Random events in Survival Mode

Freeman79 · June 2016

Heya Devs / Fellows of the community

I'm not entirely sure what the Devs planning for the game, but I would love to have some random events in at least survival mode, such as.

- Random tsunamis that can damage sections of your base, at least those above the surface --- Might be hard to implement ? - Fierce storms that bring out the worst in Subnautica, such as fierce creatures --- Might be hard to implement ? - Random malfunctions inside the base, such as flooding, power loss, oxygen loss and temperature loss. Be able to use welder or a new tool (repair tool?) to repair --- Shouldnt be that hard to implement since we already have powerloss, flooding etc. - Random events where large swarms of fish swarming your base (without damage it) before they head off in the blue --- Might be a fps-shit-storm ?, but hell of a show to watch from inside. - Random events in the Cyclops where pressure compensator malfunctioning and you have to emergency surface or similar issues --- Should be possible since the Cyclops already can flood and sink.
Well I think you know what I mean, something to spice up your time in Subnautica, sometimes its a little to calm, especially around your Safe Shallows and most of the times around your own base.
Let me know what you think, and also let me know if Devs already working on something similar.

Best Regards
-Freeman79

scubamatt · June 2016

I like the idea of weather related phenomena. One of the most disturbing things that happens to me in game is when those stupid eclipses happen, and everything gets really dark with almost no warning. A bad storm that lasts for a day or more of game time, blotting out the sunlight, would be scary and dangerous. Something that only happens once or twice a year maybe, so it can be really scary but not predictable.

Consider:

Solar Panels would not recharge (better have your bio reactors etc running)
Predators might be in an excited state, thinking its night
Game fish might be sluggish, thinking its night...or they might become confused and aggressive since the Big Storm is when certain plant life release spores/toxins in the water to reproduce, and it drives the fish nuts.
Someone caught on a dive without a light source might have real trouble getting home, or to safety.
Plants on the surface might be damaged, destroyed, or at least stripped of their fruit. Maybe they grow slower for a long time after the storm.
Shallow waters would become the opposite of safe, because of strong wind driven wave/current action across the rocks and reefs.
Any building that is less than a certain depth (say <30m deep), might be damaged by sudden pressure changes or having debris flung into it.
It would be another opportunity to curse your PDA, when it pipes up with a pleasant "Warning. Radar scans indicate an extremely large storm cell is approaching. Barometric pressure is dropping rapidly, and ambient light levels are falling. Please seek shelter immediately."

Freeman79 · June 2016

scubamatt wrote: »

Simply love it, especially the last part, have to wait out a storm in your base, and you can hear your base creaking and thumping and at the same time you get power and flooding issues... Errrrrrr

Avimimus · June 2016

Yup, this is what will give Subnautica or Subnautica 2.0 a real lasting appeal!

joni65 · June 2016

I'm getting scared just thinking about it

Kixelated · August 2016

What about acid rain, that will only occur after you make a room that will damage you if you or your base is about above 30 metres B-S-L it/you will take severe damage
The water will stay acidic for 2 days then everything will return to normal, unless your an impatient person(like me) you can neutralize the water

Zisis · August 2016

Now that they are going to add temperature damage it would be logical if the water gets colder because of harsh wind and raining

CorBlimey · August 2016

I would dearly like some weather events (cloudy days, rough weather etc). It would greatly incentivise a) diversifying power generation / back-up power (accumulator is coming after all), b) building a little deeper for a main-base (very shallow water would still be fine for a quick starter base as easy to repair).

Underwater currents / thermoclines etc would also be very cool.

hampus034 · August 2016

Building on what Corblimey said: Maybe sometimes in caves or in the inactive lava zone temperature changes in the water could cause a current that pushes you 20m - 30m. During the storms they get much stronger and occur on the surface and can push you 100m or more and can even push the seamoth. When you enter an area with Underwater currents the PD could say : Warning. This area has substantial fluctuations in temperature wich could lead to powerful underwater currents. Observe caution around hydrothermic vents and other sources of heat.

hampus034 · August 2016

I kinda stole the PDA thing from Scubamatt too lol.

aft2001 · August 2016

I love Scuba's ideas. Also, earthquakes and underwater landslides. For example, an earthquake could shift around some biomes and terrain, cause landslides and underwater landslides, potentially wreaking havoc on bases and reefs, and possibly opening up volcanos. There could be an active tectonic zone stretching across the map with smaller faults branching off. Just imagine a landslide burying your base and causing half of it to cave in, while a storm rages overhead as the sea around you goes black for days, with no way out as you pray that little bit of power from your only thermal generator is enough to keep you breathing until you can safely dig your way out.

Jamezorg · August 2016

Imagine the waves above you. Enormous masses of froth covering the surface, enormous waves that peepers can ride, lightning, tsunamis flooding the islands and Aurora (perhaps putting out some fires). When you go up to get air, you are thrown several meters away by the immense waves.

What about currents, too? Much like the Sea Treader path, it is a migration technique that smaller fish use to get from A to B. Shoals of Peepers riding this current would look amazing. Perhaps it runs from the Dunes, around the Sparse and Grand Reef and into the Grassy Plateau where it finishes. If you use the Seamoth or Cyclops in this current it would loose a lot of health, so it is advised to go in alone. Also imagine the Reefbacks. Not going too fast, I'd imagine, just slightly faster than usual. Currents are something I've wanted for a while, but I've just never talked about it until now.

Nice ideas, all of you

hampus034 · August 2016

Ah yes i might agree that random currents would be a bit annoying. One big current though like in finding nemo would be REALLY cool though.

Jamezorg · August 2016

hampus034 wrote: »

Ah yes i might agree that random currents would be a bit annoying. One big current though like in finding nemo would be REALLY cool though.

Exactly what I was thinking

Was gonna go as far as to say you could grab on Reefback shells, but that would have been going a bit too far

Random events in Survival Mode

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