- The Future of Astravelari - 12 December 2022
Greetings! It has been over a year since the release of Phantom Project and despite the unsuccessful crowdfunding attempts, we sincerely thank all of the players who supported the game in its prototype state and kept the company afloat. Our game development journey continues and it is all thanks to you. Phantom Project is labor-intensive in terms of game development due to the massive interior setting. It is due to this design decision that the full game cannot be made with little to no resources. However, we looked at our roadmap of games that we want to create and there are titles that can be created with minimal resources so we started pre-production last April and will slowly transition to production next year. Moreover, Phantom Project will no longer be updated in the future as we need to focus on the next title. To the generous Indiegogo patrons of Phantom Project who took a leap…
- September 12, 2022 Update - 12 September 2022
Greetings paranormal investigators! The game has been localized for Russian speaking players thanks to The Bullfinch Team! The game can also be heard in Russian thanks to their talented voice actors! The Bullfinch Team Team Leader: Yuriy Tishaninov Translators: Kristina Radyuk, Anna Persiyanova and Tatiana Malakhova Proofreaders and Authors of the Synchronous Text: Yuriy Tishaninov and Daria Istiforova Sound Engineer: Diana Spiridonova Girl and Maid Voice Artist: Ruta Nyattieva Doctor Voice Artist: Andrey Lysenko Cheers, Astravelari Team
- July 12, 2022 Update - 12 July 2022
Greetings paranormal investigators! The game now automatically saves whenever you enter the Lobby or whenever you see Saving... at the bottom-left corner of the screen. CONTINUE now appears in the main menu whenever a save file is available. The game has been localized to Korean thanks to HAPPYDUCK COMPANY. Your company name has been included in the credits. The lift or elevator control lever has been reversed to orient with the floor dial above it. An issue where selecting a different item option resets the language to English has been fixed. Cheers, Astravelari Team
- April 17, 2022 Update - 17 April 2022
Greetings paranormal investigators! The game has been localized to German thanks to OpaZocker72. Thank you very much, your name has been included in the credits. An issue where the player gets stuck in the storage room has been fixed. Developer Log 2 has been uploaded here. Cheers, Astravelari Team
- April 5, 2022 Update - 4 April 2022
Greetings paranormal investigators! The game has been localized to Turkish thanks to Kaan Akyıldız. We appreciate your voluntary efforts and your name has been included in the credits. Sydney Games has been changed to Alice as requested by the winner. Cheers, Astravelari Team
- March 11, 2022 Update - 11 March 2022
Greetings paranormal investigators! Congratulations to the players who participated in the race and speedrun events! You can now see your names on the plaques in the lobby. Cheers, Astravelari Team
- Speedrun and Race to Ending B! - 10 January 2022
Greetings paranormal investigators! So far, we haven't seen a video of anyone completing Ending B so we've launched this event for players who are up for the challenge. You may read the mechanics below: Phantom Project Race • Complete the game on Ending B Normal or Hard while recording your FULL gameplay. • Upload your playthrough on YouTube and title it Phantom Project Race. • Use Phantom Project in the Game title under Category in the Video details so we can easily find your video. • The first 10 players will have their channel names listed on a file that will be posted on the bulletin board in the game in the next update. • This event will end as soon as 10 players have been confirmed. • We will confirm via comment on your video so please allow comments on your video. Phantom Project Speedrun • Complete the game on Ending B Hard while recording your FULL gameplay with NO cuts in the…
- December 21, 2021 Update - 20 December 2021
Greetings paranormal investigators! To the players who did not acquire the game for free, you and the Indiegogo contributors will receive free DLC in the future worth what you've spent to acquire the game. Before the game switched from free to paid, we skyrocketed to 291,375 players! In other news, CREDITS have been updated to show the Indiegogo contributors who got Paranormal Tier or higher during the campaign. D-pad and arrow keys now increment or decrement options with numeric values in the menu by 10 and a bug where reoccurring subtitle entries only appear once has been fixed. We will relaunch the campaign in the near future so stay tuned and thank you very much for your trust and support! ːsteamhappyː Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more exciting news and join us on Discord if you want to provide feedback or report bugs. We will also be uploading developer videos on Yo…
- Free to Paid - 8 December 2021
Greetings paranormal investigators! Phantom Project will change from free to paid at the end of the Indiegogo campaign on December 12, 2021 to help keep the company afloat. We will relaunch the campaign shortly after if permitted to allow players to support the full game's production. Future updates will be completely dependent on the support from players as they are the lifeblood of any company and project. We are currently crowdfunding at Indiegogo to develop the full game. If you enjoyed the prototype and wish to see more of Phantom Project, please support us at www.astravelari.com. We will also be uploading Developer Videos on YouTube so please subscribe to our channel. Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more exciting news and join us on Discord if you want to provide feedback or report bugs. Cheers, Astravelari Team
- November 30, 2021 Update - 30 November 2021
Greetings paranormal investigators! We've fixed a few bugs and glitches and improved the brightness of the game in this small update. The range of all lights have been increased and the overall brightness has been improved. BRIGHTNESS is set to 50 in the image above. • Fixed a bug where the videotape player state does not save at the checkpoint. • Fixed a bug where the HP does not save at the checkpoint. • Fixed a bug where the cart and door issue that was previously fixed reoccurs after restarting from the checkpoint. • Fixed a bug where getting between enemy spawn points prevents an enemy from spawning until the player moves away. • Maids no longer collide with the camera when they are not yet visible. We are currently crowdfunding at Indiegogo to develop the full game. If you enjoyed the prototype and wish to see more of Phantom Project, please support us at www.astravelari.com. Plea…
