iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

Artists have always played a crucial role in game development, meticulously creating characters, environments, and animations. Machine learning algorithms now generate realistic textures, procedural landscapes, and lifelike animations, reducing the time and effort required by human artists.

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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). Can you spot it? Let us know in the comments! Level Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

With revamped weapons well underway thanks to James, another of our talented artists, Amanda, worked on revising the concept for an important merchant NPC that will help you score all the wares and goods you need to complete your Raksaka Proving. Wanna see what this set looks like fully textured and detailed?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

There's a specific role the damaged piece plays in the Kristala demo's core storyline, and it coincides with an NPC we've been keeping under wraps up until this point. This sprint, Fede was able to continue working on the soldiers and armor he'd started, polishing up details and working on intricate textures.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

They're super skilled at creating mechanically beautiful weapons and armor adorned with gears, sprogs, and tons of bronze. Just like the Kota weapon concepts James created above, these armor concepts skillfully integrate various steampunk elements to beautifully highlight the mechanical and scientific prowess the Kotakaya species possesses.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Their leather armor is often decorated with twisting vines, animal imagery, preserved flowers, and other natural craftsmanship. In our last issue, we showed off Nicholas's progress on the details he's added to give this NPC the signature Keozan look. Adding the logic for charged heavy attacks. Also fixed logic error in the code.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 5, 2020

Last issue, we shared the texturing work Cass had started on the forest homes, many of which resemble beautiful log cabins due to the intricate woodwork featured throughout. Much to Cass's relief (we're sure anyway), he was finally able to finish applying textures to the townhouses over the past few weeks. Take a look! Level Design.

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