Astral Clock Tower Studios

JANUARY 14, 2021

Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you'll get a front-row seat to the development process for the inaugural title from the leading ladies at Astral Clocktower Studios—a female-owned indie games studio based in Central PA, USA. We can't wait to see these textured!

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OPM Jobs

JUNE 9, 2022

The gaming industry is no longer a niche, and there are lots of opportunities from major studios through to indie developers. Games Animator – This role is responsible for bringing memorable characters to life in games. They use animation software to visually represent the movement and behaviour of characters in the game.

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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!). Welcome, beautiful creatures! Here are some shots of Fede's WIP. Take a look.

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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. During his first official pass, Pete was finally able to make the textures and shaders work in tandem.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The dev blog is where we share all the behind-the-scenes dev action for Kristala, a 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG developed by the incredibly talented team at women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. Many of our friends who've already had a chance to play early builds of Kristala have lovingly referred to it as Cat Souls.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Kristala has been approved as an official selection for the 2020 Indie World Order digital convention, IWOCon! Here's a look at Cass's finished model for the coliseum, complete with unwrapped UVs and applied textures. Stay tuned for updates on the trees and their houses - plus more of this beautiful texture work - next issue.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

You're just in time for the latest installment of the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, a monthly compilation of the game development completed for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala in November 2020. Once he's modeled all three sets, Cass will then begin the tedious texturing process for each one.

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CG Spectrum

APRIL 3, 2023

We witnessed some incredible innovations and listened to interactive demonstrations showcasing the latest advancements in AI and machine learning, VR, 3D modeling and texturing, rendering, visualization , animation , game design , storytelling, and so much more.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 14, 2020

Hello, fellow indie gamers and RPG enthusiasts! We've shown off Bianca's progress on the tree trunk spider enemy in previous issues, and we're super pleased to be showing you the fully textured and painted fiend. First, Shelly gave a little facelift to the texturing used on our Masarusa enemy. Animation / Rigging / Production.

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Played with Fire

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Animated ghosts show the right movement Hand snapping and reactive animations But in general every physical object in our game is fully interactable! Poses & Suggestive shapes / animations (hand & object). . ✓ The right shape and look of objects on scene. and how to differentiate the interactive ones from the decoration.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

This is the place where we bring you a monthly peek into the development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game developed using Unreal Engine 4 by women-lead Astral Clocktower Studios. We'll walk you through Nick's entire process for modeling and texturing these Twiggies in the comprehensive version of today's dev blog.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 10, 2022

Anderson is a master of cinematic texture, which is also not surprising, because each of his pictures was shot on the film. The human brain will never perceive a film that is fully CGI as an actual "movie", because for us it will be more like animation picture. that support indie cinema and genre experimentation. We don't know.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

Whether its a photorealistic RPG or a stylized indie game, every visual element follows a structured journey from concept to integration. But how exactly does a simple sketch transform into a fully animated, game-ready asset? Adding Realism & Depth A 3D model without textures is lifeless.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

Overall I feel it's an OK game that's basically playable, despite the bugs and aggressive texture streaming and general unfinished feeling. Instead there's cutscenes without animation, scripted conversations without choreography, and readables you rarely read because the game never pauses. But not really.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you can get front-row seats to the development process for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the first title from female-owned-and-operated indie game studio Astral Clocktower Studios. Tune in to next month's dev blog to see the updates!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

and try your luck at winning a FREE PS5 Disc Edition, courtesy of women-lead indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. Even cooler, Neil is modeled after studio founder Allie's IRL late father, Neil, who had a penchant for all things animal and a deep love for the Grateful Dead.

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Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It’s also important to consider that the bar for video games is being set ever higher, even for indies. Things like color palettes, textures, and lighting all help to build a mood, as well as animation and how things in your world move and interact. That means players have come to expect a certain level of polish in games.

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Moonmana

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It’s fair to say that 3D game art styles are used everywhere – in film and cartoon production, animation, interior design, and architecture fields, and especially in game development. Low poly art has no textures but poses a strong focus on shapes, materials, and lighting. . The definition comes from the name.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

Here you'll get an inside look at the detailed development work done for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the inaugural title from the team behind Astral Clocktower Studios—a female-lead indie studio based in Central PA, USA. This sprint, Karena was able to tackle the UVs and begin texturing. Rigging / Animation. Take a look!

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 9, 2023

Every man and his dog has made an indie game but no one has painted a game yet. A point of interest in the indie game sea.” It’s the combination of art, coding, music, sound design, graphic design, writing, acting, animation, sculpture, and then at the end you can play it! Especially an indie 2D side scroller puzzle game.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Every man and his dog has made an indie game but no one has painted a game yet. A point of interest in the indie game sea.” It’s the combination of art, coding, music, sound design, graphic design, writing, acting, animation, sculpture, and then at the end you can play it! Especially an indie 2D side scroller puzzle game.

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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!). Since we last met, things have legit been poppin' off over here. Check it out!

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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. Here are two of the different texture variants Pete showed off this sprint. Started implementing an IK Setup.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Both Unity and Unreal are popular choices among giant game development studios as well as indie developers. However, Unreal is more optimal for 3D visuals, and Unity has a large focus and toolset for 2D animation production. Unity is the best option for indie developers and mobile game projects. VR and AR games. Multiplayer.

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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. Speaking of more important tasks, Shelly has become the resident texture expert of the Astral Clocktower Studios dev family.

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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. Implementing sprint attack animations, changing walk animations, and correcting dash rotation issues.

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