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[Tyranniac]

Erenbe wrote...

Lizardviking wrote...
Ashley is shown taking out a few geth drones and is seen readying her assault rifle, ready to make a last stand against the Geth attacking her. That is quite different.

Hmm maybe I am mixing up fanfic and game-scenes right now.....i had the impression she was laying on the floor at some point. 

She trips and pulls out her pistol, taking out several geth drones.

[MidnightRaith]

Akernis wrote...

MidnightRaith wrote...
but it looks like Liara definitely had more than her fair share of adventures as an archeologist.
*snip*
Maybe she didn't approve of the dangers associated with it though.

I don't think Liara had many trouples with pirates of the like, she says that she her life has been rather dull (at least compared to Shepard's) and rarely has had problems, of course she could just be modest but I doupt that she has ever run into things a few biotic attacks could not handle... untill Therum that is.

P.s. that is one awesome asari cosplay  

While I don't think she had pirates coming out of the woodwork to assault her, 50 years going about potentially valuable dig sites in solitude would bring out more confrontations than Liara seems to imply. Besides, Liara is a very modest person. I think she was comparing her life to Shepard's, and hers would probably seem dull in comparison. Take into account the sheer length of time she's already been alive and her alteractions would probably seem not too common in hindsight. Also, she'd have to have a reason to keep her biotics from atrophing somehow, otherwise she wouldn't be too great at being a space wizard by the time Shepard comes along. Pirates and mercenaries seem like good practice now and again. She also mentioned that she runs into hostile indigenous life, so that also provides another danger to her life.

[Aristobulus500]

Liara is also the daughter of a powerful Matriarch. It's not hard to imagine some band of pirates gets the idea in their heads that they can abduct her and hold her for ransom. And why couldn't pirates think attacking a dig site she's at, could be a profitable idea? There could be ancient artifacts she's uncovering they could want to steal and sell for a profit.

[lillitheris]

On topic of nakedness…

As you may know, I'm not a huge fan of alien antropomorphism (<3 Papa Aeth), so I've written some text trying to keep fairly close to what we've been exposed to visually, but still introducing differences in asari physiology to humans in the…romantic area.

I'll type it up properly (elsewhere) and link to it in case anyone's interested, but for now I was wondering if anyone knew of similar efforts/anatomy studies, either text or drawn?

(PM is OK, NSFW is OK, but I'm interested in the ‘science’ part, so no gratuitous or implausible stuff, please…)

[Aristobulus500]

What do you have in mind, for what makes Asari more alien than human? That doesn't break lore or canon, or anything?

What we know - innate biotic abilities, mind melding, a different culture and approach to sexuality/romance, and they are scaled rather than having human flesh. Am I missing something?

[FRANCESCO84Inn]

Aristobulus500 wrote...

What do you have in mind, for what makes Asari more alien than human? That doesn't break lore or canon, or anything?

What we know - innate biotic abilities, mind melding, a different culture and approach to sexuality/romance, and they are scaled rather than having human flesh. Am I missing something?

yes, the Azure

[Neeh]

Aristobulus500 wrote...

What do you have in mind, for what makes Asari more alien than human? That doesn't break lore or canon, or anything?

What we know - innate biotic abilities, mind melding, a different culture and approach to sexuality/romance, and they are scaled rather than having human flesh. Am I missing something?

Oi! No scales, just textured skin!

[FRANCESCO84Inn]

i watch the texture, Asari not have scale, have the same skin of human but without fluff.

Modifié par FRANCESCO84Inn, 28 avril 2012 - 08:20 .

[Arcataye]

What would you do if you'd wake up as Liara?
In this world, like tomorrow morning.
Some depth to it, not like "ima flay everyone with my mind".

Modifié par Arcataye, 28 avril 2012 - 08:30 .

[Aristobulus500]

Neeh wrote...

Aristobulus500 wrote...

What do you have in mind, for what makes Asari more alien than human? That doesn't break lore or canon, or anything?

What we know - innate biotic abilities, mind melding, a different culture and approach to sexuality/romance, and they are scaled rather than having human flesh. Am I missing something?

Oi! No scales, just textured skin!

That is definitely scales of some kind, it's especially noticeable in the final romance scene/sex scene. Compare it to Shepard.

[Sunnie]

Aristobulus500 wrote...

Neeh wrote...

Aristobulus500 wrote...

What do you have in mind, for what makes Asari more alien than human? That doesn't break lore or canon, or anything?

What we know - innate biotic abilities, mind melding, a different culture and approach to sexuality/romance, and they are scaled rather than having human flesh. Am I missing something?

Oi! No scales, just textured skin!

That is definitely scales of some kind, it's especially noticeable in the final romance scene/sex scene. Compare it to Shepard.

