Astral Chain Recomp Wiki

Release Binaries & SHA-256 Checksum Ledger

Every download button on astralchainrecomp.wiki links directly to the unaltered GitHub Releases artifact under captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp or swaymun/AC-Recomp. Use the selector and client-side WebCrypto verifier below to confirm exact byte counts and 64-character SHA-256 hashes before running unsigned setup binaries.

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52 HashesEvery published Windows, Linux & macOS asset
212.33 MiBWindows 1.18.0 setup zip (222,640,534 B)
231.96 MiBLinux 1.18.0 x86_64 AppImage (243,231,224 B)
Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD representing high-speed BKTR RomFS merge and shader cache packing
Keep ~25 GB free on an SSD while the installer merges the 1.0.1 update and packs shader-cache.pack; final installed size settles near 14 GB.

Current primary builds by operating system

Choose Windows x64, Linux / SteamOS AppImage, or the experimental Apple Silicon macOS preview to inspect direct GitHub URLs and copy SHA-256 digests.

Release binaryAstral.Chain-Setup-1.18.0-windows.zip
Release tag1.18.0
Verified byte size222,640,534 B (212.33 MiB)
GitHub repositorycaptainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp

Playable start-to-credits on Windows 10/11 x64 (SSE4.2+, Vulkan 1.3). Includes 60 FPS timing fixes, DLSS/XeSS/FSR 3, HDR10, ultrawide up to 48:9, and ao = gi bounce light.

SHA-256 digest

896fd68844870e0e57f0781e5f4a43a13ee91a331d98bece376f0cda6b0d4ebc

Setup or launch sequence

Unpack zip -> Run Astral Chain-Setup.exe -> Select your 1.0.0 base + 1.0.1 update + prod.keys -> Builds astralchain.exe
Download from GitHub Releases

Browser-side WebCrypto SHA-256 file verifier

Drag your downloaded Astral.Chain-Setup-1.18.0-windows.zip, .AppImage, or .dmg into the box, or paste a hash from PowerShell / terminal. Zero bytes leave your device.

Drop local .zip, .AppImage, .exe, or .dmg release archive here (or click to browse; hashed locally via WebCrypto with zero upload)
Waiting for a local Astral Chain Recomp / AC-Recomp archive or 64-character SHA-256 digest.

Windows PowerShell check

Get-FileHash .\Astral.Chain-Setup-1.18.0-windows.zip -Algorithm SHA256

Compare the 64-character hex string against 896fd68844870e0e57f0781e5f4a43a13ee91a331d98bece376f0cda6b0d4ebc.

Linux & SteamOS Konsole check

sha256sum Astral-Chain-Setup-1.18.0-x86_64.AppImage

Confirm 0427ce5bff08449c7477f8421ad0b20f2bb49c04be61e16bcf6df20a44c86263 before marking executable with chmod +x.

macOS Terminal check

shasum -a 256 AC-Recomp-v0.1.0-macos.dmg

Confirm e71aa3922b8d96453c52606fa78f7ecfabaaee47d6b924dc8866b92b90a8884d prior to clearing quarantine attributes.

Complete GitHub release SHA-256 archive ledger

Every binary artifact across all 30 releases of captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp (from 0.1.0 through 1.18.0) plus swaymun/AC-Recomp v0.1.0. Machine-readable JSON: /assets/sha256-ledger.json.

