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Steam News1 April 20263mo ago

Crystal Ascend Dev Log Episode 01

Hey everyone, this is Zodiac GameLab. The incremental game Crystal Ascend has made some progress!

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Hey everyone, this is Zodiac GameLab. The incremental game Crystal Ascend has made some progress!

What changed

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  • Gameplay
addedTo make the crystal feel more dynamic, I added a short floating-up animation. The rising motion can’t be too fast or too slow—if it’s too fast, it looks choppy, and if it’s too slow, there’s hardly any time left for interaction by the time the crystal is ready. Tweaking this parameter was a real headache.
addedThis won’t be the final version—there are still plenty of effects to add, but I’ll stop here for now.
addedAbout this GameA simple incremental game where you nurture crystal elementals by destroying floating crystals and harvesting aether. Upgrade the skill tree, unlock new abilities to gather resources faster, and build your ultimate crystal companions.
addedAbout this GameIf you’re interested, feel free to add to wishlist 😊

Crystal Ascend changes

addedTo make the crystal feel more dynamic, I added a short floating-up animation. The rising motion can’t be too fast or too slow—if it’s too fast, it looks choppy, and if it’s too slow, there’s hardly any time left for interaction by the time the crystal is ready. Tweaking this parameter was a real headache.
addedThis won’t be the final version—there are still plenty of effects to add, but I’ll stop here for now.
addedA simple incremental game where you nurture crystal elementals by destroying floating crystals and harvesting aether. Upgrade the skill tree, unlock new abilities to gather resources faster, and build your ultimate crystal companions.
addedIf you’re interested, feel free to add to wishlist 😊

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In the initial version, the crystal was just stuck in mid-air, looking fake and lifeless 🥲 Steam post image

To make the crystal feel more dynamic, I added a short floating-up animation. The rising motion can’t be too fast or too slow—if it’s too fast, it looks choppy, and if it’s too slow, there’s hardly any time left for interaction by the time the crystal is ready. Tweaking this parameter was a real headache.

Once it floats up, the crystal also needs a spinning animation. To make it look natural, I found myself in parameter hell again 😂 After adjusting all the parameters, it ended up looking something like this: Steam post image

This won’t be the final version—there are still plenty of effects to add, but I’ll stop here for now.

About this Game

A simple incremental game where you nurture crystal elementals by destroying floating crystals and harvesting aether. Upgrade the skill tree, unlock new abilities to gather resources faster, and build your ultimate crystal companions.

If you’re interested, feel free to add to wishlist 😊

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Steam News / 1 April 2026

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