Astral Ascent update 1.8.0 is now rolling out on PC (Steam). According to the official Astral Ascent patch notes, the latest update 1.8.0 added quality of life improvements and gameplay optimizations.
Since the last patch, players are facing a number of problems with the game. Today’s Astral Ascent patch 1.8.0 will fix a few of these issues.
Check out more details below.
Astral Ascent Patch 1.8.0 Notes – October 15, 2024
Major Features
— New room “Cursed Telescope”: 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.
— Build recap: 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
Small Features
— community inspired New Aura Refiner in Event Horizon (co-op players used to have 1 extra aura refiner use they could not use)
— community inspired Auras Refiner recycled now drops rarer Auras depending of current world if you have Barbecue Summon
— community inspired You now have double the loots in Cetus Cavern when playing in co-op
— community inspired Hints are now displayed on Auras from Barbecue interface
— Arsenal now in Andromeda’s Bar and in Hub
— 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.
Balancing
— community inspired Yamat “”Dance of Contempt”” spell now has Dodge at the beginning
— community inspired Spirit Swords can now attack faster
— Poison now ticks faster depending on the number of stacks
— Enemies with “”Frostbite”” status effect will receive an additional 20% damage
Interface
— Special rooms, Andromeda’s bar and final boss are now displayed in the progression bar
— Challenge Rooms from Zodiacs now display the type of reward/affinity you will have by completing the challenge
—* Key Converter now shows number of Keys and Stars when nearby
Visuals
— Portal to Elite fight rooms and Elite Star Guardians are now red
— Icons above portal and not changing overtime anymore for better readability
Narrative Design
— community inspired Typos fixed in the Forge Room
— “”Vanquisher of the Star Guardians”” and “”Stars Vanquisher”” achievements from Sier Bapy were too similar in english
—* Intro voices when entering Elite Minibosses room were missing
Bug Fixes
— community inspired Loot Keys could sometime never reach players and keep rotating around
— Key Converter was now displaying the right amount of keys to stars if you used keys in the room
Download Astral Ascent update 1.8.0 on PC.