Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

They're super skilled at creating mechanically beautiful weapons and armor adorned with gears, sprogs, and tons of bronze. Just like the Kota weapon concepts James created above, these armor concepts skillfully integrate various steampunk elements to beautifully highlight the mechanical and scientific prowess the Kotakaya species possesses.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

They are also responsible for implementing NPC (non-player character) movement, performances, and behaviors, which are controlled by AI (artificial intelligence). They oversee both the foundation and execution of the game mechanics and overall user experience. Others are writers and/or world directors who focus on player experience.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

[link] With Tiff working on the beginning portions of the Dalamase, the newest member of our Level Design team, Ian, got started on blocking out and detailing the underground Cave level area that's home to an important NPC featured in Kristala's storyline. Stay tuned for an even more satisfying backstab mechanic in the future.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

As we move closer and closer to completing the vertical slice for Kristala, our dev team has been working hard to finish all the designs, models, and mechanics that will be featured in Dalamase, the level area that's featured in the slice. Music is an important piece of the Kristala puzzle.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In our last issue, we showed off Nicholas's progress on the details he's added to give this NPC the signature Keozan look. Music is an important piece of the Kristala puzzle. Adorned with tons of bronze gears, tubes, sprogs, and bolts, these blades will be wielded by the hordes of Kota soldiers and officers you'll be battling in game.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

With all core mechanics and elements now in place, the last thing on the list is to add any last-minute assets and address bugs. In addition to starting the armor for our second Kota soldier variant, Fede also made some adjustments to the intricate, mechanized weapons you'll see our base Kota soldiers wielding in the Kristala Vertical Slice.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The game's complexity, especially for new players, is a significant challenge, with an overwhelming number of game mechanics introduced rapidly. The game has some serious depth and makes for a compelling single player campaign experience where every battle is a puzzle. Where the game shines though is in the upgrading of your Troops.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The game's complexity, especially for new players, is a significant challenge, with an overwhelming number of game mechanics introduced rapidly. The game has some serious depth and makes for a compelling single player campaign experience where every battle is a puzzle. Where the game shines though is in the upgrading of your Troops.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

A dense randomized mini-chess puzzle where everything matters. Some players may try to guess an NPC's sexual mood based on stereotypes like muscular tops, skinny submissive twink bottoms, etc. L loss or often worse, since cops can exploit the same chain reaction mechanic as the player. L gain, cop attacks inflict a -1.0

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