After a long period of languishment, Ascension III has been formally cancelled. A full explanation, along with some background and reflection, is in the devlog here. In short, I’ve lost interest in Ascension III, the Ascension series, and long projects in general, and after setting it aside for a while I have no plans to… Read More: The End of Ascension III »
It’s been exactly two years since the first public test release of what would become Ascension III. And although the last few months have been slow going, in general we’ve come a long, long way. The new demo is basically just a rollup, incorporating both the previous Island and Dragon demos as well as the… Read More: Ascension III – July 2020 Demo »
February was definitely a slower month for Ascension III. It’s been a good month for other projects, and I’ll get into that at the end of this post, but it was a slower month for Ascension III. I have packaged up and released a new demo of Ascension III, finally, which you can grab from… Read More: Ascension III (and other things) – February 2020 Progress Update »
As promised, the first progress update of 2020! This one is just about Ascension III, because that’s what I worked on, but I might mix things up and do general progress updates later in the year. I was finally able to get to implementing some of the changes based on feedback from when I demoed… Read More: Ascension III – January 2020 Progress Update »
It’s been a tumultuous journey, but the Fall 2019 demo is finally here! It’s a smaller and more focused demo than last year, featuring a single encounter demonstrating what will be the core combat mechanics of the game. You can download the demo from the itch.io page. I’m definitely looking for feedback on this one,… Read More: Ascension III – Fall 2019 Demo »
Ascension III is far from dead, in fact it’s been my primary focus during the past couple of months. Most of the recent work has been on the framework code rather than the game itself, but I’ve been working through some things in the background. The concept is firming up, finally. It’s changed a lot… Read More: Ascension III – Where we’re at »
After literal years of heming and hawing, a statement that it was not in production, and then a series of Twitter updates showing progress, I’m proud to officially announce Ascension III: Revolution. The long awaited (and still awaiting) threequel heads back to Rynn. Breaking from centuries of tradition, Emperor Edward Caesar I grooms his only… Read More: Ascension III: Revolution (Announcement) »