Warning
This species' anatomy is uncensored by default.
All screenshots were taken with one of the 'SFW' skins installed.
Requirements
Compatibility
- Any character extender; not required with FU.
Skins (included)
Patches (included)
- NekiSFW - Makes the 'naughty bits' less naughty
- NekiFloof - Alternate, fox-like (very very floofy) tails
- NekiFloofSFW - The above, minus the 'naughty bits'
- Fuzzier Neki - Fluffy ears and paws (by ѕaιnт apollyon)
- Fuzzier Neki SFW - The above, minus the 'naughty bits'
- Fuzzier NekiFloof - Fluffy ears and paws, floofy tails
- Fuzzier NekiFloofSFW - Same, minus 'naughty bits'
Please refer to the included readme file for more detail.
- NekiBeans - Disables the unique dietary traits
- NekiChips - Required for Scripted SAIL support
- NekiCrew - Up to 99 crew members on Neki ships
- NekiFU - Required for Frackin' Universe support
- NekiNoSit - Forces the Neki to sit vanilla-style
- NekiShades - Removes the passive nightvision effect
- NekiSit - Fixes sleeves, makes everyone sit like a Neki
- NekiStorage - Adds Enhanced Storage support
Introduction
The Neki (pronounced "neck-key") is a mod about what it would be like for such a species to exist in the universe of Starbound. The attitudes of other species towards the Neki vary from borderline fanatic to extremely unpleasant, yet the Neki themselves see the world and its inhabitants in an innocent, wondrous and highly pragmatic way. To the Neki - things are just what they are, with little to no prejudice; the world is their playground and their dining hall.
If you're interested in learning more, it is highly recommended to play the Intro mission, inspect the world around you, converse with key NPCs more than once, and look out for their codices.
Origins
Opinions vary, but it is widely believed that the Neki were the brainchild of a renowned and eccentric, if somewhat deranged, entrepreneur of old. The tycoon's virtually limitless resources facilitated an extensive research program that would go on well beyond their own lifetime and employed some of the the brightest scientific minds of a generation; its' findings, however, would remain largely unpublished. The research would end up being abruptly overtaken by the U.S.C.M and vanishing from the public eye practically overnight - with rumors of much of it having been stolen by the Miniknog surfacing not long after.
A little while later, the Neki would start appearing on Earth, seemingly out of nowhere, evoking a wide range of reactions - from outright repugnance to acute fascination. Despite their somewhat animalistic appearance and behavior patterns, the Neki have displayed remarkable sapience, craftiness and resourcefulness when compared to most of their Human counterparts, which led to many of the Humans treating them with a high degree of distrust, resentment and even outright hostility.
The Neki have a playful and often pesky demeanor, always looking for stuff to eat, places to sleep and things to play with. They stand out (among Humans) for having very large eyes and ears, as well as long and powerful tails. Short, soft fur in a variety of colors covers their body, and a lush mane stretches from their heads down to the tips of their tails.
You are one of the Neki.
How you ended up at the Terrene Protectorate Аcademy, is still unclear.
Features
- The Neki species, with:
- 30 Idle Poses
- Custom colors
- 340+ hairstyles
- Animated body detail
- Animated ears and tails
- Custom animations/damage
- Custom respawn animation
- Customized Tech Console
- Custom sitting pose¹
- Custom sounds
- Nightvision
- NPC dialogue
- 20+ Neki Codexes
- Story mission dialogue
- All vanilla object scan descriptions
- 190+ tile scan descriptions
- Apex-based ship design
- T9, T10 and T11 ships
- Custom SAIL (Leiya)
- Neki Tenants
- Neki NPCs
- Neki Crew
- Tech:
- Neki Hops
- Armor:
- Neki T1 Leg Ring, Arm-O-Ring, Hairpin
- Neki T2 Armor, Shoulderpads, Ear Ring
- Neki T3 Armor, Shoulderpads, Mask
- Neki T4 Armor, Shoulderguards, Mask&Ring
- Neki T6S MK Armor, Sleeves and Helmet
- Clothes:
- Rags
- Nekini, Nokini
- Nightie, Noughtie
- Strapless, Stripless
- Gown Dress variants
- Gala and Robe Dresses
- Holiday Skirt, Jacket, Sleeves
- Short, Angel and Glove Sleeves
- Protectorate Pants, Skirt and Sleeves
- Peacekeeper Uniform, Pads and Hat
- Scientist Coat and Sleeves
- 8 static/legacy clothes
- Angel and Toy Wings
- Invisible clothes
- Neki Shades!
- Weapons:
- Paws (T1)
- Nails (T2)
- Claws (T3)
- Sharp Claws (T4)
- Rapid Claws (T5)
- Vicious Claws (T5)
- Digging Claws (T6)
- Electric/Fire/Ice/Poison Claws (T5e)
- Decorative:
- Neki Pod
- Neki Flag
- Neki Wheel
- Neki Curtains
- Neki Basic Chair
- Neki Basic Table
- Neki Storage Locker
- Neki Pillows, Pillow Pile
- Neki Basic, Lavish, Wall Beds
- Broken Iron Spotlight
Notes
1. Sleeves appear misaligned while sitting. Workarounds:
- NekiSit, applies the Neki sitting pose to all races, or;
- Better Sit Idle with the Neki Addon, or;
- NekiNoSit, restores the vanilla sitting pose, and/or;
- Using invisible clothes as cosmetic items.
Credits
- Acid's Hair Mod - Hairstyles
- AnTiHair - Hairstyles
- Customization Plus - Hairstyles
- Cutebound - Hairstyles and inspiration!
- Starbound Valley - Hairstyles
- Ningen Race - Hairstyles
- SBCustomDeathSounds
- TeksFox - Scripting, Lavish Bed+Pillow sprites and Claws icons
- burin077 - Dialogue and scan ideas, suggestions and feedback
- R|ambo - Lua work for the Neki Hops tech
- ѕaιnт apollyon - The feline peckers and the curtains
- DraLUSAD - Initial tenant setup and configuration
Links
- Mod Pack Permissions:
- Anyone can use this mod in their mod compilation without the author's consent.
- Mod Assets Permissions:
- You must get the author's consent before altering/redistributing any assets included in this mod.
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Neki 0.99.2
Playful, pesky and borderline obnoxious.