Unit Pictures

[Demolij]

Sure, that may be a Valkyrie, but it is nothing like the BW one. It wouldn't help you much if you got a side view of it anyways.

More questions! How come you are doing all of these different variations of Battlecruisers, but you refuse to do the Odin?
Is a Nexus or Leviathan under way?
And do you have any intention of doing the Zerg eggs? Their size always baffles me.

[Robear]

Sure, that may be a Valkyrie, but it is nothing like the BW one. It wouldn't help you much if you got a side view of it anyways.

I would draw it as a separate unit, and just call it "SC2 Valkyrie." *shrug* It's different enough to get its own picture.

More questions! How come you are doing all of these different variations of Battlecruisers, but you refuse to do the Odin?

With the battlecruisers, classifying all the different... classes is a way for me to provide an in-universe explanation for why the different ones we see across the games look so different. It's the same as the Arclite/Crucio siege tank difference.

For whatever reason (I guess to cut down on the scope of the project), I had decided months and months ago not to do hero units (with Infested Kerrigan as the exception). So, no Torrasque, no Odin, no Gantrithor, etc. And there's no authoritative source for exactly how big the Odin is supposed to be, and back then I was more averse to guessing. But, enough people seem to want it, so, maybe I'll do it too...

Is a Nexus or Leviathan under way?

The Leviathan is going to take hours... I'm planning to draw the front and back half on two separate pieces of paper and edit them together, to get resolution I need. I haven't started yet. Here's a look at the Nexus, though!



I tried to combine the SC1 and SC2 looks, I think it turned out okay. That's a lot of stairs! I wonder where Probes return minerals and gas to...

Here's an image from Brood War with a Command Center and a Nexus vaguely visible, although the Nexus could be farther back. So, they'll be vaguely similar in size when I add it to the lineup.

And do you have any intention of doing the Zerg eggs? Their size always baffles me.

I assume they're really all different sizes, growing to accomodate whichever strain they're hatching (person-sized for Zerglings, growing to house-sized for ultralisks), so I can't really do them.

[Visions of Khas]

Shit, son. That's a good Nexus.

Just a reminder:

[Turalyon]

That's a good Nexus.

Good? It's magnificent! Just look at it! 0.0

[Visions of Khas]

They're shown the complete Green-Eyes / Marine illustration by Mr -- Jack, but I don't know how much to trust these sizes.

[The_Blade]

I think LoA would approve that nice nexus. These buildings are fine work.

BTW, my bet would be on small warp zones for mineral transport in the lower "shrines" of the nexus.

[FanaticTemplar]

Wow, I always thought those were gigantic doors, but now that I've seen your drawing, the stairway makes a lot more sense. Many thanks!

[Robear]

They're shown the complete Green-Eyes / Marine illustration by Mr -- Jack, but I don't know how much to trust these sizes.

http://i.imgur.com/MPMMgSE.jpg

Hey, I like it— it looks like it could poop out a few hydralisks. :P
Yeah, it's still too vague of a picture to know anything super-definite about, since you can't see the rest of its legs or tell how far back it goes or whatever, but, man, it's so much better looking than the portrait model SC2 is using...

About the Nexus, ty, ty guys.

Wow, I always thought those were gigantic doors, but now that I've seen your drawing, the stairway makes a lot more sense. Many thanks!

I'm actually a little nervous about the stairs— I normally try to ignore fan art completely and only go with Blizzard sources or my own ideas, but the stairs idea is actually one I got a long time ago from this guy:



Project Revolution, who I see as something of an authority in interpreting the sprites, only has the little doorway at the top, no visible stairs.



Looking at official Blizzard nexuses (nexi, I guess?)...





No way to tell, you could interpret them as stairs (in which case the original sprite looks a lot like a Mayan Temple with a bunch of add-ons), or... not. And, as far as I remember, we've never seen any Protoss stairs in any other sources, only floaty-elevator things. The main stairs on mine though could be largely ceremonial, though: a crystal elevator thing could float above that psi-channel down the middle for Protoss to get up and down more serenely.


Anyway, I'm mostly done coloring it (just need to add some highlights and maybe a bit of shading to give it more depth), and I'll cut it out tomorrow. These giant buildings are really time consuming, I'd love to do them all, but I just can't. >_<

[Turalyon]

These giant buildings are really time consuming, I'd love to do them all, but I just can't. >_<

If it's a matter of motivation, well, let's just say that there's no dead-line here for you to give us updates, so take all the time you need. At any rate, if you intend to do anymore, I'm certain they'll be well worth the wait.

[FanaticTemplar]

No way to tell, you could interpret them as stairs (in which case the original sprite looks a lot like a Mayan Temple with a bunch of add-ons), or... not. And, as far as I remember, we've never seen any Protoss stairs in any other sources, only floaty-elevator things. The main stairs on mine though could be largely ceremonial, though: a crystal elevator thing could float above that psi-channel down the middle for Protoss to get up and down more serenely.

Well, I don't recall stairs on any modern Protoss structure, but the Jungle tileset based on Aiur does have stairs as ramps for its temple tiles, and their aesthetic is similar to that used for the Protoss Temple that marks the Xel'Naga landing site, so maybe those stairs are an homage to a more ancient style? Like Protoss neoclassical architecture?