Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The cost of any content in game dev is directly proportional to how much new stuff needs to be created for that content. Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ that might need to be created for certain specific cutscenes.

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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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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 24, 2023

As a solo dev I don’t have to synchronize with other people and can work at crazy hours. But since then I added a few models and props to make it a bit quicker and more fun to use.” What are the biggest advantages of working solo? “I I also don’t feel pressure to do something because somebody might be blocked otherwise.”

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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. Plus, we'll introduce you to three of our newest talented dev team members too! Welcome back to the fantasy, friends! 3D Asset Design.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

In them, everything is a part of the game – the dimensions of the room, every prop, and every symbol. Every prop, every errant number or symbol scrawled on the wall or the floor, and every strange gadget could have a purpose. Fair enough, board games can still be great even if the theme feels watery.

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Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 24, 2023

Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ As long as we can keep the smoke and mirrors going, the player never sees the railroad tracks they’re following. Join us on Discord ] and/or [ Support us on Patreon ] Got a burning question you want answered?

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Prop Artist : Creates the wire frames that form the shape of not living things. She makes sure that the dev team has access to the most up-to-date version of the game that is stable. This also includes practical duties like ordering food and procuring dev kits/cables/monitors/etc.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2023

Most of the sets, characters and props were built by hand over a period of 3 years. So our solution was to 3D scan all the things we built in order to then process them in a more conventional game dev sense.” If a little bit of that positive oddity gets to reach someone out there that’s excellent.”

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 3, 2017

That “something great” is then propped up on an infrastructure of business processes like accounting, promotion, fulfillment, and sales. The post 3 More Rude Awakenings I Had Starting a Board Game Business appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. There’s a lot of hard work and relearning along the way.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 14, 2019

You can use creative three-dimensional gameplay like Colt Express or props like Ca$h ‘n Guns. The post 4 Lessons from Dinosaur Island for Aspiring Board Game Designers appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. Custom meeples, too, are a popular way of creating a wonderful physical experience.

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CG Spectrum

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

About Overwrite Interactive's global game dev team & their roles. In October, CG Spectrum graduate Dogyeong joined from the US as Concept Artist , creating the looks for the game’s characters, environments, and props. Alexios did this as part of his research stage, a vital component of starting any new game dev project.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 29, 2024

To ensure authenticity, we referenced American dramas, cartoons, and games from that era when designing everything from the characters’ clothing to office props.” The post Korean indie dev Funnylocks “We made Unstoppable for a global audience” appeared first on PreMortem Games. Unstoppable is available now on Steam.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 6, 2023

Luis enrolled in the Advanced Digital Illustration Course at CG Spectrum and, before long, landed a job as a freelance digital illustrator at the global indie game dev studio Monumental! The first prop I made using this technique was a tree trunk. To achieve this goal, he knew he'd have to sharpen his digital illustration skills.

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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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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Welcome back to another exciting issue of the Kristala Dev blog. In conjunction with our biweekly Patreon updates , the dev blog is the only place where you can get detailed access to all things Kristala. As we mentioned above, Cass wasn't the only artist on our team to create custom props this sprint. Hey there, gorgeous!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

Welcome back to another magically entrancing issue of the Kristala dev blog. Stay tuned to the Kristala dev blog—and to all our socials—to learn how you can get exclusive, behind-the-scenes access into Harold's entire, step-by-step process. Hello, faithful feline-lovin' friends and fantasy aficionados! 3D Environmental Design.

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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!). Props on props on props. Kristala Official Gameplay Trailer.

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The Bottom Feeder

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Props to them for trying. Fellow indie devs have privately, harshly turned on me for saying this, but it is true. Dear Indie Devs: For small communities of artists, rejecting freedom of expression is a seriously bad idea.) Oh, many were the obscenities we shouted at the simp that play session. But this isn't really a criticism!

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 23, 2020

Stories of people who came back from bankruptcy typically suffer from one of three flaws: Family wealth propping up the protagonist. The post How a Failed Kickstarter Set Me Up For Success 2 Years Later appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. Life isn’t the Greatest Showman. You need to mitigate risk as much as you can.

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Game Global

JULY 12, 2021

Their job is to choose the clearest, highest-quality words they can assemble, and (usually) give them to other devs to be put into the game. They’re related, but the difference is this: A game writer’s primary responsibility is to promote the story that the game tells through the scripts they write.

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Ask a Game Dev

MAY 17, 2023

All branching conditions and where the branches lead How this scene handles the different branches that lead to this scene A brief description of what happens during this scene Any sort of other requirements for this scene (props, character models, voiced lines, environments, animations, etc.) Got a burning question you want answered?

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 10, 2019

Your board game may not need large plastic pieces, cardboard constructions, or foam props. or Less appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. Splendor is simple – it has cards and poker chips. Really, it could not be simpler. You can still achieve excellence with your component design.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

From a game dev perspective, it's been fascinating to play. In this post, I compare and contrast the original and this modern remake from a dev / design perspective. Even AAA has given up on immersive sim RPGs , so any dev deserves praise just for attempting this genre I think. The Forgotten City (2021).

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 10, 2017

I’ll just put down this dubiously large book of impressive philosophy that I was totally reading and not holding like a prop. A Guest Post by Michael Heron of Meeple Like Us) appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. Let me switch off my carefully intellectual classical music. What do you mean it’s upside down? license ( Source ).

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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. They're small little bottles that blend-in with junk prop set dressing from a distance. I assume general game design knowledge but minimal Deathloop-specific knowledge. And they usually do!

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 19, 2022

We concluded our piece with this: Axie Infinity’s business model, for the moment, depends on continued growth in its user base and continued fresh money entering the system to prop up the value of Axies, $AXS, and $SLP.

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