'A big splash of corrosive spit on enemies.

'Their main infantry type is a melee unit that spits battle vomit,' Sas says. You can be an enlightened Syndicate, you can go for the celestian secret technology and redeem yourself if you want to.' The Vanguard: Your XCOM squad got very lost Maybe in a very big game, but in most games you only research 50% or so of all your available tech. The tech tree is so big that you're not entirely stuck to using all of their abilities in order to win. 'Although you have skills and abilities that you can use to subjugate others in all sorts of nasty ways you don't have to use them,' says Sas, 'just like other factions have weapons of mass destruction that they don't necessarily have to use. That said, you don't have to play the Syndicate as evil. Imagine Jabba the Hutt's cartel, but then make it fashion. Their look combines those historical influences with the unused concept art Moebius did for Dune. 'If you look at Earth history they represent maybe Italian or Dutch noble families or patricians who went out at sea to gather riches and loot the world,' says Sas. 'We modeled their appearance after female MMA fighters,' Sas says, 'looking at their physique, their facial expression.' Though they began as scientists, the Amazons became warriors and their look reflects that. A lot of discussion has started on the forums!'

'It's not really important for their abilities and their themes. 'The exact reason why and how that happened is not disclosed at the start of the game,' says Sas. Modifying the planet's dino-like inhabitants and forming a symbiotic relationship with them was the only way to survive.Īnd as well as modifying those creatures to create laser Tyrannodons and pterodactyl scouts called Shrikes, they modified themselves and ditched the male half of the species. The backstory of the Amazons is that they were genetic engineers midway through terraforming a frontier world when hyperspace broke and they were marooned. Even if you didn't grow up with Dino Riders toys, the idea's a compelling one.

When Planetfall appeared at the PC Gaming Show, the dinosaurs with lasers were an immediate hit.

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