Map Markers (in the context of the wagstaff questline) and Other Gripes with Beta

[Pet Rock]

One of the issues many people seem to be having with the update is Pearl's relocation. Although I do not have a suggestion to fix any base destruction on Pearl's island itself, I think you should be able to relocate Pearl to whichever location you want to. How would you accomplish this? Map markers.

Various pins and symbols could now be crafted on the cartographers table. Interacting with one would open the map, allowing players to place a marker anywhere on it. Interacting with the map marker again would confirm the placement and add it to the players map that interacts with it. 

This could be used to mark a specific point on the map either to share with other players or have as a personal guide. Similarly to the existing maps, these map markers would be consumed when they are used by a player, and can be removed from the map by clicking on them. These can also be given to Pearl during the grainy transmission questline to make her move to a favorable location, ensuring that no bases are destroyed in the process and players don't have to see Pearl's eviction as a complete loss.

 

I also have some other gripes with the beta:

-Pearl should have dialog where she describes how discontent she is with Wagstaff's presence considering it is enough for her to move.

-Pearl should not move her house but rather deconstruct it and begin with a partially assembled house wherever she ends up. Players could undo their wrongdoings and help Pearl rebuild her home with additional quests. This would be a nice bit of post-game content and is more immersive and less sudden than how it currently is.

-The phasmo-encapsulators seem like more of a tedious fetch-quest than actual additional content currently. It would be better if there were new lunar enemies to catch and wagstaff would return the phasmo-encapsulator after building each terramite. Lore-wise this could be explained with wagstaff needing more energy from more fierce gestalts or something of the sort.

-Wagstaff does not have an awful lot to say about his project currently. If he had some foreboding dialog describing grand plans vaguely that would be cool. Also, he could comment more directly before the fight with something around the lines of "good luck!". I'm sure more dialog will be added as the beta continues though.

-W.A.R.B.O.T. should not instantly appear. This will probably change but you never know.

-The celestial remnant's arrival could be foreshadowed more. Perhaps with the placement of the last few terramites the ground would shake and lunar hail would begin falling from the sky, expressing the moon's anger. Characters could even have new voice lines to make this more clear.

Edited May 24, 2025 by Pet Rock

[Pet Rock]

To add on to my gripes I think heat-seeking missiles lowering the temperature of hot objects doesn't make a lot of sense. Instead, the W.A.R.B.O.T. should have a fire extinguisher that it can use to lower the temperature of all heat sources. Players could try to be hit by it so that they are also too cold for the missiles to target them. Eitherway, this new "attack" could add an additional layer to the fight.

[Hollow soul 3]

They could flip the script and make her like the monkeys. Maybe a quest line to befriend the monkeys, returning after we could see them bringing her loot, fishing, repairing her hut, etc.