For this issue of our Ship Series, we’re taking a new look at the TEC Marza-class dreadnought. We first revealed the War Year 35 Marza back in January 2023, where you can see the initial art direction we took with the ship.
Even in this earlier version, you can pick-up on the hallmark details for the Marza’s humble origins as a mining ship. The large cargo bay doors along its side, now sealed, once allowed mining shuttles to take ore from nearby asteroids back to the Marza for processing. You can even still see the vestigial mining charges just peaking up near the center of the ship.
These details are even more prominent on the final version of the Marza as shown below:
