Prawn Suit Trapped in Alien Thermal Base Floor

[Tricksy Hobbit]

As I went down the first ramp the Prawn suit got stuck in the floor. Nothing I did got it out, so I wandered around, used the orange data terminal, tried again and finally reloaded. Now the suit is stuck all the way in the floor and bounces around for a while before being thrown all the way out of the map. If I exit the suit I am also trapped in the floor but I do not get thrown around.

The achievement for entering the base also did not trigger, possibly because of me attempting to use console commands to free myself from a wall at another point in the game. (or maybe I misunderstood when it is meant to trigger)

I was so close to completing it this time and now it's looking like I have to start from the beginning. I'd appreciate any advice on how to fix this if possible.

[Lil Puppy]

It's a bug, you can't fix it. You can use the warpme command, it might get you unstuck while keeping you in the base.
There are other warping type commands, but I don't know if they will also warp your vehicle with you. That base has always had a problem with the prawn suit, but the emperor's castle or whatever it's called is where the prawn suit really fails, leave it in the room with the cube maker or learn how to use your grappling hook very well before you go (cause it's the only way to get unstuck in there).
With that said, you could try grappling your way around in these bugged bases.

[Andreas]

Originally posted by Lith:

I was so close to completing it this time and now it's looking like I have to start from the beginning. I'd appreciate any advice on how to fix this if possible.

Download the version from before the "big little update". I think it's from 09/19 or such.

Check google to find out how to download older versions from Steam.

[Mawkatz]

Here is a post I put together in another thread. It should help you as well:

You can fix this issue by exiting the Prawn right after loading. You will fall and take some damage and your Prawn will go flying and land. When you exit your Prawn it should stop both you and Your Prawn from falling through the floor when they land. Get in the habit of exiting your Prawn & Seamoth right before any manual save. Never bring your Prawn into an Alien Base. Never save while in your Prawn, especially while it's moving.
Because of the last update there are now many issues with the Prawn suit and/with Alien Bases.


Here is a post I made recently about this issue:
You've ran into several glitches caused by the Prawn Suit with/and Alien Bases. Most are either extremely difficult to fix, or impossible too after saving once or twice during them. There are a ton of issues when bringing the Prawn into alien bases, or through portals, or saving while in it. Always Back-Up your save before each session. Make a habit to exit your Prawn or Seamoth before each save, then you can go back in.
If you screw up you can wind up:
*Flying through the air in your Prawn.
*Falling through the floor in your Prawn.
*Getting your Prawn Stuck in the Floor.
*Being in your Prawn and not in it at the same time during a game load. (Taking massive Drown and physical dmg.)
*Getting stuck in the floor going through a portal with the Prawn.
*Map Clipping.
*Passing a water to land border without going through. (Walking on ocean floor)
*The Prawn staying standing when exiting. Can't reach storage or upgrades.
And a ton more.
Always save outside your Prawn right before you get near an Alien Base. Even getting close can cause the walk on ocean floor glitch.
Another tactic to try and save your Prawn is to try the Jet Boosters or Grappling Arms.
The upside, is these issues are noticeable right away. So if you don't see any issues happening with you or your Prawn and you are not in an Alien Base or land with your Prawn, then it's probably safe to save your game during that time. Just don't be IN your Prawn when you do it. The Seamoth has only one issue in common.
Saving While in your Seamoth can count as being in your Seamoth and not in it at the same time, and will cause drown and physical dmg on game load as well.

[Tricksy Hobbit]

Originally posted by mawkatz:

extremely difficult to fix, or impossible too after saving once or twice during them

Oh that's a huge shame, I wish I knew that before I went into the base. I have been so extremely careful about avoiding spoilers so I don't frequent any forums or subreddits where I might have seen this info. I am genuinely upset. I know that seems really stupid because it's just a game, but I don't have a whole lot of free time for games these days, and it's really disheartening to encounter an unfixable game breaking bug so close to the end. I'll just uninstall the game and remove the next game from my wishlist.

Anyway, I'll stop whining and mark your answer as the solution.

[Pain]

..wow..well.. this completely and utterly ruined my hardcore playthrough....pissed now

[i-Jinx]

Just did the primary containment facility, didn't know about this bug. Almost irrecoverable, got killed during one of my attempts to get out of it so, yeah... I understand how this would ruin a HC player's week. Was ricocheting around like a pinball. Always backing up from now on.

[jbanko3651]

HAH, had the same issue. Went back and built another prawn. Took it to where I was stuck and ran into the first prawn. After that both of them moved OK. I've had this happen so often that I now have 3 Seamoths, 2 Prawns and 1 Cyclops.
Backinh up? What a joke, there should be the ability to have 2 minimum rolling backups. I've lost tons of ♥♥♥♥ having lockers magically disappear.

[Mawkatz]

Originally posted by jbanko3651:

HAH, had the same issue. Went back and built another prawn. Took it to where I was stuck and ran into the first prawn. After that both of them moved OK. I've had this happen so often that I now have 3 Seamoths, 2 Prawns and 1 Cyclops.
Backinh up? What a joke, there should be the ability to have 2 minimum rolling backups. I've lost tons of ♥♥♥♥ having lockers magically disappear.

This is for people who can't escape and go get another Prawn/Seamoth/Cyclops, or for those who don't want to make others and have to go back and forth constantly.
I Back-Up before Each Session. It Does suck they don't have options to do it for you.
As for missing items in lockers, that's not happened to me yet, nor do I hear that one often, so I can't help you there, but it sounds like a cache file issue.

[Zero Bala]

This is really annoying. I came here to see if there's a good solution, but maybe I can help you. Using propulsion cannon to give it a push, I can unfreeze it. It stucks again, but you can keep pushing at least to get it till someplace that this #$%#$% doesn't happen... works for me..

[gpspake]

I'm having this same problem. The suit is in the sitting down position before I get in and my grappling hook and jump will fire but won't get me anywhere. I haven't gone in the base yet but I'm underneath it.

[ThatBritishPr1ck]

So I've actually found that running about 50 meters away and then running and holding W when getting into the Prawn seems to make my Prawn move when it's stuck in place and it's worked every time so far. I've been stuck about 15 times now inside the Alien Bases

[What?]

It is an easy fix if you have the grapple attactchment on your Prawn, just grab on to a wall or stairs and you are free.

[yabujin]

Originally posted by ThatBritishPr1ck:

So I've actually found that running about 50 meters away and then running and holding W when getting into the Prawn seems to make my Prawn move when it's stuck in place and it's worked every time so far. I've been stuck about 15 times now inside the Alien Bases

Thank you, this was an easy fix :)

[Oceanu8]

Originally posted by ThatBritishPr1ck:

So I've actually found that running about 50 meters away and then running and holding W when getting into the Prawn seems to make my Prawn move when it's stuck in place and it's worked every time so far. I've been stuck about 15 times now inside the Alien Bases

I just tried this myself and it worked, even with my delay in getting into the prawn suit after I reached it. I think you have the trick, so long as you don't release W before you've entered the suit. Cheers!

[im-a-syco-path]

Just encountered this bug. What seemed to work for me was pushing the Prawn Suit with the Repulsion Cannon to get it unstuck, and I was able to avoid getting restuck by holding the space bar down as I walked throughout the alien facility.