Shastasaurus: Giant marine reptile Leviathan with submarine saddle

[hainosaurus]

Come on, the shasta is not that bad after all but the design isn't plenty enough.

[provogamer17]

I like the idea of a big sea creature but i think that the saddle is to much, i like the submarine saddle but the whale hunter saddle is way to much and can never be like you concept that when you reach the surface of the water that the saddle will transform.

[MacksterPackster]

Exceptionally well designed creature!! I have also submitted a creature, that I now realize dosent fit The Center that well, Do you guys think it would fit better for Genesis 1 or 2? Please check it out on my profile!

 

I love the creature you have submitted here, have a good day!

 

[XA8R4H4MX]

increible diseño

[HizamaruKco]

I'm wondering that, since we have cryopod, why we need such a big boi to help carry creatures through the ocean, and those non-aquatic creatures are not suitable for fighting in the ocean.

Maybe a whale can fit these abilities better

[MsTitan]

This would be a cool addition to ARK

[Wolfimann]

Would be interesting

[miichaneko]

I really love the idea of a submarine, the ocean definitely needs more cool dinosaurs, and this one's great! I also like the idea of it being able to carry some tames!

[GekkTekk]

A submarine with torpedoes that turns into a pirate ship? you have my vote.

[darthEkaitz]

THE SEA BLIMP btw i would make him thiccer more like real hasta cool overall!

[LilThora]

On 8/5/2023 at 2:21 AM, Dpooly69 said:

Art once again done by the amazingly talented Riskybiscuits 

Species: Shastasaurus Sikanniensis
Time: Middle-Late Triassic
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Passive

Wild
The Shastasaurus is one of the largest ocean dwellers I have ever witnessed on any of the Arks rivalling the Leedsycthis in terms of sheer mass and being too large for even the mighty tusotuthis to grab a hold of. However, despite its titanic size it is incredibly passive mostly ignoring all other creatures in its vicinity as very few are a threat to it with it only really focusing on smaller schools of fish which it feeds on. If a threat does arrive though such as a group of Mosasaurs or a Leedsycthis it has the special ability of echolocation and is able to detect the threat coming from a mile away. Not just that but it’s echolocation is so powerful that it can charge a large sonic blast with it being able to disorient nearly any hostile allowing the creature to make a quick getaway. Also, much like it’s close relative the ichthyosaurus it is a very social animal living in a tight family unit however due to the sheer size of the Shasta's appetite each member requires an enormous quantity of food and as a result the family units must separate to try and find food on their own to avoid competing for food sources. Sadly, due to the family units splitting up to feed many shastas will never reunite with them and will become incredibly isolated as a result.     

Domesticated

As most Shastasaurus have become isolated and alone due to separating from their families all it requires to domesticate one is simple companionship the best way I have found to do this is with it’s close relative the Ichthyosaurus simply bring a group of them over and the 2 species will begin to interact with the Shastasaurus eventually joining the group and therefore your tribe. Once tamed the Shastasaurus makes for an incredible beast of burden able to carry an insane amount of weight due to this a lot of survivors have constructed a special saddle on the back of the creature this saddle is essentially a submarine as anyone inside it is able to breath and survive the intense pressure of the deep ocean. The saddle also comes equipped with Torpedoes that are essential for any underwater combat as they deal heavy explosive damage. And that’s not even the best part of the saddle when the shastasaurus surfaces above the water the saddle will transform and essentially turn the Shastasaurus into a whaling ship coming equipped with Harpoon launchers these harpoons come equipped with Metal wiring that is attached to each harpoon once fired at a creature it prevents them from moving allowing survivors to easily catch creatures.

