The thing is, they are not serious, but silly and childish, like made by 12 year old who's going through anime and porn obsession phase. This art would look normal in XPirates, but in Xcom-files which is much serious mod, they create a dissonance.
That's exactly the problem; XCF is a "serious-serious" mod, and such games (or movies, or books) need some silliness as a whiplash. This is why horrors and thrillers typically have comedic moments. Else they just come off as stuffy. ("Dune", I'm looking at you.)
Anyway, I understand we're talking about the Senior pic; the other one is still puzzling to me, as it looks very much like what actually happens in the game and doesn't fel wacky in the slightest.
Eh, IMO the whole Piratez-style commendation system clashes with a 'serious' X-Com vibe. I long for the original commendation mod's medals instead. 
But XCF is what it is, not what you or I may want it to be.
I had a completely different system in mind, where you get military-looking letters of commendation, written in a formal style, with stmaps and whatnot. But it never happened before:
1) It would be a lot of work;
2) I was not sure it would be attractive;
3) I was under the impression tham most players I interacted with preferred the more fun approach.
As to childishness, I suppose it's time to trot out the quote:
That's a good one. Should've expected it from Lewis; I'm not a fan of
Narnia, but really liked
Out of The Silent Planet.
I can generally understand this person's claim. It can be said that it is precisely because of this kind of art that I do not want to start playing pirates. But nevertheless, the claims are very trifling. I have three kids running behind my back sometimes when I'm playing. But these pictures do not go too far, in my opinion.
Thanks!
That's understandable anyway, Piratez is officially distributed as a 15+ or 16+, can't remember, so definitely not child friendly.
Just as an anecdote, Dioxine said many times that "all this nudity is to keep actual pervs away".
Not sure about this logic, but won't argue with it either, as the Piratez community is surprisingly healthy on average.
