NEW UNIT: Skreech Aug. 4, 2005

[Vuldacon]

RUN! it's a Skreech

Skreech are Fast, Monstrous, Insect/Animals with large eyes and a powerful bite. Their long, retractable, sharp Stingers can easily Kill without using their extremely Deadly Venom.

Some scientist believe that the Skreech were mutants from the age of the Dinosaurs while others propose that they came to earth from another planet. Regardless of where they first originated, the Skreech were feared by everyone who saw them and lived to tell the tale. Skreech were named for the high pitch screeching sounds they made that both alerted and terrified anyone brave or unlucky enough to be within range of these vicious monsters. Capable of moving great distances and possessing the ability to exist on plants, insects or animals, the Skreech were found in all climates and terrains of the world. The early Civilizations that managed to train the Skreech to
defend and attack, were considered to be among the most powerful on earth. Due to its aggressive and fierce attacks, one almost never defeated a Skreech until better weapons were created that provided early man with the power needed to kill such a giant and deadly beast.

This is a Complete Unit, ready to add to your Game.

Included Files:
Read Me, Civilopedia SkreechLarge.pcx and SkreechSmall.pcx, Alt_SkreechLarge (White Background), Skreech_units_32.pcx (CIV Specific Color), Adjusted .ini file.
Animations: Default, Run, Fortify, Fidget, AttackA, AttackB, AttackC,
Victory and Death.
All New Sounds: SkreechRun.wav, SkreechFortify.wav, SkreechFidget.wav, SkreechAttackA.wav, SkreechAttackB.wav, SkreechAttackC.wav, SkreechVictory.wav and SkreechDeath.wav.

All Animations and Sounds have been Thoroughly Game Tested to work well.

special thanks to COAtlantis 1745 for providing me with some of his raw
sound bytes that I was able to use in part while creating the new Sounds.

File Restored in Link
Download the Zip Here

Previews: Note that These Preview .gifs are in "slow motion" and the actual animations in the game are much faster.

[Vuldacon]

Skreech Default:

[Vuldacon]

Skreech Fidget:

[Bjornlo]

Great unit. Very nice animations and well matched sounds. I especially like the fidget.

[bhiita]

wow.... interesting concept!

great animations going to add it and give it a try

[Vuldacon]

Skreech Preview Picture:

[aaglo]

What the heck is that? Where did it come from?

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

Ok, I expected to see some "Seaved by the Bell" character but this isn't too bad either... what is it?

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

Its cute!

Pretty darn good job Vuldacon....

[odintheking]

Hell yes! This is a perfect Yuuzhan Vong unit! Awesome!

[Bjornlo]

Originally Posted by aaglo

What the heck is that? Where did it come from?

How to spot the scientist. The rest of us are in awe of it's fearsome attacks and one voice wants to know the creatures taxonomy (genus, phylum, etc)

[fe3333au]

Brilliant Vuldacon ... a spermatozoa with attitude

[Amadan]

Love it!
Unique and hillarious.

[Mithadan]

Looks sort of like that green alien dude at the end of the Civ2 unit sheet.

[la_dav]

Wao...！ Two that big eyeballs in see me. .. Like this unit！！ Good job! Thanks!

[Vuldacon]

Thanks for the Good Comments everyone...Happy if anyone wanting a Fantasy Unit such as the Skreech finds a place for it in their game.

Regarding the Questions

What the heck is that? Where did it come from? and what the creatures taxonomy (genus, phylum, etc) is

...any Guess or explanation from others would be as good as anything I could invent but I will say that obviously, Skreech is a combination of an Insect and Animal...a forgotten Terror of the Ancient World or is Skreech an Alien "critter" that somehow managed to find itself on Earth long ago? Scientist are Baffled and there has been great controversy over its true origin. The majority of Scientists believe that Skreech was one of those creatures that through some strange evolutionary processes, evolved from the period of time when the world was young and all living things were in a state of what appeared to be random combinations of the trial and error process of "Mother Nature". Not unlike the Dinosaurs that had combinations of features such as Duck Bills, Armor plates and Wings without feathers. Today, scientists mainly find strange combination features of life in the Deepest areas of earths oceans or the micro world of Germs. Only few fossils remain of the Skreech, which had retractable stingers 10 to 15 feet long! Although the origin remains in dispute, Scientist do agree that Skreech was a terror and a formidable creature that serves to represent the harsh world and environment the early Civilizations endured.
Here is an improved "Alt_SkreechLarge.pcx" with white background for the Civilopedia:

[Sanciv]

Interesting and funny............

[Bungus]

I was kinda hoping for screech from "saved by the bell" too.. damn

This is an interesting little, though. Looks cute with those big eyes.

[tjedge1]

You finally finished it. Looks like it turned out really cool. There may well be a home for it in Mystara yet.

[The Last Conformist]

Originally Posted by fe3333au

Brilliant Vuldacon ... a spermatozoa with attitude

The singular is 'spermatozoon'.

It looks like an arthropod snake with mammalian eyes. No doubt some genetic experiment gone horribly wrong.