Genre: Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel, Card & Board Game
Astatos
Trial Interface Overhaul
To the Crown Mages,
The latest update for Astatos is here! This update brings a major overhaul to the Trial interfaces, improving readability and functionality. Additionally, minor UI tweaks have been made across the entire game along with improvements to the appearance of text.
General Trial Changes
Several elements of the Tral interface have been revised!
The player UI has been redesigned, improving readability, and adding new animations.
The End Turn and Exchange buttons have been redesigned, now appearing more prominent in the UI.
The End Turn button has new animations to guide the player to click it.
The overall layout of interface elements have been adjusted, such as during side selection.
Hero Stage Changes
The Hero Stage interface has been revised!
Adjusted the appearance and position of the Hero Spaces. New animations have been added when the player and opponent are taking their turns.
Redesigned the Hero Summon button. This button is now much more prominent and intuitive to use. The appearance now indicates if Hero Cards are available to summon. A counter is also shown when you are approaching your Hero Card Summon limit.
Revised the UI elements and spacing of Hero Cards for improved readability.
The Seal Card space has been removed from Takeover Trials where it is not utilised.
Redesigned the Hero Ability interface and animations. The order of animations during Hero Abilities have been changed to make them easier to follow.
Trial Stage
The Trial Stage interface has been revised!
A new indicator shows the number of Element Cards that can be matched.
Additional animations have been added when matching the Trial Card.
Hovering an Element Card in your hand highlights the matching Trial Cards in yellow, if any.
Hovering a Spell Card in your hand highlights relevant Trial Cards in blue, if any.
Spell Card descriptions have new icons indicating if they are played for matching Trial Cards, different Trial Cards, or any Trial Card.
While some minor Trial interfaces still need to be revised, we hope this update vastly improves the gameplay experience for both new and veteran players!
Chapter II Progress
Additionally, we’d like to announce that the main scenario text for Astatos Chapter II has been completed! Translation, programming, and illustration tasks are still underway.
For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.8, please read on below.
- From the team at Studio Klondike
New Content
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.
Nikos - The Renewing Blaze
Game Changes
Reduced the difficulty of the Story Trial within the sub-chapter “Journey to Irinipolis - Part III”
Updated playable tutorial animations to reflect the UI changes made in this update. (The images for the manual will be updated in a future patch.)
The position of the Takeover Trial and Conquest Trial buttons have been swapped in the Trials menu.
Game Improvements
Extended the font display system to carry over styles when swapping between languages. In particular this improves the appearance and thickness of shadows beneath text.
Allocated more texture space to the Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese fonts, increasing the sharpness of headings.
[English only] Improved the text sizing when playing with the Open Dyslexic font enabled.
Game Fixes
Disabled the high-ping kick when playing the Tutorial or Story Trials. These game modes are hosted locally, as such the server ping check is not necessary.
Resolved a bug that caused some UI to appear semi-transparent during Story Trials.
Rank and Level no longer display on the victory screen during Story Trials.
Varius - Enforcer of Justice is out now!
To the Crown Mages,
The latest update for Astatos is here! This update includes Varus’ new skin, user interface improvements, along with a new development update.
This past month we’ve been making a variety of technical improvements to the game, along with progress on the upcoming Chapter II update. Another quarter of Chapter II is playable, and text for the final section has been completed— pending translation and in-game scripting. At this point we can definitely say that Chapter II will be longer than the existing story!
We plan to continue working on new CG and refining the story as we work towards completion. Thank you for your continued support!
Also in the past month our team released Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered on Steam, iOS, and Android! This is an extensive remaster of one of our previous titles that we produced to ensure this game remains playable into the future. If you’re a fan of our games, be sure to check it out!
For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.21, please read on below.
- From the team at Studio Klondike
New Content
Player Profiles have been redesigned. The new design is consistent across all menus, and should be easier to read with larger images and text. Along with this the Friends list and Set Profile Icon menu have been updated.
