Starcraft Protoss Carrier

Older work i dig out from the depth of my harddrive. Made this two years ago, but never posted it. A try for the Protoss Carrier from Starcraft 2.

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Carriers are 1370 meters long and are among the most powerful warships in the protoss arsenal, and frequently take point in fleet maneuvers.

Some Carriers have forward mounted energy weapons used for purification, though most standard carriers lack any armaments for use in standard ship combat beyond interceptors. Carriers may make warp space jumps, carry psychic boosters for communication, and can operate in both atmospheric and deep space conditions, easily descending into a planet's atmosphere if the need arises.

The carrier's hangar is capable of housing craft such as scouts, arbiters, and phoenixes. Connected to the hangar is an automated manufacturing plant that produces interceptors even while battle. Khalai engineers work in the plant, where they see to the interceptors' maintenance and launch operations. In addition to the fighters stored on the carrier, the ship can use a warp gate to summon a squadron of interceptors at any time and from any location.

Carriers are large, heavily armored, and are protected by plasma shields. When constructing these ships, Khalai craftsmen meticulously shape high-density alloys into thick curved plates, using extreme temperatures to remove any structural imperfections which could compromise their strength. Carriers can even withstand Terran nuclear missile strikes, making them one of the most resilient ships in the Protoss arsenal apart from the motherships.

Rendered in 3ds Max 10

Post Work in Adobe After Effects

Background Space Nebula painted in Paint Shop Pro 7

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