Astatos News

To the Crown Mages,

The latest update for Astatos is here! This update includes Lysander’s latest Hero Skin, along with a new development update!

This past month we focused purely on development of upcoming content, with new story scenes, CGs, and interludes being completed. It’s been hectic, but we hope to make something worth the wait.

[h2]The Steam Autumn Sale, on now till December 4![/h2][hr][/hr]
Astatos is also currently featured in the Steam Autumn sale! If you're a fan of our music, be sure to check out the Original Soundtrack DLC for 20% off. Or invite some friends to play and save 28% off on the Game + OST bundle!

Your support helps us create even more artwork and story content for the game!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1430970/Astatos/
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For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.16, please read on below.

- From the team at Studio Klondike

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• A new Hero Skin has been made available as the monthly reward. The previous month’s Hero Skin has been added to the in-game store.
  
• Lysander - Harvest Reverie
  
  

To the Crown Mages,

The latest update for Astatos is here! This update includes this month’s Hero Skin, along with gameplay optimisations and bug fixes.

We’re back from our trips PAX Aus and SXSW Sydney last month. It was great seeing so many new people try out the game and we got to see some fans too! After watching people try the demo version, we have a lot of ideas for improvements to gameplay and UI— some of which are included in this update!

Additionally, while our producer was busy the rest of the team have been working on new CGs and story text for the upcoming Chapter II— with over 15k words of the story being completed this month alone!

[h2]Hero Action Menu[/h2][hr][/hr]


We’ve reworked the way players interact with Hero Cards. Upon selecting a Hero Card, a context-sensitive action menu is displayed. This menu allows you to give Energy and toggle Hero Abilities where appropriate.

The Hero Ability description has also been redesigned with better feedback on when Hero Cards can be selected. Hero Ability costs and other information have been moved to the Hero Action Menu.

After watching many players interact with the game at conventions last month, we feel this change is important to make the core mechanics of the Hero Stage intuitive to new players!

Note: With this update, it is no longer possible toggle a Hero Ability by clicking and holding. However, we have left the right-click to toggle functionality in the game as a shortcut.

For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.15, please read on below.

- From the team at Studio Klondike

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• A new Hero Skin has been made available as the monthly reward. The previous month’s Hero Skin has been added to the in-game store.
  
• Krokos - The Philosopher's Truth
  
  

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• The Hero Ability popup has been redesigned to give better information to the player.
  
• The hero action menu now appears when selecting a Hero Card. Some tutorial dialogue has been modified to reflect this change.
  
• Hard AI opponents now perform their actions faster in the Hero Stage.
  
• [Takeover Trial & Story Trial] Hero Cards that cost more than 1 Energy to summon are now summoned with a single action. You can no longer begin to summon these Hero Cards unless you have enough Energy.
  
• Alkaios’ Hero Ability has been revised. Players can now choose to forfeit giving Energy. If all players have run out of Energy or forfeited, the Ability will end automatically.
  

[h2]Game Fixes[/h2]
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• Fixed an issue that allowed A.I. opponents to incorrectly use Exchange directly after summoning Gaios.
  
• Fixed a server configuration issue that prevented email verification and password reset emails from being sent.
  

To the Crown Mages,

We’re currently attending PAX Aus this weekend in Melbourne! Until the 24th of October, save 20% off Astatos and its soundtrack!

We also prepared some new artwork of Sulpicius to mark this occasion! (He must be taking a well-deserved break before returning to the capital)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1764200/Astatos_Original_Soundtrack/

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/22815/Astatos__Original_Soundtrack_Bundle/

Come by the Anthro Festival booth and meet our producer and other furry devs! We also prepared sticker sheets to give out at the booth.

Attendees can also try out a custom demo build of Astatos we’ve prepared for the event. This demo consists of a gameplay tutorial and a section of the story mode. We also included some new artwork from Chapter II for those who have a look around!

Astatos PAX Edition will be available at the above times during PAX Aus. But be sure to check out the Anthro Festival booth to play demos of Brew, Eastwind, Laika: Aged Through Blood, and Major Minor 2.0.

We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of bringing furry games to an event like PAX, so wish us luck!

- From the team at Studio Klondike

To the Crown Mages,

The latest update for Astatos is here! This update includes Aristotle’s first Hero Skin, along with an update on upcoming content and news from our team!



During this month our team has been working hard on upcoming content! For Cascade Trial we implemented the save and inventory system, events system, and related UI. Next month we’re planning to complete a basic version of the gameplay system and start working on content for the eventual release of the game mode.

The development of the upcoming Chapter II progresses with new story scenes and CG’s.

Additionally, we would like to remind people about our upcoming appearance at PAX AUS this month! You’ll be able to find Astatos at the Anthro Festival booth. [PAX Rising PRO3] We’ve prepared a special demo of Astatos, and made some sticker sheets for those who play the game at the event!

For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.14, please read on below.

- From the team at Studio Klondike

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• Season VIII of the Takeover Trial leaderboard has concluded. The top 100 players will receive a new player title sometime after the release of this patch.
  
• A new Hero Skin has been made available as the monthly reward. The previous month’s Hero Skin has been added to the in-game store.
  
• Aristotle - The Golden Mean
  
  

To the Crown Mages,

The latest update for Astatos is here! This update includes this month’s Hero Skin, along with an update on upcoming content and news from our team!

Firstly, we would like to announce that we will be attending PAX Aus this October in Melbourne! Astatos will be included as part of the Anthro Festival booth along with several other furry developers.

Our producer will be at the booth personally, so be sure to say hello if you’re attending the event. We should also have free Astatos sticker sheets available to anyone who comes by!

This past month we’ve been making progress on the second half of Chapter II. This includes finalising the scenario plan and writing new content. For we also worked on new character art assets, user interface programming, and backend system programming for Cascade Trials.

We would also like to take this chance to thank everyone who has been very patient while we parepare new content for the game. We hope to release a new story and gameplay experience that will be worth the wait!

(Rest assured that a Hero Skin is also currently in production for Aristotle, poor guy.)

For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.13, please read on below.

- From the team at Studio Klondike

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• A new Hero Skin has been made available as the monthly reward. The previous month’s Hero Skin has been added to the in-game store.
  
• Zermes - Vermilion Temptation

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• The player title unlock description for “The Victorious” has been fixed. The correct unlock condition text is “Participate in 25 Conquest Trials.”
  
• The player title unlock description for “Flip Fanatic” has been fixed. The correct unlock condition text is “Use 100 Spell Cards across all Trials.”