Mutants

[-Variant]

So.

First big update is here, oceans, islands, boating, all that great stuff.
But what caught my eye the most was the new mutant "faction" we've got. 
You only see them on the new moon biome, and at that they're kind of rare.
First there's the Horrorhound. You've got to kill a hound while insane (sane on the biome.) and it has a chance of bursting from it's corpse if you don't burn it.
And then we've got the Spiders, the more common of them, they're not as "gory" as people describe the mutants to be.
And then there's the Pengulls that show up during winter.

Now, I'd like to know what people's thoughts on these creatures are, and if you'd like to see more of them in the future updates? 
Personally, I'd love to see more, I think this is a concept that can certainly grow into something amazing.
I'm thinking Vultures, thoughts?

[metallichydra]

you forgot the mutated dragonfruit (I think its those lizards) and carrot (carrat)

maybe the stone bush was a berry bush? and the moth seem to be some kind of butterfly.

we need mutant treeguards, walking flowers and many-headed fish monstrosity's that rise from the sea and destroy our boat.

[Imagionary]

To be honest, I absolutely love the new mutant creatures! I absolutely agree with you saying that they're not as gory as people describe them. The ideas behind them are interesting and unique to the game, and I really want to see more! I'd love to see if the moon would be able to mutate pig people in the future (or if pig people would become werepigs immediately when reaching the island). Having mutant bosses would be cool as well, like Deerclopse being/becoming Deercorpse! Maybe having some creatures that look like/resemble Glommer would be cool too; or maybe even a little group of Glommers on the moon?
I'm just super excited to see what they do with this new mutant aspect, as I currently find it as one of the most enjoyable and interesting parts of the game for me so far!

[-Variant]

1 hour ago, metallichydra said:

you forgot the mutated dragonfruit (I think its those lizards) and carrot (carrat)

maybe the stone bush was a berry bush? and the moth seem to be some kind of butterfly.

we need mutant treeguards, walking flowers and many-headed fish monstrosity's that rise from the sea and destroy our boat.

The mutants I've mentioned in the post are actually referred to as mutants, where as those are not. 
I'm going to hold off on putting those up there until we've got proof they were something before hand, and not changed by the moon.

Pengulls are just the pengulls, Horror Hounds come from normal ones, and the Spiders come from a den that's a Spider queen turned stone.

Wicker refers to some as mutants, and so do their names/names in the code. Thanks for bringing up the others, however, once we get confirmation I'll put them up there!

[metallichydra]

btw, the spiders den seem to be a spider queen. stone ... there's a lot of stone (stone bushes, those spiders look like they're fused with crystals / rocks) - well, maybe not lots, but there are some.

the spiders  eye's could look like glommer.

1 minute ago, -Variant said:

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always thought of the hounds as some kind of zombies.

[Growey]

I can't actually believe that people find these creatures so frightening that they are unable to play. Feels like such an exaggeration. DS has always been dark. I love the feel of this update and I hope that they add even more unsettling creatures.

[-Variant]

1 hour ago, metallichydra said:

always thought of the hounds as some kind of zombies.

I thought that too, at first.

But 2 things to note: Their file name is "Mutated hound" and if you look closely, there's no blood/organs (Think SW whale explosion.) when it bursts, and one of the quotes suggests it's just missing hair.

I think that the moon mutated it on it's death, which caused it to loose it's skin/fur but continue to live.

[minespatch]

I wonder what a mutated catcoon and antlion would look lilke

[metallichydra]

21 minutes ago, -Variant said:

I thought that too, at first.

But 2 things to note: Their file name is "Mutated hound" and if you look closely, there's no blood/organs (Think SW whale explosion.) when it bursts, and one of the quotes suggests it's just missing hair.

I think that the moon mutated it on it's death, which caused it to loose it's skin/fur but continue to live.

havent seen a whale explosion before … and i have shipwrecked

[-Variant]

1 hour ago, metallichydra said:

havent seen a whale explosion before … and i have shipwrecked

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[metallichydra]

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gore, but not much blood

it looks worse before it explodes, than when exploding

[Torrents]

Personally, I really hope the mutated spider den does turn into a mutated spider queen. I'm sure she would be horrifically beautiful. 

I'm also hoping for mutated bees, and maybe some mutated No-Eye Deer. 

[TurtleKitty]

On 5/18/2019 at 2:04 PM, minespatch said:

I wonder what a mutated catcoon and antlion would look lilke

A persian cat, a chitinous armored ant. ?

Vultures would be great mutants considering how ominous they're seen as. But hopefully they're still more docile until attacked. 
Lunar Treeguards spawning butterflies as they attack, Avocado Treeguards throwing stonefruit. Ah, that would be good. 
Baby Glommers or more Glommers is such a good idea. Imagine the floofles. 
Bosses under the Lunacy influence could be amazing, especially if it's followed by Them-created nightmare versions. 
Mutant Spider Queen best have some dope lunar loot because I suspect shell be a pain in the booty to slay. 
And honestly, a Lunar Chester is perhaps of highest need.