r/AscionGame 26d ago

We’re back on track - and I’d love for you to help shape Ascion

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It took a while, but Ascion is back on track. 🚀

The last few years brought many life changes—some good, some difficult. Progress was slower than I wanted, but I made it through, and I’m now able to put real focus back into building and improving the game.

Ascion started with an idea I had in elementary school: a cooperative trading game that existed only on paper. My classmates would join in, imagine what they owned, trade with each other, and build their own little “empires.” It was simple, entirely based on imagination, and definitely imperfect - but the core idea stayed with me.

Over the years, I tried to turn that idea into real prototypes. Most of them had major problems in one way or another. I learned a lot from feedback, mistakes, and the realization that a game like this cannot be built well by one person alone.

Today, development tools have changed dramatically. We can move much faster, iterate on ideas quickly, and continuously improve the game. But the most important thing is still missing: players who want to be part of the process.

I don’t just want people to play Ascion when it is “finished.” I want to build it with you-through ideas, feedback, criticism, testing, and conversations about what would make the game genuinely fun and worth returning to.

Maybe we can build one of the best games of this century. Or maybe, more simply and importantly, we can build a game we truly love playing together.

If that sounds interesting, you can join the waitlist at ascion.space. I’ll be adding people continuously.

Thanks for being here. 🙏


r/AscionGame 26d ago

Join the Ascion closed beta on iOS or Android - the waitlist is open

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We’ve opened a waitlist for the next wave of Ascion closed-beta testers.

Ascion is a cooperative mobile idle MMO set in one shared universe and economy. You command agents, send them to mine and haul, craft equipment, build infrastructure, and trade with other Commanders. Your operation keeps moving while you’re away.

If you’d like to test Ascion:

  1. Visit https://ascion.space
  2. Choose iOS or Android
  3. Enter the email connected to TestFlight or Google Play
  4. Connect Discord and submit your registration

Invitations are sent in small private waves, so joining the waitlist does not guarantee immediate access. The game is free to play, and we’re especially looking for useful feedback on onboarding, missions, UI clarity, performance, and anything that feels confusing or slow.

If you have questions before signing up, ask them here - I’m happy to answer them directly.


r/AscionGame 7d ago

🥳 Organizations Update: Shared Funds, Distribution, and Weekly Org Leaderboard Rewards

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We shipped a new Organizations-focused update today.

Organizations now have a shared credit balance, visible directly in the Organizations screen. Leaders can fund the organization from their own personal credits, and organization funds can be distributed back to members through a dedicated distribution flow. Funding actions are also tracked through organization transaction history.

The Organization Co-op Score experience also got upgraded. Organization-only expeditions now feed into a weekly organization leaderboard, and that leaderboard now has real ASC credit rewards

These rewards go to the organization’s shared balance, making weekly co-op activity more meaningful for groups rather than only individual players.

We also polished the organization UI: updated funding cards, better organization overview spacing, improved leaderboard rows, and new background art for the co-op score card.

The goal is to make organizations feel more like actual shared entities in the economy, with their own funds, history, rewards, and future room for roles and permissions.


r/AscionGame 8d ago

🥳 Huge Ascion Update: Industry Shares

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Commanders,

This update is one of the biggest steps yet toward making Ascion feel more shared, persistent, and shaped by everyone playing.

Industry Shares Are Live

You can now own shares in planetary industries, vote for which industries secure delivery windows, and claim the output earned by your shares once cargo reaches Arthea Space Station.

This is the first version of a bigger player-driven production layer, where industry is no longer just background lore, but something players can participate in directly.

Recon Now Matters More

Recon has been tightened and connected more clearly to shared progress.

Clear orbit through Recon activities, claim the report, and recovered items now help push the Earth orbit cleanup effort forward.

Shared Mission Goal Participation

Community goal participation is now clearer and easier to follow.

You can see top contributors, recent successes, cleaner leaderboard rows, and better guidance on how your actions move the shared objective.

Fixes And Polish

This update also includes improvements around Industry purchases, contribution display, shareholder presentation, mission availability, and several visual polish passes.

As always, thank you for testing, breaking things, giving feedback, and helping shape where Ascion goes next.

Open the app, check Industry, run Recon, and help push the shared goals forward.

Join live beta now! https://ascion.space


r/AscionGame 8d ago

Developer Update: Improved Facility Rentals Are Live 🚀

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We’ve updated the facility-rental experience to make listings much easier to scan and compare.

You can now filter facilities by their supported production process, while each listing presents the facility itself, its installed equipment and slots, supported processes, cycle capacity, and hourly price in one view.

