Soldier Customization Pool

[Win746]

So, the press release shows that we can create custom soldiers in the main menu, and tag them for soldier and/or VIP pool. You can even edit their gender and nationality, pretty much everything. But does anyone know if we can edit nationality/gender in the actual game? I want to add my friends in for ♥♥♥♥ and giggles, but I don't wanna spend 5 hours in the main menu on the first day. :p

I would hope for a soldier creator to be released independently before launch, but that's unlikely T.T

[Apeironic_Entelechy]

Yeah it is unlikely.

[Lydess]

the build that was played about a month ago showed that you could change nationality and gender ingame but that build was also very restrictive on what you could access so its possible that they only allowed it to allow for deep customization despite such restrictions

[Win746]

Originally posted by Lydess:

the build that was played about a month ago showed that you could change nationality and gender ingame but that build was also very restrictive on what you could access so its possible that they only allowed it to allow for deep customization despite such restrictions

Oh sweet, I hope the customization is completely unbounded for editing existing soldiers.

[SamBC]

Yes, you can change gender and nationality of any soldier at any time. The devs have said that repeatedly.

[Win746]

Originally posted by SamBC:

Yes, you can change gender and nationality of any soldier at any time. The devs have said that repeatedly.

Oh my bad, I didn't pay enough attention it seems, thanks!

[Black Raven]

Yep you your hardcore vets can have a sex change mid career, and best of all no wait time for the operation, modern tech eh! lol

[Sunken Stars]

Avenger crew customisation

So I just found out we can generate a 'character pool' which the game draws from to fill roles in the world. That sounds really, really interesting. From what I've read this sort of customisation will really alllow players to fill their game experience with meaningful characters.

One question though - does anybody know if this extends to primary characters on the Avenger? Like the chief scientist or engineer - can we replace the stock models of these guys with customised characters from our character pools or are they locked for story purposes?

[Arcanum Elite]

no you cant... but i believe the normal scientists/engineers can be customised.. as well as enemies (there will apparently be times you need to take prisoners and you can make customised people the game will draw from for possible targets)

[HoroSaga]

Not that I have seen, no. But since this game will have mod support, it's entirely possible that there will be fan-made mods that allow you to do that sort of thing.

Modding the story characters would probably require a lot of tinkering. They would need to be changed in at least three places - their standard character model on the Avenger, their more detailed model for certain cut scenes, and their "headshot" that appears when they contact you remotely.

[Mr Pyro]

They're established characters, they're with the ship from the beginning of the game. Like Vahlen and the original Shen were. There wouldn't even be an opportunity to change them.

It seems that you just have a general pool of peopler than you can assign to perform whatever tasks you need them to, be it researching tech or fighting out in the field.

[drake_hound]

Originally posted by Adrianna:

no you cant... but i believe the normal scientists/engineers can be customised.. as well as enemies (there will apparently be times you need to take prisoners and you can make customised people the game will draw from for possible targets)

Oh lol so are we getting back a interrogation chamber ;) and we have to assign a torturer or will bradly do that. he seems dressed for it this time :P

[Mr Pyro]

Originally posted by drake_hound:

Originally posted by Adrianna:

no you cant... but i believe the normal scientists/engineers can be customised.. as well as enemies (there will apparently be times you need to take prisoners and you can make customised people the game will draw from for possible targets)

Oh lol so are we getting back a interrogation chamber ;) and we have to assign a torturer or will bradly do that. he seems dressed for it this time :P

I'd rather we beat it out of them and then throw them out of the Skyranger mid-flight. Much more dramatic.

[gimmethegepgun]

Originally posted by Mr Pyro:

Originally posted by drake_hound:

Oh lol so are we getting back a interrogation chamber ;) and we have to assign a torturer or will bradly do that. he seems dressed for it this time :P

I'd rather we beat it out of them and then throw them out of the Skyranger mid-flight. Much more dramatic.

More likely we'll drag them off to wherever the hell Vahlen is holed up (probably some gulag from some dictator in the area of your HQ).
Assuming she's not working for ADVENT, which, book aside, is totally believable.

[Mr Pyro]

Originally posted by gimmethegepgun:

Originally posted by Mr Pyro:

I'd rather we beat it out of them and then throw them out of the Skyranger mid-flight. Much more dramatic.

More likely we'll drag them off to wherever the hell Vahlen is holed up (probably some gulag from some dictator in the area of your HQ).
Assuming she's not working for ADVENT, which, book aside, is totally believable.

What gave you that impression?

[Fornax The Lazy]

She may be a crazy woman when it comes to biology,but I doubt she'll go that far to actually help the aliens.