Rivers of Astrum

Devlog

• Progress Update - 0.2.1.5
  November 13, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone! Progress Update on 0.2.1.5!: Alrighty, rendering is complete. Voices are all added in. I've got 2 of the scenes from the update fully outfitted with sounds and music, continuing with tha... Continue reading
• RoA v 0.2.1.5 Update
  November 05, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone! Just stopping in to share progress on the next content update, v. 0.2.1.5. So, this is kinda crazy, but ..... it's pretty much done. Render wise, that is. I should be done rendering the... Continue reading
• Happy Halloween!
  October 24, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey guys! So, for the Halloween season, Rivers of Astrum has been included in a holiday bundle! Feel free to check it out here! It's a little early, as usual, but I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Hal... Continue reading

  
• Fan Favorite Character announced!
  October 24, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Rivers of Astrum officially has a fan favorite! In honor of this transition, a supporter requested this render, but I figured I'd use it to mark the occasion! :) Three cheers for Captain Sandra Gale!... Continue reading

  
• Old versions removed
  October 20, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey gang, So it seems like there were a good number of downloads of the old version (0.2) of the game since this latest release. To avoid confusion, I'll only host the current version moving forward... Continue reading
• Version 0.2.1 Is live to the Public!
  October 20, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Version 0.2.1 is live for Public download! I went ahead and pushed it out a couple of hours early, so I can get to sleep tonight XD The file size for the new version exceeds my current limit with itch... Continue reading
• Some (good) changes :)
  October 20, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey guys! So, a few things have changed since the last update, primarily in what i hope will allow for quicker releases. Basically im just shortening the amount of content in the releases to make them... Continue reading
• 5 Days to go!
  October 16, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Just wanted to send out a reminder that the public release of version 0.2.1 goes live in 5 days. Progress is well under way for version 0.2.2! :)... Continue reading
• Rivers of Astrum, v. 0.2.1 - Released for Early Access!
  September 20, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone! Rivers of Astrum, version 0.2.1 has been released for Early Access! Public Release will be 20 October, 2024. If you can't wait, and want access today, swing by the SubscribeStar Page! Al... Continue reading
• Early Access Tomorrow!
  September 20, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone! So we're in wrap up mode! I have a few more things to code in tomorrow, but after that I will dropping it for one month early release for the Tier 4 supporters. Ergo, public release is o... Continue reading
• Update
  September 12, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone! So, the longest two parts of the update are officially complete. All of the 19 currently existing animations have been upgraded, and as of yesterday, all renders for supporter galleries... Continue reading
• Progress continues :)
  August 13, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone, Just wanted to stop in and let everyone know we're still plugging along! As of now, all animation updates are complete, as well as the finalized version of the character screens. Current... Continue reading
• Progress Update - v 0.2.1
  July 21, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone, here with an update. So, I'm rendering the final animation now. I *was* going to leave it alone, since it was already animated before - albeit at 15FPS - but when compared to the others... Continue reading
• Progress Update
  July 06, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone :) So, as I mentioned previously, I began the most time consuming portion of the update first. Bringing the existing 15 animations up to 60 FPS, and adding new ones. As of now, I've compl... Continue reading
• Progress on v 0.2.1
  June 28, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone, just wanted to stop in with a progress update on v 0.2.1. As I've stated, this update is going to be a Quality of Life update, focusing largely on finalizing the UI, and bringing all ani... Continue reading
• For anyone still tracking Patreon . . .
  June 19, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  I gave notice back in February that I would be migrating over to SubscribeStar, due to Patreon's crusade against NSFW content. As of today, the Patreon page has been unpublished. For anyone that wishe... Continue reading
• Version 0.2 is now Public!
  June 15, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone! Version 0.2 is now live for public release! Files have been uploaded to itch. The changelog is viewable in the game's "About" screen. Good number of changes in this update :) As always,... Continue reading
• One week to go!
  June 08, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey guys! Just a reminder, the update goes public in 7 days! If anyone wishes to have early access, feel free to drop by the SubscribeStar page and support the project! :) Everyone is also always welc... Continue reading
• Released for Early Access
  June 01, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone! Production is finished, and the newest version of Rivers of Astrum has been released for early access! Public release is scheduled for June 15th! Just wanted to let everyone know :) If y... Continue reading
• Production Mode
  May 22, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone, just wanted to give an update on where we're at. So, everything for the main characters has been sent off for voice work. I've got a couple of new additions to the voice cast with this u... Continue reading
• We're almost there!
  May 09, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey gang, just another little tidbit i thought i'd share. So, incase you're wondering why the update is taking so long. For context, the demo after the overhaul contained 375 renders, with all paths e... Continue reading
• Status Report :)
  April 25, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Alright, so the first full animation is complete. That said, it took a lot longer than i thought, set my production time back by nearly 3 weeks. So, the new approach to animations will be this: I'll p... Continue reading
• New Studio Machine!
  April 06, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone! The new Studio Rig has arrived! Boasting an AMD 9 7900X with 12 cores @5 GHz, 128GB System RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 with 24 gigs of VRAM! This is what I was waiting on for sev... Continue reading
• Progress Update
  March 16, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey all, Just dropping a status update. Got just two more mini-branches of Sandra's event to do, then it'll be on to the final event of the freeroam. The scenes that follow that (culminating in the en... Continue reading
• Next Update is ~70% complete
  March 04, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone, Just wanted to drop a note and give a status update on the current release in progress. This section is a free-roam, and the events have branches based on who is interacting with each. A... Continue reading
• About Halfway With the Next Update
  February 14, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Just wanted to let everyone know that the next update is at roughly the halfway point. That dialogue has been sent off for voice work. Continuing on with the remainder of it in the mean time :)... Continue reading
• Versioning
  January 26, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  So, it's been brought to my attention that the version number could potentially confuse people. When I dropped the demo, I erroneously labeled it as version "0.0.1a", and this new updated version was... Continue reading
• Public Release of v. 0.0.1
  January 21, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey, everyone! I'm going to be quite busy with work tomorrow, so I went ahead and released the public access version a day early! You will find it in the downloads section now. Firstly) It's been ages... Continue reading
• Public Release Date: 22, January, 2024!
  January 20, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone! Just a reminder that the public release date is set for Monday, January 22nd! 3 days to go!... Continue reading
• Overhaul Complete!
  January 09, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone, Just wanted to let you all know that the overhaul is complete! It has been posted for Tier 3+ subscribers on SubscribeStar and Patreon for early access. Public release is in 2 weeks!... Continue reading
• Animations Complete
  January 07, 2024 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone :) The last of the animations for the overhaul is complete. It'll be relatively smooth sailing from here on out. Should be entering "wrap-up" mode here shortly, where I just run through,... Continue reading
• Sneak Peek
  December 29, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SoL3zshJCSHPnwCDkTSA7JpHwFJuHNX-/view?usp=shari... Hey everyone, just wanted to give a demonstration of what kind of changes have come with the demo Overhaul. It's sti... Continue reading
• The Overhaul
  December 23, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey all :) Just wanted to share a few things, incase I haven't said it before. So I *did* mention that the demo content is being overhauled as it's being fitted into the new content filters ... there... Continue reading
• Soon to be on SubscribeStar!
  December 17, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hello, everyone :) Just wanted to put a quick post up letting everyone know that we'll soon be getting our own SubscribeStar page, for those interested in helping support future development! :) You ca... Continue reading
• The State of the Project
  December 11, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey all :) So, part of what I needed to do with the next update is go back and retroactively incorporate all scenes into the new content filters. A couple of things happened as a side effect of this... Continue reading
• Voiceovers are coming to RoA!
  December 06, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone, Just wanted to give you all an update. As of today, Rivers of Astrum has professional voice actors! Well, only one at the moment, miss Jessica Fisher over at Fiverr is taking on the role... Continue reading
• The Freeroam Roadmap
  November 23, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey everyone, So, the freeroam currently under development is large enough that it deserves it's own roadmap. I figured I'd lay that out for visibility :) Slight spoilers ahead: At the beginning of th... Continue reading
• Current Roadmap
  November 14, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hello again everyone! This is the current roadmap for the next two updates, just so i can visually show you where we're at in the progress! For version 0.0.3a, the list is not definitive, and more may... Continue reading
• Progress Update
  November 13, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  #Update, #Content Filters

