{"id":10444,"date":"2024-10-05T19:49:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T18:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/?page_id=10444"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:49:00","slug":"pgd-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Game Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-10444\" data-postid=\"10444\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-10444 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"e9dj469\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_e9dj469 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_cu0t469 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0ctc737   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Welcome to Phoenix Game Development!<\/p>\n<p>Check out Spiritus Astrum on Steam using the Link Below!<\/p>\n<p>Documentation (PDF) For Spiritus Astrum can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/spiritusastrum-documentation-vs-B14.pdf\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Legacy Phoenix Game Development blog can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/pgd_legacy.phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blogs\/index.php\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To contact the webmaster, emails can be sent to:<\/p>\n<p>contact@phoenixgamedevelopment.com<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_g05m988 dashed  divider-custom divider-center\" style=\"border-width: 1px;border-color: #000;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;width: 150px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module plain text 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href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1665-early-access-release-date-announced\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1665: Early Access Release Date Announced!<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p0-b14\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p0-b14\">P0-B14<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1665-early-access-release-date-announced\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>After many hours of work, I believe that Spiritus Astrum is finally ready to meet the world. The Early Access release should be coming out on September 7th, 2026. There is still a lot of work to do before the project is fully done, and I intend to add more and more features to it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-11873\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-11873 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-p-0 category-p0-b14 category-software-and-games category-spirit-of-the-stars category-spiritus-astrum has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment no-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1664-towards-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/fWlpOoN.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1664: Towards Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1664: Towards Early Access\">                                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date-wrap post-date-inline\">\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-09\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">August 9, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1664-towards-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1664: Towards Early Access<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p0-b14\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p0-b14\">P0-B14<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1664-towards-early-access\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>I have added quite a few more traits and skills to the game, as well as tested and improved the skill gui menu and adjusted the exp requirements for the different skill levels. I have also added a stamina bar, which prevents the player from sprinting continuously. I have cleaned up the console prints on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-11865\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-11865 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-p-0 category-p0-b14 category-software-and-games category-spirit-of-the-stars category-spiritus-astrum has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment no-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1663-towards-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/a62CUjx.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1663: Towards Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1663: Towards Early Access\">                                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date-wrap post-date-inline\">\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-02\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">August 2, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1663-towards-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1663: Towards Early Access<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p0-b14\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p0-b14\">P0-B14<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1663-towards-early-access\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>I have made many improvements to the game, and fixed many bugs. The game balancing during combat has been improved, and I have made improvements to the physics code, and movement. I have improved the control system layout, and added basic joystick support. The campaign story triggers have been tested and further improved, and I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-11852\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-11852 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-p-0 category-p0-b14 category-software-and-games category-spirit-of-the-stars category-spiritus-astrum has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment no-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1662-towards-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ymd6ef0.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1662: Towards Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1662: Towards Early Access\">                                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date-wrap post-date-inline\">\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-26\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">July 26, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1662-towards-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1662: Towards Early Access<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p0-b14\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p0-b14\">P0-B14<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1662-towards-early-access\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>I have tested and improved the random quest system in the game. This is very simple at the moment, and needs to be improved, but it is functional. I have also improved the GUI&#8217;s in the startup menu to make them simpler and easier to understand, and made some minor improvements to the main in-game [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-11843\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-11843 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-p-0 category-p0-b14 category-software-and-games category-spirit-of-the-stars category-spiritus-astrum has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment no-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1661-july-2026-update\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/MBgPYC0.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1661: July 2026 Update\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1661: July 2026 Update\">                                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date-wrap post-date-inline\">\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-25\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">July 25, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1661-july-2026-update\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1661: July 2026 Update<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p0-b14\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p0-b14\">P0-B14<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1661-july-2026-update\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>I am hopeful that I will finally be able to get Spiritus Astrum into Early Access at some point this year. All that is left for the EA release is testing, debugging, and some tutorial menus and in-game hints. The game is mostly single player at the moment, with three single player campaigns and a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-11828\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-11828 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-p-0 category-p0-b14 category-software-and-games category-spirit-of-the-stars category-spiritus-astrum has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment no-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1660-towards-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/gPCgEhq.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1660: Towards Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1660: Towards Early Access\">                                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date-wrap post-date-inline\">\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-19\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">July 19, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1660-towards-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1660: Towards Early Access<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p0-b14\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p0-b14\">P0-B14<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1660-towards-early-access\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>I have added tracer rounds to both the players weapons and all enemy weapons. This makes it much easier to see where fire is coming from, as well as making combat sequence much more dynamic. I have also improved the muzzle flash effects, slightly, and fixed some more minor bugs with the AI combat system. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-11819\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-11819 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-p-0 category-p0-b14 category-software-and-games category-spirit-of-the-stars category-spiritus-astrum has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment no-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1559-towards-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/VUO369w.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1559: Towards Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1559: Towards Early Access\">                                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date-wrap post-date-inline\">\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">July 12, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1559-towards-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1559: Towards Early Access<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p0-b14\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p0-b14\">P0-B14<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1559-towards-early-access\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>I have fixed two long standing bugs with the character system in the game. These bugs were causing visible distortion on the character meshes under certain circumstances. The issue was visual only, but it was noticeable enough to be a problem. I also fixed some issues regarding spawning at random locations in the multiplayer survival [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-11812\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-11812 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-p-0 category-p0-b14 category-software-and-games category-spirit-of-the-stars category-spiritus-astrum has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment no-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1558-towards-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/WqaPsth.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1558: Towards Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1558: Towards Early Access\">                                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date-wrap post-date-inline\">\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-05\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">July 5, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1558-towards-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1558: Towards Early Access<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p0-b14\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p0-b14\">P0-B14<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-b14-p1558-towards-early-access\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>This week, I have added two new campaigns to the game: A single and a multiplayer survival campaign. The campaigns are very simple: The player lands on an Earthlike world and must simply survive for as long as they can. The single player campaign has the player landing on random worlds, however the multiplayer campaign [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n    <\/div><!-- .builder-posts-wrap -->\n                                <link rel=\"prefetch\" as=\"document\" href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/page\/2\/\"\/><div class=\"pagenav tf_clear tf_box tf_textr tf_clearfix \"> <span class=\"number current\">1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/page\/2\/\" class=\"number\">2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/page\/3\/\" class=\"number\">3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/page\/4\/\" class=\"number\">4<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/page\/2\/\"  class=\"number nextp\">&rsaquo;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/page\/257\/\" title=\"&raquo;\" class=\"number lastp\">&raquo;<\/a><\/div>                <\/div>\n<!-- \/module post -->\n            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Phoenix Game Development! Check out Spiritus Astrum on Steam using the Link Below! Documentation (PDF) For Spiritus Astrum can be found HERE. The Legacy Phoenix Game Development blog can be found HERE. To contact the webmaster, emails can be sent to: contact@phoenixgamedevelopment.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10444","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"aioseo_notices":[],"builder_content":"<p>Welcome to Phoenix Game Development!<\/p> <p>Check out Spiritus Astrum on Steam using the Link Below!<\/p> <p>Documentation (PDF) For Spiritus Astrum can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/spiritusastrum-documentation-vs-B14.pdf\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p> <p>The Legacy Phoenix Game Development blog can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/pgd_legacy.phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blogs\/index.php\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p> <p>To contact the webmaster, emails can be sent to:<\/p> <p>contact@phoenixgamedevelopment.com<\/p>\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/widget\/2076540\/\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"646\" height=\"190\"><\/iframe>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10444"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11839,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/revisions\/11839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}