Naval Aspects

2 Clippers have been designed using a new program called ShipShaper. ShipShaper is a 3D Design tool similar to Blender with free use commercial licenses specifically for designing ships and other naval assets with a high level of detail while also maintaining ease of use.

The 2 clippers are of large size and are designed as merchant ships that can also fight. They are also modular allowing them to be designed quickly and rapidly for the level at hand. Being able to produce assets quickly allows for a developer to not rely on importing other assets allowing for a consistent art style. This also allows for something to be made custom for the level allowing the creator to more accurately convey what they were intending to show off.

The ships feature separate moveable gun components that can rotate independently from the ships body allowing them to not only serve as static background emplacements but also as moving, playable assets.

A smaller yacht has also been designed to populate a scene with various different aspects that bring the scene to life and make it feel lived in.