Bug Lantern

Support Tool for the Item Crafter

The IP

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Official Monster Hunter Rise Website

The IP

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The most recent expansion to the Monster Hunter series developed by Capcom, Monster Hunter: Rise brings the universe into a Japanese-inspired Kamura Village, where the main mechanics and visuals of the game remain loyal to its immediate predecessor, Monster Hunter World (3rd person JRPG).

Official Monster Hunter Rise Website

The Hunter’s Guild has Developed

a New Gadget to aid you, recruit!

The Bug Lantern

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• The Hunter’s Guild has developed the Bug Lantern as a support gadget for gathering bugs used in crafting!

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• The Bug Lantern can be deployed on a map to spawn bugs and increase chances of encountering specific bugs you need to farm

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• These reusable bug lanterns can be loaded with specific herbs to increase the chances of encountering a specific type of bug
• Alternate option: Guaranteed spawn but at the cost of a high amount of herbs

Official Monster Hunter Rise Website

Visuals and Main Elements

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• A lantern-like appearance, mixing together industrial elements of modern-day bug lanterns and ornate ancient Japanese lanterns & temple lamps

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• Simple silhouette overall, with easily noticeable markings to be seen when deployed on the terrain (More finessed detailing like patterns fall within the silhouette)

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• An obvious glow which will attract bugs and help the player visually keep track of the gadget

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• Either deployed on the ground like a trap (medium-sized) or could possibly attach to the player’s outfit (small-sized), like the Scoutfly Cage in Monster Hunter World

Prop designs from the Rise and World series. Items like potions have stayed the same in most recent games.

Mood

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Art by Simon Barle

Key Reference

Shapes

Main Body

Top & Bottom ‘Caps’

Ornamentation

• Verticality of modern bug lamps
• Cylindrical

• Roof shape clearly extrudes out from the top
• Faceted/Repeating planes

• Not overly organic
• Shinto Shrine elements
• Shide (paper strips)
• Tassels

Materials

As a guild-issued gadget, matches the materials presented in the village and of the starting weapons in the game.

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• METAL - Lantern frame
• Mostly gold or brass
• WOOD - Lantern Frame
• Unfinished dark wood
• Painted lacquered wood
• GLASS - Lantern Body
• CLOTH and ROPE - Decorations

Kamura Villagers and

fellow guild members

Surface Treatment and Detailing

PATTERNS

CARVINGS

TEXTILE

VFX

Pulsing glow to indicate it’s in use

Change of color when a certain herb is used

(Color can match the bug icons used in the game; Each bug is assigned a certain color icon)

VFX: State Changes

INACTIVE (Just deployed)

Sparkle effects

ACTIVATED (Bugs spawned)

Steady pulsing glow

Fixed, non-pulsing light

Firefly-like, signifies it’s attracted bugs

It’s worked! Grab your bugs!

Waiting, waiting….

Design Pillars

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The Hunter’s Guild has developed this standard-issue item to all the hunters of Kamura.

Have a certain manufactured quality (in the universe’s standards) despite the ornateness of the Japanese influence.

Finesse and attention to detail is an essential aspect of Japanese culture.

Still have ornamental elements that affect both the silhouette and texturing of the prop.

Capcom’s Monster Hunter is a JRPG, largely known for sometimes over-the-top or physics-defying fantasy designs that still look visually pleasing.

Portray a certain degree of whimsicality and quirkiness.

Built by the Hunter’s Guild

Japanese Craftsmanship

Monster Hunter as a JRPG

Timeline

• Week 1:
• Silhouette explorations
• Rough sketches for selected silhouettes

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• Week 2:
• Cleaner sketches clearly communicating material distribution and mechanisms
• If possible: 3d blockout

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• Week 3:
• Finalize design and sketches
• Color explorations

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• Weeks 4-5:
• Render and Cleanup

Target Deliverables:

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• ¾ and front view Sketches

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• ¾ view colored render with at least distinguishable materials

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• 2 alternate flat color variations

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~ Happy Crafting, Hunter! ~