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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The Bottom Feeder

MAY 11, 2022

Either NPC characters, ghost monsters, or actual human players. We have announced our next game, Queen’s Wish 2: The Conqueror , an all-new, innovative, Empire-building indie RPG, coming later Summer. Balancing Two Games At a Time Is Impossible Allegedly, Elden Ring doesn't have different difficulty levels.

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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 especially love how Tiff made one of the moons blue and the other purple. Have a look!

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 1, 2020

We don’t want it to trigger if an enemy or NPC walks within the area, so let’s set up a Unit which will allow for the identification of our player. Our NoCode game development course teaches indie game devs how to build breathtaking games from scratch. . Step 5: Target the Character Tag. Want to Make Video Games?

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Let’s imagine we want to just keep ourselves organized so we want to use a comment node so we can easily describe what we’re building. We want it to encase our two other nodes, because we want to describe what we’re building. If a Non Player Character (NPC) or enemy enters into the region, it wouldn’t trigger the trap.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

A hostile NPC statue wakes up, which means you can lure it away from the door.) SHINY ART STYLE: The most obvious difference vs its Skyrim mod roots is the art style -- it went from 2011 pre-PBR Skyrim to 2020 UE4 Quixel 4k photoscans with subsurface scatter'd Character Creator NPCs.

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Radiator Blog

MAY 5, 2021

It's probably not worth the hassle for a solo indie. Whenever an NPC is about to dump backstory and exposition on you, they'll ask you to take a seat. During big long quest chains, there are periodic quest stages where you have to wait 1-2 in-game days before checking in with the NPC again. Sit and listen.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

NOT telekinesis, only works on NPCs / PvP) Havoc (temporary shield / damage buff), very useful for people who keep dying (i.e. I know it's easy for armchair indies like me to complain about pulling punches. Very streamlined, much faster, low stakes, and often just setting up the inevitable ensuing gunfight. It would feel terrible.

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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. Here's a look at Neil's initial concept, followed by Amanda's revised version that really captures the true essence of this beautiful memorial NPC. Kristala at Play NYC 2021. Concept Art.

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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. Stay tuned to hear more about the Cathedral and the mysterious attic NPC in future social posts and development blogs!

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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

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. It's home to a special NPC we haven't revealed yet too.one who plays a very important role in Kristala's core storyline.

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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.

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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. Concept Art. If you're a big lover of fantasy games (and we're betting you are!)

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