Hydra::Art
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Primer
The following is a list of the art assets desired for Project: HYDRA. Though the vast majority of these will undoubtedly be completed by DarkenedFantasies, anyone is welcome to claim a task and attempt to complete them to the required standard of quality.
Requests
Units
Terran Units
Shaman
- Unit graphic & shadow
- Icon & wireframe
- Weapon & ability
Cyprian
- Unit graphic & shadow
- Icon & wireframe
- Weapon
Protoss Units
Exemplar
- Unit graphic
- Icon & wireframe
- Weapons
Bulwark
- Unit graphic (& shadow?)
- Icon & wireframe
- Ability
Zerg Units
Coming soon.
Structures
Terran Structures
Medbay
- Structure graphic & shadow
- Icon & wireframe
Future Station
- Structure graphic & shadow
- Icon & wireframe
Barracks, Factory, Starport
- Adjusted graphics & shadows (for addon matching w/ new sizes)
Construction animation
- Add team color
- Add larger frameset (for Captaincy etc)
- Make more involved/varied for different kinds of structures?
- Add more frames than just 3
Protoss Structures
Reliquary
- Structure graphic & shadow
- Icon & wireframe
- Champion production overlay?
Construction animation
- Add team color
- Make larger variants for different sizes of structures?
Zerg Structures
Hatchery
- Fix bad team color on outer edges
Construction animation
- Add team color
Weapons
Terran Weapons
Goliath
- Hit marker (vs ground):
- Larger, more pronounced hit marker than the Marine's, perhaps in a different style entirely
Siege Tank
- Hit marker (tank mode):
- A completely different style than the Ghost's hit marker, without being that much larger visually
Protoss Weapons
Dragoon
- Projectile:
- A projectile with turning directions would be vastly superior to the low-effort vanilla projectile, while hopefully also looking more distinct from the Photon Cannon projectile (a deeper blue, perhaps?)
- Hit marker:
- A hit marker to match the new projectile will also help in differentiating Dragoon attacks from Photon Cannon/Arbiter attacks.
Zerg Weapons
Mutalisk
- Hit marker:
- A less yellow, more green impact read to differentiate the weapon from the Spore Colony's. Alternatively, a different take on the Spore Colony's hit marker, as it's less used than the Mutalisk.
Basilisk
- Projectile:
- A thick, short, curved block of green acid, with a short, stubby tail. Turns yellow after traveling a certain distance to indicate that it will bounce to a nearby target.
- Hit marker:
- A dark green puff of acid dispersing onto the target.
Overlays
Terran Overlays
Coming soon.
Protoss Overlays
Coming soon.
Zerg Overlays
Coming soon.
Icons
Terran Icons
Flamethrower
- Indication: Firebat weapon
- Direction: Something better than a fire emoji
Halo Rockets
- Indication: Valkyrie weapon
- Direction: Salvo of THREE or more rockets?
Twin Railguns
- Indication: Cyprian weapon
- Direction: Two large barrels held parallel to each other?
Defibrilators
- Indication: Shaman weapon
- Direction: Two sparking barrels on the front of the Shaman
Minor Missile
- Indication: Madrigal weapon 1
- Direction: Thin missile, nose pointed towards the top-right (but not exactly at the angle), with metal clamps on the nose
Major Missile
- Indication: Madrigal weapon 2
- Direction: Same missile as above with metal clamps on nose extended to resemble a claw
Jackson Cannon
- Indication: Wyvern weapon
- Direction: Turret with a dome that appears to allow it free rotation
Apollyoid Adhesive
- Indication: Increased damage to buildings for Firebats
- Direction: Closeup of Bunker hull on fire (left), with flamethrower spewing flames (from right)
Heatshield
- Indication: Increased life for Firebats
- Direction: Shiny Firebat chestplate?
Safety Off
- Indication: More splash damage on attacks (Cyprian ability)
- Direction: Railguns with shiny drivers?
- Notes: Need toggle on, toggle off, and research tech variants
Plasteel Servos
- Indication: Movespeed increase for Cyprians
- Direction: Walker-type foot?
Administer Medstims
- Indication: Area of effect heal
- Direction: Rod emerging from Shaman's roof with a healing spray surrounding it
- Notes: Need two icons, one for toggling on and one for toggling off
Overcharge
- Indication: Shaman attacks apply status effect (specifically slow)
- Direction: Shocked/electrified Zergling?
Adrenaline Packs
- Indication: More armor for healed units
- Direction: Glowing Medic syringe injected into Marine armor?
Fusion Sealer
- Indication: Increased repair speed for SCVs
- Direction: Fusion cutter up against metal hull?
