Companion NPC

FoeverX

Hello devs,
I had an idea recently while playing the game, it was for a companion NPC. This NPC would be a friendly creature in the game up to a certian point in the story, at which point your able to tame it, however once tamed you have to feed it, and train it. Maybe allow breeding later in the development of it, so you can train them from an earlier stage. The reason you would train them is that they would have stats with them, that you could strengthen over time, to maybe help you fight or ride on. I believe this would add a whole new dynamic to this game, being that in the story you find what you need to be able to tame one, which he/she/it would help you to discover new things that you have missed in the game, like things only obtainable with the companion.
The companion should be something that will help you but also something that can hurt you, progression wise because of its need for food. So the companion would not be needed to continue in the game but it would be something that can help you along in the game.

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http://subnautica.wikia.com/wiki/Cutefish

NannyO

The Cutefish might be a good companion idea but would quickly become a nuisance if it needs daily feeding or cannot help the player. Perhaps it could be trained to fetch certain plants and food fish. If the player has a fish tank on board Cyclops the player could carry it with them during exploration, though naturally it would have to be carried in a water carryall (like a puppy or cat) from the ocean to the ship and back!