Astral Clock Tower Studios

JANUARY 14, 2021

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. Plus, you'll get a first look at some of the incredible environmental and character concepts we've got in the works too.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

In today's issue, we're servin' up some serious updates on a few large-scale, ongoing 3D models and concept pieces. Using a few detailed concepts from our art department, our 3D Character Designer, Bianca, has been working the past few sprints on modeling out each of our three Kota soldier variants and their accompanying armor sets.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 8, 2020

As you may know, we recently decided to give the model for our Anagativa player character a complete overhaul to better match its gorgeous concept. This sprint, Tiff kicked things off by making some adjustments to the swamp environment based on some feedback we received from QA testers who tried out our PlayNYC convention build.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 13, 2023

Aurore Coutelier had always dreamed of building worlds that positively impacted people’s lives, and architecture initially seemed like the way to do it. The Last Voyage concept came from a wish to bring my stylized art into a realistic world. I also plan on continuing to build worlds and telling stories as personal projects.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

After over a year of exhibiting at various online game conventions, we can't properly tell you how stoked we are to be presenting an exclusive build of Kristala—featuring our revamped demo level—at this year's Play NYC convention. Concept Art. Kristala at Play NYC 2021.

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Makes all of the high level decisions, including major features, story, world building, budgeting, scheduling, team composition, marketing, contracts, etc. Art Concept Artist : [ Iterator Extreme ]. Given a description, then comes up with different visual concepts that could meet that description. The final decision maker.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 6, 2020

In addition to indoor items, Nasahara was also in need of a few structural pieces to help further build out the eerie, abandoned nature of this once-great, sprawling city. We're pumped to get this into the game build once all five are completely finished. Concept Art. Let us know in the comments! Level Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In today's issue, you'll get an update on all the custom 3D assets we've been working on for the capital city of Nisar, plus a peek into our process for creating a fully functional facial rig for our female main character. He's been working behind the scenes for the past few weeks to get familiarized with our game build in Unreal Engine 4.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Over the past few sprints, our resident 3D Character Designer, Bianca, has been hard at work capturing the look of our Kota soldier concepts in 3D form. Make sure you stop by our Concept Art section in this issue of the blog to get a sneak peek at what the armor sets will look like. link] Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

This month, in addition to our typical development sprints, we've also been hard at work prepping a super special convention build of Kristala for the upcoming Play NYC convention. Concept Art. We really liked the concept of the existing logo, but we wanted to see what it would look like with a more realistic clock tower.

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Filmustage

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Bullet Time rig from "The Matrix". Image source: fudgeanimation.com The Core Technologies of VFX In the dynamic world of VFX technologies, each innovation builds upon the last, continually pushing the boundaries of what is possible in filmmaking. Image source: beforesandafters.com ? Andy Serkis as Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings".

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 14, 2020

Below are two videos that showcase the throwing functionality; the first is an in-depth peel into the actual programming process within Unreal Engine 4, and the second showcases the throwing in action within the Kristala game build. Animation / Rigging / Production. CAN'T.WAIT.TO.KILL! Check out this gorgeous glowing effect she added!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

You'll read a lot about the work that went into making our Play build smooth and seamless in this issue of the blog, but check out this article from our friends at NoobFeed and the following video from Piercing Metal that explain a bit more about the exclusive build of Kristala we exhibited at Play NYC. link] Concept Art.

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Game Designing

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

And, we will provide you with some tips you need to begin your journey getting started in 3D animation rigging. Once concept art has been created for a 3D character or asset, it will be the job of a 3D modeler to make the actual object that will be used by animators. What is a 3D Animation Rigger? What Skills Do Character Riggers Need?

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Moonmana

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Even though the technology sector is constantly advancing, the core concept of animation remains the same. Factorio, a game about building and creating automated factories. In the process of 3D animation production, it is required to pay attention to the following aspects: modeling, rigging, and rendering. Looney Tunes cartoon.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The last time we met, we were right in the thick of preparing an early, pre-demo build of Kristala for unveiling at the PlayNYC virtual convention. Part of this initiative includes refining the player character's model so that it closely matches the incredible concept art l_aciel has created for our Anagativan beings.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Many of our friends who've already had a chance to play early builds of Kristala have lovingly referred to it as Cat Souls. Concept Art. And with a dark fantasy action RPG like Kristala, there's pleeenty of concepts to go around, especially when it comes to weapons and armor. and they're not wrong. Ladies first, right? ;).

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

When we last met, we shared some exciting updates from our time exhibiting at Play NYC 2021, and shared all the work that went into ensuring the exclusive build we prepared for the convention was in tip-top shape and ready to be played. Concept Art. We ultimately ended up choosing the first option to include on the character in game.

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

But before I explain the narration, I want to jump back in time when I started building the endless terrain generator. To rig and animate the character I could have used of course my preferred 3D-modelling software, but I found an amazing (it really is!) The story gave me the answer. website called mixamo.com. Just with other designs.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

Concept Art. In our last issue, we introduced you to a bunch of new team members that recently joined our growing family, including our newest Environmental Concept artist, Harold. Right away, Harold dove into creating fresh, detailed concepts for each level area in the Kristala demo. Let's dive in.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

Concept Art. As part of our demo overhaul, we recently welcomed a few new team members into our motley crew in order to help us better establish the dark-fantasy vibe we're going for—including the newest member to our Concept Art team, Harold. Curious about Harold's process for building out each concept's composition?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 5, 2020

If you're just tuning in, you may not have known that we unveiled a pre-alpha alpha alpha combat build of Kristala at last year's 2019 PlayNYC convention in - you guessed it - New York City! The concept Bianca's working with is pictured first, and then Bianca's (totally badass) model follows. Check it out! Programming.

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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. Concept Art. These pieces will vary in both shape and strength.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

Concept Art. When we last met, our concept art team was working on finalizing a few last-minute items needed for our Vertical Slice. With these icons completed, James was then able to turn his attention back to creating a few detailed concepts featuring a bunch of the custom VFX we've got in the works. Staff Parry Icon.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

sun/moonlight, overhead lights in a building, etc.). Creating or applying light rigs based on concept art or on set reference. Real-Time 3D & Virtual Production Course : Learn world building, lighting, and camera skills, using them to tell compelling stories and create film-quality environments.

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Filmustage

OCTOBER 27, 2023

These may range from makeup and prosthetics to miniature models, mechanical rigs, and on-set explosions. ? Building a Versatile In-House Team ? In the early stages, the supervisor assists in shaping the project’s vision, determining the visual effects necessary to bring the concept to life.

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