Star Citizen - Station Docking Concept
Docking ring exterior

Docking ring exterior

Concept animation

Docking ring exterior shot

Docking ring exterior shot

Docking ring interior doorway

Docking ring interior doorway

Initial concept sketching

Initial concept sketching

Initial concept sketching

Initial concept sketching

Initial concept sketching

Initial concept sketching

Initial concept sketching

Initial concept sketching

Had the pleasure to work on Star Citizen's Station Docking found around the security docks and the many other rest stop space stations. This concept was a very fast paced iteration and together with Jack Kirkham as the Environment Artist we managed to nail down the restrictions heavy idea of the docking port very quickly into a functional concept.
As an extending docking ring, the station docking will act as a passenger boarding bridge allowing bigger than usual vessels to dock on space stations without the need to land in a hangar. Since most vessels have a very different silhouette, the passenger bridge will just extend on one axis, open it's interior when pressurized to allow passengers to traverse.

https://www.artstation.com/jackkirkham

Visit Jack's album for the final interior and exterior of the station docking he has been doing.
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/JevP5z
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/WmBbDD

Art Direction: Ian Leyland
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