iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

As AI continues to advance, the future of art and AI in game development holds tremendous promise. In this article, we’ll explore the evolving relationship between art production and AI, discussing their potential impact on the gaming industry. However, AI is redefining the boundaries of game artistry.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

You just left reality and fell into a portal to the fantasy world of Ailur, the fictional planet that serves as the setting for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game developed by women-owned independent game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). link] Rigging / Animation. Welcome, beautiful creatures!

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Game Global

JULY 12, 2021

We must understand (and preferably help create and document) the game as a whole: from core mechanics to level design to cinematics, and everything in between. This is a clip of the Heider-Simmel animation. How can I get this NPC to convey a specific emotion if I don’t have that specific animation in my toolbox?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

This is the place where we bring you a monthly peek into the development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game developed using Unreal Engine 4 by women-lead Astral Clocktower Studios. They're super skilled at creating mechanically beautiful weapons and armor adorned with gears, sprogs, and tons of bronze.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 5, 2020

[link] It's been awhile since we've unveiled a new character in Kristala.which is why we're super pumped to share the progress our 3D Character Designer, Bianca, has made on the Nisargan forest nymph NPC we've got in the works. The first clip shows a lack of forward momentum when the dodge mechanic is engaged. Level Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Here's how it works: each month, we share all the progress every branch of development has made as they collectively work towards completing Kristala's vertical slice—from stunning concept art and 3D models to custom animations, level design, and everything in between. Refactored blueprints and fixed animation bugs.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

Not only did we finally reveal the first official gameplay trailer for Kristala , but we also took part in a super exciting rapid pitch event held by our friends at Xsolla.and snagged free tickets to the 2022 Game Developers Conference (known as GDC to all the cool kids)! Concept Art. Check it out! Programming. Okay, y'all.if

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