Release Asset (Direct GitHub Link)Tag, Date & RepoExact BytesSHA-256 Digest
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.18.0-x86_64.AppImage1.18.0 (2026-11-15)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		243,231,224 B0427ce5bff08449c7477f8421ad0b20f2bb49c04be61e16bcf6df20a44c86263
Astral.Chain-Setup-1.18.0-windows.zip1.18.0 (2026-11-15)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		222,640,534 B896fd68844870e0e57f0781e5f4a43a13ee91a331d98bece376f0cda6b0d4ebc
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.17.0-x86_64.AppImage1.17.0 (2026-11-14)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		243,063,288 Be9e13a53e6a0c2bbb0b18152c5ee9b99fc4a15b1f32a1e2253491647b770b1b3
Astral.Chain-Setup-1.17.0-windows.zip1.17.0 (2026-11-14)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		222,434,957 Bd57bf1c5ec5ef1f944b2cec2f85cec15af15fda07ff4e618fde0d9e91063a2d5
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.16.0-x86_64.AppImage1.16.0 (2026-11-14)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		243,005,944 Bcc6bfc8f7e1e837b4fbc937fdb365df52bade27ae6e42b25b96db503282f50c5
Astral.Chain-Setup-1.16.0-windows.zip1.16.0 (2026-11-14)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		222,406,242 B153a4999d3914cf7d2b465f571408e2382fec05849f8fb0b2ddcabdbfca9e9e1
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.15.0-x86_64.AppImage1.15.0 (2026-11-13)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		243,014,136 B8abbf28cfe04f310db93458b3be6d743292efeb4bbc28c31ab22c462cb6efd5b
Astral.Chain-Setup-1.15.0-windows.zip1.15.0 (2026-11-13)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		222,408,254 B3e07edfc4cfaa82b0e4ed07f4cc3c658d74a73a5f132f3b5e2f7aa84372acaa0
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.14.2-x86_64.AppImage1.14.2 (2026-11-13)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		243,005,944 B02600d2fb0fe34adf624b48eaac95c1d86b85cd963445693aa54c00be4bc1899
Astral.Chain-Setup-1.14.2-windows.zip1.14.2 (2026-11-13)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		222,385,859 B38d758a5ca45d8ee6797213b89a6950f239970bcc73f2997b120f55d52e6fc67
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.13.0-windows.zip1.13.0 (2026-11-12)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		222,172,855 Bdddba370b4bc81d0f443524ec367ad48535122d3099a6ad13af277c198b4b490
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.13.0-x86_64.AppImage1.13.0 (2026-11-12)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		242,838,008 B7ad4d01f823bd04bb13fa29ef9b65aa425b654feb5e351959c50f7d0fb0d1a85
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.12.2-windows.zip1.12.2 (2026-11-12)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		222,131,171 B9d2ad7e1276fdee376f87faabadc6f2dd6003344ad0036ee35cb589f0febdc77
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.12.2-x86_64.AppImage1.12.2 (2026-11-12)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		242,805,240 Bdffbe801bbe705806a770ef39608feafa3dd078e6b286b4a37075d37764c879d
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.12.0-windows.zip1.12.0 (2026-11-12)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		222,120,083 Bee7393725116db74ddb50daf4540ed89824fdb12e764a59dc789af0efa50abe7
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.12.0-x86_64.AppImage1.12.0 (2026-11-12)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		242,801,144 Bfa2c40c68221cbbd3402aa2583fd0307614d346b00655b77d48f1adb0a78ea2f
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.11.0-windows.zip1.11.0 (2026-11-11)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		222,081,142 B8faaa9ab82172ec8add52fefaa1f3f47c24d0a21d3345c31f6bb4c15c1a40aaf
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.11.0-x86_64.AppImage1.11.0 (2026-11-11)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		242,760,184 Bd42edfbc0272e128d921f16d134a94f2991381fefe3c63a537722d0793362dc4
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.10.1-windows.zip1.10.1 (2026-11-11)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		221,626,579 Bebe4a68019549ba3c4cfa49b0390e0ae4fcf37c15d6ae77477ef5e65153d90d1
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.10.1-x86_64.AppImage1.10.1 (2026-11-11)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		242,231,800 Bbfa860e1b5ad152e3feff425270e55b4a2eeb4b4c0fbf618ad6f164e72df0ac5
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.9.0-windows.zip1.9.0 (2026-11-10)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		161,579,444 B4a57df4ac39f8ada22bf8965b228095ceaa579ef138f7a907eb8289f6f311201
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.9.0-x86_64.AppImage1.9.0 (2026-11-10)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		242,002,424 B8c4141bfd9450259582efb9ee43361e6037f0bfbba1493aaa6efb1ea7f9eafa0
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.8.0-windows.zip1.8.0 (2026-11-10)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		161,560,288 Bb0960eafc06749d2abb7e81cd0600721ee2957f4f23dc0baae7ef399d37facd8
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.8.0-x86_64.AppImage1.8.0 (2026-11-10)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		241,981,944 B9c8f3e1fbff626895d6cae6fb37f85940e393ba17627874a181d099adc56e919
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.7.1-windows.zip1.7.1 (2026-11-10)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		161,486,715 B2c10a8bed5d08a1af423b55b175b32c62a93848855e384bea6c7894f98002bcf
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.7.1-x86_64.AppImage1.7.1 (2026-11-10)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		241,883,640 B1f20c193510aa2f4289a6add296f95bf69512ec8fddc35551f5e9801a0a47b75
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.6.0-windows.zip1.6.0 (2026-11-09)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		161,338,178 B247ba5623ea8cc90344d401399717762ab003b3c75b715cb1fb73b07a3623557
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.6.0-x86_64.AppImage1.6.0 (2026-11-09)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		241,740,280 B4fedff9a839e9cc939e0f4745ed08566b42d127b06472f7f20ece98ebf879e6d
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.5.0-x86_64.AppImage1.5.0 (2026-11-09)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		241,744,376 B6273611df6c112fb3a71bd17427a44b49efadf26c2c40c18d357da2effaed29e
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.5.0.zip1.5.0 (2026-11-09)
captainj-sparrow/astral-chain-pc-recomp		161,331,617 Bcb3ef1d2eb106049ca861ba17282ed6bf87f89beba66c4fa1964e2e8d5982a70
Astral-Chain-Setup-1.4.3-x86_64.AppImage1.4.3 (2026-11-08)
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Astral.Chain-Setup-1.4.3-windows.zip1.4.3 (2026-11-08)
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Astral-Chain-Setup-1.4.2-x86_64.AppImage1.4.2 (2026-11-08)
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Astral.Chain-Setup-1.4.2.zip1.4.2 (2026-11-08)
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Astral-Chain-1.4.1-windows.zip1.4.1 (2026-11-08)
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Astral-Chain-1.4.1-x86_64.AppImage1.4.1 (2026-11-08)
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Astral-Chain-1.4.0-windows.zip1.4.0 (2026-11-07)
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Astral-Chain-1.4.0-x86_64.AppImage1.4.0 (2026-11-07)
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Astral-Chain-Setup-1.2.0-experimental-no-steam-deck-x86_64.AppImage1.2.0 (2026-11-06)
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Astral.Chain-Setup-1.2.0+18aa697-windows.zip1.2.0 (2026-11-06)
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Astral.Chain-Setup-1.0.2-windows.zip1.0.2 (2026-11-05)
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Astral.Chain-Setup-1.0.1.zip1.0.1 (2026-11-05)
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Astral.Chain-Setup-v1.0.0.zip1.0.0 (2026-11-04)
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Astral.Chain-Setup-0.3.0-windows.zip0.3.0 (2026-11-04)
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Astral.Chain-Setup-0.2.2-windows.zipv0.2.2 (2026-11-03)
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Astral.Chain-Setup-0.2.1-windows.zipv0.2.1 (2026-11-03)
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Astral.Chain-Setup-0.2.0-windows.zipv0.2.0 (2026-11-03)
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Astral.Chain-Setup-0.1.2-windows.zip0.1.2 (2026-11-03)
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Astral.Chain-Setup-0.1.1-windows.zip0.1.1 (2026-11-03)
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Astral.Chain-Setup-0.1.0-windows.zip0.1.0 (2026-11-03)
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AC-Recomp-v0.1.0-macos.dmgv0.1.0 (2026-10-19)
swaymun/AC-Recomp		4,899,799 Be71aa3922b8d96453c52606fa78f7ecfabaaee47d6b924dc8866b92b90a8884d
AC-Recomp-v0.1.0-macos.zipv0.1.0 (2026-10-19)
swaymun/AC-Recomp		2,282,677 B891337ae4621fa544f04eb1a26cea8fac936d29deeb63428221aee4a46fb6942

