Races...The More the Merrier!

Hello all,

Way back in the day, I had a DnD campaign that actually resembled Starbound's main plot quite closely. And it occured to me today, what would have the most profound effect on a player than: RACE!
With the idea of races, certain races would be able to have different abilities, different stats (trying to keep stats simple at the moment, as they could mean anything from running faster to dying easier), and OF COURSE, being able to hold different weapons.

As this is a suggestion thread, I wan to hear what race(s) YOU would want to see in the game. I have a LOOOOOOOOONG list (so I will spare the details) but I think this would be an awesome idea to implement into the game and character development! Yes <.< this kinda is a generic idea, but it sounds kick-ass to me!

*Let me know if there is already another thread such as this (I hope not)...hopefully this is the first of its kind.

RACES:
Human
Elf
Dwarf
Halfling
Orc
Giant
Robot
Cyborg
Angel
Demon
Undead
Vampire

GENERAL CATEGORIES:
*Half-Animal* (could be half-rabbit, half-wolf, half-raccoon...etc. Use your imagination)
*Alien* (lots of work on this one...this is more of a general category)

***Once Spoilers work, I will put this (these) in spoilers much ablidged

 

Right now I would like to see
Any strong and muscular race like an Ogre that
Can use 2 handed weapons as a 1 handed wapon (with only 60% effiency) but is bigger and
Can't go through smaller holes
Or jump as high as other races. There could also be some sort of race that prefers the
Night and has advantages when travelling at night like
Seeing better in the dark.

I don't really know.

 

I don't think race you choose in the start of the game could fit in the game but maybe a some mutation or genetic transformation could be nice.

 

Well (for example guys), I thought there could be 4 or so races (male/female) that you could choose from. these could be literally ANYTHING, but general enough so that there can be alterations.
1) Human
2) Alien
3) Robot
4) Undead

From there, there COULD be something like genetic manipulation, but also you could obtain items that transform you (briefly or permanently) into sub-races. SUCH AS:
1) elf, dwarf, dryad, orc, dragon-kin, merfolk, etc. (humans would be the 'easiest' to manipulate/transform)
2) water alien, tentacle alien, fire alien, ones with 3 heads...I DON'T KNOW (hared to manipulate/transform)
3) cyborgs, robotic versions of other creatures... (very difficult to manipulate/transform)
4) Vampires, liches, zombies, redcaps, etc. (only transformable...no genetic manipulation)

Hopefully this can spring forth some new ideas or suggestions for races.
Keep bringing your ideas on what races you want everyone -_^

 

i like the idea of genetic mutation

 

Some races that make sense would be Human, Cyborg, and Alien... but undead I don't think so, AND mutation sounds great. For example you are gathering resources from the planet and when you have all the required resources and the proper technology such as the "Molecule Manipulator" (Name I made up for mutation machine) you may choose the so called "Races" you would like to become. This theory sounds great and would work in the game in my opinion.

 

How about Genetics to enhance the player character?

 

I like it.

 

Hehe I saw this and instantly thought of Xenomorph's. I think it would be interesting either being one in the game or finding a hive and trying to catch them.

Just had another idea for introducing the race, if you go to planets with npc's and the planet is infested theres a chance your npc's will get impregnated by an egg and back on the station it gets out and you have to have a station hunt before the xenomorph spawns more of it self.

 

I think alien is too broad a term to be satisfying in a space themed game. In Terraria it would be fairly ok to just say "here's an alien".

However since Starbound is all about exploring the universe just being told "here's an alien" would be very disappointing.

I hope that there will be a wide range of aliens in the game and I hope they're unique creations too and not just based off other games. It would be nice to see some sentient aliens not having a human shape either.

 

I think any race that's put in should have an option to be a cyborg as well
Just a thought

 

True, and to think of examples is "hard" but we could even consider a medusa or chimera an alien...right?

 

I wouldn't really consider them as aliens, at least not if they were just plucked straight out of a book about mythical monsters. On the other hand if they took elements of those creatures and mixed them into new alien races that bring something new. I'd consider them aliens.

When I think of alien I think something we have no knowledge of already. If you think about it, Medusa, Chimera or Vampires aren't really "alien" to us. We are well accustomed to them being in games/movies already.

 

Course, The planet the player is from could be like a "hub" for a races. So your crew could be one of several.

 

Rather I would like to see the ability to create a new "alien race" for your character by combining of pre-made parts (face-types, eyes, ears...).
It could help giving the game a sci-fi athmosphere.
To prevent having to adapt outfits and animations to crazy alien bodytypes, they could stick to the Star-Trek formula of mostly bipedal, humanoid aliens.

The same system could be used by the game to create random alien humanoids to inhabit visited planets, with varying technological advances and hostility.

 

Alright...I have decided (just like on the new pet thread) that I will put a MEGALIST of all the races people want...I will include some of my own, just cause

 

I would like to see plenty of tribute races from across Science Fiction. For some of us, being able to play Expys of various famous and awesome races would be delightful, and in sprite form, there is a lot of leeway for even lawyer friendly cameos.

 

I want science fiction races, not elves.

Although to be honest, I rather have NO races, so that we can do humans fully, I want every armor to work on my starting charater, I don't want them to have to redraw it for other races

 

That's a good point.

 

I would like to have Saiyans. Lack of everything, including intelligence, but are ridiculously strong. Just kidding, I think copyrights may be complicated with those
I would like classes, with very specific effects. For example, some could be unaffected by very big gravities. The robot could be unaffected by temperature changes. Not sure if angels and demons are a good idea, because they would be obviously stronger than the others. Unless they're some sort of special class unlocked somehow.