Seamoth Little Defense and Easily Destroyed

[WhiteWolfman426]

I accidently drove my Seamoth into an area where there was a leviathan. I honestly didn't know it till after it grabbed my ship and started shaking it. I couldn't break free of the thing because the Seamoth doesn't have any defenses to speak off. I bailed out of ship thinking I might be able to shoot it with my Stasis Rifle so I can atleast grab my modification out of it. It blew up Modification gone and the HUGE leviathan after me. I run find a hiding spot leviathan goes back to what ever he was doing. I run back to see if I can grab the modification atleast from my destroyed vehicle. Can't find it. GREEEEEAAAAAATTTTTTT now I don't have the modification to go down deeper and the Seamoth only has a max depth of 200M what a rip.

So I would like to suggest that when your vehicle gets destroyed you have a chance to retrieve the modifications that you installed in it or even get the materials back to rebuild a new vehicle.

Inscrease the defensive capability of the small craft so you can escape from creatures such as leviathans or sharks.

Also, I would like to suggest that the Seamoths depth be increased from the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥t 200M depth to a 300M depth as it's default because it otherwise useless for exploring and trying to get the pieces for the better items such as the Cyclops and Modification Station. Or atleast move the Modification Station pieces to a lower depth like 100-200M so we can modify the Seamoth to go down deeper.

[kwong20287]

It does have the perimeter defense to defend against creatures. If you have no defense, just wait till it ends and run.

[WhiteWolfman426]

Originally posted by kwong20287:

It does have the perimeter defense to defend against creatures. Actually I would love a boost function to get away quicker.

You need the modification station for that and I haven't found it yet because most likely the pieces are at depths deeper than the original 300M I had or 200M I have now.

[kwong20287]

Originally posted by whitewolfman426:

Originally posted by kwong20287:

It does have the perimeter defense to defend against creatures. Actually I would love a boost function to get away quicker.

You need the modification station for that and I haven't found it yet because most likely the pieces are at depths deeper than the original 300M I had or 200M I have now.

There's a pressure compensator in the seamoth bay in the Aurora.

[WhiteWolfman426]

Originally posted by kwong20287:

Originally posted by whitewolfman426:

You need the modification station for that and I haven't found it yet because most likely the pieces are at depths deeper than the original 300M I had or 200M I have now.

There's a pressure compensator in the seamoth bay in the Aurora.

Got destroyed along with my Seamoth during the Leviathan attack.

[kwong20287]

Originally posted by whitewolfman426:

Originally posted by kwong20287:

There's a pressure compensator in the seamoth bay in the Aurora.

Got destroyed along with my Seamoth during the Leviathan attack.

Build one with the vehicle mod station, if you have one.

[WhiteWolfman426]

Originally posted by kwong20287:

Originally posted by whitewolfman426:

Got destroyed along with my Seamoth during the Leviathan attack.

Just park above the damaging death and dive down where you can find one, with plenty of air. Or get a Cyclops or prawn.

I don't have the Cyclops and the prawn is slow but I guess it can work till I can find the other parts. However, that isn't the point of this post. It's about how weak the Seamoth is and how easily destroyed it is. I saw another post saying how it got destroyed by one of those explosive fish in one shot. Heck you gain a lot of damage just by bumping into a small item.

[kwong20287]

Originally posted by whitewolfman426:

Originally posted by kwong20287:

Just park above the damaging death and dive down where you can find one, with plenty of air. Or get a Cyclops or prawn.

I don't have the Cyclops and the prawn is slow but I guess it can work till I can find the other parts. However, that isn't the point of this post. It's about how weak the Seamoth is and how easily destroyed it is. I saw another post saying how it got destroyed by one of those explosive fish in one shot. Heck you gain a lot of damage just by bumping into a small item.

Yeah, but you can repair it easily once the attack is over. Except for a direct hit with a crashfish.

[WhiteWolfman426]

Again missing the point here. The Seamoth is easily damaged and easily destroyed in the early game because of such things like the crashfish, leviathan, stalkers, plants, rocks, sharks and etc. ESPECIALY if you don't have access to a modification station because you can't find the pieces for it since they scattered about a BIG map.

