Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 5, 2020

Hello, and welcome back to another issue of the Kristala game dev blog! Stay tuned at the end of this dev blog to get a peek at all the progress we've made on Kristala in the last 12 months. But first, let's dive into what the dev team has been up to over the course of the last sprint. 3D Asset Design. Level Design.

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Dev Clipping Texture Concepts 52

Radiator Blog

MAY 5, 2021

WE SHOULD ALL DO THIS / STEAL THIS: Dev-owned wiki. The dev team "SureAI" operates the official Endreal strategy guide and lore wiki. Whenever an NPC is about to dump backstory and exposition on you, they'll ask you to take a seat. Diegetically, the NPC has to prepare a machine or potion, or get supplies, or whatever.

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Open World NPC Cutscenes Terrain 52

Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Perfect for pretending to have played Deathloop if you find yourself talking to a game dev. Not that you should ever talk to a game dev. NOT telekinesis, only works on NPCs / PvP) Havoc (temporary shield / damage buff), very useful for people who keep dying (i.e. and I think this balance tuning is intentional.

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Fighting NPC Puzzle AI 52

Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Balancing the weight of each system was difficult. In this situation, the NPC knows what you're here for and he wants it too, even if you kinda hate each other. When we idolize crisp clean superflat pixel art today, it's actually a new aesthetic invented by indie game devs from the late 2000s. It already feels so fraught to me.

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Pixel Film Art NPC 52

Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

For balance purposes, I limit the number of voyeurs in the maze, otherwise it can enter a deadlock where there's only voyeurs but no one for them to watch. Some players may try to guess an NPC's sexual mood based on stereotypes like muscular tops, skinny submissive twink bottoms, etc.

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