It's like fighting Cpt.Jack Harkness
DagothUr
Florida Join Date: 2016-07-12 Member: 220125Members
Florida Join Date: 2016-07-12 Member: 220125Members
So a while ago I found myself being bothered by a particularly annoying Crabsquid. Luckily I had a shock grid on my Seamoth and a moonpool nearby for fast charging, so after I shocked him the first time to scare him off I chased him down and kept shocking him until my batteries were nearly dead and he most certainly was. Then I went out and stabbed the little turd a few times just because.
Satisfied, I watched the offending Crabsquid flip over and begin floating upward. Out of curiosity I followed the body (after a quick charge in the moonpool) just to see how far it would float up. Would it just despawn? Would it eventually reach the surface? Or would it get caught on some piece of rock ceiling and stay there forever?
Turns out it was none of these things, because after a few minutes of observation the "dead" Crabsquid suddenly flipped itself upright and began attacking my Seamoth again.
Apparently fauna death is just a temporary condition, easily shaken off the moment they think you're not watching.
I am very disappointed. There are people out there in exosuits getting into epic battles with Reapers on the false hope of actually making that area safe to travel in for the rest of the game. It's hard enough to kill all these hate-filled monsters and now I find out that the accomplishment of actually beating a predator means literally nothing.
Satisfied, I watched the offending Crabsquid flip over and begin floating upward. Out of curiosity I followed the body (after a quick charge in the moonpool) just to see how far it would float up. Would it just despawn? Would it eventually reach the surface? Or would it get caught on some piece of rock ceiling and stay there forever?
Turns out it was none of these things, because after a few minutes of observation the "dead" Crabsquid suddenly flipped itself upright and began attacking my Seamoth again.
Apparently fauna death is just a temporary condition, easily shaken off the moment they think you're not watching.
I am very disappointed. There are people out there in exosuits getting into epic battles with Reapers on the false hope of actually making that area safe to travel in for the rest of the game. It's hard enough to kill all these hate-filled monsters and now I find out that the accomplishment of actually beating a predator means literally nothing.
Comments
Equal mechanics may look like death and instant respawn, but it contradicts with Obraxis' opinion obviously.
Everything is fine until creature attacks on bases are not implemented, so don't be a jerk, don't oppress cute crabsquids. It's a waste of time besides.
It's actually a good way to lure them out. Useful tactic in the reactor area. Might even work with a dead Peeper or other fish you can pick up. Haven't tried that yet.
Hmm, thinking of it, it might be far cheaper to grow some Biters there in the long run.
I've never tried capturing Bleeders before. Was unaware that was even possible.
Hmm. Shuttlebugs are classified under scavengers, though I have not seen them target dead animals yet. Considering there's and egg for them, it may be interesting way to deal with carcasses if you could breed Shuttlebugs and release them to take care of it. Might even make it gameplay relevant, making Bleeders spawn around the carcass, the more, the bigger, if you don't take care of it yourself.
The make pretty sounds, though.
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly...
Given that the ones in the Sparse Reef seem compelled to deliberately swim through my drill bit while I'm standing still mining a node, yeah, their AI is a little weak. Something with an eye that large shouldn't get that curious about the inside of an underwater woodchipper...
You can destroy eggs in the wild? AFAIK eggs hatching in the wild is just a rumor, but it would explain some (but not all) of the grossly excessive shark spawning in some spots.
It's not a waste of time when I have to kill an entire family of 3 or 4 Sandsharks virtually every time I reload just to keep my Safe Shallows base (and not near the border, mind you) remotely clear of predators. I don't enjoy killing critters with the exosuit (feels like an exploit after so long not being able to kill hardly anything), but MAN is it finally nice to be able to make something LEAVE YOU THE HECK ALONE. I really wish they'd fix leashing so that predators wouldn't be quite so persistent.