  Hey everyone! :) Been diving pretty hard into RoA. I've gotten near on 100 images rendered in the last two days, currently working on 2 animations that will make their way into the next update as well... Continue reading

  
• Current Progress
  November 08, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  So, Just wanted to gove everyone an update. I'm working on the final scene before the next release. This is a camp scene, with lots of activities, conversations to be had, and minigame goodness. I've... Continue reading
• Things on the Horizon
  October 19, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey all, So I wanted to introduce two key elements into this upcoming update to Rivers of Astrum: Animations, and minigames. I love the immersiveness and insight into the world that good animations ca... Continue reading
• Returning from A Long Hiatus
  October 13, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Greetings everyone, It's been nearly 8 months since the demo dropped, and I could give you the whole laundry list of reasons why the second update is taking so long, but let's be honest, you don't car... Continue reading
• A New Art Style
  March 25, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  So, the past couple of weeks have been spent deciding on a major change for the art style of the novel. I did this for a couple of reasons. As it stood, it was simply going to take too long to produce... Continue reading

  
• Sunday Update - Ver 0.0.2a
  February 19, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Greetings everyone. Gonna try to make Sunday updates a weekly thing, so here's the status on the next content update so far :) Scene 7: Phase 1 - complete Phase 2: Branch 1 - Complete Branch 2 - Compl... Continue reading
• Going into the Weekend
  February 18, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Hey folks! Just a little pre-weekend update. Had a hiccup with Scene 7 that slowed me down a bit. Posted about that one a couple of days ago. Outside of that, the branches for Scene 7 are complete, an... Continue reading
• Scene 7 Update
  February 16, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  Been working on Scene 7's branching render paths all week so far. Cara's branch required use of some assets that had to be dissected, poked and prodded in order to get them to cooperate, but now that... Continue reading
• Sunday Update - Ver 0.0.2a
  February 12, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  #Weekly Update

  Greetings everyone. Just wanted to post an update on the current version progress! Scene 7: Phase 1 - complete Phase 2: Branch 1 - Roughly 80% Complete Branch 2 - Incomplete (should begin work on this... Continue reading
• The Current Project Plan
  February 08, 2023 by Paper Tiger Games

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  #update, #plan

  Hello everyone, I just wanted to share a rough outline of the current project plan for Rivers of Astrum: 0.0.2a - Render Scene 7 (final scene before Free Roam). 0.0.3a - Input sound effects and music... Continue reading