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AI was used during development, particularly to assist in creating and refining some artwork and audio assets. All content was reviewed, selected, improved upon, and integrated manually. This game does not generate AI content during gameplay.I'm not a good artist or audio producer but using current tools lets me deliver what I think is a fun game that I wouldn't be able to deliver at anywhere near the same quality without them. Fortress Breaker is still very much a one person project, just one with great tools.

I’m an indie game developer and have tried making games for years. Generative AI has been used as part of my development process, including helping with code, visual and sound assets. It is not a simple one-shot process, but effort has been put in over multiple generations to control and curate the art style.

During game development, generative AI could be used to assist in writing software code and creating some of the 2D/3D materials. All such content was pre‑generated before the release, underwent review, and is the result of a creative process led by a human

Generative AI tools were used during development as part of the production workflow for selected visual assets. All such assets were reviewed, refined, and integrated by the development team. No AI content is generated during gameplay, and the game does not connect to external AI services.

Some pre-generated 2D visual assets—including character art, sprites, backgrounds, and an ending image—were created or edited with generative AI tools during development. These assets are static and were reviewed and integrated by the developer. The game does not generate content with AI during gameplay or connect to an external AI service.

Some pre-generated visual assets in the game were created or assisted with generative AI tools, including environment artwork, interface illustrations, textures, and source material used for certain 3D assets. All such material was reviewed, edited, integrated, and tested by the developer. The game does not generate AI content during gameplay or connect to external AI services while running.

Generative AI also assisted in creating some promotional artwork and descriptive text for the Steam store page.

AI tools were used during development solely to assist with coding, including identifying and fixing bugs and making minor code corrections and improvements. AI does not generate any content for players during gameplay.

This game uses generative AI tools to help create some visual assets (including art produced with SwarmUI / Z-Image Turbo). These assets may appear in the game, Steam store materials, and related community/marketing images.Gameplay systems such as procedural pixel sprites and real-time audio synthesis are rule-based/procedural, not generative AI.An optional Streamer mode can also show simulated “AI audience” chat when Twitch is not connected; this is scripted simulated chat for chaos events, not player-facing AI-generated stories or dialogue as the core game.All generative AI–assisted content is curated and integrated by the developer. No generative AI is required for players to create or upload content.

Generative Ai has been used to create or assist in creating; code base for the game, some art elements, some audio elements

We may use AI-based tools during development to assist with content creation. In all such cases, the final game mirrors our dev team's creativity and expression.

Some 2D art assets in this game — including UI textures, item icons, and the title and loading screens — were created with the help of generative AI tools and then hand-edited for use in the game. All game design, simulation systems, and gameplay logic are authored and directed by the developer. No content is generated by AI while the game is running. Translations into languages other than English were produced with the help of AI.