kimbuck 746 Posted October 22, 2017 8 hours ago, Eriugam said: Hi all, Is anyone having issues with sharks not moving from beaches? I have built a base near sand and the sharks are congregated in the water and won't move. @Eriugam ...yes! They will watch me while i am building on the shoreline ...sometimes 3 of them! What you can do is lure them in closer, then use dirt deposited around and behind them to trap them ... build a dirt bridge out to them then get a spear and slaughter them one at a time and collect the fish meat I have my base built on the shoreline with a two level pier stretching out to navigable waters. I had to place a land barricade around the area where my bed is because they would come in close to the shoreline and try to get under my room and interrupt my beauty sleep The seem to be attracted as soon as you lay the keel of a ship, and when you are on a ship and release the controls to look at your map or feed. I have built a marble "curtain" around the stern of my ship ..with horizontal projections ..it seems to be keeping them away, and the projections might make the ship clumsy looking but at sea level they assist in exiting/boarding your ship when exploring other islands. I missed out the opportunity to take a funny pic of 5 sharks lined on the shore watching me ... it looked like i was conducting a " shark chorus line " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimbuck 746 Posted October 23, 2017 The S.S Ridiculous seems to be a success. As clumsy and slow as it is, the additional walkway at the waterline around the stern keeps sharks (it seems) from climbing aboard underneath the deck. The sharks still attack, but they are kept at a safe distance from your rear end Now all i have to do is reverse the ship up to a pier etc and then spear the shark from the safety of dry land. Once one shark becomes airborne like this it seems to infect other sharks in the area and see them floating on the surface adjacent to or on the beaches where they lurk. so fellow seafarers, if you construct a waterline horizontal barrier around the stern of your ship , it seems it can reduce the incident of sharks trying to get on board without buying a ticket Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimbuck 746 Posted October 23, 2017 actually, you can see another "air-shark" in the background...altogether i located 5 of them either o on the surface, or suffering from gas and floating just above the water Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimbuck 746 Posted October 23, 2017 S.S. Ridiculous made it home safely after a grand tour, and was docked with 4 sharks sticking out of its superstructure. I discovered not to kill off the stuck sharks in inhospitable areas or at sea, because as soon as the shark "dies", the corpse assumes weight and overbalances your ship. You then cannot move the ship until either the corpse disappears after a day, or you gut it...which is dangerous as the ship will right itself and there's the possibility you will get tossed into the ocean amidst other sharks waiting for a snack. Even so, after ridding the hull of the sharks i brought home my ship ended up in a funny angle in the dock as it righted itself after each corpse removal, and the local sharks turned up en masse to seek revenge! So the walkway at waterline around the ship does work... in a fashion. Sharks will get stuck on it or in it, but they don't seem to be able to get onto the deck and maul you. Now when building your ship, make sure the helm is not close to the stern, and any sleeping equipment is placed on the ships center and ahead of the helm. Also build a horizontal waterline walkway around the stern so the sharks cannot get too close to you. I might experiment with outward facing metal spikes on the stern walkway ... and modify the ships bow with some sort of walkway ...like a landing craft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WijkagentAdrie 384 Posted October 23, 2017 I've been thinking what would happen if you would place bear traps or spikes on the back of the ship? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimbuck 746 Posted October 23, 2017 The worry is that when the shark dies, it suddenly de-stabilizes your ship until you remove it .. and your ship cannot move until its removed! The sharks get stuck on your ship ... and it would be a solution to the issue if they did not do this. I have had them try to attack me on the shoreline and beaching themselves. You end up with all these sharks "floating" above the water around your Yland. It sure makes the game a challenge! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimbuck 746 Posted October 24, 2017 Success! Shark barrier worked! Fitted a barrier of horizontal iron spikes to stern of ship, and went for a short trip. Friendly sharks soon rushed to greet me ...as soon as i released the ships controls and looked at my map ..i heard a "thud" //turned around to see an upturned shark drifting in my wake ... Decide to have a snack and another 2 sharks came in behind my ship .. another thud and one ended up upside down and drifting away ...the other shark lost interest! This screenshot is of the stern of the S.S, Ridiculous with some more spikes added for extra security 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WijkagentAdrie 384 Posted October 24, 2017 Hehe awesome, finally nailed it I'm curious to see how this would work/look on ship that hasn't been built to withstand sharks, maybe it fixes the problem completely 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimbuck 746 Posted October 26, 2017 Sharks finally get the point! Fitted a few extra spikes to the stern, and some facing to the sides. Did not take long for the sharks to try their luck ... 4 moved in ... 2 were spotted upside down drifting away in my wake . the other 2 declined the offer to try to get on board. Sailed in a loop and during map consultations and snack could hear shark noises.. but investigation revealed they were milling around behind the ship and after an inspection, swam away. Ship feels safer now Fitting a couple of braziers to keep warm ... ran into a ocean blizzard and nearly froze! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimbuck 746 Posted October 26, 2017 S.S Ridiculous survives 3 attacks by multiple sharks...pictures say it all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eriugam 4 Posted October 29, 2017 On 22/10/2017 at 10:14 PM, kimbuck said: @Eriugam ...yes! They will watch me while i am building on the shoreline ...sometimes 3 of them! What you can do is lure them in closer, then use dirt deposited around and behind them to trap them ... build a dirt bridge out to them then get a spear and slaughter them one at a time and collect the fish meat I have my base built on the shoreline with a two level pier stretching out to navigable waters. I had to place a land barricade around the area where my bed is because they would come in close to the shoreline and try to get under my room and interrupt my beauty sleep The seem to be attracted as soon as you lay the keel of a ship, and when you are on a ship and release the controls to look at your map or feed. I have built a marble "curtain" around the stern of my ship ..with horizontal projections ..it seems to be keeping them away, and the projections might make the ship clumsy looking but at sea level they assist in exiting/boarding your ship when exploring other islands. I missed out the opportunity to take a funny pic of 5 sharks lined on the shore watching me ... it looked like i was conducting a " shark chorus line " @kimbuck Thanks for the tips, think I'll stay in-land for the time being! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimbuck 746 Posted November 7, 2017 Well... guess the iron spikes around the stern of the hull are useless when they can fly! ..also another one came up from underneath and tried to eat my feet through the deck .... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
