Design A New Ns Alien!

Frikk · August 2003

I was really bored in class one day and designed one. It ended up looking like a 3 way cross between a fade, a lerk, and a dragon with a substantial neck. Unfortunately, I a. do not have a working scanner atm, b. lacked blank paper during class so it was on lined paper, and c. lack skills to make it post worthy. It was supposed to breathe fire out of two little jet-vein type things that came to it's mouth (I'd recently watched Reign of Fire because I was sick). I was thinking more along the lines of a NS2 (hopefully) alien, when vehicles are an actual possibility, and the aliens needed some forms to fight these.

[edit: Fixed insane number of spelling errors.]

Ramses · August 2003

Well, I didn't came up with this concept, it was introduced in the "Suggestions & Ideas Forum" some time ago:

<b>A Kharaa Barnacle</b>
Link to the original threat: <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=5&t=23327&hl=barnacle' target='_blank'>Kharaa Barnacle</a>
In essence, it's like the original barnacle from Half-Life (if you don't know HL singleplayer, shame on you).
I've just done a concept-drawing, trying to convert it to the Natural-Selection "Style":
<img src='http://www.joshbeeler.com/ramses/images/drawings/color_barnacle.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

I know that it looks a bit too similiar to the current defense chambers, but I can't edit it any more. If you want a more detailed description, read the thread mentioned above...

chubbysteve · August 2003

You can DRAW deunen! They are soooo good.
Ack... I have the drawing skills of a comatose l0rk.

But perhaps I will do something who knows. Hey! there is paper and pens around me.

ThoraX · August 2003

omg, that barnacle just reminded me of an idea I had before. *whips out his sketchbook again* I'll post back in a while.

Visual_Mirage · August 2003

Wow!! Great work everyone! 'specially my bud deunen you little talented person you are =)

I updated my picture on page one of my Glurm, its alot more detailed and black-outlined and cleaned up, hehe, enjoy.

Trojan · August 2003

Deunen; I would <i>love</i> to see your bird-like chickenwalker... animal, thing, attacks. I mean, most obvious lvl1 would be Peck, I guess, but those spines on its torso... I can imagine it now...

A whole army of killer-attack birds peforming hip-thrusts in the marines general direction.... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Maus · August 2003

Wakamusha Oni:
<img src='http://members.aol.com/thefabulousboo/wakamusha.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

And unnamed thingy:

Visual_Mirage · August 2003

Wow Maus!! very gecko like, makes it more animalistic , yet the spikes make it look more evil <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>
hehe, perhaps it may be TOO gecko like though.

Maus · August 2003

Well, it <i>is</i> GeckoSkulk, or it will be when I've animated it &c.

HellSpawn · August 2003

BEST ALIEN AVAR

Mercior · August 2003

That'll make an awesome skulk Maus <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Visual_Mirage · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>HellSpawn Posted on Aug 29 2003, 10:15 PM
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haha, when i saw that picture Hellspawn, i laughed

PanzerOx · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (coil @ Aug 29 2003, 02:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> An old idea... this was a hypothetical Class 6 alien, a water specialist (disregard the lack of water in the maps). It's about 10 feet long, and probably would have had a Devour ability (this was pre-2.0).

<a href='http://www.princeton.edu/~danj/shiny/alienc.jpg' target='_blank'>http://www.princeton.edu/~danj/shiny/alienc.jpg</a> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
OMG! I wouldn't care if there was water or not, I would just gestate to that alien because it would scare the crap out of me if it dropped on me as a marine.

EDIT: As for my idea, I'd probably go with some sort of land-snake, wallclimbing intact, with a tail whip and a "constriction" attack, where he grabs a marine, and squeezes the breath out of him. A bite attack also and some sort of bonus movement in water would be a plus. (to tie in with Coil's concept.)

