Take a look at the new Destiny zone, The Dreadnaught

Developer Bungie has revealed the first details about the new Patrol Zone, Dreadnaught, from upcoming Destiny expansion The Taken King. Senior Artist Andrew Hopps explains what's behind the design decisions on the huge Hive vessel in a new update on Bungie's website:

"It was important to us that you would feel the scale as you moved through the hulls of the Dreadnaught, never sure about what to expect as large spaces condensed to claustrophobic tunnels before revealing entirely new areas of the ship. A sense of wonder about the unknown is what drove a lot of the spatial design."

He continued: "It was an incredibly fun challenge to find the right balance between a mysterious tomb ship and the flagship for the Taken fleet - to capture the idea of this unfathomable threat, a monstrous spaceship captained by the Taken King, yet filled with vast caverns and unknown passages. I can't wait for players to explore and discover all of its secrets."

Designer Ben Wommack then describes in detail, what kind of gameplay the Dreadnaught will offer:

"Way back during the planning of the Dreadnaught's design, Luke Smith challenged us to create "an inscrutable loot-filled fortress." That challenge was an awesome piece of direction, and went a long way towards inspiring our efforts. We had an opportunity to improve upon the design of our worlds in Destiny, and the results are evidence of how excited this made us.

"We've created a suite of new mechanics and woven them into the Patrol mode. Every week, every day even, it will draw you back to fight through to its depths for loot and glory. Expect to find new Bounties, Patrol Missions, and Public Events both large and small-some of which you can even instigate yourself, if you can discover how."

The Taken King releases on September 15, and you can see a selection of new images that show the new Dreadnaught below.