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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Ask a Game Dev

MARCH 20, 2024

to perform tasks (load a dude, draw a dude, animate a dude). Ubisoft spent a lot of engineering time optimizing the cost of each NPC (cupcake) down as much as possible because they knew that they would have a huge number of them in their game world. When we talk about performance, it helps to think of it as costs to do things.

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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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

We're so happy you're joining us for another epically magical installment of the Kristala Dev Blog! 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.

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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. NOT telekinesis, only works on NPCs / PvP) Havoc (temporary shield / damage buff), very useful for people who keep dying (i.e. no mind control) only 5 powers (+1 PvP only power).

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

Welcome back to ACS headquarters for another rousing installment of the Kristala game dev blog. We can't say too much just yet, but you're definitely gonna wanna tune into next month's dev blog to see how ACS kicks development into high gear. Stay tuned to next month's dev blog issue for a look at the finished piece!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Welcome back to the newest issue of the Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation chronicling all the magic and mystery the Astral Clocktower Studios dev team puts into indie ARPG Kristala every development sprint. Last issue, we shared 3D Character Designer Bianca's progress on the model for our Nisargan forest nymph NPC.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

That's why we were super excited when we learned that this year's fifth-annual Play NYC convention would be held in person (with tons of awesome precautions in place to ensure all devs, speakers, and attendees were kept safe and healthy). link] Rigging / Animation.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Welcome back to another exciting issue of the Kristala Dev blog. 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.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

Thanks for tuning in to another exciting issue of the Kristala dev blog! Stay tuned for details on how you can get monthly comprehensive and even more detailed issues of the Kristala dev blog for just $1 a month! Stay tuned to future issues of the Kristala dev blog for updates on Fede's progress on this important enemy.

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

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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!). Kristala Official Gameplay Trailer. Well, when we said many , we actually really meant most.

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Radiator Blog

JANUARY 16, 2022

Nothing stops you from adding more commands, functions, markup tags, or new ways to process the script. // custom NPC AI script example? Both of those famous games are very typical video game RPG style things where you walk around a world and talk to NPCs, one at a time.

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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. This is a clip of the Heider-Simmel animation. How can I get this NPC to convey a specific emotion if I don’t have that specific animation in my toolbox?

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Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It was like resetting a little stage-play; the NPC actors hit their marks and reappeared at their start location. We used the term actively on MUD-Dev back in the day, making the distinction between simulation and “stagecraft.” It famously only added any crafting because the dev team saw it in UO during beta.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JANUARY 30, 2025

February is nearly upon us already, Travelers, which means we're gearing up to release a MAJOR new content update that will be dropping very soon on Steam as part of our Early Access releaseand it features a new NPC voiced by a popular gaming YouTuber. What other new features and mechanics will be included in the February drop?

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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. 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.

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