Alien Civilizations - OOC / Applications

[Jute]

So, does everyone like the way this alien planet looks like?

Yes, definitely, but maybe make the two greens more easily distinguishable, I couldn't make out any differences... sorry

[Oscalantine]

So, does everyone like the way this alien planet looks like?

I really like the fog of war stuff going on. It helps with exploration and going for the new world stuff.

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Looked up sonic resonance... ... ... yeah.

If scientific stuff is REALLY so important... I am going to make a new race. It really isn't worth it to go against the flow to create something of that sort. The effort I feel can be better used to make a entirely new species instead of trying to fiddle with race that really doesn't work without gellar field

[Harkback Union]

So, does everyone like the way this alien planet looks like?

I really like the fog of war stuff going on. It helps with exploration and going for the new world stuff.

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Looked up sonic resonance... ... ... yeah.

If scientific stuff is REALLY so important... I am going to make a new race. It really isn't worth it to go against the flow to create something of that sort. The effort I feel can be better used to make a entirely new species instead of trying to fiddle with race that really doesn't work without gellar field

Yes, the eastern half is hidden... for now.

[In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam]

So, does everyone like the way this alien planet looks like?

I really like the fog of war stuff going on. It helps with exploration and going for the new world stuff.

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Looked up sonic resonance... ... ... yeah.

If scientific stuff is REALLY so important... I am going to make a new race. It really isn't worth it to go against the flow to create something of that sort. The effort I feel can be better used to make a entirely new species instead of trying to fiddle with race that really doesn't work without gellar field

dude. You don't need to change anything
I mean it's pretty ridiculous that we have walking trees....

[G-Tech Corporation]

I really like the fog of war stuff going on. It helps with exploration and going for the new world stuff.

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Looked up sonic resonance... ... ... yeah.

If scientific stuff is REALLY so important... I am going to make a new race. It really isn't worth it to go against the flow to create something of that sort. The effort I feel can be better used to make a entirely new species instead of trying to fiddle with race that really doesn't work without gellar field

dude. You don't need to change anything
I mean it's pretty ridiculous that we have walking trees....

Didn't you decide not to make them walk because it didn't make sense?

[In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam]

dude. You don't need to change anything
I mean it's pretty ridiculous that we have walking trees....

Didn't you decide not to make them walk because it didn't make sense?

No they walk
My tree is incredibly symbiotic

[Oscalantine]

dude. You don't need to change anything
I mean it's pretty ridiculous that we have walking trees....

Didn't you decide not to make them walk because it didn't make sense?

Personally, G... we are walking on fine grounds when you are questioning Ents, of all things, for walking. That part of lore you should really let it slide.

[In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam]

sooooo
Will the official IC be up soon?

[In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam]

Didn't you decide not to make them walk because it didn't make sense?

Personally, G... we are walking on fine grounds when you are questioning Ents, of all things, for walking. That part of lore you should really let it slide.

thanx
i think
I'm not really sure....

[Jute]

Didn't you decide not to make them walk because it didn't make sense?

No they walk
My tree is incredibly symbiotic

They just walk slowly. But create a small earthquake each time they do a move...

[Ralnis]

I am guessing that the Myr Xan are in the ice sheets?

[Oscalantine]

No they walk
My tree is incredibly symbiotic

They just walk slowly. But create a small earthquake each time they do a move...

Probably.

The point is that if you are going TOO scientific, none of our apps makes sense. And if THAT's the case, I just want to make an executive decision based on authority invested in me by Hark to simply ignore some parts of science for the great flexibility and fun of the RP. Because... seriously, fiddling with legitimacy and creating plausible races are higher-tier stuff. I may like it, and I am sure others do as well. But ENFORCING others to abide by them just because we like them... that is something that kills activities in an RP more than anything.

[Jute]

They just walk slowly. But create a small earthquake each time they do a move...

Probably.

