Gestating.

PapayasPapayas Join Date: 2010-07-01 Member: 72219Members
<div class="IPBDescription">How it is going to work?</div>I am not sure if I am repeating a thread or not but:

How is gestating going to work?
The same way it did in NS1 or different.

Also, I think the size of the gestating egg should differ depending on what you are turning into. For example the gestating egg for an Onos with be a bit bigger than the Onos model. (A pretty big egg)

And the normal 'small' size for the skulk, etc, etc.

Comments

  • IeptBarakatIeptBarakat The most difficult name to speak ingame. Join Date: 2009-07-10 Member: 68107Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited August 2010
    I hope they get the animations to make it look like the egg is morphing to a different egg that would accommodate the size of the new species.

    And maybe some faded morphing inside the egg.
  • PaiSandPaiSand Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33487Members
    It will be a cocoon, and a fellow player must crack the shell so you can come out.
  • IeptBarakatIeptBarakat The most difficult name to speak ingame. Join Date: 2009-07-10 Member: 68107Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1792828:date=Aug 7 2010, 09:48 PM:name=PaiSand)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PaiSand @ Aug 7 2010, 09:48 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1792828"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->It will be a cocoon, and a fellow player must crack the shell so you can come out.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    So if everyone gestates at the same time the aliens lose?
  • PaiSandPaiSand Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33487Members
    edited August 2010
    No, aliens don't lose, until marines come and kill the hive, or shoot a coccon and free you.
    You are not dead, you are gestating.
  • PapayasPapayas Join Date: 2010-07-01 Member: 72219Members
    I like the cocooning idea but not the idea where teammates have to crack the shell.

    I am pretty sure butterflies and moths don't rely on others to get them out of the cocoon.
  • PaiSandPaiSand Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33487Members
    edited August 2010
    I'm joking. Charlie already say it that they will add again the gestation egg/cocoon, or at least is what I remember.
    I think is one of the essential parts of the Alien behaviour ingame. But for now we need to wait for it.

    Edit:
    It could be a nice mod, making others crack the egg so you can come out.
    And marines should have something similar, but tech related.
  • PlazmoPlazmo Join Date: 2010-03-10 Member: 70910Members
    Rine: Ralph pls help me strap on my jetpack

    Ralph Pootawn: No
  • PsympleJesterPsympleJester Join Date: 2008-04-06 Member: 64024Members
    LOL!

    "Hey can someone push the doors of the Command Box shut please???"
  • HarimauHarimau Join Date: 2007-12-24 Member: 63250Members
    I find it hilarious that some people took PaiSand seriously. Hilarious.
  • BRICEBRICE Join Date: 2010-07-16 Member: 72453Members
    *Fwooosh* Door closes and blinking lights go off, Stan and Mike stands talking through the glass.
    S)-you nervous
    M)-a bit, its a dark place im going
    S)-dont worry once you get there....
    M)-everything is going to be allright?
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    S)-ah she knows its her and me now
    M)-wha?
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    M)-what?
    S)-the new doorlocks have a reject+return button
    M)-wtf does that mean?
    S)-means that someone has to close the door on one end and accept on the other end, else you will be in a void.
    M)-seriously?
    S)-haha yeah aint it great?
    M)-FFFFFFFFF*bleep*
    *GETS PORTALED*
  • Donner & BlitzenDonner & Blitzen Join Date: 2010-03-08 Member: 70879Members
    edited August 2010
    Perhaps after Gestating, you could choose your "sex" (or Kharraa equivalent of it). This would probably be located in the same place as the upgrade menu, and it would be a free upgrade. Then, in order to respawn, you have to "mate" with anyone of the opposite sex. Mating queues up eggs which you use to respawn, and each mate costs 5 res and has a 20 second cooldown time. The "female" partner can then use a special ability to lay the egg. If the female dies however, then all eggs are lost.

    This would add so much strategic depth to NS2, because not only do you have to fight marines, there is also an element of population management in the game.

    This would also give another distinct role to the alien commander that the marine commander doesn't have, in the form of a census ability, which displays info about the team's population, age distribution, life expectancy, racial variation and distribution, as well as literacy rates. The alien commander can then use this information to choose the most effective upgrades and buildings to place, such as Communty Centre building, which gives a health bonus to troublesome Skulk youths within a 1000 unit radius.
  • RobBRobB TUBES OF THE INTERWEB Join Date: 2003-08-11 Member: 19423Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Oh, I am sure when the female models are out everyone will want to help zipping up that black armor... :dirtygrin:
  • saltybp53saltybp53 Join Date: 2010-07-22 Member: 72675Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1792929:date=Aug 8 2010, 10:21 AM:name=Donner & Blitzen)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Donner & Blitzen @ Aug 8 2010, 10:21 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1792929"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Perhaps after Gestating, you could choose your "sex" (or Kharraa equivalent of it). This would probably be located in the same place as the upgrade menu, and it would be a free upgrade. Then, in order to respawn, you have to "mate" with anyone of the opposite sex. Mating queues up eggs which you use to respawn, and each mate costs 5 res and has a 20 second cooldown time. The "female" partner can then use a special ability to lay the egg. If the female dies however, then all eggs are lost.