[kwong20287]

Originally posted by whitewolfman426:

Again missing the point here. The Seamoth is easily damaged and easily destroyed in the early game because of such things like the crashfish, leviathan, stalkers, plants, rocks, sharks and etc. ESPECIALY if you don't have access to a modification station because you can't find the pieces for it since they scattered about a BIG map.

The most dangerous seems to be the leviathans and the crash in the early game. While a defense system is useful for early game and in general, it is not entirely needed. You can just repair it once you are far enough from the threat. The salvaging part is most likely need since it would help building another one.

[WhiteWolfman426]

I am just saying it should be a little stronger than it is now. Especially if you run into an occasion where you are attacked by a leviathan.

[kwong20287]

Originally posted by whitewolfman426:

I am just saying it should be a little stronger than it is now. Especially if you run into an occasion where you are attacked by a leviathan.

Which is why you need the mod station. So yeah, the parts needed it for it needs to be more reachable than it is now, I guess.

[ImHelping]

Originally posted by kwong20287:

Originally posted by whitewolfman426:

Again missing the point here. The Seamoth is easily damaged and easily destroyed in the early game because of such things like the crashfish, leviathan, stalkers, plants, rocks, sharks and etc. ESPECIALY if you don't have access to a modification station because you can't find the pieces for it since they scattered about a BIG map.

The most dangerous seems to be the leviathans and the crash in the early game. While a defense system is useful for early game and in general, it is not entirely needed. You can just repair it once you are far enough from the threat. The salvaging part is most likely need since it would help building another one.

Yeah, eventually even with the perimiter defense system installed. As things stand a school of spade fish lunging on front of your seamoth will royally trash your Seamoth more than even getting bitten by a reaper can.

Getting the defenses and such people are assuring you will solve all your problems, will mostly serve to remind you that yes, it really is that fragile. But often for the wrong reasons.

Like, "I deliberatly rammed face first full speed into rocks, and that does nowhere near as much damage as some random fish bumping into me" grade stuff.

[WhiteWolfman426]

Originally posted by ImHelping:

Originally posted by kwong20287:

The most dangerous seems to be the leviathans and the crash in the early game. While a defense system is useful for early game and in general, it is not entirely needed. You can just repair it once you are far enough from the threat. The salvaging part is most likely need since it would help building another one.

Yeah, eventually even with the perimiter defense system installed. As things stand a school of spade fish lunging on front of your seamoth will royally trash your Seamoth more than even getting bitten by a reaper can.

Exactly, I ran into fish and my Seamoth was damaged and I had to stop and repair it. I bump into something as we can see in some of my videos like creepvine which is similar to seaweed and I gain damage. It's just to damn weak structurally.

[kwong20287]

Originally posted by whitewolfman426:

Originally posted by ImHelping:

Yeah, eventually even with the perimiter defense system installed. As things stand a school of spade fish lunging on front of your seamoth will royally trash your Seamoth more than even getting bitten by a reaper can.

Exactly, I ran into fish and my Seamoth was damaged and I had to stop and repair it. I bump into something as we can see in some of my videos like creepvine which is similar to seaweed and I gain damage. It's just to damn weak structurally.

Since its made of titanium, it could withstand a few scrapes with a rock or a swimming spadefish but noo. Even the hull reinforcement barely helps.

[WhiteWolfman426]

Originally posted by kwong20287:

Originally posted by whitewolfman426:

Exactly, I ran into fish and my Seamoth was damaged and I had to stop and repair it. I bump into something as we can see in some of my videos like creepvine which is similar to seaweed and I gain damage. It's just to damn weak structurally.

Since its made of titanium, it could withstand a few scrapes with a rock or a swimming spadefish but noo. Even the hull reinforcement barely helps.

I am telling you I find this funny from a mechanics stand point. I work on aircraft for a living and we have seen our planes hit birds and they get a little blood on them and that is it. Heck one of our planes hit a coyote and it got no damage structurally and the plane is made out of Aluminum. There shouldn't be any reason as to why a Titanium plated submarine should gain damage that fast.