I know alot of people here hate on astonia 3 and 3.5 however I have been very loyal to the series as a whole (as witnessed by my dedication to AO).
http://board.astonia.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=29605I emailed Ishtar (the original creator of the game we all love) back in November of last year asking if there was any intention of releasing astonia 3 to the public and was quickly black balled.
Astonia 3/3.5 has finally run its course unfortunately, and apprently Intent Software is giving away the source code shortly.
This is GREAT news for anyone who followed the games. It means that communities like aranock can be formed for Astonia 3 or 3.5.
I myself will be looking into it once the source is released (if it actually is).