The Extraordinary Life of a Terraformed World

[@Jordan_K_Walker_Art]

Thank you so much for making such a fantastic video featuring our book! Altamira is an incredibly rich and diverse biosphere, it's been super fun to open it up to so many fantastic artists! I hope everyone here will enjoy REFUGIUM in its final form!

[@victorrt]

Fun fact: Altamira is the name of a city in Pará, Brazil

[@ehehadams]

@@victorrt WHAT?

[@SStrawbery]

​@@victorrtIt is?

[@victorrt]

@@SStrawbery yes haha

[@Catto_Ninja]

​@@victorrt I was just going to type the same thing lmao

[@cas3yarttv]

I’m so excited you covered Altamira!! I’m an artist that gets to take part in this awesome project, I can’t wait for everyone to check this out!! This is the BIGGEST spec evo collab ever

[@ashantismith9926]

It’s you I’ve seen you 😀

[@ElijahBarrett-cn3mz]

Leeeeeeettttttttttttsssss gggggggooooooo

[@Terraformer-17]

Can you make a spec evo About my Profile picture. I know is a robot😅 But Make it organic organic. I'm a big fan of your work.

[@Auradyme]

@@Terraformer-17 lol, lmao.

[@obnox1ous_3fe420]

Sup cas3

[@Black.Templar_002]

i love how all the artists get their own in universe rpg roles

[@jujuoof174]

Yes that’s SO cool!

[@flamelikesminecraft718]

Me too, it’s the best addition to any worldbuilding project

[@Oliver_but_digital]

It was a joy contributing art to this project! Awesome to see an entire video dedicated to it!!

[@prominoncio2431]

The name came from altamira caves?

[@sivanlevi3867]

I love how so many spec bio creators like Koseman and Ries got together for this, filling in not just the artwork, but the biological info too. What a team!

[@_Wanderlustminded]

I love the cameos from other spec evolution artists in this project!

[@MrDodo19]

Can't wait to visit there! Pack your bags everyone, tickets are on me!

[@potatoradiator5368]

Thanks man

[@allenbettis8558]

THANKS!!!😂

[@hello_kitty_is_my_religion]

yayayay

[@ashazahps8031]

Thanks for the tickets dude!

[@dranoradragonqueen1494]

I'll take you up on that sir! or mama!

[@bauty1318]

ELEFANTITO LITERALLY MEAN LITTLE ELEPHANT, THIS IS SO CUTE

[@OmarArias-mt8km]

It means lil cute elephant 😂

[@Brok3nRonim]

​@@OmarArias-mt8kmtimestamp 😭😭

[@TobeWilsonNetwork]

I’m so sold

[@lithunoisan]

It comes from mosquito (I think).

[@Danimal4114]

This looks so cool! The blend of terraformed and not terraformed is always an interesting take! Stuff like this brings me back to the good old days, reading Heavy Metal and finding articles in the 'Galactic Geographic' docu-fiction by Karl Kofoed. The art and the way it was written like a scientific paper was such a joy!

[@dubuyajay9964]

You ever read fiction from the "Battletech" setting?

[@NegativeDumpster]

I like how the whole "Terraforming an alien planet to make it more suitable for human life" thing is basically one giant metaphor for real-world habitat destruction. Granted, in this case, they're technically just replacing an alien ecosystem with a more Earth-like ecosystem; nevertheless, the parallels are still very much there. There's even the Kicking Wolverton, which was arguably spread to Altamira by accident. If it was accidental, then they'd be a parallel to many invasive species of real-world barnacles, which were inadvertently spread to inland regions when they clung to the bottoms of ships.

[@baneofbanes]

It’s even more directly comparable to rats, which humans spread by ships to many regions they weren’t native too, especially islands where they dealt massive devastation.

[@jelqsensei]

That's not what the metaphor is at all bro

[@mokarokas-1727]

@@jelqsensei Then share what it is instead of just going "you're wrong", "bro". Unless you're just BS:ing, of course?

