City of Heroes: Intrepid Informer #2

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The City of Heroes team has been updated with the second in a continuing series called The Intrepid Informer. The Floating Fortress will make its debut in Issue 20 and the article focuses on its creation with art lead Gilbert Martinez.

Bringing the Floating Fortress to life in 3D was put into the capable hands of Senior Environment Artist Ryan Roth. A large bulk of the exterior zone work involved kitbashing existing art assets into a menacing conglomeration of steel and ship parts. We also roped in Character Artist Eric Chyn to help with the outer protective walls. As you can see in the next two screenshots, it all turned out quite beautiful! Anybody that wants to commend the team for its hard work can tell Ryan Roth in person at Pax East 2011 where he'll be part of the panel representing the City of Heroes artists.

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