I KILLED IT!

[Eco]

No bugs or anything interesting. Just want to say that I killed it with a knife and Seatruck Perimeter Defense Upgrade. Finally!

https://imgur.com/Esf1N2H

[Coops]

There are two more.

[admiral1018]

*3 more

[MAJOR DEATH]

I killed one with the prawn, eventually!

[admiral1018]

BTW, does anyone know how much damage the Perimeter Defense inflicts on fauna? Both the quick zap and charged version? The wiki doesn't say anything and I've never seen a solid answer.

[M(i)ech]

Congrats.

But here's a tip how to do it much easier: ram them with seatruck. Install perimeter defence system for when they grab your seatruck and just get to ramming. If you zap them leviathans as soon as they grab you, it shouldn't take more than 60%-70% of seatruck's "health" so there's no need for in-fight repairs. This is the easiest, safest and probably the fastest way.

[Cougarific]

Nobody's asking the real question: Why?

And is the reason you felt the need to come on here and get validation for "finally" doing it because the devs intentionally gave you no reward for killing it?

[admiral1018]

The why is pretty simple in my eyes:

1. It's a challenge that players can experience within this game if they want to
2. The game is easier/more efficient afterwards since leviathans don't return

The game actually does reward you for killing leviathans since they don't respawn and are never annoyances again. The fact that so many people kill them is because the devs designed the game this way. If the intent was not to kill them, the devs did a poor job.

[Yuz]

The why.

Because it's fun to play as a predator and not as a sheep. Lol.

[admiral1018]

I haven't timed it, but I think ramming Leviathans and zapping them with charged PDS shots is the fastest way to kill them. The Prawn with grapple lasso technique still works, but it seems like it takes longer and requires more stops to repair,

[M(i)ech]

Originally posted by Cougarific:

Nobody's asking the real question: Why?

Because they are annoying.

You are minding your own business just mining kyanite or whatever and suddenly this gigantic bastard comes and tries to murder you like you are a mackerel sandwich or something.

Originally posted by admiral1018:

I haven't timed it, but I think ramming Leviathans and zapping them with charged PDS shots is the fastest way to kill them. The Prawn with grapple lasso technique still works, but it seems like it takes longer and requires more stops to repair,

Rammng and zapping is faster than just ramming, but it takes a lot more energy. I don't think you can actually kill leviathan like that without Ion power cells. By just ramming, it should be doable with regular cells, I know set of Ions lets you kill all 4 with lots of power to spare.

[admiral1018]

Originally posted by Mohguy:

"The fact that so many people kill them is because the devs designed the game this way. If the intent was not to kill them, the devs did a poor job."

No... Just no...
It's just that there are people who just like kill for fun.
It's easy to finish the game without kill a single leviathan. And that's what the developpers wanted.
I don't understand why people have to do that and be proud of... But yeah ok, human nature i guess

That's just not consistent with the way this game was built. If the devs didn't want leviathans to be killed, they would be unkillable. That would have been an easy thing to implement. If medium to large fauna can't be killed, players won't spend time trying to do that. They will adjust and find ways to manage those threats instead.

But if the creatures can be killed, and there is a reward for doing so in terms of reduced annoyances in the future, then yes, the game was designed for and does encourage killing these creatures.

[admiral1018]

I did some experimentation and the SeaTruck definitely seems like the quicker way to kill leviathans. A combination of ramming and blasting max charges with the PDS works very well.

Once you shock the leviathans once, they usually start fleeing. Follow them with the SeaTruck, using the afterburner to keep the distance, and you can continue to do collision damage as you're tailing them. Continually charge and blast the perimeter defense so long as you're in range.

I cleared out the crystal caves of all 4 shadow leviathans in about 20 minutes, with each leviathan only taking about 3 minutes to kill. Shadow Leviathans will frequently get stuck in the crystals when they're fleeing as well, which allows you to continually damage them by driving into them and unleashing charged blasts. It took around 8 charged shots to kill each one.

This seems a lot quicker to me than using the Prawn. Once I had the hang of it, I really wasn't even taking damage. The leviathans would do ~30-40% damage to the SeaTruck before they died, and I was never in enough danger that I thought about getting out for repairs.

[Yuz]

After killing all shadow leviathans...

It is very rewarding to have the purple crystal cave as my private backyard.

Now i need to put warning signs in both entrances "Private property! Trespassers will be rammed, survivors will be stabbed".

[admiral1018]

I'm with you on the private backyard comment. After killing off the leviathans, I figured I'd build a couple of bases in the purple and red caves. I never normally bother, but I was astounded at how peaceful and quiet those areas are now. It was actually very beautiful and relaxing. The new glass ceiling definitely shines in these biomes.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2548339343

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2548339646

[Just Chill]

Originally posted by admiral1018:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2548339343

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2548339646

Beautiful. <3

I'll try to get some bases there either, yet just without killing off the Shadows.
Wish me luck. XD