Actually, that's not quite right. "≠" There you go. ;] As for the Centaurs themselves; great work on the sprites. I just don't feel as though they'd fit in all too well to the game. As people have said elsewhere, too fantasy-like.
About if centaurs are fantasy or not, thats the good thing about sci-fi/universe exploration games: anything is possible. Even in the race suggestions, there is some races based on ancient cultures so, why not centaurs. Also is something different that you dont see in many games.
They would be better mounts, that makes them more possible as being part of the game! Call them something like Bio-Stallion-Abdomens (BSA)
If Starbound just had to have centaurs (it doesn't), I'd rather they look more alien instead of just Humans/Glitch/Avians/etc with a horse for feet.
I like this idea, but the information I've seen about centaurs shows them being very intelligent and not having very much respect for "rides"
I can see an idea like this working for the Glitch, they could easily build four legged bases for themselves. Any other race and it becomes fantasy.
I guess I probably should've made it clearer. I was thinking the lower part of the horse is the mount. Each race has it's own version of it and yo merely put your feet in and have the circuits attach to your legs and BAM! a mount with fast speed and the ability to jump significantly higher!
Hm, I love the sprites, and the glitchtaurs, but I think your centaur shouldn't incorporate the other races, give them a more unique upper-body and a lot of the people saying it doesn't fit will have less room to argue. Although the idea of tech that temporarily turns you into a centaur is ridiculously awesome