Calling all Guardians! As we speak brings the most recent content material replace to Sea of Thieves, and with it, some radiant new additions to the Pirate Emporium – Lightbearer gadgets, impressed by the world and characters of Future, have arrived!
Whether or not your pirate is as silent as a Hunter, mighty as a Titan or clever as a Warlock, they’ll discover a ship set to go well with their fashion, full with Collector’s cosmetics and a Ship’s Crest. An array of matching weapons and a fancy dress set to spherical out the vary ensures you’ll be able to tackle no matter otherworldly foes might stand in your approach.
At first look, venturing throughout the photo voltaic system might appear to be a far name from securing swag in a tropical pirate paradise — so how did this celestial collaboration come to be? Adam Park, Director of Model & Licencing at Uncommon, sheds mild on the partnership:
“As we’ve seen with our different beauty crossovers and our Tall Tales, our groups are at all times in search of alternatives to carry different worlds into Sea of Thieves and put a novel spin on them, regardless of the place the inspiration comes from. Regardless that it won’t appear to be an apparent selection, Future’s courses and co-operative play introduced a ‘crew-like’ bond that we thought was an ideal match, together with some placing iconography, vivid artwork fashion and a way of being legendary in tone and scope.”
Handily, there have been already loads of achieved Guardians at Uncommon with a deep understanding of the Future universe, although the group accomplished greater than their fair proportion of Quests whereas gathering concepts. In order for you a way of how a lot the group at Uncommon wished to make this occur, simply know that they’ve been working with Bungie on this concept since 2023!
As soon as plans had been agreed, the following step in making the Lightbearer assortment a actuality was to create idea items for ship units, weapons and clothes. Andria Warren, Director of Artistic Operations at Uncommon, oversaw their growth.
“Working with Bungie to carry Future 2 into Sea of Thieves was a creatively wealthy and deeply collaborative course of. From the earliest idea sketches to finalising designs that honoured each universes, each step challenged us to assume in another way. We explored how iconic Future components might be reimagined via a Sea of Thieves lens, translating tone, visible language, and character into one thing that felt contemporary however unmistakably trustworthy. It pushed our groups creatively in the very best approach, and the result’s one thing we’re really pleased with!”
Working alongside the Future group to iterate and refine the assorted Lightbearer gadgets culminated in considered one of Sea of Thieves’ most complete collections. “Partnerships like this could take so much longer than folks realise to make occur,” Park muses, “However if you see the outcomes it actually does showcase the expertise and onerous work of everybody concerned. We’re certain the Lightbearer gadgets might be a giant hit with Future followers outdated and new, and may’t wait to see folks making inventive use of them as they go about their adventures. Good luck, Guardians!”
You possibly can take a look at the trailer under to see the total Lightbearer assortment, after which go to the Pirate Emporium to gear up and prepare for battle – the seas are relying on you!
