Old PS Next concept art (56k!)

[bjorntju1]

http://th08.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2012/209/3/e/planetside_2_pre_viz__sf_1b_mosquito_by_ukitakumuk i-d58vt0h.jpg
http://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/209/f/c/planetside_2_pre_viz__m100_lightning_by_ukitakumuk i-d58wdvk.jpg
http://th08.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2012/209/a/7/planetside_2_pre_viz__m439_vanguard_by_ukitakumuki-d58wezm.jpg
http://th06.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/209/e/a/planetside_2_pre_viz__sf2b_reaver_by_ukitakumuki-d58wffv.jpg
http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/209/0/f/planetside_2_pre_viz__galaxy_by_ukitakumuki-d58wjda.jpg
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/209/5/3/planetside_2_pre_viz__2a1_prowler_by_ukitakumuki-d58wkcm.jpg
http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2012/209/d/b/planetside_2_pre_viz__terran_republic_gear_by_ukit akumuki-d58wl8q.jpg
http://th09.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/209/a/f/planetside_2_pre_viz__new_conglomerate_gear_by_uki takumuki-d58wleq.jpg

Damn, looks awesome! I'd wish they looked like that ingame.

Bigger versions here: http://ukitakumuki.deviantart.com/

[razor851]

Infantry looks sooo bad.

[bjorntju1]

Well yeah, everything looks awesome apart from the infantry. I do really like the look of the infantry though, however it doesn't fit in the setting. The tanks don't really fit in the setting as well, but I wouldn't mind if it looked like that. The rest of the art looks amazing and I wish it looked like that in the game :) (not that what we have now is bad :P )

[Harasus]

Looks too much like RL infantry/vehicles. From looking at that it might very well be BF3 or CoD I was looking at.

[MacXXcaM]

Well, I'm glad they made it the way it looks now...

[opticalshadow]

those vehicles look awesome.....but not planetside awesome.

as others haev stated, they just seem to realistic to todays tech level, they dont fit teh feel of planetsides sci fi backround

[Geist]

This is obviously where the designs for the Mossie, Reaver, Vanguard, Galaxy and maybe Lightning came from, but I'm so glad they didn't go with this Prowler or Infantry. As much as I like realism, that Prowler looks too damn ugly(and I like the current low-profile Prowler way too much :D ), and the infantry are kind of ugly looking too(although I think they should have used a bit more modern influence on the current armors, like adding more pockets and pouches).

[Gonefshn]

Vanguard looks better, so does the mossie and reaver. Everything else is fail, especially the prowler???

[MorioMortis]

The infantry models are definitely not futuristic enough (they look like they have EOD gear), and a Prowler with 1 gun? What next, Magriders with turrets? :D

[Hamma]

Cool stuff!

[SpcFarlen]

It looks more like near future tech. Though i dont think it looks bad for that.

[Canaris]

You know what's great about these pics, no Vanu. Guess they were considering leaving them out.... not that would have been a bad thing :hass:

[Gonefshn]

You know what's great about these pics, no Vanu. Guess they were considering leaving them out.... not that would have been a bad thing :hass:

too far.

[Bittermen]

those vehicles look awesome.....but not planetside awesome.

as others haev stated, they just seem to realistic to todays tech level, they dont fit teh feel of planetsides sci fi backround

I think it makes the current PS2 design looks cartoony.


Much more scifi imo.

[QuantumMechanic]

Yeah the infantry now in general look much better.

I LOVE that turret weapon on the lightnining!! Why isn't that in game yet? Also is it me or does the Lightning front end look just a slight bit shorter in that pic? Maybe just the angle.

Also think the current Prowler looks improved from the concept.

Great pics though, thanks.

[Shogun]

i like to see the evolution of the artwork!

it started way nearer to real life and went back to classic planetside style from there.

the actual artwork is awesome and fits great.

i just miss the iconic things a little, like jackhammers, ams and ants.
especially the ant, whose ladybug design was great! looked so cool when it deployed to harvest or fill ntu!

if there are more interesting old artwork sketchesor renders , please show them all!

[TacosWLove]

Wow these are from 2009-10? Never thought they started that early on it..

[bjorntju1]

if there are more interesting old artwork sketchesor renders , please show them all!
That is all of them. However he/she did said in the description of the image: So, with the new trailer out, and the tonnes of beta footage, concept art and media floating about I think its safe to release some of my pre-viz work I did for SOE from 2009-2010. I will be releasing in the order of what is only out already in the media, and then finally once the game is 'gold' then the rest will follow in updates to come.

So we get to see more in due time :)

[rTekku]

Can't remember the last time I saw 56k in a topic title.

[bjorntju1]

Can't remember the last time I saw 56k in a topic title.

Its just a warning that there are a bunch of pictures in the OP. That is all what it means.

