UEC Alien Desgin

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UEC Alien Desgin; Submit your ideas today!
Topic Started: Apr 24 2012, 02:00 PM (2,566 Views)
Russwallac	Apr 24 2012, 02:00 PM Post #1
"Ta-da!" Posts: 2,912 Group: Members Member #574 Joined: May 27, 2011 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Hominidae, Homo sapiens sapiens Favorite Quote: One cannot define what life IS, but we sure as heck can define what it ISN'T.	The UEC is a big project- I'm not just trying to create a single planet, I'm creating an entire galactic society. As such, I need sophonts. LOTS of sophonts. I also want to get as many people involved as possible, so here's the deal: You can submit your ideas for a sapient race here, and if I feel it fits with the UEC, then it'll be added to the official topic. There are a few rules, but the project is fairly wide-open. RULES: - you MUST have a picture or detailed physical description of your species - you don't need to go too in-depth (you can just submit a random doodle with no other info if you want!) - no humanesques, and try to avoid humanoids if possible - no telepathy or other "pseudoscience" - try to avoid looking too Earth-like - feel free to add information on your species' culture and technology - you can even submit races from preexisting projects, as long as they meet the above requirements That's just about it! If you have questions, post here or PM me. (Also, if anyone wants to design the Chix'acul, please go ahead! I just can't get the little buggers (no pun intended), to look right. Just ignore the physical descriptions I've given of them on other topics.)



Amoeboid	Apr 24 2012, 02:15 PM Post #2
Posts: 320 Group: Members Member #672 Joined: Dec 19, 2011 Gender: Female Area of expertise: Xenobiology	Hmmm, sounds sort of cool! I'm interested to see where this goes. My friend and I tried to make a RPG type game based on a galactic society, it was tough haha.



dialforthedevil	Apr 24 2012, 02:16 PM Post #3
Frumentarii Administrator Posts: 6,062 Group: Members Member #323 Joined: Jun 8, 2010 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Alternative Evolution Favorite Quote: "Every Human life is a spark in the darkness..."	Im interested!



Russwallac	Apr 24 2012, 02:29 PM Post #4
"Ta-da!" Posts: 2,912 Group: Members Member #574 Joined: May 27, 2011 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Hominidae, Homo sapiens sapiens Favorite Quote: One cannot define what life IS, but we sure as heck can define what it ISN'T.	Great! I've always had trouble designing sapient races (as opposed to Yellowdrakex and Mike, who seem to specialize in it), so your participation is greatly appreciated.



whachamacallit2	Apr 24 2012, 02:57 PM Post #5
Guy who yells at squirrels Posts: 470 Group: Members Member #718 Joined: Feb 20, 2012 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Multiracial American	Hmm, could you define exactly what a "humanoid" alien? For example, I got a "four-limbed" alien that occasionally walks on two legs for short distances. Does that could as too humanoid? Edited by whachamacallit2, Apr 24 2012, 02:58 PM.



Amoeboid	Apr 24 2012, 03:13 PM Post #6
Posts: 320 Group: Members Member #672 Joined: Dec 19, 2011 Gender: Female Area of expertise: Xenobiology	whachamacallit2 Apr 24 2012, 02:57 PM Hmm, could you define exactly what a "humanoid" alien? For example, I got a "four-limbed" alien that occasionally walks on two legs for short distances. Does that could as too humanoid? I'm guessing he means things that have a human stance, such as the Na'vi, Asari, Turians, "greys" etc. Things can be bipedal and not be humanoid, like raptor like creatures.



Watcher In The Puddle	Apr 24 2012, 03:41 PM Post #7
Spaghetti Posts: 2,595 Group: Members Member #450 Joined: Dec 18, 2010 Gender: Male Nationality: Spanish Favorite Quote: "In a game like this there is no way to win. Only lose more slowly."	Asari are humanoids. There. Oh... and I squealed with joy when I saw this. Too bad my Oka or Snefu cant join in... ..But what about the Minrikians....hmmm



whachamacallit2	Apr 24 2012, 03:56 PM Post #8
Guy who yells at squirrels Posts: 470 Group: Members Member #718 Joined: Feb 20, 2012 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Multiracial American	By his Russwalac's speech, it seems that humanesques are what the Asari are. And reading the topic where the term humanesque was coined, it appears that I'm right, Puddle. Also, I'll see if I can scrounge up an alien from my files when I get back.



Russwallac	Apr 25 2012, 06:58 AM Post #9
"Ta-da!" Posts: 2,912 Group: Members Member #574 Joined: May 27, 2011 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Hominidae, Homo sapiens sapiens Favorite Quote: One cannot define what life IS, but we sure as heck can define what it ISN'T.	Humanoids aren't against the rules or anything (my Brachions are fairly humanoid), but I want to have as many different bodyplans as possible.



urufumarukai	Apr 25 2012, 08:34 AM Post #10
A F*cking Unicorn with an Afro and a Moustache Posts: 2,018 Group: Members Member #342 Joined: Jul 11, 2010 Gender: Male	Hrmm I'll toss in a few of my 21 species when I get the chance.



