The Coral Archipielago update includes a whole new character: Octave, with new gameplay mechanics and 11 unique spells. This young fighter summons ethereal guns to attack his foes, adding a new way to fight enemies and explore Astral Ascent’s worlds.
As well as this new third playable character, players can discover a new world to explore populated by two new Zodiac bosses, two new challenges, and eight new enemies. The update also brings gameplay improvements such as new reworked synergy systems and revamped Zodiac summons with two additional summons. The update also adds several new rooms to discover including Sun & Moon rooms. Each of these rooms offers new gameplay mechanics and challenges. Players can summon friendly NPCs to help them during combats.
The studio has also announced its plans for upcoming updates, with a roadmap that includes a huge technical improvement led by a dramatically optimized version of the game running in a fully reworked engine. Players can expect lower loading times, as well as an improved and smoother frame rate by the end of this year.
“Since we launched the Astral Ascent Early Access last April, we have been working very hard on the next update, as well as listening to the community on a daily basis. This new update includes requests from our players, such as gameplay changes, as well as new content to keep the players enjoying the world. We’re very excited about the upcoming release of the new engine, powered by C++, that will allow us to offer a smoother gameplay experience”, says Louis Denizet, Lead Designer and Programmer at Hibernian Workshop.
Players can find more information about the update on this website. For more information about the game, please visit the Astral Ascent official website, follow @hibernianws on Twitter, or join the official Discord channel.
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About Hibernian Workshop
Hibernian Workshop is a French independent game studio based in Angoulême, in the South West of France. The studio is formed of self-taught game developers and artists that were able to turn their passion into their profession thanks to the support of their community through the Dark Devotion Kickstarter campaign.
The success of Dark Devotion, allowed the studio to grow and add great talents to the small independent outfit. The studio is set-up for the whole team to work from home, giving more freedom for everyone to adapt their working hours to their lifestyle, knowing that the projects are organised to be crunch-free.