    This would add so much strategic depth to NS2, because not only do you have to fight marines, there is also an element of population management in the game.

    This would also give another distinct role to the alien commander that the marine commander doesn't have, in the form of a census ability, which displays info about the team's population, age distribution, life expectancy, racial variation and distribution, as well as literacy rates. The alien commander can then use this information to choose the most effective upgrades and buildings to place, such as Communty Centre building, which gives a health bonus to troublesome Skulk youths within a 1000 unit radius.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    "Hey everybody! Let's all have sex so people can spawn!"
    the first thing that came to flayra's mind when making ns1 was definitly this. I'm Joking.
  • FireStormFireStorm Join Date: 2002-11-06 Member: 7390Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1792929:date=Aug 8 2010, 04:21 PM:name=Donner & Blitzen)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Donner & Blitzen @ Aug 8 2010, 04:21 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1792929"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Perhaps after Gestating, you could choose your "sex" (or Kharraa equivalent of it). This would probably be located in the same place as the upgrade menu, and it would be a free upgrade. Then, in order to respawn, you have to "mate" with anyone of the opposite sex. Mating queues up eggs which you use to respawn, and each mate costs 5 res and has a 20 second cooldown time. The "female" partner can then use a special ability to lay the egg. If the female dies however, then all eggs are lost.

    This would add so much strategic depth to NS2, because not only do you have to fight marines, there is also an element of population management in the game.

    This would also give another distinct role to the alien commander that the marine commander doesn't have, in the form of a census ability, which displays info about the team's population, age distribution, life expectancy, racial variation and distribution, as well as literacy rates. The alien commander can then use this information to choose the most effective upgrades and buildings to place, such as Communty Centre building, which gives a health bonus to troublesome Skulk youths within a 1000 unit radius.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    Yeah and NS2 would get the same rating as porn movies... Put in the sex minigame that was in the GTA3 pre-release ;-)
  • PaiSandPaiSand Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33487Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1792929:date=Aug 8 2010, 11:21 AM:name=Donner & Blitzen)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Donner & Blitzen @ Aug 8 2010, 11:21 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1792929"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Perhaps after Gestating, you could choose your "sex" (or Kharraa equivalent of it). This would probably be located in the same place as the upgrade menu, and it would be a free upgrade. Then, in order to respawn, you have to "mate" with anyone of the opposite sex. Mating queues up eggs which you use to respawn, and each mate costs 5 res and has a 20 second cooldown time. The "female" partner can then use a special ability to lay the egg. If the female dies however, then all eggs are lost.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hey!!! Don't pimp my idea! No money exchange (or resources) should be done, you do it for the benefit of endangered species.

    Anyway, yeah, who could take me that seriously with what I said? But for a mod could be nice.
  • RabhimselfRabhimself Join Date: 2010-06-29 Member: 72198Members
    edited August 2010
    Dear oh dear, mating in game?

    Nobody wants to turn a corner and find an onos mounting its mate, or two skulks going at it like rabbits - don't even make me imagine the gorges.

    Worst idea ever LMFAO.
  • RobBRobB TUBES OF THE INTERWEB Join Date: 2003-08-11 Member: 19423Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    just watch the endless loop of southpark satanist animals going at it.
  • Donner & BlitzenDonner & Blitzen Join Date: 2010-03-08 Member: 70879Members
    edited August 2010
    <!--quoteo(post=1793356:date=Aug 10 2010, 01:27 PM:name=Rabhimself)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rabhimself @ Aug 10 2010, 01:27 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1793356"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Dear oh dear, mating in game?

    Nobody wants to turn a corner and find an onos mounting its mate, or two skulks going at it like rabbits - don't even make me imagine the gorges.

