Cocos

MARCH 25, 2024

Also, I’ve been toying around with the animation tool’s “embedded player”… I realize it’s still experimental feature, but it got me thinking… is there a way that we can preview a spine animation in editor without having to manually playtest the game? Particularly in the animation timeline tool?

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Game Designing

OCTOBER 2, 2023

You may have seen some 2D or 3D animated movies and video games that look like they were hand-drawn or have a cartoon-like style. Usually, Japanese anime films and video games feature this distinct look. This type or technique of animation is known as cel-shading animation. Some also refer to it as toon shading.

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CG Spectrum

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

These frames are sometimes left as static images or turned into a simple animation sequence called an animatic. A storyboard acts as a visual guide for how a live-action or animated scene will be shot and includes the look, timings, camera angles, and points of view. Brief animators or filmmakers on a scene.

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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). Region takes up more space, but allows drawing only parts of the image, clipping it, etc. Optimizing Memory.

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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. Champagne Kristal = Eminence Mana Consumable.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

A very requested feature for the 2D engine is the possibility to have 2D directional lights and shadows. x is that, several times, sprites are separated in many nodes in order to be animated or assembled. 2D Masking / Clipping. Hopefully, users will give many other cool uses to this new feature. This has been added for 4.0

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

Since the pandemic began, we've exhibited Kristala at a few awesome virtual conventions like IWOCon and Game Carnival; and while these cons are fun and feature a ton of interesting panels and industry speakers, they don't quite replace the value of in-person conventions. Kristala at Play NYC 2021.

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Cocos

MARCH 26, 2023

See the documentation “Render Debugging - Run Time Using Render debugging”: [link] • When the node animates, add the tween ‘destroySelf’ method to destroy the front nodal point. Comparison of results in high light intensity (off vs. on): • Added Light Probe Bake Preview feature. Skip rendering when the UI element Opacity is 0.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D Modelling 3D Animation FX Concept Art 2D Animation Game Design Game Programming 3D Modelling: Shaping Virtual Worlds “3D modelling is a rewarding career where you get to bring concepts and 2D imagery to life, sculpting personality and story into characters, objects, and environments.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

We had 8 students working for on great new features all around the engine, and they reported on their progress regularly on this blog, with a first ( part 1 and part 2 ) and second progress report. Getting started with these features. Here is the list of projects and students with links to the relevant sections. Walkthrough/tutorial.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Over the past few sprints, our 3D Environmental Designer, Cass, has been working on modeling out the three individual sets of tree houses that will be featured in Nisar. The twisted branches and vines featured on Karena's bed frame model below are definitely fitting for the nature-obsessed Nisarga clan. Stay tuned!

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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? Cel Shading Art.

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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. Animation / Rigging / Production. What do you think these might be used for in the game? Let us know in the comments!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 29, 2020

One of the most requested language feature that GDScript lacks is being able to generate documentation for your code, using a system similar to "javadoc" in Java, "XML comments" in C# and "doc string" in Python, etc. Currently the first part of the project is almost done and I'm working on the UI features.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

For his first concept piece, we tasked Harold with an environmental shot showcasing the first Kristal Checkpoint that appears in the Dalamase swamp level featured in the Kristala demo. After finishing up the Twiggy concept pictured above, Harold then moved on to a third environmental concept featuring one such village.

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The Liquid Fire

APRIL 11, 2024

Perhaps as a way to expand enemy AI in the future, or maybe some quality of life feature for movement where you want your character to move beyond their range over the course of multiple turns. Euler(pronounced Oiler) is one of the most common methods of rotation in games and animation, We have a rotation axis for x, y and z.

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Cocos

APRIL 7, 2024

Hi all, I need to interrupt attack animation clip state of marionette system when unit dies, however if I seed trigger or boolean variable “Die” to true, unit continues to play attack animation clip till it end and just after it starts transition to “Dead” state… How can I make it to stop “Attack” animation clip/state and move it straight away to “Dead” (..)

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 5, 2020

Last issue, we shared the texturing work Cass had started on the forest homes, many of which resemble beautiful log cabins due to the intricate woodwork featured throughout. Their sacred crystal features an eye to represent this special Myrtunan gift. In the clips below, you can see the Dodge issues in action. Take a look!

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Ask a Game Dev

JUNE 6, 2024

Ladders are another common game feature that tend to cause all sorts of animation and game state problems. While in this state, player input is typically taken away from the player and a mounting transition animation occurs. On The Ladder, when a character can loop through climbing up or down animation cycle to move.

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Ladders are another common game feature that tend to cause all sorts of animation and game state problems. While in this state, player input is typically taken away from the player and a mounting transition animation occurs. On The Ladder, when a character can loop through climbing up or down animation cycle to move.

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Ladders are another common game feature that tend to cause all sorts of animation and game state problems. While in this state, player input is typically taken away from the player and a mounting transition animation occurs. On The Ladder, when a character can loop through climbing up or down animation cycle to move.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Next, Nick created two variants for all four of the vendor signs that will be featured in the Nasahara Ruins level, then finished up a couple pieces for the Clocktower Park - an area within Nasahara that, as its name suggests, serves as a cheeky little homage to the studio name.

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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. AND NOW WE FINALLY CAN!!! Behold, friends! The first official gameplay trailer for Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Because the Nisarga clan dwells within planet Ailur's vast, forested lands, their armor typically features a stunning array of vibrant, green hues and warm shades of brown. Their leather armor is often decorated with twisting vines, animal imagery, preserved flowers, and other natural craftsmanship. 3D Modeling.

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Game Global

JULY 12, 2021

Our most important storytelling tool is not the written word: We use the game’s feature set to tell its story. We need to understand, at least at a high level, all of its features. This is a clip of the Heider-Simmel animation. That’s why we have to understand the feature set. And that’s humans!

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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). We're really diggin' these changes. Take a look! Level Design.

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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. At the heart of each clan's designated area stands its capital city.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

The event kicks off on March 26th and runs through April 2nd, so be sure to check out our Events section for more details on the Kristala booth and which game island we'll be featured on. This gorgeous crest features the signature leaf from the mighty Jhacanda tree crossed with a Nisargan stave and Rosethorne sword. link] Programming.

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The Liquid Fire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Non-lethal damage is a feature we can save for another day. GetView(info.entity, ViewZone.Combatant); var combatant = view.GetComponent<CombatantView>(); var animation = info.value ? After defeating the monster, it will play its death animation, but the game will then immediately proceed with the story.

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Game Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

wej Duj” takes advantage of its animated format to give us two non-human crews in the same way Prodigy will when it airs in the not too distant future. The episode ends with a clip of the lower decks on a Borg cube; the drones remain in their regenerative alcoves. More often than not, Trek gives itself a pass on that.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

Here I take direct inspiration from some of my peers featured in the Cruising Pavilion: architect John Lindell 's "social structure" sculptures and artist Andreas Angelidakis 's "Cruising Labyrinth" (pictured below). My modern PDF edition features modern typography, her last letters, and some historical context and footnotes.

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