[@jelqsensei]

@@mokarokas-1727 you never read the bible heathen? the parallel they're going for is pretty obvious

[@Aethuviel]

Just think of Australia. I'm in Europe, but I get anxiety sometimes thinking about how Australia's biosphere has been permanently altered, with the addition of so many placental mammals, that will likely never leave (foxes, rabbits, CATS, dingoes, horses, camels, deer, cattle, banteng, buffalo).

[@Jiraton]

In a world dominated by model generated content, it's refreshing to see such carefully crafted material like this ! Thanks !

[@bunnycat5552]

I saw Jay Eaton's research in their blog but didn't expect you to cover this project so fast! Great video, thank you for bringing more speculative biology to us

[@Gabbyrod]

Your the first person I watch after I beat cancer!!!

[@availanila]

Congratulations, Gabby!! I wish you a long happy healthy cancer free life!

[@AnEmptyInkwell]

Congratulations! I am SO proud of you! ❤

[@lithunoisan]

🦀 🦀 🦀.

[@un-kyejohn2968]

Absolute W

[@AnEmptyInkwell]

Just got another notification, came back to see this, and now I shall say CONGRATULATIONS once again :D

[@williek08472]

Heck yeah, more spec evo content

[@obnox1ous_3fe420]

İ did kinda miss it too, the philosophy vids are still good but i like these because they don't make me have an existencial crisis

[@jennyfeare1702]

Man, how sick would a video covering Eaton's Runaway To The Stars project be~!? That work of theirs is such a delight, being more slice-of-life than just some grand, galactic epic.

[@AphidKirby]

I'm so in love with Pinwheels!!!! Absolutely the best insect-parallel i've seen in spec evo works!

[@ericward8459]

Ikr, I wanna get a board and stat collecting those lil guys.

[@RandomName11659]

Ngl i wish we got hour long vids in this channel, i would sit my ass down in heartbeat and watch em fully when they come out, the current short ones are great still, love em

[@shenron1954]

This is SO cool, the Avengers of spec evo artists all together on a wonderful book, thanks for covering it man !

[@Cobra_Crown]

Life is horriflyingly and disgustingly beautiful

[@non-green]

I want more of this type of spec evo related video's, please, explore more projects, its really motivating and also fun to watch.😅 And thank you for this entry in archive....

[@vernaute2803]

Makes me think of "what if" sun spiders in Oregon, neat! I love the pinwheel designs especially!

[@FranKoPepez]

I loved this world and its lifeforms! I had seen some of the artist share their work on it on instagram a couple days ago, it was fun to see them portrayed here as researchers and experts!

[@Mark_GL]

Some people watching this channel need to sub right now, it deserves way more subs. Thank you for divulging such quality content. I still appreciate learning about Simon Stålenhag from you.

[@grimfin3214]

Congratulations CA on being the first KZbin channel I’ve actually turned on notifications for. I need my curiosity fix!!

[@malekahmed7960]

This looks like South scrimshaw. Haven't watched yet but I'm always happy when I see one of your videos cover a project

[@jansila6005]

Wow, this felt like the Super Smash Bros of spec bio creators!!! It is very cool to see so many artists working in such a unique and expansive project; congratulations for all the wonderful work everyone did, including Curious Archive for sharing it with us ^^

[@koukaakiva]

These videos where you cover some spec-evo or world-building project are my favorites.

[@travisbergen2807]

I love this style of video where you document the flora/fauna if a functional world from the perspective of someone in the world. I loved your subnautica videos and this one is great, keep up the good work!

[@spilledink849]

Alex Reis! Jay Eaton! Simon Roy! This project is PACKED

[@TreGreene-eo2rp]

11:44 the badger is so very cuuuute

[@BrvtusVG]

Yes!!! Love seeing Simon Roy featured on this channel. Been a huge fan of his specevo work since coming across his dinosauroids design project years ago.

[@JetLagRecords]

Curious Archive, Subscribed because your videos always make me smile!

