Jericho wrote:Second: Why do the Delrias have eyes so far apart? Wouldnt a strictly carnivirous species (who most likely are a predetory species) have eyes closer to the center of the face.
Predatory species often have eyes facing forward (rather than to the sides) to give them stereo vision and depth perception. Having eyes spaced widely apart actually aids in stereo vision, as long as they're still able to face forward.
Jericho wrote:What inspired the Delrias and Morat? Cause i keep thinking they look like sombody crossed a goat with a perticular aggresive cat. I know MoO2 is a great inspiration for this comic. Am I correct in assuming that the Barsam and Nibiren are based on the random indigenous populations that you can encounter in MoO2?
The strategic scenario in Outsider is based on an amalgam of several different MOO1 and MOO2 playthroughs, so nearly all the Outsider races fill a "slot" that was represented by one of the racial archetypes from MOO. Some are relatively obvious: humans, telepathic space elves, bug aliens, lizard aliens, aquatic aliens, high-tech brainy aliens. Some may be slightly less obvious: furry cat-like aliens, downy bird-like aliens, mercantile aliens, big brawny aliens, hostile-environment aliens. And then a few are not obvious at all: the Meklar slot was filled by the Mannadi, whose only similarity is that they both start with the letter "M". I think the only MOO2 race without an Outsider counterpart is the Darloks (the spy aliens), who weren't in any of the playthroughs in question. And yes, even the Nibiren are based on the primitive indigenous populations occasionally found on planets (who could only be assigned to farming, and not production or research). MOO2 was an amazing game.
Though they are based on archetypes, I have tried to take the various races in unusual directions, where possible. In many SF milieus, the "furry aliens" are very obvious cat analogues, so I tried to make the Delrias/Morat a little bit different. I toyed with the idea of giving them horns, but decided that an extra pair of ears gave a similar look. And I don't know of any Earth predators with horns; they seem to be an exclusively herbivorous feature.