Stellaris Dev Diary #95: Humanoids Species Pack

[TheAtreides84]

Sigh...
This wasn't "criticism" and the devs didn't listen to it as such. Some people wanted "disciplined military" adivisors because they are a bunch of real life jingoists who cannot accept it when militarism is represented by raging furor and not cold steel.

It's one thing to wish more diversity in advisor voices, and it's another thing to hate an advisor voice because of your political agenda.

?
Militarism *isn't* represented by raging furor. It has nothing to do with political agenda. Nor with being good people or what not. Spartans used to do some terrible things, but they weren't *raging*. Societies which used to display berserker-like behavior in warfare (think Gaesatae vs Roman legions) didn't have the kind of structured, drilled armies that are usually associated with militarism. You just can't militarize society if your soldiers are undisciplined. It's kinda the opposite, to be honest.

 

[Arcaist]

I really love the new VO's and the Ships. They are basically exactly what I wanted!

An not to look a Gift Wiz in the mouth, but do you think we could get another VO for the UNE? Honestly I love the new Commonwealth, and UNE VIR's. I can give or take with the Voor one.

 

[LeSingeAffame]

Militarist description :
The only true virtues are courage and discipline, and channeled properly they can overcome any obstacle. Therein lies true strength; force withheld, a promise made.

Courage and DISCIPLINE

So no, the current Militarist voice does not generally fit.

 

[Jean-Luc]

Unicorns are no humanoids. Wait for the pony pack.

Or the Friendship Pack.

 

[Spidee]

I think we will definitely keep adding new voice packs. It seems to be a generally liked feature, and adding different spins on ethics is a nice way to expand on player roleplaying.

Is there any idea/thoughts about having the voice packs react uniquely to some of the major events/decisions? I am thinking about synth uprising, horizon signal, encountering the Drake, Wanderlust, pre-FTL probes, finishing a a Galactic wonder, finding the home world of the precursors? I know it would be a lot of work for the writers, but.....it would be....marvelously awesomely legendarily pretty neat.

 

[LeSingeAffame]

Or the Friendship Pack.

Friendship ? You really think their horns will be for something other than impaling the filthy Xenos, and that their hooves won't strictly be used for destroying inferior Xenos' buildings ?

 

[Wizzington]

I really love the new VO's and the Ships. They are basically exactly what I wanted!

An not to look a Gift Wiz in the mouth, but do you think we could get another VO for the UNE? Honestly I love the new Commonwealth, and UNE VIR's. I can give or take with the Voor one.

Oh, why not. I'm feeling generous right now and you asked nicely.

 

[pieman]

Orcs, yes!

Now we need a Wiz/cknoor VO Pack especially for the Blorg

I wanna know how we get that easter egg swedish voice pack from the livestream.

 

[Wizzington]

I wanna know how we get that easter egg swedish voice pack from the livestream.

Start the game with launch option -bajen

 

[Stadhouder]

Or the Friendship Pack.

Please don't mention the F-word. It attracts the Blorg...

 

[pieman]

Will any portraits use phenotypes? I always found it weird that only humans have them. Also, is there any chanse for a non-humanoid sexual dimorphism in the future?

There are some top quality mods that add dimorphism to a whole load of the aliens already in the game. They're very good really., and they're split up individually, so you can pick and choose which ones you want.

 

[Zobaken]

Looks cute. Not enough furries, though.

 

[Arcaist]

Oh, why not. I'm feeling generous right now and you asked nicely.

These are great Wiz! Thank you so much. I think I've settled on my new New Advisor.

 

[Hype Train]

Looks amazing! Question though, if your art team have the timr and resources, have you guys ever considered releasing a "ship pack" with just a bunch of alt ship designs for the phenotypes?

 

[LevKovacs]

So far we have Dragons, evil Demons, Wizards and magic Trees, now we get Space Dwarfs and Space Orcs.
Something tells me that the next Update will relocate the whole game from space to middle earth.

Honestly, i get that Stellaris isn't some kind of "hard sci-fi" game and that everyone is free not to use this cosmetic stuff, but it would be nice if sometime in the future we'd get some actual Sci-Fi content instead of more Space Narnia

 

[grandad1982]

Nice new ship set. Old humanoid one was my least favorite but these are sleek and sexy!

 

[Wizzington]

So far we have Dragons, evil Demons, Wizards and magic Trees, now we get Space Dwarfs and Space Orcs.
Something tells me that the next Update will relocate the whole game from space to middle earth.

Honestly, i get that Stellaris isn't some kind of "hard sci-fi" game and that everyone is free not to use this cosmetic stuff, but it would be nice if sometime in the future we'd get some actual Sci-Fi content instead of more Space Narnia

I think you are selectively forgetting rather a lot of the content that came out alongside those things you are talking about. Unless I missed the Narnia book where Aslan builds a Dyson Sphere.

 

[VoodooDog]

since you are allready on it, can you stop giving every empire a 2 word name?

 

[pieman]

since you are allready on it, can you stop giving every empire a 2 word name?

You have a point, Really, is it even a real space empire if it doesn't have at least 15 names?

 

[iniudan]

EDIT: Seem like Space Dwarves are there, after going through the pages, so yay!


Well since I see we now have Space Orcs (Shadowrun style Ork from the look of it), will the humanoid pack include Space Dwarves or at least some humanoid who sport a glorious beard ?

Need something better then that portrait (would say Space Bat, but always seem odd to me to call it a bat, due to the heavy physique they have) that just come before the Space Horse in mammalian for my Squat Homeworlds, as they are one of the few portrait that seem to have beard and a hearty constitution.