[Katchoo]

Originally posted by dogscoff:
Ok Katchoo. I'm hoping to blitz my current graphical obligations this weekend, so you might get a picture or three then=-)

I was reading your descriptions down there, and it seems you missed out the neo-standard troop sizes. They give you a bit more range, and allow you go from single humanoid to giant sea-monster a little more smoothly

Initially the Neo-Standard images were going to come out in a 2nd/expanded Version of PT Shipset, but the N-S images are comming out better (and faster) than I thought, so they'll definetly be ready in time to be released with the standard pics.

It's amazing what you can get done when you don't have writers/creators block

For example, would you want the infantry to be a single flying slaver in search of a host (ie the race pic)?

I was thinking more along the lines of the inantry pic being the "thin humanoid alien" you described (I was thinking an armed human, but a "grey" would also work) with a zombie-like expression and a slaver perched very visibly on top of the head.

This works! The only alteration would be to have the Trapper itself flying just above the slave, instead of sitting on him. One Trapper can control multiple slaves, so a slightly higher vantage point gives the trapper a better view of his "herd".

The alien can be grey if you've got something in mind. I just don't want the typical big-eyed grey alien every associates with Roswell. These Slaves are cannon fodder and don't get treated well. At least not as well as the more impressive slaves (bigger Troops).

For small troop you could use a Hulkish creature, since most shipsets equate small troop with a light tank or one-man mecha. Big, ugly, surly-looking and relying more on natural weaponry than technological ones.

Sounds good.

For medium troop you'd have a larger creature. Maybe some sort of rhinocerous-size/ shape with some armour and weapons mounted on its back. At this scale, the slaver would probably be only just visible on top of the host, but by now the player would get the idea and assume it was there.

Cool. Maybe have one of the aliens from the Infantry Troops riding it? The Trapper shouldn't be very visible in comparison with this beast, considering the Trappers are much larger than your average bat.

Large troop could be some kind of T-rex beastie. Big teeth etc, maybe a few armaments and/or cybernetics.

Sounds good.

That leaves huge troop for your giant monster. Which sounds to me like an excuse to spend all night watching my entire rubber-Godzilla flick collection back to back. (I'd still like to know why Rodan sounds like a jet engine when he flies)

Just make sure you don't draw any Godzilla-like offspring in the picture aswell. Godzookee *sp?* isn't welcome here

Whatever you can come up with would be marvellous, Dogscoff! Go hog wild with your imagination (as you always do)