Russwallac	Apr 25 2012, 09:04 AM Post #11
"Ta-da!" Posts: 2,912 Group: Members Member #574 Joined: May 27, 2011 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Hominidae, Homo sapiens sapiens Favorite Quote: One cannot define what life IS, but we sure as heck can define what it ISN'T.	Watcher In The Puddle Apr 24 2012, 03:41 PM Asari are humanoids. There. Oh... and I squealed with joy when I saw this. Too bad my Oka or Snefu cant join in... ..But what about the Minrikians....hmmm Humanoid is being a upright biped with at least two arms, humanesque is being that while also possessing distinctly human facial features. There's a very simple test you can do, but I might go into that...



Watcher In The Puddle	Apr 25 2012, 09:24 AM Post #12
Spaghetti Posts: 2,595 Group: Members Member #450 Joined: Dec 18, 2010 Gender: Male Nationality: Spanish Favorite Quote: "In a game like this there is no way to win. Only lose more slowly."	It has the word human in it '^' thats how my mind works. Humanesque, humanoid..meh



Russwallac	Apr 25 2012, 11:15 AM Post #13
"Ta-da!" Posts: 2,912 Group: Members Member #574 Joined: May 27, 2011 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Hominidae, Homo sapiens sapiens Favorite Quote: One cannot define what life IS, but we sure as heck can define what it ISN'T.	Well, it's actually even simpler than that: Spoiler: click to toggle Would you screw it? If you would, then it's too human-like.



T.Neo	Apr 25 2012, 01:33 PM Post #14
Translunar injection: TLI Posts: 5,184 Group: Global Mods Member #179 Joined: Jun 7, 2009	Russwallac, fails when you consider xenophiles and the open-minded. Then again, there are plenty of humanesque things that pretty much everyone, including xenophiles and the open-minded, would not touch. However. There is a test for humanesqueosity. It is the infamous T.Neo Humanesque Test. Spoiler: click to toggle If a certain body feature resembles that of a human, it passes and is assigned a 1. If a certain body feature found on humans is radically different and/or nonexistant, it fails and is assigned a 0. If it is ambiguous, it is assigned an N and not counted. When the number of 1s is greater than the number of 0s, it is humanesque. If they're equal, then the organism is borderline. The traits would be: 1. Erect biped stature 2. Skeletal structure 3. Body proportions 4. Largescale joints 5. Humanesque "face" 6. Visual organs 7. Respiratory system 8. Jaw and teeth 9. Auditory funnels or ears 10. Appendages of the skin/skin covering 11. Number of digits 12. Joints of the digits 13. Reproductive organs 14. Mammary organs 15. Secondary characteristics such as an umbilical scar. It is the only attempt an objective, quantifiable determination of whether an alien organism is 'humanesque' or not. I will most definitely admit that it is flawed; there is too much potential for subjectiveness in determining whether a specific trait is a pass or fail. To resolve that I think there'd need to be considerable guidelines to explain what would and would not be considered a pass in certain cases. Edited by T.Neo, Apr 25 2012, 01:35 PM.



Russwallac	Apr 25 2012, 01:51 PM Post #15
"Ta-da!" Posts: 2,912 Group: Members Member #574 Joined: May 27, 2011 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Hominidae, Homo sapiens sapiens Favorite Quote: One cannot define what life IS, but we sure as heck can define what it ISN'T.	T.Neo Apr 25 2012, 01:33 PM Russwallac, fails when you consider xenophiles and the open-minded. Then again, there are plenty of humanesque things that pretty much everyone, including xenophiles and the open-minded, would not touch. However. There is a test for humanesqueosity. It is the infamous T.Neo Humanesque Test. Spoiler: click to toggle If a certain body feature resembles that of a human, it passes and is assigned a 1. If a certain body feature found on humans is radically different and/or nonexistant, it fails and is assigned a 0. If it is ambiguous, it is assigned an N and not counted. When the number of 1s is greater than the number of 0s, it is humanesque. If they're equal, then the organism is borderline. The traits would be: 1. Erect biped stature 2. Skeletal structure 3. Body proportions 4. Largescale joints 5. Humanesque "face" 6. Visual organs 7. Respiratory system 8. Jaw and teeth 9. Auditory funnels or ears 10. Appendages of the skin/skin covering 11. Number of digits 12. Joints of the digits 13. Reproductive organs 14. Mammary organs 15. Secondary characteristics such as an umbilical scar. It is the only attempt an objective, quantifiable determination of whether an alien organism is 'humanesque' or not. I will most definitely admit that it is flawed; there is too much potential for subjectiveness in determining whether a specific trait is a pass or fail. To resolve that I think there'd need to be considerable guidelines to explain what would and would not be considered a pass in certain cases. Such as..? It's not that I don't believe you; I just can't think of any examples. Anyway, from my point of view, this is humanoid (if a little on the humanesque side): And this is humanesque:



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