai Epilogue CGBroseph can get a happy ending! The keyword here is 'can' since you have to navigate his heart to heart conversations to give him the spark that he needs. Fun fact: This is the only CG of Kai we made since we were focused on the waifu artworks! That being said, he deserves at least one for his true ending. <3As always, please...
Astra - CG Enhancements (Vote Your Preference!)
Hello Patrons,Happy Friday all! Hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend.We are here to share an initiative that Sunimu (artist) started a couple weeks back. With Astral Ascension being 3 years in development, we've learned quite a bit throughout the years with regards to art style enhancements.Below is an update to our first CG's of the waifu introductions. The first is the original while the second is with the updated style. Once you have a chance to take a look at all three artworks, please feel free to vote your preference!Va...
Astra - Monthly Update (January 2024)
Hello Patrons,Here comes the first update of 2024!!!!!!!!!!!!! This will be the last Astral Ascension update that we give in January as the game will be released this year for sure (AND YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THAT! :D)First order of business, the Episode 6 - Act 3 + Act 4 Art version is completed! You can check it out here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/85057446Please note that there are just two scenes that didn't make the build which are "Kai Arc" and "The Chase". We ended up finishing these a bit later due however we didn'...
Astra - Luna Beach CG (Finished)
Hey Patrons,It's Wednesday my d00ds. We have a bunch of updates coming in hot this month so let's get started!Number one on the docket is the finished Luna Beach CG! We decided to add this as all the waifus had a beach CG and even Celeste so it made sense for Luna to get one too. And who is going to say no to more waifus at the beach artwork? ;^)Minor Spoiler Warning: Doesn't really spoil anything however just in case you wanted all the beach content to be fresh I figure we should stick a warning!Luna Beach CGFor this artwork, we wa...
Here Comes 2024!!
Hello Patrons,Happy Holidays / Merry Christmas!!!!!!!! Just wanted to say thank you so much for all your love and support. :^)As the year comes to an end, let's take a recap of all the awesome stuff that happened in 2023. First off, the Astral Ascension OP was completed which you can check out here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykLb7_Sayi0 Speaking of Astral Ascension, we did initially plan on a 2023 release however the project continued to grow in scope. Long story short, the game is already over 350k word count now and we have one last ...
Astra - Monthly Update (November 2023)
Hello Patrons,It's Wednesday my dudes. Just here with the November 2023 update! My apologies for the delay, I had a smooth brain moment and thought I posted this but then realized that was the timeline post that was done last week. :^)Speaking of timeline, that was the biggest news of the month! If you haven't had a chance yet, please check it out in the link below as well as vote your release preference in the poll:https://www.patreon.com/posts/astra-release-93361311Let's continue on with the monthly update!!WRITING>> CAUTION: SUPE...
Astra - Release Timeline
Hello Patrons,It is finally time for the release timeline post!! It has taken a bit of time as we wanted to collect our thoughts and also the next steps. To avoid suspense, let's get the main point out of the way which is that Astra will be shifting its release date from 2023 to 2024. Whether that is early or mid 2024, that will be explored in this post.What caused the delay?This simply boiled down to the fact that Astra is a very long game. The story grew past what we thought the initial scope was going to be (especially a more elaborate e...
Astra - Character Trait Details + Artwork!
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone is having a great week so far!! What we have today to share is the Astra decision you will make regarding picking a character trait. Along with sharing the artwork that will eventually be in the game, we'll also briefly describe the advantages of each one along with some of the design philosophy.So without further delay, let's get started!What is a "Character Trait"?The character trait is a decision that you as the player will make at the beginning of the game right after choosing a name. A brief desc...
Astra - Monthly Update (October 2023)
Hello Patrons,It's Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend. :^)Thank you for your patience regarding the October update, we were wrapping up the art version of Episode 6 - Act 1 which is now available for your viewing pleasure here!:https://www.patreon.com/posts/85057446 (download link at the top of post)Now let's move onward to the monthly update for October!WRITING>> CAUTION: SUPER ULTRA OMEGA INSANE SPOILERS IN SCENE TITLES<<Writing has been progressing at a phenomenal pace! Both act 3 & 4 pretty much h...
Astra - Spooky Luna CG (Finished)
Hello Patrons,A double update!! Just separating this one as it contains super omega alpha threat level spoilers.Spooky Luna CGThe CG somehow worked out perfectly to release in the spookiest month right around Halloween! This is the completed CG for when Luna has to save the crew in episode 5. It is a very stark contract to her usual personality and artworks so we hope it will leave an uneasy feeling. O_OAs always, please feel free to share your thoughts below! Thank you for your continued support. :^)
Astra - Mini Status Update
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone is having a great week so far! Just here to provide a mini status update regarding Astral Ascension.The monthly update is just waiting on a few final touches so that we can release it with EP6 ACT1 art version. Regardless, we will post an update by Friday even if we run into any issue, though the hope is that we can have it out sooner and with the build for you all!Another conversation we'll be having with the monthly update is in relation to the release date. There is some considerations currently in the pipelin...
