SOREN MEDING
Concept Design | World Building
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Undisclosed Pirate Game | Tavern

In 2020, Gameco Studios commissioned me to help design a city-building game featuring vertical construction set in a pirate-themed world.
https://www.artstation.com/gamecostudios

I imagined the slightly tipsy pirates as capable sailors, but not necessarily as great builders. They’re missing tools or nails, so they just tie everything together with ropes. You see elements of ships everywhere. Sails are repurposed as awnings,

I imagined the slightly tipsy pirates as capable sailors, but not necessarily as great builders. They’re missing tools or nails, so they just tie everything together with ropes. You see elements of ships everywhere. Sails are repurposed as awnings,

I started by photobashing and overpainting these pubs. Initial references seen below. Something that went down really well: give the taverns names! ‘The Belly Button’ is just very immersive and adds character.

I started by photobashing and overpainting these pubs. Initial references seen below. Something that went down really well: give the taverns names! ‘The Belly Button’ is just very immersive and adds character.

Once we’d roughly established the style, the aim was to show both construction and destruction stages. In the course of the game, this is quite technical, and you always have to keep an eye on the time involved in production and the actual impact.

Once we’d roughly established the style, the aim was to show both construction and destruction stages. In the course of the game, this is quite technical, and you always have to keep an eye on the time involved in production and the actual impact.

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