Arctic expansion wishlist
adel_50
Join Date: 2016-09-01 Member: 221973Members
Join Date: 2016-09-01 Member: 221973Members
Now that we have confirmation that the dlc is underway i want to post what I would like to see and maybe the devs can see it and consider it aswell as other people suggestions so let's start
1-biomes:
Aside from the introduction of the arctic biome I would love to see other ones like: lilypads lake (I guess that's its name) aswell as the twisty bridges now will they come in this dlc? I hope so I'll be fine with one of them alongside the arctic biome
2-vehicles:
We all like different vehicles right but adding one will take huge amounts of time to be added so I think instead of adding new ones the existing ones can upgraded to a new version (more on that in the next part)
3-alien facilities:
I think that is a room for a new facility in the arctic and what I think it should be is an alien vehicle construction facility now this facility won't allow you to construct vehicles but augment your existing ones with precursor technologies i have a bit of ideas about what each vehicle can have and I'll post them near the end
4-story:
Now story wise nothing can be added but there're rooms for stuff in the middle for example: obtaining the rocket blueprints shouldn't be that easy I think that when we download them we must decrypt it why? Well the captains quarter's terminal is well protected so how will you decrypt it after obtaining it the pda will tell you to search for alien facilities in order to find a way to decrypt it and after searching the disease research facility you will find a signal for the arctic biome and go there to find another facility and when you search inside it you'll find a terminal that allows access to decrypt the blueprints aswell as allowing you to upgrade your own vehicles.
5-vehicles new additions
-Seamoth:
1-increased movment speed by 25%
2-has 5 upgrade slots
3-has a torpedo bay by default and unlockes the decoy torpedo which attracts predators to it while moving
However it will consume more energy by 15%
-Prawn suit:
1-features a turret that will block incoming projectiles for 3 seconds then it will be on cooldown for 10 seconds
2-a doubled storage capacity
However it will produce more noise making it more noticeable by predetors
Cyclops:
1-bigger model by 20% (this means the interior is expanded a bit)
2-a horn that simulates a levithan roar making medium sized creatures (like crab squids) less likely to attack you
3-an ability to create a small stasis field that freezes all creatures (will only slow levithan creatures) and it will cost a ton of power
This is what I'm hoping for if you guys have suggestions or improvements on what I have said even if you have your own ideas post them
1-biomes:
Aside from the introduction of the arctic biome I would love to see other ones like: lilypads lake (I guess that's its name) aswell as the twisty bridges now will they come in this dlc? I hope so I'll be fine with one of them alongside the arctic biome
2-vehicles:
We all like different vehicles right but adding one will take huge amounts of time to be added so I think instead of adding new ones the existing ones can upgraded to a new version (more on that in the next part)
3-alien facilities:
I think that is a room for a new facility in the arctic and what I think it should be is an alien vehicle construction facility now this facility won't allow you to construct vehicles but augment your existing ones with precursor technologies i have a bit of ideas about what each vehicle can have and I'll post them near the end
4-story:
Now story wise nothing can be added but there're rooms for stuff in the middle for example: obtaining the rocket blueprints shouldn't be that easy I think that when we download them we must decrypt it why? Well the captains quarter's terminal is well protected so how will you decrypt it after obtaining it the pda will tell you to search for alien facilities in order to find a way to decrypt it and after searching the disease research facility you will find a signal for the arctic biome and go there to find another facility and when you search inside it you'll find a terminal that allows access to decrypt the blueprints aswell as allowing you to upgrade your own vehicles.
5-vehicles new additions
-Seamoth:
1-increased movment speed by 25%
2-has 5 upgrade slots
3-has a torpedo bay by default and unlockes the decoy torpedo which attracts predators to it while moving
However it will consume more energy by 15%
-Prawn suit:
1-features a turret that will block incoming projectiles for 3 seconds then it will be on cooldown for 10 seconds
2-a doubled storage capacity
However it will produce more noise making it more noticeable by predetors
Cyclops:
1-bigger model by 20% (this means the interior is expanded a bit)
2-a horn that simulates a levithan roar making medium sized creatures (like crab squids) less likely to attack you
3-an ability to create a small stasis field that freezes all creatures (will only slow levithan creatures) and it will cost a ton of power
This is what I'm hoping for if you guys have suggestions or improvements on what I have said even if you have your own ideas post them
Comments
this review touches on a lot of them
But for me, first and foremost there needs to be some sort of "map", and i put map in quotes here because i don't mean it to be like your typical video game map with labels and stuff, it could be something similar to the map from the scanner room, where we can add our own labels/pinpoints, you start off with only a small fraction of it, then you gotta scan the sea floor to get the rest (with glider, sonar, cyclops, etc.), it can also be tied to a room, like say a map room, you get the picture.
The second issue that I noticed after ~30h in, I'm starting to feel like there's no real purpose to having bases, I find myself using bases mostly for storage and the modification station, both of which we can have on the cyclops. There needs to be a true and clear NEED to build bases, otherwise i can either have everything i need on my cyclops or just keep the materials i need to build a bare-bone base for the modification station on me (or my ship). I'm not attached to my bases at all, because i'm treating them as storage drop points. Something is missing.
But then, a day into this timer, the PDA suggests that there is a location on the map which will be untouched by the hurricane and that since the storm has been delayed (for some reason) the player has time to reach this location. But upon this, the PDA will automatically unlock blueprints for the submersibles which are currently in dlc. The safe place mentioned will, of course, be in the northern Arctic zone, (a place where the player couldn't go previously due to their previous vehicles not having sufficient oxygen stores and heat generators,) and will only now be able to venture to with the new vehicles. After the storm has passed, (maybe we could be gifted by a nice cinematic,) the player can return back to their base.
The quest would be picked up from the player's radio, of course. Below is an example of what the quest's introduction might be:
PDA: "Warning. Detecting trace electromagnetic signatures a few miles down planet equator. signals inconsistent with those generated by Aurora's core.
Assessing...
Assessing...
Assessment complete. Data is consistent with high probability of approaching class-4 storm. It is suggested that you spend the remaining time preparing for the hurricane. Make sure that PDA systems are fully operational, as this may be a system error. Wait...
Assessing...
Assessing...
Scan of environment from orbital satellite suggests that there is an area (so-and-so distance) East of your position which might provide shelter from the oncoming storm. For the best interests of your survival, you should prepare for a long-distance journey to this location."
Aaand after this, maybe the player is given another mission in which they are to enable a 'secondary hurricane prevention generator' which is based in an alien facility the newly-discovered Arctic Biome (because the precursors obviously figured that were the hurricane to be unleashed again, anyone in their right mind would try to get the the Arctic as soon as possible). The would then have to find the Arctic facility, and enable the secondary generator with either a Green or Orange tablet or something.
Aaaand then there'd be something like the creature from Europa Report which melts through the ice or just leaps out of it at the player's vehicle out of nowhere- or it's probably be somewhat visible beneath the ice. It'd generate enough heat on its exterior to make separate little pools in the ice from which it could leap and chomp on anything that comes by it.
And i do like some of the suggestions here