Can you beat this without the Cyclops?

[jakemiller13]

This game is fantastic. I played for ~40 hours with just the (very agile, fun and easy to drive!) Seamoth. I finally decided to work towards the finish, which it seems like you can't do without something that'll go deeper than the Seamoth, so I finally built the Cyclops. This thing handles like a tour bus with 4 flat tires and frustrates me beyond belief, especially trying to navigate tunnels.

Is there anyway to see the end of this game without the Cyclops? I have honestly given up piloting this thing. If this is the only way to finish the game, I'll just begrudgingly YouTube the ending...

[chris.ferrantegerard]

Yes, you can complete the game without using the Cyclops for exploring. You do need to build one but only so you can craft something for the escape rocket. Sea Moth with final depth module will take you to Lost River, then Prawn will take you the rest of the way. Prawn is kind of a slow lumbering beast with jet packs and grappling arm.

[Suzaku]

Prawn suit can reach the same depths. Learn to use the grapple arm well enough to zip around like Spiderman and you can get around at a decent pace.

[vinyblaster]

You cannot see the end of the game without building the Cyclops. Nothing forces you to use it though.

[Dirak2012]

Are you using the external cameras? When people say that they can't drive the cyclops, I wonder if they are using the front window to move around...
https://youtu.be/t9DyJSBCcho?si=BRLplKUbmdveOmlm

[John The Man]

I did it with the PRAWN. There is a cheap little check at the end that forces you to have a Cyclops.

[AutisticallyBasic]

Originally posted by John The Man:

I did it with the PRAWN. There is a cheap little check at the end that forces you to have a Cyclops.

what do you mean?

[Sir Maelstrom]

Originally posted by AutisticallyBasic:

what do you mean?

At the end of the game you are required to build a specific object with many different components. One of those components can only be crafted at a Cyclops on-board fabricator. It can't be built any other way.

So you don't need to use a cyclops at all if you don't want to, but you must build one at the end of the game or you can't complete the final construction needed to trigger the ending.

[FluffyBob]

I went and explored the Lava zone mostly with the prawn suit, and you can certainly get everywhere you need to get without the cyclops.

It is a little big for a lot of areas, and the style of locomotion is very different than the Seamoth. Its not meant for tight spots.

But .... The Cyclops is pretty much a customizable mobile base where you can recharge your Prawn or Seamoth with endless power (after installing the thermal mod), grow all the food you could need and store a lot of materials.

[jade]

It is necessary, as one of its upgrades (which can only be crafted on board) is needed in the construction of the rocket.

[jakemiller13]

Thanks all. I may go back and try again. In any case the game was super fun for 40+ hours!

[Snake]

I took the Cyclops all the way to the Sea Aquarium , its not really hard to pilot it just use external cameras