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Astra - Monthly Update (September 2023)
Hello Patrons,It's Wednesday my dudes. Thanks for your patience regarding the September update, we wanted to release it with the text version of Episode 6 - Act 1 which is available here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/85057446 (download link at the top of post)Now let's move onward to the monthly update for September!WRITING>> CAUTION: SUPER ULTRA OMEGA INSANE SPOILERS IN SCENE TITLES<<As noted earlier, Episode 6 - Act 1 is fully completed in terms of the text and the team has moved on to Act 3 (the jump over Act 2 is explained in the pr...
Astra - EP6 - ACT1 Text Version Available Now!
Hello Patrons,It's finally ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Astral Ascension: Episode 6 - Act 1 Text Version is ready to go and is available at the top of this post:https://www.patreon.com/posts/85057446I wanted to get this into your hands ASAP so please look forward to the September monthly update in day or so.As always, please feel free to share your thoughts and feedback on here or Discord.Happy Reading!!!!!!!!!
Astra - Monthly Update (August 2023)
Hello Patrons,Happy PixelFade Day!!!!!!! August 22nd is usually when we do major release every two years from ACE -> Crystalline -> Ethereal Enigma. With that being said, Astral Ascension was the combo breaker just due to the sheer size of the game. On a positive note, Astral Ascension might start a new trend when it releases this year? :^)The update for this month is short but sweet, so let's get started!WRITING>> CAUTION: SUPER ULTRA OMEGA INSANE SPOILERS IN SCENE TITLES<<Act 1 is almost fully done! Since this act had Iris's character...
Astra - Monthly Update (July 2023)
Hello Patrons,Happy Friday!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you are all doing fantastic. :^)Thank you for your patience regarding this month's update. We were just wrapping up the art version of EP5 Act 3 which took a bit of extra detailing but it's finally ready! Please click the link below and look at the top of the post to download it now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/astra-monthly-85057446Let's get into the July update!WRITING>> CAUTION: SUPER ULTRA OMEGA INSANE SPOILERS IN SCENE TITLES<<It's the final episode my friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of c...
Astra - EP5 - ACT3 Text Version Available Now!
Hello Patrons,It's finally here! The text version of Episode 5 - Act 3. :^)Link available here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/85057446Happy Reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Astra - Character Portraits (Batch 3 of 3)
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone is doing well!! As a first order of business, act 3 is fully done now in terms of writing and the read-only version will be coming in hot sometime this week! Please look forward to that.As for this post, we'll be going over the final batch of character portraits! Please note that these have the phattest spoilers so please proceed with caution. :OLet's get started!Iris MomFirst up is the mom of our favourite captain Iris. As you can see, she has the ultimate RBF and is not messing around! She appears during Ir...
Astra - Monthly Update (June 2023)
JANUARY 2024Astral Ascension EP6 - Act 3 and 4 Art Version:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iYJ7VfH_S8wso_VZ7AMW7HR6Cj2Dbb2d/view?usp=sharingHello Patrons,Hope everyone is doing fantastic!! Firstly, sorry about the delay and thank you for your patience regarding this months update. My computer abruptly died a couple days before and I've been dealing with the RMA process on the damaged component (as luck would have it, it was my motherboard so literally the most important piece lol). One silver lining is the project was unaffected as all our...
Astra - Character Portraits (Batch 2 of 3)
Hello Patrons,It's June!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are half-way through the year already, time is flying. :OComing in hot for this post is Batch 2 of the NPC portraits. Please note that there may potentially be spoilers so proceed with caution!Hooded VigilanteIt's the 'Robin Hood' character from the second mission! When designing the character, we wanted to make him have an outfit that looked cool / had a vigilante vibe while still fitting the aesthetics of the world. He ended up with a bit of a cyberpunk style which ...
Astra - Monthly Update (May 2023)
Hello Patrons,The double (possibly triple) Patreon post is coming in HOT this weekend. Let's get started with the delicious May 2023 monthly update!!!WRITING>> CAUTION: SUPER ULTRA OMEGA INSANE SPOILERS IN SCENE TITLES<<This is what I was super excited to share with you all this month!!!!!!!!!!!! The writing team has been absolutely SMASHING it for the last few weeks. More than HALF of Act 3 is already in the editing phase. Every other scene except for just two beyond that is waiting for my content review which means their drafts are alread...
Astra - Character Portraits (Batch 1 of 3)
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone is having an EGGCELLLENT weekend so far! Just here to share some character portraits that will be in Astra! It is split between three batches which we'll be sharing throughout the next few days. The split is based on the spoiler level.Batch 1 pretty much contains no spoilers as the characters are the ones you meet very early on! So without further delay, let's get started!ZekeFirst character to share is Zeke! He used to be your partner in IAP but decided to leave to start his own security agency. Since he'...
Crystalline - Collaboration with Makeship for Leanna Plushie!
Hello Patrons,Post number two coming in hot! We partnered with Makeship to collaborate on a Leanna plushie which can be checked out here:https://www.makeship.com/products/leanna-plushAccessories include a mini-pango and a mini-dawnblade both of which have velcro pads to attach to her velcro hands!! <3Depending on how this campaign goes, we may have the opportunity to explore more plushie collaborations with Makeship.This is a testing ground for us as we haven't really done physical merchandising so this will also help us gauge how much ther...
