Megalodon
The Megalodon is a dangerous species of giant shark that roams the open waters of the Sea of Thieves, preying on player ships. There are five types of Megalodon species with varying colours and rarity.
They were first introduced as a time-limited encounter for The Hungering Deep, returning as a permanent encounter, with additional species, in the Shrouded Spoils update.
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The Encounter
Megalodons are vicious predators that appear around player ships on open seas. A Megalodon encounter begins when the tense Megalodon music starts playing, after which, the Megalodon appears out of the deep sea behind the ship and starts swimming closely until the ship sails out of its hunting grounds or the Megalodon is defeated. Each Megalodon spawns with a unique personality, with ranging aggression, sometimes passive until provoked.
A Megalodon will attack the ship by charging at and biting the ship, which is accompanied by a tense chorus of violins. This bite attack can cause 1-5 holes in the ship’s hull depending on the ship’s size. Defeating a Megalodon takes around 10-13 cannonball hits on a Sloop, around 15-18 cannonball hits on a Brigantine and around 30-32 cannonball hits on a Galleon. Sloops and Brigantines also take less damage from the Megalodon’s bites.
Players wishing to get rid of a Megalodon may sail close to Outposts, Islands, Seaposts or Shipwrecks, the Megalodon will turn away and patrol the area where it first appeared.
Megalodon Species
There are five species of Megalodons, each variant having distinguishing colours. Their markings (scars, stripes, etc) may vary per encounter.
| Icon | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hungering One | Blue variant with green eyes, and sometimes light-blue fin. | |
| Crested Queen | Dark purple variant with purple fins and eyes. | |
| Shadowmaw | Dark grey variant with red fins, and orange eyes. | |
| Ancient Terror | Mossy-yellow variant with yellow fins and eyes. | |
| Shrouded Ghost | Pale white-gray variant with peach-coloured fin and eyes. Extremely rare. |
Nighttime light makes its body appears much darker and can be confused for the Crested Queen or Shadowmaw. Its peach-coloured fins are the safest way to identify it. It has a chance to spawn in any of the same locations as all other Megalodon species.
Rewards
Upon defeat, a Megalodon of any type will leave behind a variety of treasure where they died. Players sailing as a Trading Company Emissary will also earn a notable amount of Emissary Grade Reputation (with the exception of Reaper’s Bones Emissaries).
All Megalodon variants have the same treasure pool:
- 4-6 pieces of Megalodon meat
- 5-12 random Treasure items
- Regular, Shipwrecked, Ashen, and Cursed Treasure Chests
- Skeleton Captain’s Chests
- Stronghold Chests
- Crates of Ancient Bone Dust
- Regular and Ashen Trinkets
- Regular and Ashen Trade Good Crates
- Regular and Ashen Bounty Skulls
- Skeleton Captain’s Skulls
- Stronghold Skulls
- Mermaid Gems
- Collector’s Chests with Gold and other small Treasure
Previous Events
- During The Hungering Deep campaign, players could defeat the Hungering One to earn the Hungering Tattoo Set, Shark Bitemark Scars, and Hungering One Figurehead.
- During The Hungering Deep Anniversary Event, players could kill 3 Megalodons to earn the Drum of the Deep.
- During the Hunters of the Deep event, players had to earn Shark Teeth as points via completing Megalodon or Shark related challenges to unlock Shrouded Ghost Hunter Set ship cosmetics.
Notes
- A Megalodon’s difficulty is scaled to the size of the ship it spawns to attack.
- A Megalodon will remain near the area where it appeared and not leave its range.
- The Megalodon’s bite attack is the main threat of the encounter. Landing consecutive cannonball shots (2 on a Sloop, 4 on a Brigantine, 6 on a Galleon) on a charging Megalodon’s mouth will disrupt its charge, cancelling the bite attack entirely, or lessening its damage to the hull/negating knock-back effects.
