Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The last time we met, we were right in the thick of preparing an early, pre-demo build of Kristala for unveiling at the PlayNYC virtual convention. The Nisarga clan is the only clan that will be featured in the Kristala demo. Here's a look at one of the revamped swamp houses that will be featured in the Kristala demo.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

In today's issue, we're servin' up some serious updates on a few large-scale, ongoing 3D models and concept pieces. Using a few detailed concepts from our art department, our 3D Character Designer, Bianca, has been working the past few sprints on modeling out each of our three Kota soldier variants and their accompanying armor sets.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

We're also giving you a special first look at some new environmental concepts and progress made to our newest WIP level area. In the Kristala demo, you'll play as the chosen warrior from the nature-loving Nisarga clan. Concept Art. Ready to take a break from the mundane and dive head-first into the magic of Kristala?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 8, 2020

In addition to her impressive modeling skills, Karena is also well-versed in animation and now lends her double-threat talents to the ACS Games dev family. While you'll get an introduction to Karena's animation work later in this issue, let's first take a look at our newest team member's modeling skills. link] Concept Art.

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Yobob Games

OCTOBER 23, 2020

A few months back, I was looking at successful games to help me attract a large fanbase: graveyard keeper, stardew valley, and animal crossing. I even applied some of the concepts into my own game! There are two social medias that do highly well in the game community: Reddit and Twitter. It was an extensive study.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 13, 2018

While trends are always changing, there are a few basic concepts that do not. The page follows this basic structure, which is tried and true: stretch goals, description, list of components, how to play, rewards, stretch goals again, add-ons, reviews, backstory, social media, shipping rates, and a thank you section.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JANUARY 14, 2021

Today we're serving up some seriously exciting updates, including a look at our new, custom game cursor; updates on our new player character's rigging and animation; and a sneak peek at our newest WIP level area. Plus, you'll get a first look at some of the incredible environmental and character concepts we've got in the works too.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

We've been classifying Kristala as a 3D dark fantasy since its conception, and these models are some that really help showcase the gorier side of Kristala's many storylines. This sprint, Tiff was able to finish setting up each clan biome based on the concepts our artist, l_aciel, sketched out. link] Concept Art. TANDARA CLAN.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 6, 2020

[link] Next, Will worked on modifying the death systems for our main character (and some of the game's enemies) to allow them to utilize the new death animations Producer Allie recently created (make sure you check out the Game Production section to see them in action). Concept Art. Animation / Rigging / Production. Take a look!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Over the past few sprints, our resident 3D Character Designer, Bianca, has been hard at work capturing the look of our Kota soldier concepts in 3D form. Make sure you stop by our Concept Art section in this issue of the blog to get a sneak peek at what the armor sets will look like. link] Concept Art.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2019

It’s more important than ever to protect the hard earned spoils of successful live operations – both by spending wisely and by protecting product leadership from the randomization that comes with new product concepting. A game concept can come from anywhere. Standardizing the materials provided for the process is a good start.

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