Possible biological adaptations to make current humans more suited to surviving on Earth-like primitive...
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My alternate version of the human race has progressed just to the brink of the ability to explore and possibly colonize other earth like exo-planets. the story follows an expedition crew has decided to explore a planet that appears to have a abundance of lower intelligence, predator and prey organisms. Upon touchdown on the surface crew 2 crew members are subdued and killed by a large predatory animal. After much deliberation the crew decides that augmenting a select few crew members genetics and physical structure could allow them to scout and research in such a hostile environment, and increase their ability to escape if needed.
This is where help would be appreciated. What augmentations would help the researchers survive in this African savanna like environment?
I've considers everything from ocular implants, to full reconstruction of the pelvis and legs to try to maximize speed. I'm going for a tribal aesthetic so any input is more than welcome.
Thank you!
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My alternate version of the human race has progressed just to the brink of the ability to explore and possibly colonize other earth like exo-planets. the story follows an expedition crew has decided to explore a planet that appears to have a abundance of lower intelligence, predator and prey organisms. Upon touchdown on the surface crew 2 crew members are subdued and killed by a large predatory animal. After much deliberation the crew decides that augmenting a select few crew members genetics and physical structure could allow them to scout and research in such a hostile environment, and increase their ability to escape if needed.
This is where help would be appreciated. What augmentations would help the researchers survive in this African savanna like environment?
I've considers everything from ocular implants, to full reconstruction of the pelvis and legs to try to maximize speed. I'm going for a tribal aesthetic so any input is more than welcome.
Thank you!
biology creature-design xenobiology space-colonization survival
edited 1 hour ago
chasly from UK
13.3k459122
asked 1 hour ago
RenzlerRenzler
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To clarify, do you mean that they'd do some sort of operation on the person to "adapt" them? Say, embedding weapons and life support systems in their bodies? Or is this something innate to the human race that may or may not be activatable through conscious effort?
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– vlaz
1 hour ago
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best augmentation would be weapons and scout training. An armoured vehicle would be a good idea as well. People happily roam Africa right now in jeeps with rifles.
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– Kilisi
1 hour ago
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@Kilisi I'd agree. Giving somebody a stick to remove dangerous animals and a guide book that teaches them "don't get eaten" (exaggerating a bit...) is pretty cheap and efficient in terms of adapting a person for a hostile environment than modifying a person
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– vlaz
1 hour ago
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I would expect humans who can do genetic modifications on the fly to be able to come up with an armour that stops all predators.
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– Fels
1 hour ago
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I was thinking more along the lines of an operation to reconstruct the human form to become adept at dealing with any situation whether alone or in research team to maximize the efficiency of each research scout.
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My alternate version of the human race has progressed just to the brink of the ability to explore and possibly colonize other earth like exo-planets. the story follows an expedition crew has decided to explore a planet that appears to have a abundance of lower intelligence, predator and prey organisms. Upon touchdown on the surface crew 2 crew members are subdued and killed by a large predatory animal. After much deliberation the crew decides that augmenting a select few crew members genetics and physical structure could allow them to scout and research in such a hostile environment, and increase their ability to escape if needed.
This is where help would be appreciated. What augmentations would help the researchers survive in this African savanna like environment?
I've considers everything from ocular implants, to full reconstruction of the pelvis and legs to try to maximize speed. I'm going for a tribal aesthetic so any input is more than welcome.
Thank you!
biology creature-design xenobiology space-colonization survival
edited 1 hour ago
chasly from UK
13.3k459122
asked 1 hour ago
RenzlerRenzler
14219
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Premise
My alternate version of the human race has progressed just to the brink of the ability to explore and possibly colonize other earth like exo-planets. the story follows an expedition crew has decided to explore a planet that appears to have a abundance of lower intelligence, predator and prey organisms. Upon touchdown on the surface crew 2 crew members are subdued and killed by a large predatory animal. After much deliberation the crew decides that augmenting a select few crew members genetics and physical structure could allow them to scout and research in such a hostile environment, and increase their ability to escape if needed.
This is where help would be appreciated. What augmentations would help the researchers survive in this African savanna like environment?
I've considers everything from ocular implants, to full reconstruction of the pelvis and legs to try to maximize speed. I'm going for a tribal aesthetic so any input is more than welcome.
Thank you!
biology creature-design xenobiology space-colonization survival
biology creature-design xenobiology space-colonization survival
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chasly from UK
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RenzlerRenzler
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edited 1 hour ago
chasly from UK
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RenzlerRenzler
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edited 1 hour ago
chasly from UK
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edited 1 hour ago
chasly from UK
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chasly from UK
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RenzlerRenzler
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To clarify, do you mean that they'd do some sort of operation on the person to "adapt" them? Say, embedding weapons and life support systems in their bodies? Or is this something innate to the human race that may or may not be activatable through conscious effort?
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– vlaz
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best augmentation would be weapons and scout training. An armoured vehicle would be a good idea as well. People happily roam Africa right now in jeeps with rifles.
