Fabio1701
King
I feel that the aliens are not varied enough for my taste. it's like they are the only species on the planet. Not that SMAC had many more species, but the mind worm's psi and ability to get tougher made it like they were another sentient species. So I think we should put forward ideas for another aliens in the CBE spirit, if not for the mods then perhaps for expansions.
First an overview of what exists, then some new ideas:
Wolf Beetle: Swarm organism that constantly defends alien hives by patrolling around them closely. Carpets landscape in massed swarms when Alien aggression is ignited.
Raptor Bug: Targets unarmed units such as Workers, while avoiding military ones.
Siege Worm: Migrates between several destinations, destroying any infrastructure or units in the lands they pass through, extremely effective against cities. Does not become actively aggressive or specifically move through or towards human construction until the aliens are particularly pressed.
Drones: Only known Alien unit capable of flight. Has similar capabilities to the Wolf Beetle, but is more durable.
Manticore: Chemical spewing "infantry" of the Alien Hive. Commonly found stationed within the hives themselves to attack targets that close in. Appears in greater numbers if Alien aggression is continued after the first Wolf Beetle swarms.
Sea Dragon: The oceanic relative of the Raptor Bug. Much more voracious in the fact that it regards all naval vessels as possible prey.
Kraken: Aquatic relative of the Siege Worm, behaves similarly in all fashions. Will form "pods" similar to Earth-based cetaceans, making them deadly to take on even at the highest combat levels.
now some new ones, which should be easy to graphically arrange:
Leviathan: This is basically a Kraken that can attack adjacent land units with it's long tentacles, but cannot go on land. Travels Solo like Godzilla.
Behemoth: This is the 'natural' version of the xeno titan, a massive hi strength unit that formed the template for the xenotitan, so less carnivorous and aggressive, but if bothered can ruin your day. Travels in pairs.
Hydra: Siegeworm of the sea, at the end of the three tenacles is has a tiny head. Travels solo, like a giant eel. Should be easy to replace the tunneling graphic with spashes and change the color a bit.
Blob: A gelatinous animal that can move from land to sea freely, like a jelly fish in the sea but on land like the blob form the movie. (Thought there should be an alien that can travers both terrains like a hovertank).
First an overview of what exists, then some new ideas:
Wolf Beetle: Swarm organism that constantly defends alien hives by patrolling around them closely. Carpets landscape in massed swarms when Alien aggression is ignited.
Raptor Bug: Targets unarmed units such as Workers, while avoiding military ones.
Siege Worm: Migrates between several destinations, destroying any infrastructure or units in the lands they pass through, extremely effective against cities. Does not become actively aggressive or specifically move through or towards human construction until the aliens are particularly pressed.
Drones: Only known Alien unit capable of flight. Has similar capabilities to the Wolf Beetle, but is more durable.
Manticore: Chemical spewing "infantry" of the Alien Hive. Commonly found stationed within the hives themselves to attack targets that close in. Appears in greater numbers if Alien aggression is continued after the first Wolf Beetle swarms.
Sea Dragon: The oceanic relative of the Raptor Bug. Much more voracious in the fact that it regards all naval vessels as possible prey.
Kraken: Aquatic relative of the Siege Worm, behaves similarly in all fashions. Will form "pods" similar to Earth-based cetaceans, making them deadly to take on even at the highest combat levels.
now some new ones, which should be easy to graphically arrange:
Leviathan: This is basically a Kraken that can attack adjacent land units with it's long tentacles, but cannot go on land. Travels Solo like Godzilla.
Behemoth: This is the 'natural' version of the xeno titan, a massive hi strength unit that formed the template for the xenotitan, so less carnivorous and aggressive, but if bothered can ruin your day. Travels in pairs.
Hydra: Siegeworm of the sea, at the end of the three tenacles is has a tiny head. Travels solo, like a giant eel. Should be easy to replace the tunneling graphic with spashes and change the color a bit.
Blob: A gelatinous animal that can move from land to sea freely, like a jelly fish in the sea but on land like the blob form the movie. (Thought there should be an alien that can travers both terrains like a hovertank).