Can you chose your own lifeform?

FuleFule Join Date: 2009-06-04 Member: 67683Members
in NS2 General Discussion
I heard that there will be an alien commander, but can you still choose lerk,fade,onos,gorge with your OWN resources? Like in NS1, running around with skulk, then gestating into a fade lifeform.
If it will be the alien commander WHO will chose WHAT lifeform you will be - not fun anymore.
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  • glimmermanglimmerman Join Date: 2004-04-29 Member: 28300Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1710114:date=Jun 4 2009, 08:44 PM:name=Standart)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Standart @ Jun 4 2009, 08:44 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1710114"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I heard that there will be an alien commander, but can you still choose lerk,fade,onos,gorge with your OWN resources? Like in NS1, running around with skulk, then gestating into a fade lifeform.
    If it will be the alien commander WHO will chose WHAT lifeform you will be - not fun anymore.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I think you are a bit confused. Of course you can be whatever alien class you want. No idea about what the alien commander will do ( I still think "Hive Mind" is a better word for alien comm) so I can't answer that one. I highly highly doubt he will be dictating who gestates into what though.
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  • FuleFule Join Date: 2009-06-04 Member: 67683Members
    thats good, I thought we couldnt choose what lifeform we could be. Hope NS2 will have the same thing that happens in NS1 by pressing "F", like negative colors (dark marines into white).
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  • SkydancerSkydancer Join Date: 2003-03-28 Member: 14959Members, Constellation
    I'm guessing we'll have a special flashlight like in ns1 or something similar with the aliens, otherwise the new black marine armor would blend too much with dark surroundings.
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  • OptikalOptikal Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13583Members, Constellation
    Flayra and the team explain their idea on how the Alien Commander will "jump into the comm chair" so to speak.

    See - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHZ1SFsOvR8&feature=related" target="_blank">Videocast #2 - The Hive</a>

    The elongated tentacles of the hive will droop to the floor so that potentially an alien can comm along and hit their "use" key to become the alien commander. A series of animations will play that will retract the tentacles closer to the hive from the floor.

    I haven't found any information as to what the alien commander will have the ability to do yet. I did see something about stat sliders where the alien commander could potentionally change stats for their whole team.
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  • CoolCookieCooksCoolCookieCooks Pretty Girl Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16446Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation
    Most likely still in development <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />
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  • CCCorpCCCorp Join Date: 2003-03-14 Member: 14503Members, Constellation
    edited June 2009
    as far as we have seen you will beable to chose what life form you want to be and the alien commander will be in charge of upgrading certen life form skills and armors so instead of a skulk having level one leap your research level 2 along with being able to add more "floaty" thats what ive gotten from reading the forms but thats all up to being changed with in the next month or months
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  • FlamingDeathFlamingDeath Join Date: 2005-04-20 Member: 49016Members
    I don't know where I had seen it but I think they are adding in "spell" effects for the two commanders to do. Something along the lines of the commanders in savage 2. They could speed up/slow down, etc targeted units.
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