The timer has been redesigned. We’ve updated the “AS” graphic to fit the new logo, along with improved animations for countdowns and turns during Trials.
Astatos has been ported to Unity 6! Along with this comes some performance improvements and native support for Apple Silicon on MacOS.
Note: As this is a major technical change, please let us know if you run into any new bugs.
Season X 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.
Varius - Enforcer of Justice
Drusus - Rasalhague’s Gaze is out now!
To the Crown Mages,
The latest update for Astatos is here! This update includes Drusus’ new skin, along with a new development update.
This past month we’ve been working on content for Chapter II— with multiple new sections being implemented and made playable. We also finished a further 10k words of scenario script along with more editing and translation.
We also began working on new sound design and music for Cascade Trial.
In March we also did a mid-month update to the game. In case you missed it, this update introduced the new logo for Astatos, along with Sticker Pack III.
Next month we’ll be continuing to work on content for Chapter II along with sound design and music for Cascade Trial. Thank you for your continued support!
For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.20, please read on below.
- From the team at Studio Klondike
New Content
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 - Rasalhague’s Gaze
The Steam Spring Sale Update is Here!
To the Crown Mages,
The Steam Spring Sale is here. Save 20% off Astatos and its DLC till the 20th of March! Plus a new update has been released for the game including UI revisions and the addition of sticker pack III.
Nikos is enjoying the dictator’s private baths, although he seems to have other matters on his mind.
A special illustration by Mamaduo for the occasion, featuring Nikos’ design from Chapter II.
After hearing player feedback, we’ve refreshed the game’s logo in collaboration with the designer Kilcat. The new logo retains a similar aesthetic to the original, but improves legibility greatly.
You’ll see it already in most places in-game and on Steam, but it may take us a while to update it everywhere! We hope everyone likes the new look.
Sticker Pack III is out now!
We’ve added a new sticker pack to the in-game shop, featuring six new stickers drawn by HAPS. These new stickers feature story characters from Chapter I, including Vitus, Volesus, Janus, The High Priest, The Thinnest, and Reece.
Note: The above additions have been released as a hotfix patch to v0.7.19 of the game, and should be automatically downloaded by Steam.
- From the team at Studio Klondike
Regulus - Mountaineer’s Pursuit is out now!
To the Crown Mages,
The latest update for Astatos is here! This update includes Regulus’ new skin, along with new game improvements and a development update.
This past month we’ve been working on upcoming content! For Cascade Trial, we’ve been building interface and progression gameplay systems— including implementing real-time 2D animation for the campaign selection menu. With luck, we will be able to release a base version of this game mode in the coming months!
We have also been working on story content for Chapter II— including scenario writing, editing, and translation. We completed another 20k words of scenario script and are nearing completion of the chapter!
Next month we hope to be able to complete the scenario and make progress on the Interlude scenes for Chapter II as well as additional CG.
For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.19, please read on below.
- From the team at Studio Klondike
New Content
Various user interfaces have been redesigned— including the main menu, notices, and information windows. These designs should more closely resemble that of the shop menu and other recently added menus. Further refinements are planned in future patches!
The design of Hero Ability Descriptions have been made easier to read.
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 - Mountaineer’s Pursuit
Alkaios - Serpentine Providence is out now!
To the Crown Mages,
Happy Lunar New Year from Studio Klondike! This month we’ve prepared a special Hero Skin in celebration of the Year of the Snake, featuring Alkaios. We wish all our Crown Mages a lucky 2025!
New artwork for Cascade Trials. Above is a sneak peek at the background artwork for the Hero select screen for Cascade Trial, with other elements being worked on this past month.
Story and artwork production for Chapter II continues! We’re closing in on preparing the final sections of the next Chapter, including story writing, cutscene scripting, and CGs being worked on.
For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.18, please read on below.
- From the team at Studio Klondike
New Content
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.
Alkaios - Serpentine Providence
Sulpicius - Dragon’s Advantage is out now!
To the Crown Mages,
The latest update for Astatos is here! This update includes Sulpicius’ latest Hero Skin, along with fixes and a new development update!
