Finally getting to see the alien races face to face?

Canefox · Post by **Canefox** » Sat, 1. Oct 11, 08:54

So, if there's now going to be in ship interaction with crew members in the game, that makes me wonder (and hope), do we finally get to see all those alien races in person, not just the same communication portraits that have been around since X:BTF

DJ0JJ · Post by **DJ0JJ** » Sat, 1. Oct 11, 09:04

I have been wondering the same thing myself. Will Borons will look really cool or weird?

Canefox · Post by **Canefox** » Sat, 1. Oct 11, 09:06

Judging by some of the original concept art for the Boron, I lean to cool. Personally, I think the Split would be pretty bad ass looking

GHenrikG · Post by **GHenrikG** » Sat, 1. Oct 11, 09:19

I surely hope, we will see some aliens. I also hope, there will be enough variety, thus it does not become too repetitive too soon.

DJ0JJ · Post by **DJ0JJ** » Sat, 1. Oct 11, 09:22

The repetitive too soon fact its very important. If they use like just 2 models for every race and gender, it seriously will become monotone to see that "Roger" its in that station too.

Canefox · Post by **Canefox** » Sat, 1. Oct 11, 09:26

Well from X3R to X3TC they did up the number of different voice overs for each race by a bit, though the only new communications portraits were the Terrans which still looked like they could have come out of 1999

GHenrikG · Post by **GHenrikG** » Sat, 1. Oct 11, 09:32

Well, it won't be a game killer for me, that's for sure. I hope they can bring in some variety, but I am also aware, that this is still a space sim game.

Guess, we can't expect a pool of 100 distinct faces, 100 distinct heights and 100 distinct uniforms per race which are assambled randomly by the computer. (Although I surely would not complain). I am no programmer, but I assume to create a lot of variety for the NPCs one might even need a new engine? At least a lot of programming time which would be missing for other more important aspects of the game

TTD · Post by **TTD** » Sun, 2. Oct 11, 10:40

I think the Split would be pretty bad ass looking

The female Split is quite erm..."attractive".

Pge E-20 ~ X-Encyclopedia.

Canefox · Post by **Canefox** » Mon, 3. Oct 11, 12:20

TTD wrote: The female Split is quite erm..."attractive".

Pge E-20 ~ X-Encyclopedia.

Oh yah that too. When I saw the concept art for the female Split I was like "daaaaamn"

Kor'ah · Post by **Kor'ah** » Mon, 3. Oct 11, 12:26

I just want to punch a Paranid in the nose for X3R.

A5PECT · Post by **A5PECT** » Mon, 3. Oct 11, 12:35

Found that old article.

I could never reconcile the Paranids' physical appearance and description in X3 with the pictures in that newsletter. I still have no idea what they're really supposed to look like.

Canefox · Post by **Canefox** » Mon, 3. Oct 11, 14:02

I really hope they'll closely resemble these concepts in game

Canefox · Post by **Canefox** » Mon, 3. Oct 11, 14:05

KloHunt3r wrote:I could never reconcile the Paranids' physical appearance and description in X3 with the pictures in that newsletter. I still have no idea what they're really supposed to look like.

And yah, I still find it hard to imagine those multi jointed arms the Paranid are described to have.

A5PECT · Post by **A5PECT** » Mon, 3. Oct 11, 14:13

Well, it's more that in X2 and X3 I remember the Paranid being described as physically large and bulky, and the comm portraits portrayed them with tubey anteater-like mouths. I sort of imagined them as three-eyed Shreks in space.

But then the newsletter picture shows some sort of Protoss/Alien/insect-like thing with spindly necks; the only commonality between the two designs is the three eyes. There must have been some crazy changes going on in Egosoft's concept art department over the years.

Virtualaughing · Post by **Virtualaughing** » Wed, 5. Oct 11, 19:22

Borons and the rest of species cant coexist in the same enviroment

summersa74 · Post by **summersa74** » Thu, 6. Oct 11, 09:40

hokiturmix wrote:Borons and the rest of species cant coexist in the same enviroment

Boron use an environment capsule. Think a floating Bubble Boy, but filled with water.

scimarad · Post by **scimarad** » Thu, 6. Oct 11, 09:59

Wow, I love some of that concept art. I always got the feeling the split were kind of like Klingons or something when in fact they were 'space-elves' all along!

Ryuujin · Post by **Ryuujin** » Thu, 6. Oct 11, 17:57

summersa74 wrote:
hokiturmix wrote:Borons and the rest of species cant coexist in the same enviroment
Boron use an environment capsule. Think a floating Bubble Boy, but filled with water.

Ammonia... if it springs a leak in the cabin people are gonna know about it

(But yeah I'm hoping we'll have a multi-racial crew. Get to see some aliens up close)

liam92 · Post by **liam92** » Thu, 13. Oct 11, 02:58

Wait, wasn't there some fluff in x2 about a Boron fighting a Split in a martial arts tournament? If that's what the Boron look like.... That was one badass Boron!

Canefox · Post by **Canefox** » Fri, 14. Oct 11, 04:35

scimarad wrote:Wow, I love some of that concept art. I always got the feeling the split were kind of like Klingons or something when in fact they were 'space-elves' all along!

lol Seems like they're kind of a like space elf Klingon hybrid. They can kick your ass and disembowel you 7 different ways and still look good after

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Finally getting to see the alien races face to face?

Finally getting to see the alien races face to face?