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FuzzyDragon May 24, 2016 @ 7:02pm
To Serve Man. [sick idea]
I'm only into about the midgame and so far I love how easy this is to get into for a gamer who's only other semi 4x game is Sins of a solar empire, what I am loving most is just how free I am to make a space empire who's culture and behavior match with what I am going for whether it be a fanatical warrior bird cult enslaving every pre-ftl race into their empire, or the space equivalent of Switzerland.

but despite all the options one darker theme in sci-fi seems left out, now maybe I am just missing something but what about predatory species either by policy or genetics that look down on other races as just another food supply or even for use as living hatcheries, this could be done either overtly simply landing your colonies and turning the current pop tiles into bonussed food tiles or covertly where a subjugated race is brought up dumb fat and happy till select members "win" some free trip to one of your native home worlds never to be seen again.
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suksas May 24, 2016 @ 7:06pm 
Thats why you have a purge button. You are only limited by your imagination.
Want to fanatically purify the galaxy?
Select Military Xenphobe and off you go.
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FuzzyDragon May 24, 2016 @ 7:09pm 
it would still make an awsome alternate way to feed the starving children, so many space chickens and me without my wing sauce
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suksas May 24, 2016 @ 7:12pm 
Originally posted by FuzzyDragon:
it would still make an awsome alternate way to feed the starving children, so many space chickens and me without my wing sauce
No worries. I'm sure we will get this in one of the future updates or dlc.
ElanaAhova May 25, 2016 @ 4:27pm 
Originally posted by FuzzyDragon:
I'm only into about the midgame and so far I love how easy this is to get into for a gamer who's only other semi 4x game is Sins of a solar empire, what I am loving most is just how free I am to make a space empire who's culture and behavior match with what I am going for whether it be a fanatical warrior bird cult enslaving every pre-ftl race into their empire, or the space equivalent of Switzerland.

but despite all the options one darker theme in sci-fi seems left out, now maybe I am just missing something but what about predatory species either by policy or genetics that look down on other races as just another food supply or even for use as living hatcheries, this could be done either overtly simply landing your colonies and turning the current pop tiles into bonussed food tiles or covertly where a subjugated race is brought up dumb fat and happy till select members "win" some free trip to one of your native home worlds never to be seen again.
Twelight Zone (or the outer limits did a show on this very idea. Was back in the 60's, lol. Title was "To Serve Man." The tall aliens came in peace. Thy offerd free tech, helping earth with all its problems, better crops, less pollution, longer life span, yada. The aliens were humanoid, c 8 feet tall. They only had one book with them, and scientists get a hold of a copy. Meanwhile, the aliens offered to take all our sick and crippled humans back to their home world for healing treatments. Even adventerious healthy humans lined up for a trip to outer space. The revered alien tome named "To Serve mankind' turned out to be a cookbook. :)
GetRektChuds May 25, 2016 @ 4:29pm 
Y'all are turning this game into a hate simulator. Absolutley disgusting to be reading in 2016.
Uziel May 25, 2016 @ 5:18pm 
Lol, get a grip "Dave" if that even is your real name. It's an interesting idea we've seen in a lot of science fiction stories which this games basically seems to be made out of. I, personally, may not have any intention to play it that way but I don't see the hate in it, at all.
Sohei May 25, 2016 @ 5:48pm 
I think it is a natural thing to add. I would not want it to become the focus of the game simply because it seems that interstellar travel is an extreme measure for a food run even if you have a special craving.

Perhaps it could be added as a special trait with a mod. Predatory: +30 to happiness and -30% food consumption for all pops of this species in the empire for 360 days after purging.

I can see a youtuber doing a lets play as a predatory species.
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Date Posted: May 24, 2016 @ 7:02pm
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