Reservations
- Indication: Additional addon spot for Terran structures
- Direction: Nuclear Silo (with emphasis/glow) to the left of a Command Center, with Comsat slightly out of frame?
Ramming Speed
- Indication: Damaging speed increase for lifted Terran structures
- Direction: Straining thrusters going full throttle, with cracks starting to form in the hull?
Odysseus Reactor
- Indication: Energy upgrade for Comsat
- Direction: Shiny new radar dish?
Lobotomy Mine
- Indication: Mine that disables mechanical units
- Direction: Will probably be a unit icon for the new mine
- Notes: Need weapon icon as well as research tech and use tech icons
Somatic Implants
- Indication: Ghosts move faster while cloaked
- Direction: Transparent Ghost moving quickly?
Augustgrad's Revenge
- Indication: Higher damage and unbuildable terrain at impact site for Nuclear Missiles
- Direction: Shiny additional payload on Nuclear Missile?
Ground Zero
- Indication: Radiation zone at impact site and irradiate effect on victims for Nuclear Missiles
- Direction: Radioactive emblem on additional payload of Nuclear Missile?
Tempo Change
- Indication: Madrigal weapon-switch ability
- Direction (upgrade): Missile palette with one loose missile laying on top, with its metal clamps extended?
- Direction (toggle on): Missile pointing top-right with emphasized/glowing clamps extended and less fire emitting from the thruster
- Direction (toggle off): Missile pointing top-right with clamps retracted and emphasized/glowing thruster with more fire
Requiem Afterburners
- Indication: Missile speed increase for Madrigal attacks
- Direction: A thinner but longer burner at the base of the missile?
Capacitors
- Indication: Increased attack speed for Wraiths
- Direction: Glowing cannon from burst lasers weapon?
Hotdrop
- Indication: Increased unload speed for Dropships
- Direction: Marine leaping from Dropship?
Reverse Thrust
- Indication: Wyvern fires while moving
- Direction: Shiny looking thrusters?
- Notes: Need two icons, one for toggling on and one for toggling off (also need research tech variant)
Observance
- Indication: Armor debuff of selected units
- Direction: Ultralisk scoped in with parts of its carapace highlighted?
- Notes: Need use tech and research icons
Radiation Shockwave
- Indication: EMP ripples out from irradiated targets
- Direction: Shockwave emitting from irradiated Defiler?
Sublime Shepherd
- Indication: Azazels provide bonus armor to nearby units
- Direction: Cloud cover? Smokescreen-esque?
- Notes: Need two icons, one for toggling on and one for toggling off (also need research tech variant)
Innervating Matrices
- Indication: Defense Matrix heals targets
- Direction: Glowing Firebat with Defense Matrix?
Fore Castle
- Indication: More damage reduction from attacks directed at the front of Battlecruisers
- Direction: Projectiles being absorbed by Battlecruiser hull
Umojan Batteries
- Indication: Increased damage for Yamato Gun
- Direction: Shiny batteries on Battlecruiser?
Protoss Icons
Warp Blades
- Indication: Dark Templar weapon
- Direction: A more curved Psi Blade? (need something distinct from Zealot weapon)
Neutron Flare
- Indication: Corsair weapon
- Direction: Crackling sphere between the Corsair's forward-facing spires?
Argus Jewel
- Indication: Corsair energy upgrade
- Direction: Engine with embedded, emphasized crystal?
Psi Sabers
- Indication: Legionnaire weapon
- Direction: Thinner, longer? Psi Blade
Phase Signifier
- Indication: Hierophant weapon
- Direction: Charged barrel emerging from center of Singularity Charge icon?
Khaydarin Beam
- Indication: Exemplar weapon
- Direction: Twin turrets with a channeled beam between them
Anti-Matter Cannon
- Indication: Star Sovereign weapon
- Direction: A thick, powerful cannon on the underside of the unit's hull
Unified Strikes
- Indication: Legionnaire passive (more damage when two attack the same target)
- Direction: Two blades crackling together (with arms
Signify: Cowardice
- Indication: Hierophant passive (movespeed slow for retreating enemies)
- Direction: A beleaguered Marine attempting to flee?
Phase Link
- Indication: Clarion shield link ability
- Direction: Two plasma shields with a tether connecting them?
Conduit
- Indication: Warp Relay binding ability
- Direction: Modified Rally Point icon?
Aperture
- Indication: Warp Relay anchor ability
- Direction: Central core of Warp Relay with emphasis/glow/electricity
Planet Cracker
- Indication: Star Sovereign ability
- Direction: Giant beam of plasma!!!1!
