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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #35

Astral Clock Tower Studios

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. We're so glad you're here. If this is your first time joining us, welcome to the family! and they're not wrong. Concept Art.

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Sandbox vs themepark

Raph Koster

It was like resetting a little stage-play; the NPC actors hit their marks and reappeared at their start location. And that meant you had to be a programmer who knew how to code C on a Unix machine to add any new behavior to the system. Some of this was used to just add nicer NPCs, with conversations, reactions to the environment, etc.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #32

Astral Clock Tower Studios

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!

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A comprehensive guide to in-demand roles in film and games

CG Spectrum

Creature animator - Breathing life into real-life and fantasy creatures, creature animators add nuance and personality through movements, gestures, facial expressions, and how the creature interacts (and reacts) with its environment and other characters/creatures. to evoke empathy in the audience or player.

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The Lost Ark Has Found its Way

Deconstructor of Fun

Only MMO like World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14 are still generally recognized by western gamers. This is primarily because the Korean art team does not have the same historical and cultural burden as European and American teams shoulder when designing western fantasy elements. This genre is getting marginalized in the West.

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Deathloop deconstruction / design thoughts

Radiator Blog

NOT telekinesis, only works on NPCs / PvP) Havoc (temporary shield / damage buff), very useful for people who keep dying (i.e. me) or PvP buff but conceptually rather boring Aether (cloak + invisible to laser sensors, attacks cancel it, can be upgraded to only consume mana while moving). It would feel terrible.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #31

Astral Clock Tower Studios

Hello, and welcome to the official Kristala dev blog, where we break down the development process for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala each month. Becoming a Kristala Patron also means you'll unlock a special, secret code that'll gain you tons of bonus entries for our upcoming PS5 giveaway! BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

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