Dev Blog #14: The Art of Void Future - Part 1

[p]Hello agents,[/p][p]Today we want to show you a glimpse behind the neon-lit veil of Void Future, where art and function collide in a stylized cyberpunk vision of the year 2045. As a hacker navigating a world ruled by corporate shadow wars and surveillance states, we wanted your surroundings to reflect both decay and precision, a world falling apart and holding together at the same time.[/p][p][/p][h3]Stylized Functionality[/h3][p]We’ve chosen a stylized realism approach for our 3D assets. Think clean silhouettes, grime-covered surfaces, and designs that hint at utility. Our tech isn’t meant to look sleek and futuristic. It’s chunky, scratched, repaired with tape, retrofitted, and above all, believable.[/p][p][/p][p]Devices like the hacking terminals and portable readers you encounter are grounded in purpose. We’ve drawn inspiration from real-world industrial designs, infusing them with glowing trims and exaggerated forms to make them stand out in gameplay, without breaking immersion.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Tactile Tech, Built for Use[/h3][p]Our props are designed to feel heavy, functional, and visibly used. Each piece of equipment has a physicality to it: scratched surfaces, exposed screws, labels worn by time. Whether you're connecting to an old data port or interfacing with a legacy terminal, the hardware is unmistakably industrial and lived-in.[/p][p]We focus on believable, grounded tech, port access units, and modular electronics that look like they were built for field operatives, not showrooms.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Surveillance, Control, and Resistance[/h3][p]As the player explores and disrupts a tightly monitored world, they'll encounter various security devices like cameras and electric fences, all carefully crafted to balance readability and atmosphere.[/p][p]We deliberately avoided ultra-sleek sci-fi shapes. Instead, the tech in Void Future feels patched, reused, recycled, in line with the underground and decaying urban spaces you navigate.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Setting the Mood[/h3][p]Environments in Void Future are brought to life with bold lighting and a distinct palette: rust tones clashing with neon accents, dim industrial corridors illuminated by soft emissions. Each scene reinforces the dystopian tension at the heart of the game: you're never fully safe, and always being watched.[/p][p]The city is both decayed and digitized, a perfect contradiction. The screenshots below show how we balance color, architecture, and lighting to maintain this mood.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]Final Thoughts[/h2][p]Void Future is more than a hacking simulator, it’s a world built from secrets, wires, and decay. Through stylized assets and atmospheric design, our goal is to immerse players in a universe that feels as functional as it is broken.[/p][p]Stay tuned for more dev updates , and remember: access is never granted, only taken.[/p]