[Pozidriv]

Holy vector graphics Batman! Loving the designs! :love: The prowler looks extremely interesting, a tad Merkava like i must say (here (http://www.precise3d.com/warehouse/images/images_big/MerkavaIIID-02b.jpg) here (http://www.precise3d.com/warehouse/idf-merkava-mkiiid-mbt-3d-model-pi-35.html?type=jpg&pic=d))

Also enjoying the infantry designs. If there was 2nd place for designs, these would be there. (Iconic ones take 1st place due to fanboyism :p)

[JesNC]

Was about to comment on the lightning possibly being the skyguard version - but then I took a glimpse at the bigger pictures :sad:

Still, awesome concept art!! Especially the vehicles (minus the prowler)

[rTekku]

Its just a warning that there are a bunch of pictures in the OP. That is all what it means.

Yeah I know. But I haven't seen too many 56k warnings in recent years with broadband now lol.

[YaJackWagon]

TBH I like the lightning concept more than the one that'll be in the game.

The mosquito concept looks like it would pivot and articulate in flight like the Combine airships in HL... which I would find mind-blowingly cool... and the drone-like cockpit :eek:


Though I am glad that they didn't go with his prowler or infantry designs. Too near-future instead of space future.

[Deadeye]

I don't know why people don't like the Prowler concept. I think it looks alright; like they were going for something more realistic. I think the Vanguard looks like a futuristic M1 Abrams and the Prowler looks like the British Challenger with a pushed by turret akin to the Paladin Self-Propelled Gun. It's not the Prowler from Planetside, but it's not a bad tank design if they initially didn't want to go for 2 barrels again.

On another note: That lightning concept looks awesome. The turret is way better than the turret on the current ingame one.

[bjorntju1]

Yeah I know. But I haven't seen too many 56k warnings in recent years with broadband now lol.

Yeah I wanted to put something like ''many pictures'' in the title, but since most people know what 56k means, I just put that in the title :p

[RJTravis]

They Might sell vehicle models in the shop maybe we will see models like theses they keep the basic shape so i see no problem IDing them in the field.

[Braveliltoaster]

wow nice post

[Roy Awesome]

Why would you do a 56k warning in 2012?

[Vanath]

"-On the styling. I suggested early on that perhaps the TR and NC could have their shape language swapped, not only to give each a fresher read but to better bring out the backstory and purpose of either faction. The NC would have a rounded, smooth Russian in-your-face aesthetic, while the TR would sport some ergo-stealth, oppressive angular design."

That would have been interesting to see. I wonder if he ever did any concept art for that.

[CutterJohn]

:O

You mean we almost had plausible weapon systems instead of comic book stuff?

:(

[IHateMMOs]

Anyone else like these concepts better than what we have now? But I doubt if they used these, they would look like the concept art.

[Renegadeknight]

They look good, but as others have said they are too near future looking.

[Vanath]

I like everything but the infantry and maybe the Prowler more. That Prowler with two cannons might win me over. The Vanguard might be a bit too Abrams-y for me there as well. It's just a shame he put so much work into those for them not to be used.

I can see the argument for the tanks being too close to modern tanks.

[Malorn]

Its interesting how much of it they kept.
- Mosquito, Reaver, and Galaxy are almost identical to their current incarnations, or at least the versions from a few months ago.
- Vanguard looks very similar.
- Lightning chassis looks very close to its current incarnation.
- TR description of infantry mentions them being the most lightweight (i.e. fastest), with the NC having the most protection at the cost of comfort and weight (i.e slow but can take more punishment). So in this incarnation the empire themes were already showing, particularly the new TR theme of speed.
- Burst fire on the prowler, like we saw in the GDC video, also fitting with TR theme.

And its interesting what changed
- Prowler looks nothing like the concept.
- Prowler was listed as a stealth tank! Now that would be cool if it lived up to its name.
- Vanguard had an artillery mode.
- Reaver and Mosquito are listed as Nanite Systems vehicles at this time, and it clearly looks as though the Reaver is intended to be a gunship (anyone remember the two seats in the early reaver render?)
- Lightning looks almost like an APC in armament.
- TR infantry almost look like Splinter Cell soldiers, makes me wonder if the Prowler Stealth was not the only stealthy part of the TR vision at this time.
- And of course the infantry art looks nothing like the present models.

I'm willing to bet these concepts were created before T-Ray came in and made some calls about empire shape and color, which caused the Prowler to be radically changed, as well as the infantry uniforms. The mosquito and reaver looked already close to that vision, same with Vanguard.

