Author Topic: The Problem with them Aliens  (Read 3045 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline tp4tissue

  • * Destiny Supporter
  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 13721
  • Location: Official Geekhack Public Defender..
  • OmniExpert of: Rice, Top-Ramen, Ergodox, n Females
The Problem with them Aliens
« on: Sat, 20 August 2016, 11:40:41 »
They grow too fast..




It would seem like if we humans were ever to defend against these things dropped on us by the Predators..


We'd need some sort of growth serum to produce humans of soldiering age faster.





The aliens get to full size within the matter of an hours..



What the hell is it eating.. Rocks?




Offline jdcarpe

  • * Curator
  • Posts: 8852
  • Location: Odessa, TX
  • Live long, and prosper.
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 20 August 2016, 11:43:48 »
See, this is why we need Terminators.
KMAC :: LZ-GH :: WASD CODE :: WASD v2 :: GH60 :: Alps64 :: JD45 :: IBM Model M :: IBM 4704 "Pingmaster"

http://jd40.info :: http://jd45.info


in memoriam

"When I was a kid, I used to take things apart and never put them back together."

Offline tp4tissue

  • * Destiny Supporter
  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 13721
  • Location: Official Geekhack Public Defender..
  • OmniExpert of: Rice, Top-Ramen, Ergodox, n Females
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 20 August 2016, 11:52:26 »
See, this is why we need Terminators.




I think T1000 could definitely beat an Alien 1v1..


It would need the proper firmware and combat software tweaked for quick response time..


Probably some sort of algorithm to predict the tail swipe..


And of course a big gun wouldn't hurt..

Offline alienman82

  • * Elevated Elder
  • Posts: 4051
The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 20 August 2016, 14:02:41 »
removed.
« Last Edit: Thu, 01 March 2018, 14:15:58 by alienman82 »

Offline noisyturtle

  • * Exalted Elder
  • Posts: 6497
  • comfortably numb
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 20 August 2016, 16:25:25 »

What the hell is it eating.. Rocks?[/size]


Pretty much. They are designed for accelerated growth through the consumption of silicate, which is basically rocks/metal/sand.
They don't eat the people, just instinctively kill them.

Offline tp4tissue

  • * Destiny Supporter
  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 13721
  • Location: Official Geekhack Public Defender..
  • OmniExpert of: Rice, Top-Ramen, Ergodox, n Females
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 20 August 2016, 16:35:06 »

What the hell is it eating.. Rocks?[/size]


Pretty much. They are designed for accelerated growth through the consumption of silicate, which is basically rocks/metal/sand.
They don't eat the people, just instinctively kill them.


What are they making the acid from..

That requires amino acids.. where are they getting that.

Offline noisyturtle

  • * Exalted Elder
  • Posts: 6497
  • comfortably numb
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 20 August 2016, 17:12:54 »

What the hell is it eating.. Rocks?[/size]


Pretty much. They are designed for accelerated growth through the consumption of silicate, which is basically rocks/metal/sand.
They don't eat the people, just instinctively kill them.


What are they making the acid from..

That requires amino acids.. where are they getting that.

http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Xenomorph_blood
the article doesn't really say how their bodies produce it, but is suggested it is a finite supply their bodies produce that once depleted the alien runs out of energy and dies.
« Last Edit: Sat, 20 August 2016, 17:14:41 by noisyturtle »

Offline chyros

  • a.k.a. Thomas
  • * Esteemed Elder
  • Posts: 3499
  • Location: The Netherlands
  • Hello and welcome.
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 20 August 2016, 17:26:54 »
PLEASE tell me you're not into the whole AvP crossover thing, it's an abomination D: .
Check my keyboard video reviews:


Offline noisyturtle

  • * Exalted Elder
  • Posts: 6497
  • comfortably numb
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 20 August 2016, 17:48:54 »
PLEASE tell me you're not into the whole AvP crossover thing, it's an abomination D: .

Have you even read the Dark Horse comics?

And I don't see how it's an abomination, the crossover makes absolute logical sense. The films aren't amazing, but the universe they built around AVP is.

Offline tp4tissue

  • * Destiny Supporter
  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 13721
  • Location: Official Geekhack Public Defender..
  • OmniExpert of: Rice, Top-Ramen, Ergodox, n Females
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 20 August 2016, 17:49:25 »
PLEASE tell me you're not into the whole AvP crossover thing, it's an abomination D: .


I mean, the later Alien movies were borderline B-movies...  so...... I wouldn't say AvP is so terrible a spin on things..


Offline chyros

  • a.k.a. Thomas
  • * Esteemed Elder
  • Posts: 3499
  • Location: The Netherlands
  • Hello and welcome.
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #10 on: Sun, 21 August 2016, 09:50:45 »
PLEASE tell me you're not into the whole AvP crossover thing, it's an abomination D: .


I mean, the later Alien movies were borderline B-movies...  so...... I wouldn't say AvP is so terrible a spin on things..

