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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #17

Astral Clock Tower Studios

We're officially in the final development crunch for the vertical slice demo of Kristala! WE ARE OFFICIALLY IN THE FINAL DEV CRUNCH FOR THE KRISTALA VERTICAL SLICE DEMO! He also programmed the functionality for throwing consumables in the Kristala demo. Animation / Rigging / Production. Wait, wait, wait. clears throat*.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #18

Astral Clock Tower Studios

He then implemented and modified the Skill tree system so that it’s demo ready and added a wearable "light" item category before setting up functionality to allow players starting a new game to begin with several necessary items (weapons, armor, potions, etc.) Animation / Rigging / Production. in their inventory. Level Design.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #29

Astral Clock Tower Studios

In last month's dev blog installment, we introduced you to the progress we'd commenced on the overhaul we're currently giving to the entirety of the Kristala demo—including characters, enemies, levels, and more. Right away, Harold dove into creating fresh, detailed concepts for each level area in the Kristala demo. Let's dive in.

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CGS Grad's Unreal project selected as finalist for 2023 Rookies Awards

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I chose the City Sample Demo because it already looks amazing, and since the class lessons were in using the Take Recorder instead of environment building, this seemed like a win for my time spent and potentially having something cool for my portfolio. City Sample Demo 3D environment.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #22

Astral Clock Tower Studios

This sprint, Gameplay Programmer Will spent the bulk of his time addressing bugs within our current demo build and amending the tutorial section in order to force players through it and prevent them from accidentally missing crucial gameplay information. Animation / Rigging. Stay tuned! Programming. link] Concept Art.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #25

Astral Clock Tower Studios

Today we're serving up some seriously exciting updates, including a look at our new, custom game cursor; updates on our new player character's rigging and animation; and a sneak peek at our newest WIP level area. Game Production / Rigging / Animation. The image below shows three chains of arm bones in the rig Allie created.

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Animation for Beginners - Get Started as an Animator | CGSpectrum

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In 3D animation, animators start with a rigged 3D model, positioning the character, prop, or vehicle and developing motion paths between poses (key frames) for their movement. A good resume and cover letter will help, but your demo reel is your chance to show your future employer your animation skills.