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Your Project Ideas; A place to share your ideas for projects
Topic Started: Oct 14 2015, 09:27 AM (65,340 Views)
CeratosaurusKing
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Mr Mysterio
Dec 6 2017, 01:19 AM
Why do they gotta be "badass"? What constitutes whether or not an animal is badass? What's important about them being badass? How many times can I say "badass" before I embarrass myself?
Well I have been trying to make this project a little more interesting and there some animals that are so werid that there badass in my opinion I know that dosen't make sense I just been trying to choose creatures that haven't been used in a lot
Of projects yet.
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Future project ideas:
Tale of the horned beasts - A alternate evolution project where ceratosaurus never went extinct and instead evovled to better fit the new challenges they shall face ahead of them.

Umber - A alternate universe project where portals have been opening up to a moon named "umber" other then a few species of freshwater and saltwater fish, as well as invertebrates. Pangolins,Iguanas,Noasauriade, and Cuttlefish are the most prominet group of animals.
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Dec 5 2017, 08:23 PM
Hmm, not a bad idea. A flying mammal and a Terrestrial bird together in the Carboniferous. What do you say Centralen? Would you wanna collaborate on this someday? I'm up for it, though after a little while, I'm in the middle of classes at the moment.
I'd be willing to do it, but I also would want to wait a while. PM me in the future when you're ready.
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I know a Vsauce video isn't something that could seem very relevent to spec, but skip to 8:25.


Some very interesting spec potential, I must say. Just hand wave the sun disappearing.
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Dec 6 2017, 08:54 PM

I know a Vsauce video isn't something that could seem very relevent to spec, but skip to 8:25.


Some very interesting spec potential, I must say. Just hand wave the sun disappearing.
I did almost exactly that in my Hydrothermal Expansion Project.
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Here's another terraformed world project idea of mine (I know I'm a sucker for terraformed world projects)
Basically it's kinda like styled similar to serinia except only 12 vertebrates are introduced on one massive continent the 12 vertebrates include.
Saltwater crocodile
The oarfish
Bactrian camel
Neon tetra
Alaskan salmon
Silver backed gorilla
Plains zebra
African wild dog
Harpy eagle
Eastern cotton tail
Coelocanth
Thorny devil
Other organisms would include the mantis shrimp,The emperor scorpion and more.
Edited by CeratosaurusKing, Dec 9 2017, 12:15 AM.
Projects in work
Raparia

Future project ideas:
Tale of the horned beasts - A alternate evolution project where ceratosaurus never went extinct and instead evovled to better fit the new challenges they shall face ahead of them.

Umber - A alternate universe project where portals have been opening up to a moon named "umber" other then a few species of freshwater and saltwater fish, as well as invertebrates. Pangolins,Iguanas,Noasauriade, and Cuttlefish are the most prominet group of animals.
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CeratosaurusKing
Dec 8 2017, 06:36 PM
Here's another terraformed world project idea of mine (I know I'm a sucker for terraformed world projects)
Basically it's kinda like styled similar to serin's except only 12 vertebrates are introduced on one massive continent the 12 vertebrates include.
Saltwater crocodile
The oarfish
Bactrian camel
Neon tetra
Alaskan salmon
Silver backed gorilla
Plains zebra
African wild dog
Happy eagle
Eastern cotton tail
Coelocanth
Thorny devil
Other organisms would include the mantle shrimp,The emperor scorpion and more.
What made you choose these species?
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Heyyy, uh, can I post a project Idea here? I would like some advice from some fellow spec-ers.
Edited by Mynameisnotdave23, Dec 8 2017, 08:53 PM.
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Dec 8 2017, 08:08 PM
CeratosaurusKing
Dec 8 2017, 06:36 PM
Here's another terraformed world project idea of mine (I know I'm a sucker for terraformed world projects)
Basically it's kinda like styled similar to serin's except only 12 vertebrates are introduced on one massive continent the 12 vertebrates include.
Saltwater crocodile
The oarfish
Bactrian camel
Neon tetra
Alaskan salmon
Silver backed gorilla
Plains zebra
African wild dog
Happy eagle
Eastern cotton tail
Coelocanth
Thorny devil
Other organisms would include the mantle shrimp,The emperor scorpion and more.
What made you choose these species?
The reason why i choosed those species is that they all have very unique evolution capabilities and they all hold alot of potential. Saltwater crocodiles could evovle to become the apex predator while the african wild dogs and the harpy eagle evovle to be meso carnivores. Bactrian camels could evovle to to become the main herbivore and so on.
Projects in work
Raparia

Future project ideas:
Tale of the horned beasts - A alternate evolution project where ceratosaurus never went extinct and instead evovled to better fit the new challenges they shall face ahead of them.

Umber - A alternate universe project where portals have been opening up to a moon named "umber" other then a few species of freshwater and saltwater fish, as well as invertebrates. Pangolins,Iguanas,Noasauriade, and Cuttlefish are the most prominet group of animals.
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Mynameisnotdave23
Dec 8 2017, 08:53 PM
Heyyy, uh, can I post a project Idea here? I would like some advice from some fellow spec-ers.
That's the point of the thread, so yeah, go for it.
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I wanna hear your thoughts on the project i mentioned above where there would only be 12 vertebrates introduced into a terraformed world i need some ideas should i introduce more vertebrates or is 12 enough and what do y'all think some of the creatures could evovle to?
Projects in work
Raparia

Future project ideas:
Tale of the horned beasts - A alternate evolution project where ceratosaurus never went extinct and instead evovled to better fit the new challenges they shall face ahead of them.

