Alien tech tree (very rough)

Cannon_FodderAUSCannon_FodderAUS Brisbane, AU Join Date: 2013-06-23 Member: 185664Members, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Reinforced - Shadow
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Hi all
I made a Alien Tech Tree (because I am still getting used to the 250 build). It is very very rudimentary as I don't have the time to learn or the expertise to extract the nice icons out of NS2. If anyone wants to improve it for those budding Alien Khamms out there, please go for it, please correct any mistakes I have made as well

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Cheers
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  • elodeaelodea Editlodea Join Date: 2009-06-20 Member: 67877Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    That is the cutest shell i've ever seen!

    Nice diagram too (though you made copy paste mistake for phantom/aura on spur)
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  • JektJekt Join Date: 2012-02-05 Member: 143714Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow
    Loneliest whip I've ever seen. Look at it. It has nothing but a cyst for company.
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  • Blarney_StoneBlarney_Stone Join Date: 2013-03-08 Member: 183808Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Good job with it, alien tech tree is a difficult one to represent visually
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  • KwisatzHaderachKwisatzHaderach Join Date: 2012-02-06 Member: 143872Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    edited July 2013
    The veil looks proper stealthy and elegant :p

    Good job, it just made me realize that with Crag you have two abilities available with one hive (max. 3 biomass) while you get nothing when going Shade first. It's something to be considered when talking about the new, strong Shade and the new, weak Crag.
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  • AsranielAsraniel Join Date: 2002-06-03 Member: 724Members, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Retired Community Developer
    great. but veil and spur have the same upgrades in your picture
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  • NinjasAreMammalsTooNinjasAreMammalsToo Join Date: 2013-06-09 Member: 185522Members
    edited July 2013
    Fix that misprint with the spur abilities and we'll be in business. Great job. Perhaps add structure abilities(heal wave, ink, etc.) that are unlocked with their corresponding hive?
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  • TheriusTherius Join Date: 2009-03-06 Member: 66642Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    KwisatzHaderach wrote: »
    The veil looks proper stealthy and elegant :p

    Good job, it just made me realize that with Crag you have two abilities available with one hive (max. 3 biomass) while you get nothing when going Shade first. It's something to be considered when talking about the new, strong Shade and the new, weak Crag.

    Yeah, but you can drop shifts, crags and shades regardless of your hive, so it doesn't matter.

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  • _Necro__Necro_ Join Date: 2011-02-15 Member: 81895Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    I want to report CrushaK. He just insulted Cannon_Fodder. ^^

    Also, your shell is less mushi mushi. ;)
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  • CrushaKCrushaK Join Date: 2012-11-05 Member: 167195Members, NS2 Playtester
    My Shell is more tentacle porn.
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  • Cannon_FodderAUSCannon_FodderAUS Brisbane, AU Join Date: 2013-06-23 Member: 185664Members, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Reinforced - Shadow
    @CrushaK
    Crushed! :) That was what I had in mind for mine, minus the nice pics. but I had no idea how to get the icons out of the game. That looks tons better than mine. For those who prefer text and not pretty pictures, here is mine again corrected. PS. I made a new veil, that looks more dopey now (or is that more dope?). Could I steal your pics CrushaK and make mine look good too?

    oNFb2zC.jpg
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  • CrushaKCrushaK Join Date: 2012-11-05 Member: 167195Members, NS2 Playtester
    edited July 2013
    Got the pics from \Steam\steamapps\common\Natural Selection 2\ns2\ui\buildmenu.dds

    Just need some modification in GIMP since they have an actual black background by default and no alpha channel.
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  • KwisatzHaderachKwisatzHaderach Join Date: 2012-02-06 Member: 143872Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    Therius wrote: »
    KwisatzHaderach wrote: »
    The veil looks proper stealthy and elegant :p

    Good job, it just made me realize that with Crag you have two abilities available with one hive (max. 3 biomass) while you get nothing when going Shade first. It's something to be considered when talking about the new, strong Shade and the new, weak Crag.

    Yeah, but you can drop shifts, crags and shades regardless of your hive, so it doesn't matter.

    But of course, you're right! Silly me, still trapped in the confines of b249... Fancy chart CrushaK! Thank you guys! I fnd both charts have their appeal, CrushaK's is more detailed while Cannon_Fodder's is a little more comprehensive (it's also got the funky Disco-Spur!).
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  • ukeuke Join Date: 2013-07-01 Member: 185840Members
    this might be interesting for you its a program which looks like you can make good tech trees with it (if you dont like visual you can use it for making sketches)

    UML Pad
    umlpad.jpg
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  • CrushaKCrushaK Join Date: 2012-11-05 Member: 167195Members, NS2 Playtester
    I had to do a lot of UML diagrams for all kind of things in the past. I did them all with yEd, including my tree above.
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