Evidence of a spiked carapace upgrade!

http://www.sc2armory.com/images/misc/zerg/ss4.jpg

VS

http://www.sc2armory.com/images/misc/zerg/ss7.jpg

Now look carefully at the hydras in pic 4, and compare them VERY carefully to the Hydras in pic 7. Evidently the Hydras in Pic 4 have alot more spines, spikier appearance in pic 4, which lends itself to the possiblitiy that their is a spiked carapace upgrade, OR the armor upgrade actually PHYSICALLY manifests itself on Zerg units. Discuss. Please micro analyze the other units too... 8)

 

They look pretty same to me. I think it's because 4's zoomed in closer and it's at a better angle than 7. It would be cool if they got an upgrade that reflected X% damage to melee attackers tho.

 

Look very closely. The Hydras in pic 4 definitely have more spikes thent he hydras in pic 7. The tail spikes conclude this. (Zoom in!)

Also look at pic 12. Its very obvious that the carapace is upgraded in some capacity (visually).

 

I don't see it either.

 

Have we considered maybe they have made random spike generation on certain Zerg units? To make them all unique yet the same? Just a thought.

 

Pic 7 really gives away the "unupgraded" carapace. Also the purple blob creatures are the Infestors. ;D

 

It just looks as though they change when they're attacking, like the Hydralisk model in WarCraftIII. I really don't see too much of a change, so it'd probably just an attack animation.

 

look at the bottom of picture 7, you can see spikes on one of hydralisks' back. I think that's just it, they have spikes on their backs and that's what you see on 4

 

No its on their head too. I studied it very carefully. Its a subtle graphical update.

 

They wouldn't make upgrades so subtle most people don't recognize it.

 

They're the same. I think that there is no visual upgrade.

 

I have a very sharp monitor on my comp. They have less spikes/are less spikey then they appear in the other pics.

 

It's either got to be the attack animation or the angle. As WIck said, Blizzard wouldn't make a visual upgrade so subtle that only people with the sharpest monitors can pick up.

 

They are both exactly the same. Its just the difference in lighting and composition of the Hydralisk to the terrian colour which gives away certain feature of it where another doesn't.

 

I think it would be very cool if that was indeed a visual enhancement for the carapace upgrade.. it would fit the Zerg well...

 

and really do hope it is! And if it is not, I hope blizzard adds it to the final version ;-)

 

Although we don't know alot yet, but wouldn't unit attack/armor upgrade yielding physical unit differences be REALLY cool?

Zerglings claws and wings grow with attack and armor upgrades respectively. Zealots armor becomes intricate looking, and their Psi blades getting slighter larger and sharper. Ultralisks Tusks get sharper and grow new barbs, or their plate armor gets thicker and grows spines.


These are just basic ideas, but the concept remains...graphical respresentation of upgrades would make your army look as fearsome as their upgrades would indicate they are. 8)

 

they probably will be some sort of carapace upgrade, there was one SC1, so this time it will probably change the appearance of the unti as well. But that is just a guess.

 

hehe dude I must be blind cant see it homie.. Oh well yeah it could be nice with an addtional armor upgrade 4sure sounds like a really nice idea :good:

 

Its their attack animation.. spikes appear on their massive head thing and around that area then one is fired off at the enemy.