Deserts of Kharak Collector’s Edition Art


The Deserts of Kharak Collector’s Edition

A look at the exclusive concept art within

I finally got my Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Collector’s Edition in, all the way from Poland.  I really, really wish there was an English version available, but to my knowledge there isn’t.  The collector’s edition features a game DVD, a CD soundtrack, a DoK T-shirt, 3 stickers (Coalition and Gaalsien logos + the ‘Angel Moon’ DoK logo), a physical manual, and…the holy grail: a DoK art book filled with amazing concept art, some of it which I have never seen before.  Perhaps I’ve missed it, or perhaps it’s new.  Either way, I’ve taken the best photos I could of it and uploaded here for everyone to see!  I’ll also be putting a couple of exclusive pieces (like the Gaalsien Hardware: Shipbreakers fleet) on our Patreon, so if you’re a current patron you’ll get an extra treat – thanks for your support!

As with all of our art feature posts, I’ll be using a magazine-style, fullscreen layout designed to showcase the art for aficionados with 3k+ displays.  It isn’t likely to render well on mobile – and mobile is no place to be viewing art.  Please forgive the lower quality images, these are photos of the art book of concept art I haven’t been able to find online, hence have no digital version of.

Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Collector's Edition
Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Collector's Edition All Items
Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Collector's Edition Art Book
Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Collector's Edition Concept Art - Baserunner Cockpit View
Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Collector's Edition Concept Art - Gaalsien Desert Personnel
Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Collector's Edition Concept Art - Desert Personnel Helmet Concept
Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Collector's Edition Concept Art - Coalition Carrier
Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Collector's Edition Concept Art - Coalition Personnel
Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Collector's Edition Concept Art - Gaalsien Desert Troop Concepts
Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Collector's Edition Concept Art - Hardware Shipbreakers Fleet Ships
Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Collector's Edition Concept Art - Baserunner and Coalition Carrier
Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Collector's Edition Concept Art - Gaalsien and Coalition Carrier
Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Collector's Edition Concept Art - Survey with Rachel and Baserunner
Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Collector's Edition Concept Art - Desert Drop Ship

WTB More Art

I love game art books (I own a big stack, including multiple copies of the ‘Art of Homeworld’ and the Collector’s Edition featured above!) and I wish this awesome DoK ‘Dune Sea’ collection was available outside of Poland, but sadly, aside from a few copies floating around on eBay, us non-Poles are out of luck for now.  Perhaps I’ll spearhead a petition for Homeworld 3 + more artbooks in the near future.  GB did say that if I presented such a petition, they might be forced to listen…

Much Respect

A special thanks to Brennan Massicotte, Cody Kenworthy, Rob Cunningham, and Aaron Kambeitz for the incredible art above (I don’t read Polish so I’m unable to credit who to what on a piece by piece basis!).  I think the Homeworld (all games) art is some of the best I’ve seen, and anytime we get more I’m like a kid with new Legos.  Deserts of Kharak is a work of art, both in concept and in-game.  Kudos to the above artists and to Blackbird Interactive for making such a masterpiece!

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