Abilities and features
 

·When underwater Saddle acts as a submarine survivors will not lose oxygen and will be able to build in it

·Saddle fires torpedoes these are underwater specific projectiles that deal heavy explosive damage upon impact and they can only be crafted in the inventory of the Shasta (similar to the Equus)

·When the Shasta surfaces the saddle transforms into a whaling ship where the submarine dome disappears and opens up to reveal Harpoon guns these guns are manned turrets that come equipped with metal wiring attached to each harpoon and when fired at an enemy creature it prevents them from moving and essentially binds them this can also be done on enemy players and land creatures and if a creature is small enough you are able to reel them in closer even larger creatures can be reeled in if enough Harpoon guns are fired on it. However the guns have their weaknesses to compensate firstly a creature or enemy player can break out of the Harpoon if they struggle enough (similar to the desmodus or Bloodstalker) and the Harpoon turrets have a durability meter and after a while will require repairs

·Saddle also comes equipped with a Submarine scope allowing you to view the surface of the water while submerged it also acts as a magnifying glass and shows the current health and torpidity of a creature

·Cannot be grabbed by a Tuso due to it’s sheer size

·Has echolocation this essentially gives the Shasta a built in submarine radar allowing it to detect any hostile creatures or players in the immediate area and Highlights everything nearby

·Can charge up a sonic blast with it’s echolocation when fired it disorients enemies essentially acting as a flashbang grenade and enabling the shasta to make an escape if the fight looks to be unwinnable this blast also can disable tek structures and gear including tek underwater bases 

·Is very efficient at gathering oil from underwater oil veins and gathers Black pearls effectively from eurypterids and other creatures that drop them 

·Saddle is similar to the andrewsarchus saddle as it doesn't require anything to power it and will produce oxygen in the submarine mode for no cost 

·Shastasaurus can use it's massive tail to create large whirlpools in the water these can trap enemies in them for a short period of time and disorient them 

·Can use a type of suction feeding to suck smaller creatures into it's beak and grip hold of them 

·If swarmed the shasta can fire off a sonar pulse this will be a concussive explosion of sound coming off the shasta that will push all enemies back when the shasta is being swarmed

·Can only be tamed by bringing a bunch of tamed Ichthyosaurus or other Shastasaurus and putting them on wandering near it this will cause the wild shasta to interact with those tames and slowly begin to integrate into your tribe however if one of it's companions or the shasta itself is hurt the taming effectiveness will decrease and if one of them is killed the shasta will no longer be tameable and If the player attacks one of the shasta's companions or the shasta itself the whole group will become hostile to the player 

The saddle is some next level stuff

[RebelKevin94]

On 8/6/2023 at 2:24 PM, hazemelmahy6 said:

sounds good i wish maeva won the abberation one tho now i haveto pick between this and that beacuse of the gliding malformed dodo

Yeah that yi ling is trash and doesn’t make sense to be on aberration butI didn’t put it number 1 

[Dennysgonzalez]

Super increible ya tiempos, andaba pensando en algo parecido genial me encanta, ya lo quiero ver en el juego❤ 

[Senorpiggles]

Very cool idea

[Kenchiro]

The concept of the dino is good. Good luck with the voting 😄

[AAGIL]

Es una excelente criatura.

no han propuesto muchas criaturas acuáticas 

[Caegiganoto]

very cool ！If you unfortunately lose the election, will you continue to submit on other maps?

[Dpooly69]

Just now, Caegiganoto said:

very cool ！If you unfortunately lose the election, will you continue to submit on other maps?

Yep I'll resubmit it for the Gen 1 vote if it doesn't win here! 

[DiegoTheViking]

Seeaaaa blimmmpp!!!

[saoub]

Cool but you may add a utility when not tame

[WhiteJedi]

good for submarine bases hope it will be taken by wildcard like descriped

 

[Esquilinho]

I loved the suggestion for the Community Creature Submission. The concept of an impressive marine creature for The Center map is exciting! The idea of a species similar to the Mosa, with a submarine-like saddle that can accommodate other creatures, is truly amazing

[HadroGame]

Muy buen aporte amigo, estaba buscando algo así para explorar los mares, imagino que tendremos que subirle la vida para resistir un poco más a la violencia submarina. 

[zeref09]

nice dino

[saoub]

If it's added to the game wildcard must do the exact same saddle cause it really fits the creature