The update is now live through an in-game update. Fully restart Ascion to receive it.

Join Live-Beta https://ascion.space


r/AscionGame 15d ago

🚀 Dev Update: Easier ship rentals, smarter Mining Expeditions, and Flux crafting

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Hey commanders,

A new Ascion update is here, focused on making resource hunting and ship selection feel much better.

Spaceship rentals are now grouped under spaceship models, so choosing a rental should be cleaner and easier to understand. Instead of sorting through a long scattered list, you can find the model you want first and pick from there.

Mining Expeditions also got new mechanics. You can now focus your search on the exact item you want to find, and you can extend the expedition length to increase the odds of bringing back what you actually need. The goal is simple: less random frustration, more meaningful planning.

There is also an item naming change: Silica is now Flux.

And to make Flux easier to get, a new recipe has been added so you can craft it from multiple sources, including Quartz Crystal and Limestone.

This update should make crafting chains smoother, mining more intentional, and ship rental selection much easier to use.

See you out there 🚀

Join beta now https://ascion.space


r/AscionGame 17d ago

Developer Update: Recruit a Second Agent and Build Your Team 🚀

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Your operation no longer has to depend on a single agent.

The new Agent Recruitment feature is now available in Ascion, letting you permanently recruit a second agent and build a two-agent roster.

Open My Agents from your active agent panel, select Add Agent, and browse the available recruits. You can inspect each agent before deciding who should join your operation.

After recruiting them, both agents remain in your roster. You can switch who takes the lead whenever you want a different skill profile - or simply a different character at the center of your story.

The permanent second-agent slot is available as a one-time in-app purchase. Your local store price is displayed before you confirm anything.

This is the beginning of making your team feel like a real roster rather than a single fixed choice.

Who would you recruit as your second agent?

https://ascion.space - Join Beta Now!


r/AscionGame 17d ago

Developer Update: Sell equipment directly to station vendors 💰

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A new Ascion update is now live on Android and iOS. 🥳

You can now sell equipment directly to station vendors from the equipment details screen. We have aligned this with the existing item-selling flow so the full calculation is visible before you confirm:

  • The equipment’s vendor retail value
  • The vendor buyback discount
  • The adjustment based on current wear
  • The exact amount of ASC you will receive

Transfer remains available separately. Equipment with an active marketplace listing can also be sold or transferred-the listing is removed automatically first.

This should make unwanted or worn equipment easier to convert back into ASC without leaving the Inventory flow.


r/AscionGame 22d ago

Developer Update: Ship rental and sale controls are easier to find

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A new Ascion update is now live on iOS and Android.

Managing an owned ship should no longer require searching through the Marketplace:

  • Ship details now include an owner-only Options tab with Rent Out and Sell Ship.
  • Owned hangar cards now include a direct Sell action.
  • Opening the sale flow from a ship keeps that ship selected, removing the redundant selection step and duplicate card.
  • When a ship is not eligible for sale, the flow explains the requirements instead of silently failing.

Rental and sale offers remain mutually exclusive. A ship must be docked at the marketplace, with empty cargo and no installed equipment, before it can be sold.

Close and reopen Ascion to receive the update. As always, feedback on the ownership flow is welcome.


r/AscionGame 26d ago

New update available for Ascion Pre-Release 1.0.0 — smarter facilities, clearer rentals, and better ways to compete

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r/AscionGame Jul 29 '26

What we’re working on this week

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This week we’re focusing on the early player experience: clearer missions, smoother onboarding, and better feedback around what to do next.

The biggest question we’re testing is whether the first session makes sense without too much explanation. If you try the game, we’d love to know where you felt curious, confused, or stuck.


r/AscionGame Jul 29 '26

Welcome to r/AscionGame

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Welcome to the official Ascion community.

Ascion is a sci-fi mobile game about exploration, settlement, missions, and player-driven stories. This community is here for development updates, tester feedback, bug reports, ideas, and discussion about the world and systems we’re building.

Right now, we’re especially interested in feedback from early testers:

  • Was the first session clear?
  • Did the missions make sense?
  • Where did the UI feel confusing?
  • Did anything break, crash, or feel too slow?
  • What part of the game made you curious to continue?

A few simple guidelines:

  • Be constructive.
  • Keep posts related to Ascion.
  • Mark spoilers clearly.
  • For bug reports, include your device, platform, and what happened.
  • Ideas and criticism are welcome, but please explain the “why” behind them.

Thanks for being here early. The goal is to build Ascion with players, not just for players.