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Generative AI was used during development to create and refine some 2D visual assets, Steam store artwork, trailer imagery, and localization drafts. All output was reviewed and edited by the developer before inclusion. The game does not generate AI content during play and does not connect to external AI services.

Some Sprites, UI art and sound effects are AI-generated from written prompts, then hand-edited. Nothing is generated at runtime.

Generative AI tools were used to assist with some pre-generated text for the game's store and marketing materials. All AI-assisted content is reviewed and edited by the developer. The game does not use live generative AI to generate content during gameplay.

Generative AI was used exclusively to create promotional artwork for the game's Steam page, including capsule images, banners, and backgrounds.

The game's music soundtrack was created using generative AI tools (Suno), with human curation and selection. All other content - artwork, animation, design, code, and writing - was created by humans.

Some of the game's 2D artwork, including character, enemy and boss sprites, item icons, and backgrounds, was created using generative AI tools. All such assets were individually reviewed, selected, polished and integrated by the development team.

AI-assisted tools were used in the following areas:- Code development- Translation (including localization)

Our work incorporates commissioned artwork, licensed and publicly available assets, and AI-generated content. Regardless of the source materials used, the final product is the creative expression of our development team.

I used modern AI tools as creative assistants while building the world of my game. This allowed me to share the dark fantasy universe in my mind with you in a much more vivid and detailed way.

Generative AI tools were used to assist with some graphics and audio content.

All sprites in Echoes of Aethelgard began as AI-generated frameworks which were then manually resized, dithered, and hand-pixelated by the developer to achieve a specific retro aesthetic. No assets in this game are unmodified AI outputs.

was used to create plot outlines and dialogue drafts