The Liquid Fire

JUNE 18, 2023

In this lesson we will see how task based asynchronous programming can approach this problem while creating a Main Menu scene. Overview Let’s suppose you have been assigned to create a Main Menu with the following requirements: The logo animates in from the side. After the logo slides in, the menu options fade in.

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The Liquid Fire

MAY 1, 2024

If you are not already familiar with this game mechanic, you may read about it here. “Blacksmithing might be an ancient profession, but you are its cutting edge…” – Alloysmith, Pathfinder Overview In the previous lesson we started a deeper dive into character generation by partially implementing Ancestries.

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OPM Jobs

JUNE 9, 2022

Are you passionate about video games and want to try creating your own for a living? The gaming industry is no longer a niche, and there are lots of opportunities from major studios through to indie developers. Here is our guide on how to get a career in video games. This may lead to potential opportunities down the line.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

For the last few years, we’ve been living through a glorious age: the Great Board Game Renaissance. In a world aglow with smartphones, tablets, and those annoying billboards that change every five seconds on the side of the road, analog gaming has become a welcome retreat for millions. Need help on your board game?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

We're so happy you're joining us for another epically magical installment of the Kristala Dev Blog! This is the place where we break down all aspects of development for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game in developed by the wildly talented dev team behind women-owned indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios.

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Game Daily

AUGUST 17, 2023

In his new book, The Best Non-Violent Video Games , James Batchelor celebrates 300 games from the past 50 years. It’s a pleasing collection, including hits from down the years, such as Pong, Animal Crossing, Journey, and Candy Crush Saga. Thus far, he has collected the names of more than 5,000 non-violent games.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Video games have come a long way since they were first conceptualized in the 1950s, with expansive open worlds that can fit right in your pocket, but you don’t need to go back 70 years to see what games looked like back then. So, what’s to blame?

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The Liquid Fire

JUNE 22, 2023

Overview State Machines have been one of my favorite patterns to control the flow of my game overall, but rarely will you ever think a pattern is perfect. Overview State Machines have been one of my favorite patterns to control the flow of my game overall, but rarely will you ever think a pattern is perfect.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 14, 2022

So, we are happy to present a new blog about how Robert Zemeckis has made time the central theme of his career and taught the world to travel through it with the help of stars and cars. First Steps Who knows, if it weren't for John Lennon and Beatlemania, Robert Zemeckis might not have become a filmmaker.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

Thanks for tuning in to another exciting issue of the Kristala dev blog! 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. Astral Clocktower Studios x Game Raven Review.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

Hello, and welcome to the official Kristala dev blog, where we break down the development process for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala each month. If you've been keeping up with our dev blogs already, you know that they're pretty hefty when it comes to content. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Kristala at Play NYC 2021. Concept Art.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have revolutionized the gaming industry, enhancing programming and player experiences. As AI continues to advance, the future of art and AI in game development holds tremendous promise. However, AI is redefining the boundaries of game artistry.

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Awesome Tuts

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In this tutorial you’ll create a zombie horde shooter game with Unreal Engine 5 using blueprints. The game is simple but is packed with tons of behind the scenes features that will allow you to understand the “why” behind the “how” a game is created in Unreal Engine 5. Download The Assets.

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Filmustage

JUNE 14, 2022

Last time we talked about the killer director's handwriting of Bong Joon-ho : check out our blog. In our blog, we'll highlight the main features of Ang Lee's style. Disclaimer: our blog has no academic purpose behind it, because we are viewers just like you. We can be wrong about certain statements - and that is fine.

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The Bottom Feeder

APRIL 28, 2023

But I do it in a highly popular, successful, vibrant, undervalued medium (video games) instead of a respected, posh medium that nobody cares about (books). My almost thirty year fantasy-writing career has been very prolific (18 all-new games!) How do you make it well? It's an easy thing to forget. Yes, I write fantasy.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Welcome back to another installment of the Kristala dev blog. Here you'll get a front-row seat to the exciting development process for indie game Kristala, the inaugural title from female-lead Astral Clocktower Studios—an indie games studio based in Central PA, USA. Greetings, friends and fantasy aficionados! 3D Asset Design.

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Rampant Games

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In the fiction, November 6, 2022 was the launch day for the game “ Sword Art Online ,” chronicled in the books, manga, and anime series of that name. Thanks to a crazy head engineer with a god complex, ten thousand players are now playing an ultra-realistic fantasy game in a virtual world with real-world stakes.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 8, 2020

We're heading into spooky season, and there's no better way to celebrate an eerie action-adventure game than diving into the newest issue of the Kristala game dev blog. We can't wait to exhibit the game alongside so many other talented independent creators, especially because IWOCon isn't like regular cons.it's a cool con.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

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? Here we go. 3D Asset Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Welcome back to the newest issue of the Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation chronicling all the magic and mystery the Astral Clocktower Studios dev team puts into indie ARPG Kristala every development sprint. Hello, dearest of friends and finest of high-fantasy enthusiasts! 3D Asset Design.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

TWiG #212 - Apple's New Price Points / Game Genre Taxonomy pt 2 / Nintendo's Mobile Strategy ? Kress's Corner #3 - How to discover and manage Licensing? We want to build ambitious games players may not expect from Supercell. He is not (as far as we know) a direct game maker or even a game team builder.

