Different blood color is just something cosmetic the devs added in. Alien planet means different blood colors. Heck look at horseshoe crabs they have blue blood due to them using copper instead of iron. A few creatures here on Earth besides the horseshoe crab have different colored blood. The same should apply to creatures on another planet. I don't think it has anything to do with the Carar infection/disease.
I need to check out what happens when a bloodsucker leeches itself onto my arm, or when a sand shark bites me. Will my blood be yellow too?
Edit: In the name of science I sacrificed myself for the greater good, in that I allowed myself to be attacked by biters and sand sharks so that I could see what colour our blood is, without others having to put themselves in harms way.
I am pleased to report that our blood, at least, is red. If you're a Vulcan I'll guess you will be offended.
I'm okay with the fish's blood color being changed regardless of reasons, but I too am not fond of yellow as the replacement color. I'd prefer white or a shade of purple. And I'm against changing the blood kelp color because it's part of the aestethic from a human perspective. It's not like the fishes are calling it blood kelp.
My 2 Cents:
I agree that the blood was an unnecessary change, and changing it is going to confuse new players.
I agree that the new color is a bad choice. It looks horrible, and it looks too close to the gasopod attack.
I agree that the blood kelp has to be red. Making it yellow, the region goes down to 6 of the 9 preconditions of being objectively creepy. *Looked at the actual trello card* Blue-green? That's a soothing color. I don't think you can call it creepy at all at that point.
While there are plenty of real reasons alien blood COULD be yellow, there are a few game design reasons it SHOULD not be yellow.
I remember some posts from a little while back asking for a way to turn off the blood, this being one of them: http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/144012/any-way-to-turn-off-the-blood-effect/p1 So I can't help but wonder if this might not be in response to such concerns. It wouldn't be the first time games have censored themselves for such reasons, Ocarina of Time being an example that comes to mind:
"In the earlier versions of game, blood can be seen at the final battle and vaguely Islamic-sounding music during the volcano dungeon can be found. These things were changed later on to avoid a Teen rating from the ESRB." - From IMDB.
I have to say, I'm not really liking this change. As others have said, it's almost identical to the Gasopod effect. And I'm really against changing the blood kelp color; that deep red on bone white emerging from the total darkness is precisely what makes that so creepy. Certain color combinations provoke that response, and yellow/white doesn't quite do it. Plus, it would just feel like a rehash of the kelp forest, but without the eeriness of the organic green/yellow scheme. As for blue green... I mean, I see an argument for that. It blends with the Crabsquids and the Lost river. But it isn't nearly as striking and, again, takes away some of the uniqueness of the biome.
I guess it is kind of a small thing, and I don't wish to overreact over it. But for me, the game's strongest draws are the unique aesthetics of the biomes and the fantastic way the game plays with our fears of the dark depths, and I don't want to see that dialed down because some think it's too creepy. Should the Reaper's colors become white/yellow or blue/white too? I say do whatever it takes to keep these dark depths as scary and run-away-at-full-Seamoth-speed as possible.
So the blood was removed because a small minority have a phobia of blood? So the majority had to have their game changed due to some people not liking the sight of blood? Surely that can't be the reason why they changed it. If it was then it was a bad move to make.
Let's hope nobody who suffers from hydrophobia joins the forum.
While I recognize most of these concerns, blood is rarely seen in the safe shallows and gasopods are rarely seen out of the safe shallows. By the time the safe shallows cease to be safe, my guess is the only time most people go there would be to traverse it to get to somewhere else unless, of course, that is where a base was built. For me, it's pretty cool when I find myself near the surface over the red grass area near dusk/dawn and look down. With the yellow blood, it almost looks like fireworks, so many fish are being "eaten". I never noticed the red blood from more than a few meters away. In any case, the blood oil is perfect as is. If anything, change the name, not the color, if it offends. Call it Red Oil, or Hydraulic Fluid, for all I care, but keep the creepy aesthetic.
