Cosmetic DLC Suggestion: Phenotype Differentiated Robots

[Super-Soviet]

Robots shouldn't all look like they are based off humans. They should ideally look like they are based off whatever species created them. I'd gladly pay for DLC that makes robots look different depending on who makes them.

There be two ways to do this, I think. Either do one DLC which adds one Robot pop for each species group (Mammalian Robot, Molluscoid Robot, Fungoid Robot etc. etc.) which make save artists time but would present the problem of being a bit too generalised considering how radically different some races with the same species group can look. The other way would be to make it a long term project, and have multiple robot portrait packs, each covering a specific phenotype group one at a time. So you'd have a Fungoid Robot Pack which does all the Fungoids, then later a Molluscoid one, and so on.

 

[Me_]

I don't want tons of tiny DLC, especially since the 3 types of robots are just reskins, but a robot portrait pack could be cool.

 

[Cagliostro]

I was thinking about this myself, but was going to suggest it in the context of some kind of greater robot DLC. Though I agree it could be released as a portrait pack (like, a type of robot for plantoids, one for molluscoids, etc.).

 

[Mauer]

Rather than phenotype, as even among the same phenotype the shapes can vary a lot, better make them by size, like the clothes work currently, though I don't know about the more particular shapes like the hydra.

 

[Foefaller]

Think the better way to go is instead of trying to make robot space foxes and robot cute lizards, you make a set of non-humanoid robots that don't try to look like a specific species.

I mean, one of the most beloved robots in science fiction, R2-D2, looks like a trash can on wheels. (and I say this with all the fan love in the world.)

So instead of robot starfish, give me flying drones with claw appendages, instead of robot bird men, give me an autonomous backhoe, and instead of robot Blorg give me... actually, we should have robot Blorg, but I'm sure you get the idea.