14-12-2002 00:37									#1
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I was just looking through the diplomacy screenshots yesterday, and I came to the Tachidi. Before, I had only seen the 3d render of it without any textures. I take a look at the fully textured screen, and I notice that their arms look an awful lot like tentacles. Am I looking at them wrong? Is there some actual insect in nature with tentacles? Or is this actually a *bug with tentacles*?

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	14-12-2002 01:00									#2
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They look like pincers to me. These have a simitry of curvature from the left one to the right that you probably wouldn't see with tentacles. Also note what appears to be a joint at the base of each apendage, again, something you probably wouldn't wee with tentacles.

Of course this is just sci-fi art, not entomology, so I guess the picture is of what ever the veiwer wants to see.

	14-12-2002 02:41									#3
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they look like pincers to me too, like something from Starship troopers

	14-12-2002 05:01									#4
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*bonks people on heads*

If you guys can't recognize those as tentacles, you need to watch more anime! OF COURSE they're tentacles!

	14-12-2002 07:23									#5
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They cant be pincers they got little suckers on them

	14-12-2002 11:05									#6
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those aren't suckers, they're ridges!

	14-12-2002 17:48									#7
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those arent ridges, if only rantz was here to help us out

	14-12-2002 21:38									#8
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Those are not ridges! They are egg sacks...

sheesh dont u guys now nuthin!

	14-12-2002 23:40									#9
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The are definately testicles!

I mean tenticles!

	15-12-2002 00:50									#10
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And you are all definitely spamming, gentlemen.

	15-12-2002 01:28									#11
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They`re tenticle-pencers MADE OF SPAM..!

	15-12-2002 07:31									#12
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This is a very dumb argument still better than cooking up huge conspiracy theories

	15-12-2002 15:51									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Saber Cherry *bonks people on heads* If you guys can't recognize those as tentacles, you need to watch more anime! OF COURSE they're tentacles!

	16-12-2002 23:41									#14
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Kinda hard to tell without seeing the animation (rather than just a still).

Though, I have to admit that I don't know -- it's been awhile since I talked to a Tachidi empire in-game to see the animation. If I remember, I'll answer "For sure" tomorrow.

	16-12-2002 23:49									#15
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Well, the little circles (suckers?) covering them certainly look like something you'd see on a tentacle. I didn't create the topic just to pass the time.

Thanks, Xentax.

	17-12-2002 05:14									#16
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They are tentacle/feelers, similar to butterfly or fly tongues.

with suckers, just because of the anime fans

:P

	17-12-2002 05:30									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Rantz They are tentacle/feelers, similar to butterfly or fly tongues. with suckers, just because of the anime fans :P

ahh, what do you know?

	17-12-2002 08:31									#18
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Rantz is Back! how was the vacation?

	17-12-2002 18:51									#19
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If his vacation was like my last one, I can sum it up for him.

*GREAT*, while he was there, especially after the first day or so.

Then, the process of traveling back and getting back onto a work time schedule pretty much killed whatever feelings of relaxation you built up over the break.

But hey, maybe that's just me. :-/

	17-12-2002 22:35									#20
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The first four days of my vacation were spent with automotive problems. That pretty much set the tenor and tone for the 'break'.

Still, it was nice to get to play with the kids and get away. The wife and I saw Tori's show in LaJolla, CA the last day with some folks from QSI, so that was fun. Getting to do something with no kids.

	18-12-2002 02:10									#21
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Wow... my thread got replies from Xentax and Rantz!

Thanks for the replies. Wish your vacation had gone better, Rantz.

The reason I asked this question in the first place is (if they were tentacles), why tentacles? Don't insects, as a rule, lack tentacles?

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	20-12-2002 09:26									#22
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To me it looks like two different species in the picture: the Tachidi in the middle, with the other species wearing environment suits with purple helmets. I would say the tentacle/feelers don't belong to the Tachidi

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	20-12-2002 09:44									#23
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Picture the Nommo wearing environment suits

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