[@roostermastermind]

Thanks

[@GreatAukEntertainment]

Yes! More spec xeno and spec Evo!

[@Psub950]

Could you please make a video on the ecosystem of Dathomir

[@futuristica1710]

05:38 “He's a real nowhere man Sitting in his nowhere land Making all his nowhere plans for nobody”

[@Moses_Caesar_Augustus]

I really like the alien designs. They don't feel too earth-like but also not too alien.

[@raegardens8339]

The art in this is gorgeous. I hope they have great success

[@leoornstein3963]

It's incredible that all of my goats come together for this project 🐐🔥

[@voryndagothDL]

Always a great time seeing coverage of these incredible speculative evolution books

[@jastermereel4946]

this is my favorite kind of curious archive video, in depth information on a speculative ecosystem, more of this sort of thing please

[@kiancuratolo903]

I've loved your recent content but I can't understate how happy I am to see another world building deep dive video!

[@afk2916]

Absolutely amazing, the fauna are all so beautifully drawn and realistic, truly think this is one of my favorite worlds yet.

[@leonicle4473]

As much as I love your more theoretical videos, it’s awesome to see you getting back into alien/creature biology!

[@captainidiot4301]

This is my favourite KZbin channel / independent media.

[@kentbenedict2005]

Your videos are always such a treat👍

[@denisovan_the_menisovan]

I've been thoroughly enjoying your recent video essays, but it's always nice to see a return to your roots, Archivist!

[@R0Droid]

The wait for your videos is always worth it , keep it up man

[@uncleirohislegendary]

More spec evo, my favorite subgenre

[@Insanity_TM]

Yes

[@amongusboy8029]

Yes

[@amalsp8955]

Yes

[@Just_a_fun_guy]

Yes

[@MrDodo19]

Yes

[@maple22moose44]

Yes

[@waldofabian1202]

I AM SO HAPPY YOU RETURNED TO THE OLD FORMAT!

[@Scorchinghell]

Please do more videos like this I really enjoy them

[@wesmcinerny4524]

Altamira is quite the place! Say, by the way, here's another idea I suggest you cover in a future video: the alien worlds of the 2005 British-American TV miniseries Extraterrestrial (known as Alien Worlds in the UK) from National Geographic.

[@superpacocaalado7215]

14:55 This is world building at it's peak, one of the most produced pieces of literature since the Industrial Revolution are Agricultural Bulletins, agricultural organisations collect better technics for planting and creating livestock, on a planet like Altamira this would be a crucial piece of shared knowledge for all colonists.

[@DSW79]

Ah yes, canon of my Stellaris playtroughs.

[@Commander-Ledi]

i think you should make a video about Runaway to the Stars. the setting is super fascinating, and now that Jay has started publicly releasing their comic, it would be perfect time :D

[@ANT-ej8ob]

This one is loaded with top notch artwork.

[@luumisk74]

glad to see these classic speculative biology vids return!

[@jerrybailey5797]

Fascinating insight into a terraformed planet

[@ThePseud0Legend]

I’m so excited to see another SpecZoo project in the channel!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@thegoblinking279]

Yay, Jay Eaton mentioned! I'm still waiting for the day you cover their setting, Runaway to the Stars. Not only does it have really interesting posthuman designs, it also has a number of nonhuman sentient aliens with complex history and biology all interacting with one another, which I think would be very interesting to see-- considering most projects covered so far only have one sentient alien species.

[@shieldplus]

This is so lovingly made! I love that it takes itself seriously at just the right moments to really sell the buy-in. I can't wait for this project to come out!!

[@johnnemo5793]

This has to be one of the most diverse and impressive speculative-biology projects yet. I can't express how much I love this setting! 💚

[@scpfoundationphilippines8374]

It's just fascinating how people are coming up with awsome speculative biology that leaves your heads scratching.

