Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Duckfang

They're waiting for the final pieces of race art, not for all the race art that we haven't seen.

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ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

How do you know that?

Good Hunting.

MR

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ORIGINAL: Wade1000

17. Sulken
I assume that Erik Rutins spelling "Sluken" is a typographical error. If it is, let's hope that someone reviews it to prevent the typo from appearing in game! :)

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ORIGINAL:  Erik Rutins
Getting back on topic, here's the race I've most recently been at war with and they are tough!
Short insectoid race with thick black exoskeleton covering. Sluken have many small forearms enabling them to perform multiple actions simultaneously.
Sluken are very aggressive and intelligent. A central theme in their customs involves a macabre reverence of death.
Sluken have the bizarre and gruesome ability to incorporate into their own bodies the biological appendages and organs from other alien races. Thus some Sluken have additional limbs, eyes or other body parts.
Some other alien races allege that Sluken are in fact genetically modified creatures, designed as an ultimate warrior race. But the Sluken themselves denounce such claims as outrageous slander.
Sluken technology includes the StarBurner XX-12, a very fast and powerful engine. With these engines, Sluken star ships are able to outrun nearly any opponent.
Sluken are found in dry temperate regions of Continental and Marshy Swamp planets
Characteristics
Race Family: Insectoid
Default Reproduction Rate: 16%
Quite Intelligent (+8)
Very Aggressive (+19)
Slightly Cautious (+3)
Very Unfriendly (-18)
Very Unreliable (-20)
Warrior Class: troop maintenance -20%
Fierce Rivalry: lower war weariness -40%
Special Government: Hive Mind

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ORIGINAL: Gargantou

Personally I like the name Sulken more than Sluken.

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ORIGINAL: Deto

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ORIGINAL: Gargantou

Personally I like the name Sulken more than Sluken.

Sluken sounds swedish while sulken is sulk like :D

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ORIGINAL: Sarissofoi

My My. Cartoonish aliens you say?
Many of alien race from sf novels or games are as you say cartoonish.
See by yourself.
Kzinti or Killrathi. Simply Lions in space


Reguls. Simply frogs in space.
Many others. Most games have them.
Space operas are full of them. Some are more wierd than others. Hard sf on the other hands dont have aliens or they are to diffrent to comunicate(and thinking about conquering them and ruling in hard sf is a blasphemy).
BTW What is a possibility that two alien race obtain in the same time faster than light drive? And then you take 3, 4 or 5? And then you take 20 race.How much is this possible? XVIII empires in space. Or even vikings in space have better propability.

But nevermind this. I hope that customisation will be easy and quick. Then anyone can do some modding for his liking.

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ORIGINAL: Gargantou

What we need is sharks in space to be perfectly honest!

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ORIGINAL: Gertjan

Sharks? What happened to the more star trek type of aliens?

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(from http://www.angelfire.com/indie/anna_jones1/drake.html )

So, depending on the value of L, N can range from about 100 to several billion. Most likely, an intermediate value is closer to the truth, so most scientists take N = 106. Thus, there may be a million or so civilizations within our own galaxy with whom we might communicate.

This number refers to the Milky Way Galaxy only. The universe contains at least as many galaxies as there are stars in the Milky Way. The reason for the restriction to the Milky Way is because intragalactic communication seems far easier than extragalactic communication. The nearest star in our galaxy would require several years for a round-trip message, while the farthest stars require tens of thousands of years. In contrast, to exchange a message with a civilization in the Andromeda galaxy would require about 4 million years, while further galaxies would require several billion years (by which time we might well be extinct). So chances for a real conversation is much better if we limit the equation to only the Milky Way galaxy.

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I always like the aliens to have a variety of body shapes other than just humanoid and at least one of each of:
-a robotic/android race
-a cyborg race(part machine, part biological)
-a parasitic assimilating(absorbs and incorporates), bio-mass using race similiar to 'Zerg' of Starcraft, 'The Flood' of Halo, 'Tyranids' of Warhammer 40,000, or others similiar. (Sluken most likely for now)
-(one or more) insectoid race similiar to ants, wasps, mantis, and roaches (Sluken and Boskara)
-a spider like race
-a crab like race (Done)
-an under water habitat race (Done)
-an ice habitat race (Done)
-a floater, gas giant planet dwelling race
-a scaled reptilian race
-a feathered avian race
-a furred mammalian race (Done)
-an amphibious race (Done)
-a tentacled race (Hakonish maybe)

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ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

May I introduce you to the Boskara?

Ferocious insectoid race with a tough exoskeleton skin.

Boskara are the most violent and aggressive race in the known galaxy. They excel in combat, using trickery and deceit to gain the upper-hand. They are untrustworthy allies.

Their instinctive lust for conquest and expansion is without equal. Most other races consider them to be completely without scruples, and thus steer well clear of them. However Boskara have a natural ally in the Sluken, their slightly more reasonable close relatives.

Their technology includes the deadly Shaktur FireStorm, an immensely destructive torpedo weapon. This weapon gives Boskaran star ships very powerful planetary assault capabilities, allowing them to quickly take down defending spaceports at enemy colonies.

Boskara typically inhabit the forbidding terrain of Volcanic planets. Communities may sometimes also be found in the rocky mountains of Sandy Desert planets.


Characteristics
Race Family: Insectoid
Default Reproduction Rate: 18%
Moderately Intelligent (0)
Extremely Aggressive (+40)
Very Reckless (-28)
Quite Unfriendly (-16)
Very Unreliable (-20)
Warrior Class: troop maintenance -25%
Fierce Rivalry: lower war weariness -70%
Special Government: Hive Mind
Special Technology: Shaktur FireStorm (Torpedo Weapon)