For some reason these pictures and concepts make me think of early renders of Team Fortress 2.
http://media.bestofmicro.com/An-early-look-at-Team-Fortress-2-sports-a-familiar-look-from-Valve-similar-to-the-original-Team-Fortress-and-Counter-Strike-titles,Z-W-94604-13.jpg

[SixShooter]

You know what's great about these pics, no Vanu. Guess they were considering leaving them out.... not that would have been a bad thing :hass:

They decided to stop after the Vanny and the Prowler because they couldn't figure out how to make a Mag that would look like it was used in Desert Storm.:p

[Rivenshield]

Who is the artist and what is the source for these?

[Pella]

They are from davient art. And there fan made not official.


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[JHendy]

:O

You mean we almost had plausible weapon systems instead of comic book stuff?

:(

The aircraft are all pretty much the same. The vanguard looks very similar to the current one, as does the lightning, save for its armament. The only things that stand out as being totally different are the infantry and prowler concepts, both of which look horribly bland.

I don't particularly like the current Prowler, it does indeed look comical, and I think it needs an overhaul, but at least they didn't decide to go with a generic 'near-future but pretty much identical to contemporary design' theme.

[ZaBa]

It's interesting that the Mossie seems to have lost the cheek-mounted sensor spike recently, but it still shows up on the 2D icons in game. Guess that stuff just takes a while to change.

Infantry looks sooo bad.

They're certainly very Japanese.

e/ Seeing as the Prowler can mount anti-tank rocket tubes, it'd be great if we could respec the Lightning to be like this one, with a slow firing AV rocket launcher and a light AI rotary cannon on the same turret.

e2/ Vanguard artillery mode: here, let me just remove the floor so we can elevate the gun enough. *TR rolls grenade under chassis*

[bjorntju1]

Why would you do a 56k warning in 2012?

Reading a thread does wonders

Yeah I wanted to put something like ''many pictures'' in the title, but since most people know what 56k means, I just put that in the title :p

Who is the artist and what is the source for these?

As in the original post :p

http://ukitakumuki.deviantart.com

They are from davient art. And there fan made not official.

Actually the person was hired by SOE to work on PS Next :)

[JesNC]

And there fan made not official.



Although they were official at one point. Check the image description on the deviantArt page.

[BlazingSun]

Thanks for posting this. The Moskito and Reaver somehow look a bit better in those pictures than in game. This Vanguard is hands down better, than what he have in the game now. I'm no fan of how the current Prowler looks, but that concept art isn't doing it for me either. The Infantry doesn't look that bad in my opinion (apart from the NC neck protection) - at least they got armor where there should be some, like a fully covered torso, a covered groin area and neck protection unlike the (NC) models that are in the game now.

What I like best though is, that the NC are depicted as well equipped and professional and not as rebels in worn out lumberjack shirts.

[Idunno]

Those are some pretty sweet tanks there , look like they where designed off of the Abrams and germany's Leopard 2.

[YaJackWagon]

You know what's great about these pics, no Vanu. Guess they were considering leaving them out.... not that would have been a bad thing


The artist says he hasn't released everything yet... he's waiting for the game to get closer to release.

I bet he's got pretty wild re-imaginings of the Vanu, conceptual sunderers, and maybe the buggies too.

[Xyntech]

I kind of like how all of the aircraft had opaque metal cockpits instead of the transparent canopies of the current designs. Reminds me of the original Reaver from the first Planetside.

I don't mind the new transparent canopies, I just like the solid covers a little more. Seems more futuristic.

Maybe we can get solid canopy sidegrades with more armor and more visibility (no visual obstructions in the simulated cockpit), with some appropriate tradeoffs to keep them balanced.

[Program]

I noticed that the armor is Nanite Systems, maybe there will be common pool armor in the future, too!

[DiveSignal]

Hi all,

I'm the artist behind the pre-viz work shared in this thread, and a longtime Planetside fan. I enjoyed reading all the feedback and criticism and I'm honoured many have agreed with the creative choices I was proposing. As a fan, it was both incredibly exciting and terrifying to be working on the very first wave of concept art and 'blue sky stage' reimagining for my most beloved game. But I was hired to show them something different so I gave my best. On the pages the images link to themselves, is more background info as to the nature of my job-scope with SOE and should provide clearer context in which to see these designs and the rationale behind them.

I've added some new imagery of weapon concepts I am sure will not be in the game, (so nothing to spoil) and of ones that I have seen renders of, floating around the net.

Hope you enjoy them! There are more unreleased concepts that I am just dying to share, just waiting for RC1!

[eaglex]

I bet someone looked at the Israeli Merkava while designing the prowler:
The left side driver hatch and the rear troop entrance - very unique to the merkava.
Looks awesome in my opinion.

[SuperCyclone]

The Mosquito looks good!