[@totallytravicious]

Yo those are the legitimate best bug analogies ive EVER seen for a scifi project. Like theyre common enough looking that you can point one out and go "look a pinwheel" just like bugs BUT, they arent just like small animals or juat bugs again, they have a distinctly alien feel to them. And then you see the SPIRAL THORN QUEEN, and i was just flabbergasted at how creative and visually striking it was at the same time without lessening either. Madly impressive stuff here.

[@thisisdavid2]

I am so happy you did this! Simon is a wonderful guy and such a creative powerhouse his world building is just brilliant ! this made my night! 😄

[@viz2y]

this upload just made my whole week ❤️

[@balthiersgirl2658]

Love your channel

[@astralux_abandoned1099]

Might I suggest making a video on Jay Eaton’s Runaway To The Stars universe? Their work is really good (I was surprised to see them in this video!)

[@leoparkhouse2643]

Your videos are such a blessing. One day I am going to make my own world of speculative evolution, inspired by watching this channel.

[@Slapbattler666]

You have become my favorite channel in the scope of one 1.001 videos.

[@nonexistendworm3449]

I can't help but notice how many of the creatures seem to have traits from our arachnids both present day and ancient past.

[@BiggerBubba]

Instant classic, thank you

[@Starfallenn]

Your other work is interesting, but this video stands out to me being so fast-paced compared to your others. I like it a lot. I hope you do more like it. love your work CA!

[@RegularBiscuit]

More curious archive! motivation once more!

[@PetrWaldmann-gb8fp]

Mr archive, thank you for making videos

[@philipbudihard9391]

Spec evo is back!!

[@vipeyv2280]

Another awesome book! loving your funny little edits here and there too!

[@gavinkailey527]

This is awesome man, keep up the great work

[@sunshinebell2421]

you know it is going to be a good day when you post a vid !!!!!!!!

[@DarkGravity_]

Great video! If you don't mind, I was wondering if you could do a video on Slime Rancher. More specifically, why some people feel the need to protect the slimes from the Tartar despite the Slimes not having any form of sentience. The Slimes basically acts like pets or wild animals. So why some people, like me, feel that they must protect the Slimes?

[@waterbottle82730]

i love to find more of Alex rise's work :]

[@bagea]

so happy that i recognized a lot of these artists!!

[@pigsmacker213]

Love these speculative zoology videos. P.S. you should make a video breaking down some fan made monster concepts for Monster Hunter. Would be interesting to hear your on them.

[@Tomyj9]

The goat is back

[@loganguy2155]

this is just what i needed! THANK YOU!!

[@sawyerleeart]

Was so cool being a part of this world!

[@jujuoof174]

This project is SO cool, keep it up!!

[@onanthebarbarian4842]

When I saw the species information in the comic, I figured it'd be something for this channel. It's pretty sad everyone on Webtoons is sleeping on this project, but I guess they're not the right audience. Been a fan of Simon Roy's work since the Prophet reboot. I've also found Roy's settings, and Altamira in particular, to be quite reminiscent of the work of Leo, beginning with the Aldebaran series (which is the best, together with Distant Worlds, but the others are alright).

[@Arachnid-Man]

I'd love to see your take on biblaridion's Alien Planet.

[@Sequor.]

Splendid as always. Pray, continue creating these lovely moving picture shows.

[@ElJorro]

I backed this on kickstarter and I can't wait to read it!

[@WerewolfGrandpa]

love your stuff, thank you for the entry

[@Guydude777]

These fellas feel pretty fresh! Excellent stuff.

[@Manowar458]

Awesome vid man!

[@sinnamon-wade]

omg i got so excited when i heard one of my favourite artists Jay Eaton mentioned! i love their work so much it’s what got me interested in speculative biology and such

[@squeethemog213]

This is so awesome 🤩

[@JaxonHumphrey-lw1gs]

I love that Köseman is from 'Snaiad University' a great refrence. :)Love your vids man.

[@HlootooThunderhammer]

God this is like the sum of all my love for speculative evolution/biology. I aspire to be half as creative and productive as this team was. ❤

[@feildpres]

Great video!

[@AmiEpyk5899]

I love this world, its so colorful and full of life!! Also im early, yay