Hello! The evolution of species on Galatea 37 has taken a slightly different route than here on Earth. What we consider stuff of nightmares seems to be pretty normal in this strange new world. There are many reasons for that - the sheer size of creatures, their outlandish appearance, strange behavior, and many more. The star of today’s reveal seems to combine all of the above. Meet the newest addition to The Riftbreaker bestiary - the Nurglax! [img]https://i.imgur.com/1KGQxY4.png?1[/img] [b][i]Don't let the terrifying looks deceive you. It's not the Nurglax you should be afraid of.[/i][/b] This oversized slug plays more of a supportive role in the mix of creatures found in the game. It will not attack you directly, but you should not get too excited about that. Instead of throwing itself into the fight, the Nurglax will stand back and launch maggot-filled cocoons straight into your base. The little Nurglax hatchlings will very happily chomp on all your precious equipment. We heard they like energy connectors the most, so build plenty of them. You don’t want your visitors to be hungry, right? [img]https://i.imgur.com/FwAXeX6.png?1[/img] [b][i]A happy Nurglax family. More babies on their way![/i][/b] All of this means that as soon as you confirm Nurglax’s presence in your mission area, you should install both long-range defensive towers, such as Artillery, and regular Sentinel Towers inside of your walls. You can also defend your infrastructure by setting traps and mines for the maggots to trigger. Unless you don’t mind sudden power cuts to half of your base in the middle of a fight, of course. Then you are welcome to simply ignore the larvae. After consuming a sufficient amount of food to grow, they will burrow themselves into the ground, never to be seen again. [img]https://i.imgur.com/SKBI7v4.jpg?1[/img] [b][i]You're probably wondering how I got in this situation...[/i][/b] Just like every other creature, the Nurglax has a couple of weaknesses that you can exploit during combat. The first one is their low walking speed. When the Nugglax’s cocoon is mature it weighs the creature down even more. Mr. Riggs can easily catch the creature and deal with it - it is largely defenseless if the maggots are not around. Another angle of attack are long-range explosive attacks. The Nurglax’s bodies are very soft and not covered with any kind of carapace. You should definitely deal with it as soon as possible, but be careful - the cocoon might explode... [url=https://www.discord.gg/exorstudios][img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//34659267/f0ec4006cadc3d25dbcea98e6a287efcdb3f178a.png[/img][/url] And there we have it, another giant, disgusting creature you will have to face during your mission on Galatea 37. To be fair, we have only been showing off the largest monsters so far, and there is a good reason for it. Bigger units usually come bundled with more complex mechanics. We’re getting them out of the way first to have more time for testing and making adjustments. We will get to smaller beasts soon enough, and if you join our streams and our Discord you will get sneak peeks even quicker! Other social media: www.facebook.com/exorstudios www.twitter.com/exorstudios www.twitch.tv/exorstudios www.youtube.com/exorstudios