This is partly a continuation of the ‘Too many Species are just Human but Better’ discord post. I decided to make a topic here to better incorperate discourse and use the proper channels for this type of discussion. Please feel free to read the discord thread below for more information.
(Discord)
Moving on to my findings on Lizard pro/cons
So i did some testing earlier to see how the differences between lizards and humans are when it gets cold. Comparing this drawback to their buffs:
Lizards start taking cold damage at around 2c.
Humans start taking cold damage at around -14c.
Lizards have a slightly higher body temp than humans so, on paper, they get colder slower. Cold damage seems to scale the colder you are. So since lizards have a higher internal tempature, the base cold damage increases slower than other races. (Im not 100% sure about this but it seemes to be true)
at 246K (-26.7c):
7:00: lizard time to crit due to cold damage.
16:11: human time to crit due to cold damage.
at 206K (-67.15):
4:27: lizard time to crit due to cold damage.
5:20: human time to crit due to cold damage.
In space with an emergency EVA suit:
3:14: lizard time to crit due to cold damage.
3:27: human time to crit due to cold damage.
Realistically when a part of the station gets cold, its due to spacing. When this happens the temperature drops VERY low and everyone will start taking damage, thus the drawback of lizards taking damage at warmer temps is almost negligent.
The time to crit is very forgiving at warmer temperatures. The time to crit is almost similar in extreme cold temperatures.
The drawbacks of lizards taking more cold damage due to spacing is hardly a drawback. It is offset with a single piece of equipment, one injection/pill of cold medicine, or by walking to a warmer part of the station. In extreme cold situatiuons such as full spacing, lizards crit 13 seconds quicker than humans. That is about 6% faster.
Cold damage is one of the rarest forms of damage when it comes to PvP.
Heat damage is one of the more common forms of damage when it comes to PvP. Lasers, explosions, hot air temps due to fires.
The heat resistance by itself is more beneficial than the drawbacks due to cold damage.
Lizards also have:
- Better melee
- The ability to get free food/hydration by drinking blood/slime or by eating raw meat, critters, or gibs
- The ability to drag something without using a hand. This is a HUGE buff now due to guns needed to be wielded. The ability to drag something while wielding a gun now is a large advantage over other species. (think about dragging a locker behind you to block bullets, or the ability to drag a body while still remaining at full combat effectiveness.)
Looking at this comparison I believe that the benefits of lizards vastly outweigh their drawbacks. Please feel free to correct me on anything or leave your thoughts and comments.
Edit: I was mistaken about the slime. Every race can drink slime to replish hunger, not just lizards.