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– Kilisi
1 hour ago
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@Kilisi I'd agree. Giving somebody a stick to remove dangerous animals and a guide book that teaches them "don't get eaten" (exaggerating a bit...) is pretty cheap and efficient in terms of adapting a person for a hostile environment than modifying a person
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– vlaz
1 hour ago
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I would expect humans who can do genetic modifications on the fly to be able to come up with an armour that stops all predators.
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– Fels
1 hour ago
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I was thinking more along the lines of an operation to reconstruct the human form to become adept at dealing with any situation whether alone or in research team to maximize the efficiency of each research scout.
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– Renzler
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To clarify, do you mean that they'd do some sort of operation on the person to "adapt" them? Say, embedding weapons and life support systems in their bodies? Or is this something innate to the human race that may or may not be activatable through conscious effort?
$endgroup$
– vlaz
1 hour ago
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best augmentation would be weapons and scout training. An armoured vehicle would be a good idea as well. People happily roam Africa right now in jeeps with rifles.
$endgroup$
– Kilisi
1 hour ago
1
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@Kilisi I'd agree. Giving somebody a stick to remove dangerous animals and a guide book that teaches them "don't get eaten" (exaggerating a bit...) is pretty cheap and efficient in terms of adapting a person for a hostile environment than modifying a person
$endgroup$
– vlaz
1 hour ago
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I would expect humans who can do genetic modifications on the fly to be able to come up with an armour that stops all predators.
$endgroup$
– Fels
1 hour ago
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I was thinking more along the lines of an operation to reconstruct the human form to become adept at dealing with any situation whether alone or in research team to maximize the efficiency of each research scout.
$endgroup$
– Renzler
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
To clarify, do you mean that they'd do some sort of operation on the person to "adapt" them? Say, embedding weapons and life support systems in their bodies? Or is this something innate to the human race that may or may not be activatable through conscious effort?
$endgroup$
– vlaz
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
To clarify, do you mean that they'd do some sort of operation on the person to "adapt" them? Say, embedding weapons and life support systems in their bodies? Or is this something innate to the human race that may or may not be activatable through conscious effort?
$endgroup$
– vlaz
1 hour ago
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best augmentation would be weapons and scout training. An armoured vehicle would be a good idea as well. People happily roam Africa right now in jeeps with rifles.
$endgroup$
– Kilisi
1 hour ago
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best augmentation would be weapons and scout training. An armoured vehicle would be a good idea as well. People happily roam Africa right now in jeeps with rifles.
$endgroup$
– Kilisi
1 hour ago
1
1
$begingroup$
@Kilisi I'd agree. Giving somebody a stick to remove dangerous animals and a guide book that teaches them "don't get eaten" (exaggerating a bit...) is pretty cheap and efficient in terms of adapting a person for a hostile environment than modifying a person
$endgroup$
– vlaz
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
@Kilisi I'd agree. Giving somebody a stick to remove dangerous animals and a guide book that teaches them "don't get eaten" (exaggerating a bit...) is pretty cheap and efficient in terms of adapting a person for a hostile environment than modifying a person
$endgroup$
– vlaz
1 hour ago
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I would expect humans who can do genetic modifications on the fly to be able to come up with an armour that stops all predators.
$endgroup$
– Fels
1 hour ago
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I would expect humans who can do genetic modifications on the fly to be able to come up with an armour that stops all predators.
$endgroup$
– Fels
1 hour ago
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I was thinking more along the lines of an operation to reconstruct the human form to become adept at dealing with any situation whether alone or in research team to maximize the efficiency of each research scout.
$endgroup$
– Renzler
1 hour ago
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I was thinking more along the lines of an operation to reconstruct the human form to become adept at dealing with any situation whether alone or in research team to maximize the efficiency of each research scout.
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– Renzler
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Humans don't survive based on our immediate physical abilities. We're not tigers, we don't have sharp teeth, claws and overwhelming strength. Humans are obligate tool users. If you want your explorers to survive, you have to give them better tools, better support and better training.
Are you here to be touchy feely or here to take over and colonise? You're not here to fight the animals mano a mano, you want a new world to inhabit, so you probably need to kill most of them on an industrial basis anyway.
Create a sterile zone in which to land, turn it into a kill zone if anything crosses the line. If that means torching everything within 200metres of the drop zone, so be it. Then set up to explore, preferably in armoured vehicles.
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We humans have survived thousands of years in the savanna without external genetic improvements (actually we evolved while we were roaming the bushes and surviving all the nice predators and dangers we found there).
Don't forget that homo sapiens is a social animal, and works better in groups.
Don't send out a couple of people in exploration, send a group of more people. If your people are able to use genetic at will, they can easily produce clones, without specific genetic engineering. They just need a good number of people.
Our ancestors were able to hunt down a mammoth just using stick, stones, their brain and their social aptitude! And I am pretty sure that a space faring civilization has better than stick and stones.
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Humans don't survive based on our immediate physical abilities. We're not tigers, we don't have sharp teeth, claws and overwhelming strength. Humans are obligate tool users. If you want your explorers to survive, you have to give them better tools, better support and better training.
Are you here to be touchy feely or here to take over and colonise? You're not here to fight the animals mano a mano, you want a new world to inhabit, so you probably need to kill most of them on an industrial basis anyway.
