Patch Notes - October 2024 - 1.8.2

Astral Ascent

Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.

[img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37710613/6242ded5473885a37513cb08a5f0e84b1dacae9e.gif[/img] ⭐[i][b]Changes inspired by our community![/b][/i] [h2]Major Features[/h2] [list] [hr][/hr][*][b]New room ""Cursed Telescope"": [/b]This room can appear as a reward option alongside other rooms starting in world 2, 3, or 4. Inside, you'll find a cursed version of the Telescope from the hub, offering a perk tied to a Malus, which adds a temporary negative effect to the player. The Malus is lifted once you reach Andromeda's bar, leaving only the perk behind. [hr][/hr][*][b]Build recap: [/b]Players can preview their build after completing a run. A list of previous runs is also available in the hub by interacting with the Altar beneath Sova's spot [/list] [h2]Small Features[/h2] [list] [hr][/hr][*][i][b][u]community inspired[/u][/b][/i] ⭐ New Aura Refiner in Event Horizon (co-op players used to have 1 extra aura refiner use they could not use) [hr][/hr][*][i][b][u]community inspired[/u][/b][/i] ⭐ Auras Refiner recycled now drops rarer Auras depending of current world if you have Barbecue Summon [hr][/hr][*][i][b][u]community inspired[/u][/b][/i] ⭐ You now have double the loots in Cetus Cavern when playing in co-op [hr][/hr][*][i][b][u]community inspired[/u][/b][/i] ⭐ Hints are now displayed on Auras from Barbecue interface [hr][/hr][*]Arsenal now in Andromeda's Bar and in Hub [hr][/hr][*]Players can achieve a 'Perfect Room' by clearing all enemies without taking damage in the following rooms: Exploration, Fight, Eclipse, The Void, and Boss. Earning a 'Perfect Room' rewards players with stars, with the reward increasing based on the current streak of perfected rooms. [/list] [h2]Balancing[/h2] [list] [hr][/hr][*][i][b][u]community inspired[/u][/b][/i] ⭐ Yamat ""Dance of Contempt"" spell now has Dodge at the beginning [hr][/hr][*][i][b][u]community inspired[/u][/b][/i] ⭐ Spirit Swords can now attack faster [hr][/hr][*]Poison now ticks faster depending on the number of stacks [hr][/hr][*]Enemies with ""Frostbite"" status effect will receive an additional 20% damage [/list] [h2]Interface[/h2] [list] [hr][/hr][*]Special rooms, Andromeda's bar and final boss are now displayed in the progression bar [hr][/hr][*]Challenge Rooms from Zodiacs now display the type of reward/affinity you will have by completing the challenge [hr][/hr][*]Key Converter now shows number of Keys and Stars when nearby [/list] [h2]Visuals[/h2] [list] [hr][/hr][*]Portal to Elite fight rooms and Elite Star Guardians are now red [hr][/hr][*]Icons above portal and not changing overtime anymore for better readability [/list] [h2]Narrative Design[/h2] [list] [hr][/hr][*][i][b][u]community inspired[/u][/b][/i] ⭐ Typos fixed in the Forge Room [hr][/hr][*]""Vanquisher of the Star Guardians"" and ""Stars Vanquisher"" achievements from Sier Bapy were too similar in english [hr][/hr][*]Intro voices when entering Elite Minibosses room were missing [/list] [h2]Bug Fixes[/h2] [list] [hr][/hr][*][i][b][u]community inspired[/u][/b][/i] ⭐ Loot Keys could sometime never reach players and keep rotating around [hr][/hr][*]Key Converter was now displaying the right amount of keys to stars if you used keys in the room [hr][/hr][*]The game would freeze while trying to open the Arsenal if it triggers the first interaction tutorial - ☄️ [i][b]hotfix[/b][/i] [i][b] 1.8.1[/b][/i] [hr][/hr][*]Wrong dialogue line was played by Ordan when interacting with Elite Minibosses - ☄️ [i][b]hotfix[/b][/i] [i][b] 1.8.1[/b][/i] [hr][/hr][*]The second player wouldn't receive the aura from the ""City of Gold Telescope"" with the Void Catalyst perk - ☄️ [i][b]hotfix[/b][/i] [i][b] 1.8.1[/b][/i] [hr][/hr][*]Event Horizon Aura Refiner was not usable if used at the end of Crimson Highlands - ☄️ [i][b]hotfix[/b][/i] [i][b] 1.8.2[/b][/i] [/list] - The Hibernian Workshop Team [list] [*][url=http://discord.gg/hibernian-workshop][b]Discord Server [/b][/url] [*][url=https://twitter.com/HibernianWS][b]Twitter Account[/b][/url] [*][url=https://astral-ascent.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders#store][b]Official Store[/b][/url] [/list]