Starbound Megathread - Version 1.3.2

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That's lame, I already have my 3 faction gear :y

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Am I the only one that thinks the races should have visual/gameplay differences?
Why should they all be humanoid.

Like how do glitch get poisoned.
Why aren't Novakids glowing.

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the all humanoid aspect is merely to make it not look weird for races wearing eachother's clothing. They could end up making files for each outfit, for each race :y

[carolcat]

Am I the only one that thinks the races should have visual/gameplay differences?

Like how do glitch get poisoned.
Why aren't Novakids glowing.

qwepir has been talking about this stuff for a while

[sir dooble]

Am I the only one that thinks the races should have visual/gameplay differences?
Why should they all be humanoid.

I don't mind them all being humanoid, as I see it as a sort of convergent evolution.
For the Glitch it might be that a humanoid design is best suited for them, or that other humanoids were observed and mimicked.
The Hylotl fit this the least though, as I wouldn't expect a humanoid form to develop from an aquatic race.
Novakid are more difficult to explain away. There's no reason why they should be humanoid, but it doesn't make it impossible for them to be humanoid.

I wouldn't mind if there were more physical differences between the races, though. Like if one race was shorter/taller, or had extra arms (consider having 4 arms, allowing for the use of 2 two-handed weps), or wings or antennae, etc...

Gameplay wise I hope they do implement some changes to better fit the races, as has been discussed before.
Glitch shouldn't be capable of being poisoned, or necessarily taking bleeding damage.
Florans should take extra fire damage, but say, be able to photosynthesis when above ground, meaning they refill food or similar.
Apex should be faster and jump higher.
Hylotl shouldn't drown, and should be good for swimming.
Novakid should produce light and/or heat (warming nearby players and allowing them to resist the cold, perhaps provided they have eaten enough or have enough health).

[IsaacKronenFaust]

All of those sounds cool, Sir Dooble. :o

*Sees Carolcat's icon* I want my Glitch to look like Shockwave!

[WaterOre]

Gameplay wise I hope they do implement some changes to better fit the races, as has been discussed before.
Glitch shouldn't be capable of being poisoned, or necessarily taking bleeding damage.
Florans should take extra fire damage, but say, be able to photosynthesis when above ground, meaning they refill food or similar.
Apex should be faster and jump higher.
Hylotl shouldn't drown, and should be good for swimming.
Novakid should produce light and/or heat (warming nearby players and allowing them to resist the cold, perhaps provided they have eaten enough or have enough health).

I remember hearing something about racial armor buffs that would give bonuses like this when the set is complete

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I remember hearing something about racial armor buffs that would give bonuses like this when the set is complete

which is silly because they're not making racial balance anymore with the news that novakids craft guns instead of swords.

[sir dooble]

which is silly because they're not making racial balance anymore with the news that novakids craft guns instead of swords.

Is the issue that guns are stronger or weaker than swords?

Or is that the two of them fight in different ways (obviously you need energy for weapon firing)?

[F3d323]

Glitch shouldn't be capable of being poisoned, or necessarily taking bleeding damage.
Florans should take extra fire damage, but say, be able to photosynthesis when above ground, meaning they refill food or similar.
Apex should be faster and jump higher.
Hylotl shouldn't drown, and should be good for swimming.
Novakid should produce light and/or heat (warming nearby players and allowing them to resist the cold, perhaps provided they have eaten enough or have enough health).

i think that the human advantage is the hardest one to come up with
i mean every other race has something unique but humans fall just into what we consider normal since after all, we are humans
i personally think that it'd be cool if humans get a small percentage of every race's ability, but only so that you can barely notice it so that it isn't unfair

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Is the issue that guns are stronger or weaker than swords?

Or is that the two of them fight in different ways (obviously you need energy for weapon firing)?

Guns are incredibly useful early in (so far), despite costing energy to fire.

[sir dooble]

i think that the human advantage is the hardest one to come up with
i mean every other race has something unique but humans fall just into what we consider normal since after all, we are humans
i personally think that it'd be cool if humans get a small percentage of every race's ability, but only so that you can barely notice it so that it isn't unfair

I was thinking about this, and what I can come up with is either that we're more successful at scavenging and surviving, so we get a boost to the number of pixels we collect (don't know how you'd implement that though), or that we're better at fighting, so we do slightly more damage with swords and guns, or we're better crafters, so we require fewer pixels when crafting and 3D printing.

They're not the best ideas, but I wouldn't mind them.

Guns are incredibly useful early in (so far), despite costing energy to fire.

I got guns fairly early on my plathrough (on account of a merchant in an avian airship), and I suppose they were somewhat useful in getting some enemies when they're stuck below you, but I still found myself coming back to melee weapons again and again.
But then maybe the guns I bought weren't all that strong. I've not played the game as much so I defer to your judgment on the issue.

I think playing as a Novakid though I would be more sad to be missing swords, since they are very useful when you're above ground, surrounded by enemies and have run out of energy. You can find melee weapons fairly easily across planets in chests, but they're not always the best.

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Yeah, and then there are melee weapons with the shock attribute, which pretty much eliminates the need for a gun.

[Qwepir]

*Sees Carolcat's icon* I want my Glitch to look like Shockwave!

There's a mod to get the old character creator glitch heads ingame, iirc. Of course they should have just been ingame to begin with, but hur durr m-muh emotes.

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There's a mod to get the old character creator glitch heads ingame, iirc. Of course they should have just been ingame to begin with, but hur durr m-muh emotes.

It's here if anyone wants them