Well, this was needed for a long time, and here it is. Post ideas, suggestions, and thoughts about Skrith here.

You can get as off-topic in here as much as you want, so long as you stay on the topic of Skrith.

So, as I said in another thread, do skrith just prefer stabbity kills, or do they use melee that doesn't involve stabbing?

Oh yeah, one request: Try and give ideas a chance to get responses to before you post something that has relatively nothing to do with it, just so it doesn't get too confusing and stuff.

hmm.. long post is in order here.. i'll get on that

Ahh... yes, got more thoughts, although some might be better off in the Project Archon thread, they are skrith related questions.

First off, what is the skrith's favored terrain type? I mean, if blue is their main color, they probably originated from some blue hued environment, at least by my reasoning.
I'm also guessing they got color schemes other than blue, right? Did you just pick blue because it'd be easy to tell that its there's and stuff?
...wait... that question just eliminated my first question...

Next question!
For ranged combat, do they pretty much stick to a bright blue glowing energy projectile, or do they use less obvious and more subtle weapons for ranged combat, too? Like perhaps a bow?

For being a stealth-hunter based race, do they rely on their own skills for stealth, or do they just cheat and use cloaking and such like Predators, for their stealth capabilities?

How about their sheilding. I've read that they were resistant to energy weapons, and I wonder, why?
Why would they need shields built specifically for energy weapons unless they used it in wars against their own kind or perhaps to over take another advanced race that used energy weapons?
(makes you think, doesn't it? )
I have a feeling they wouldn't have built the shielding in preperation for the terrans, but I could be wrong.

Oh yeah, almost forgot, do you have any background for what types of creatures the skrith have already conquered? Or did they pretty much start this galactic conquest thing with the humans?
The reason why I ask is because it'd give me more ideas of possible skrith weapons already designed, like if they had to take on a swarm type creature themselves, I could get an idea of what they would've used, and they'd probably bring that tech to the Terran war.

As for ideas, I got some.

I think.

Going on the basis that they got protection from energy but not physical weapons, I'm assuming they would pretty much have energy weapons themselves, right?
Otherwise they'd have ways to protect against ballistic weapons, methinks.

So, as for my ideas, I think they'd probably have a few more subtle ways to kill people other than the flashy energy weapons, but they probably would still use that same technology for some other things.
So, here goes my ideas:

Some sort of melee weapon that focuses the same type energy used on their rifle through a channel on the edge of a blade, making it work more like a cutting torch than an actual blade. (I don't like the idea of a pure energy blade much, but I do like this idea, seems realistic)
I don't take full credit for this idea, I think I read it some where else on the forums, or at least something similar.

Some sort of grenade that's something similar to a flashbang or smoke grenade, only it emits a type of light wave that the skrith don't see and terrans do, or maybe some sort of gas that does it instead.

On the same basis that maybe skrith see in a different wave length, perhaps they got something that works the other way, where there is some sort of light wave and/or gas that emits a light they could see in and terrans couldn't detect. It'd work like a flare, only it would keep the area completely dark to terrans.

For the gases that skrith can/can't see, perhaps it simply attracts and reflects the appropriate wave length.

Sonic powered weapons. I know it's been discussed before, but it would be great for skrith, I think. It wouldn't actually create an audible sound, it'd be too low of a frequency to hear, but it'd probably be felt. Plus, its not visible.
But anyways, things like these have been made or experimented with (not sure which), and they stunned, disoriented, scared and sometimes simply disrupted matter, theoretically, at least. Which would probably be all they would need, since they prefer melee, something like this could be used to weaken battalions that the skrith wouldn't normally be able to handle if they didn't have enough to kill them themselves. Could also be used against vehicles. While it wouldn't harm the vehicle, it would stun the driver, and it'd give the skrith time to kill them.
I think it'd mainly be used against armored units.

Another idea originating from WWII experimental weapons. An air cannon. Designed during WWII to knock down planes and stuff with essencially a large explosion in a tube, basically focusing the shockwave into a smaller, slightly more accurate "ball" of air. Again, not used to kill, but to create diversions and help the skrith go in for the kills easier.

There we go, one of the biggest post in these forums.

Whew... that took a while to type...

I'm sure some background info on the Kraos and Cryons were posted in the '
Project Archon bring it on!' thread in the BW General section.

ok.. here hoes some Skrith info:

They are a savage, almost demonic race. No human knows where there home-planet is, or what it is.. if they even have one. The Skrith have conquered many worlds, and enslaved an destroyed many races. Krao were enslaved and are used extensively. Whereas Cryons, simply offered themselves..

