I'm a fan of using the Custom Alien BOFFs to create a myriad of concepts and unique species just for my own personal amusement.
I had a particular idea I wanted to experiment with, so went looking for an appropriate BOFF on the Exchange.
I did not find what I was looking for.
And based on this singular failure, I shudder to think what would happen if I attempt to create an entire crew of CA BOFFs, all three classes, both genders. :eek:

Are CA BOFFs so rare that decent ones are not available?
And is there somewhere I can find decent CA BOFFs?
I'm looking for purples, because I doubt greens and whites will have the traits I am seeking.
Haven't researched if blues will have it yet.
Unfortunately, I think this will be another RNG stuff u, as I've rarely seen CA recruitment missions and the odds of getting the trait I am seeking are very low.
And no, I am not seeking Efficient! :P
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Only other thing you could do is level another toon and hope for an alien.
My PvE/PvP hybrid skill tree
My character Tsin'xing
Just search for "alien eng" "alien tac" and "alien sci" in the Boff tab of the exchange for best results, with or without a quality filter if you desire. (Because if you search for just "alien" you get over 400 results, which might cut out the result you want!)
I've had it 2 or 3 times in the last week. Discarded all of 'em and kept the recruitment cxp. :P
Joined January 2009
also, cardassians and romulans, i know i have both.
and to answer OP question, i think the mission where you steal a b'rel FED-side gives as one of the rewards a rare alien woman engineer boff.
which is why rare alien engineers are so cheap at the exchange.
even though i wish i could have purple aliens... but maybe i just wait and hope to get my hands on a cheap exchange offer some time in the future.
My bigger issue is that i cannot delete Thovan... he does not fit into my crew and i am missing a crew slot... if i can delete him i can use another ship.. but like this.. i cant...
I'm on my 3rd Starfleet character now.
And no custom aliens were recieved, especially one with the trait I am seeking.
So this solution isn't a good idea.
I end up with everything but Custom Alien!
The trait I am seeking is Superior Peak Health.
Preferably without Aggressive or something else that increases threat generation.
Please don't derail this topic by talking about Tovan Skev.
Bees like honey, they don't like vinegar.
Everytime someone makes a character that is an copy of an existing superhuman, Creativity is sad
-edit- I see several but they all seem to have Aggressive. And one with 2x Superior Cold Dwelling. Woah I don't think I've ever seen a boff double up on one trait before.
Joined January 2009
There are also the white ones for a really small dillithium fee (already mentioned above).
If you want some with a particular trait that may become difficult, but I don't know any Aliens with any trait worth mentioning anyway. Given the number of Alien Boffs in exchange I'd guess its either there or it doesnt exist.
Only real problem is the lack of any "Romulan" alien boffs= Alien Boffs that can wear the awesome romulan uniform. Haven't found any yet, guess they don't exist.
Joined January 2009
Boff ground traits are also largely irrelevant.
I suggest you ignore the traits and just get an Alien of the class and gender you need. Save yourself the trouble of looking through pages after pages of descriptions looking for some trait that doesn't do anything worthwhile.
If you don't mind Aggressive trait after all, you won't be too hard pressed if you just type ALIEN into the top, choose Very Rare and Bridge Officers.
If you really want them without any form of Agressive trait, you will need a bit of EC...
I've found and Alien Engineer and Alien Tac both for 5million EC each and an Alien Sci for 6,666,666EC. All with Superior Peak Health and no form of Agressive trait at all.
So now all you have to do is scroll through to the price of 5million+ and you'll find them.
Best of luck.
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