Jeremy Cranford, Art Director

The Tsallis are another race that was fun to work on. Seeing how we have agents arriving from so many planets we wanted to make sure we also had a variety of body types. Talking over this race and their species with Peter, we wanted the Tsallis to appear more beast-like. This got me excited because I always liked the character Blanka in Street Fighter and how he contrasted the human fighters. They needed to be shorter than the other races because we wanted this race to run on all four and be super aggressive in battle. We wanted them to wear golden armor so everyone on the battlefield would see them. The Tsallis are not ones to hide in a battle.

You can see early on that we had them hunched over and aggressive-looking. We were exploring the size of their jaw, their wild flowing hair, weapons, and what kind of armor they would wear. Here are a few of our early explorations:

The final design captured that vibe of an armored aggressive beast race that runs on all fours. I was really happy how this aggressive beast ended up with long flowing Viking type hair. It’s a fun contrast and I can’t wait until you can customize his hairstyle and color.

As with all races, the final step is making sure the designs translate well into a 3-D space. Here are some of the early work-in-progress tests as well as the final 3-D design.

I hope you’re looking forward to playing the Tsallis as much as I am! I know they’ll be appearing as one of the new builds very soon.