Astra - Episode 5 Act 2 Playable Now!!!!!
Hello Patrons,It's Wednesday my d00ds. Just here to share that the Episode 5 Act 2 version is available now! Check it out here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-_8RGRTWiRJi-Yiu53GkLurayQjjkB9W/view?usp=sharingSome very exciting things happen in Act 2 but I will withhold from talking about it here since it will have spoilers. If you get a chance to play it, please feel free to hop on discord.gg/pf and we can chat about it in the Patreon spoilers channel!As always, thank you for your continued support, happy reading. :^)Cheers,
Astra - Opening (Finished Minus Anime) + Episode 5 Act 2 Release Date!
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!!Just here to provide an update regarding the trailer and expected release of Episode 5 - Act 2. So first order of business in the trailer:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aicwGw0ST2J4hA_U6XTUhQa9Sfe9CP4Y/viewThis is pretty much the finished trailer with the exception of the character introduction during the 'face', that will actually be an animated section, and then 1:03 - 1:13 will also be an animated section.The 10 seconds animation will likely include Celeste, Zeke, CSI lady, maybe...
Astra - Monthly Update (April 2023)
Hello Patrons,Happy Saturday!! Just here to drop that spicy April 2023 monthly update. So without further delay, let's get started. :^)WRITING>> CAUTION: SUPER ULTRA OMEGA INSANE SPOILERS IN SCENE TITLES<<The writing for Episode 5 - Act 2 is finally complete! It took longer than originally anticipated with a combination of the scenes being the confessions, some time off by our writers, and some other IRL factors, but we finally done.The word count for this act ended up being 25795. In comparison, a typical episode in our previous games were...
Astra - Main Menu Animation + Theme (Finished)
EDIT: I forgor to attach the video, it should be with the post now as "Astral Ascension Title Screen.mp4"Hello Patrons,Happy Friday all!!!!! Just here to share the finished Main Menu Animation + Music that will be on the screen.The full 4K video loop is attached to this post and the music can be heard from the Patron player above.We love how colorful sci-fi it came out while still having that upbeat anime-esque vibe. Eric as always made another banger of a track.As always, please feel free to share your thoughts below! Thanks for your c...
Astra - Celeste Activity CG (Finished)
Hello Patrons,It's Wednesday my d00ds, just here to share the finished Celeste Activity CG. Please note that this is a spoiler so proceed with caution!!Celeste Beach CGNO LEWDING THE IMOUTOThis is the finished Celeste beach CG! I think it came out great but please refer to the note above or you will be sent to horny jail. <_<With this artwork completed, all the mandatory CG's are done for Astral Ascension! Sunimu will now work on portraits for important characters that you meet throughout your adventure. Please look forward to those!As ...
Astra - Monthly Update (March 2023)
Hello Patrons,It's Friday!!!!!!!!!! Just here to share the 2023 monthly update with you all. :^)WRITING>> CAUTION: SUPER ULTRA OMEGA INSANE SPOILERS IN SCENE TITLES<<Writing progression is up! Two big notes this time around.For March break, our writers requested a break which of course was granted and well deserved. We still finishing up Act 2 for March, just a week later than originally planned!Note number two, the romance confession scenes are finally done!!!! It took a lot of revisions to make sure we had the perfect balance between roma...
Astra - Celeste Epilogue CG (Finished)
Hello you lovely people,Just here to share the Celeste epilogue CG! It goes without saying that this is some phat spoilers so proceed with caution. :^)Celeste Piano PerformanceSo I think we can all unanimously agree that Celeste is the most pretty PF lady of all time? <3 Of course the biggest spoiler here is that she is fine by the end of the game... unless it's a dream sequence O_o (lmao, jk).We just have the Celeste beach CG after this one and that is all the 'mandatory' CG's done for Astral Ascension! After that, Sunimu will ...
Astra - Last Epilogue B Completed!
Hello Patrons,We just finished the last Epilogue B ending CG. :OPlease note: These are spoilers so proceed with caution!!!Vaela - New Home CG (Epilogue B)In this ending, Vaela and MC have decided to start a peaceful life together! This comes as no mystery given what the ending B's have been as a trend. :P The where they decide to settle we'll leave it as a fun mystery!As always, please feel free to share your thoughts below!Cheers,
Astra - Two More Epilogue CGs Completed!
Hello Patrons,Just here to share two more completed epilogue CGs.Please note: These are spoilers so proceed with caution!!!Iris - New Business CG (Epilogue B)In this ending, MC and Iris decide to pursue a more calm and peaceful life! Outside of Polaris military, IAP, and mercenary work, they start up their own travel/shipping agency... more connection to this in her backstory!Luna - Doctor CG (Epilogue B)In this ending, MC and Luna have settled down a nice spot within The Union. Luna has started her own medical practice where MC has joined the ...
