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Creating a new race.

ktip09ktip09 Member Posts: 24 Arc User
edited March 2013 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
How can you create an alien that looks different from any of the federation or KDF races. I am trying to create a story in the foundry about a new race. Any help would be appreciated.
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  • duaths1duaths1 Member Posts: 1,232 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    ktip09 wrote: »
    How can you create an alien that looks different from any of the federation or KDF races. I am trying to create a story in the foundry about a new race. Any help would be appreciated.

    just hit the "random" button till satisfied.
  • xigbargxigbarg Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Dark skin. Give him/her an impressive tan. Maybe add some kawaii animu eyes!
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  • guriphuguriphu Member Posts: 494 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    If you want a character that looks 'Trek', just start with a human shape, add a forehead and/or nose accessory of your choice, skin complexion and pattern, and some form of ears if desired. This has the benefit of being easily transferable to a large number of visually distinct characters who are recognizably of the same race. The more it looks like an actor in makeup and a cheap silicon prosthetic, the more it will look like Star Trek!
  • commanderkassycommanderkassy Member Posts: 1,005 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    guriphu wrote: »
    If you want a character that looks 'Trek', just start with a human shape, add a forehead and/or nose accessory of your choice, skin complexion and pattern, and some form of ears if desired. This has the benefit of being easily transferable to a large number of visually distinct characters who are recognizably of the same race. The more it looks like an actor in makeup and a cheap silicon prosthetic, the more it will look like Star Trek!

    This. Honestly. One of my personal races uses a rubber forehead, and it looks good lol.
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  • fovrelfovrel Member Posts: 1,448 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    True Startrek races are humans with a funny face. But let's stay realistic, it was a tv show from the sixties. Who would have done it better?

    I myself have a lot of alien characters. They are more or less the same, since they form a race. They are dwarves. There were not much dwarves in the Startrek universe, so I made them with human features. They look like small humans. Their skin is red, because everything else is blue, green etc. They are inspired by dwarves, humans and native americans, red dwarves,
  • thay8472thay8472 Member Posts: 6,165 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Take a human... then edit either or all the ears, forehead and nose details.. boom done.

    failing that as soemone said.. just hit random until you find something that looks "cool"
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  • orangeitisorangeitis Member Posts: 5,222 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    ktip09 wrote: »
    How can you create an alien that looks different from any of the federation or KDF races. I am trying to create a story in the foundry about a new race. Any help would be appreciated.
    I did. Just published a Foundry mission with 'em too.

    Check out "The Aquilian Galaxy Harvester" on the Foundry to see the species! :D /shameless plug
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  • ktip09ktip09 Member Posts: 24 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    ALL of you have given me lots of good ideas, though I want my character to have an "Aquatic" look about them. Things like ridges or spikes on head, sharp teeth, maybe a fish-like tail for when my away-team battles them in water. The fish-tail part may be asking too much!... Can that be done as Well?
  • centersolacecentersolace Member Posts: 11,178 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Sadly there are no "tails" at all, much less some fishy ones. :( I really wish there were more parts. You can do quite a bit with the one we currently have though.
  • ktip09ktip09 Member Posts: 24 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    That IS a bummer! because my Aquatic Race will be linked to an Earth legend. Maybe the artists and programmers at Cryptic will include such "fish-tail" options....After all maybe some life-forms could be Ocean dwellers. I'll have to give them legs, and explain it in my story until Cryptic gives us more choices!
  • fovrelfovrel Member Posts: 1,448 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    ktip09 wrote: »
    ALL of you have given me lots of good ideas, though I want my character to have an "Aquatic" look about them. Things like ridges or spikes on head, sharp teeth, maybe a fish-like tail for when my away-team battles them in water. The fish-tail part may be asking too much!... Can that be done as Well?


    Murlocs, perhaps?
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