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Filmustage

MAY 4, 2022

In anticipation of one of the major holidays of the year, Filmustage has a new blog for you, which is, of course, dedicated to Star Wars ! We don't have that much time, however, we decided to tackle one thing: how exactly Star Wars changed the film industry. We can be wrong about certain statements - and that is fine.

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AWS Games

JULY 29, 2022

Game developers increasingly require cloud technologies to support their games and provide the best experience to their players. Creating and maintaining all of these systems from scratch can take crucial developer time away from building those fun, innovative gaming experiences that can satisfy and delight players.

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The Bottom Feeder

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In the first part , I went on about the lack of family in video games and the danger of paying attention to critics. Now I'll talk about the actual game. This is a really fun game. It skips from action to pvp games to puzzles to boss fights with blinding speed. So here is how this story affected our little house.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

You're just in time for the latest installment of the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, a monthly compilation of the game development completed for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala in November 2020. Welcome back to the fantasy, friends! If this is your first time joining us, we're super happy to have you! 3D Asset Design.

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The Liquid Fire

AUGUST 16, 2023

Take a look at the Assets -> Objects -> EntryStyleSheet.asset and you may observe how one or more HTML tags can be given a “name” and then used as a “style” within the entry text. You’ve probably noticed I have left a few placeholder spots for entry “links” along the way.

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The Bottom Feeder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

It's not good in basically the same way that Wheel of Time, The Witcher Season One, and the end of Game of Thrones are not good. I’m only ever in it for the memes. Wayyyy back in the 70s and 80s, science fiction/fantasy/superhero content hadn't completely taken over the culture yet. New nerd content was rare and treasured. Why would I?

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

I know it has been a long time since the last blog post to this project. But I can now proudly announce that a playable prototype for the video game GenoTerra is finished (and I graduated with the Master in Design *yay*). As you might know, and I repeatedly keep saying, this game forms the practical part of my Master thesis.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 21, 2021

branch, but it grew to become a feature-packed update well worth of opening a new stable branch. x branch to develop and publish their games today , so it's important for us to keep giving Godot 3 users an improved gamedev experience. This release was initially planned as a 3.2.4 update to the 3.2 is compatible with Godot 3.2.x

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 21, 2018

skeletal animations. As announced in an earlier blog post, the GodotCon took place in Brussels (right after the FOSDEM), where a lot of cool and interesting people showed up. It was a joy to be there and talk with other people about things we love - free and open source software and game development! NativeScript 1.1

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

Welcome back to another exciting issue of the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog! We'll be sure to keep you posted on all the sweet deets as we near our Patreon launch date, so be sure to stay tuned to our socials and public dev blogs for updates and announcements (including an exciting kick-off contest where you can snag a FREE PS5 ).

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The Liquid Fire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

We will add animated sprites to represent both a hero and monster. Dungeon Tileset Animated Warrior Animated Rat In addition to the ones I included for this lesson, you can find several other free assets by the same contributor here. Both the warrior (hero) and rat (monster) are animated.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Welcome back to another exciting issue of the Kristala Dev blog. This is the place where we break down the development for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game currently in development by the talented team at women-owned indie games studios, Astral Clocktower Studios. Hey there, gorgeous! Concept Art. Night Vision.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

This blog dives into the world of 3D lighting and shares some of the skills you need to become a 3D lighting artist. Scene from the 3D animation Finding Nemo before and after its been lit and rendered by a 3D lighting artist (Image: Pixar). How does 3D lighting work? while also helping to set the mood or tone of a shot.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Carol Miu , a retired gaming industry leader, looks back at her journey with no regrets. On the podcast, they delve into what it's like being a female CEO, achieving work-life balance, industry trends, and the wisdom Carol has amassed on her thrilling journey through the gaming industry. Not everyone aspires to be a CEO.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

Welcome back to another magically entrancing issue of the Kristala dev blog. This is the only place where you'll receive a monthly, in-depth look into the entire development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game built in Unreal Engine 4 by the incredibly talented team at Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

You're currently tuned in to the official Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation of all the development done on our first game, Kristala: a Dark Fantasy ARPG created by women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). Since we last met, things have legit been poppin' off over here. Behold, friends!

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