ashgcy Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) Welcome back marine biology superfans! After a short break it's time to get back in the two week swing, it's Sunken Scoop time! Time to build up an even bigger ongoing streak of fortnightly releases. 18 weeks straight was a massive undertaking, and after posting one while I was still on holidays I think I deserved a breather :p. My ramblings out of the way though, what's coming in this edition? 3 weeks ago we revealed the Wyrms in all their draconic glory, and in that time Kami has been hard at work giving them their animations! In addition, we've finally got custom made art for all of the creatures on our roster! The arctic giant Tylosaurus gets a fresh coat of paint, Drepanaspis gets its portrait done and the Sea Urchin stood still long enough for us to get its picture taken! 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! DOING THE WYRM We make no promises on them doing the actual dance, but our sea serpents certainly have some moves! Scorching Kami has been up to her usual animating wizardry and now we can proudly present how these giants will be moving about in game thanks to all her hard work! Here's a selection of animations to give you a taste of what seeing these monstrosities in action will be like! Idle These draconic creatures will be a trophy that you can't help but show off! Even when resting their serpentine forms are a thing to behold! Just make sure to give these fellows enough space in your undersea cities! Movement A sprinting wyrm is just as beautiful as it is terrifying! This sight might be the last thing a survivor exploring the waves will see, especially if you've just stolen one of their eggs! And if you're riding one, I hope you don't get too seasick! Did we mention these guys can go on land? No? Well, these serpents can certainly slither across the sands! Something we really should've mentioned last scoop is that our draconic mascots are very much semi-aquatic! However, much like how a Wyvern is much more suited to the air, the Wyrms are much more comfortable feeling the waves between their fins... but they'll still be a deadly adversary to face on the shores of the Sunken World! Super Attack! When we said super finishing moves, we meant it! With the grace of a ribbon dancer and the power of a dragon, a Wyrm's full on assault is surely a spectacle to behold! For as long as you command, your serpentine steed will unleash fury on your enemies! However, such raw power come with a cost. The sheer force behind the Wyrm's attacks will harm allies just as much as enemies, and your giant pet noodle will start to tire very quickly while it's giving its all in combat! Use this power wisely, and make sure your friends are well out of the way! Wyrms sure do get frustrated when they can't demonstrate the full might of their fury! While devastating in the water, on land these giant sea serpents just can't seem to get their spin going! While we're mostly Sunken at heart, we still want people to be able to use these creatures outside of the water, but have to make sure we're not making a super-tame with very few counters (looking at you Shadowmane). To keep the Wyrms balanced, you aren't able to use your beast's super attack when on land, but once you bring them back into their element they'll be ready to show off what they can really do! Cuddle After a long day of showing the ocean who's boss, even a giant serpent needs some pampering! Pictured above is your loveable long-boy's cuddle/level up animation! Whether you've just gone out on a successful hunt or are raising the next generation of sea dragons, you can't deny that they look like some happy little spaghetti noodles! TYLOSAURUS ART REWORK It's been over 3 years since I last drew Tylosaurus, and it's about time our Arctic mosasaur gets a fresh coat of paint! Proudly presenting the new and improved blubbery boy, courtesy of ZCI! This enormous reptile may just look like a fatter Mosasaurus, but don't be fooled! A life in the frigid ocean has given it a unique ability... it can freeze the surrounding seawater into a protective coat of icy armour! In the wild, you'll commonly see these giants smashing through ice floes to quickly armour up, but when tamed a conventional saddle can interrupt the formation of their sub-zero protection. Luckily, for a bit of a heavier resource cost, you can equip your Tylosaurus with a mean suit of plate mail that allows the ice to give your companion some major bonuses to its defences! Just remember to bring some ice chunks with you if you take them to hotter climates, it's hard to make ice when the water is hot! NEW CONCEPT ART Drepanaspis Now that's one spicy pancake! Drepanaspis has gotten a long overdue splash of colour, courtesy of RexMyPet. These flat-faced fish inhabit the hottest climates deep below the waves, and more than just their personality is fiery! A tamed Drepanaspis functions like a minature geothermal generator, charging any batteries placed into its inventory! In addition, if you want to make an unconventional army, these fish run so hot that they deal some burning-hot recoil damage to most attackers! Sea Urchin We won't be mad if this is the only creature on The Sunken World that you didn't want to pet! The humble Sea Urchin also got its portrait done over the past few weeks! As we've mentioned before, these bottom dwellers are much more sought out than one would imagine. Their spines offer a very unappetising defence, but are also highly valuable to humans as a source of organic Spear Bolts! Load up your harpoons with the much more readily available spines of a Sea Urchin, and ditch that weirdly complicated and annoying crafting recipe! Thanks go to RexMyPet for this art piece! COMMUNITY CORNER We haven't received any submissions for the community corner this week, but we're certainly keeping an eye out for anything you want to send us! In the meantime, please feel free to reach out to us yourself! Send us anything from screenshots, artwork, videos and the so on, and we can feature 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! We hope you loved seeing the Wyrms in action, alongside the project finally having that fully custom art roster (just don't mention the sunken variant channel)! Come to our discord to share in the excitement for the upcoming draconic beasts, 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randrewf Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Those wyrm animations are awesome, can't wait to see them in action on the finished creatures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlillis Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 I agree was wondering when we'd get another sunken world scoop sad Ashgcy isn't back yet however hopefully they and ryu get back here anyways, loveing the creature artworks and animations and it felt like the wyrms are like "Seadramon is dat u? looking forward to when the map when that will be released and the creatures inspired for it i actualy tamed a Sea urchin awhile back on a friends save loved the sea urchin spines ado i did break them with a A+ hammer and got a good amount of resource with them also the concept are looking rlly good aswell and thanks for another epic chrunch sunkenworld team ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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