completely lost in the crystal caves

[Zyxelle]

I am lost in the crystal caves, no matter where I go, there is always a ceiling above me and I can't get out. Getting attacked by that horrid creature every 5 minutes or so. Just enough time to repair the seatruck before he gets back. Getting realy sick and tired of it. Any clues how to get out? I am at apr. 600 meters down. Be ever so grateful fo rany usefull tip. Thanks.

[Coops]

Head West young man.

[Flatline]

Craft and use beacons at the entrances to the caves to help with orientation. Even after being attacked, you can still run the seatruck away from him to a safer area and then repair it.

[2ndSight]

Don't panic! First, there are plenty of spots in the crystal caves where the beasts won't attack you, either because they don't patrol there or they can't reach you. Find a spot where you can recover without interruption. Next, you should have a Seaglide by now, and this device can display a local 3D wireframe that will reveal paths going upward. Luckily, in SBZ, there are very few real dead-ends if you just keep moving upward. At worst, you will encounter "rooms" with a solid flat ceiling and an exit to the side. You'll need to recognize and avoid those as you navigate.

[Zyxelle]

Thanks all, it was the levels that confused me. Have no sense of direction in real life either ;).

[I Am A Professional Gamer]

Beacons, extra air tank, Perimeter Defense System on the sea truck, park the sea truck where the leviathans can't attack and move the sea truck after they move away. Placing about 5 or so beacons in spots should be enough to get you to the red crystal caverns. Bring about 4 or 5 more beacons for those caverns and you should end up finding the Architect Base.

[darthvalda]

Originally posted by I Am A Professional Gamer:

[...] Perimeter Defense System on the sea truck [...]

THIS and the afterburner! With that I don't even care about the Shadow Leviathan anymore. If it gets me... so what? I'll shock it, it runs off for a short period and I have way enough time to move on and do some repairs later on in a safer area.

[SSSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNDDWWRRYYYYY]

I feel you. I hate those crystal caves.
The fact everything looks the same makes it boring as well as horrible to know where you are and where to go. The fog makes it even worse for both maneuvering around and making the biome even more visually uninteresting.
Also that defense system the game gives you right before you get in there completely removes any kind of fear you could get by making the shadow leviathan more of a minor annoyance than a potential threat.

This entire place needs a serious rework.

[kutay]

Originally posted by Coops:

Head West young man.

can't believe that it actually worked, thanks!

[Master Roshi]

Originally posted by SSSIIIIIIIIIINNDDWWRRYYYYYY:

The fact everything looks the same makes it boring as well as horrible to know where you are and where to go.
Also that defense system the game gives you right before you get in there completely removes any kind of fear you could get by making the shadow leviathan more of a minor annoyance than a potential threat.

This entire place needs a serious rework.

The game was still fun, but it felt pretty seriously lackluster compared to the first subnautica.

[admiral1018]

Originally posted by darthvalda:

Originally posted by I Am A Professional Gamer:

[...] Perimeter Defense System on the sea truck [...]

THIS and the afterburner! With that I don't even care about the Shadow Leviathan anymore. If it gets me... so what? I'll shock it, it runs off for a short period and I have way enough time to move on and do some repairs later on in a safer area.

With the afterburner and PDS, you can do one better -- go on the offensive. The PDS can be charged for a very powerful shot, and it doesn't take too many to kill the Shadow Leviathans. Once they start to flee, chase them down using the afterburner and continually ram their heads, which causes damage. You can usually corner them somewhere and then continually charge the PDS and blast them, while not letting off the ramming attack. They're so helpless using these tactics that I almost feel bad for them.

This method only takes about 2 minutes and is so effective that I never even need to get out of the Seatruck to repair it. Just make sure to detach any modules first to give the Seatruck better speed and maneuverability.