A core feature of the ship are the 3 stations that surround the player, which can be rotated to suit the needs of what task needs to be done. In front of the user are 2 stationary screens, one to display a view of the outside environment and the other to display tasks and fuel. To the left is an oven, which stores the medical supply kit between station switches.

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To solve an issue of having a finite world. A globe was built comprised of building clusters, in which are only 6 modular structures. For extra effect, 3 concentric spheres with an alpha texture were added. By adding a slow, random rotation to these concentric spheres, we could simulate surface fog. In addition, the player's ship is placed within a textured sphere to simulate the sky and clouds in the horizon.

By making the environment a sphere, we can also simulate the player moving forward by rotating the globe toward the user's view. To reduce the amount of unnecessary objects being rendered at a time, a trigger area was added so buildings out of view remain inactive.

ASSET DEVELOPMENT

​From base design concept to the final model, most of what that player sees in the mothership was hand modeled and textured in Maya and Substance Painter. Design-wise, our focus was to emulate the bronze and silver plating you would find in a traditional pizzeria, combined with the piping and controls you may visualize when thinking of a futuristic ship.