The Stalker sharks just got a speed boost.

[moonmadness]

you can't outswim them anymore with a regular pair of fins.

things just got more interesting suddenly. ;)

[Phaota]

İlk olarak Sarnaath tarafından gönderildi:

The Ultra Glide fins are noticeably faster than the regular fins, and in the current stable build you can out swim a stalker with them.

I've tested these things about several times against the normal fins and see no alteration in speed whatsoever.

[Khelonos]

İlk olarak Phaota tarafından gönderildi:

I've tested these things about several times against the normal fins and see no alteration in speed whatsoever.

I only tried them once but they were noticably faster for me.

[moonmadness]

the Ultra Glide fins are definetely faster.

with the Ultra Glide fins, you are just a tad faster than the Stalkers but not by much.
not enough for comfort, as they trail only a few feet behind you. lol :)
note that's its only with 2 air tanks.


next step i will try with the Plasteel tanks to see what speed increase i can get.

[Phaota]

İlk olarak moonmadness tarafından gönderildi:

the Ultra Glide fins are definetely faster.

with the Ultra Glide fins, you are just a tad faster than the Stalkers but not by much.
not enough for comfort, as they trail only a few feet behind you. lol :)

next step i will try with the Plasteel tanks to see what speed increase i can get.

That's what I mean. The U.G. fins are only "a tad faster", but no enough to really count for much at all. They need have a truly noticeable difference in speed to that of the normal fins.
Plasteel tanks do not change the rate of speed.

[moonmadness]

they feel quite faster than the regular fins.
but not fast enough to play in shark territories.

and since you're not fast enough to get out of their agro range they will folow you home.

i reloaded without saving because those 2 stalkers were in love with my Lifepod.
or the food inside. ;)

[moonmadness]

from the Wiki:

"The Plasteel Tank is a piece of equipment and an upgrade to the regular tank. It is crafted by using the Workbench.

Just like the regular tank, it boosts the player's oxygen supply by 30 seconds. However it has a lower weight than the regular version, thus increasing the player's swimming speed in comparison to the regular tank."

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

[NotThatHarkness]

I did my own tests and found a clear difference. I set up 2 beacons along the shallow coral reef area running north-south. One was at 10 m depth, the other at 7m. Inventory consisted of the SeaGlide, 3 normal tanks, one heat knife, one health kit, normal fins, charged fins, and ultraglide fins. The fins were either equipped or in inventory depending on the test. I used a stopwatch to time how long it took to swim from one beacon to the other. I did not observe a difference going one way vs. the other. All times are in MIN:SEC. Different runs separated by a slash. This is on the current stable build (19974-Jun 15). Results:

No fins equipped: 2:00
Normal fins: 1:32/1:33
Charged fins: 2:00/1:59
Ultraglide fins: 1:15/1:16
SeaGlide with no fins: 0:41
SeaGlide with Ultraglide fins: 0:42

Thoughts: the Ultraglide fins are clearly better than normal fins. The surprise was the charged fins. I'd expected them to be at least as good as the normal fins, but they were as good as no fins (I think they should be changed to be as fast as regular fins). I didn't know what to expect from the SeaGlide with different fins, I guess it makes sense that equipped fins don't seem to have any effect.

Next I thought I'd test tanks. I substituted the 3 normal tanks for 3 plasteel tanks and got the following results:

No fins: 1:17/1:18
Normal fins: 1:06
Ultraglide: 0:57
SeaGlide (no fins): 0:41

With 3 High Capacity Tanks instead of normal tanks:

No fins: 1:09/1:09
Normal fins: 1:00
Ultraglide fins: 0:52
SeaGlide (no fins): 0:41

Thoughts: I expected a better time with the plasteel tanks Compared to the regular tanks I expected the same or worse with the high capacity tanks. But that's not currently the case in the stable build. High capacity tanks offer all the advantages and no disadvantages. The plasteel tanks ought to be either faster, or take up less inventory space, or both.

[Phaota]

Just because it has an indicated lower weight doesn't mean that ratio has been put into the game to affect the player's speed. Last time I did a playtest on them, there wasn't any noticeable difference in acceleration with it on to that of the normal tank.

[moonmadness]

well, hopefully they got things sorted out.

i'm gonna craft a couple of Plasteel tanks and go race the sharks to see if it's better. ;)

tnx for the research Samaath.
perhaps you could contact the Devs with your findings?

[NotThatHarkness]

İlk olarak Phaota tarafından gönderildi:

Just because it has an indicated lower weight doesn't mean that ratio has been put into the game to affect the player's speed.

And yet, that's what the Subnautica wiki claims is already implemented in the game. So the point that this hasn't actually been implemented is worth pointing out. According to my tests though, plasteel tanks actually do affect player speed, not just how you'd expect compared to high capacity tanks.

[moonmadness]

i just tested with the Ultra Glide fins and the Plasteel tanks.

the UG fins do provide a sizable speed boost over the regular fins but the Plasteel tanks don't seem to do anything to speed atm.
the sharks trailed behind me at the same speed/distance as with the UG fins and regular tanks.

so it definetely need to be fixed.
i will report it ingame...

that's in the Experimental branch.

[Cougarific]

*hugs Sarnaath's science*

Nice science, Sarnaath.