{"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":"2026-09-04T00:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T23:19:21","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\/09\/Spiritus-Astrum-Documentation-vs.EA1_.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-p1668-early-access-release-date-announced\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1668: 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-p1668-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. I have recently passed by steam build review, and I have decided on a release date. The Early Access release should be coming out on September 14th, 2026. There is still a lot of work to do before [&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-11931\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-11931 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-p1667-towards-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Ssy1T3I.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1667: Towards Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1667: 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=\"2026-08-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">August 30, 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-p1667-towards-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1667: 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-p1667-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>Spiritus Astrum has passed its steam build review! This means that it is ready for release. I had some very minor issues with the build review (Steam weren&#8217;t happy with the web browser that was included in the game) so I had to delay the intended release by about a week, but there were no [&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-11918\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-11918 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-p1666-towards-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/GAuklUC.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1666: Towards Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1666: 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=\"2026-08-22\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">August 22, 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-p1666-towards-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1666: 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-p1666-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 the ability to fire guided missiles from the rocket launcher. Left click fires a standard unguided missile, right click now fires a slower missile that can be guided using the WASD keys. It has a camera mounted on board that can be viewed using a screen on the launcher, and the missile [&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-11911\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-11911 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-p1665-towards-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/xjbOsMk.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1665: Towards Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1665: 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=\"2026-08-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">August 16, 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-p1665-towards-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-B14]: p1665: 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-p1665-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>Spiritus Astrum is very, very close to an Early Access release. I made a post earlier this week announcing a release date in September. I actually removed this post, because my game build has not yet passed the build review (It is currently in the queue) and the steam team advised me that an early [&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    <\/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\/258\/\" 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. 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