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Alpha Drako  [developer] 20 Apr, 2022 @ 5:52pm
Alpha DNA and Starbound Lore!
Some stuff for anyone that wants to know how that mod is related to the Starbound original lore, and what I thought when I was making the design.
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Alpha Drako  [developer] 20 Apr, 2022 @ 5:53pm 
First, search how Apex got their bio changes, and how that is merged with their society, also the reason why they can't eat bananas is because an old codex that I read. Also, some part of them are still humans, and I don't think they want to be full apes, that's why they avoid bananas. Also they runs faster when they're in danger because it's a primitive feeling of seek for shelter, as they're kinda un-evolved, that feeling got a little stronger. Also they have less hp for the same bio problem that made them the way they are, that's my cut for Apex.

About Avians, I also read some codex about them, they're obviously birds, with a focus sight, so, they get more attack, and they're more fragile due to their physiognomy, that's why they gets less armor values. Also, the avians have an old codex talking about how they got their wings off, which is a terribly sad story, but gave em the idea that the player could be blessed by Kluex somehow, or just evolved in a way that he can not fly, but at least gives that one single jump in the air to save their lives, that's what I tried to do with the Avians.

With the Floran, well, they're plants that likes meat, this is just totally explicited on the game, but also I want them to get a little better when they're wet, as real plants, and also plants have a lot of toxic resistance, and they're not too resistant to temperature changes (which is actually the major enemy of gardening haha), that's why I made them like that. Also, they get's a buff when eats raw meat because they want to ssssstab more!

The Glitch was my favorite part of the mod. The Creator probably build them, as they have their own artifact and it's described on the old prophecies. Also, I like to think that thei're still machines, and as they gets more hungry, they get slow because it reproduces perfectly what we, humans, do sometimes (which is the main Glitch design goal, reproduce). Sometimes we're hungry and get kinda low vibe and energy, that's what I tried to get on the Glitch. The passive healing is a thing that I liked, and I agree that this can be a thing that isn't totally related to game lore. Still, I think they need to have some regeneration, like we, humans, do, but as they're machines, it can be a little faster. Also, they eat their own metalic food, and also electricity, the same way as we eat tomatoes and drink water to make our systems working nicely.

About the Humans, well. We're extremely adaptatives, we know more than any other race how to survive, specially because Earth was obliterated, and, you know, we had to move on and do our stuff. We have more energy because we're just very creative in a innovative way, and also, we have the buffs when we eat Earthly food because we miss our home so much, it's so long since we leave Earth, and know that we will never go back still makes us sad, so good to know that our food is spread across the stars, so good to eat something and remember that lesson about exominerals... That's my cut about Humans, and as a Human in game, I tried to not have a bias on that, and just make it balanced.

Hylotls are pacific people, they choose to make a library and not an army, they want to study and make art, and not war, they don't need to kill other creatures to live if they can just make a garden, and I guess this is a think since the beggining of the Hylotl culture, they're just diplomats! That's what I intent to do with their buffs. They don't eat meat, any kind, but they have a slow metabolism, because they're peaceful creatures. Also they're very much like fish, their cities are underwater, deeply underwater, they need to have no problem into dive deep and move faster, that's why I made them like that. Also, I wish I could had give more power to them, but still will think about that on next updates.

Our Novakids, well, we don't know a lot about them, I know they're made of plasma, which isn't really our plasma, it's a different kind of plasma. It still need to be feeded as a fireplace, that's why they need to eat more. The plasma also melt any kind of food that they want to eat, and as they're plasma, lava isn't really a problem to them, same with radiation and toxins. Also, they need to have that energy high to manifest their bodies, that's why they lose attack power when they get hungry, because I'm threating food here the same way as I think about stamina, or energy (different than the energy used to make stuff and use weapons). To finish, the major enemy of plasma, and of molecules moving fast (as plasma), it's the entropy, the cold, that's why they're weak to that, that's why this drains their health a lot more than it does to other races.
moomal 25 Apr, 2022 @ 7:38am 
A) I think the apex should be able to eat bananas, since there are some foods like the Lucky Dip and the Apex Fritter that are clearly stated to be apex favorites because they contain bananas.

B) Hylotl should be able to eat fish, since Sushi contains fish and is described as a 'Hylotl favorite'. Perhaps they could eat fish but no other type of meat?

All around a great mod! Keep up the good work.
Last edited by moomal; 25 Apr, 2022 @ 7:39am
Alpha Drako  [developer] 25 Apr, 2022 @ 9:57am 
Originally posted by moomal:
A) I think the apex should be able to eat bananas, since there are some foods like the Lucky Dip and the Apex Fritter that are clearly stated to be apex favorites because they contain bananas.

B) Hylotl should be able to eat fish, since Sushi contains fish and is described as a 'Hylotl favorite'. Perhaps they could eat fish but no other type of meat?

All around a great mod! Keep up the good work.
Oh, yeah, I already fixed the bananas for Apex and also the eggs for Avians, take a look at the patch notes! I just was trying to make a funny easter egg based on an old codex, but in fact the recipes kinda breaks that possibiliy haha. Actually... I was thinking about to allow Hylotl to eat meat in general, but thinking about your suggestion, I could indeed make them only able to eat fish. I still have bad feelings about that because they're fish people, but I understand what I have to do.

Also, thank you very much for the comment and the help with the suggestions, if you have some time take a look at the other mods on my workshop, I'm always trying to bring new stuff for the game =)
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