Astra - Monthly Update (February 2023)
Hello Patrons,Happy weekend all! Just here with the first official monthly update of 2023. There's quite a bit to cover so let's get started!Astral Ascension - Episode 5 Act 1 (VERSION 2):https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fAZPKO1vr6z1ux8UlarfmNDqiDF3sYk9/view?usp=sharingThis is still Act 1 of Episode 1 but it contains a LOT of bug fixes, text/grammar issues, some continuity fixes, optimization...etc. The changes are reflected more in detail below!WRITING>> CAUTION: SUPER ULTRA OMEGA INSANE SPOILERS IN SCENE TITLES<<The first order of bus...
Astra - Finished Epilogue CGs (3 of 7)
Hello Patrons,Just here to share 3 of 7 finished epilogue CGs! Please note these are super duper spoilers especially the scene context so proceed with caution!!!!!!!Iris - Polaris Captain CG (Epilogue A)Title is pretty self-explanatory what happens in this one. Iris returns to her Polaris Officer program and becomes a full fledge captain of her own ship. MC also joins the Polaris military to become a combat pilot and is specially selected to be a part of Iris' ship!Luna - Justice CG (Epilogue A)This is going into super omega level spoilers....
Astra - Mini Update + Faster Playable Content
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone is having a fantastic week so far!! I just wanted to provide a mini-update regarding how things are going as well as a brand new method of content delivery that will make the waiting easier!To kick things off, I know I mentioned we were going to have a December update near the end of the year which got caught up with the dev stream and New Years timing. I think it might have been my wishful thinking we'd be able to sneak in an update during that time so sorry about setting that expectation.Speaking of the holiday...
Holiday Hangout! - Kaori After Story Playthrough
Hello Patrons,We'll be having a holiday hangout this Thursday @ 6:00PM EST! Plans include a dev playthrough of KAS, some news on Astral Ascension (though you guys already will know much more from being on Patreon!), and some community games if time permits!Details are available on Discord:https://discord.gg/pf?event=1057035309830910113Or just go directly to www.twitch.tv/pixelfade on Thursday @ 6:00PM EST.Hope to see you there!! <3
Here Comes 2023!!
Hello Patrons,Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It has been a busy year and we have accomplished a lot! Based on current projections, Astral Ascension is going to be releasing in 2023! That means the game's read-only, then art version will be coming in hot in the first two quarters of the year and then we'll probably spend quarter 2 (possibly quarter 3) doing all the voice over work and marketing material (opening video, ending music, title screen theme, extra menu...etc).The meme dream would be to release on Augu...
Astra - Opening Theme Song (WIP) + Mini December Update
Hello Patrons,It's Wednesday my d00ds.Hope everyone is having a great week so far! So usually we have our monthly update around this time however with it being the end of the year, we will have that and an annual recap closer to the end of December! Please look forward to it. ;^)On another note, we finally have the WIP of the Opening Theme song! The vocalist Lizz Robinett (KAS OP singer) and Eric (game composer) have been working hard on this and we finally have a draft to share. Please feel free to listen to the track attached to this post...
History of the Pango
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone is having a great mid-week so far! I just wanted to let you guys know that we were approached by Makeship for a possible collaboration last week. They are potentially interested in doing a campaign for a Pango plushie!With all this talk about Pangos, we went digging to find reference artwork and then thought it would be fun to share with you all how the loveable blue blob came to be. :^)Where It All StartedWhen we were making Crystalline, we wanted a creature to accompany the team. Not only would it add a whimsical/f...
Astra - Monthly Update (November 2022)
Hello Patrons,It is Wednesday my dudes.Hope everyone is having a fantastic week so far! It's time for the monthly update and we got some phat news and things to share so let's get started. :^)WRITING>> CAUTION: SUPER ULTRA OMEGA INSANE SPOILERS IN SCENE TITLES<<Writing is coming along quite well! We made some adjustments to the MC / Celeste arc to flow better and also discussed some spicy content for the ballroom scenes. Additionally, we actually had a new writer join last month but I didn't want to announce it unless they delivered...
Astra - Opening Song: English or Japanese? (Vote Inside!)
Hello Patrons,Happy Thursday! Hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend.Just had a question regarding the vocals for the Astra Opening song. We have a couple options we can go with so I'm interested to see which one you guys want!Option 1: Stay with EnglishVocals and lyrics will be in English, this is pretty much what we've had for most projects so far!Reference - Kaori After Story:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b1ADYr_NOs&ab_channel=PixelFadeOption 2: Hybrid of English and JapaneseVocals and lyrics have a mix of English and Jap...
Astra - Monthly Update (October 2022)
Hello Patrons,Hope everyone is having an amazing Weekend so far! We are well on our way into episode 5 development so let's get started. :^)WRITING>> CAUTION: SUPER ULTRA OMEGA INSANE SPOILERS IN SCENE TITLES<<Scripting is well underway and progressing along quite smoothly so far. We've also been doing a few continuity fixes for the episode 6 storyboard. All in all, nothing out of the ordinary to report!CHARACTER ARTWe are tackling all the essential CGs now to make sure all the key artwork is done for the project. With that being the ca...