The point is that if you are going TOO scientific, none of our apps makes sense. And if THAT's the case, I just want to make an executive decision based on authority invested in me by Hark to simply ignore some parts of science for the great flexibility and fun of the RP. Because... seriously, fiddling with legitimacy and creating plausible races are higher-tier stuff. I may like it, and I am sure others do as well. But ENFORCING others to abide by them just because we like them... that is something that kills activities in an RP more than anything.

Yeah, like I said, I'm sure you could argue that mine are unrealistic or even impossible, too

[G-Tech Corporation]

Didn't you decide not to make them walk because it didn't make sense?

Personally, G... we are walking on fine grounds when you are questioning Ents, of all things, for walking. That part of lore you should really let it slide.

They aren't Ents though; they're trees that spew neurotoxins.

And Ents are from, yknow, a fantasy setting. So there is that. If anyone can give a plausible explanation for how trees walk (no biology degree, just a guess), I'd love to hear it.

[Harkback Union]

I am guessing that the Myr Xan are in the ice sheets?

You'll be playing with special rules. You'll start with Cold blooded trait and your starting region will have +3 Food and +1 Raw materials. You cannot build gardens in ice sheet regions. Each piece of ice sheet south of a Coldlands or Treelands region counts as a separate region. You should choose one region to be south of.

[Oscalantine]

Personally, G... we are walking on fine grounds when you are questioning Ents, of all things, for walking. That part of lore you should really let it slide.

They aren't Ents though; they're trees that spew neurotoxins.

And Ents are from, yknow, a fantasy setting. So there is that. If anyone can give a plausible explanation for how trees walk (no biology degree, just a guess), I'd love to hear it.

Come'on, G. I like matching science, but it is really going far if you are asking for reasoning behind Ents walking. It doesn't conflict with godmode (unless Sci brings that to happen... in which case I am sorry and I was wrong and I should chastise myself and Sci for such a irresponsibility) and it makes enough remote sense in logic (we have species that has evolved from plants that lives in frigid icelands) in the flow of things in the RP.

I just feel like we are going into endless loop of science that we really don't need for the flow of RP. Sure, it is awesome to be logical. But... I just feel that it is counterproductive and contributes to lack of activity if it takes an entire thesis paper to explain why your race moves and or behaves a certain way.

[Harkback Union]

FYI:
Everyone starts with Repro I. Constitution I. Cognition I., Free special trait, Free survival trait. At the end of each era, Everyone gets 3 evo points to upgrade their species! (except for autotrophs, they get only 2 each era.) Evolution will stop at the end of the 4th Era but may resume later.

[Oscalantine]

Actually... Hark, since you are here, could you make this clear so that we don't have conflicts with this?

Just how "realistic" does a app have to be? Can there be a margin of fantasy to some of our apps (species biology) that, as long as it isn't game-breaking, can be accepted as Deus-Ex-Machina? On the same note, how much scientific logic would you like for our apps, both in biology itself as well as reasoning behind its evolution to sentient species in your world?

[Harkback Union]

Actually... Hark, since you are here, could you make this clear so that we don't have conflicts with this?

Just how "realistic" does a app have to be? Can there be a margin of fantasy to some of our apps (species biology) that, as long as it isn't game-breaking, can be accepted as Deus-Ex-Machina? On the same note, how much scientific logic would you like for our apps, both in biology itself as well as reasoning behind its evolution to sentient species in your world?

Fantasy... would be... Well, If there is a sci-fi way to explain it, it can be accepted.

[Ralnis]

They aren't Ents though; they're trees that spew neurotoxins.

And Ents are from, yknow, a fantasy setting. So there is that. If anyone can give a plausible explanation for how trees walk (no biology degree, just a guess), I'd love to hear it.

Come'on, G. I like matching science, but it is really going far if you are asking for reasoning behind Ents walking. It doesn't conflict with godmode (unless Sci brings that to happen... in which case I am sorry and I was wrong and I should chastise myself and Sci for such a irresponsibility) and it makes enough remote sense in logic (we have species that has evolved from plants that lives in frigid icelands) in the flow of things in the RP.

