So the works of HP Lovecraft are public domain. As such his aliens are free to use. Anyway I thought I would suggest some traits for them in Free Orion.
Mi-Go
Native Species
Can Colonize
Cannot Build Ships
Organic Metabolism
Broad Tundra Environmental Preference
Good Research
Elder Thing
Extinct Species
Can Colonize
Cannot Build Ships
Organic Metabolism
Broad Ocean Environmental Preference
Great Research
Bad Industry
Bad Population
Ultimate Stealth
Shoggoth
Extinct Species
Can Colonize
Cannot Build Ships
Organic Metabolism
Broad Ocean Environmental Preference
No Research
Great Industry
Great Population
Ultimate Defensive Troops
Yithian
Extinct Species
Can Colonize
Cannot Build Ships
Organic Metabolism
Narrow Terran Environmental Preference
Good Research
Bad Industry
Bad Defensive Troops
Telepathic
Telepathic Detection (3)
Shared Vision
Flying Polyp
Extinct Species
Can Colonize
Can Build Ships
Organic Metabolism
Standard Desert Environmental Preference
Bad Research
Good Industry
Ultimate Offensive Troops
Xenophobic
Last edited by labgnome on Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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While it is certainly possible to draw inspiration from H. P. Lovecraft's works, or make allusions to it, FreeOrion has a design principle to only have original species.
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The Silent One wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:43 am
While it is certainly possible to draw inspiration from H. P. Lovecraft's works, or make allusions to it, FreeOrion has a design principle to only have original species.
I can see that. I might re-work some of these stat blocks into other species. Maybe change planet types and metabolism.
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Oberlus wrote: ↑Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:10 pmMore like reworking names and appearances. Metabolism, environment, etc. are less of a Cthulu thing.
Well of course they'd get a new name and a different look. I'd of course work out a different backstory, but I'd still try to keep in nice a creepy
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https://github.com/mmoderau [...] for Man has earned his right to hold this planet against all comers, by virtue of occasionally producing someone totally batshit insane. - Randall Munroe, title text to xkcd #556
em3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 10:53 am
There's a typo in the thread title, just F.Y.I.
Fixed.
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Vezzra wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:09 pm
FreeOrion: Where melancholic robotic submarines singing "Happy Birthday" to each other meet Cthulu. So there
Did you have to mention the scylior
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The Silent One wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:43 am
While it is certainly possible to draw inspiration from H. P. Lovecraft's works, or make allusions to it, FreeOrion has a design principle to only have original species.
Even for Public Domain ones?
Is there a reason for this ?