ShadowRx

HardLife 2020, new Body Structure, universal list of Cores...

Added 2020-03-08 22:05:35 +0000 UTC

For those not following the discussion on discord, I wanted to open this list up for debate/input...

I'm looking to create a universal list of body-types, the core-segment in particular, to cover all possible entities that are likely to be encountered in game, here's what I have:
  Biped - typical humanoid torso
  Quadraped - typical land animal torso
  Tauric - 2 cores, upper and lower
  Chimeric - irregular/non-tauric mix of 2 or more cores
  Cephalid - unibody/head with limbs... covers beholders, squids, etc.
  Ophid - serpentine vertebrate, oriental dragons, etc.
  Arthropod - insects, arachnids, crustaceans, etc.
  Mollusk - slugs, snails, oysters, jellyfish, etc... fixed skin
  Stalk - trees, plants, macro organisms like choral and fungi
  Chassis - artificial structures, vehicles, tools, buildings, etc.
  Gelatinoid - slimes, cell-colonies, shape shifters
  Vapour - non-corporeal apparitions, mists, and gases
  Mass - just a chunk of something in general, no real shape

Getting this finalized opens up a host of new possibilities... and not just for species/shape, but all things body-related, including mods, gender, furry/anthro, sex, injuries, and adding a proper system metabolism that allows for vampires and other unusual dietary requirements- opening them as pets and playable races.