Aster Free Preview 1.0.0-preview.1
Windows 11 x64 | Unsigned preview
https://astergg.com/
Support: support@astergg.com

GET STARTED
1. Choose Extract All on the ZIP. Keep all extracted files together.
2. Install Microsoft's .NET 10 Windows Desktop Runtime for x64 if it is missing:
   https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/10.0
   Choose Desktop Runtime and Windows x64. The SDK is not required.
3. For virtual controller output, ViGEmBus must be installed. If it already works
   on your PC, keep it. Otherwise read Prerequisites/README.md and run the
   included official installer. No driver is installed by extracting the ZIP.
4. Open Aster.exe in the extracted folder. Connect your controller, choose it
   in Aster and use Free controller setup, stick tuning, calibration and tests.

Aster itself has no code-signing certificate in this preview. Windows security
features may warn about or block it. Availability of an override depends on
your Windows settings and organization policy. Download only from astergg.com.
The signed ViGEmBus installer does not sign the Aster application.

WHAT IS AVAILABLE
Free: controller connection and normal virtual output, stick tuning,
calibration, controller testing, profiles and the status overlay.
Layouts: Original, Studio and Focused Workbench; choose your preferred size.

Memberships are coming soon. This preview has no checkout or activation
service. Recoil Control, Button Mapping, Sticky Aim, Turbo & Macros, recoil
recording and video analysis remain locked. Their settings can be edited and
saved for later. No paid access or subscription is included in this download.

Latest interface updates include Focused Workbench, stable recoil preset
selection and saving, and Slot Macros for A / B / Baseline. Paid actions remain
locked regardless of saved profile settings or layout.

PREVIEW NOTES
Physical testing has focused on a wired DualSense controller. Other devices,
Bluetooth, a fresh Windows installation and every game have not all been
validated. Game and anti-cheat rules vary; check the rules for your game.
This is a preview, so keep backups of profiles you care about. Profiles and
settings are stored locally; updating requires downloading a new release.

The SHA256SUMS.txt file lists the extracted files' hashes. The website provides
the ZIP's SHA-256 checksum separately. Checksums verify consistency with the
download; they are not a publisher signature.

THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE
Preserve the licenses folder, Assets/Fonts notices and Prerequisites notices.
SDL, ViGEm components and bundled fonts belong to their respective authors.
ViGEmBus is a retired upstream dependency, redistributed unchanged.
