Alien Species (WIP)

WIP game document for a hive-based, antagonistic species in the galaxy

Design

The Alien Species adds a bit of unpredictability for explorers and a (communal) goal for PvE players

The Alien Species spawn in the core regions of the galaxy. Instead of building cities, they will infect planets and sectors over time by building special towers on them. The longer these towers are present, the more the infected planets upgrade, the stronger the enemies, defenses and ships that come from here. Eventually they will occupy the next sector over, and repeat, until they reach the middle of the galaxy.

Using a special sensor, these Alien Species can be tracked, as well as track how infected a sector is through an effect similar to warp signatures. These Alien Species Signatures come in 5 levels.