Ancient Gold Fortress as seen from the seas in the Ancient Isles.
The corner of the docks, showing how nature is creeping in from all sides.
The top levels of the exterior featuring the fort bell and some moody lighting.
The stairs to the first level and entrance to Ancient Gold Fortress at sunset.
Nighttime shot of the upper courtyard of Ancient Gold Fortress with a starry sky in the background.
Interior shot of the dormitories which have been abandoned, ransacked and overgrown over time.
Interior shot of the main floor featuring one of the escape and loading hatches.
Interior shot of the basement store room where the rum shelves have collapsed.
The sunset as seen through the raised basement gate.
One of the official marketing shots for Sea of Thieves - Season 6 featuring Ancient Gold Fortress, courtesy of our marketing team.
My main focus for Season 6 was Ancient Gold Fortress, the overgrown sea fort. I was given the original, pristine and operational fort environment created by another artist and told to redress it so that it fit into that part of the game world and that it looked like it had been long abandoned with nature slowly reclaiming the structure. This became the basis of the second overgrown fort, Old Brinestone Fortress, which was then handled by another artist while I moved onto polish and support work for all Sea Fort environments.
It was a great exercise in creative re-use and kitbashing of assets for an interior man-made space, which we haven't had a lot of yet in Sea of Thieves.
Every environment in Sea of Thieves is the result of a huge collaborative effort from the Rare team, so much of the credit for the individual assets in these scenes goes out to my wonderful and talented colleagues.
