Where do games disclose AI use?

In the initial creation of illustrations for the maps, neural networks were used, followed by refinement by the artist.

AI-generated art objects

Full screen pictures where made using AI during the EA / prototype of the game, we are in the process of replacing them all with our artists. Everything else is handmade.

Used in some materials

In WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024 we use about 12,500 AI-generated realistic-looking photos for generic male and female players. These pictures are displayed, e.g., on the line-up screen or on the player profile screens.

Critias Empire uses images of public domain 18th and 19th century classical oil on canvas paintings, but since there are only a limited number of these, AI generated images are used where no appropriate historical public domain image can be found. This includes backgrounds, illustrations for buildings, features, disasters, maps and characters, plus live ops, events and marketing material. The images are generated using paid subscription to Midjourney. Crystalline Green Ltd. owns the copyright on the generated images. We are a small independent studio with limited budget, but we appreciate not everyone is comfortable with use of AI generated images in commercial games, so we understand if you would prefer not to play our game. Feel free to contact us if you have further questions or concerns.

AI generated images have been used to as a starting point for icons, characters, and elements of some backgrounds. In nearly every case images are then digitally painted over to remove unwanted artifacts and give all the artwork a similar style. Every effort has been made to produce unique content that does not infringe on any copyright.

The game does not allow players to use AI

Some AI-generated images are included

Currently most translations are done using mix of Google translation and LLMs.

Some game and marketing content was translated with the assistance of AI tools.

We used generative AI to create a small number of background textures, such as book covers, graffiti, and framed wall art. All core visuals and gameplay elements were created by our team.

Used for creating the game banner

Our team uses AI tools to assist development of some in-game content. The final product reflects the creativity and expression of our own development team.

Part of game art is generated by AI

This game includes an AI-generated music track but does not use AI to generate content during gameplay. AI was also used during development as a code assistant, but does not impact the player's experience in real-time.

Store page translation into other languages ​​was made with the assistance of AI.

Generative AI has been used for no other purpose than to provide background imagery for store artwork and marketing.

Generative AI was used to create six placeholder images and one piece of music used in the game. These assets are temporary and are intended to be replaced with non-AL-created assets.

Some textures in the game are pre-rendered using AI; No live-generate content during gameplay

AI image generation is used for some content in the game.

Generated images are used as placeholder art for certain role portraits.

In the demo are a few pre-generated images in the blurry background

Some card illustrations, event images, and background art were partially created using AI-assisted tools.

This game utilizes AI-generated imagery only event pop-up illustrations (approximately 10~15 images) depicting scenarios like theft and plagues. All other visual assets, including key art and god depictions, are hand-crafted.

AI was used to reduce time investment in illustration art. The AI art can be seen in various UI elements where illustrations are present. Please note, all of the AI art you see wasn't merely generated and thrown into the game, it obviously needed a fairly extensive degree of retouching.

In the interest of transparency, illustrations were created with the help of AI-assisted tools, used as creative support within a human-led artistic process.

Artwork placeholders

Dev uses generative AI tools to help develop some in game assets.

AI art is used as placeholder for cards who's artwork is not yet finished. We are regularly replacing artwork with hand made artwork. The final product won't have any ai or placeholder artwork.

The game features a small local language model used to generate dynamic storylines and events based on character traits and relationships. Generative AI is also used to assist in the creation of various 2D textures, marketing materials, portraits and UI elements.

1. We used ChatGPT-4 to make some custom javascript plugins. 2. Used ChatGPT-4/DALL-E3 to generate some of the faces of NPC's, also some icons for the system menu.

Dynamic Aging: Unit portraits realistically age over time. Each character is initially AI-generated and then hand-finished by our artist.

Some dialogue backgrounds and icons use AI generation.

Localisation Text for certain language options in the game were generated using the shear power of AI models to produce, no doubt, horrible/humourous/confusing results. This is Temporary!, with updates coming in the future, If anyone wishes to provide translations/corrections, please do get in contact :)

The game use AI generated music and some pictures generated by AI.

Generative AI is used during development to prototype the voice acting. Expect professional voice acting quality by the full release.

We want to emphasize that both human-art and AI-generated content are used in the event illustrations. At the time of writing this (pre-beta), some of the illustrations in the game are still early experiments and, as such, treated as placeholders. As artists, we fully understand that AI-generated imagery is a controversial topic at the moment. We felt that by using generated art, in addition to our own art, we could create a much more vivid and immersive experience for the player. We are fully open to discussing this further and elaborating on our approach.

AI tools were used in the creation of some of the 2D art.

Our game uses pre-generated voice issues of the main character

The game uses pre-generated AI voice synthesis for pilot radio chatter and communication officer voice lines.

We confirm that AI-assisted tools were used in the development of our game. The specific scope and manner of use are as follows: 1. Type of AI-Generated Content: * Text Content: We used AI text-generation tools to assist in creating initial drafts for some of the in-game copy during the early conceptual stages of development. * This includes content for: * Background stories and design documents for boss characters, frigates, and other units. * Descriptive text for player skills. * Preliminary outlines and descriptions for the game's overall story background. * In-game text such as enemy names and skill descriptions. 2. Our Workflow and Human Oversight (The Key Part): * AI's role was that of an "Assistant Tool": The AI was used solely to generate preliminary, unpolished text drafts and inspiration based on core ideas and directions provided by our producers. * Deep Human Optimization and Review: All AI-generated text underwent strict review, selection, rewriting, and optimization by our producers and development team. We ensured: * Creative Direction: The final design direction and core ideas were entirely determined by the human team. * Content Ownership: We hold full and legal rights to all final content included in the game. The content, after profound human modification and optimization, is no longer a purely AI-generated product but the intellectual property of our team. * Quality and Compliance Control: We ensured all textual content met our quality standards and Steam's distribution rules, containing no infringing, offensive, or inappropriate material. 3. Commitment and Assurance: * We guarantee that the final version of the game does not directly include any unmodified AI-generated output. * We take full responsibility for all content in our game. In Summary: AI was used as a tool for assistance and inspiration during the design phase, but the final generation, approval, and copyright of all game content are the sole responsibility of our human development team.

Visual Assets: Some static assets, such as enemy hit reactions, were initially generated with AI-based tools and then edited by hand.

I used AI tools during development to help with code optimization, solve problems like pathfinding and mathematical formulas, and assist with English translation and proofreading.

Some game assets and chat translations are created using generative AI tools.

Uses pre-rendered icons and music

In this game, the AI character's voice is generated with voice generators.

1. We used ChatGPT-4 to make some custom javascript plugins. 2. Used ChatGPT-4/DALL-E3 to generate some of the faces of NPC's, also some icons for the system menu.

Infrequent usage of placeholder character art, to be replaced as funding allows.

I primarily leverage generative AI to assist me with refining grammar and ensuring correct spelling in English and French.