Spawn in evolution mode

Imbalanxd

<div class="IPBDescription">pretty obvious I would think</div>So upgrades for aliens are now free (yay) which is a good step forward for lower lifeforms being more viable, but its still a little rigid for my likings. Things just seem so slow when you spawn and then still have to choose your upgrades and gestate. I know that's how it was in NS1 (even worse, since only one upgrade could be done at a time), but the map sizes have at least halved (and I think are possible even a third smaller) in NS2, making for a much faster gameplay experience. This is why the upgrade gestation seems like such a hindrance.

So I was thinking, if someone is going to "spawn" as an egg, why not put them in the evolution screen by default? Instead of spawning to a third person clear view of your egg, you would be presented with the menu that appears when pushing B. You could ordinarily just select all the upgrades you want and click evolve and then you would bust out with your upgrades, or you could maybe even do lifeform upgrades from it.

Egad!

This has been suggested before. I liked it then, I still like it now. Seems extremely easy to implement as well.

Benson

I agree, it does seem silly to hatch as a skulk, just to turn back into an egg and evolve from there. shouldn't the life form be evolved before it hatches?

Techercizer

I like it. Makes lots of sense.

Floodinator

There will be a upgrade on the Shift that provides this function.
And in generall I am against your idea. Evolving is already free so the time is the only cost now, and how would you get another Upgrade if your com researched a up that you want instead of the actual one? Deevolving and reevolving again?

Also those are pure Skulk-Eggs around the hive thats why you spawn as neutral skulk.

What would be a solution is, while you wait for spawning on a Egg you can choose the upgrades you want and 2s are added to the hatchtime. If you switch an Egg you have to redo it.

Or the com can choose on a Mature, f.e Crag, Hive for 5 Tres to produce Cara-Skulk-Eggs or switch for another 5 Tres to Regen-Skulk-Eggs.