{"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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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-ea1-p1679-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1679: 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\/ea1\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-ea1\">EA1<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><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\/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-ea1-p1679-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 improved the player server and master server build process on the backend, it is now much more automated than it was before, which makes updating the server builds much faster and less error prone. I added Custom\/LAN support to the game. It is now possible to host and connect to not only LAN [&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-12077\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-12077 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ea1 category-p-0 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-ea1-p1678-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ceqHeaM.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1678: Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1678: 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=\"2026-11-01\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">November 1, 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-ea1-p1678-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1678: 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\/ea1\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-ea1\">EA1<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><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\/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-ea1-p1678-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 some new items to the game: A Revolver, A Scoped Revolver, and Revolver Ammo. The Scoped Revolver uses the scope as its secondary fire ability. I have also made some improvements to how zoom works across the game itself. I have added some minor quality of life improvements and bug fixes to [&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-12069\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-12069 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ea1 category-p-0 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-ea1-p1677-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ECxVQGm.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1677: Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1677: 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=\"2026-10-25\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">October 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-ea1-p1677-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1677: 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\/ea1\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-ea1\">EA1<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><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\/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-ea1-p1677-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>The GUI\/Loading screen has been substantially improved. There are both client side and server side improvements that mean that logging in to both single and multiplayer servers is much faster and more reliable. I have also added a &#8220;recent logins&#8221; list that stores the last 5 single and multiplayer logins, making it quicker and easier [&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-12064\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-12064 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ea1 category-p-0 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-ea1-p1676-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/IXVMUFo.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1676: Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1676: 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=\"2026-10-18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">October 18, 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-ea1-p1676-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1676: 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\/ea1\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-ea1\">EA1<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><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\/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-ea1-p1676-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 now transitioned to free. My goal is to keep the game free throughout the Early Access period, and then consider whethe or not I want to make the release period free or paid when I get to that point. This week was mostly focused on bug fixes and improvements. I added support [&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-12049\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-12049 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-software-and-games 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\/message-in-a-bottle-free-online-game\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/sbYI1NS.jpeg\" title=\"Message In A Bottle: Free Online Game\" alt=\"Message In A Bottle: Free Online Game\">                                                                    <\/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=\"2026-10-15\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">October 15, 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\/message-in-a-bottle-free-online-game\/\">Message In A Bottle: Free Online Game<\/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\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/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\/message-in-a-bottle-free-online-game\/#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 created a very simple browser based game. The idea is that players can send and receive Messages anonymously, whether they are bittersweet, thought provoking, or just fun. All messages pass through a moderation queue before being displayed. The game can be played here: Message In A Bottle It should also work on mobile [&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-12037\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-12037 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ea1 category-p-0 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-ea1-p1675-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/sGTgy9I.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1675: Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1675: 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=\"2026-10-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">October 11, 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-ea1-p1675-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1675: 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\/ea1\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-ea1\">EA1<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><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\/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-ea1-p1675-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 should be transiting to Free early next week, so I have been working on improvements and bug fixes for the game so that it will hopefully be more stable and bug-free when the price change occurs. I have added a full-featured bug reporter to the game that allows players to submit log files [&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-12030\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-12030 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ea1 category-p-0 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-ea1-p1674-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/P3mNS6Y.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1674: Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1674: 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=\"2026-10-04\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">October 4, 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-ea1-p1674-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1674: 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\/ea1\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-ea1\">EA1<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><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\/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-ea1-p1674-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 been mostly focusing on bug fixes, optimisations, and adding tutorial\/helm menus, etc, to the game. The learning curve in Spiritus Astrum is very steep. This is partly by design, but also partly due to lack of tutorials, etc. I have temporarily disabled Ansel and VR support. These features were working, but not fully, [&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-12018\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-12018 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ea1 category-p-0 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-ea1-p1673-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/FDjragY.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1673: Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1673: 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=\"2026-09-27\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">September 27, 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-ea1-p1673-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1673: 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\/ea1\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-ea1\">EA1<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><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\/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-ea1-p1673-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 spent the week improving the Early Access build of Spiritus Astrum. The community has discovered several bugs and issues which I have been working to fix. Some of the more serious issues, involving players being unable to log in to the game and players having their saves corrupted, should now be fixed. 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    <\/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\/259\/\" 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\/09\/Spiritus-Astrum-Documentation-vs.EA1_.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":57,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11946,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/revisions\/11946"}],"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}]}}