Should Subnautica have legitimate flying creatures?
justi18562
Join Date: 2017-02-28 Member: 228386Members
Join Date: 2017-02-28 Member: 228386Members
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Edit: please note that skyrays have been changed to be no longer related to the other rays. Despite it having Ray in its name. And somehow the Ghost Leviathan isn't realated to the rays despite all the similarities
The point of flying fish decoration is already well-fulfilled, we don't need more. The only exception would be if we are able to fly at some point as well.
Can you provide a compelling evolutionary reason why there should be more than one flying creature when it only has a home on one extremely small island biome?
Hypothetically an aquatic animal capable of flying should have several advantages. Escaping predators, cover more area while hunting/fishing and improved scouting (either for predators or prey) to name a few.
I'm content with Skyrays though.
It could be menaing more than two "small island biome"s. Somewhere... after the Void because, you know, they would fly. No problem whatsoever with Ghost Leviatans.
It could be seen only few times, like after the Sunbeam's explosion. It could be a predator that before it "falls down" it fly trough it - like swallows - and eats meat bdfore disappearing in ghe distance with a loud noise.
However, I do find it ridiculous that the birds drown so easily, seeing as they live out on the ocean. I'm actually surprised they eat seeds from local plants and not fish. This is likely why we haven't seen infected birds at all. This said, a diving bird for small fish in the shallows would be excellent, as there is no reason for Skyrays to venture away from their islands at any point.
If the large bird were incorporated alongside the standard Skyrays, I think it could take on the role of alpha, and try and protect the nests from the player's intrusion on certain mountain trails. There isn't much else for birds to do, but such minor tweaks as nesting would boost their immersion considerably.
I approve of this and only wish to mention how good a pet one of these would make. Ya' know, if you tame an alpha you can call upon an areal assault and a bunch of diving birds would suddenly plunge through the water like gunfire and drill whatever's attacking you with holes. So majestic.
Basically, some more like Skyrays, and some like PEEPERS WITH WINGS BOI
Just now if find it's too easy to safely chug along the surface towards a known destination. This way you'd at least have to pop up and have a look around first.
In my twisted imagining my beloved seamoth is seized and deposited in the Leviathan Skyray nest at the very top of the mountain biome. Not an insta-kill, but amusingly inconvenient.
Kill it before it lays eggs
Earth is only 14% or so less water, and we have plenty of flying creatures. In the past, they've been truly enormous.
Oh! Right! I forgot-
Let it die...
Especially if we start having a more "air based" game biome?