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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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

.” - Bryan Bentley, 3D Modeller (Rango, The Golden Compass, The Incredible Hulk) 3D modelers are world builders who help flesh out scenes in a film or game, digitally sculpting the environments, props, and characters of a production. 3D modeling software 3D modelers use a range of software for modeling, sculpting, and texturing.

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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. Featuring the latest releases from studios large and small—and from developers old and new—Play NYC celebrates every facet of gaming in a way that only the Big Apple can.

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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. Our most important storytelling tool is not the written word: We use the game’s feature set to tell its story. This is a clip of the Heider-Simmel animation.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 10, 2019

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. For game developers, they’re great case studies in achieving excellence on a budget. If you take anything away from Santorini as a game developer, it should be as follows. Need help on your board game? For gamers, these games are sure bets.

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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. Using the concept we showed off earlier as his guide, Joe effortlessly captured the whimsical allure of this helpful prop.

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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. As we mentioned above, Cass wasn't the only artist on our team to create custom props this sprint.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 10, 2017

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. I’ll just put down this dubiously large book of impressive philosophy that I was totally reading and not holding like a prop. Our blog is a library – designers can pick a game that is similar in mechanics to their own, and see what issues we discussed.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 12, 2021

That means players engage more as a job (often as “scholars” from developing countries who borrow in-game assets from richer “sponsors” or “managers,” who receive a cut of their earnings) than for fun. The value of new Axies and SLP is propped up by new players putting fresh money into the game.

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Filmustage

MAY 6, 2023

For example, during the making of "Jaws" , Steven Spielberg's AD, John Milius , had to coordinate complex shooting schedules involving numerous mechanical shark props, coordinating with special effects teams, and managing the unpredictable weather conditions at sea. This process helps the AD create a detailed shooting schedule.

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Grid Sage Games

MARCH 20, 2023

Beta 11 was particularly special due to its sheer scope and secondary aim at rebalancing a number of fundamental mechanics, so unlike the usual shorter coverage of stats that I do over on the forums, let’s take a more comprehensive look at some relevant stats from Beta 11… ( Beta 9 stats were the last I covered here on the blog.)

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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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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. Hello, faithful feline-lovin' friends and fantasy aficionados!

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

History Most people in the western hemisphere may not be familiar with Call of Duty: Online (CoDO), a project kicked off in 2010 and announced in 2012 as a partnership between Activision and Tencent, with Activision in charge of development and Tencent as the Chinese publisher of record.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This fighting game health mechanic is too fussy and unreliable for a busy shooter. They're small little bottles that blend-in with junk prop set dressing from a distance. Perhaps as a result, Egor is one of the least interesting and less developed characters in the game unfortunately. Limited regen (e.g. And they usually do!

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CG Spectrum

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Modeling, texturing, and lighting additional assets (furniture, props, decor, etc.) There is a growing demand for architectural visualization artists in real-world architecture, along with other industries such as product design, engineering, mechanics, and entertainment. using 3D software.

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Sirlin

APRIL 8, 2020

This is horribly immoral, and we’re the only developed country in the world (if we can even be called that) that simply lets people die when they can’t pay. All these elites just happened, coincidentally, to act maximally against the candidate who would tax them while propping up any establishment candidate who could maintain the status quo.

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