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We used AI to create the voices for John, Ellie, Matt, and Becca. This is a temporary solution; we intend to replace these audio tracks with professional voice acting as soon as possible.

AI was used for creating painting images for the game's environment.

- pre-rendered 2d pictures generated by AI used in some game assets - pre-rendered 2d pictures generated by AI used in some Steam community assets or marketing materials

There is no AI generated content in this game. All artwork and scenes were made by me or asset creators on the marketplace without the use of AI generated content.

The game banner was generated with AI based on a screenshot taken from our game. We chose a graphical style different from the one in-game. We also used IA to generate musics for our game.

Some of the banners on the page have been partially created using AI tools.

Character voice acting contains AI voice.

d-id was used to generate the game's cutcine videos.

The English synthetic voices have been developed using AI technology.

The Dark Cowboy is a solo-developed project created over several years in Unreal Engine. To achieve a cinematic experience as a single creator, AI tools were integrated into the production workflow in a few specific areas. Cinematics & Visuals Generative AI tools assisted in creating visual material for cinematic sequences, as well as static artwork for loading screens and promotional imagery. Audio & Voice Performances Character dialogue is performed using voice models derived from licensed human voice performances, alongside select atmospheric tracks to enhance the game’s immersive soundscape. Writing & Localization Language models assisted with editorial review of scripts and helped produce translations across the game's 14 supported languages. All such elements were carefully directed, manually refined, and integrated by the developer to ensure they fully support the atmosphere and storytelling of The Dark Cowboy.

I have used AI art generation for some of the game's assets.

Image generation is used for in-game elements such as posters

AI, employed for the purpose of narrative refinement, intricately weaves the storyline into a captivating tapestry while preserving the fundamental essence envisioned by the developer. It is imperative to acknowledge that every narrative and enigma originates from the creative prowess of the developer, whose ingenuity shapes tales grounded in actuality.Only the steam page art are generated with AI.

The original appearance of the art was recreated using AI and further refined by humans

We used AI to create the game icon and background image for the main page. Also, we took inspiration from AI for some texts and dialogues.

Some translations are AI-generated.

This game contains works created by use of AI in the creation of dialogue audio for the characters. All AI generated content was created as original works by the developer.

AI assistance was utilized in creating the loading screen images, some in-game painting images in Demonsomnia, and some images on the store page.

The graphics in the game (backgrounds and sprites) - are the result of strong processing of 3d models.

The game uses some AI generated and manually modified content only for paitings and photographs as well as for some of the text content (modified and reworded).

**Disclosure on Use of Generative AI in Development** *Lost Traces: False Awakening* and *Lost Traces: Genesis* are ambitious projects developed by a **small indie team**. To efficiently achieve the large scope and detail of the game's world, we made selective use of pre-generated tools during development. This approach was strictly limited to foundational elements which were then heavily refined by human artists and engineers: * **Character Designs (Images):** A portion of the initial character design concepts and visual elements (used on the store page and in-game) were informed by licensed image generation tools, such as **Stable Diffusion**. Every single piece of content has since been **manually edited, digitally painted, and extensively refined** by our artists to ensure unique visual identity and high quality. * **Voice Dialogue (Audio):** A portion of the in-game voice dialogue was generated using licensed text-to-speech or AI voice tools. This audio was subsequently run through **professional editing, mastering, and processing** to ensure vocal quality, pacing, and consistency across the game's soundscape. Our team maintains **full creative and artistic control** over all final assets. We did not use any AI tools to generate content *live* during gameplay.

Some images in the game were partly designed by artificial intelligence image generation. They were adapted in a unique way to fit in the general theme.

This game contains AI generated contents. The graphic is generated by AI and fixed by human. This game contains violence scenes.

There was AI image generation used for creating bases for some environment textures, those bases were heavily modified by hand to fit the game from the original texture spit out by AI.

Some image elements were generated using AI and refined using photobash and overpainting. English voiceovers.

