Sandworms are SO cool!!

[Judio]

I'm on a planet where I get a good view of the Titan Worms as they erupt out of the ground and burrow impressively somewhere else, sometimes even making several jumps. I am in awe. But I have one question.

Yesterday one landed very close by and threw up dirt all around me. If they land on me, will they kill me?

[Rubinstein]

I had a similar thought: Can they destroy my stuff, like ships and bases? I have no idea, but I doubt it, because if they could, these planets would be far too dangerous to build a base there.

[frazzled]

I've not experienced them damaging my bases nor hitting/killing me. So I'm guessing not. Been in close proximity enough times I think it would have happened by now.

[smurfy]

No they are completely harmless. I've been "inside" them as they breach, they fully no-clip.

[Judio]

Originally posted by smurfy:

No they are completely harmless. I've been "inside" them as they breach, they fully no-clip.

That was my next question: if I stand on their burrow, do they kill me when they come out? No? Great! I've been afraid to get too close, but now I'll just go visit a burrow. :)

Thanks everyone!

[Johnny in the Clouds]

Originally posted by smurfy:

No they are completely harmless. I've been "inside" them as they breach, they fully no-clip.

Picture spoilers ahead if you have not yet encountered the Titans.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2637049778
It's a bit silly that they have no affect at all on a player, not even throwing up giant rocks that might land on a player and do damage, or leave giant holes players might fall into and have to tunnel out of.

By contrast the other extreme are those potentially aggressive jumping pineapple creatures or any angered creature, that can kill players.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2635089603
I guess the vile spawn worm things (supposedly Titan worm spawn) and monstrosity bug things, that pop up out of the ground can be threatening (and look terrifying) but after the initial surprise they're very easy to walk past and avoid and they can not move from their positions, unlike the monstrosities.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2980140664
The titan worms ought to cause some kind of damage if we unfortunately get close, more by accident than by design. Maybe we have to assume they are so big they don't consider anything a threat.

[taniwhat]

They kill you indirectly, I've been launched high into the air by one that emerged under me.

[VOID]

They do kill my patience with their incessant BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Johnny in the Clouds]

Originally posted by taniwhat:

They kill you indirectly, I've been launched high into the air by one that emerged under me.

Oh, perhaps I have been mistaken about them causing player damage if they can damage a player indirectly. I've been close to them but perhaps playing with fully equipped tech and defensive armour in Normal mode, they have had very little effect I noticed. I can imagine in Permadeath or Survival a crash could potentially be fatal. The weather effects can also indirectly cause damage, even the lightening sometimes has hit me and the meteor showers. Maybe I've been 'unlucky' to be caught in the path of a Titan worm recently, perhaps they do have more effect on a player than I thought. I can imagine Hello Games have further ideas for them let's hope.

Originally posted by VOID:

They do kill my patience with their incessant BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Haha. I think the sound design fits the terrifying size of the Titans really well especially at night and make up for a lack of actual meaningful interaction with players. Some of the Hello Games expedition planets infested with Titan worms are often great fun, like the fiery rendezvous planets from the 4th expedition 'Emergence'. The audio does create a foreboding atmosphere which adds to the animated titans as they crash into the ground. Would be nice to see a few trees or rocks perhaps land in front of escaping players with the sound of splintering wood and crumbling rocks.

Off topic: Would be nice to have crumbling rock sounds or metallic sounds for some of the new character cosmetics we get to put on and move about in. Sound often adds a lot to a game. Perhaps in procedural games it might be trickier to implement or balance.

[Judio]

Originally posted by Johnny in the Clouds:

Originally posted by smurfy:

No they are completely harmless. I've been "inside" them as they breach, they fully no-clip.

Picture spoilers ahead if you have not yet encountered the Titans.

Cool screenshots, thanks! I haven't encountered those pineapple things yet.

I agree that it would be more fun if there was an element of danger with the Titan worms. They are cool to look at, but it's unrealistic that they wouldn't be able to do any damage at all.

[Judio]

Originally posted by taniwhat:

They kill you indirectly, I've been launched high into the air by one that emerged under me.

Oh, that's interesting! Thanks for the warning!

[Eudoxical]

Originally posted by Judio:

Originally posted by taniwhat:

They kill you indirectly, I've been launched high into the air by one that emerged under me.

Oh, that's interesting! Thanks for the warning!

That sounds like fun to me hahaha