![]() The concept team came up with the idea of using the Civilian Tanker from Homeworld 2 as a base with the backstory of Pirates stealing civilian ships retrofitting them as their own. Design needed a small fleet to introduce early game mechanics and the only nugget for faction identity was “Pirates that hide in terrain fields” Our first intuition was to start with some earlier concepts from Homeworld 2 to get inspired. Sometime in 2020 we were workshopping ideas for the Kalan Raiders, back then we just called them Pirates – the story was still very early in its evolution and we focused more on their visual backstory. Before I show you the Hiigaran Carrier, let’s dive into some history. You are correct, that is the same Carrier “cereal box” from the release trailer but reskinned for the Kalan Raiders. It makes this game such a labor of love for the team. ![]() Let me start by saying, nothing hyperspaces past the Homeworld Community. Today I’d like to talk about “The Carrier” and all that goes into designing units for a Homeworld game. ![]() A little scared but also extremely excited to see what the Fans had to say. You can check out the blog post which includes a ton of interesting illustrations or you can read below to see what he had to say about the creation process:ĭuring the Gamescom Trailer release, with a notepad in hand both the Gearbox and Blackbird team nervously lurked the community threads. In a new blog post Blackbird Interactive Art Director Karl Gryc goes into detail as to how the ship was created. Homeworld 3 has unveiled a new Capital Class Vessel, the Hiigaran Carrier.
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