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JimMorrison November 16th, 2008 04:00 AM

Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
http://www.bestpicever.com/pics/pic_...1186501498.jpg


Darnedest thing I ever saw. Such a cute little mind-sucker. :shock:

HoneyBadger November 16th, 2008 05:08 AM

Re: Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
Thanks for posting that, Jim!

If the Latin name for that lil critter doesn't contain the term "illithiditae", then something's seriously dull in the hallowed halls of Scientific America.

This ofcourse means that, genetically speaking, creating your own real life mind-flayer is not only within the realms of possibility, Nature has actually provided a blueprint.

For those of us old enough to remember: You just don't mess with Mother Nature.

Falkor November 16th, 2008 05:32 AM

Re: Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
Hard to believe it's a real creature.
It looks like one of Ryleh's void summons.

Kristoffer O November 16th, 2008 05:58 AM

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It is :)

lch November 16th, 2008 06:49 AM

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It is the original graphic which was used for the R'lyeh hero, yes. Somebody posted this years ago, too, together with the scientific name, maybe it was on the Dom2 forum. There are a couple of other graphics that you can find online on the first result pages of Google Image Search which KO used as basis for some units.

I feel old. A lot of new threads that I see popping up, I always want to say "somebody posted that before!", the one before that was vfb's "Playing turns on a network server" tip. I already suggested this a couple of times! :p :)

Herode November 16th, 2008 06:50 AM

Re: Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
Anyone eager to mod us more Void Summons with these ones ?

http://www.hypothese.net/img/externes/void_01.jpg

http://www.hypothese.net/img/externes/void_02.png

I have a real feeling with the last. Reminds me my last pet
http://smileys.sur-la-toile.com/repo...Amour/0038.gif

vfb November 16th, 2008 07:10 AM

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That last one is classic! What is it wearing, hiking shoes!?

Lch, "Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!" made me feel really old.

Falkor November 16th, 2008 07:38 AM

Re: Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by vfb (Post 653201)
That last one is classic! What is it wearing, hiking shoes!?

It's a slug that swallowed elephant head.

Nikelaos November 16th, 2008 08:25 AM

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lol who needs aliens when things like that are native to our planet.

*dom3000 nation idea spawns, quickly turns on paint*

Beorne November 16th, 2008 10:04 AM

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What videogame remembers me the subject? I was very young ... Please tell me!

Herode November 16th, 2008 10:10 AM

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Some clues ? How old are you ?

Ascendency ? Obviously the greatest alien gallery I've ever seen :D
Too bad the game had never been never adapted to modern OS-es...

Endoperez November 16th, 2008 10:22 AM

Re: Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
Impossible Mission 1

For myself, I had a nagging feeling I have heard this in some game as well, but then I realized it was Diablo 1's "Stay awhile, and listen!"

lch November 16th, 2008 10:29 AM

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That sounds like Dr. Zoidberg. I'm reasonably sure that they put it into the show, too.

JimMorrison November 16th, 2008 02:04 PM

Re: Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by lch (Post 653198)
It is the original graphic which was used for the R'lyeh hero, yes. Somebody posted this years ago, too, together with the scientific name, maybe it was on the Dom2 forum. There are a couple of other graphics that you can find online on the first result pages of Google Image Search which KO used as basis for some units.

I feel old. A lot of new threads that I see popping up, I always want to say "somebody posted that before!", the one before that was vfb's "Playing turns on a network server" tip. I already suggested this a couple of times! :p :)

Well, I felt rather clever finding this one, so I didn't know if anyone else had. :o I actually was searching "cephalopod", and found this on page 3. ;)


Awesome finds as well, Herode!


This guy is pretty cool.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/1/380353_028542ead3.jpg

And this is an old favorite.....
http://www.emilydavidow.com/wp/wp-co...eep3-500-1.jpg

OMG It's coming right for us!
http://www.axolotl.org/images/animals/d_leucistic1.jpg


(Oh and I'm glad people got the Impossible Mission reference. ;) Seemed appropriate, since the Glass Squid in the first post, is the Visitor. :p)

Nikelaos November 16th, 2008 02:11 PM

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lol jim that second 1 in you're last post looks kinda cute, i just wanna take him home.

Herode November 16th, 2008 02:13 PM

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Ho my ! Where did the Gods found such models, that's what I don't wan't to know :re:

And what about The Singing Star ?

http://www.boingboing.net/images/_tr...achSpCOral.jpg

:D

Nikelaos November 16th, 2008 02:19 PM

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hmm i've seen that star pic, i'm still trying to think if it's photoshopped?

