Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 14, 2020

We're officially in the final development crunch for the vertical slice demo of Kristala! WE ARE OFFICIALLY IN THE FINAL DEV CRUNCH FOR THE KRISTALA VERTICAL SLICE DEMO! He also programmed the functionality for throwing consumables in the Kristala demo. Wait, wait, wait. clears throat*. We got yo' back, friends.

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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. In the full version of Kristala, you'll be able to choose from one of six different clans.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

We really loved how the demo was looking at the end of 2020, but we thought it embodied a bit more whimsy than it did darkness, so we've officially embarked on a complete overhaul of the entire demo level, including character models, level design, environments, and more. Are you ready to get dark, dear friends? Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

With the updated armor sets handed off to our 3D modelers, James then whipped up a few fresh concepts for some of the remaining items in the Kristala demo that needed to be replaced with newer models, including: Keys to unlock various gates and doors. Welcome signage for The Dalamase, the level featured in our demo.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

Since embarking on the huge endeavor to completely revamp the entire Kristala demo, we've had our artists and modelers working hard to recreate some of the props and environmental elements that already existed in the original Dalamase demo level. You can listen to our episode of the Game Raven Review podcast right meow! Concept Art.

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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. Gustav is a friendly NPC you'll encounter along your journey through Ailur. What do you think?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

This week, Cass continued chipping away at the base model for the Cathedral, adding a secret attic area that will house an important NPC you'll will meet along your journey. Stay tuned to hear more about the Cathedral and the mysterious attic NPC in future social posts and development blogs! Level Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

In last month's dev blog installment, we introduced you to the progress we'd commenced on the overhaul we're currently giving to the entirety of the Kristala demo—including characters, enemies, levels, and more. 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

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. The Nisarga clan is the only clan that will be featured in the Kristala demo. Here's a look at one of the revamped swamp houses that will be featured in the Kristala demo.

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Game Daily

MARCH 28, 2023

Ubisoft’s video demo of Ghostwriter makes the tool seem useful enough. Human writers enter details of an NPC’s roles, personality, and parameters.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Since then, we've been laser-focused on our next big milestone: completing the entire vertical slice for Kristala.Which means we're inching closer and closer to the official release of the game's demo too. In our last issue, we showed off Nicholas's progress on the details he's added to give this NPC the signature Keozan look.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 6, 2020

link] Will also worked on setting up several of the original musical tracks that will be featured both in the Kristala demo and in the full version of the game. As Pete's first official task for Kristala, we had him work on revising the concept art for a very important NPC, Gustav Gondasa. We're really diggin' these changes.

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