- A Megalodon’s bite does as much damage as a shark bite and knocks the player back.
- Dying to a Megalodon’s bite gives the Blue Flame of Fate, same as other sharks.
- Sharks will appear near the body of a defeated Megalodon.
- Cursed Cannonballs have no effect on Megalodons.
- Megalodons can be harpooned in order to position the ship into a more fitting position to attack it or it can be used to travel more quickly as the Megalodon will drag ships around at astonishing speeds when harpooned.
- Skeleton Ships and Skeleton-operated land cannons will shoot at Megalodons. The Megalodon may then focus on the skeletons rather than the player. A Megalodon has no way of attacking skeletons that shoot at it from Island cannons, leaving them swimming and charging close to the island until the skeleton gets lucky enough to kill the Megalodon.
Commendations
Trivia
- The The Hungering Deep official summary was: «Something old, fast and hungry is surfacing. Follow the trail of riddles and rumours. We hope you live to tell the tale.»
- The Deckhand Guess for Gold Competition from August 22nd, 2019 stated that 11 Shrouded Ghosts were killed between the 21st and 22nd of August, 2019.
- The Deckhand Guess for Gold Competition from January 28, 2019 stated that 7,857 Megalodons were killed between January 22nd — January 23rd, 2020.
Patch history
- 2.8.3 (June 15, 2023)
- Seagulls above barrels no longer prevent Megalodons from appearing across the seas, bringing the frequency of Megalodon encounters back to intended levels.
- 2.8.0 (March 16, 2023)
- Emergent Megalodon encounters can now occur in a wider variety of Locations, including those previously restricted due to their proximity to Islands.
- 2.4.1 (January 20, 2022)
- When a Megalodon attacks a player’s ship, it should no longer intersect with the ship and cause it to be thrown into the air.
- Defeating a Megalodon when it is close to a ship should no longer cause the ship to be thrown into the air.
- Upon encountering a Megalodon, it should no longer become stuck when following close behind a player’s ship and should change direction before attacking.
- Megalodons pursuing ships should now navigate more smoothly around the rocky arches found out at sea.
- 2.4.0 (December 2, 2021)
- Defeated Megalodons will now have seagulls circling all dropped floating Treasure, marking its location until it is retrieved or sinks.
- Megalodons in pursuit of players should less frequently collide with Islands and run aground.
- 2.0.15 (May 27, 2020)
- Sloop Megalodon Encounters – Megalodons encountered while on a Sloop are now less likely to attack if not provoked.
- 2.0.14 (April 22, 2020)
- Defeating emergent threats such as Megalodon will now result in higher-value loot drops and increase Emissary Reputation gains for Gold Hoarders, Order of Souls, Merchant Alliance, and Athena’s Fortune.
- 2.0.5 (July 17, 2019)
- Megalodons now drop Mermaid Gems.
- 2.0.4 (June 19, 2019)
- Improved Kill Contribution for Megalodon Encounters – Participation tracking has been improved for players and crews engaging in Megalodon encounters. Damaging the beast now counts towards killing it even if the player or crew subsequently leaves the encounter. Players will find that unlocking Commendation progress for winning these encounters is now much more consistent.
- 1.4.0 (November 28, 2018)
- Added Megalodon varieties: the Hungering One, the Crested Queen, Shadowmaw, Ancient Terror, and the Shrouded Ghost.
- Added rewards for defeating Megalodons.
- 1.1.5 (July 4, 2018)
- Multiple Megalodons will no longer spawn in the same zone.
- Megalodon encounter music will no longer be heard on the[Ferry.
- 1.1.4 (June 28, 2018)
- Megalodons will no longer collide with islands when following a ship.
- 1.1.3 (June 20, 2018)
- Readded the megalodon along with making it spawn randomly and having different personalities as well.
- 1.1.2 (June 13, 2018)
- Removed The Hungering One.
- 1.1.0 (May 29, 2018)
- Introduced The Hungering One as a special event raid encounter.