Taldarin's Grace
- Indication: Shield armor upgrade for Striders
- Direction: Dragoon shield reflecting impacts?
Signify: Malice
- Indication: Hierophant upgraded passive (attackspeed slow for enemies)
- Direction: Targeting reticle over a Marine's rifle
Prismatic Shield
- Indication: Shield armor upgrade for Photon Cannons
- Direction: Photon Cannon shield reflecting impacts?
Khaydarin Generator
- Indication: Shield Battery/Bulwark energy upgrade
- Direction: Supercharged/emphasized ring of the Shield Battery?
Power Flux
- Indication: Upgrade speed increase for structures with extra power
- Direction: Rotating piece of Forge with emphasis/energy crackles?
Temporal Batteries
- Indication: Shield regeneration increase for structures with extra power
- Direction: Shield with several sparkles arcing across it to indicate recharge?
Blade Vortex
- Indication: Legionnaire teleport upgrade
- Direction: Psi Saber emerging from a portal?
Silent Strikes
- Indication: Dark Templar stealth upgrade
- Direction: Drone with blade-shaped chunk missing? (implying invisible blade)
Expanded Hull
- Indication: Shuttle space upgrade
- Direction: Shiny new compartment behind/below Shuttle?
Relocators
- Indication: Scarab flying status upgrade
- Direction: Scarab descending onto a Drone?
Khaydarin Anchor
- Indication: Warp Relay energy upgrade
- Direction: Warp Relay core with energy crackles/emphasis?
Recursion
- Indication: Warp Relay teleport ability
- Direction: Recall field around Warp Relay's core?
- Notes: Need usetech and research variants
Last Orders
- Indication: Scout suicide upgrade
- Direction: Scout taking a nosedive?
Khaydarin Eclipse
- Indication: Exemplar state-change ability
- Direction: Khaydarin crystal within a glassy sanctum, crackling with energy
- Notes: Need on, off, and research variants
Skyforge
- Indication: Carrier Interceptor production speed upgrade
- Direction: Disassembled Interceptor being assembled?
Khaydarin Drive
- Indication: Star Sovereign energy upgrade
- Direction: Glowing/emphasized glassing cannon foundation (underside of craft)
Ephemeral Blades
- Indication: Hallucination damage upgrade
- Direction: Ghostly Psi Blade icon?
Ascendancy
- Indication: High Templar energy from kills upgrade
- Direction: High Templar in a power pose?
Astral Aegis
- Indication: Archon shield recharge on death
- Direction: Wounded Archon with shield sparkles?
Malediction
- Indication: Slow and energy burn for Maelstrom
- Direction: Feedback icon somehow worked into Maelstrom icon?
Zerg Icons
Spines
- Indication: Drone weapon
- Direction: Acid emerging from between Drone pincers?
Claws
- Indication: Zergling weapon
- Direction: Something better than default, maybe a claw more connected to something else similar to Adrenal Glands icon
Needle Spines
- Indication: Hydralisk weapon
- Direction: Something better than default, maybe a projectile more adjacent to a Hydralisk's maw?
Corrosive Spores
- Indication: Devourer weapon icon
- Direction: Something more in line with the Devourer weapon projectile
Parasite
- Indication: Queen ability
- Direction: Just noting this now as I believe we need a better icon than the default
Claws
- Indication: Vorvaling weapon
- Direction: A slightly-duller claw than the Zergling weapon icon
Corrosive Acid
- Indication: Basilisk weapon
- Direction: Two curved projectiles?
Eroding Claws
- Indication: Gorgoleth weapon
- Direction: Armored hand with claws extended?
Harrowing Bioplasma
- Indication: Keskathalor weapon
- Direction: A more rounded Flyer Attacks icon, with a more pronounced trail?
Psionic Assault
- Indication: Infested Templar weapon
- Direction: Glowing Infested Templar hand?
Regression
- Indication: Extractor ability (revert to Drone)
- Direction: Zerg build animation frame?
Collective Integration
- Indication: Lair/Hive passive (creep spread speed, larva generation speed, overlord movement speed)
- Direction: Larva w/ emphasis, emerging from Lair tube?
- Notes: Need version for Hive tier as well as Lair tier
Biogenesis
- Indication: Basilisk creep spread passive
- Direction: Bulbous shell growing on terrain?
Probing Claws
- Indication: Gorgoleth normal damage passive
- Direction: Emphasized Gorgoleth weapon icon in slightly different pose
Essence Drain
- Indication: Gorgoleth energy steal ability
- Direction: Glowing/emphasized Gorgoleth head?
