Interesting Concept for an 'Aliens

Zelatar · 12-13-2005, 08:04 PM

I've heard about some sort of Half-Life mod in which players are either marines or alien monsters, except that one alien player has to manage their hive, much like an RTS.

What if there was a game that came out, where the player functions, say, as the Queen, being born and having to kill and fend for herself as she matures (to introduce the FPS gameplay) but once she becomes immobile, you have to plan out a hive, say within or near some sort of human settlement. You get a "round" or a set amount of time to develop and strengthen your hive, and then in the following cycle, you play as a creature you select, say, a praetorian guarding the queen, or a warrior, etc. You then have to fulfill a set of objectives specific to that caste.

So, let's say that your hive is being invaded by a squad of marines or a predator hunting party. You might opt to play as a praetorian in order to protect the queen and the eggs. Or your hive is secure, and you need to gather more resources. So you opt to be a warrior and leave the hive in search of human prey.

Sounds complex, I suppose, but it could be fun. I never did play Extinction so I'm not sure how well it all worked out....

Kimarhi Ronso · 12-13-2005, 09:55 PM

Extinction could've worked, but it needed to be of a grander scale I thought.

45 alien units, 30 marine units, 11 pred units mixing it up jus didn't feel epic.

Needed to take it to a bigger scale.

The mod you speak of is Natural Selection. AvP Extinctions name before they realized that a high profile mod already had that name.

Alien(Hunter of a · 12-17-2005, 11:52 AM

Actually i thought Extinction done it about right, except Aliens would've needed about 150 aliens instead of just 45.

Though marines should've had grenade launchers instead of SADARS, theres no friggin vehicles you can shoot at, and the shrine isn't so strong that you need a damn rocket launcher. Not to mention, most levels being inside it made no sense to have a weapon that would damage the structure itself just to kill a few xenomorphs or predators..

Sector70599 · 12-17-2005, 02:07 PM

Are you talking about the Half-Life MOD called Natural Selection?

Dobermann Dru · 01-09-2006, 10:36 PM

I used to think that 'Dungeon Keeper 2' could have made a great platform to do that.

Just needs to be stable enough to run on XP, these days.

12-13-2005, 08:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zelatar Registered User Forum Fledgling Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 62	Interesting Concept for an 'Aliens I've heard about some sort of Half-Life mod in which players are either marines or alien monsters, except that one alien player has to manage their hive, much like an RTS. What if there was a game that came out, where the player functions, say, as the Queen, being born and having to kill and fend for herself as she matures (to introduce the FPS gameplay) but once she becomes immobile, you have to plan out a hive, say within or near some sort of human settlement. You get a "round" or a set amount of time to develop and strengthen your hive, and then in the following cycle, you play as a creature you select, say, a praetorian guarding the queen, or a warrior, etc. You then have to fulfill a set of objectives specific to that caste. So, let's say that your hive is being invaded by a squad of marines or a predator hunting party. You might opt to play as a praetorian in order to protect the queen and the eggs. Or your hive is secure, and you need to gather more resources. So you opt to be a warrior and leave the hive in search of human prey. Sounds complex, I suppose, but it could be fun. I never did play Extinction so I'm not sure how well it all worked out....
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01-09-2006, 10:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dobermann Dru Registered User Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,297	Re: Interesting Concept for an \'A I used to think that 'Dungeon Keeper 2' could have made a great platform to do that. Just needs to be stable enough to run on XP, these days.
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12-13-2005, 09:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kimarhi Ronso I thought what I'd do was.... Epic Poster Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hooterville, KY, USA Posts: 16,271	Extinction could've worked, but it needed to be of a grander scale I thought. 45 alien units, 30 marine units, 11 pred units mixing it up jus didn't feel epic. Needed to take it to a bigger scale. The mod you speak of is Natural Selection. AvP Extinctions name before they realized that a high profile mod already had that name.

12-17-2005, 11:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Alien(Hunter of a Registered User Veteran Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Vantaa,Uusimaa,Finland Posts: 856	Actually i thought Extinction done it about right, except Aliens would've needed about 150 aliens instead of just 45. Though marines should've had grenade launchers instead of SADARS, theres no friggin vehicles you can shoot at, and the shrine isn't so strong that you need a damn rocket launcher. Not to mention, most levels being inside it made no sense to have a weapon that would damage the structure itself just to kill a few xenomorphs or predators..

12-17-2005, 02:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sector70599 Soon it will all be over.... Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,366	Are you talking about the Half-Life MOD called Natural Selection?