There's no evidence that they are "scales" (in fact there's evidence against it from the prior two games where her skin is textured the same as humans). Scales also are naturally overlapping, what we see on Liara's skin texture are more akin to larger cells and pores, not overlapping scales.

[MaroAlighieri]

Aristobulus wrote...

Compare it to Shepard.

Compare it to a fish.

[Neeh]

Aristobulus500 wrote...

That is definitely scales of some kind, it's especially noticeable in the final romance scene/sex scene. Compare it to Shepard.

Scales just makes me think she's got like..fishlike skin..*shivers*

I'd rather see it as a more defined and rough skin texture.

[lillitheris]

Aristobulus500 wrote...

Neeh wrote...

Aristobulus500 wrote...

What do you have in mind, for what makes Asari more alien than human? That doesn't break lore or canon, or anything?

What we know - innate biotic abilities, mind melding, a different culture and approach to sexuality/romance, and they are scaled rather than having human flesh. Am I missing something?

Oi! No scales, just textured skin!

That is definitely scales of some kind, it's especially noticeable in the final romance scene/sex scene. Compare it to Shepard.

I liken it more to a coarse-grained leather (although smooth and soft, as if well-worn).

Edit: see this example of dyed medium-coarse oxhide:


I guess I'll have to type my little thing up I don't want to spoil, or skirt the forum rules (?) with mature content. But, yes, I try to introduce changes that are plausible given the visuals that we're given.

Modifié par lillitheris, 28 avril 2012 - 08:59 .

[Tyranniac]

lillitheris wrote...

Aristobulus500 wrote...

Neeh wrote...

Aristobulus500 wrote...

What do you have in mind, for what makes Asari more alien than human? That doesn't break lore or canon, or anything?

What we know - innate biotic abilities, mind melding, a different culture and approach to sexuality/romance, and they are scaled rather than having human flesh. Am I missing something?

Oi! No scales, just textured skin!

That is definitely scales of some kind, it's especially noticeable in the final romance scene/sex scene. Compare it to Shepard.

I liken it more to a coarse-grained leather (although smooth and soft, as if well-worn).

I'm thinking more like snakeskin than leather or scales.

[Aristobulus500]

MaroAlighieri wrote...
Compare it to a fish.

Compare it to a snake.

Sunnie22 wrote...

There's
no evidence that they are "scales" (in fact there's evidence against it
from the prior two games where her skin is textured the same as
humans). Scales also are naturally overlapping, what we see on Liara's
skin texture are more akin to larger cells and pores, not overlapping
scales.

Overlapping? That you're gonna have to explain to me, because as I understand overlapping, I can't think of animals where their scales seem to be overlapping. From the animals I'm thinking of, scales are clearly connected.

In the earlier 2 games, though, they used a lower res model where you couldn't see much about Liara's skin. If it's just a really high res skin model - why does she look so different from humans? From Shepard? If they have the same type of skin, it's really strange that in the same scene even, Liara's is so extremely high res that it looks really different, and Shepard's can be a really low res one that looks much less detailed than Liara's.

If it's human skin, then it should be the same as a humans, you know? Not so different.

[MaroAlighieri]

We're not saying it's human, since you know, she's an asari. But just because it isn't human doesn't mean it has to be scales because it's textured.

[pacer90]

I'm glad that they sorted out the head fringe thing. That was driving me bonkers

[Grimwick]

Aristobulus500 wrote...

MaroAlighieri wrote...
Compare it to a fish.

Compare it to a snake.

I personally see it as snake texture... but made similarly to human skin!

Though if that seems too weird it is more scaly than human.

[Sunnie]

Aristobulus500 wrote...

MaroAlighieri wrote...
Compare it to a fish.

Compare it to a snake.

Sunnie22 wrote...

There's
no evidence that they are "scales" (in fact there's evidence against it
from the prior two games where her skin is textured the same as
humans). Scales also are naturally overlapping, what we see on Liara's
skin texture are more akin to larger cells and pores, not overlapping
scales.

Overlapping? That you're gonna have to explain to me, because as I understand overlapping, I can't think of animals where their scales seem to be overlapping. From the animals I'm thinking of, scales are clearly connected.

In the earlier 2 games, though, they used a lower res model where you couldn't see much about Liara's skin. If it's just a really high res skin model - why does she look so different from humans? From Shepard? If they have the same type of skin, it's really strange that in the same scene even, Liara's is so extremely high res that it looks really different, and Shepard's can be a really low res one that looks much less detailed than Liara's.

If it's human skin, then it should be the same as a humans, you know? Not so different.

