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Sent this ask a while ago but I think Tumblr ate it so here it is: In which stage of game development are relationships between characters decided? Asking this because I recently found an old Final Fantasy VII relationship chart and originally some characters were supposed to have completely different bonds compared to the ones they ended up having in the actual game. These seem to be quite important plot points, so I assume that final decisions should be made before creating cutscenes? Or you can change stuff later if devs come up with better ideas?

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building environments, creating animations and rigs, building the technology), and then do the things that take less time to complete later. The in-game bits - the low-poly characters moving, talking, and animating - were cheaper and easier to build, so they could be changed significantly later in the dev cycle.

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Game art vs game design: What is the difference?

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Video game artists specialize in a wide range of digital art forms, such as 2D modeling, animation, concept art and texturing. Character artist The character artist shapes the characters through the creation of visual elements like facial expressions, weapons, and clothing through the use of sculpture, rigging and editing.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #23

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Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you can get front-row seats to the development process for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the first title from female-owned-and-operated indie game studio Astral Clocktower Studios. Are you ready to enter the fantasy? Game Production / Rigging / Animation.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #25

Astral Clock Tower Studios

Hello, loyal Kristalans and faithful fantasy fanatics! 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. Let's get immersed in the dark fantasy world of Kristala.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #18

Astral Clock Tower Studios

She also tried her hand at creating an animated loading sequence featuring one of our signature crystals. Tiff has also been building out the Dark Forest and the Nisargan Cave level areas, adding all our custom, crystalline flowers and magical plants to the levels to give them just the right amount of creep factor and fantasy.

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From architecture to virtual production—Aurora's real-time 3D journey

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I had been playing the Supergiant Games game Hades and started wondering what the River Styx could look like in a fantasy/fairy tale world. I used the fog and lights to create the mood and added particle effects, wind, and animated mesh and materials to finish up the piece. Finish with a film-quality cinematic like Aurore's!

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #27

Astral Clock Tower Studios

Here you'll get an inside look at the detailed development work done for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the inaugural title from the team behind Astral Clocktower Studios—a female-lead indie studio based in Central PA, USA. For now, let's leave reality behind and take a step into the dark fantasy world of Kristala. Rigging / Animation.

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