I just feel like we are going into endless loop of science that we really don't need for the flow of RP. Sure, it is awesome to be logical. But... I just feel that it is counterproductive and contributes to lack of activity if it takes an entire thesis paper to explain why your race moves and or behaves a certain way.

*ahem* I am a hybrid race of a animal and a parasite plant in the icelands.

[Oscalantine]

Actually... Hark, since you are here, could you make this clear so that we don't have conflicts with this?

Just how "realistic" does a app have to be? Can there be a margin of fantasy to some of our apps (species biology) that, as long as it isn't game-breaking, can be accepted as Deus-Ex-Machina? On the same note, how much scientific logic would you like for our apps, both in biology itself as well as reasoning behind its evolution to sentient species in your world?

Fantasy... would be... Well, If there is a sci-fi way to explain it, it can be accepted.

Scifi as in ALL scifi, including well-established franchises like Startrek, Starwars, Warhammer 40k, Halo, etc?

[Harkback Union]

Fantasy... would be... Well, If there is a sci-fi way to explain it, it can be accepted.

Scifi as in ALL scifi, including well-established franchises like Startrek, Starwars, Warhammer 40k, Halo, etc?

Sci-fi including everything Sci-fi. Just keep in mind one important thing:
Your species Evolved ON THE PLANET!

[G-Tech Corporation]

They aren't Ents though; they're trees that spew neurotoxins.

And Ents are from, yknow, a fantasy setting. So there is that. If anyone can give a plausible explanation for how trees walk (no biology degree, just a guess), I'd love to hear it.

Come'on, G. I like matching science, but it is really going far if you are asking for reasoning behind Ents walking. It doesn't conflict with godmode (unless Sci brings that to happen... in which case I am sorry and I was wrong and I should chastise myself and Sci for such a irresponsibility) and it makes enough remote sense in logic (we have species that has evolved from plants that lives in frigid icelands) in the flow of things in the RP.

I just feel like we are going into endless loop of science that we really don't need for the flow of RP. Sure, it is awesome to be logical. But... I just feel that it is counterproductive and contributes to lack of activity if it takes an entire thesis paper to explain why your race moves and or behaves a certain way.

Haha I'm hardly talking thesis paper. Just a bit of logic; if we have races using tachyon interactions to pull giant limbs around, we might as well just go full fantasy- but that doesn't seem to be the point of this RP. We're going to have these arguments later when someone fights a battle against Ents and they sprint at 7 miles per hour, so we might as well smooth out any kinks that we can now, if possible.

There are plenty of unrealistic points in our apps; we've all made races that didn't exist, and don't. Everything we write up has to be unrealistic from that standpoint. But there are simple matters of common sense that should be thought about; should Ents be able to move quickly, or only as slowly as their turgor pressure? Should dark energy fields protect armies? Should there be immortal biological races?

Things like that will be points of contention later- getting them out of the way while we can will make things easier later.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Fantasy... would be... Well, If there is a sci-fi way to explain it, it can be accepted.

Scifi as in ALL scifi, including well-established franchises like Startrek, Starwars, Warhammer 40k, Halo, etc?

Heh. Calling the Force scifi is like calling Tolkien historical fiction.

[Oscalantine]

Scifi as in ALL scifi, including well-established franchises like Startrek, Starwars, Warhammer 40k, Halo, etc?

Heh. Calling the Force scifi is like calling Tolkien historical fiction.

You and me both. That is not what I am saying. I was just making a reference so that it looks like a complete list instead of something offscope... plus, if George Lucas comes here, I don't want to be force-choked from comfort of my own home.

About your other post... yes, you do have a point. But does one REALLY have to explain that in science? I feel like that is where I would leave things there. Personally, I like approaching the RPCs with a grain of salt that they won't abuse the flexibility that is allowed. If they do, I will personally take responsibility as co-OP who actually allowed this to happen and annoy the said perpetrator to the ends of the Earth to fix this said wrongs. Unless that happens, though... I feel like asking why Ents walk is too much science... no offense.