Create a sterile zone in which to land, turn it into a kill zone if anything crosses the line. If that means torching everything within 200metres of the drop zone, so be it. Then set up to explore, preferably in armoured vehicles.
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Humans don't survive based on our immediate physical abilities. We're not tigers, we don't have sharp teeth, claws and overwhelming strength. Humans are obligate tool users. If you want your explorers to survive, you have to give them better tools, better support and better training.
Are you here to be touchy feely or here to take over and colonise? You're not here to fight the animals mano a mano, you want a new world to inhabit, so you probably need to kill most of them on an industrial basis anyway.
Create a sterile zone in which to land, turn it into a kill zone if anything crosses the line. If that means torching everything within 200metres of the drop zone, so be it. Then set up to explore, preferably in armoured vehicles.
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Humans don't survive based on our immediate physical abilities. We're not tigers, we don't have sharp teeth, claws and overwhelming strength. Humans are obligate tool users. If you want your explorers to survive, you have to give them better tools, better support and better training.
Are you here to be touchy feely or here to take over and colonise? You're not here to fight the animals mano a mano, you want a new world to inhabit, so you probably need to kill most of them on an industrial basis anyway.
Create a sterile zone in which to land, turn it into a kill zone if anything crosses the line. If that means torching everything within 200metres of the drop zone, so be it. Then set up to explore, preferably in armoured vehicles.
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Humans don't survive based on our immediate physical abilities. We're not tigers, we don't have sharp teeth, claws and overwhelming strength. Humans are obligate tool users. If you want your explorers to survive, you have to give them better tools, better support and better training.
Are you here to be touchy feely or here to take over and colonise? You're not here to fight the animals mano a mano, you want a new world to inhabit, so you probably need to kill most of them on an industrial basis anyway.
Create a sterile zone in which to land, turn it into a kill zone if anything crosses the line. If that means torching everything within 200metres of the drop zone, so be it. Then set up to explore, preferably in armoured vehicles.
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We humans have survived thousands of years in the savanna without external genetic improvements (actually we evolved while we were roaming the bushes and surviving all the nice predators and dangers we found there).
Don't forget that homo sapiens is a social animal, and works better in groups.
Don't send out a couple of people in exploration, send a group of more people. If your people are able to use genetic at will, they can easily produce clones, without specific genetic engineering. They just need a good number of people.
Our ancestors were able to hunt down a mammoth just using stick, stones, their brain and their social aptitude! And I am pretty sure that a space faring civilization has better than stick and stones.
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We humans have survived thousands of years in the savanna without external genetic improvements (actually we evolved while we were roaming the bushes and surviving all the nice predators and dangers we found there).
Don't forget that homo sapiens is a social animal, and works better in groups.
Don't send out a couple of people in exploration, send a group of more people. If your people are able to use genetic at will, they can easily produce clones, without specific genetic engineering. They just need a good number of people.
Our ancestors were able to hunt down a mammoth just using stick, stones, their brain and their social aptitude! And I am pretty sure that a space faring civilization has better than stick and stones.
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We humans have survived thousands of years in the savanna without external genetic improvements (actually we evolved while we were roaming the bushes and surviving all the nice predators and dangers we found there).
Don't forget that homo sapiens is a social animal, and works better in groups.
Don't send out a couple of people in exploration, send a group of more people. If your people are able to use genetic at will, they can easily produce clones, without specific genetic engineering. They just need a good number of people.
Our ancestors were able to hunt down a mammoth just using stick, stones, their brain and their social aptitude! And I am pretty sure that a space faring civilization has better than stick and stones.
answered 1 hour ago
L.Dutch♦L.Dutch
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We humans have survived thousands of years in the savanna without external genetic improvements (actually we evolved while we were roaming the bushes and surviving all the nice predators and dangers we found there).
Don't forget that homo sapiens is a social animal, and works better in groups.
Don't send out a couple of people in exploration, send a group of more people. If your people are able to use genetic at will, they can easily produce clones, without specific genetic engineering. They just need a good number of people.
Our ancestors were able to hunt down a mammoth just using stick, stones, their brain and their social aptitude! And I am pretty sure that a space faring civilization has better than stick and stones.
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– vlaz
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best augmentation would be weapons and scout training. An armoured vehicle would be a good idea as well. People happily roam Africa right now in jeeps with rifles.
$endgroup$
– Kilisi
1 hour ago
1
$begingroup$
@Kilisi I'd agree. Giving somebody a stick to remove dangerous animals and a guide book that teaches them "don't get eaten" (exaggerating a bit...) is pretty cheap and efficient in terms of adapting a person for a hostile environment than modifying a person
$endgroup$
– vlaz
1 hour ago
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I would expect humans who can do genetic modifications on the fly to be able to come up with an armour that stops all predators.
$endgroup$
– Fels
1 hour ago
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I was thinking more along the lines of an operation to reconstruct the human form to become adept at dealing with any situation whether alone or in research team to maximize the efficiency of each research scout.
$endgroup$
– Renzler
1 hour ago