Peaceful Mode No Longer Peaceful?(Spoilers for Chapter 3)

[Marpeck]

I enjoy playing Raft in peaceful mode because it makes the game a little more laid back and I found the hostile mobs to be a nuisance, however the beetles on Temperance are hostile without provocation, and now there's a boss fight?! How are players meant to finish the game if they play in peaceful mode? I now have to scurry to craft weapons and learn to use them well enough to defeat the hyena/Olof. I was so excited for chapter 3 and I'm so sad to see that Utopia is just a ramshackle ruin of buildings with wood structures that look like they'll fall over the first time it rains. I'm disappointed with how they just threw in a couple puzzles and decided to have a boss battle-a frustrating and annoying one at that- as the end. At this rate, I'll probably never finish the game because the end is such a slap in the face to the rest of the game.

[BoSs_391]

Right?

[Kathykins]

I was kind of taken by surprise by the beetles as well, 5 of them decided to jump on me practically at the same time. I was not amused. Luckily I always carry a machete with me at all times. Also, the Rhino shark was a P.I.T.A. At least the polar bears are leaving me alone.

I can't say I'm looking forward to the rest, currently at Temperance, trying to do the reactor "puzzle". I have no idea what to do. The lack of hints is a real turn-off.

[Stormie]

I play peaceful because i have panic anxiety disorder, it was amazing actually being able to enjoy a game but i guess f us right? :(

[e.]

Yeah I agree with all of you this updates the worst raft has ever gotten I don't like the boss fights they're just plain boring and kinda unfair and utopia has many glitches at the stupid parkour segment.

[Thane_Ragnar]

I did the last Boss Fight on Peaceful, the Hyena should have killed me 3 times over because I did not come prepared but it looks like that you can't actually die on Peaceful in this fight. My HP Bar went down to the minimum and just stayed there even when I got slapped around by the Boss.

[Marpeck]

Originally posted by Stormie:

I play peaceful because i have panic anxiety disorder, it was amazing actually being able to enjoy a game but i guess f us right? :(

Yeah, this is one of the main games I play to relax/destress, so getting randomly attacked really threw me for a loop. I had such high hopes for this game so I'm just so sad they slapped a cliche ending on it. But at least we can play the rest of the game and sail away from the Utopia forever, right?

[Marpeck]

Originally posted by Thane_Ragnar:

I did the last Boss Fight on Peaceful, the Hyena should have killed me 3 times over because I did not come prepared but it looks like that you can't actually die on Peaceful in this fight. My HP Bar went down to the minimum and just stayed there even when I got slapped around by the Boss.

Thanks for the info, I'll have to try again. I'm absolutely a coward in combat and run away when my health gets below half, so I never got to that point.

[egrigby]

Originally posted by Thane_Ragnar:

I did the last Boss Fight on Peaceful, the Hyena should have killed me 3 times over because I did not come prepared but it looks like that you can't actually die on Peaceful in this fight. My HP Bar went down to the minimum and just stayed there even when I got slapped around by the Boss.

They must have updated it, because I just died and got sent back to my raft twice. It is a really huge P.I.T.A to have to go through the whole route back to the fight. Just glad I found the parkour work around or I'd have rage quit. I'm just about at the point where I'm going to have to leave Utopia unfinished. Very sad.

[joss]

I have no interest in combat games of any sort and only bought this because it had a peaceful mode that said you won't have enemies. Except, now you have, and it has killed the joy for me. I have got as far as the main fight and I think I will give it a miss. From what I can work out, I won't lose anything important.

The best parts have been tropical islands. Who wants to climb skyscrapers? I want some nice big, PEACEFUL islands, that is all.

So, I am packing up my bits, fuelling up with Biofuel, and will go with the current.

[The Minted Lady]

I have a separate singleplayer game on Peaceful. The Rhino Shark fight was okay since my character took no damage from the shark's charges. But now I'm in the reactor and find myself having to deal with aggro insects. What is intended to be the peaceful option in this instance?

[Cats_In_Love]

"Peaceful" seems to apply to the shark, which is a blessing.

[Izenphine]

Anyone know if there's any plans make enemies in the final update actually peaceful in peaceful mode? Specifically, the scuttlers.

[MartyS]

I guess now that the story has been crafted around that Olaf guy peaceful mode is only for those that don't want to complete the story islands. Of course that means missing out on several blueprints.

If you want a peaceful chapter 3 load up the item spawner mod and give yourself the OP weapon. One shot from this kills any enemy at any range, technically that's not all that "peaceful" but it gets you through to the end without any battles. Just don't kill the Alpha until it jumps down into the arena or you can't collect it's head. The weapon is part of the game and will stay if you turn off mods, so you don't have to play with mods on if they are causing glitches.

[Anonymous Helper]

Originally posted by Izenphine:

Anyone know if there's any plans make enemies in the final update actually peaceful in peaceful mode? Specifically, the scuttlers.

You could always submit a bug report to let developers know about it. It's entirely possible it's an oversight and they forgot to set them peaceful in peaceful mode. Don't know about the boss fights though.

https://support.redbeetinteractive.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[Zalym]

I hope they fix this (change it).
The bugs should be an easier fix to shut them down--so many Fallout vibes, but I digress.

But as far as the boss fights go, this is my (extraordinarily uneducated) opinion--just thinking out loud here.

Maybe when Olaf's monologue starts, just before he attacks the player with bombs, they could cut to some more of those beautifully crafted pictures (like they use at the end of the story) depicting the rafter chasing/fighting/defeating Olaf/Alpha. And then let the player continue.

Perhaps they could do something similar when the player clicks to open the door to fight the rhino shark. Instead of loading the boss, the player gets some cool narrative art.

As a reward and for continuity the player should still get the blueprints and such...but maybe not the trophy heads?

Anyway, my two cents...not sure it's worth that much.