Have you ever actually looked at reptile scales, at all? They overlap. Just google "snake scales" and look at any image, they "overlap".
Not sure if you being difficult just to be difficult or if you actually making statements before doing any research on the subject. /uploads_user/1070000/1069890/137358.gif

[Aristobulus500]

Sunnie22 wrote.
Have you ever actually looked at reptile scales, at all? They overlap. Just google "snake scales" and look at any image, they "overlap".
Not sure if you being difficult just to be difficult or if you actually making statements before doing any research on the subject. /uploads_user/1070000/1069890/137358.gif

I've owned two snakes. I just don't think we're using overlapping to mean the same thing.

Grimwick wrote...

I personally see it as snake texture... but made similarly to human skin!

Though if that seems too weird it is more scaly than human.

This I can buy. Not exactly like a snakes, not exactly like a humans. I just don't buy that it's blue human flesh. That's what it seemed to be in the first two games, and why go through all this effort of making it so much higher res and detailed than human flesh if it's still supposed to be blue human flesh?

Modifié par Aristobulus500, 28 avril 2012 - 09:31 .

[Arcataye]

I don't really care if someone says they're scales. Feel free to say my skin is scaly too.
I just know I love the texture/scale or whatever it is. :happy:

Modifié par Arcataye, 28 avril 2012 - 09:30 .

[moreeman06]

Sunnie22 wrote...

Aristobulus500 wrote...

MaroAlighieri wrote...
Compare it to a fish.

Compare it to a snake.

Sunnie22 wrote...

There's
no evidence that they are "scales" (in fact there's evidence against it
from the prior two games where her skin is textured the same as
humans). Scales also are naturally overlapping, what we see on Liara's
skin texture are more akin to larger cells and pores, not overlapping
scales.

Overlapping? That you're gonna have to explain to me, because as I understand overlapping, I can't think of animals where their scales seem to be overlapping. From the animals I'm thinking of, scales are clearly connected.

In the earlier 2 games, though, they used a lower res model where you couldn't see much about Liara's skin. If it's just a really high res skin model - why does she look so different from humans? From Shepard? If they have the same type of skin, it's really strange that in the same scene even, Liara's is so extremely high res that it looks really different, and Shepard's can be a really low res one that looks much less detailed than Liara's.

If it's human skin, then it should be the same as a humans, you know? Not so different.

Have you ever actually looked at reptile scales, at all? They overlap. Just google "snake scales" and look at any image, they "overlap".
Not sure if you being difficult just to be difficult or if you actually making statements before doing any research on the subject. /uploads_user/1070000/1069890/137358.gif

I'd probably go with the underbelly of a snake or skin,  you know the smooth slick skin that gets made into leather, than i would liken it to actual scales.

also sunnie nice new avatar

[polor89]

Sunnie22 wrote...

Aristobulus500 wrote...

MaroAlighieri wrote...
Compare it to a fish.

Compare it to a snake.

Sunnie22 wrote...

There's
no evidence that they are "scales" (in fact there's evidence against it
from the prior two games where her skin is textured the same as
humans). Scales also are naturally overlapping, what we see on Liara's
skin texture are more akin to larger cells and pores, not overlapping
scales.

Overlapping? That you're gonna have to explain to me, because as I understand overlapping, I can't think of animals where their scales seem to be overlapping. From the animals I'm thinking of, scales are clearly connected.

In the earlier 2 games, though, they used a lower res model where you couldn't see much about Liara's skin. If it's just a really high res skin model - why does she look so different from humans? From Shepard? If they have the same type of skin, it's really strange that in the same scene even, Liara's is so extremely high res that it looks really different, and Shepard's can be a really low res one that looks much less detailed than Liara's.

If it's human skin, then it should be the same as a humans, you know? Not so different.

Have you ever actually looked at reptile scales, at all? They overlap. Just google "snake scales" and look at any image, they "overlap".
Not sure if you being difficult just to be difficult or if you actually making statements before doing any research on the subject. /uploads_user/1070000/1069890/137358.gif

Liara and the asari are not reptile, yes they have these kind of scales(not the same) but they are more "elegant" and they are not so apparent as they are in snakes, you can hardly see them if you talk to liara for example 

[Aristobulus500]

polor89 wrote...
Liara and the asari are not reptile, yes they have these kind of scales(not the same) but they are more "elegant" and they are not so apparent as they are in snakes, you can hardly see them if you talk to liara for example

Yeah, this is what I'm starting to learn towards now. It's scales, but it's not quite the same as scaled creatures we have on Earth. It's like a mixture between human skin and snake scales. (Not just reptilian because not all reptiles scales are the same. Iguanas, for example, have noticeably rougher and less smooth skin than snakes)

This also serves the purpose of making them even more alien in design than if it was just pure snake-scales or human flesh.