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In a recent blog post (via Reddit), Ascent: Infinite Realm outlines pets and provides a slew of screenshots.

It seems the Ascent: Infinite Realm is nearing its closed beta phase in Korea as Kakao Games will so start accepting applications for testing opportunities. Applications are being accepted from May 29th to June 19th with the caveat that applicants need to be 18+ years old.

The Ascent: Infinite Realm forum has been updated with a new post to preview two of the game's factions: Vulpin, Ontari and the Solumn Empire to which both belonged in eras past. Readers will learn a bit of lore behind each, what their relative strengths are and where they are located within the game world.

From the "how'd we miss this" files, it appears that the Ascent: Infinite Realm team posted a brief preview of a number of classes in mid-February. Viewers can get a look at concept art and read a bit about each of the five classes: Warlord, Assassin, Elementalist, Mystic and Gunslinger.

The Ascent: Infinite Realm forum has a brief post that previews the giant airship that has been seen in screens and videos. Called the "Inventus", the ship "serves as a city in the sky" that began its journey as an evacuation ship.

Ascent: Infinite Realm players will be able to own a piece of the game world and will be able to turn it into their own resource-rich environment. Adventuring through the game will yield seeds that can be taken home and cultivated for foodstuffs. Players would also be able to find resources on other home plots including a fishing pond, mine, trees, crop farming or animal farming to name a few. Players can specialize in a few resources or use all plots for "a little bit of everything".

The Ascent: Infinite Realm Facebook page has been updated with a trio of screenshots that show some of the scenes players will be presented with when taking off on "the first official Expedition Crew mission". Players will ride an airship to a location called Sunsetville. Airborne enemies can be shot down with on board machine guns. On landing on a small island at a later point, players will face off against a final boss that can only be defeated in combat without air support.

The Ascent: Infinite Realm forum has been updated with collated information about the classes coming at launch. While several have been previewed in other concept art postings, they are all now collected together in a pair of new posts on the official forums. Each features a look at its signature look, armor type and artist commentary.

The latest developer blog has been posted on the Ascent: Infinite Realm forum. In this week's post, the art team provides insight into the design of the Assassin and Gunslinger class armors as well as previews tamed mounts, this time showing off the aerial Lion.

The latest in a series of articles to provide fans of Ascent: Infinite Realm with some of the lore behind the game has been published on the official forums. In this edition, readers get a look at some of the darker creatures called the Black Heralds.

The latest Ascent: Infinite Realm developer diary has been posted, this time aimed to show off some concept art for the more bestial denizens of the game world. You'll get a look at creatures such as the dinosaur-like Xumhorn or the Duncla, a flying fish without eyes or the scaled lion-like Perueta. In addition, readers will meet an NPC named Harras, one of the Starborn.

The Ascent: Infinite Realm team is going to be sharing a lot more information over the coming weeks, including concept art and lore behind the game, as well as plans that are currently in the works for changes to the game based on beta feedback from Korean players. In today's post, the People of Nousgard are showcased including concept art pieces, artist commentary and introductions to one of the notable NPCs players will meet along the way.

One of the closed beta testers has posted an interesting look at monster breeding in Ascent: Infinite Realm. According to this poster, players should be able to "grow / develop / tailor monsters for mounts and possibly for pets". Quest rewards and monster drops can include "pieces of a monster's memory". Cobbling them together can result in a "particular creature".

Airships are one of the more interesting features coming in Bluehole's Ascent: Infinite Realm, or A:IR. Based firmly in Steampunk, A:IR's ships are a means of transportation as well as a means of destruction for enemies. Moving throughout the floating landmasses takes skill and precision and the enemy is adept at utilizing an unwary traveller's inexperience to their advantage.