The Engineer and Mechanic should be fairly self-explanatory.
The Murrauder and Purrowler are a sniper and melee respectively.
All of them, however, have a bit of a... feline touch :)
Stripes is a more unique crewmember, and has a slightly more detailed personality.

As for FU - my FU patch ( NekiFU ) does not affect any of the NPCs in any way, and unless FU alters the basic NPC configurations, which the above NPCs partially rely on - they shouldn't be any different. I'm not an expert on FU though, so it's probably best to ask the authors about this.

Sorry if this is already in the mod’s description and I skimmed over it, but what exactly do all of the unique Neki crew members do? And are there any differences to what they do if FU is also installed?

No idea what could be causing that, I'm sorry :(
I've been testing the mod extensively with Wardrobe Interface just prior to my last update, since I've added and re-ordered a lot of items in it, and I don't recall having any issues like that.
Try to remove all other mods, then add them back a few at a time to see when it starts happening - that way you should be able to figure out what causes it :)

Prolly my end with something idk,
but I made a new Neki character today after not touching this game for a hot minute,
and I went to open Wardrobe, and the game freezes for a second, then just out right closes with no msg. no clue which end is the issue, this or wardrobe.
Any ideas what could be cause this?

@Ducimus
Thank you! ♥ I'm so glad you enjoyed it \^-^/

@Austin
Look in the pinned 'Info/Updates' thread above, it's all in there :)

Well... mod really spiced up my playthrough as a new player, playing for a close-range assassin with low health but high mobility - looks like something new for me in playstyle, while other races provide poor benefits and just not fitting my personality. (Unless glitch as I started tho, but not much impact from him really) maybe just because Starbound is more fun with mods idk. So... yeah, if there was a mod which provides creator of the mod a medal, I would subscribe on that one too! But here we are have only for a Bossman for a dif game. Anyways, I wish creator good luck

How do i get "Stripes" to spawn?

Maybe ^-^

is one of the screenshots a TwoKinds Reference lol

They're not at all difficult to find. Please refer to my previous reply to you, a few messages below, regarding where they can be found :)
As for the mod in question - I know nothing about it, so you'd have to ask its' creator.

Are the Neki recruits hard to find? Can they be found on populated planets with the populated planet mod?

No, the Neki recipes are unique to the Neki and, to some extent, the Mechineki.
As mentioned here before, you can craft them on a Neki character and pass on to another character of any other species :)

Are the Neki recipes able to be obtained with other races? and if so, how?

Some Outpost visitors will tell you about where they saw other Neki, but if you can't wait to meet them - you can look for them on Tundra planets and in Apex cities .

Oh thanks, any hints on how to find them?

There are! They're all listed in the mod description above :)

Other than Stripes, is there any other unique Neki recruits?

Understandable. The best I can think of without a ground-up rework would be making them inflict a status that either suppresses contact damage if the target is a monster (would protect against monsters, but have no effect on NPCs' weapons), or reduces the target's attack power to zero for roughly the same duration as the invincibility (protects from NPC melee but also makes their attacks, including ranged, useless on things that aren't you).

If you did want to go the rework route, deflecting bullets with your claws in the direction you're swinging would be fun. Maybe this has "health" like a shield, or consumes energy with each bullet deflected, so you can't just charge into heavy fire all the time.

Thank you for your feedback ♥
I agree that it makes very little sense for it to be that way.

I've made the claws by taking vanilla 'Fist' weapons and modifying them to the best of my extremely limited ability and understanding - so being invulnerable from all sides isn't intentional, but rather inherited from the way vanilla SB does it.

I'd greatly appreciate any help in adjusting the way it works, which seems like something that'd require a certain degree of additional scripting, because I genuinely wouldn't know where to begin with it, nor do I currently have enough free time to properly figure it out T-T

I've noticed that the player becomes completely invulnerable when using the Neki claws. While I'm pretty sure the intent is to prevent contact damage, it also prevents projectiles from hitting you (including from behind), making it way too easy to get within stunlock-blender range.

Ignoring shotguns and flamethrowers to the face to close the distance is amusing the first time, less so the twelfth time. If you could find a way to fix this - distinguishing damage sources, making the protection directional like a shield, or whatever have you - I'd be the happiest cat in space :3

She'll probably use one hand, same as the Purrowler.
The player claws don't have the combo stuff, and for some reason the NPCs can't figure out how to use them without it :(

Can I give Stripes player claws in crewcustoms or will she only use one hand.

