Which species will you never play as ?

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I'll never play Humans. I've had enough of Terran Federations, Terran Confederations, Terran Imperia, Terran Terran Terran. Boring.


Honestly, I found myself drawn to the hideous fungoids. I mean, Star Trek-eque federations are so bland. I'd rather play as an incredibly alien civilization incapable of reason or understanding (and yes, extremely ugly).

I even doubt I would use the Humans to be "Terran X". But I would like to use them to be historical cultures in SPAAAAACE, specially if I modify their name lists. Japanese Empire in space, a Xenophobic ultra militarist state; a Caliphate in space, bringing the word of God/Allah to these heathens among the stars; the USSR in SPAAAAACE; and whatever other thing I think, in the moment, would be cool XD
 
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In SotS 1/2 I only every played as humans. Maybe it's time to change that. Is there a 'random' option?

I definitely won't be playing as an Amanita. That would just be ridiculous.
 

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I even doubt I would use the Humans to be "Terran X". But I would like to use them to be historical cultures in SPAAAAACE, specially if I modify their name lists. Japanese Empire in space, a Xenophobic ultra militarist state; a Caliphate in space, bringing the word of God/Allah to these heathens among the stars; the USSR in SPAAAAACE; and whatever other thing I think, in the moment, would be cool XD
Yeah, I've had an idea to play as Earth in the form of a global Soviet Union as Khrushchev imagined it. I don't believe in utopias though, so it won't be the paradise that Communist science fiction would present it.
 
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You want to play the space foxes. Search your feelings; you know it to be true.
I'd play space foxes only if they were like the aliens from Galaxy Quest, where they win you over with their cuteness, until you realize that they are evil cannibals.
 

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I'll never play as those arachnid from the Nova/Galactic edition.

In fact I intend to refuse any communication, destroy their empire and to kill them with fire (purge) as soon as I encounter them. I hate spiders...
 

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I'll never play as those arachnid from the Nova/Galactic edition.

In fact I intend to refuse any communication, destroy their empire and to kill them with fire (purge) as soon as I encounter them. I hate spiders...
Kind of like how I get the urge to immediately kill any bug or spider I see in real life?
 

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Yup! I'll be doing the galaxy a favor by crushing those bugs!

The only good bug is a dead bug!
Would you like to know more?

I am sooo playing as a militaristic xenophobe Terran Federation as my first game... and purging ugly/weird aliens... except the Blorg of course!
*With Klendathu drop theme playing in the background!
 
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Never as humans. What I really don't like is when space 4X games claim they have X races available but where 3 or 4 of the "races" are just feeble variations on humans. Sad.
 

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I didn't think I'd much care and would try all sorts of aliens. Then I found the six-eyed, four nostril Space Kanga-Wombat!