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Thyrian Defenders - 19

Added 2019-03-22 19:35:25 +0000 UTC

Ok, it's been a busy week with all my other content but I just about got this Titan ready to blast off. We'll see how it goes, I'm much better at atmospheric scenes than fast paced action.

Since the ships are basically the characters in shmups, I think it's important to really develop the design. Including the cockpit and inner components, every inch of this bird has been thought out. We didn't just make a generic sprite and arbitrarily choose it's weaponry. Every weapon and ability your craft has is visualized in the ship design. I created several detailed illustrations of the Titan now, and it's always a challenge to ensure all details and proportions are consistent, but it's worth the richness it brings to the game world. By the time we finish the game I feel like I'll be able to create the blue prints to engineer this ship in real life.