Character Creation

[HazeK]

Just a quick thought after playing the early access. What would everyone feel about being able to create your own hero, but being assigned a random hero to join you? No new models would need to be made, although animations might. Just pick a character model you like, add in a weapon type and what not, and start.

The random hero that joins you is from the early access where you get 2 random heros to start with, i'm just suggesting one of them be a character you create.

Thoughts?

[HazeK]

Or at the very least, be able to name/rename your characters. Nothing says adventure Like Captain Flobbercock Mcgee!

[darkland747]

That would be pretty cool. The choosing appearance and name. It would be nice in your UI when you place turrets and such if it gave a few stats dps attack power etc also. The game is fun though the arcade feel is entertaining and relaxed.

[darkland747]

Different save game files would be pretty big too.

[ARF]

I'm actually a little against this ATM. I just found out about the backstory to this game and I'm wondering if they might add in some kind of factional aspect between prisoners and guards. Of course that's just speculation but I'd rather wait to see how it pans out. I think I'd prefer trying to deal with the cards I'm dealt rather than get to pick my first draw.

But I say let the game get a little further along and see what its like. Renaming a character I could see though, although I don't think its a big deal.

[Adelrik Brennos]

I find this idea awesome. It would give a more RPG style to the game. I agree !

[KWAiRT]

Great idea really. I don't see any harm in it. I kind of always picture myself on that ship anyways. Be cool if you could pick from a few assets like: Pilot, Prison Guard, Prisoner, Scientist, Civilian etc etc. I could picture myself looking like Gordon Freeman heh. I always rename my ship and crew in FTL. I usually add myself as engineer and sometimes I RP my friends on the ship into different roles heh.

[Spleenslitta]

This is the first thing i thought about when i saw this game. We could be a few of many who would like such a feature.

The fact that such a feature ain't included or seem to be planned is one of the reasons i haven't bought the game yet.

[Overcooked Pineapple]

I'd actually like it if they did the same thing Endless Space went about heros. You get to pool of 3 heros to choose from the start, random still of coarse but you can still choose depending what heros you prefer. And seeing how the games all follow the same lore, it would be nice to see heros from Endless Space also included in DOTE.

[a pygmy goblin]

Cool idea, I'd certainly like this.

[TiViTy]

To play devil's advocate, I quite enjoy the random nature of the game and I think being able to create your own hero would detract from that. However I agree with several suggestions from other posts. I would very much like to be able to name my characters, it makes it that much more fun and I've found (like in ftl and xcom) I become attached to these characters I've named, making the experience that much more involving. Also the idea of starting off with a pool of three and picking two sounds great! Maybe even taking that a step further and Picking one from a pool of three then refreshing the pool and picking another?

[Bacon]

So something like making an Endless Space race? With certain traits, the class type (Tech, Gunner, Scout, Close Combatant) then the skills/passives that are locked atm. Perhaps you are only allowed to make a single hero (but then people could abuse adding WIT and make it a module ♥♥♥♥♥).