Hi! Leene, the art director here!
THE EARLY ACCESS RELEASE IS IN ONE WEEK???? Aaah, I am so excited for the fantasy to come alive! We will post more solid information about it in a few days, but I wanted to share some art of our first faction, Anchorage, because our Early Access release focuses mainly on that faction, with a glimpse of all the others, too!
As the Art Director I am so proud of our small indie team and what we have achieved in over 3 years of working on the game. This game is our love letter to pixel art and fantasy. I am happy to share parts of it here:
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The ANCHORAGE faction is all about water and the humans/mermaids(who we have character creation for) and creatures that live around it. Its designs take inspiration from Japanese and Nordic European architecture and mythology.
We have Svein (the frog/fish people), Hroswal(yea.. a walrus with horns, you are absolutely right), a Gigant/Troll, Valkyrie warriors, and Mermaids.
The blue colors and brown warm wooden elements can evoke calmness and reflect stability and tradition as the folks in Anchorage are resistant to change and the usage of magic that is ruining the environment.
And you can customize your very own Anchorage character, Human or Merfolk. Here are some merfolk on horses, unicorns, and bisons (the last one there looking very much like a highlands cow.)
Part of our (very international) team is from Estonia which means we know and love our swampy environments. Anchorage environment is the calmest and most cozy for me at least. 🙂
Also, the UI is inspired by some old Estonian knitting patterns. See that star (“eight heel”) pattern on the background of this UI at the bottom? My granny makes mittens with that kind of pattern. It is so cool that people made pixel art into folky carpets and belts hundreds and thousands of years ago!
Also all the factions have their own main resource and Anchorages one, Blackrock is inspired by honeycomb reefs in Ireland. (Bottom right one on the picture)
Anyway, I don’t want to keep this too long, but here are some card designs….
and the Anchorage town!
So… ONE MORE WEEEEEK! More specific info about it soon!
Oh, and ofc thanks to everyone who supports us with wishlisting! Shares with people who like shiny fantasy worlds with mythical creatures are really appreciated! Every wishlist counts!
I am looking forward to talking about all the other factions too!
Take care and enjoy!
– Leene ♡