[Hoxley]

Bump

[DiveSignal]

:trrocks::vsrocks:

http://th09.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/211/d/c/planetside_2_pre_viz__thumper_by_ukitakumuki-d598ehs.jpg
http://ukitakumuki.deviantart.com/art/PLANETSIDE-2-Pre-Viz-Thumper-317839456?q=gallery%3Aukitakumuki%2F22948109&qo=5

http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/211/5/6/planetside_2_pre_viz__smg_by_ukitakumuki-d598fqd.jpg
http://ukitakumuki.deviantart.com/art/PLANETSIDE-2-Pre-Viz-SMG-317841061?q=gallery%3Aukitakumuki%2F22948109&qo=4

http://th06.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/211/1/6/planetside_2_pre_viz__atmg_by_ukitakumuki-d598h56.jpg
http://ukitakumuki.deviantart.com/art/PLANETSIDE-2-Pre-Viz-ATMG-317842890?q=gallery%3Aukitakumuki%2F22948109&qo=3

http://th02.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2012/211/f/f/planetside_2_pre_viz__grenades_by_ukitakumuki-d598hrx.jpg
http://ukitakumuki.deviantart.com/art/PLANETSIDE-2-Pre-Viz-Grenades-317843709?q=gallery%3Aukitakumuki%2F22948109&qo=2

http://th05.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/211/9/e/planetside_2_pre_viz__ambr_sniper_by_ukitakumuki-d598iod.jpg
http://ukitakumuki.deviantart.com/art/PLANETSIDE-2-Pre-Viz-AMBR-Sniper-317844877?q=gallery%3Aukitakumuki%2F22948109&qo=1

http://th02.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2012/213/3/0/planetside_2_pre_viz__mosquito_prep_by_ukitakumuki-d59dwog.jpg
http://ukitakumuki.deviantart.com/art/PLANETSIDE-2-Pre-Viz-MOSQUITO-PREP-318096304?q=gallery%3Aukitakumuki%2F22948109&qo=0

[culkid]

Infantry looks sooo bad.

BAD ASS you mean.

[Oryon22]

Incredible. Work. Truly jealous of your skills and creativity.

[Calacity]

Thank god they made the infantry look they way they do. That crap looks so awful. The tanks look pretty decent though.

[Oryon22]

Looks like your sniper rifle concept influenced this rifle:

http://www.planetside-universe.com/media/album/mp52rz6sp6/20120413_4f882c3341aff.jpg


This was from a Tweet awhile ago.

[Zehtuka]

It looks great but it probably got scrapped because it is near-tech and not future-tech.

[NoDachi]

I bet someone looked at the Israeli Merkava while designing the prowler:
The left side driver hatch and the rear troop entrance - very unique to the merkava.
Looks awesome in my opinion.

Nar much more like the CV90-120t.

[DiveSignal]

Looks like your sniper rifle concept influenced this rifle:

http://www.planetside-universe.com/media/album/mp52rz6sp6/20120413_4f882c3341aff.jpg


This was from a Tweet awhile ago.

Hi! Thanks for the kind words from earlier msg. As for that released pic, its from an earlier version I designed and passed to them. It was more conventional in styling and looked like it fired smaller calibers. As the weapons started to develop and the cartridge sizes increased (heh..) I did a once-over for all the weapons once I was done with them to fine-tune their design direction before submitting my final version, the chunkier AS50/Barret-ish one with the gnarlier muzzle brake you see now. ;)

Nar much more like the CV90-120t.

Also true! Along with the Leopard 2A4 evolution upgrade. :)

But in terms of inspired functionality for the rear gunner door and troop carrying capacity, Merkava. Not the side driver position, as that was based off the Prowler in Planetside 1.

[Pella]

Hi all,

I'm the artist behind the pre-viz work shared in this thread, and a longtime Planetside fan. I enjoyed reading all the feedback and criticism and I'm honoured many have agreed with the creative choices I was proposing. As a fan, it was both incredibly exciting and terrifying to be working on the very first wave of concept art and 'blue sky stage' reimagining for my most beloved game. But I was hired to show them something different so I gave my best. On the pages the images link to themselves, is more background info as to the nature of my job-scope with SOE and should provide clearer context in which to see these designs and the rationale behind them.

I've added some new imagery of weapon concepts I am sure will not be in the game, (so nothing to spoil) and of ones that I have seen renders of, floating around the net.

Hope you enjoy them! There are more unreleased concepts that I am just dying to share, just waiting for RC1!

Give your CV to smedly.

[NoDachi]

Also true! Along with the Leopard 2A4 evolution upgrade. :)

But in terms of inspired functionality for the rear gunner door and troop carrying capacity, Merkava. Not the side driver position, as that was based off the Prowler in Planetside 1.

The cv90-120t also has a rear door for the crew and 2 extra personnel or storage :P

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg160/scaled.php?server=160&filename=isimg2600va9.jpg&res=landing

But yeah, you've done some fantastic work. Some of the better concept art I've seen.