Prawn vs seamoth

[BladeofSharpness]

I'm not finding the prawn that convenient when exploring, when do you use it? I find the seamoth speed and ease of use much more practical. Perhaps the prawn for mineral harvesting then?

[Suzaku]

The prawn is for mineral harvesting, and far greater durability than the seamoth. I feel it is best combined with the Cyclops to transport it, though some say they get around pretty well with the grapple arm and upgrade boosters.

[CleverUsername]

prawn is the only way to mine large mineral deposits. Also, prawn can handle much greater depths than seamoth. Also prawn can fight! And has tough armor. I never got good with mobility on the prawn, but it definitely had its place.

[Dirak2012]

The prawn suit can pummel a leviathan to death, so yes... it's more useful.

[Amanoob105]

As another said above, one of the easier ways to get about with it in to use a cyclops to transport it, this also has the advantage that with a prawn+drill you can gather a lot of resources, which with the cyclops you can now store all of without making multiple trips.
Along with all the other things a cyclops is good for.

When moving about in the prawn itself a grapple arm takes what can be a very clumsy vehicle and make it move like a (still very heavy) ballerina. Used right you can use it to slingshot yourself about the map.
The below can easily be don't without the upgraded jets, they just make it far easier.

Grapple a point (preferably something a bit above you), when it starts to pull you there hit the jet boost enough to get in the air. Make sure to release the grapple before it can pull you into what it's attached to and instead sail past it.
Don't hold the jets, you just want to give little boosts here and there to slow your dissent and holding it will just make you have to start falling sooner with no way to keep you up.
Done right the above can see you reach speeds as fast, or sometimes faster, than the seamoth.
Though you can't turn as well , so be sure you're going in the right direction before you set off.

You can also use a grapple to spider-man yourself about in caves.

[Stellarbone]

Prawn Suit can Attack on Titan grapple a reaper to hilarious effect.

Just keep it in your cyclops and use beacons to mark heavy node locations you want to mine.

[Some_William]

i use it in the Lava zones, and for mining, the Cyclops for long distance and as a Mothership for the Prawn.

[Craig]

Originally posted by BladeofSharpness:

I'm not finding the prawn that convenient when exploring, when do you use it? I find the seamoth speed and ease of use much more practical. Perhaps the prawn for mineral harvesting then?

The most important difference is the Prawn Suit can handle greater pressure. I'd recommend using both until you know where to go, then neither. The Seaglide is the best mode of transport, if you know exactly where you're going.

[Dirak2012]

Originally posted by Craig:

Originally posted by BladeofSharpness:

I'm not finding the prawn that convenient when exploring, when do you use it? I find the seamoth speed and ease of use much more practical. Perhaps the prawn for mineral harvesting then?

The most important difference is the Prawn Suit can handle greater pressure. I'd recommend using both until you know where to go, then neither. The Seaglide is the best mode of transport, if you know exactly where you're going.

I trash the seaglide once I get the seamoth...

[Dirak2012]

Originally posted by The Great Warper:

Originally posted by Dirak2012:

I trash the seaglide once I get the seamoth...

Worst decision ever.

Why? Who in their right mind would swim unprotected in an ocean infested of god know what?

[Amanoob105]

Originally posted by Dirak2012:

Originally posted by Craig:

The most important difference is the Prawn Suit can handle greater pressure. I'd recommend using both until you know where to go, then neither. The Seaglide is the best mode of transport, if you know exactly where you're going.

I trash the seaglide once I get the seamoth...

Once I make a seaglide it never leaves my person. There's never a bad time when outside a vehicle to be able to go faster, helps you get more use out of your air between refills.
Added bonus of when I make the swimcharge fins I never have to swap out the battery out on it ever again.

So got to agree with waper here, not a smart move to just get rid of it.

[Craig]

Originally posted by Dirak2012:

Originally posted by The Great Warper:

Worst decision ever.

Why? Who in their right mind would swim unprotected in an ocean infested of god know what?

While the Seamoth and Prawn Suit offer protection from attack from fauna, they also greatly increase the chance of attack.

If you're not confident in how to avoid being attacked then the Seamoth or the Prawn suit might be your best option.

The bigger challenge when choosing to play with Seaglide only, is managing oxygen.

[Lil Puppy]

And then there's mods so you can cruise around and harass reapers in the deep with your Lava Zone Seamoth with mining arms, defense shields, shock defenses, and thermal generator!

Or you can just learn how to turn off your lights and nothing will ever bother you again.

[mello]

The Prawn is incomplete without the Grappling and Drill Arms for me. Once I got those, I ditch the Seamoth and even forgo the Cyclops for travel and distant resource gathering. Gets so much easier with the Jump Jet Upgrade.

[Leland Gaunt]

Prawn is for (advanced) mining. Fun fact: Vehicles get desroyed by water pressure, humans not.

[Craig]

Originally posted by Leland Gaunt:

Prawn is for (advanced) mining. Fun fact: Vehicles get desroyed by water pressure, humans not.

Humans get destroyed by water pressure too, it's just takes a lot more of it than you might first think.

We know the pressure at which human bones are crushed, but we don't have good data on which organ would fail first. A good guess is that bleeding from the lungs would destroy your before anything else.