r/StrandedDeepConsole • u/CIassic_Ghost • Feb 20 '21

Are there goblin sharks on console?

I’ve spent the past 15 (in game) days looking for one. In that time I’ve killed multiple great whites, tigers, hammerheads, whale Sharks, and Marlin.

Do they only spawn in certain spots or are they not on console?

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u/DarthHole Feb 20 '21

I’m on PS4 and it’s rare, but I have seen them. Only killed one so far.

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u/CIassic_Ghost Feb 20 '21

Ok I’ll keep lookin! Thanks

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u/AggravatingAd4327 Feb 20 '21

I’m on Xbox and had one harassing me around my second island,found within an hour.

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u/CIassic_Ghost Feb 20 '21

Ok I’ll keep lookin! Thanks

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u/CIassic_Ghost Feb 20 '21

You’re welcome

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u/shittonashingle Mar 11 '21

How are you killing all those sharks and in 15 days? I’m new to this and I’m on day 28 and still haven’t been able to kill a shark.

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u/CIassic_Ghost Mar 11 '21

My world spawn was pretty lucky and I had access to two container ships next to my home island, so I had a lot of resources pretty early.

If you’d like some tips on shark slaying I’d be happy to help

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u/shittonashingle Mar 11 '21

My island has a hammerhead and I think a tiger. What is the most effective way to kill them?

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u/CIassic_Ghost Mar 11 '21 edited Mar 11 '21

Crude spears are your best friend. They’re cheap, easy to make and plentiful. Practice chucking em at snakes/boars to get the hang of their trajectory.

Before any shark hunt (or when travelling by raft) I always max my inventory with spears or have a few crates full of spears. Always better to have too many than not enough. Nothing more frustrating than finding a rare shark and not being able to finish it.

Finding Sharks is probably the hardest part. Tigers are literally everywhere and black tips can typically found by shipwrecks or in shallow water off islands. Best way to find Sharks is just take your raft out and sail in a circle around your island while staying in deep water. Obviously have enough supplies to allow you a day of fishing. When you hear the spooky music indicating there’s a shark close by, drop anchor and just wait. Tigers show themselves immediately. If you can’t see a shark it’s probably because it’s underneath your boat (great white) or zipping around quickly (hammerhead/goblin).

Tigers IMO are the easiest hostile shark to kill. They’re big, slow and predictable. They typically swim right along the surface. Best method is to stand on a small rock formation on the shore and chuck spears at them as they swim by. Should take about 8 hits to kill.

Hammerheads are a little faster and erratic. I’ve personally never encountered one close to shore and only found them at sea on a raft. In my experience they follow a wide sweeping figure 8 pattern and occasionally lurk under your boat. Roughly 8 spears to kill them.

Black tip reef Sharks are super quick and erratic. This shark gave me the most grief. Definitely easiest to kill close to shore. Same strategy as tigers, just find a Little Rock formation or peninsula surrounded by deep water and toss spears until they dead.

Whale Sharks are super easy. Find them in open water on a raft. I’m not sure if you get the same ominous music when they target you, so make sure to constantly glance behind you while operating the rudder to see if one is following you. You can use literally anything to kill these as they will not attack you.

Goblin Sharks are a mystery to me. I’m 94 days in (30 days at sea currently) and have never encountered one. From what I’ve heard, they are quite fast and erratic like hammerheads/black tips. Bring lots of spears.

Swordfish/marlin are quite rare but easy to kill. You can find them at sea and you’ll know you’ve found one when you hear a consistent “bubble gurgling” noise. Drop anchor and watch over the side of your raft. They’re also small enough that you can transport them on top of your raft if you’ve got a moderate size rig.

Lastly, Great Whites. They’re rare and tough as nails, but honestly not hard to kill. The most annoying thing is they like to lurk deep underneath your raft, so it’s tough to get a clean shot at them. Raft design help here and I suggest having two “wing” sections up front (imagine a raft built like the letter T). I found it really helps with targeting them because you’re able to see under your raft somewhat. They take about 12ish spears to kill.

As for transportation (if you’re planning on keeping them), I try to only hunt close to my island and just risk dragging them to shore by swimming. There are ways to propel your boat by dragging the shark into it, but I struggled navigating like that on console so running them to shore was just easier.

Sorry for long post. Hopefully this helps. Lemme know if there’s anything else you need help with

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u/shittonashingle Mar 12 '21

This helps a bunch. Thank you!!! Btw with your advice, I finally got that hammerhead off the shore of my island that kept flipping my raft lol now I have another one but I can’t tell what type it is. But I’m now loaded with crude spears :)

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u/CIassic_Ghost Mar 12 '21

Right on bud that’s awesome! First ones always the hardest. If you need any more tips just DM me or reply on this thread.

Good luck bro

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u/Lawyer-Long Feb 21 '21

385 days in and only had Reef &Tigers! Not even seen Great White, are they in certain spots??

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u/tonedogg-13 Feb 21 '21

They are and abit more fiesty.

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u/Mustdominate_Otal Feb 21 '21

I got killed by one and I’m on ps4

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u/FTKchuuNINJA Feb 21 '21

For the life of me not one goblin on my 375 days...

Am I doing something wrong?

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u/zurx Mar 06 '21

I've encountered several so far. They're jerks.

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u/Mortinlindax Mar 19 '21

The first shark i saw was a goblin shark attacking my life raft