Jump to content
XCOMUFO & Xenocide

Weird Alien Race I Thought Of...


Xcen

Recommended Posts

Hmm ok so I was trying to design a new alien race just for fun and I came up with this....

 

(Image of my drawing missing since I don't have a scanner, eh)

 

it's a little fella with a face like this: o_O

 

He's about 1 foot tall but floats inside a 7 feet tall black three piece suit with a tie. You can see his pants float behind his feets on the wind as the alien floats toward you... (you don't see his legs or feet since the suit is waaay too long for him, but not too large)

 

(overuse of the verb float since my english isn't good enough to find an appropriate synonym...)

 

when he reached reasonable ranged, he raises his arm in your direction, kinks his head and terrible light comes out of his eyes and out of where his hands should be, but aren't

 

the light floods you, burns you, scars you.

 

(booooh)

 

and the armor melt, and the three burns, and women, children and men alike cry like it's the end of the world, which it is.

 

I also thought that the first mission you get with those guys, you can't even hit them... you have to abandon the mission and research a new technology in order to capture one, study it and find it's weak spot...

 

 

 

Another thought... when you raid an alien base, you capture some high ranked alien, right?

 

Well when they go do a terror site that you never heard of, they get scientists as well.......or leaders... or something... so you could have missions to go get them...

 

I know it's early to discuss such details and I'm not totally convinced this is a good idea, but I'm trying to brainstorm ;P

 

 

I'll try to get a scan of my lil guy, too.

 

 

Oh btw forgive my weird english, my primary language is french...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 months later...

levitating

hovering

not obaying the laws of gravity

-

-

hmmm.. it sounds spooky, thats for sure. But i don't think it would be good for X-com.

 

You have a good imagination

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 months later...

I was just watching Stargate: Sg1 last night, and I was thinking of the possibly of an alien super-soldier. Like mutons, but meaner (actually like lobstermen from tftd :) )

 

They would be difficult to kill (2 blaster bombs!) , have a melee attack in addition to any guns he is carrying, and would be vlunerable to lasers (like sectopod. He could be a robot or whatever, or just a genetically engineered muton, I don't know) They would be really rare and would only be 2 on a large/v. large ship, they would be highly resistant to plasma, explosives, incindieary, and ap. They should be tall (almost an entire square) and should look built. In addition, they should wear armor. :)

Lastly, they should be mindless. I'm thinking that they would do everything to finish a mission. For instance, if one was deployed at a terror site, then he would ignore your guys and slaughter civilians unless your guys shot at him. (Kind of like the borg.) Or, if he was in a ufo you shot down, he would do your best to slaughter your guys. :D

 

Just a thought, because mutons are incredibly weak once you get psi, and realtively weak if you have decent armor and weapons.

 

Edit: Oh yeah, I realize this would be for version 2+

Edited by Cpl. Facehugger
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ok, well lobster men are like mutons, except a lot meaner. They are virtually immune to just about every weapon except melee and stun, they have a hth attack, and they have like 150hp. And an armor rating almost as good as a power suit.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hmmm... when you think about it, the lobster man was the TFTD version of the muton. and if you ever get to play that game, lobster men are actually very vulnerable to Armor piercing weapons, especially the vibro stuff. However, for range attacks, an armor piercing gas cannon is also pretty effective. only problem was that they don't pack as much raw damage.

 

Anyway, let's not stop our imagination there. I was thnking more on the lines of Apoc's Mega Alien. And this alien actually plays like a battle map. You enter through some opening. You blast some internal defense systems. You try to destroy the heart or the brain.

 

Or here's another idea, super alien appears on the battlescape as a 4x4 creature that's 3 levels high. He has several attacks and can actually root buildings with his bare tentacles.

 

How's about that?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

good idea, but I was thinking more of a super duper muton for my uber alien. Maby we can have 2 uber aliens!

 

Apoc's mega alien? You mean the buildings? Or the queen?

 

Anyway, Jim you were right, I misread your post.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Sounds kool!

but how in hells name are you going to kill it of it turns up too early in the game!!!

if its is increadibly weak V Psi than its all good.

every thing in the game needs to have weak v something.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I think all powerful aliens should be weak against lasers. But thats just me.

 

You will have ask warhamster what he meant by the ultra alien. I don't know.

Maby as a balance ultra aliens could show up after mutons, and only when you are kicking major alien donkey?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Which brings up the "why would'nt the aliens bring in the big guns early"... Maybe somewhere in there, just as you are getting the hang of trouncing our alien invaders... a different group of aliens shows up and eventually wipes out the first grou pof races...

 

Hrm...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

You are always talking about strong big aliens.

 

What about small and weak but fast and sneaky ones? maybe a total new cration.

 

Don't ask me waht of kind they do. Maybe like Zerglings who are in great number and swarm around and want to bite you. With low armor realy ugly and while you kill this creaturs and use your last TU and ammo the sectos give you the rest. :explode:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Eureka! :idea:

 

Thanks! How about a alien that is small, incredibly weak (1 hit human pistol kills) is really fast (this alien=sonic the hedgehog, chryssalid=turtle) and when it attacks you, it turns you into a alien! (Aliens hatch out of your body, like chryssalid. Or unit is controled for the rest of the map, like a brainsucker. If you stunned your guy, you would get him back.)

 

I must say thanks for giving me that idea. My mug goes out to you Fimbul :beer:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Other than the turning u into an alien it's a good idea, we already have 1 alien that does that so it just aint originial IMO. I never like brain suckers in Apoc, it is just a blatent rip off from Aliens.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ya know, I think that may have been a throw away comment but that could actually work. U'd ave 2 give em all u got straight away, they'd be as thick as 2 planks of wood yet in a way they could be the most dangerous.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ok, then they kill you in one hit! Through armor! :D

oh damned what did i start :whatwhat:

 

I didn't thought so strong! More like a dog pack (alien version). Maybe if you come to close at their ship they open a door and alot of "dogs" run to you realy fast and a incredible high reaction. maybe they kill your first guy without any shoot from your side. Poor canon food who have to run until the ship, with primed high exlosive grenads. --> he die --> boooom--> maybe some "dogs" are death :devillaugh:

 

Or they are around in the map and attack you if they see you, sometimes only one or two, sometimes a pack of 5 or more. They have not to be strong dmg dealer, they have to bite your unarmored troops 3 or 4 times for kill. But they have alot of TU and can bite you alot (each one <_< )

 

Maybe there can be stronger versions at the later game, guard "dogs" for etherals

Edited by Fimbul
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Please sign in to comment

You will be able to leave a comment after signing in



Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...