Caustic Discharge
- Indication: Keskathalor area denial passive
- Direction: Hastened Zergling moving through a pool of bioplasma?
Death March
- Indication: Infested Terran passive
- Direction: A marching Infested Terran with chunks of flesh missing?
Swarming Omen
- Indication: Infested Templar ability
- Direction: Meteor-esque projectile impacting on terrain?
Endless Reach
- Indication: Infested Templar passive
- Direction: Emphasized/glowing Infested Templar hand?
Mimicry
- Indication: Infested Geyser stealth passive
- Direction: Ominous-looking/emphasized Vespene Geyser?
Occupational Hazard
- Indication: Infested Geyser worker-killing passive
- Direction: A Broodling emerging from an SCV?
Arterial Generation
- Indication: Chasmal Colony passive
- Direction: Tendrils attaching to a Sunken Colony?
Adaptive Barrier
- Indication: Chasmal Colony overheal ability
- Direction: Reinforced Carapace icon?
Adrenal Secretion
- Indication: Chasmal Colony attackspeed ability
- Direction: Subterranean Tentacle weapon icon with different pose + emphasis?
Greater Mutation
- Indication: Evolution speed increase
- Direction: Structure tissue pulsing with energy?
Aberrant Evolution
- Indication: Chrysalis hatching ability
- Direction: Claws carving through "roof" of Chrysalis?
Harmonius Generation
- Indication: Chrysalis energy regen aura
- Direction: "Roof" of Chrysalis sparkling with energy?
Adrenal Surge
- Indication: Vorvaling movespeed/interception upgrade
- Direction: Shot of an oncoming Vorvaling?
Rapid Reconstitution
- Indication: Increased health regen for Colonies
- Direction: Structure carapace icon with wounds knitting together?
Synaptic Growth
- Indication: Chasmal Colony energy upgrade
- Direction: Chasmal Colony's central node with emphasis
Tendril Amitosis
- Indication: Sunken Colony secondary attack upgrade
- Direction: Two subterranean tentacles emerging from terrain, one small and one large?
Nydal Transfusion
- Indication: Upgrade to place Nydus Canal exits off creep
- Direction: "Floor" of Nydus Canal bursting through ruins/temple?
Caustic Fission
- Indication: Basilisk bounce upgrade
- Direction: Projectile striking multiple targets? (maybe a hard-angle ricochet appearance?)
Corrosive Dispersion
- Indication: +2 Basilisk range while on creep
- Direction: Front-facing shot of Basilisk primed to attack?
Ensnaring Brood
- Indication: Ensnaring upgrade for Broodlings, Infested Terrans, and Infested Templar
- Direction: Somehow incorporate Broodling(s) into Ensnare icon?
Tectonic Claws
- Indication: Lurker burrow speed upgrade
- Direction: Lurker claw tearing up dirt?
Seismic Spines
- Indication: Lurker projectile upgrade (returns to Lurker after firing)
- Direction: Oncoming shot of Lurker weapon?
Lithe Organelle
- Indication: Additional bounce for Mutalisk weapon
- Direction: Glabe wurm erupting from a Marine's armor?
Ablative Wurm
- Indication: More damage for Mutalisk weapon bounces
- Direction: Bladed glave wurm?
Vital Encephalon
- Indication: Gorgoleth energy upgrade (more energy from Essence Drain)
- Direction: More emphasis on Essence Drain icon?
Ravening Mandible
- Indication: Gorgoleth attack speed upgrade
- Direction: More emphasis on Probing Claws icon?
Critical Mass
- Indication: Devourer weapon upgrade (units with 6+ stacks explode and spread stacks to nearby units)
- Direction: Terran ship hull exploding with acid?
Acrid Displacement
- Indication: Guardian weapon upgrade (damage-over-time pool)
- Direction: Goliath legs/Marine coated in acid?
Metastasis
- Indication: Plague spread upgrade
- Direction: Creature from Plague icon making copies of itself?
Saber Siphon
- Indication: Ultralisk lifesteal upgrade
- Direction: Bloody kaiser blades?
Kaiser Rampage
- Indication: Ultralisk move/attackspeed upgrade
- Direction: Oncoming shot of Ultralisk?
Terrain
Space
- Rusty Pit -> Platform reverse ramp
- Platform -> Catwalk reverse ramp
- Low Platform -> Platform reverse ramp
- Platform -> High Platform reverse ramp
Misc
Nightlands palette fix
Some engine graphics and fog of war interactions appear buggy in the latest versions. Issues with SCVs are particularly common.