Controllers for dual-stick Legion combat

Astral Chain Recomp uses SDL3 for low-latency gamepad input, rumble curves, gyro aiming, back paddles, and automatic Xbox or PlayStation prompt detection.

8BitDo Ultimate 2C Wireless Controller

Hall-effect sticks and L4/R4 bumpers with low-latency 2.4G dongle for 60 FPS Sync Attacks and Legion positioning.

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GameSir Super Nova Hall-Effect Gamepad

Drift-free Hall sticks, physically swappable ABXY faceplates (pad_layout = xbox or nintendo), and motion gyro via SDL3.

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8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Gamepad

Symmetrical dual-stick layout with Switch/X-Input modes, motion aiming for Bow Legion, and rear paddles (`lpaddle1`/`rpaddle1`).

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GuliKit KK3 Max Wireless Controller

TMR electromagnetic sticks and 1000 Hz polling for tight 360-spin and Perfect Dodge input windows on Windows and Linux.

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Download & checksum verification questions

Answers regarding archive sizes, filename conventions, and local binary compilation.

Why did the Windows setup zip grow from ~161 MB in 1.9.0 to ~222 MB in 1.10.1+?

Starting in release 1.10.0 / 1.10.1, the Windows setup package bundles Intel XeSS (libxess.dll), AMD FSR 3 upscaling shaders, and expanded pre-recorded shader answer tables alongside Python 3.14.9 embeddable, llvm-mingw x86_64, ac_xlate.exe, SDL3.dll, and libacrt.a / libacrt-v2.a.

Why is there a dot in Astral.Chain-Setup-1.18.0-windows.zip on some tags?

GitHub Releases automatically converts spaces in uploaded asset filenames to dots unless hyphens are used. Both Astral.Chain-Setup-1.18.0-windows.zip and earlier Astral-Chain-Setup-1.13.0-windows.zip archives unpack the same Astral Chain-Setup.exe launcher.

Can I download a pre-built astralchain.exe from anywhere?

No. A compiled astralchain.exe contains lifted code derived from the game's ExeFS and is tied to your local RomFS hashes (expected-v1.0.1.json). Legitimate upstream releases distribute only the MIT-licensed lifter, runtime library, and setup wizard.

Which Linux architectures are supported by the AppImage?

Astral-Chain-Setup-1.18.0-x86_64.AppImage targets 64-bit x86_64 Linux systems (including SteamOS on Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and Legion Go) with SSE4.2+ and a Vulkan 1.3 driver (Mesa RADV, ANV, or NVIDIA proprietary).