Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

You just left reality and fell into a portal to the fantasy world of Ailur, the fictional planet that serves as the setting for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game developed by women-owned independent game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). Kristala at Play NYC 2021. We can't wait to go back again next year!

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Game Global

JULY 12, 2021

We must understand (and preferably help create and document) the game as a whole: from core mechanics to level design to cinematics, and everything in between. How can I get this NPC to convey a specific emotion if I don’t have that specific animation in my toolbox? This is a clip of the Heider-Simmel animation.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 6, 2020

In addition to our regular jobs and personal lives, we've really been amping up development for Kristala over the past couple weeks (hey, just look at this dev blog issue for proof). As Pete's first official task for Kristala, we had him work on revising the concept art for a very important NPC, Gustav Gondasa.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

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. If you've been digging these development breakdowns, we'd love to hear from you! Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 5, 2020

As our 3D Generalist, Shelly has her hands in a bunch of different aspects and areas of development, lending both her texturing and modeling skills to help fill in various holes and gaps within our 3D elements. The first clip shows a lack of forward momentum when the dodge mechanic is engaged. Don't say we didn't warn you.

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Yobob Games

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

There’s a lot of changes that I had to make within the game before I could make a polished trailer and if you guys are keeping up with the game development, you can noticed the significant graphic improvements as well as the subtle details added. A very important NPC in the game. I finally got to make a new trailer for the game.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

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. He's a merchant NPC you'll meet as you embark on your journey to becoming a Raksaka warrior.

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Keith Burgun

JULY 29, 2022

As this video talks about, as players play more and more games, it becomes more difficult for them to find this sense of wonder in new games – even more so when they become game developers themselves. It’s the fault of developers for not exploring new kinds of stories, new kinds of worlds, new kinds of mechanics and so on.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

NOT telekinesis, only works on NPCs / PvP) Havoc (temporary shield / damage buff), very useful for people who keep dying (i.e. This fighting game health mechanic is too fussy and unreliable for a busy shooter. Very streamlined, much faster, low stakes, and often just setting up the inevitable ensuing gunfight. Limited regen (e.g.

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Grid Sage Games

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Items in Rogue may also be cursed and therefore non-removable except via special means, though that is a tangential mechanic tied more to the identification minigame rather than item randomization itself.) Other types of NPCs can modify or convert other types of items. Find a Mechanic who may be hanging around a Repair Station.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

Although this is typically the only place where you can get a monthly peek into all the development that goes into Kristala—a 3D dark fantasy ARPG from female-lead Astral Clocktower Studios—things will soon be changing. Stay tuned for an even more satisfying backstab mechanic in the future. Sound Design.

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Game Global

JUNE 28, 2021

Ultimately, the aim is to make the game accessible to a wider market without ruining the game experience that the developer intended. It may look easy when we receive a project and the developers provide us with a rich localization kit full of design documents, scripts, explanations, and possibly an early version of the game itself.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

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. It's home to a special NPC we haven't revealed yet too.one who plays a very important role in Kristala's core storyline.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Balancing relies heavily on gear, maps are crowded with question marks, Boss fights feature repetitive mechanisms. Battle: Simplified skill point system and amazing visual effects The core of the skill system relates to balancing and mechanisms. Second, quest development is linear on the map. Skill UI of the Witch class).

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

We know it's been a miiinute since we've shared some in-depth development updates from Kristala with you, but we're SUPER STOKED for you to see everything we've been working on since the last time we met. GDC is the game industry's premier professional event, championing game developers and the advancement of their craft. Concept Art.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In fact, 2023 has had some of the biggest game development trends thanks to the increasing use of advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI). Also, the introduction of ground-breaking AI-powered solutions, including Chat GPT, has further inspired new game development trends. Initially, gaming was pretty expensive.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

A 10-year gaming industry veteran, leading game development teams focused on free-to-play titles across mobile and PC. The game's complexity, especially for new players, is a significant challenge, with an overwhelming number of game mechanics introduced rapidly. Written by Christopher Brousseau.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A 10-year gaming industry veteran, leading game development teams focussed on free-to-play titles across mobile and PC. The game's complexity, especially for new players, is a significant challenge, with an overwhelming number of game mechanics introduced rapidly. Written by Christopher Brousseau.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

Some players may try to guess an NPC's sexual mood based on stereotypes like muscular tops, skinny submissive twink bottoms, etc. L loss or often worse, since cops can exploit the same chain reaction mechanic as the player. However, my code randomly assigns different body types, skin colors, and clothing.

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