Forerunner architecture

Concept artist Dave Bolton has released environment and prop concept art that he created for Halo 4 while working at 343 Industries. Dave has also worked for

Forerunner Control Rooms were used by the Forerunners as locations from which they could command their Instillations.

“We are Forerunners, guardians of all that exists. The roots of the galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun towards which all intelligence blossoms and the impervious shelter beneath which it has prospered.” The Forerunners (Latin Primoris Prognatus meaning "first born") were once a highly advanced and ancient Tier 1[4][5] species whose empire, the Ecumene, was spread…

Concept of the Silent Auditorium Forerunner structure before the ring got damaged.

Halo 4 - early 2010 Forerunner architecture concept. Microsoft - 343 Industries.

This is an environment piece I created based off of the Halo 3 concept art by Frank Capezzuto III. All assets and texturing are created by me. All of the modular architecture, small rocks, and grass was modeled in 3ds Max. The large rocks were sculpted and retopologized in 3D-Coat, and the trees and bushes were created using SpeedTree. The animated hologram material was created in UE4. All assets were unwrapped in Max, then textured and baked using Substance Painter, and rendered in UE4. I…