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Мегалодон
Мегалодон — огромная и весьма опасная акула, которая бороздит воды Sea of Thieves и нападает на корабли игроков. Существует пять разновидностей мегалодонов, различающиеся окраской и частотой появления.
Впервые были введены в игру в качестве основного элемента приключения Салаг в
Столкновение [ ]
Мегалодоны — кровожадные чудовища, которые появляются рядом с кораблями игроков в открытом море. Столкновение с мегалодоном начинается, когда звучит напряжённая музыкальная тема существа, после чего мегалодон всплывает из глубин за кораблём и начинает плавать неподалёку от него, пока либо игрок не покинет его охотничьи угодья, либо пока сам мегалодон не будет повержен. Каждый мегалодон обладает собственным характером: степень их агрессивности разнится, некоторое просто плавают, не обращая внимания на игроков, пока на них не нападут.
Мегалодон нападает на корабль, подплывая к нему и кусая его, что происходит под тревожную скрипичную мелодию. В зависимости от размера корабля укус оставляет в корпусе от 1 до 5 пробоин. Для того чтобы уничтожить мегалодона необходимо примерно 14-15 попаданий из пушки, если он напал на шлюп, 15-18 попаданий если он напал на бригантину и 30-32 попадания, если он напал на галеон. Шлюпы и бригантины также получают меньший урон от укусов.
Игрокам, которые хотят сбежать от мегалодона, следует приблизиться к форпосту, острову, Разновидности мегалодона [ ]
Существует пять разновидностей мегалодонов. Ниже они приведены по мере возрастания редкости.
Разновидности различаются цветами, но у каждой рыбины могут быть собственные отличительные черты (шрамы, полосы и пр.).
Награды [ ]
После уничтоженного мегалодона остаются трофеи:
- от 3 до 12 сокровищ, в том числе сундуки, Сундук скелета капитана , Череп скелета капитана .
- от 3 до 5 кусков мяса мегалодона
- Сложность мегалодона зависит от размера корабля, рядом с которым он появился.
- Мегалодон остаётся рядом с местом, в котором появился и не отплывает далеко.
- Укус мегалодона представляет наибольшую опасность. Если удастся успешно выстрелить из пушки в пасть нападающего мегалодона от 2 до 6 раз, это остановит его и либо полностью предотвратит укус, либо снизит его урон до незначительного.
- Как и после Кракена, после мегалодона остаётся от 1 до 5 трофеев каждого типа сокровищ, за исключением Братству охотников.
- Укус мегалодона наносит такой же урон, как и укус обычной акулы и отбрасывает игрока.
- Укус мегалодона даёт такой же синий Огонь судьбы, как и укусы других акул.
- Рядом с телом убитого мегалодона появляются акулы.
- Корабли скелетов и пушки, которыми управляют скелеты, будут стрелять по мегалодону. Может получиться так, что мегалодон будет нападать именно на скелетов, не обращая внимания на игрока. Поскольку мегалодон не может нападать на скелетов, стреляющих с земли, он будет плавать вдоль берега, пока скелеты не добьют его.
- Если метнуть в мегалодона гарпун, он уплывёт.
Звания [ ]
Сокровища Афины [ ]
История патчей [ ]
- За победу над внезапно появляющимися угрозами, такими как мегалодон, игрок получает более ценную награду и бонус к степени эмиссарства Златодержцев, Торгового союза и Сокровищ Афины.
- Добавлены разновидности мегалодонов: Алчная пасть, Венценосная королева, Сумрачная пасть, Древний ужас и Скрытый дух.
- Добавлены награды за уничтожение мегалодонов.
- Вновь введены мегалодоны, их спавн сделан случайным, мегалодоны теперь обладают разными характерами.
- Мегалодон Алчная пасть удалён из игры.
- Мегалодон Алчная пасть введён в качестве врага в особом рейде.
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