The Shadow leviathan

[Asriel]

What are your thoughts about this new leviathan coming to the game and where do you think it's going to be in the map (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง

[Pauolo]

It's already here.


Just kidding. :)

I think it'll be used for guarding the void outside the map. I see it in very dark biomes, and not much bioluminescent as to hide its size.

[Kitty >:3]

I just imagine it crawling on the ceiling of the Crystal Caves biome.

It would be so scary to see it pounce onto the sea truck and smashing it to the cave floor.

Also for me it just seems fitting for it to stalk the prey from a pillar or the ceiling, since it has those spiked limbs to attach itself to a surface

[Pauolo]

Originally posted by ๖ۣۜPi-run:

I just imagine it crawling on the ceiling of the Crystal Caves biome.

It would be so scary to see it pounce onto the sea truck and smashing it to the cave floor.

Also for me it just seems fitting for it to stalk the prey from a pillar or the ceiling, since it has those spiked limbs to attach itself to a surface

That sure would be creepy as hell. :O

[Poyo]

i should be ingame this week, they started working on it today, you can look here https://snexpansion.unknownworlds.com/changes-and-checkins

[Pauolo]

This is no longer a joke, it is here now and it's eldritch-looking as hell: https://subnautica-belowzero.fandom.com/wiki/Shadow_Leviathan

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/shadow-leviathen-textures-55850f5458164afd8c9f39d76bfd5998

[Rayune]

I dunno. Nothing will ever quite replace the terror for me of the Reaper during the early builds of Subnautica. No bases, no Seamoth, and no Cyclops. Just you and the deathly wail of your encroaching fate.

Once I figured out that I could just set my Cyclops to "Full Nope Ahead" until I was outside of the aggro range for any given leviathan, they lost their terror. Reapers? Small fry. Ghosts? Please. Sea Dragons? Too slow. The aggro range on those is so small, and they spend so much time just circling around, so you can just speed right past them. They also tend not to aggro your vehicles unless you are in them, so I parked my cyclops right by the Sea Emperor containment, and the Sea Dragon was RIGHT THERE. He just ignored it while I zipped right inside in the Prawn.

Now, as for this guy, it's kind of a tough call. I see it being in some caves, kind of like with the Ghost in the Lost River. The other biomes that I've seen so far just don't have enough room for a leviathan to hang around, other than the thermal spires (and obviously the lily pads). Every encounter would be just like when a Reaper would jitter around and clip up onto the banks near the Aurora and become the dreaded Land Serpent.

[TheGraveDigger]

Originally posted by Pauolo:

This is no longer a joke, it is here now and it's eldritch-looking as hell: https://subnautica-belowzero.fandom.com/wiki/Shadow_Leviathan

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/shadow-leviathen-textures-55850f5458164afd8c9f39d76bfd5998

Was hoping it looked like that

Adds to the creepyness

[SpaceMan62]

Given its appearance it is interesting to note, however, that the Shadow only seems to be capable of seeing and attacking things directly under it. Not only does this make it seem like the natural predator of Rock Punchers it also looks like a trait we can use against it.

Until we need to grab resources off the ocean floor, at least. Then we die.

[Dolomite83]

Originally posted by Pauolo:

This is no longer a joke, it is here now and it's eldritch-looking as hell: https://subnautica-belowzero.fandom.com/wiki/Shadow_Leviathan

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/shadow-leviathen-textures-55850f5458164afd8c9f39d76bfd5998

awww, it's a lamprey shrimpy

[TheGraveDigger]

Originally posted by SpaceMan62:

Given its appearance it is interesting to note, however, that the Shadow only seems to be capable of seeing and attacking things directly under it. Not only does this make it seem like the natural predator of Rock Punchers it also looks like a trait we can use against it.

Until we need to grab resources off the ocean floor, at least. Then we die.

You seem to forgot fish can rotate their entire bode in a 360 degree

Meaning it still will screw you

[Asriel]

I was not expecting 10 people in one day lol. Thank you everyone

[SpaceMan62]

Originally posted by TheGraveDigger:

Originally posted by SpaceMan62:

Given its appearance it is interesting to note, however, that the Shadow only seems to be capable of seeing and attacking things directly under it. Not only does this make it seem like the natural predator of Rock Punchers it also looks like a trait we can use against it.

Until we need to grab resources off the ocean floor, at least. Then we die.

You seem to forgot fish can rotate their entire bode in a 360 degree

Meaning it still will screw you

Well, great.

Now all I can imagine is this thing swimming upside-down.

[Rayune]

Also, it seems like the thing can arch up like a hydralisk. As long as it can approach you from the front, you're done.
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/2xBAqB

[RMJ]

It's gonna be in the first place you jump into the water. This is to weed out all the weak minded survivors. From there it just gets worse..

Subnautica NIGHTMARES.