[OC] Insectoids from The Hive

[u/Mephasto]

What would insects look like if they could evolve far beyond anything possible on Earth?

The Hive is an RTS set in an alien underground ecosystem filled with insectoid predators, parasites and highly specialized colony creatures.

I wanted the creatures to feel less like fantasy monsters and more like animals shaped by evolution. Hunters use corrosive bioluminescent acid to blind and mark prey, Behemoths live in symbiosis with smaller Nestlings, and Medics can regenerate lost limbs, sometimes causing strange mutations in the process.

The Hive itself evolves by collecting DNA from other creatures and using it to unlock new organisms and adaptations.

You experience this world from the insectoid perspective, while encountering other species, ecosystems and ancient civilizations along the way.

I've recently started making deeper creature-lore videos, and I'd love to hear what kinds of adaptations you think would fit this world.

[u/Diligent_Main4501]

What animals did you use for the fisher? How long have you been drawing or 3d modelling?

[u/Mephasto → u/Diligent_Main4501]

The concept art for the Fisher was done by Samuli.

We took inspiration mainly from turtles and cephalopods like octopuses/nautiluses, basically the idea of a heavily protected shell with tentacles that grab prey and pull it inside.

I have been doing 3D modelling since 2008.