Chapter II development continues! With new artwork and story scenes being worked on. As of this month the final background assets have been completed for the upcoming Chapter II.
We also have made progress on artwork and gameplay systems for Cascade Trial. We’ve been working on implementing more event and gameplay systems.
For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.17, please read on below.
- From the team at Studio Klondike
New Content
Season IX of the Takeover Trial leaderboard has concluded. The top 100 players will receive a new player title sometime after the release of this patch.
Additionally, the timing between Takeover Trial Seasons in 2025 has been increased from 3 months to 4 months.
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.
Sulpicius - Dragon’s Advantage
Game Fixes
The splash screen video playback has been optimised to resolve an issue where it failed to display on some computers running Windows 11.
Steam Winter Sale 2024
To the Crown Mages,
The Steam Winter Sale is here until January 2nd! If you're a fan of our music, be sure to check out the Original Soundtrack DLC for 25% off. Or invite some friends to play and save 33% off on the Game + OST bundle! Your support means a lot to us!
We're also steadily working towards the completion of Astatos Chapter II, a free updating including hours of new story content, and new Hero Cards!
The latest update for Astatos is here! This update includes Lysander’s latest Hero Skin, along with a new development update!
This past month we focused purely on development of upcoming content, with new story scenes, CGs, and interludes being completed. It’s been hectic, but we hope to make something worth the wait.
The Steam Autumn Sale, on now till December 4!
Astatos is also currently featured in the Steam Autumn sale! If you're a fan of our music, be sure to check out the Original Soundtrack DLC for 20% off. Or invite some friends to play and save 28% off on the Game + OST bundle!
Your support helps us create even more artwork and story content for the game!
For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.16, please read on below.
- From the team at Studio Klondike
New Content
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 - Harvest Reverie
Krokos - The Philosopher's Truth is out now!
To the Crown Mages,
The latest update for Astatos is here! This update includes this month’s Hero Skin, along with gameplay optimisations and bug fixes.
We’re back from our trips PAX Aus and SXSW Sydney last month. It was great seeing so many new people try out the game and we got to see some fans too! After watching people try the demo version, we have a lot of ideas for improvements to gameplay and UI— some of which are included in this update!
Additionally, while our producer was busy the rest of the team have been working on new CGs and story text for the upcoming Chapter II— with over 15k words of the story being completed this month alone!
Hero Action Menu
We’ve reworked the way players interact with Hero Cards. Upon selecting a Hero Card, a context-sensitive action menu is displayed. This menu allows you to give Energy and toggle Hero Abilities where appropriate.
The Hero Ability description has also been redesigned with better feedback on when Hero Cards can be selected. Hero Ability costs and other information have been moved to the Hero Action Menu.
After watching many players interact with the game at conventions last month, we feel this change is important to make the core mechanics of the Hero Stage intuitive to new players!
Note: With this update, it is no longer possible toggle a Hero Ability by clicking and holding. However, we have left the right-click to toggle functionality in the game as a shortcut.
For the detailed list of changes implemented with Astatos v0.7.15, please read on below.
- From the team at Studio Klondike
New Content
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.
Krokos - The Philosopher's Truth
Game Changes
The Hero Ability popup has been redesigned to give better information to the player.
The hero action menu now appears when selecting a Hero Card. Some tutorial dialogue has been modified to reflect this change.
Hard AI opponents now perform their actions faster in the Hero Stage.
[Takeover Trial & Story Trial] Hero Cards that cost more than 1 Energy to summon are now summoned with a single action. You can no longer begin to summon these Hero Cards unless you have enough Energy.
Alkaios’ Hero Ability has been revised. Players can now choose to forfeit giving Energy. If all players have run out of Energy or forfeited, the Ability will end automatically.
Game Fixes
Fixed an issue that allowed A.I. opponents to incorrectly use Exchange directly after summoning Gaios.
Fixed a server configuration issue that prevented email verification and password reset emails from being sent.
