Sharks?

[LeftPaw]

Did they ever add the option to turn off the shark? I know there is a mod to remove the shark but I doubt if that still works.
That shark forever attacking your raft was what put me off playing the game.

[starlight78sso]

The mod does still work, or at least the one that makes it passive does, I still use it (This one I dont think stops it from attacking the raft). There is also a mod that makes the raft no longer shark food, and that one works as well.

[LeftPaw]

Originally posted by starlight78sso:

The mod does still work, or at least the one that makes it passive does, I still use it (This one I dont think stops it from attacking the raft). There is also a mod that makes the raft no longer shark food, and that one works as well.

Okay ty. I was hoping they might have added a shark off option by now.

[Anonymous Helper]

Originally posted by LeftPaw:

Did they ever add the option to turn off the shark? I know there is a mod to remove the shark but I doubt if that still works.
That shark forever attacking your raft was what put me off playing the game.

There is peaceful mode where all normally hostile creatures, including shark, become passive. As for shark attacking your raft, you can stop this by reinforcing the edges of your raft with foundation armor. Once all edges are reinforced, shark stops attacking your raft until expand your raft outside those reinforced edges and you have to repeat the reinforcing.

[LeftPaw]

It's at the beginning of the game when your trying to get yourself sorted out were the shark is nothing but a pain in the bum and is unnecessary. There really should be a option to turn off the shark, or at least not to introduce it until later in the game. The constant attack while you are trying to learn the game is beyond a joke.

[Archie]

Mate?? This game is one of the best games I have ever played.
Like all things, it seems it is other peoples fault or lack of for site when we cant achieve something.
Thanks for sharing you grievance but all you need to do is make a wooden spear. Have a spare.
shark meat is a great source of sustenance during the game and especially were you are.
Just use the spear it is 4 strikes to scare it away, and just repair the boat.
when you get your smelters going, getting the clay is hard at first, you can make a metal spear which is only 3 strike to get him off the raft.
From then on a bow and arrow works under water at close range so 10 hits with arrows gets you a dead shark and fish and chips if you have any potatoes.
ha ha, there isn't a recipe for that its an Aussie dish.
once you get the hang of it its easy peazzy .
said kindly, Please don't insult the developers with your " its a joke" statement. foolish

[wildguy]

Originally posted by LeftPaw:

It's at the beginning of the game when your trying to get yourself sorted out were the shark is nothing but a pain in the bum and is unnecessary. There really should be a option to turn off the shark, or at least not to introduce it until later in the game. The constant attack while you are trying to learn the game is beyond a joke.

The game gives you a small raft and a hook at the beginning. the purpose of the shark is to keep you on the raft, that is why you have the hook. without the shark the hook is pointless, just jump off the raft and swim to pickup the trash. this would make the game very boring. The shark can be annoying at times but it's necessary.

[Arthag]

To be honest, the shark was to stressful for me too. You need no mod for it, you can play the game in mode "peaceful". All animal will be there, but it will become more cozy, the shark and other animals didn't attack you, your raft or crops. Just the boar will attack you, if you make the first hit.

[Pisaro]

Shark is the best. Free food for nothing. You can even fight him underwater with some wood spears without get hit when youre Timing is good.

Bzw, later you can reinforce youre raft with (i guess it was metal) youre raft and the shark cant attack the raft anymore.

[Nerevar]

you can stop the shark from attacking the raft the moment you can make foundation armor. and you can replace foundations faster than the shark can break them even on hard difficulty when solo. people make the mistake of trying to fight the shark on hard all the time. just ignore it. let it have that 1 foundation and replace it. done.

this is a non issue.

[Wig Bang]

Originally posted by wildguy:

Originally posted by LeftPaw:

It's at the beginning of the game when your trying to get yourself sorted out were the shark is nothing but a pain in the bum and is unnecessary. There really should be a option to turn off the shark, or at least not to introduce it until later in the game. The constant attack while you are trying to learn the game is beyond a joke.

The game gives you a small raft and a hook at the beginning. the purpose of the shark is to keep you on the raft, that is why you have the hook. without the shark the hook is pointless, just jump off the raft and swim to pickup the trash. this would make the game very boring. The shark can be annoying at times but it's necessary.

Nothing you said has anything to do with this issue.

At all.

The shark could still attack you if you get in the water, forcing you to use the hook.. without arbitrarily biting away at your raft.

[wildguy]

Originally posted by Wig Bang:

Originally posted by wildguy:

The game gives you a small raft and a hook at the beginning. the purpose of the shark is to keep you on the raft, that is why you have the hook. without the shark the hook is pointless, just jump off the raft and swim to pickup the trash. this would make the game very boring. The shark can be annoying at times but it's necessary.

Nothing you said has anything to do with this issue.

At all.

The shark could still attack you if you get in the water, forcing you to use the hook.. without arbitrarily biting away at your raft.

Turning off the shark, means no shark...right? How could the shark attack you if it's not there? I was just pointing out the purpose of the shark, the op wants to be able to shut off the shark which i personally agree we should be able to do but we can't, you can play peaceful mode and this problem doesn't exist. nothing you said has anything to do with with the issue.....at all