Race variety (starbound)

So, i've been looking at the differant races, and it seems that they are all pretty much the same. Here's a few ideas for differant racial abillities and stuff like that.

For Florans, the hunger meter could be taken away, and replaced with photosynthesis meter. (old heat meter would do i suppose)
You'd need to collect water for photosynthesis to work though (all races should be able to drink water, and have a water meter. Press E on water, and go into kneel-> drink water with hands animation.) (could not work as in lore florans eat meat)

Apex' would be able to jump higher, as they are monkeys and need more agillity stuff (already in game), and be more resistant to cold thanks to their fur, but they would have less health to balance that.

If you have any other ideas, feel free to share them

(update) ok, it turns out most races already have their own pluses... But the Florans dont. It might be possible to add the photosynthesis thing, aswell as keepign the meat eating thing, but that would be simply useless and more of a con than a pro. Any pluses for Florans, anybody?

 

That Floran idea wouldn't work because they aren't normal plant people, they eat meat and are huge carnivores.

 

Some of your ideas are already in game.
Wiki :

• Avian: Allows you to glide
• Apex: Allows you to jump higher, maybe run faster
• Floran: Allows you to convert sunlight into extra energy
• Human: Allows you to carry more items "possibly" - might change as it's "a bit dull.. though very useful" -Tiy
• Hylotl: Allows you to breathe underwater and swim faster
• Glitch: Allows you to mine faster

 

i accidentally didnt post this in suggestions..

I just remembered that too.

 

Ok.

 

The developers want to keep all of the races the same, except for aesthetic looks. It's the armor of the races that grants you their unique abilities.

 

This has been discussed 100 times before release. They will not implement race specific abilities.

 

Hope they will release more races in the future!

 

i could swear that my Hylotl can breath underwater without the armor...

 

They're adding the Novakid in Stage 3 of Beta.

 

the photosynthesis thing could work, in the wiki it says the digest meat aswell as doing photosynthesis...

 

No they can not.

 

yeah, i think they
do.