Play as different races

I continue to desperately hope that any alien races that get added will not be crappy, boring, cliche'd rubber mask human aliens. I am so tired of this absurdity. It's my #1 problem with modern science fiction. There is no reason for all the intelligent aliens to be bipedal recolored humans!

Lecic said:

I continue to desperately hope that any alien races that get added will not be crappy, boring, cliche'd rubber mask human aliens. I am so tired of this absurdity.

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Aside from my desire for catgirls, I agree totally. Sci-Fi is in desperate need of more Silicoid life in my opinion. What other types would you like to see in specific though? It's kind of hard to imagine actual exotic types of life that aren't bipedal just because of human association with intelligence tied into what we look like. And better yet, how would that play out in games mechanically?

Viridis00 said:

What other types would you like to see in specific though?

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Things with different limb counts, things with non-human looking faces, things with unique genders (why do all these aliens have the same genders as species that evolved on Earth?), etc. I don't have any specific preferences, just things that aren't essentially humans.

Oh, and for fuck's sake- no non-mammals with tits. Jesus christ, that is the worst part of the rubber mask alien trope.

Viridis00 said:

And better yet, how would that play out in games mechanically?

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Probably the same way you'd do it as if they were definitely-not-humans-i-swear aliens, with different boosts and debuffs for manning different systems, in combat, and in average personality.

Speaking of personalities- while species or factions having a general attitude is a good idea, they shouldn't be identical.

give me a good shoggoth model.

Just today in the morning I finished the main story/quest line in Frontier First Encounters and read anything I could about the Thargoids both outside and inside the game (mainly ingame Universal Scientist journals and few other sources). Got my Thargoid Warship and am now the best friends with them (best warm feeling I've had in a game for a long while).

What is it with humans wanting/needing to kill sentient aliens again? They too are living beings with spirits so what the frell? Eh, thinking out loud. The point I was getting at is... well I kinda lost the thought but it was something about how refreshing it is to be with aliens in a game and that the Thargoids are another alien race to consider taking inspiration from.

nightrune said:

The results seem pretty conclusive in our small sample size. Like normal everyone's idea is a bit different on how it should be. I'm a little sad we haven't got more votes in general though. Roughly 20 right now. I expected closer to 50 or 75 since its a yes or no.

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It may have to do with the options given in the poll. As a side note, why force people to vote before they may see how others voted?

I'd like to see the option for non-humanoid player models, but I'm not sure I would use it myself.
I don't agree with the use of 'race' when in my opinion it should actually be 'species'.

I can't guarantee I'd like to play as an alien race, but I'd love to see alien species in game.

And I wholeheartedly agree with everyone moaning about yet another human in a rubber costume qualifying as 'alien'.

Valck said:

It may have to do with the options given in the poll. As a side note, why force people to vote before they may see how others voted?

I'd like to see the option for non-humanoid player models, but I'm not sure I would use it myself.
I don't agree with the use of 'race' when in my opinion it should actually be 'species'.

I can't guarantee I'd like to play as an alien race, but I'd love to see alien species in game.

And I wholeheartedly agree with everyone moaning about yet another human in a rubber costume qualifying as 'alien'.

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Aye, species. That be more accurate.

Different models would be great! Although even small optional additions to the initial model could be cool. Like claws, tail, extra limbs etc.
...Waiting to be a Lizard Man

nightrune said:

I am trying to avoid a group mentality of sorts. If you can see where most people of voted people will pick differently then if they just thought about themselves.

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I tend to agree about voting behaviour, on the other hand if it is anonymous, it's not a popularity contest. I think it would be nice to have a finish date and reveal the votes at that point for those that abstained or were late to the show. Wouldn't have to be next week though...

Valck said:

It may have to do with the options given in the poll. As a side note, why force people to vote before they may see how others voted?

I'd like to see the option for non-humanoid player models, but I'm not sure I would use it myself.
I don't agree with the use of 'race' when in my opinion it should actually be 'species'.

I can't guarantee I'd like to play as an alien race, but I'd love to see alien species in game.

And I wholeheartedly agree with everyone moaning about yet another human in a rubber costume qualifying as 'alien'.

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guess we have to start calling are self's the human species and not the human race :P

Now, I'm basically just wishlisting, but...

Would a 'species editor' -type thingy to design your own playable species and fauna be possible? I'm itching for a chance to populate my Kroozer with orks, grots, snots and squigs. Obviously not a priority by any means, but I'd totally pay for a post-launch DLC that allows this.