JimMorrison November 16th, 2008 02:23 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikelaos (Post 653274)
hmm i've seen that star pic, i'm still trying to think if it's photoshopped?

It is actually also a cephalopod (squid/octopus), it is the only specimen of that species ever recovered (I was checking it out last night too, it's awesome).

Anyway, if you look closely, you can see the signature body form of the squid - 8 small tentacles, and 2 macro-tentacles. Great stuff!

Tifone November 16th, 2008 02:27 PM

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Just don't look too closely, it bites :D

Really, can't believe there's a sea star with teeth :shock:

JimMorrison November 16th, 2008 02:30 PM

Re: Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Tifone (Post 653278)
Just don't look too closely, it bites :D

Really, can't believe there's a sea star with teeth :shock:

It's a squid, dangit. :p


And don't blame me for this one.....

http://www.irminschmidt.com/media/axolotl_eyes.jpg

Tifone November 16th, 2008 02:33 PM

Re: Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
No, really, maybe we're near to a HUGE SCIENCE FAIL from my part, but aren't teeth... bones? Isn't the jaw a bone? Of course they are... Isn't the d*mn thing an INVERTEBRATE? :confused:

Plz pass the link bout that thing Jim...

JimMorrison November 16th, 2008 02:38 PM

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http://tolweb.org/Promachoteuthis_su...531/2007.05.30

As you can see from that site, it is very real. Kind of weird, as octopi have a sort of beak, I thought squids did too, but you know, the difference between a beak and teeth is kind of slim.

capnq November 17th, 2008 11:05 AM

Re: Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Tifone (Post 653285)
No, really, maybe we're near to a HUGE SCIENCE FAIL from my part, but aren't teeth... bones?

No, teeth aren't bones; teeth are made of different tissue types than bone.

Kristoffer O November 17th, 2008 12:19 PM

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THis thread actually made me view a couple of commodore 64 videos on youtube. Quite rewarding :)

Omnirizon November 17th, 2008 01:03 PM

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well now you must share the videos.

Oh, and my favorite personal deep-sea cephalopod:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5ZQH2Uzpew

the vampire squid from hell

Bwaha November 17th, 2008 01:31 PM

Re: Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
http://imgboot.com/images/Leo/87359340569734ab278_1.jpg


:D

JimMorrison November 17th, 2008 02:24 PM

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Okay Bwaha, I will see your deep sea Sleestak, and raise you a..... Mister Melty!

http://oceans.greenpeace.org/raw/ima...s/blobfish.jpg

Bwaha November 17th, 2008 02:38 PM

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Ah, I see you beat me to Mister Grumpy. I tried to down load it but the site I was using stopped working. :D

Zeldor November 17th, 2008 03:08 PM

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Ha!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26...0602211612.jpg

HoneyBadger November 17th, 2008 04:30 PM

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This is great material for some of my wierder mods :) Especially the Aboleths one...truth is, as always, stranger than fiction.

Tifone November 17th, 2008 04:51 PM

Re: Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
Ok, ok guys, don't take all the fun, I wanna play with the lil' cuteys too :happy:

http://imgboot.com/images/Tifone/weirddeepseafish1.jpg http://imgboot.com/images/Tifone/weird2.jpg http://imgboot.com/images/Tifone/weirdgrenadierfish.jpg http://imgboot.com/images/Tifone/weirdgiantisopod2.jpg http://imgboot.com/images/Tifone/weirddeepsea1.jpg


Zeldor November 17th, 2008 05:30 PM

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Man! The last one looks like some LA Ermor freespawn!

Bwaha November 17th, 2008 06:30 PM

Re: Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
http://imgboot.com/images/Leo/weirdh...5423750656.jpg

:D

Bwaha November 18th, 2008 01:19 AM

Re: Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
http://imgboot.com/images/Leo/skateraja.jpg


The Lol cats are invading, let all beware. :D

Bwaha November 19th, 2008 02:19 PM

Re: Another Visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever!
 
Here's a different view of the Traveler.


http://imgboot.com/images/Leo/deepseaglasssquid.jpg

Zeldor November 21st, 2008 05:50 PM

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Vampyroteuthis infernalis, lit. "vampire squid from hell"


http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/t...0301141656.jpg

JimMorrison November 21st, 2008 06:14 PM

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The stills really don't do justice to that beauty.

When you see it turn inside out, and display to you that instead of suckers on its main tentacles, it has rows of crazy claw-like hooks..... then you know terror.

It also can blow chaff - rather than squirting ink at enemies, it discharges phosphorescent particles, that temporarily blind other deep sea critters.


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