The blood was changed from red to yellow to make it more alien and to get a better age rating for Subnautica. Red blood = more violent, etc to the ESRB for some reasons.
If they changed the colour of the blood to yellow to appease the authorities so that the bin lids can play it, then I can understand, though I think it's a pretty weak argument. Though, of course, age ratings don't really deter bin lids from playing, for example, 18 certificate games. How many under 18s play Grand Theft Auto V?
A phobia is not "not liking". A phobia is a quality of life affecting disorder that in extreme cases qualifies as a disability. Furthermore, I know it's the hip new thing to blame "snowflakes" and the like of any form of moderation in video games, but fact is that we currently don't know why UWE made this change in alien fish blood. Getting an accessible rating seems to me a much more likely explanation (Germany, Australia, and South Africa still have strict laws about video game violence, if I recall correctly) and there's yet the aestethic possibility or even the visibility motivation.
Yes, let's all jump to conclusions. Who needs to know any real reasons when your confirmation bias already decided on what's what? Reality only ever gets in the way.
A phobia is not "not liking". A phobia is a quality of life affecting disorder that in extreme cases qualifies as a disability...
Indeed it is. I have a "phobia" myself, I won't say in what as it's embarrassing, though I have to admit it's not so much a disability as it doesn't have the opportunity often to manifest itself. Makes me shiver inside thinking about it, so onto something else ... I like candy!
Yellow blood would, as I recall, indicate that they have a cobalt based circulatory system? Blue/green would be copper. Someone mentioned titanium, but I don't think that that has the right oxidation properties. For something to be usable to transfer oxygen in blood, it needs to oxidize easily, and also give up that oxygen easily. Titanium dioxide is quite common, but it takes a lot of energy to separate it, which is the main reason that titanium is somewhat expensive.
I don't think that yellow is at all a good choice for a blood color. Green would have been better. Changing the color of the blood kelp is just stupid. It's not real blood, and it's not the fish that are naming it. If a human saw it, they would be more likely to call it piss kelp.
If a human saw it, they would be more likely to call it piss kelp.
I think it was blood oil that people are wanting to not be changed. Is there a blood kelp in-game? They should definitely leave the blood oil alone, as it's not really blood. As for the yellow blood, here's a quote from trusty Google: "Some animals, such as the sea cucumbers, even have yellow blood. What could make blood yellow? The yellow coloration is due to a high concentration of the yellow vanadium-based pigment, vanabin."
The blood was changed from red to yellow ... to get a better age rating for Subnautica. Red blood = more violent, etc to the ESRB for some reasons.
THIS. IS. A. GAME. WHERE. YOU. GET. EATEN. ALIVE. BY. GIANT. SCREAMING. DEATH. DEMON. NOODLES.
ANYONE and EVERYONE who has played Subnautica knows that it is survival-horror. You can't have a survival-horror game for kids no matter how nondescript the blood looks ...
Part of what makes this game so great and original is that it has such an innocent exterior which conceals how scary it really is.
Changing the blood colour to pander to the rating agencies would be nothing short of pathetic ...
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That doesn't explain why it was red before the creatures update and now is yellow.
The blood kelp isn't ACTUAL blood, it's just called that because red...
https://trello.com/c/Nurxw98c
Aww, I missed that. I like the red too.
Not only does the new blood effect look nothing remotely close to blood ... it is far too similar to the Gasopod gas defense effect!
Gasopod:
Blood:
Who exactly thought that this was a good idea?
New players are going to be confused and bewildered by this!
What on Earth was wrong with the red blood effect???
Why is something so trivial even being considered for alteration when there are so many other pressing issues that need resolution???
#bringbackblood2k16
Edit: In the name of science I sacrificed myself for the greater good, in that I allowed myself to be attacked by biters and sand sharks so that I could see what colour our blood is, without others having to put themselves in harms way.
I am pleased to report that our blood, at least, is red. If you're a Vulcan I'll guess you will be offended.
