If you look at the design there are loads of insect cues based on beetles of various sorts. In reality I would expect the head from the model to be on this design though.
Have you seen the new leaked Thargoid model?
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If you look at the design there are loads of insect cues based on beetles of various sorts. In reality I would expect the head from the model to be on this design though.
In humans faces are used for individual identification and communication. If the Thargoids are an insectoid collective whose units communicate by radio, why would they need or have faces?The body looks good and alien. However, the non-descriptive face is boring and forgettable. It really needs distinct facial features.
Frontier please check the alien designs of Stellaris. For example:
The body looks good and alien. However, the non-descriptive face is boring and forgettable. It really needs distinct facial features.
Frontier please check the alien designs of Stellaris. For example:
I like the non-descriptive alien-ness of the head.
Yeah, seconded.
Many insects on Earth have fascinating faces that look alien.
Here are some cool insect designs of Magic the Gathering. They put a lot more effort into the shape of the head with more details. That makes it memorable and special.
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Fookin prawns!Oh, for anyone who might not have happened to glimpse this earlier concept art already from a peek of their offices...
From that at least they look kind of like a cross between ants and prawns to me.
Yes, however I would love to see the graphic team get some of their Thunder!
...for humans. Ends up being a design decision--do they make it fully realistic (to the best of their knowledge and imagination), or do they make it appeal to humans?
I'm kind of in the camp that something unknown and weird to us is plenty horrifying. Having no discernable face is right up there.
Although that describes about 80% of player avatars.
Star Trek aliens: 97% human, 3% plasticene
Was never a fan but realise they had a budget to stick to in their shows.
Elite Beyond: Caring.
The body looks good and alien. However, the non-descriptive face is boring and forgettable. It really needs distinct facial features.
Frontier please check the alien designs of Stellaris. For example:
These look like more like brassicas than beetles - beware of the evil space sprouts.
The FD alien head reminds me of the old UFO lego aliens head pieces 30120px1
(Just the helmet, not the body or weird smiley head underneath).
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Hopefully, they support motion controls.
But to be honest, I can't imagine ED having FPS action like Star Citizen. I would be happy with EVA which should be easy to do since it's just like a human-sized spaceship.
I would prefer they spent time enhancing what we already have. It would be nice to have more NPC's in the world. Video comm with NPCs. NPC wingmen for certain mission. More varied USSs. A proper combat SRV (think BattleZone tanks). Engineers overhaul. Accretion disks. Better blackholes.
But the improvements by themselves won't attract new players ....
Elite : NPCs improved
Elite : More USSs
Elite : Better Blackholes ....... don't have the same 'ring' as compared to ...
Elite : Space Monster Combat
But I am being facetious .... improvements in all of the above you mentioned are required if they are to keep the players going ,,, edit - or should that be coming?
It worked, you got me thinking and loving this idea!
Maybe the head splits open then loads of tentacles pop out waving around/beheading things.
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