Rock Puncher - Here's an Idea

[Eric4bz]

http://subnautica.wikia.com/wiki/Rock_Puncher

Rock Punchers, aka the mantis shrimp of planet 4546B, were removed from the game along with the concept of terraforming. My idea is to have them be a creature in the crag fields.

The crag fields for those who don't know are situated a bit behind the aurora. They are heavily rich in minerals which makes it a perfect spot for the prawnsuit. In my eyes, the crag fields would be a perfect place for the rock punchers. For food, have rocks "grow" out of the ground for them to punch. Think like a game where if you leave a tree stump the tree regrows, but have the stump in this case hidden under the sand.

They wouldn't see you as a threat unless you were stupid enough to hit them with something, and as such would leave you alone. However, the rock punchers would see the prawn suit itself as a threat to its territory. Since the prawnsuit is a large mining vehicle, they would only attack the prawn suit itself, giving it a natural enemy, making even grabbing onto it and beating on the glass. Sort of like how a reaper leviathan will grab your seamoth and shake you around a little. This would make something like the propulsion cannon arm upgrade more worthwhile to make for your prawn suit, and add a little more interesting fauna to the game.

I find Subnautica fascinating and adding more creatures to the list - especially something unique that punches rocks for food and only attacks the prawn suit (unless otherwise provoked) - would just make the game all the more interesting, and would allow the effort put into the art and model to not be wasted.