Human blood is red because of iron in the blood and there have been multiple cases of people with blue blood because of the abundance of copper in their blood. http://propaganda-dimitrios.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/in-world-there-are-about-7000-people.html
And if I remember correctly there was one case where a guy had green blood because of the abundance of sulphur in his blood.
So maby the creatures have an abundance of another metal like titanium.
I agree that the blood was an unnecessary change, and changing it is going to confuse new players.
I agree that the new color is a bad choice. It looks horrible, and it looks too close to the gasopod attack.
I agree that the blood kelp has to be red. Making it yellow, the region goes down to 6 of the 9 preconditions of being objectively creepy. *Looked at the actual trello card* Blue-green? That's a soothing color. I don't think you can call it creepy at all at that point.
While there are plenty of real reasons alien blood COULD be yellow, there are a few game design reasons it SHOULD not be yellow.
"In the earlier versions of game, blood can be seen at the final battle and vaguely Islamic-sounding music during the volcano dungeon can be found. These things were changed later on to avoid a Teen rating from the ESRB." - From IMDB.
I have to say, I'm not really liking this change. As others have said, it's almost identical to the Gasopod effect. And I'm really against changing the blood kelp color; that deep red on bone white emerging from the total darkness is precisely what makes that so creepy. Certain color combinations provoke that response, and yellow/white doesn't quite do it. Plus, it would just feel like a rehash of the kelp forest, but without the eeriness of the organic green/yellow scheme. As for blue green... I mean, I see an argument for that. It blends with the Crabsquids and the Lost river. But it isn't nearly as striking and, again, takes away some of the uniqueness of the biome.
I guess it is kind of a small thing, and I don't wish to overreact over it. But for me, the game's strongest draws are the unique aesthetics of the biomes and the fantastic way the game plays with our fears of the dark depths, and I don't want to see that dialed down because some think it's too creepy. Should the Reaper's colors become white/yellow or blue/white too? I say do whatever it takes to keep these dark depths as scary and run-away-at-full-Seamoth-speed as possible.
Let's hope nobody who suffers from hydrophobia joins the forum.
The Precious Little Snowflakes have struck again.
For the record: "Nature is red in tooth and claw." Grow a pair and get over it.
Indeed it is. I have a "phobia" myself, I won't say in what as it's embarrassing, though I have to admit it's not so much a disability as it doesn't have the opportunity often to manifest itself. Makes me shiver inside thinking about it, so onto something else ... I like candy!
I don't think that yellow is at all a good choice for a blood color. Green would have been better. Changing the color of the blood kelp is just stupid. It's not real blood, and it's not the fish that are naming it. If a human saw it, they would be more likely to call it piss kelp.
I don't suppose whatever that's sourced from explains why?
I think it was blood oil that people are wanting to not be changed. Is there a blood kelp in-game? They should definitely leave the blood oil alone, as it's not really blood. As for the yellow blood, here's a quote from trusty Google: "Some animals, such as the sea cucumbers, even have yellow blood. What could make blood yellow? The yellow coloration is due to a high concentration of the yellow vanadium-based pigment, vanabin."
chemistry.about.com/b/2013/10/26/what-animals-have-yellow-blood-and-why-is-the-blood-yellow.htm
THIS. IS. A. GAME. WHERE. YOU. GET. EATEN. ALIVE. BY. GIANT. SCREAMING. DEATH. DEMON. NOODLES.
ANYONE and EVERYONE who has played Subnautica knows that it is survival-horror. You can't have a survival-horror game for kids no matter how nondescript the blood looks ...
Part of what makes this game so great and original is that it has such an innocent exterior which conceals how scary it really is.
Changing the blood colour to pander to the rating agencies would be nothing short of pathetic ...
I'll stop speculating when someone from the development team actually decides to respond to our concerns ...
Me? Bitter? What gives you that impression?
#bringbackblood2k16