Life Pod wants some attenion too and misc. Updates
Krelk
Wisconsi Join Date: 2017-09-27 Member: 233269Members
Wisconsi Join Date: 2017-09-27 Member: 233269Members
The life pod is SO underutilized and could be a huge help in the game without creating a redundency issue or same O same O kinda feel to the other already in place equipment if it were done. Here we go..
1. Life pod has upgrade slots that will allow it for multi purpose use while exploring the begining sections of the game. Upgrades would be found in the other destroyed lifepods to get it back to full functionality. Also all upgrades would be visible on the Pod. For example if you upgrade it to be a "portable scanner room" you see the radar dish outside.
Upgrade options:
A. Mobile scanner Room w/1 bot: the screen inside converts to a scanner screen.
B. Allow the pod to go underwater (the inflatable bags that keep it afloat stow back into the pod and some kind of prop pops out for thrust.
C. Flat platform ontop be built for storage use and steering column.
D. Expand battery capacity
E. If submersible be able to dock in moonpool for more moding and personal detailing.
F. Follow you ontop the water and offer active sonar and deploy defensive counter measures, and light flares if in a follow/defense mode.
2. Cyclops has original port slot for seamoth and right behind it another porthole for the prawn. But for the back slot its a magnetic ended tow line like the grapple arm for the prawn that attatches to it and pulls it in when you are close and lowers it for release.
3. Where the cameras are POV's should have a Camera eye visible on the hud that looks like the scanner bot on the cyclops.
4. Also the cyclops should have a scanner room attatchment and the bots to use.
5. Use the programming for the cuddle fish friend and give that to the scanner bots to follow you while your in range for lighting around you and discovery of item purposes. Also in general a "stay or come home" feature for the bots would be great.
1. Life pod has upgrade slots that will allow it for multi purpose use while exploring the begining sections of the game. Upgrades would be found in the other destroyed lifepods to get it back to full functionality. Also all upgrades would be visible on the Pod. For example if you upgrade it to be a "portable scanner room" you see the radar dish outside.
Upgrade options:
A. Mobile scanner Room w/1 bot: the screen inside converts to a scanner screen.
B. Allow the pod to go underwater (the inflatable bags that keep it afloat stow back into the pod and some kind of prop pops out for thrust.
C. Flat platform ontop be built for storage use and steering column.
D. Expand battery capacity
E. If submersible be able to dock in moonpool for more moding and personal detailing.
F. Follow you ontop the water and offer active sonar and deploy defensive counter measures, and light flares if in a follow/defense mode.
2. Cyclops has original port slot for seamoth and right behind it another porthole for the prawn. But for the back slot its a magnetic ended tow line like the grapple arm for the prawn that attatches to it and pulls it in when you are close and lowers it for release.
3. Where the cameras are POV's should have a Camera eye visible on the hud that looks like the scanner bot on the cyclops.
4. Also the cyclops should have a scanner room attatchment and the bots to use.
5. Use the programming for the cuddle fish friend and give that to the scanner bots to follow you while your in range for lighting around you and discovery of item purposes. Also in general a "stay or come home" feature for the bots would be great.
Comments
It's not just about location, but utility. By the time one wants a scanner and more storage space, one really should be building at least a small seabase. Subnautica is quite clever about nudging players to start building as they outgrow the lifepod.
Also, these are pretty terrible lifepods; the community here often refers to them as deathpods. They're so bad at saving lives that nobody from the Aurora made it except for you. Hell, if you'd woken up just a few seconds later you would have been dead from smoke inhalation.
HOW DOES A LIFEPOD CATCH ON FIRE?!
There's certainly some implicit criticism of corporatocracy, yeah.