Diablus · August 2003

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (-PanzerOx @ Aug 30 2003, 01:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (-coil @ Aug 29 2003, 02:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> An old idea... this was a hypothetical Class 6 alien, a water specialist (disregard the lack of water in the maps).
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FLAwLeSSCyrus · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Visual Mirage @ Aug 29 2003, 04:18 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> My crappy attempt at creating one!! haha which i call the "GLURM".
It's like the evolution BEFORE the skulk, in its Wurm type phase ... not having many attacks except "Bite", "tail whip" and "Acid Vomit" (hehe, i like that one <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'> )

<img src='http://members.optushome.com.au/bloodfart/Glurm.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Visual i really like that like if i saw a giant slug with fangs coming at me i would freak hahaha dude keep it up

BigBull · August 2003

In my Opinoin a great addition to NS. Is like maybe a few water maps. and you can have like researched stuff for marines to swim. and instead of ONOS on this particiular map, have a water creature..

Deunen · August 2003

Here's a couple more I did during my breaks at work. I took coils advice. They are kind of unfinished and I'm not sure when I'll have the free time to work on them again so for now I 'll post as is and edit when I have time to go back to these. The first 1st I was goin for a lion or big cat feel the second is a monkey!!Enjoy! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>
<img src='http://home.comcast.net/~Deunen/ns/vm7.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
<img src='http://home.comcast.net/~Deunen/ns/vm8.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

CaLFiN · August 2003

NS NEEDS MORE EEEVIL MONKEYS! Very nice Deunen, a cat type creature would be very cool.

Wilkins · August 2003

I was bored, and I figured "There are worse fates than death." Tainted water anyone?

RPG_Jssmfulhud · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Wilkins @ Aug 30 2003, 08:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I was bored, and I figured "There are worse fates than death." Tainted water anyone?
<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/uploads/post-7-1062268387.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Sweet! Very very nice! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Did you draw this and then scanned it?

Wilkins · August 2003

Yup. That's all I do right now. I draw by hand with a pencil, ink it over, erase the pencil lines, and then load it up in photoshop, and the rest is obvious <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'>

RPG_Jssmfulhud · August 2003

Damn, your art skills are great... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

I always wanted to draw out my imaginations, but... I just didn't get the 'art talent', it seems... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'>

kida · August 2003

anyone can draw good, it just takes a lot of practice, and I mean a lot, and the ability to draw is to see.

I am no good drawer, but I hope someday I will be.

Tunska · August 2003

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'> Awsome drawings everyone!

I'm not good drawer, but here is my alien.
OMG! Monster Platypus!!!!! (or duck) <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>
<img src='http://koti.mbnet.fi/~tunska/images/monsterduck.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

Jezpuh · August 2003

Looks like a skulk with facelift <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

RPG_Jssmfulhud · August 2003

ROFLMAO!!! Love the duck!!! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Liku · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Aug 29 2003, 03:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> And for the marines we have
<img src='http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lmds/images/robocop.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

Note that it WOULD be amusing seeing the two duke it out. Tyranofadeasaurus VERSUS RoboRine  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
lol We share thoughts.

Visual_Mirage · September 2003

I wish there was a competition to design a new alien for the next NS possibly in the near future, and get it modelled <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'> yeah, that'd be sweet, hehe

Spacer · September 2003

i like it Deuen. i like it a lot <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

xexe · September 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ramses @ Aug 29 2003, 05:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Well, I didn't came up with this concept, it was introduced in the "Suggestions & Ideas Forum" some time ago:

<b>A Kharaa Barnacle</b>
Link to the original threat: <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=5&t=23327&hl=barnacle' target='_blank'>Kharaa Barnacle</a>
In essence, it's like the original barnacle from Half-Life (if you don't know HL singleplayer, shame on you).
I've just done a concept-drawing, trying to convert it to the Natural-Selection "Style":
<img src='http://www.joshbeeler.com/ramses/images/drawings/color_barnacle.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

I know that it looks a bit too similiar to the current defense chambers, but I can't edit it any more. If you want a more detailed description, read the thread mentioned above... </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
thats great i reckon instead of sucking people up it should spit acid at them or something, u should always be original lol <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

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