StarCitizen:Vanduul language

The Vanduul language is the language used by the StarCitizen:Vanduul. Vanduul are capable of communicating verbally as well as visually through hand gestures and changing the colour of their bodies,<ref name="atv">Around the Verse - Alien LanguagesTemplate:Trx</ref> and the Vanduul script has no correspondence to the spoken Vanduul language.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref> The language will be fully integrated into the game - though the implications on the gameplay side are uncertain for the moment. It is developed by conlang artist StarCitizen:Britton Watkins and the StarCitizen:CIG writing team for Star Citizen and Squadron 42.

Writing

The Vanduul script started out with the equivalent of three fingers or claws. They sometimes used their claws to mark whoever their victim was. Each symbol was unique and over time they accumulated into a set of symbols that could be understood by many, just as the human language evolved. With the advancement of technology, it evolved to the point where it could be used on computers and other devices.<ref name="atv"/>

Trivia

• Britton Watkins put tinfoil over a pan, making shapes of what he could scratch. He even built claws to scratch that foil to create the letters.<ref>Why Star Citizen Made Alien Languages From Scratch (Ft. Chris Harrow & Jale), Space Tomato Too, YouTube, 27 June 2022 </ref>
• A choir learned how to speak Vanduul in order to record music for some scenes.<ref>"We had to teach the choir how to speak Vanduul to record this.", @GeoffZanelli, Twitter, Oct 23, 2024</ref>

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