    Worst idea ever LMFAO.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I've been playing NS competitively since version 1.0, so please excuse me when I say that I have a better perspective of the mechanics of mating in NS than you do, and I know I speak for the majority of competitive players when I say this has been a strongly requested feature from the start. A similar feature was actually experimented with, but it was ultimately removed out of fear that competitive players might not be able to perform at their peak due to the pressures of competitive play. However, it was unanimously agreed that the particular implementation was poor, but the idea should remain a core part of NS gameplay, and eventually return.
  • derWalterderWalter Join Date: 2008-10-29 Member: 65323Members
    n1 idea about mating!


    btw.: i#am against eggs who look like whats hatching in them... which egg will u kill first then?
    the empty one, or the onos hatching one? ... would be a tactical failure.
  • peregrinusperegrinus Join Date: 2010-07-16 Member: 72445Members
    The Onos and Fade just took a lot of yoga classes OK! :P
  • RobBRobB TUBES OF THE INTERWEB Join Date: 2003-08-11 Member: 19423Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    dont make me bleach your brain.
  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    <!--quoteo(post=1793002:date=Aug 8 2010, 05:36 PM:name=FireStorm)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FireStorm @ Aug 8 2010, 05:36 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1793002"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Yeah and NS2 would get the same rating as porn movies... Put in the sex minigame that was in the GTA3 pre-release ;-)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    All I can imagine is a couple of Skulks sitting around in armchairs and drinking coffee now. Possibly with monocles and top hats.
  • WinkoWinko Join Date: 2005-02-05 Member: 39981Members
    LOL!!!! oh my it was so hard not to laugh out loud at work reading this, this is to funny, just picturing rines and aliens mating oh my god that would be funny
  • DelphicDelphic Join Date: 2006-11-02 Member: 58262Members
    Don't worry, Charlie's already working on ideas to make this work as an expansion pack!
  • monopolowamonopolowa Join Date: 2004-05-23 Member: 28839Members
    After sex, the male needs to go out for a smoke. This is how the marines can tell the aliens will be having reinforcements soon
  • PaiSandPaiSand Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33487Members
    edited August 2010
    Well, everyone want outside ambient and now you can have it. The male has to go out for smoke...
    Imagine a Gorge smoking, with a cool hat.

    <img src="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/wiki/images/3/36/Gorge_smoke.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    (Sinatra's hat)
  • ZxaberZxaber Join Date: 2010-07-29 Member: 73315Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1792929:date=Aug 8 2010, 07:21 AM:name=Donner & Blitzen)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Donner & Blitzen @ Aug 8 2010, 07:21 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1792929"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Perhaps after Gestating, you could choose your "sex" (or Kharraa equivalent of it). This would probably be located in the same place as the upgrade menu, and it would be a free upgrade. Then, in order to respawn, you have to "mate" with anyone of the opposite sex. Mating queues up eggs which you use to respawn, and each mate costs 5 res and has a 20 second cooldown time. The "female" partner can then use a special ability to lay the egg. If the female dies however, then all eggs are lost.

    This would add so much strategic depth to NS2, because not only do you have to fight marines, there is also an element of population management in the game.

    This would also give another distinct role to the alien commander that the marine commander doesn't have, in the form of a census ability, which displays info about the team's population, age distribution, life expectancy, racial variation and distribution, as well as literacy rates. The alien commander can then use this information to choose the most effective upgrades and buildings to place, such as Communty Centre building, which gives a health bonus to troublesome Skulk youths within a 1000 unit radius.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Thing is, I usually play games with my friends. You want me to...mate with my friends? Sounds a bit awkward, if not creepy.
  • duvelduvel Join Date: 2004-02-09 Member: 26318Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    this scares me, all of this, you guys are sick, how do you explain this to your gf? :)

    some of you will end with a misformed social life and a shrink unable to help you :p
  • TSSTSS Join Date: 2010-05-11 Member: 71716Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1792835:date=Aug 8 2010, 04:04 AM:name=PaiSand)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PaiSand @ Aug 8 2010, 04:04 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1792835"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'm joking. Charlie already say it that they will add again the gestation egg/cocoon, or at least is what I remember.
    I think is one of the essential parts of the Alien behaviour ingame. But for now we need to wait for it.

    Edit:
    It could be a nice mod, making others crack the egg so you can come out.
    And marines should have something similar, but tech related.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Hah, that sparked a memory of Quake 3 Freeze tag ^^ You'd hit a person, they'd be frozen, and only buddies could unfreeze them. If the entire team gets frozen, you lose :p

    Egg-tag ^^
  • HarimauHarimau Join Date: 2007-12-24 Member: 63250Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1793884:date=Aug 13 2010, 04:28 PM:name=mayer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mayer @ Aug 13 2010, 04:28 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1793884"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->this scares me, all of this, you guys are sick, how do you explain this to your gf? :)

    some of you will end with a misformed social life and a shrink unable to help you :p<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    My shrink says I need an outlet for my aggression.

    @PaiSand: That was boss.
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