When u think of how these Skrith look like, just give up.. They dont look like Skaarj, Predators, Aliens, or any other thing.. They are an evil bunch, that come from deep in space, way beyond humanities borders..

They are a stealthy race, and are even stealthier after the first war. They possess many weapons, but will always favour melee.. they frown upon range weaponry really.. Skrith hide, lurk, and blend into their surroundings.. they wait for the perfect oppurtunity to strike, and will not reveal themselves unnessecarily.. They would use other stealth weapons (not sure what), but in the end, a Skrith will only use ranged weapons, when the need is dire..

They possess energy resistant armour.. That is why the humans fell horribly in the first war.. Skrith emerged with energy weapons, and reflective energy armour. Unprepared for the Terrans revert back to ballistic weaponry, they lost the first war..

I cannot say much of the Skrith. I want to keep as much about them secret.. less dissapointment, and its just cool

Skrith weaons also include sharp, throwing implements like blades, spears, etc. They also like sharp spikey traps.

During the first war, the Skrith anti energy armor was so effective that they rarely bothered with stealth and the Skrith themselves fight throughout the battles, rampaging through terran colonies and tearing and burning through any defender with their array of vicous arsenal including melee weapons and A73s. Their energy armor is light and highly effecive, reflecting lasers and similar beams and even absorbing the energy to be used against its origional owner.

Skrith don't like giving themselves away with glowing blue projectile weapons, but will resort to using an A73 if neccessary. Such weapons were far more popular during the first war. Since the terran use of non energy weapons, the Skrith have resorted almost entirely to stealth and far more subtle tactics to acheive their ends.

Where'd you get the idea the Skrith are blue? Their favorite environments are structural ruins, thick jungle and just about all tight dark places... Skrith are skilled at hiding and ambushing in neary any terrain and even like the challenge of trying to surprise an enemy where it seems impossible...

awesome info, i just thought up an awesome mut/ gametype with this new info in mind, check it out in the BW feature Requests forum.

Since the Skrith's ranged weapons are blue, I thought they preferred that color and even looked like that as well.

I never thought they were blue themselves, I just figured they were from an environment that was blue.

Thanks for the info.

Now for the Skrith, I can safely imagine them as demonic looking creatures, then, right?
Are they even humanoid?

they look.. uhmm.. WEIRD!!

we have a general idea of how they look, and work.. we just need to draw and refine it

Ok, I'm getting ideas how they could look now, and I'm liking it.
Can't wait to see a drawing of one some time.
I'm going need to know what their skull looks like at some point, I got a plan involving one.

Depends on if they have a skull in the first place, at least one made of calcium.

That is true. Darn it! You just possibly ruined my plans for something truly awesome.

But it deosn't matter if its made of calcium or not.

they have skulls.. they have bones!!! in some ways..

we have a vague idea of how they look.. we just need to draw them at some point..

Ok, good. In that case I'll just use my own idea of how their skull will look until I find out more.

*BUMP*

Whats the bump for X?

so the skirth heavy weapons thread gets back on topic

ah yes.

Quoted from 'Skrith heavy weaponry' thread.



This won't happen until the BW universe moves into a game that isn't hyper-active.

Aye, the current state of UT04 probably isn't fit for Skrith...
And thank you for taking a hint...
Those skrith weapon threads always go off topic from the original weapon idea, so why not keep them in here and go to whatever you want to talk about for skrith stuff?

I had always been picturing them in some kind of dark hooded cloaks or something.

not quite

they'll be interesting.. we'll sure try making them like nothing we've seen before.. and of course their technology and behaviour will be something interesting..

im just thinking that since humans would tend to stick together in large packs after realizing the skrith are so stealth and melee oriented that the skrith would resort to sniping, as it still alows them to make decisive strikes and instill fear in the enemy

One thing just came to my mind, was the word 'skrith' inspired by the Slith from the original Unreal?

Dunno all, but I've finished a pic for an energy sword that is going around so long.

You like it? This is the about the idea that has been going on with me... keep in mind the protective hand armor against the heat.

Heh... 2 of these blades.

Wow big pic...

I like that idea for an energy sword, it has a feel like that which I've been imagining. Not really too sure how skrithy it'd be though. Cool idea nonetheless.

Just make a bunch of lightsabers (green, blue, red & purple) and get it over with!

Tell my bro to, he's the one in charge of it.