The Ascent News

Dear Indents,

We’re happy to announce that we have now added Transmog in-game for all players across all platforms.

Today’s update, patch #5, also contains 8 free new fashion items and some general improvements listed in the patch notes below.

Haven’t visited Veles just yet? From December 2nd to December 16th, you can enjoy a 33% discount on Steam. Perfect time to travel to a new arcology!

We hope you will all enjoy this update and the additional features. A big thank you to our amazing community for the love and support, the team continues to work hard to improve the game, all thanks to your feedback.


The Ascent team



Transmogrification (commonly referred to as Transmog) provides the ability to replace the appearance of your armor with other items, or to hide certain pieces of armor. You can now do so in The Ascent by visiting the Stylist, who can be found in each safe-zone: Cluster 13, The Node and Arcology Highstreet. For a small fee, the stylist will allow you to transmog any armor item currently equipped and replace its appearance with the chosen transmog. If your new look is becoming outdated, you can always reverse your choice, and select a new look!





Want to pay a visit to the Punk Bladder, but without all the heavy armor, just as a regular Habber? Now you can! We’ve added eight new fashion items for you to experiment with the new Transmog feature and recently added photo mode.

• Street Cap
  
• Habber Cap
  
• Street Headset
  
• Habber Shirt
  
• T-shirt: Blood Direct
  
• T-shirt: 2 Blob 3 Blob
  
• Slick Trousers
  
• Habber Jeans
  

Patch #5 is now live on all platforms and addresses the below:

Performance (PC)

• Fixed some instances of slow loading for Client Players when entering new areas in Online Coop.
  

Stability (all platforms)

• Fixed some rare crashes on the Xbox One Game Pass version of the game.
  
• Fixed a crash experienced by some Players on Xbox Series X during ‘Trading Places’ (Mission 3) that could occur during the ‘Access Ship Bridge’ objective.
  

Save Progress (all platforms)

• Fixed an issue for some Players where applying the Halloween Skull Ink resulted in other inks vanishing.
  

Coop

• Fixed numerous stability issues.
  
• Improved joining stability on Game Pass for hotjoining Players.
  
• Fixed an issue where the ‘Select Profile’ screen appeared on the Start Screen for hotjoining Client Players in some circumstances.
  
• Various Local Coop fixes made to improve interactions with Vendors.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Client Player would sometimes not be able to overwrite a Profile after accepting an invite if there was a connectivity issue.
  
• Fixed an issue experienced by some Players where Main Menu UI elements would disappear after the Player closed the Select Profile tab, before accepting the invite to a game.
  

Gameplay (all platforms)

• Fixed a navigation issue that could occur during ‘Empowerment’ (Mission 4) where Client Players could be taken in the wrong direction during the ‘Override Distribution Hub’ step.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Player could be unable to close the Taxi overlay if they trigger a Taxi at the same time as a Vendor.
  

Photo Mode

• Fixed an issue where the Player could trigger a Taxi ride, whilst in Photo Mode.
  
• Fixed several issues where a softlock could occur when using Photo Mode during Taxi or Tier Elevator usage.
  
• Fixed some minor Photo Mode UI glitches.
  
• Fixed several issues with Photo Mode in Local Coop, such as Player 2 being unable to close the UI after activation & the Pause UI not appearing.
  
• Fixed an edge case crash in Photo Mode that could happen when picking up an item at the same moment that Photo Mode is invoked.
  

Audio

• All Coop Players should now be able to hear each other's bullets.
  

Achievements (all platforms)

• Fixed the ‘Flatliner’ Achievement issue where the Codex entries for Celine & Hung were sometimes not unlocked correctly.
  
• Fixed an issue experienced by some Players where the ‘Hygiene’ Achievement was not being given when using certain sinks/toilets.
  

Translation (all platforms)

• Fixes and improvements made to localisation across the game.
  

Visuals

• Fixed some minor UI issues.
  

Misc. Fixes (all platforms)

• Numerous minor collision fixes addressed.
  
• New ‘Downloadable Content’ button has been added to the Main Menu so you can easily find new content for ‘The Ascent’ for Steam and Xbox consoles. It will be added for Game Pass PC in our next patch.
  
• We’ve added a build number to all versions of ‘The Ascent’, this is to aid in debugging future community issues. The number can be found in the lower right hand corner of the Main Menu. Please use this number when reporting issues, many thanks!
  