Umber - A alternate universe project where portals have been opening up to a moon named "umber" other then a few species of freshwater and saltwater fish, as well as invertebrates. Pangolins,Iguanas,Noasauriade, and Cuttlefish are the most prominet group of animals.
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Seems a bit too random. The best "Serina-type" projects have either some sort of "theme" or at least have a "unified" feeling to it. Instead of picking random animals you think are cool, try building a simple ecosystem. Pick animals that are somewhat compatible.

Just a side-note also, but another reason Serina is so interesting is because it's starter organisms were small animals with relatively "simple" bauplans and generalized lifestyles. Animals like bactrian camels and zebras aren't really what I'd call generalized. Not saying nothing could be done with them, but I don't see them doing much that'd be particularly interesting.
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Ok, so here is my project idea. It is a terraformed world with certain animals introduced in an attempt to make some unique beasties. Although the concept is quite similar to Serina, I want it to be as unique as possible in terms of creature concepts and environments. Oh, by the way, this project is still a WIP, so leave any suggestions/ criticism please.


Here's the story ( WIP) so far:

Seemingly out of nowhere, the creators appeared in the system, carrying with them species from a far-off world somewhere in the vast ocean known as the cosmos, searching for a habitable world. In this system, they found an almost earth-sized planet right in the middle of the ''Goldilocks zone''. Their AI soon went to work, as it strangely seemed that the Creators themselves were missing, and have possibly met there demise, or perhaps they had not even gone on the exodus, However, the drones still worked nonetheless. After centuries, or even thousands of years after like any good creator, starting first with microbes and algae, then plants and eventually animals, They left hastefully, Just as they were introducing the vertebrates to this young, new world. Perhaps this was their intent, but their hurried departure would give rise to an amazingly unique world following in the footsteps of its mother planet, Earth. Although It is unknown what the Creator's intent was, Experiment, Nature reserve, or even colony, It is clear that the goal to make a ''second earth'' was a success.

About the project itself -

The project at this state will only explore 1-2 time periods, as I want it to be less chaotic than most multi-period projects. These two time periods will be 0-20 myh after the planet's establishment, to see how life is adapting to this new world, and 75 myh after establishment, showing how the groups that have evolved 1-20 myh have evolved/died out.
75 myh is the main focus of the project, and the more in-depth part.

About the planet/ solar system WIP -

Solar system: The star is a yellow dwarf, like our sun, and has a longer lifespan. There are six planets, two terrestrial planets, three gas giants, and an ice giant. The habitable planet (still haven't figured out a name for it.) is the closest to the sun.

Planet: Slightly larger than earth, has a magnetosphere, tectonic plates, and all that lovely stuff, and has 4 continents at the start of the project. I'm not going to say anything else about the continents because I'm not 100% sure on what I want.

Species introduced: (very similar to Serina, just making clear what was introduced) (just the vertebrates for now, plants and invertebrates will be listed in the actual project )
MAMMALS-

Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)

Common shew (Sorex araneus)

Russian desman (Desmana moschata)

Sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)

Northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus)

Indian spotted chevrotain (Moschiola indica)

Black and rufous elephant shrew- (Rhynchocyon petersi)

BIRDS-

American crow- (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Feral Rock dove- (Columba domestica )

House sparrow- (Passer domesticus)

Song sparrow- (Melospiza melodia)

Zebra finch- (Taeniopygia guttata)

Society finch- (Lonchura striata domestica)

Domestic canary- (Serinus canaria domestica) :#

Cockatiel- (Nymphicus hollandicus)

Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulates)

Rosy-faced lovebird- (Agapornis roseicollis)

REPTILES-

Red- eared slider- (Trachemys scripta elegans)

Painted turtle- (Chrysemys picta)

Leopard gecko- (Eublepharis macularius)

Mediterranean house gecko- (Hemidactylus turcicus)

Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis)

Sand goanna (Varanus gouldii)

Ball python (Python regius)

Western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans)


AMPHIBIANS

American toad (Anaxyrus americanus)

Crab-eating frog (Fejervarya cancrivora)

American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)

South American horned frog (Ceratophrys aurita)


FISH

Clupidae fish ( mackerel, sardines, anchovies, etc)

Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)

Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Cownose ray- (Rhinoptera bonasus)

Marbled lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus)

livebearing fish (platies, guppies, swordtails, etc)

Various south American and African cichlids.

5 species of mudskippers

Feel free to suggest any other species.

I may have forgotten some species because I made this in a rush.
Edited by Mynameisnotdave23, Dec 12 2017, 09:52 PM.
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Avisia, an island archipelago isolated for over 88 million years, and is know home to megafaunal birds, mekosuchine crocodiles, and many relics. (currently in infancy)
Read here: http://s1.zetaboards.com/Conceptual_Evolution/topic/8192410/2/#new

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Does anyone have any name suggestions/species recommendations/ creature concepts?
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Read here: http://s1.zetaboards.com/Conceptual_Evolution/topic/8192410/2/#new

Deviantart: https://mynameisnotdave23.deviantart.com/
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Well, what is your plan for this? Is there an underlying theme with these initial species?
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