Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 3, 2018

Unit testing texture or asset loading can be useful, as is unit testing many other backend engine routines like memory managers, but that’s just not where most (and by that I mean 99%) of the bugs comes from. The Sheriff picks up the phone and his animation isn’t aligned correctly.

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 27, 2025

invalid asset data). #2: Animations still play, sound still plays, UI still updates, timers may still tick down, but the game will not respond to any player input. 2: Soft Lock A soft lock occurs when the game is unresponsive and unplayable, but the screen continues to update.

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 4, 2018

Unit testing texture or asset loading can be useful, as is unit testing many other backend engine routines like memory managers, but that's just not where most (and by that I mean 99%) of the bugs comes from. TesterTron had a mode where it would jump into each room one-by-one and this was useful in catching missing assets or bad packaging.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

A single shot or asset will often travel through numerous artists and multiple departments before being finalized. As an asset takes shape, it must be presented in a turntable so its look can be properly inspected and approved or given notes by relevant supervisors or clients. So, where do you fit into the production pipeline?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 18, 2019

When doing character animations, specially characters with hundreds of thousands of animation frames (like Cuphead ), using an atlas will not give any increase in performance (as only one frame is drawn at the same time). All your assets will be re-imported and added to an atlas. Optimizing Memory.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

3D Asset Design. As has been the case for the past couple months, 3D Asset Designer, Nick, has steadily been chipping away at the long list of models he's working on that will be used to help detail our Nasahara Ruins level. We've got a lot of awesomeness to share with you today, so let's get right to it, shall we?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Now that our concept art team has nearly completed the designs for all existing assets and items in the Kristala build that needed to be replaced with fresh assets, they're now able to move on to creating brand new items that don't yet have 3D counterparts. Concept Art. If you're a big lover of fantasy games (and we're betting you are!)

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 6, 2020

[link] Next, Will worked on modifying the death systems for our main character (and some of the game's enemies) to allow them to utilize the new death animations Producer Allie recently created (make sure you check out the Game Production section to see them in action). 3D Asset Design. Animation / Rigging / Production.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 5, 2020

3D Asset Design. This sprint, our 3D Asset Designer, Nick, continued working through the long list of models that will detail and decorate the desolate and beautiful, ruined city of Nasahara. In the clips below, you can see the Dodge issues in action. Luckily for you, we've got a couple of gameplay clips that showcase just that.

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Moonmana

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As you may guess from the name, 2D animation relates to 2-dimensional game art based on flat shapes and objects. We were living in the bits era until 2D art finally deployed distinct visuals making each one unique, and as technology kept on advancing, so did 2D animation. Clip studio paint . What is 2D Art? Adobe illustrator .

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 14, 2020

After fiddling around and running some tests, Will was able to make it so that the character can effectively roll through various environmental objects - like the barrels shown in the clip below - to destroy them. link] 3D Asset Design. Here's the bug in action. This sprint, Nick has been hard at work in the Kristala greenhouse!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Secondly, the animations that trigger when a potion is consumed take significantly longer to play out compared to the new VFX animations we have in the works for these crystal designs and results in having to halt the player while the animations play out. 3D Modeling.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

link] Not only does this new trailer feature a ton of sweet cinematics created right in Unreal Engine using our own models and animations, but it also showcases two new characters you’ll meet in gameplay during Kristala too. The first official gameplay trailer for Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

Once finished with the environmental concepts for the six clan capital cities, Harold then joined James in completing a few designs for items that still needed to be replaced with custom assets in the Kristala game build: Modular tunnel pieces. link] Rigging / Animation. In-tact and broken Amulets. Check it out! 3D Modeling.

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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. 3D Asset Design. Ready to take a break from the mundane and dive head-first into the magic of Kristala?

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Usually, they occur due to issues within the code or faulty animation controls. Character Clipping and Collision Glitches A video game entails characters interacting with each other. For instance, texture glitches may involve gaming assets failing to load appropriately, leading to missing or blurry textures. Let’s find out.

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Mnenad

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

  Side note: Watch the clip in this link if you’re not familiar or just interested in understanding the difference between CPU and GPU. Therefor I bought a product from Unity’s Asset Store called Runtime Mesh Batcher (Which seems no longer to be available). It was easy to set up and on low cost. That’s it. When

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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. Level Design.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

“Throughout the game, there were issues with assets clipping into each other, models popping in and out, and huge frame rate drops,” Stanley said. “Throughout the game, there were issues with assets clipping into each other, models popping in and out, and huge frame rate drops,” Stanley said.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

3D Asset Design. We're really looking forward to seeing all the exciting updates we have in the works for the Dalamase swamp, but for now we're just having fun enjoying a few vintage Kristala gameplay clips that feature the demo level as it currently stands. Rigging / Animation. link] Programming.

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The Liquid Fire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

GetView(info.entity, ViewZone.Combatant); var combatant = view.GetComponent<CombatantView>(); var animation = info.value ? We will be grabbing a combatant’s view, and setting either the “Death” or “Idle” animation state based on whether the Entity is dying or not.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 29, 2020

IK can be used to adjust already made animations, add secondary or complementary motion to existing animations, or even to make completely procedurally animated characters. Because the motions that IK creates is completely done in real-time, animations created via IK can be changed at any time. VisualScript improvements.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

As in Skyrim, my animations are charmingly janky, with penises occasionally clipping through eyes and noses, or even through the back of the skull entirely. Here I'm inspired by Skyrim sex mods and literally depict a plain blowjob, a glory hole blowjob, and a rare face-f **g on a leather posing horse.

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