Some object textures are AI generated to apparently look AI generated as a commentary, distorted and non human (dreamtexture plugin for Blender with prompts like "AI looking alien food" and such. Pictures of faces have been generated with this-person-does-not-exist.com to look like conventionnaly beautiful but generic portraits, again foreshadowing the idea what a person looks like, from an AI, algorithmically driven system.

Due to our team having only one artist and one engineer, using AI assistance during the development process is crucial. This technology saves a significant amount of time and resources, helping us maintain momentum in our development efforts. We primarily apply AI technology during the drafting stage to expedite the design process and improve efficiency. Specifically, we only utilize AI assistance for certain game scenes and objects, with final adjustments made manually to complete the final drafts. As for character illustrations within the game, they are entirely designed and finalized by the artist from start to finish.

A texture for one backround asset was created using generative AI. The paintings, posters and other artwork you see in the game are NOT made by AI.

AI generation used for some card illustrations.

AI has been used in a limited way* for the following aspects: Text Localization, Speech Localization and Musical Audio. *The base was AI-generated, but the transformative creation built upon it stands as an original work. (Text was controlled by a human, the voice and musical audio were edited and reworked by a human)

As a small independent development team with limited resources, we used AI-based tools to assist with certain aspects of content creation, including textures, audio, and in-game video elements (such as VHS-style footage). All final content was carefully reviewed, refined, and manually reworked by the development team including additional re-texturing to ensure it reflects our creative vision.

Some minor details were created using AI image generation

The newspaper and voice actings are made with AI. Sample voice is my own voice.

Some parts of the images used in the Steam Storepage are AI generated.

AI Imagery on storefront

We reaffirm our respect for human artists and their work. Due to current technical limitations, we employed AI image generator during development and apologize to players for any concerns this may cause. AI tools such as Doubao, Gemini, and Stable Diffusion were used solely as references to visualize concepts and inform the creation of game content. All in-game AI assets have been substantially transformed — through redesign, editing, fusion, animation, recoloring, and pixelation in professional digital art tools — to produce original assets consistent with the game’s visual style. We do not use or reproduce AI-generated content created by third parties. All applicable copyright and licensing terms were reviewed to ensure lawful commercial use.

The paintings and the voices are created with AI.

Special mode voice.

Some visual assets, such as store capsule images and in-game card illustrations, were created with the assistance of generative AI tools. All gameplay and code are original.

This game and associated materials uses AI generated audio and visual graphics content. All AI generated content is commercially licensed from the industries leading AI generation platforms.

This game and associated materials uses AI generated audio and visual graphics content. All AI generated content is commercially licensed from the industries leading AI generation platforms.

Store page image assets (excluding screenshots and videos) has been generated with AI as the game will need to be further developed to get final assets but will fit the themes as presented.

Hand refined and adjusted Midjourney generations have been used for certain ingame graphics. (Optional)Deepvoice has been used for certain enemy vocal exclamations. Can be changed ingame to human VA only.

We use AI to generate dialogs in game, all characters have their own personality thanks to AI.

AI was used to generate some of the paintings seen on the walls in-game, as well as some community profile items (such as Steam badges).

Ai has been used, to create steam page image (not screenshots) only for Header.

To enhance the production process and ensure the highest quality of content, our game incorporates images created with the assistance of artificial intelligence. Additionally, we have utilized AI in the editing process of our extensive in-game texts, ensuring linguistic accuracy and the elimination of errors.

DeepVoice(from the unity asset store) asset is used to pre-generate some of the character voices in the game and in one of the trailers

AI used to assist with background paintings & VO.

DarkSwarm is built by hand, by talented individuals — but we may have used generative AI, among other tools, to visualize ideas during the concept phase, helping us deliver the best possible game experience. In that sense, it has supported the creation of certain environmental assets, images, and props. It's one of many tools in our creative toolbox and is always used alongside handcrafted work.