- Peek and you shall find... a new ending? - 22 November 2021
Greetings paranormal investigators! It's been a while but we're back with a significant update! Halloween may be over IRL but 'tis always Halloween in the dormitory with the magpies! ːsteamhappyː Ending B has been added! The old PEEK has been changed to LOOK and the new PEEK looks through the keyhole. An Anonymous Letter can be found along with the Candle and the Matchbox. Manual Elevators have been implemented. Sliding Gates have been implemented. Upper Quarters Keys and Lower Quarters Keys have been added. Other changes and improvements are also listed below. • The Videotape Player automatically rewinds after it finishes playing and can be replayed by stopping it and then playing it again. • The old EXAMINE that automatically opens the inventory has now been changed to simply display the girl's thoughts as subtitles. • New scary bits have been added. ːsteammockingː • The maid's hair n…
- Why is everybody going to 204? - 28 October 2021
Greetings paranormal investigators! Unfortunately, there is no party at 204. ːsteamsadː Fortunately, you don't have to go to 204. ːsteamhappyː • When the game was released, the MC-PT videotape was not yet finished. Remember the blasted cliffhanger? However, in this update, the video will now show what actually transpired and will provide a helpful hint. • The default key for RUN has been changed to Left Shift and the default key for LOOK BACK has been changed to Spacebar. As of now, more than 3400 players have downloaded and played the game and we're still growing. We will announce an in-game event in a few days so stay tuned. Please support the future of the game at www.astravelari.com. Thank you very much. Cheers, Astravelari Team
- October 25, 2021 Update - 24 October 2021
Greetings paranormal investigators! Like always, we've been watching your videos and reading your feedback to see how we can further improve the game. More changes are pending and will be implemented in the near future but the current changes are listed below. • Updated the enemy AI in the upper and lower quarters making it possible for players who have not yet solved the riddle to still have a chance to survive as long as they tread carefully. • Updated the layout of the dormitory due to fan feedback regarding the trip from the top floor to the bottom floor being too tedious. A second elevator was installed and will be functional in the future. • Thank you and congratulations beinbeinbein ベイン for getting the Supernatural Tier! You may read your letter from Cynthia Lawson in the mailbox! Thank you Juan Cordente for getting the Ghastly Tier! • Fixed an issue where the player gets stuck b…
- October 20, 2021 Update - 20 October 2021
Greetings paranormal investigators! We've seen a lot of your videos and we've listened to your feedback so we decided to update a few things. • When the opening cutscene's script was being written, it actually had three objectives but only two were accomplished in the previous versions. The three objectives were to create an emotional connection between the player and the little girl, to show that there is a threat while still employing the fear of the unknown, and to show that the little girl is trying to accomplish something without revealing too much. We've finally figured out a scene that works with the final objective and so the opening cutscene was slightly modified. • When it comes to giving players an objective, we'd rather show than tell so we don't just flash text that shows the objective somewhere on the screen. Instead, we'd like players to figure out the objective based on…
- Receive a letter from a maid! - 18 October 2021
Greetings paranormal investigators! Thank you for your growing support of the game! We've seen a lot of your videos and we're proud of your ability to solve the case even though the maid is constantly trying to give you a hug while whispering in your ear. She just wants her key back! ːsteamhappyː Speaking of maids, mailboxes have been installed in the office and Indiegogo backers with the Supernatural Tier or higher will receive a letter from a maid of their choosing! You can choose a maid from the Room Assignment file posted on the bulletin board in the game. Please go to www.astravelari.com for more information. Find out more about the maids in the dormitory by receiving a letter from one of them! Thank you and congratulations なまあじ 鯵人 for getting the Supernatural Tier and receiving a letter from Dahlia Harlow! Remember to check your mail before answering the phone! Cheers, Astravelari…
- Crowdfunding at Indiegogo - 16 October 2021
Greetings paranormal investigators! We are currently crowdfunding at Indiegogo to develop the full game. If you enjoyed the prototype and wish to see more of Phantom Project, please support us at www.astravelari.com. Thank you very much and have a nice day. Cheers, Astravelari Team
- October 16, 2021 Update - 16 October 2021
Greetings paranormal investigators! For this small update, we've added room and floor sign plates to provide a better sense of direction since we've noticed that players keep trying to open the same locked doors. With the sign plates, traversed areas will be easier to remember. The COOKIE amount is now shown in the item itself. If the amount is three, you will now see three pieces of cookies instead of one. Lastly, the lighting and door states have been slightly adjusted and the spawn rates of the maids have been slightly adjusted. Please feel free to provide us more feedback to improve the game. Thank you very much and always remember that it's all part of the test. Cheers, Astravelari Team
- October 14, 2021 Update - 14 October 2021
Greetings paranormal investigators! We've been watching your playthroughs and we've released a small update to slightly tweak the difficulty and to clarify a few things that do not set the right expectations. The changes are listed below. • The game previously starts at 70% HP but we've changed it to start at 100% HP. • The COOKIE item that recovers health now has three pieces instead of one. • The LOAD GAME, CONTINUE, COSTUMES and GALLERY menu options have been removed since they are not yet implemented. • The game has one ending in its current prototype state. The multiple endings previously listed in the RECORDS menu have been removed and only the scores for the three difficulties, EASY, NORMAL and HARD, will be shown. • Fixed a few pathfinding issues for the Maid's AI. Please feel free to provide us more feedback to improve the game. Thank you very much and always remember that it's…
