Alien Drone (Final Concept)

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One feature that we wanted to keep common between alien units was the battery. It would be used as a insignia or motif for the alien, but it had another purpose. These batteries were designed to emit a rather distinc blue glow, simillar to blue LEDs allowign the player to quickly dtermine if the object was alien or not.

The design incorporated elements of the recon droid from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (dangling tools/armatures), and Battle L.A. (the jet propulsion system). I also drew some inspiration from modern military vehicles, specifically the gun turret on an american Stryker.