Show Image

I'd consider Alien–Alien: Resurrection canon, although the first two are head and shoulders the best ones. I like all four though. I really like both Predator and Predator 2. The crossover films

PLEASE tell me you're not into the whole AvP crossover thing, it's an abomination D: .

Have you even read the Dark Horse comics?

And I don't see how it's an abomination, the crossover makes absolute logical sense. The films aren't amazing, but the universe they built around AVP is.
I don't read DC or Marvel or whoever :p . I really don't like the idea of the crossover though, it feels like a cheap retcon to me. The Alien series is set in the future, and is about dark, confined, completely isolated places in space, where the humans are the sci-fi guys. The Predator series happens in the present, on Earth, in large, open, sprawling locations, and the predator is the sci-fi guy. To me, the series are virtually orthogonal, even if they're both sci-fi action film series. The fact that they're so different is what set them apart from each other, and I LIKE the fact they're different. The crossover, to me, feels like it's overstaying its welcome. Moreover, they keep CHANGING the way the aliens and the predators work (furthering the retcon feeling), and that really pisses me off D: .
Check my keyboard video reviews:


Offline tp4tissue

  • * Destiny Supporter
  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 13721
  • Location: Official Geekhack Public Defender..
  • OmniExpert of: Rice, Top-Ramen, Ergodox, n Females
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #11 on: Sun, 21 August 2016, 09:58:36 »
PLEASE tell me you're not into the whole AvP crossover thing, it's an abomination D: .


I mean, the later Alien movies were borderline B-movies...  so...... I wouldn't say AvP is so terrible a spin on things..

Show Image

I'd consider Alien–Alien: Resurrection canon, although the first two are head and shoulders the best ones. I like all four though. I really like both Predator and Predator 2. The crossover films



Predator 2 wasn't any good..

Offline Digit

  • Posts: 33
  • Location: the internet
  • today, a keyboard. tmro, a spaceship.
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 27 August 2016, 14:33:43 »
See, this is why we need Terminators.

yep.  job done.  first reply.

why would we wanna risk putting ourselves in harms way.   get bots to deal with that infestation.

or better yet... some nanotech that selectively nom on the aliens.    the faster the aliens plop n grow, the faster the nanites nom n multiply n nom n multiply n nom.

maybe some biotech involved, not as a means to breed more human soldier meat, but to immunise us against being used as incubators for em.  (or maybe just do that with nanotech too, idk).


is anyone working on an AvT?    i'd watch that.  ^_^

lets just hope the aliens dont manage to incubate in a t1000, or we're all screwed.
if ignorance is bliss, give me agony.
~~~~~~~ let there be hemp ~~~~~~~
spaceships for everyone.  solves all.

Offline tp4tissue

  • * Destiny Supporter
  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 13721
  • Location: Official Geekhack Public Defender..
  • OmniExpert of: Rice, Top-Ramen, Ergodox, n Females
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 27 August 2016, 15:17:12 »
See, this is why we need Terminators.

yep.  job done.  first reply.

why would we wanna risk putting ourselves in harms way.   get bots to deal with that infestation.

or better yet... some nanotech that selectively nom on the aliens.    the faster the aliens plop n grow, the faster the nanites nom n multiply n nom n multiply n nom.

maybe some biotech involved, not as a means to breed more human soldier meat, but to immunise us against being used as incubators for em.  (or maybe just do that with nanotech too, idk).


is anyone working on an AvT?    i'd watch that.  ^_^

lets just hope the aliens dont manage to incubate in a t1000, or we're all screwed.



No ,, they could probably infest marines though..

Offline noisyturtle

  • * Exalted Elder
  • Posts: 6497
  • comfortably numb
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #14 on: Sat, 27 August 2016, 15:26:13 »
Anyone remember this old internet gem? I'd still love to see at least a Batman VS Predator film, as the first comic series is stellar. 

Offline tp4tissue

  • * Destiny Supporter
  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 13721
  • Location: Official Geekhack Public Defender..
  • OmniExpert of: Rice, Top-Ramen, Ergodox, n Females
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #15 on: Sat, 27 August 2016, 15:28:03 »
Anyone remember this old internet gem? I'd still love to see at least a Batman VS Predator film, as the first comic series is stellar. 


Batman's power is that he's got Hero-Cloak, so he's always somehow PREPARED for what's about to come..


But if that were gone.. Predators and any other alien are significantly more advanced technologically vs Wayne

Offline noisyturtle

  • * Exalted Elder
  • Posts: 6497
  • comfortably numb
Re: The Problem with them Aliens
« Reply #16 on: Sat, 27 August 2016, 15:31:12 »
Well Predators have an honor system and in the first comic Bruce uses that to his advantage to avoid getting killed, and in the end winning the Predator's respect. They do a good job of interlacing the brutality and honor throughout the story.

BvP II comic sucks right off the bat (punny?) because they remove many of the interesting things about Predator and just make him some rampaging beast with a grudge.