Weird random encounter

[Elgroscriss]

Anyone ever encountered some sort of alien?
It popped from nowhere, had some sort of purplish globe glowing helmet and was as if half inside an upside down cone, floating above ground. Started shooting rays at me but mostly missing .
Killed it and it gave nothing but normal loot ...though it did unlock 2 atoms achievements.

Sadly, I forgot to write down the name.

[Jason Wang Dang ✅]

Yes encounter it 2x before. The spawn is quite rare but both times I got them spawn from the inviestigate the 3 sites daily quest where you kill those very strong monsters.

[mimizukari]

flatwoods monster? very rare.

[Hefutoxin]

Flatwoods Monster

[Elgroscriss]

Cool, thanks for the name.
Sad it doesn't drop some sort of trophy or unique item like the false sasquash hat or something...
Wanted that glowing helmet.

[MooP]

https://youtu.be/1eF1bdllS80?t=582

[Mana Burst]

Originally posted by Jason Wang Dang ✅:

Yes encounter it 2x before. The spawn is quite rare but both times I got them spawn from the inviestigate the 3 sites daily quest where you kill those very strong monsters.

That's because the Queen of the Hunt quest is guaranteed to spawn a 'cryptid'. Technically, if you do the quest, and don't kill the Cryptid you want, you can server hop before collecting the Genetic sample and have all new spots to investigate.

['Hex: Scuse me']

Heh used to have one of those things attack my old base location at least once a day, good times. xD

[✨ZV✨]

Flatwoods monster wow you had a super rare encounter

[Tilarta]

We’re probably seeing a Zetan in some kind of environmental battlesuit.

[Vyrtualis]

Originally posted by Tilarta:

We’re probably seeing a Zetan in some kind of environmental battlesuit.

Aye, it's a mutated Zetan.

[Bored Peon]

Originally posted by Vyrtual:

Originally posted by Tilarta:

We’re probably seeing a Zetan in some kind of environmental battlesuit.

Aye, it's a mutated Zetan.

We are like 300-400 years in the past.. Did you ever stop to think the ones we saw in the future were the mutants?

Originally posted by Zvrra:

Flatwoods monster wow you had a super rare encounter

Try never fast traveling. They are far more common that you think.

[arcain]

Attacked my camp just yesterday

[krashd]

It's one of the cryptids. https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Flatwoods_monster

[Syringes]

Weirdest random encounter ive got was with the Pipe

[Halcyform]

As mentioned: Flatwoods Monster.

Completely underwhelming encounter. Beyond killing it, there's nothing. And it's incredibly weak to boot.

It'd be more interesting if the encounter lead to some kind of clue to a hidden location or hidden quest.

I've tried not fighting the Flatwoods Monster and see if it stopped attacking. Dragging it all over the place. Nothing. Disappointing.

This game is severely lacking in easter eggs compared to previous fallout games.

I'm still hoping for a Pickman-ish random encounter/location.