User:Eleazar/Picks

Attribute Picks

• These are picks that give species different mechanics that are more than a bigger or smaller number.

Growth

• All picks in this category are mutually exclusive.

Biological

• Normal
  • Needs better name to distinguish them from Photosynthesizers.

Mechanical

• Does not grow population naturally.
  • Population growth must be queued in the Production queue, otherwise levels remain static.

Photosynthesizers

• Requires sunlight for growth
  • High populations for "Photosynthesizers" could be in large part about begin around the right kind of star. Here i've proposed 10 star types that come in at least 3 sizes. Photosynthetic species would get a big growth bonus for living under one of the 3 big star types, with decreasing growth bonuses (or increasing maluses) for the decreasing sizes. No matter what their EP, there's always a big one no more than one step away. There would be less to [i]do[/i] to get large populations of photosynthesizes, but they have fewer places were the ideal star and EP coincide.
  • This isn't just for plant species. Crystalline and energy beings might plausibly be Photosynthesizers.

Last of their Kind / Sterile

• Population does not grow-- ever.
  • Useful for novelty minor species, like Stargate's Asguardians.

Lithovore?

• Different from mechanical, i'm not sure how.

Other:

Indifferent

• All EPs are equal

Pacifistic

• Cannot build weapons

Cowardly

• Always surrenders without fighting

Obdurate

• Never surrenders to force.

Telepathic

• Provides some sort of spy bonus?

Assumes Other Uncertain Mechanics:

• Cybernetic:
  • Vulnerable to hacking?

• Cute/Popular:
  • Violence to this species causes unhappiness in all others.

• Logical:
  • Totally resistant to PR manipulation

• Intangible:?
  • Totally resistant to population loss via bombing