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Star Atlas | Armstrong Capital Ship

Are you into asteroid mining? Maybe this 400m ship is a good choice then:
- This massive asteroid eater is equipped with dozens of biting tools attached to the ships bow.
- Before starting to mine anything, we got to find a good spot on these large asteroids. Send out your "small" autonomous drones to scan for rare materials.
- The "head" contains most of the crew quarters, whilst the middle part contains massive sorting and processing units. The back of the ship holds large bulk material containers. If full, autonomous freighters carry your precious grinded materials to the next distribution hub in open space.

I had so much freedom on this ship, and was able to dive into it for at least 4 months straight. Thank you Star Atlas!
Art Direction: DANNY FLOYD and GARY SANCHEZ

This was so much fun! I am happy for every single like <3

The UE5 demo does not show any gameplay features.

I did tons of these shots, playing around with the layout of the bridge. It should feel like being on a container ship for several months, captains seat lonely in front, making tough decisions in favor of company, crew and ship.

I did tons of these shots, playing around with the layout of the bridge. It should feel like being on a container ship for several months, captains seat lonely in front, making tough decisions in favor of company, crew and ship.

Earlier designs

Earlier designs

Early gameplay ideas for tiny autonomous drones.

Early gameplay ideas for tiny autonomous drones.

Very early design ideas. I really wanted the ship to bite into the asteroid.

Very early design ideas. I really wanted the ship to bite into the asteroid.

I wanted to sell the idea of steering a large excavator for the player.

I wanted to sell the idea of steering a large excavator for the player.

Scanning for worthy minerals in a remote asteroid field.

Scanning for worthy minerals in a remote asteroid field.

We found a good spot to mine. Fix ship, start crushing and process all minerals, whilst small autonomous drones to small tasks and freighters carry away your precious findings.

We found a good spot to mine. Fix ship, start crushing and process all minerals, whilst small autonomous drones to small tasks and freighters carry away your precious findings.

Finally, long time after I finished work on the Armstrong IMP, I had the chance to create smaller design adaptions. Here is my approach. Two were chosen and later developed as Tip and Tap.

Finally, long time after I finished work on the Armstrong IMP, I had the chance to create smaller design adaptions. Here is my approach. Two were chosen and later developed as Tip and Tap.

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