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ORIGINAL: Data

....and now this is just ranting, the worst kind of off-topicing....ok, I'll shut up now

ORIGINAL: Data ok, the necromorphs from dead space are sexy compared to this

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

Ok, here's something to get you started. One of the many new things in the next expansion will be some new space "creatures". This is a relatively minor, but fun part of the game to add to (and of course for those of you that don't like them, you can still turn them off). Some are organic to the galaxy, others will only appear as part of certain variable events. The basic theme with these is that they live, they move, they eat stuff (with all of those varying to some degree by creature). As part of the promotion for the expansion, we'll be running a contest to ask gamers to design a new space creature for us and the best entry (in our opinion) will get the professional treatment and be made part of the expansion release.

So feel free to get thinking so that you have a head start once that contest starts. [8D]

Ok, a few more things to think about and discuss:

- Territory / Borders
- Unique Faction / Species characteristics and abilities, including victory conditions
- Leaders / Characters for each Faction, of various types and abilities, with the ability to improve

All of these will of course be open to modders. [:)]

Regards,

- Erik

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

Ok, here's something to get you started. One of the many new things in the next expansion will be some new space "creatures". This is a relatively minor, but fun part of the game to add to (and of course for those of you that don't like them, you can still turn them off). Some are organic to the galaxy, others will only appear as part of certain variable events. The basic theme with these is that they live, they move, they eat stuff (with all of those varying to some degree by creature). As part of the promotion for the expansion, we'll be running a contest to ask gamers to design a new space creature for us and the best entry (in our opinion) will get the professional treatment and be made part of the expansion release.

So feel free to get thinking so that you have a head start once that contest starts. [8D]

Ok, a few more things to think about and discuss:

- Territory / Borders
- Unique Faction / Species characteristics and abilities, including victory conditions
- Leaders / Characters for each Faction, of various types and abilities, with the ability to improve

All of these will of course be open to modders. [:)]

Regards,

- Erik

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

- Territory / Borders
- Unique Faction / Species characteristics and abilities, including victory conditions
- Leaders / Characters for each Faction, of various types and abilities, with the ability to improve
All of these will of course be open to modders. [:)]

Regards,
- Erik

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

Ok, after that pic, I had to post something. I can't go into too much detail yet, but here's another feature point. Keep in mind the final implementation may be different from what you see here from the design notes.

Fleet Posture Assignments
• Allow assignment of high-level objective to automated fleets – defend area, attack enemy, etc
• Offensive settings (do not attack, attack in area, attack in radius)
• Defensive settings (center of operations, local defense, defend system or sector, rapid response)
• Allow display of fleet objectives on either fleet screen and/or on galaxy or galaxy map screen as overlay

Regards,

- Erik