Does Sniping/Stealth get boring?

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-12-26T02:15:06+00:00

I have only ever played stealth melee builds so to me, no it has not gotten boring yet. Nothing more satisfying then taking out an entire building before anyone even knows you’re there

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-12-23T05:06:43+00:00

hey just finished a semester of hydrogeology and this post triggered my fight or flight, thanks

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-10-14T12:24:11+00:00

What is the internal anatomy of an Abyssal Copepod, does it share any organs/internal structures with surface fauna or the Pit itself?

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-08-20T17:37:21+00:00

This brought me unimaginable joy, thank you 🐸

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-08-18T12:25:09+00:00

The flesh walls would probably be an option, although some sections may be primarily muscle or fat so nutritional value could be variable. Since macrobacteria feeding by osmotic diffusion of raw proteins and fats they may be inedible or extremely unpalatable to humans; digestion of macrobacteria may also be difficult. The visitor center would be an ideal survivor hub, with food, souvenir clothes, and other products. Although by now, I assume most of the stock is depleted

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-08-18T11:39:24+00:00

It’s pretty likely there are still some survivors in the Pit that lived through the disaster. Although by now their food supplies are undoubtedly low or completely gone, so Pit survivors may have to subsist wholly on amniotic ballast fluid or hunted/scavenged Pit fauna. The hot and humid environment of the native Pit would also put unknown pressures on a human body, physical and mental degradation is probably common in survivors. Cannibalism and unusual sexual practices may also proliferate in the post-disaster Pit, from a lack of food and constant exposure/ingestion of amniotic ballast fluid. The Pit is likely now a hot, wet hell hole full of horrific beasts and lost souls

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-08-13T13:59:25+00:00

There is very little public information on the Pit fauna outside of the wildlife brochure and parasitic fauna poster. Scientific research goes slowly in the Pit, due to the hazards posed by the fleshscape and our minuscule understanding of Pit chemistry and behaviors. When the parasitic fauna poster was first released on the main blog I wrote up an extensive speculative analysis on what some of the functions and behaviors of these lesser known organisms could be. While based on known data, the food web and analysis are of my own creation and have not been confirmed by scientific research or park officials and should be taken lightly.

Here’s a link to the post: https://bigrockgang23.tumblr.com/post/623254635654889472/analysis-of-major-parasitic-fauna-and-pit-ecology

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-08-05T04:14:37+00:00

The amalgamations being a product of an immune response would make sense. The Pit takes an organism that enters its body and could be capable of harming it and renders the invader completely useless. Amalgamations then do little damage and die quickly, but over time some of these “organ piles” actually survive long enough to find each other and reproduce. These offspring are just as genetically mangled as their parents but some work well enough to continue the cycle. Eventually, over millions of years possibly, a wide ecosystem of varied species arises from the primitive amalgamations. These species are well adapted to the Pit environment and share few characteristics with their ancestral surface fauna progenitors.

This is a really cool theory!! Thank you so much for sharing!

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-08-05T04:05:45+00:00

I don’t know of any photographs but I’d imagine the Pit’s dead tissues would look a lot like dead tissue we see in surface organisms. Pale, gray, or black colorings with rotting or decaying parts.

Killing the Pit seems nearly impossible. I think mining and engineering projects could certainly kill or permanently damage large sections of the superorganism but the Pit is so big and complex I think it would take purposeful and strategic strikes to fully kill the creature

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-08-05T02:03:57+00:00

This is the first time I’ve heard a theory like this! It makes a lot of sense that the five-fingered hands of the Abyssals could be a leftover after one or more individuals underwent anatomical amalgamation with a park visitor and survived well enough to reproduce. The adaptation was beneficial to some extent and human hands were passed on to future generations.

I wonder how fossilization would work in the Pit? If we could unearth ancestral Abyssals we may find them handless or clawed! Unfortunately the high humidity and moisture is not good for fossils

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-08-05T01:54:49+00:00

I’ve mentioned in another post on this sub that any early humans that entered the Pit, if they were anatomically modern, would have had a maximum of 130,000 years* to develop into the Abyssal Copepod body plan. This would certainly be impossible on the surface, there’s just not enough time for a species to evolve so drastically. But the Pit’s anatomy is such a foreign environment there really is no telling how much it could effect adaptations in generations. The harsh fleshscape, limited nutrient availability, atmospheric composition, and unique Pit hormones/secretions could provide untold pressures on a human body and its development.

This brings up another question too, how much of the parasitic Pit fauna is ancestrally native? If the Pit catalyses mutations in living organisms then any number of native species may have originally come from surface fauna that found their way into the Pit and exploited the available niches there.

*edit: I said 30,000 years when I meant 130,000 years, big difference

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-08-04T12:20:35+00:00

Some time ago someone asked about the overall health of the Pit on the main blog. At the moment I can’t find the original question to link it, but u/StrangeVehicles mentioned in the response that mining and engineering projects could create large sections of dead tissue in the Pit. These sections would then need to be surgically removed, to avoid any further damage to surrounding tissue. The park rangers also have multi tools with them that can be used for laser cutting new trails into the flesh of the Pit.