Yes, she will.
I even configured her to hide behind some objects that are unique to Anom's :)
It's much larger though, so she'll obviously be more difficult to find.

Hi Juni, will Stripes appear at the outpost if I am using Anom's Outpost Overhaul?

Her overall design and character are inspired by a rather popular online comic :)

is Stripes a referents to something or a character you made?

i get the cactus now

The Neki, originally, didn't have any armors to begin with, which was by design; they're not a species that'd canonically bother with crafting, and much less things they'd be forced to wear, which would impede their agile and highly sensitive body. Try making your feline friend wear anything, and see what happens.

The way you are/were meant to get by, was by looting/buying armors - the vanilla game includes enough armor sets of all tiers to not ever need to bother crafting any.

The only reason the Neki have any armor sets to begin with, is because I caved in to pressure, which should be clearly reflected in their armors' item descriptions :)

is it just me or is there no Ferozium/violum/Aegisalt neki armor? The Minikog Neki armor set cost Solarium, so I was wondering how are we meant to get to solarium with Durasteel gear?

*gasp*
I FOUND HER
I got a new mission. Forget saving the world. I need to make the best room for the cute thing in my ship. Lavish bed, HERE I COME!

Just found stripes. Simply adorable. Made me want to decorate my ship with the most luxurious cat related things available.

Awwh, thank you so much! \^-^/

Stripes can hide all around the Outpost (except for the 'creepy room' under the asteroid), look for her tail behind various objects like crates, shops, cupboards, lockers, columns, etc.; if you can't find her for a long time - just leave the Outpost and re-enter it, and she'll hide someplace else.
Hope this helps! ♥

First, Nekis are officialy a Starbound vanilla race for me. The work in each scan dialogue, ship, interactions even with the Dungeons NPCs like Nuru are AMAZING!

Second, I can't seem to get Stripe at the Outpost. Could I get some help?

How would I live without these Neki wreaking havoc everywhere wantonnessly

Yess AndiBanandi put it perfectly! I'm loving my Neki playthrough for all the same reasons! And I felt genuine emotion when scanning many of the Apex items, seeing what my little Neki thought of them... such a fantastic mod, Juni!!

It's so awesome to hear that all of these little details are appreciated! ^-^
Thank you for taking the time to comment, it really means a lot to me ♥

I came into this expecting a crass catgirl, and did in fact get that. And then I kept playing and discovered an excellent narrative told through background details and codices. Things I had previously dismissed took on a new light as I learned more, and I found myself really getting into my character's head. It's not often that a mod or even a full game can make me do that, but I truly enjoyed this mod's hidden depths.

Lol, I'm helping my partner do the bounty missions, playing as a Neki, so I noticed the "fucky wall" change really quickly. I really love the scan dialogue, it's so fun! Props to you for taking the time to write all of it

More fuckyness or riot! lol

Yeah, I toned the fuckyness down just a tiny bit while working on the translation, a few instances felt a bit too out-of-place upon revisiting some of the scan descriptions :)

Did you switch "fucky wall" with "yucky wall"? Hehe. I kinda miss the fucky wall.

That's intentional, it'd be too imbalanced otherwise :)

when i have 2 of the elemental claw upgrades it only gives one of the resistances instead of both
ex if i have he fire and ice upgrades it's only giving me the ice resistance

Thank you! ^-^
I'm glad to hear you liked it so much ♥

Thank you! You made a really cool mod. I haven't left Starbound for a week now

One of the Outpost visitors actually tells you about where they saw Neki ^-^
It's cold planets and Apex cities :)

What types of stars and planets are best for searching for Neki?

На каких типах звезд и планет лучше всего искать поселения с Неки?

Спасибки, очень рада что тебе нравится! ♥
Я уже несколько месяцев сама работаю над переводом, и собираюсь его опубликовать до конца Мая, так что осталось недолго ^-^

Прошло уже 7 месяцев вроде или даже больше... Жалко что нету до сих пор русского языка на этот чудесный мод... Придется играть без него( Автор молодец! Очень милый мод поулчился!

Ah, its a part of the racial ship, I should've known that. That's on me; Im using BYOS as mentioned before since it was a new mechanic to try out. But I am grateful that an alternate method is available for those that do use BYOS since it's a huge part of FU. Well thought!