  
  
  

We are incredibly grateful for how well received The Ascent has been since release and the community we have been able to create. If you have enjoyed The Ascent as much as we did making it, then please consider voting to nominate The Ascent for the Outstanding Visual Style Award in this year’s Steam Awards.



We really wanted to craft a living world with depth, from the drones flying overhead to the lettering on the graffiti, we wanted to create the sense that stories are happening regardless of if you, the player, are there to witness them or not. We like to say that the world is the main character of the game.
The Ascent is the result of a small developer studio, that grew to 12 people, with the belief that with the right focus and mindset, we can create grand experiences, ensuring that every inch of The Ascent is as detailed as possible and gets the love it deserves.

We hope you will join us in celebrating The Ascent accomplishments so far and vote for us to become a nominee in the Outstanding Visual Style category in this year’s Steam Awards.

Thank you,
Neon Giant

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If you’re currently not an Indent, and haven’t entered the world of The Ascent yet, oh... and you like the word “Sale” then listen up! During the Steam Autumn Sale, from November 24th to December 1st, The Ascent has a 25% discount! Follow this link to find out more.

[h3]THE ASCENT GROUP WANTS YOU[/h3]

Starting now and running until next Monday, 15th of November, take advantage of our steepest discount yet and become a valuable asset to our company.
This is your best chance yet to start a new life in Veles, the exciting metropolis ran and owned by The Ascent corporation.

So, what are you waiting for? In our beautiful arcology, it doesn’t matter who you are, what part of the galaxy you are coming from, or what you have done. You’ll be happy and free, as long as you do as you are told.
Already an indent? Tell your friends about our explosive offer: you never know when you’ll need someone to cover your shift…or your back.

We have big plans for the future of our society, and with this 25% offer there has never been a better time to join us.



But enough chitchat: it’s time to get to work, indents.

[h3]THE ASCENT GROUP WANTS YOU[/h3]

Starting now and running until next Monday, 15th of November, take advantage of our steepest discount yet and become a valuable asset to our company.
This is your best chance yet to start a new life in Veles, the exciting metropolis ran and owned by The Ascent corporation.

So, what are you waiting for? In our beautiful arcology, it doesn’t matter who you are, what part of the galaxy you are coming from, or what you have done. You’ll be happy and free, as long as you do as you are told.
Already an indent? Tell your friends about our explosive offer: you never know when you’ll need someone to cover your shift…or your back.

We have big plans for the future of our society, and with this 25% offer there has never been a better time to join us.



But enough chitchat: it’s time to get to work, indents.

Dear indents,

We are so excited to add some new free content for all players in The Ascent! This content is available on Steam today, and will be available on Xbox family platforms shortly.



We’ve seen your requests, and we’re very excited to announce that The Ascent now has a photo-mode, free for all players!



All you need to know about the Photo Mode:

• The Photo Mode needs to be enabled in the Gameplay settings.
  
• The Photo Mode button can be reconfigured on PC (settings > key mappings) and is on D-pad right on Gamepad.
  
• UI needs to be hidden to move the camera
  
• Press F10 on Keyboard and LB on Gamepad to grab a screenshot
  
• Feel free to share your best pics on twitter @AscentTheGame – And stay tuned, we have some exciting new contests coming up!
  

To celebrate Halloween and the Steam Halloween Sale, we are releasing a Halloween Pack for free for all players. You can download this pack on Steam by visiting this page. For players on other platforms, this content will automatically unlock as you download Patch #4 update.



The Halloween Pack contains:

• The Jack o’Lantern headgear
  
• The Skeleton shirt
  
• A Skull Face Tattoo
  

This is also the perfect time to become an Indent (if you’re not one already) with a 20% discount on the game during the Steam Halloween Sale, from October 28th to November 1st.

No tricks, just treats!





The Steam point shop items collection has also been extended to celebrate Halloween with:

• 2 new Halloween animated Avatars
  
• 2 new Halloween Stickers
  

Visit this page to view all The Ascent Steam Point Shop items.



This is only the beginning… We are also very excited to give you a first look at what is coming next on The Ascent. Check out our post-launch content roadmap!



While we are adding these great new features to the game, rest assured that we are still committed to provide additional on-going patches to improve the game for all players.

Once again, we'd like to thank you for supporting us, whether you were with us from the beginning or you've recently joined the community - we're excited to have you along for the ride!


Happy Halloween from The Ascent Team!

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