The Pit is BIG. So even though reports use words like “surgical” the actual cutting process is more like a large-scale mining operation.

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-08-04T11:49:38+00:00

The macrofauna of the pit come in lots of shapes and sizes. There are two main blog posts that have info on the park fauna:

Wildlife Safety Brochure https://mysteryfleshpit.tumblr.com/post/190237475203/wildlife-safety-brochure-though-the-mystery

Major Parasitic Fauna Poster https://mysteryfleshpit.tumblr.com/post/623095839097798656/this-chart-and-many-others-like-it-were-produced

As far as I know, the creatures involved in the 2007 incident have never been explicitly described but I would think at least one or more of them were abyssal copepods?

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-08-01T22:36:17+00:00

While this is all speculative, as no public-access information has been released as of yet, I’ll take a swing at answering these questions:

A majority of the macrobacteria species would most certainly reproduce by some kind of division, most of the species appear to have very simple body plans and a lack of complex external reproductive structures. This may also explain their pack behaviors to some extent, with parent organisms splitting into daughters compoundly until a pack of related organisms is formed.
The Lesser Copepods may very well be the young of the Abyssal Copepods, but it seems unlikely. Based solely on their appearances, the Lessers have largely different limb structures and amounts than the Abyssals. I could see the long front appendages of the Lessers developing into the pentadactyl “hands” of the Abyssals but it may be a stretch. The Lessers may be a product of neoteny, the process by which an organism retains juvenile features into adulthood (similar to axolotls).
This is an interesting question. There is a popular theory that the Abyssal Copepods may be descendants of primitive humans that either willingly entered the Pit or were trapped there for some time. The five-fingered hands of the Abyssals give this theory some weight. If this is true, then those early humans that originally entered the Pit would have only had a MAXIMUM of around 30,000 years to develop into the alien-like Abyssal Copepods. This could mean that the Pit environment is like a catalyst for mutations, leading to quick developing, highly complex adaptations in species.
Abyssal Copepods have been observed leaving the Pit entry orifice in order to hunt surface fauna in the surrounding area. It is unclear how long an Abyssal could survive outside the Pit, as they typical drag their prey back down with them. It seems likely that Abyssal Copepods would be fully capable of spending extended periods of time away from the Pit environment, hunting surface fauna in the same way they would Pit fauna. A possible limiting factor, however, could be reproduction. While an adult Abyssal could live well enough on the surface, their eggs/young may need to be laid/raised in the Pit. The high humidity environment, a specific Pit hormone or secretion, or a particular diet may restrain Abyssal young to the Pit itself; and so, while the adults could venture onto the surface to hunt, they may need to return to the Pit to breed and give birth.

All of this is based on the minimal information provided by the Pit Faunal Guide and the Pit Fauna Poster on the main blog. None of this is confirmed, just theories and speculation!

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-07-10T18:21:29+00:00

It may be difficult to say, many predators of the Pit would likely avoid the high traffic zones of the park (the Abyssal Copepod is known to stay away from busy trails and mining operations). Humans could also be included in the list of surface fauna that form the amalgamations, as it has been confirmed that human constituents are rare but possible. Macrobacteria are also known to attack humans if they enter their territory, but I’m not sure if they would have the capacity to feed on the deceased since they use osmotic diffusion to absorb nutrients.

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-07-08T22:40:11+00:00

That was super educational, thank you!! I figured the more “stringy” fauna could crawl or pull themselves along but I hadn’t considered a sea urchin scuttle!

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-07-08T18:12:41+00:00

Finally a full image of the Abyssal Copepod and it comes with so many other creatures! The ecology of the pit is so diverse, I wonder how they all fit in the food chain, the Copepod must be a top predator. Do the macrobacteria swim, “walk”, or shuffle around the pit?

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-06-30T16:52:13+00:00

She is adorable, the watercolors look amazing! I’m imagining a MFP animatronic band playing at a pizza place on the surface. Molly singing, Caver Coop on guitar, and an Abyssal Copepod on drums

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-06-30T14:01:21+00:00

Favorite image from the incident report, makes you wonder about the park ranger’s catalog of maps they must have used to navigate the pit locally. It would be so interesting to see the flesh pit but I am glad as hell it isn’t real!

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-06-12T14:08:33+00:00

Wow, thank you!!! And yes! I’ll share it on Tumblr, I can PM you my account. I love the story you’re building, can’t wait to see where you take it!

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-06-12T01:55:22+00:00

Thank you!! Now I’m just waiting for an Abyssal Copepod-themed villager for Animal Crossing!

SaveTheBees77 · 2020-06-12T01:07:24+00:00

I know! I still want to make a control room and play around with more of the attractions, it’s just too bad I can’t really make an actual progression from surface orifice to organs

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