What kind of weapons can you get?

[Gojak_v3]

I'm starting to encounter more aggressive flora and fauna and the basic knife may not be enough.

[Bluemenkranz]

Only knife upgrades and a stasis rifle

[The_Pastmaster]

Got some poison gas torpedoes and vortex torpedoes as well. PRAWN Suit's drill arm can be used as a melee weapon.

[Suzaku]

Generally, you're just a wimpy scientist. Your best offense is running away.

[Blackout]

For some reasons the devs didn't want to give us actual guns- so we have the propulsion cannon, the repulsion cannon, the stasis rifle, and some defense modules for the seamoth/cyclops to help drive away hostile creatures.

[Smokey]

Is it possible to kill a leviathan with the knife?
tried 3 times so far and failed each but after first time i wanted revenge so its hard to let go :D

edit: are there not any harpoon in game? want one with a nuclear warhead

[Dirak2012]

The devs didn't want to encourage a destructive playstyle, so you only get defensive weapons.
If you are really stubborn, you can kill things but it will take a long time, and you won't get any reward for it.

@Smokey
You can, but you need to hit it around 125 times with the knife.

[Smokey]

Originally posted by Dirak2012:

@Smokey
You can, but you need to hit it around 125 times with the knife.

Thats crazy how is that even possible without getting swallowed :/

[Dirak2012]

Originally posted by Smokey:

Originally posted by Dirak2012:

@Smokey
You can, but you need to hit it around 125 times with the knife.

Thats crazy how is that even possible without getting swallowed :/

Stasis rifle, spare batteries, and nerves of steel.

[Team Vladof]

Gas & Knife are only lethal weapons

Stasis Rifle + Knife = big game hunter ... shoot, knife, repeat. Can immobilize and slaughter almost everything, save for leviathin-class creatures (leviathins, trench walkers, crab worms). Pair with recharge fins, and rifle will always be at full charge from swimming.

Gravity gun + Gasopod Spores = "Gun". Suck up a gasopod gas blob spore. Shoot it at things. Do it enough, and the thing will die.

Once you can make gas torpedos, your seamoth or prawn can start to murder things with the gas cloud they generate.

Game pushes you for non-violent solutions, though...

Vortex torpedoes will whisk things away.

Putting floaters on things will be amusing as they have a hard time swimming. Put enough on something, and it rises to the surface against its will.

Ultra glide fins pretty much let you outrun everything. Can be hard to fan (scanning fragments) and need adv crating table to make, though. But, once you have them, you can just ignore everything.

Easy early option is making a seaglide. Sucks up inventory space, but helps you blow past hostile creatures easily.

Biggest help is to just learn what radius things become hostile, and give them a wide berth.

I've played the game a lot, and haven't really had an issue with hostile creatures unless I'm getting up in their face. Even when I'm farming stalker teeth, I'll just monitor their swimming habits, see where their "nest" is, and then go throw titanium ship plating near them so they can carry it around until teeth fall out.

The game really wants you to try to examine creature behaviours and work around them instead of you just solving all your problems with a gun.

My seamoth load-out usually has me hauling around a stasis rifle just in case I need it. I never need it. With fast fins and observation of creature behaviour, you can easily stay safe. Air and food are a bigger concern for staying alive.

[peppergomez]

mod nexus has weapon mods for the game

[MadHighlander]

Zero. The whole theme of the game is living in harmony with the alien environment, not dropping in with heavy handheld artillery like it's Warhammer or something.

[Emu]

honestly
i like running away from stuff
it actually makes them feel like a threat

[Bleep]

you actually have THE most important weapon...your brain. but i suppose it's easier to kill something than to avoid it.

[mranders]

One of the most brilliant features of this game is the lack of effective weapons. It really forces a player to think primarily "around" obstacles rather than "through" them. It does take a little more time and patience to learn the timing and sensory range of leviathans but I think that's one of the things that makes this game stand out. Plus the player has plenty of time, it's not like you're under a gun or anything.

Ba-dum-bump...

[miklkit]

Agreed. It seems the concept of NOT killing everything in sight is too alien for many people to grasp. It goes against most games on the market these days.