Greetings Heroes!
Welcome to a special spotlight for our first major update: Starstruck!
This is our biggest update yet, and we’re excited to reveal what’s coming your way! Starstruck introduces a brand-new game mode, improved combat and pacing across the board, and of course - a totally new hero to master: Ace Everstar.
Mark your calendars as the update will drop Tuesday, July 29th. That’s right… it’s almost here!!
We’ll be sharing the patch notes soon, but for now here are some of the biggest features of the update!
Venture down The Frozen Path!
We're excited to give you a look at the brand-new mode included with this major update; The Frozen Path!
This mode is an epic run through ALL of Kru and the ultimate test of survival, strategy, and endurance whether you're playing solo, as a duo, or as a full team of three!
The Frozen Path has you start out in Ironcrag Hollow and journey through five distinct parts of Kru, on a journey to recover the stolen Evercore Fragments.
Let’s dive in!
Travel through ALL of Kru in ONE epic run!
The Ultimate Gauntlet
The Frozen Path is the ultimate gauntlet - the way we imagined Ascension to be played with friends. Longer runs, higher stakes, and way more room to break the game wide open with the most absurd builds you can dream up!
The deeper... Uh, higher you venture, the more the difficulty ramps up! Not just through boosting enemy stats but by introducing unique enemy variants with tweaked abilities in each region you visit!
But it’s not just about surviving, we’re changing how rewards work too! The Frozen Path is brutal by design, and we don’t expect you to finish it every time you play. So instead of locking rewards behind completion, you’ll earn Evercore Fragments based on how far you make it. Progress is progress, and every step counts!
Higher risk, bigger rewards. Every island you clear will hit harder - and feel better!
Let’s see how far you can go!
Blast off as Ace Everstar!
Of course it wouldn’t be the Starstruck update without the star of the show himself, Ace Everstar! We’ve already previewed him HERE but he’ll be arriving in this update as well!
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Ace will follow our existing Hero Pricing model, meaning his cost depends on how many heroes you’ve already unlocked - using in-game currency only (Evercore Fragments and Valor Badges).
For those of you who already own all current heroes, Ace will cost the same as your sixth unlock. No price hikes, no surprises - just make sure you’re stocked up when he drops on Tuesday!
Combat & Pacing Improvements!
Based on your feedback, we’ve overhauled combat to make it smoother, snappier, and way more satisfying! We’ve upgraded animations, VFX, and hit reactions to make every swing, shot, and slam feel more impactful than before!
We’ve also rebalanced pacing across the board - you’ll tear through enemies faster now, but don’t get too comfortable. The challenge has shifted to checkpoints, which will be tighter and more intense.
Healing has also been reworked. We’ve added more ways for you to sustain yourself during runs, giving you new tools to survive without leaning entirely on a Support. While Support heroes will always have a place (and still shine in tough fights), daring duos or trios can now pull off viable runs without one. This opens up more comp variety and will make it easier to experiment. And for you that prefer to play solo? The experience should feel more fair - and more rewarding - than ever!
What are you most excited for?
Starstruck is our biggest update yet and we are beyond excited to hear from you on what you are looking forward to the most!
Drop your thoughts in the comments or hit us up on Discord as we'd love to hear from you!
See you next Tuesday!
~ Vela Team
