Please feel free to join us at http://www.twitch.tv/pixelfade where we will be discussing episode 4, previewing new artwork, planning out timeline/release windows and finally concluding with a QA session where you can ask us any questions.
We hope to see you there! :)
Best Regards,
ACE Academy - Episode 3 Released!
Hello Pilots,
Episode 3 is officially released! For new players, we are excited to see what you think of ACE. For veterans, your Steam version will automatically update and you can continue your journey as long as the save slot was made at the appropriate section.
Episode 3 Highlights
- More CG artwork than E1 and E2 combined
- GUI Completely Upgraded
- CG Gallery
- Music Room
- Retroactive Artwork update for GEARs in E1 and E2 CG's
- General bug fixes and stabilization
Although we have resolved all the reported bugs, you may run into the occasional one here and there as we continue to develop the project. There is some voice over currently being processed that should update into your client automatically within a couple of days.
Episode 4 Progression
Episode 4 is progressing at a solid pace! Rather than just talking about it, we'll be hosting a Developer stream to show you guys how it's going.
Stream will most likely occur on April 23rd @ 1:00PM EDT. Once the date and time are finalized, we'll post up an update! We hope to see you there. :)
As always, if you guys have any questions, feel free to post on the forums. Happy reading!
Best Regards,
PixelFade - Dishu
ACE Academy - February Progress Update (Dev Stream: February 13th, 2016 - 10:00AM PST // 1:00PM EST // 6:00PM GMT)
Hello Pilots,
We got some big announcements for you this month! Let's get started.
New GEAR CG Artist
Please welcome Keith "Xeikth" Chan to our team! You can see his AMAZING work above and also by clicking http://xeikth.deviantart.com/. Keith will be working on all the "action" GEAR artwork for previous and future episodes. ;)
Is There a Mayu Route?
There has always been a Mayu route! Granted it was platonic and not romantic. The deal with romantic routes is that they take a lot of resources to feel complete and her design was closely intertwined with Shou making her "romanceability" with MC difficult.
With that that being said, we evaluated community feedback and have decided to craft a Romanceable Mayu route! This required a decent overhaul to the "main" story content involving Mayu/Shou if you do/don't pursue her romantically. The specifics are for you to discover, however the draft is quite satisfying without you feeling like the "second" pick for Mayu.
More Content - Condensed Episodes
ACE Academy was planned for 5 episodes at 30,000 word count each, resulting in a 150,000 word count story (I can do arithmetics!).
We are currently at over 124,000 word count with the first 2 episodes. Instead of taking these episodes and breaking them up into smaller chunks which would hurt pacing, we'll continue to have content rich episodes and scale back the actual number of episodes from 5 to 4. The planned story remains unchanged.
TL;DR
INSTEAD of the original 150,000 word count in 5 EPISODES, we are doing 200,000+ word count in 4 EPISODES.
Episode 3 DEV Stream
We'll be hosting a DEV stream of episode 3 on February 13th, 2016 - 1:00PM EST. Please feel free to join us at http://www.twitch.tv/pixelfade where we will be doing a partial playthrough of Episode 3, showing the new GUI, new music, exclusive artwork previews, timeline for future episodes and more!
ACE Academy - Dev Stream (December 19th, 2015 - 1:00PM EST)
Hello,
We'll be hosting a Dev Stream this weekend! Details below:
December 19th, 2015 - 1:00PM EST (10:00AM PST) @ http://www.twitch.tv/pixelfade
There will be a progression update for Episode 3, exclusive artwork, and plans for the future! Please feel free to drop by. :)
Best Regards,
ACE Academy - Episode 2 Released!
Hello,
Episode 2 of ACE Academy has been released! It should automatically update to your existing client.
What's New
- The story continues, adding about 3 more hours of content in a single playthrough (a lot more when counting each route!)
- Introduces Valerie Belle, the new romanceable character
- Basic GEAR Customization
Special Considerations
- We've made upgrades to the back-end rendering existing save files unstable. To access episode 2, you'll be playing through episode 1 (you can press tab to enter skip mode and accelerate through)
- You have 100% friendship and relationship points with all the characters for testing purposes, HOWEVER decisions will still change future options and outcomes
- Combat is scaled to be easy, it'll be balanced in the future
- There will be the occasional bugs, mismatched lines, or omitted voice. We'll be working on these as they crop up!
Thanks for your support. As always, we love to hear and incorporate player feedback so feel free to leave your thoughts in a review or on the discussions page.
Happy Reading!
ACE Academy - Dev Livestream (October 10th, 2015 - 1:00PM EDT)
Hello,
We'll be hosting a DEV Livestream this weekend! Details below:
October 10th, 2015 - 1:00PM EDT (10:00AM PDT) @ http://original.livestream.com/pixelfadestudio
There will be a partial episode 2 play-through introducing some of the new features and an in-depth discussion of the GEAR Loadout System. We hope you can make it!
Best Regards,
Ace Academy - October 2015 Update
Hello,
The October 2015 update is available now! We look into the current status and timeline of episode 2, new voice talents joining the project (with audio samples), and a first sneak peek at the GEAR Loadout System!
This is an update for our Kickstarter and PayPal supporters. We will be distributing your Steam key within the upcoming days. Thank you for your patience!
