Astatos News

To the Crown Mages,

The latest update for Astatos is here! This patch includes this month’s Hero Skin, along with some new bug fixes.

This December marked the second Anniversary of Astatos! A lot has changed since we entered Early Access, including the addition of bots, tutorials, and eventually story Trials. Now that our efforts are focused predominantly on content production, we hope to have lots of quality updates to share with you all in 2024!

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

Additionally, Astatos and its Soundtrack are in the Steam Winter Sale until Jan 4th (PST)! If you haven’t yet, it’s a great chance to share the game, wishlist it, or leave a review. Thank you all for your support!

While our team has been busy during the holiday season, we’ve been making more progress on the development of Chapter II plus other features and improvements. Some of these include improving the user interface of the in-game store and prototyping a new solo game mode for Trials! We look forward to sharing more details when they’re ready.

For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.5, please read on below.

- From the team at Studio Klondike

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• Season V 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.
  
• Timaios - Unbending Deliverance
  
  

[h2]Game Fixes[/h2]
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• Fixed an issue where Hero Card Drafting would not function correctly if no player owns Hero Pack I or Hero Pack II.
  
• Fixed an issue where Hero Card Drafting would not function correctly if two players clicked the random button simultaneously.
  
• Fixed several issues where Hero Card Drafting would not function correctly if two players picked the same Hero simultaneously.
  
• [Conquest Trial] Fixed an issue where a Hero would not be banned automatically during Hero Card Drafting.
  
• Fixed an issue where players would occasionally be kicked from the game at the beginning of the Trial.
  

To the Crown Mages,

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

Due to our attendance at Midwest FurFest this year, this patch is a bit light on content, but we hope to be able to share more regarding our progress on Chapter II soon! (If you’re attending the convention this weekend, come and find us in the Dealer’s Den at the Pawprint Press booth for Astatos art prints and keychains!)

For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.4, 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.
  
• Drusus - The Gracious Omen
  
  

[h2]Game Changes[/h2]
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• Hero Card Drafting is now used in Training Trials, replacing the Hero Pack settings. This should provide an experience closer to the regular trials.
  
• Upon beginning a Conquest Trial in multiplayer, 2 Hero Cards are banned at random. This change is aimed towards increasing the gameplay variety in Conquest Trials.
  

[h2]Game Fixes[/h2]
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• [Linux Only] Disabled video playback on the login screen if running the game on Linux using Proton in order to prevent a crash.
  

To the Crown Mages,

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

Chapter II is now roughly 25% finalised, with the next quarter of the script currently in revision and implementation! We hope to be able to share more soon.

For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.3, 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.
  
• Cerkles - Arcadian Bliss
  
  

[h3]Game Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue that caused some Story Trials in the Chapter ‘Ab Initio’ to soft-lock if the player was playing on ‘Easy’ or ‘Story’ difficulty.
  
• Significantly improved the performance of the splash/login screen animation on weaker devices.
  

[h3]Game Changes[/h3]

• Added a setting to let the user disable non-essential video playback.
  

[h3]Known Issues[/h3]

• [Linux Only] Due to video format changes, the splash/login screen animation crashes when the Windows version of Astatos is run on Linux using Proton. This animation is automatically disabled on Steam Deck to avoid this issue. In the future we plan to work out a way to disable this animation on other Linux devices as well.
  

To the Crown Mages,

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



Production on Astatos Chapter II continues! While progress has been going well, it may be a few more months before we’re ready to release the next story update. We hope to make it worth the wait!

For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.2, please read on below.

- From the team at Studio Klondike

[h2]New Content[/h2]
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• Season IV 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.
  
• Lysander - Charm of the Piper
  
  

[h3]Game Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed several typos in the English version of the game.
  
• Fixed the description for the player title “A mage, of sorts.”.
  
• Fixed a rendering issue that introduced colour banding across some artwork.
  

[h3]Trial Changes[/h3]

• Players are now notified when there are not enough players to rematch.
  
• When rematching the same players multiple times, the game will sometimes ensure that players aren’t on the same side.
  
• Fixed a bug which prevented A.I players on your side from cooperating with you during Conquest Training Trials.
  
• Improved the behaviour of the “Keep or Redraw” stage, fixing a rare bug where not enough cards are redrawn.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Hero Stage could soft-lock if a Hero Card is activated after all players have ended their turn.
  
• The Hero Skin displayed for Makari-Hari and Mukaki is now based on the settings from the first player on their respective side.
  

To the Crown Mages,

The latest update for Astatos is here! This patch includes a few things that didn’t quite make it into last month’s big story update, along with a bunch of bugs we fixed thanks to the detailed reporting from our Crown Mages. Thank you all so much!

In addition, Astatos is in the Steam Strategy Fest! For the next week, you can get Astatos and its soundtrack for a discounted price. We hope you have fun playing with your friends!

[Note: After the conclusion of this sale, we’ll be taking the chance to update the regional pricing of Astatos and its DLC based upon Steam’s recommendations. This means that some regions may see the price increase by a few dollars.]

For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.1, please read on below.

- From the team at Studio Klondike

[h2]New Features[/h2]
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Story Trial Difficulty: Additional difficulty settings have been added for Story Trials. These settings can be changed at any time with no penalty.

Gameplay Settings Menu: A selection of settings can now be accessed in the pause menu during the story, or during Trials. [Note: You must open the settings on the Main Menu to access all available options.]

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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.
  
• Regulus - By the Master’s Words
  
  

Note: The list below contains issues fixed in this patch, along with issues from hotfixes released throughout August.
[h3]Game Fixes[/h3]

• Various typos fixed in English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.
  
• Various missing font characters fixed in Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.
  
• Improved the button behavior of the Save Data menu.
  
• Fixed an issue where the game would not reconnect to the server after a disconnection event.
  
• Fixed an issue where you could attempt to claim the monthly reward multiple times.
  
• Fixed an issue preventing you from previewing any Hero Skins for Mukaki or Makari-Hari in the in-game store.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Hero Card preview display wouldn’t disappear when accepting a room invite.
  
• Fixed an issue where you could accept a room invite after you’ve begun Hero Card drafting.
  
• Fixed the mouse scroll wheel sensitivity on Windows.
  
• You can now use the tab key to toggle between input fields when managing your account.
  

[h3]Story Trial Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed issues that resulted in some players experiencing random crashes in Story Trials.
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented some server functions from working properly after leaving a Story Trial. (e.g. Friend’s List)
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Takeover Trial interface to load incorrectly after playing a Story Trial.
  
• [Ab Initio: Journey to Irinipolis - Part II] Fixed an issue where Volesus would not always summon Krokos, resulting in a softlock.
  
• [Pro Bono Publico] Fixed an issue where “The Tallest” would not consume Hero Energy when using their Hero Ability.
  
• [Pro Bono Publico] Fixed an issue where a cooldown would be added when a Hero Card is turned to your side.
  

[h3]Trial Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where parts of the Tutorial Trials would not progress correctly due to scripting changes introduced in the Story Trials.
  
• Some minor broken interface animations have been fixed.