Iconians for the next release.

posted on December 27th, 2008, 11:55 pm

How are you going to determine what the avatars will look like as they have never been seen or described?  One race I'd like to see fleshed out is the Tzenkethi.  They have had some grievances with the resident powerhouse and think they'd be a great addition to FO...again though...no descriptions or ever seen. 

I always saw the Iconians looking like Kilrathi creatures.  When you think "Demons of Air and Darkness" I see cats.

posted on December 28th, 2008, 12:38 am

For some reason, I see Iconians like the T'Kon; Human like with gold, vertical-slit eyes.

I guess the FO team will do what every good modder does at times like this, improvise.

posted on December 28th, 2008, 12:39 am

I'd love to see some Kilrathi-like race ... Wing Commander is one of my favorite sci-fi universes... but when I think of that line (from the Star Trek Encyclopedia, no doubt - geeks of the world unite!  :pinch:) I think of large, Carian beings; crows or some sort of predatory bird.  In my mind, their vessels, likewise, would reflect bird-like designs, or at least bird inspired ones.  Albeit we have the Romulans to fill that role insofar as ship design is concerned, designs closer to the likes of the Morrigi from Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows (which is a great game, btw) would certainly be fitting, and different from designs that Romulans popularized.

Merku

posted on December 28th, 2008, 1:03 am

yep, the iconians will get a face of course but thats secret until then

its not yet sure if either the Iconians or the Ciadan will make it into v4

posted on December 28th, 2008, 2:30 am

I see them more like the race from "Dragon's Teeth", if only older

posted on December 28th, 2008, 3:28 am

Based on the hostile barren environment of their homeworld from Contagion (though their homeworld most like was not always like that) I always pictured them as reptilian. I feel it's best to go for something totally unique though: the Iconians as a non-humanoid race such as insects or arachnids would be pretty awesome.

posted on December 28th, 2008, 3:23 pm

We have an Insectoid race, one of the Xindi. (Don't start an Enterprise rant because I mentioned something from it, I know someone will want to.)

posted on December 28th, 2008, 7:43 pm

Nah, catlike is the way to go.

posted on December 28th, 2008, 7:52 pm

Really! I'd love to see an aquatic race ... and the NX-01

posted on December 28th, 2008, 7:55 pm

Blah blah balh Enterprise sucks blah blah! So there!! (dirty commie pinko whinnie stinkie-butt) 

It would be neat to finally have a non-humanoid race for once. I'd be all for insectoid 
You could even base some weapons off that (I can see it now; web entrapment: shoots nanosteel web at enemy ships and drains them of power the longer they are in the area...)

posted on March 11th, 2009, 2:54 pm

I wonder whether the Iconian race will get the doorway transporter like on the show ?

posted on March 12th, 2009, 9:12 am

hrhr, why not?
anyway, we have had plans for the iconians from the beginning and yes, we will improvise a lot . the iconians are going to be very technologically advanced and spiritual

posted on March 12th, 2009, 9:25 pm

like the Celeron from Conquest Frontier Wars?

posted on March 15th, 2009, 4:08 pm

Hasn't anyone noticed that the buildings and doors of Iconion design are perfect for an average sized Humanoid?

posted on March 15th, 2009, 10:06 pm

LoL so is everything else in ST, including the atmosphere