Anyone seen some alien heads?

Chronon · #1 February 10th, 2003, 06:52 PM

I'm working on a new race that is genrally plant-like (asparagus, broccoli, etc.). I have tried to make my own Version with Moray, but it I'm not entirely satisfied with it. Has anyone seen any images on the web that might work?

dogscoff · #2 February 10th, 2003, 07:01 PM

Chronon: Like I say, if you give me a specification I'll do a custom-drawn race portrait for you.

Chronon · #3 February 10th, 2003, 07:17 PM

Thanks Dogscoff!

The beings in question - the Verdurans - come from a rock homeworld with a carbon dioxide atmosphere. Have you ever read David Brin's Uplift series? I was thinking something like the Kanten. They are like a small tree or shrubbery with dark green leaves (with silver tips). They have no eyes, and they walk on root-like appendages. Aside from that basic description, feel free to be creative.

If it helps, here's a picture of their Battlecruiser:

[ February 10, 2003, 17:20: Message edited by: Chronon ]

Ragnarok · #4 February 11th, 2003, 02:03 AM

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Originally posted by QuarianRex:
I remember someone posting a bunch of alien race pics a while back but I can't seem to find them through the shrapnel search engine.

Does anyone remember the subject or somesuch?

I think I got what you were looking for. I remembered I had downloaded, what I believe you are looking for, from here, so I uploaded them and here they are. Let me know if that is what you wanted.

1044921678.zip

geoschmo · #5 February 11th, 2003, 04:56 AM

Ok, I really like these pictures. They have inspired me to compile a race image replacment mod. This mod replaces all 20 stock and 6 neutral races images. No ships are replaced, and no AI files. I may release a revision at some point with modified AI files just to change the bio descriptions so they match the pictures better. I tried to use ones that came close. And I tried usign ones that were consistant in quality and texture and whose coloring fit their shipset. I took some from the file Ragnarok uploaded and some from the one Fyron uploaded. Mostly I got rid of the ones that look cartoonish. Those were cool too but they looked out of place with the other ones. Put it all in a zip with the folder structure suitable for use as a mod.

GET IT HERE.

Geoschmo

QuarianRex · #6 February 11th, 2003, 06:40 AM

Thanks all, that was exactly what I was hunting for.

The Shrapnel Forum is just so damn helpful!

Ragnarok · #7 February 11th, 2003, 06:58 AM

Sweet, nice job Geo. I like the way you did it alot.