ashgcy Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) Welcome back deep-water denizens! It's that time again! And just because it's the holiday season (for some of you, Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate!) doesn't mean we can't do some scooping! In this edition we've got sneak peeks at new friends of all shapes and sizes! In the concept art department, Tyrant Shrimp (now in technicolor) and Magma Turtle make their debut, and Orthacanthus leaps to centre stage! Henodus also gets a new portrait to match its in-game look! We've also been hard at work on some draconic friends for quite some time now, and it's finally time for the Wyrms to rear their scaly heads! If this is your first time diving into the deep end, we are a dedicated team of individuals who are looking to spruce up the ocean biome in the same way that Scorched Earth offered a unique, biome specific challenge to survival. New creatures, resources, structures, items and more, all set on a huge custom map, we're looking to give ARK's oceans the TLC they deserve! The main goal is to bridge that huge gap between early and late game ocean exploration, and make it much more viable and more fun to live a life beneath the waves! This is unofficial content and is only related to our mod. It is in no way related with the official game and its content releases. Let's dive into the scoop! THE EARLY WYRM GETS THE SURVIVOR It's about time we properly showcased the draconic creatures that inhabit The Sunken World! Introducing the Tidal, Thermite and Brine Wyrms! These oceanic giants will fill the same role as Wyverns on Scorched Earth: enormous scaled reptiles that terrify the locals, or lead the helm of your armies! These beasts are one of the apexes of the map, and with their impressive array of elemental attacks, there's only a few opponents that can stand up to them! There's even rumours that particulary powerful Wyrms can execute devastating finishing moves... And if you're brave enough to hunt all three, you could make a mean noodle soup! Massive thanks go to Scorching Kami for all the hard work she did to bring these fellows to life! Tidal Wyrm Meet the king of the ocean currents! The Tidal Wyrm inhabits the Glow Reef, and with its ability to shoot concentrated beams of freezing water, there are few predators foolish enough to challenge it on its home turf! And as if this sea serpent wasn't dangerous enough, a skilled rider can train their Tidal Wyrm to create a powerful whirlpool that draws enemies into a concussive maelstrom of water! For lovers of Lightning Wyverns, this Wyrm is for you! Thermite Wyrm Behold the emperor of fire! Thermite Wyrms inhabit the superheated Thermal Reef and can be rarely found in the Molten Range. This Wyrm produces intense fireballs that continue burning even underwater! This is thanks to the large quantity of thermite found in these projectiles, allowing them to ignite below the waves. It's also what gives these draconic serpents their name. Undersea explorers have told tales of these deep sea firecrackers quite literally boiling the sea around them in a terrifying display of their power! Those that love to lob the toxic spit of the Poison Wyvern and Basilisk at their enemies will be a perfect match for this conflagrant companion! Brine Wyrm An undead undertaker rises from the toxic depths of the brine! Brine Wyrms inhabit the Brine Pools, some of the lowest reaches of the ARK, and with their ghastly appearance it's hard to imagine them living anywhere else! These serpents secrete a noxious cloud of brine that will engulf your enemies in a deadly cloud of super salty water! And should a Brine Wyrm require the upper hand in battle, it will exude a large cloud of damaging miasma that saps their opponent's strength and shatters their armour! People who love to pilot the Fire Wyvern will feel right at home on the back of a Brine Wyrm! A DYNAMIC, MAGMATIC DUO Tyrant Shrimp Don't disturb the wasp nest that is the shell of a Magma Turtle! An angry swarm of Tyrant Shrimp is sure to get you to buzz off for disturbing their home! These formidable crustaceans are most common in the Molten Range, and their claws are used for more than just their intimidating eyespots! The great deal of power behind their clubber claws smash apart minerals with ease, and they use the surprising dexterity in their cannon claws to load up a rocky payload in their bubbly bullets! Different mineral resources loaded into the claws of a Tyrant Shrimp will give different effects to their projectiles! These claws also fold up neatly when not in use, meaning this shrimp is as nimble as it is deadly! ZCI found that this creature was quite shrimple to draw, and did an amazing job on its artwork! As shown in Z's mock-up, eyespots can really confuse potential predators! Magma Turtle This undersea titan puts the "power" in turtle power! As we've said many times before, this hero in a hot shell is a mobile home for colonies of Tyrant Shrimp, and in ZCI's incredible feature piece, we see it defend its resident Tyrant Shrimp from a pair of hunting Thermite Wyrms! Its enormous size and powerful beak could make short work of the marauding serpents, if only it was quick enough to catch them! Its impressive firepower is best harnessed by the most daring of survivors, as its shell will power any structures placed onto it through geothermal energy! In addition, Tyrant Shrimp can be stationed along its flank, creating one of the most powerful organic strongholds on the map! Due to their symbiotic relationship, all a Magma Turtle needs to do is release a black smoke to get its crustacean armada on the offensive, and a survivor can easily command it to do so! NEW CONCEPT ART Orthacanthus Meet your new best slimy shark/catfish/mudskipper/hagfish friend! Orthacanthus dwells in the Mangrove Swamps, stalking the waters between the roots of trees... or leaping across the land to chase down its prey! That's right, this shark can walk on land, and can even jump a considerable distance to catch a meal! A thick coat of slime keeps it from drying out on land, and aids it in moving out of the water. In addition, Orthacanthus slime is so thick that it can really gunk up the mouths, limbs and claws of any aggressors, meaning there's a chance that an attacker will miss its strike! However, the velocity of a ranged projectile will still pierce right through the gooey armour, and it takes time for it to regenerate its coat after sustaining enough damage. Shoot to kill, or just keep on slashing away if you want to slay this beast! Thanks to RexMyPet for the artwork! Henodus You should all recognise this turtle look-alike by now! Henodus has been out on the ASE branch for 7 months now (which makes us feel quite old), but for those who don't know what this fellow does, this shelled reptile is the perfect early game mobile home! You can build right on its back, and it won't draw attention from the raft-hating Leedsichthys, and it can burrow into the seafloor to produce an oxygenated area below the waves! Perfect for a quick and dirty underwater base, or for helping to keep that KO tame that just had to run into the sea from drowning! Thanks to RexMyPet for Henodus' much needed artwork update! COMMUNITY CORNER We are still quite a small community, so we haven't received any submissions for this two weeks' Sunken Scoop. However, please feel free to submit something yourself! Anything from screenshots, artwork, videos and the so on, and we can featured your work in the next scoop! The submissions channel in our discord is always open, or you can tag us @ARKSunken with #sunkenscoop on Twitter! That's all for this issue of the Sunken Scoop, thanks for tuning in! From Tyrant Shrimp to Thermite Wyrms, there's certainly a lot of new faces that have been revealed today! Come to our discord talk about your favourite new tame-to-be, or just to hang out! Have a wonderful timezone! If this is your first time seeing TSW, check out the links below to find out more! Please note that if you want to play our mod, you need both the map and creature mod active.Discord: https://discord.gg/BAkvgc7Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArkSunkenMap Mod: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2182740759 Creature Mod:https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2182770728 Edited December 13, 2023 by ashgcy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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