Radiation around non-exploded Aurora?

Flametusk · April 2018

It's in the most recent stable release, and it was in Freedom mode. Started a new game, haven't used any console commands, and was killed on the first day by radiation when swimming towards the Aurora. So, uh, don't know if this is a bug or not, but I'm pretty sure it is.

Number35 · April 2018

That sounds normal. The radiation stays there and will go away once you Repair the generator room with the repair tool (Generator room can be found inside the Aurora).

Try reading this to this if it helps: http://subnautica.wikia.com/wiki/Radiation

jamintheinfinite_1 · April 2018

If I'm correct, there is supposed to be some radiation before the Aurora explodes, once the Aurora explodes it just means the radiation zone is bigger now. I also notice in the past that the radiation zone slowly gets bigger over time. As I have been near the edge of the radiation zone, then I went backwards a bit, waited 5 seconds, and I was in the radiation again even though I didn't move. This doesn't last forever though, it will stop spreading, eventually, but yeah, in general, this isn't a bug.

InvertedDestiny · April 2018

Would assume radiation before the explosion at least story wise. It's a giant space ship that crashed and has radioactive drive cores. Radiation leaks out.

Flametusk · April 2018

But then why would you only get the radiation suit blueprint when the ship explodes?

jamintheinfinite_1 · April 2018

The blueprints for your PDA got corrupted. This is why important things like the seamoth need to be unlocked. The PDA is also able to create blueprints based on the environment. So when the Aurora explodes it creates a radation suit blueprint that uses material in the environment. As to why it doesn't do this until the ship explodes, idk, probably just done to make people more likely to explore the ship

AnomalyDetected · April 2018

This is not a bug.

Radiation is meant to be there, as the drive core is breaking. It expands slowly before exploding to it's post explosion space. (Unless it stopped expanding.)

The radiation suit is unlocked because:

jamintheinfinite_1 wrote: »

The blueprints for your PDA got corrupted. This is why important things like the seamoth need to be unlocked. The PDA is also able to create blueprints based on the environment. So when the Aurora explodes it creates a radation suit blueprint that uses material in the environment. As to why it doesn't do this until the ship explodes, idk, probably just done to make people more likely to explore the ship

(I totally stole their explanation.)

jamintheinfinite_1 · April 2018

Suing

0x6A7232 · April 2018

The rad suit couldn't be corrupted, or you wouldn't be able to get it without scanning or downloading a blueprint to fix it. Remember, your PDA draws from the environment and your situation to give you blueprints and for your safety this setting can't be overridden blah blah?

In other words, your PDA didn't think you needed a rad suit (what, are you planning on making a nuke or dirty bomb or something?!). When the Aurora blows, the PDA is obliged to give you the blueprint, to ensure your safety.

DreadgeNought · April 2018

It also makes sense that you are not by accident far too close when it DOES go off,

as you cannot get inside til it lights off and if you were like right under it helping yourself to batteries or salvage like I would be doing . . . . well, it does harm you if you are close and underwater.

If "That" close with that 10 seconds warning going off?
'ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-

XD

elfcrisis · April 2018

There didn't used to be radiation close to the Aurora before the explosion. I remember tooling around the thing front to back with my Seaglide, but I definitely can't do that these days.

Being too close to the Aurora when it explodes can definitely kill you. I've been in the water just by myself and died, and another time I was in my Seamoth. The explosion destroyed my Seamoth and almost killed me, but it took a minute for the radiation to get to that point.

I've also built bases too close to the Aurora before the explosion and had them slowly overtaken by radiation. That was neat, though it just meant I had to wear the rad-suit inside, too.

VectorMaster22 · April 2018

jamintheinfinite_1 wrote: »

If I'm correct, there is supposed to be some radiation before the Aurora explodes, once the Aurora explodes it just means the radiation zone is bigger now. I also notice in the past that the radiation zone slowly gets bigger over time. As I have been near the edge of the radiation zone, then I went backwards a bit, waited 5 seconds, and I was in the radiation again even though I didn't move. This doesn't last forever though, it will stop spreading, eventually, but yeah, in general, this isn't a bug.

I agree, there is automatically some radiation around the Aurora.

baronvonsatan · April 2018

There's been radiation around the pre-explosion Aurora since I started playing back in early 2017. I think the rad suit was locked because frankly if you are able to go to the area near the Aurora before it explodes, you can give yourself a pretty big headstart on day one. After all, it's what I used to do. Ahh, the days of crafting 3 batteries and 1 power cell, max...

Radiation around non-exploded Aurora?

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