Astra - Monthly Update (July 2022) (Patreon)

Hello Patrons,

Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The July update is below. We got some phat news so please read on. :^)

WRITING

The writing team has done some phenomenal work this month and we are basically 95% done. Katie is going to be doing the final edit pass and there are just a couple scenes to finalize for content. I am positive the read-only version will be out in early August with the art version in mid-late August.

On another note, episode 5's planning is almost completed which means the writing team will hit the ground running as soon as this episode is wrapped up.

Overall, we are hitting our stride again on the writing front and it should not be posing as much of a roadblock as before!

CHARACTER ART

Vaela's confession CG is also completed this month! Luna's one is also quite far along which we should be sharing as a separate post in the next couple days.

After that, all I can say is we will be having some of the most risque/ecchi CGs incoming that's ever been done for PixelFade games. We are pretty much going to be earning our M rating just shy of going 18+. In keeping with our design philosophy for player agency, the risque/ecchi scenes are optional.... you'll have to make pervy MC choices when those situations come up to say the least! ;^)

BACKGROUND ART

We had incredible progression on the BG side with all three artists delivering this month! First up is Celeste's hospital room which continues the clean / sophisticated feeling of being from Polaris. BG two and three are from Kai's freeworld which has a gritty, cyberpunk feel to it. Last is back on Polaris in a decent suburban neighborhood.

The BG list for Astral Ascension has been growing substantially and we hope you guys are looking forward to checking out all these locations!

ANIMATION

We've been implementing UI animations to make the menus feel more seamless and intuitive. It's mainly a work in progress so far however we should have more to share in the upcoming weeks!

PROGRAMMING

We got the first pass of the full UI implemented! This includes all the extra modes and complete functionality across everything else. We will be doing bug tests to find any major problems however episode 4 will have this UI in August.

Since it is in the early phases, we can make changes / updates based on your feedback to make sure it feels as intuitive and clear as possible. Please look forward to this!

AUDIO

The Eric is currently working on adding another bubbly track to our OST and then will be moving on to the title song! That means we'll be on the search for a lyrisist and a vocalist sometime in August.

All our title tracks have been bangers and Astral Ascension will be no exception!!

That's all the news for this month! As always, feel free to post your thoughts and feedback below. Thank you for your continued support! <3

Cheers,

Dishu & PF Team