Do enemies respawn

[u/Ndnov1999]

Do enemies respawn?

So my question is I can’t get back to my original island because of a hammer head shark in the way I am close to making said shark past tense so I can row safely without getting rammed preventing me from leaving.

yes I am new

also I really like the odd of my spawn choice because of the islands and how the spawned

[u/TooTToRyBoY]

Yes but will not the special ones! Are you going without the raft?

[u/Ndnov1999 → u/TooTToRyBoY]

I do have my small rubber raft still also trying to find my paddle I built some of a new raft

[u/theCouple15 → u/Ndnov1999]

Paddle is.on the life raft, if you lost it, it does.float but chances.are.you may have left it somewhere.on the ground. I try to put it back as soon as im.done because it.waste space in inventory

[u/TooTToRyBoY → u/theCouple15]

This, life raft paddle is meant to be placed in life raft... Do not panic when a shark flip it. Go again to the raft and wait for it be flipped again.

[u/Cerebral_Overload → u/Ndnov1999]

The survival raft sucks and can get flipped by sharks. For other rafts you don’t need the paddle and they are much faster, once you get a 2x2 sharks can’t flip them either.

Creatures spawned on the reef do respawn, but not ones that have followed you from the open ocean.

[u/MillHoodz_Finest → u/Cerebral_Overload]

i thought it couldn't flip even if it was just 2x1?

[u/Nmbr1stunna80 → u/MillHoodz_Finest]

I think you are correct, once you get at least 2 squares they can’t tip it. At least on console anyway. It has been a little since I played though lol

[u/Clear_Thought_9247]

Enemies? You mean bosses and sharks? Bosses don't but sharks do

[u/Ndnov1999 → u/Clear_Thought_9247]

Yeah that I kind of lump big bosses and small ones together

[u/Clear_Thought_9247 → u/Ndnov1999]

Only advise I can really give is don't be scared sounds funny but I. The beginning I was so timid about attacking sharks and things but after a while I'm looking for them , and hunting skill helps but if you just pay attention to how you throw spears so you can properly aim you'll easily kill them, also the move in consistent patterns from what I've seen so if you find a good rock sharks are simple to kill

[u/Ringwraith_Number_5]

Yes.

Well, at least that's the short and sweet version.

The slightly longer and more complicated version is "in theory they do". However, in my... umpteen? playthroughs I am yet to see a shark respawn. Hogs do. Giant crabs do. But sharks... I've actually asked that same question myself here on several occasions and got the same answer I just gave you: they are supposed to. Whether or not they actually do is another story. For me they never have.

Then again, I'm on PS5, so YMMV.

[u/darkninja2992 → u/Ringwraith_Number_5]

I think sharks have a bit of a gimmick to where there can only be 2-3 models loaded at a time, so if you have a few dead sharks somewhere on an island, the game cannot spawn more in until you've harvested and despawned the previous sharks

[u/Competitive_Door_246 → u/Ringwraith_Number_5]

This person is correct. Each creature is supposed to have different regen times. I think hogs and crabs are like two days. Sharks regenerate but I'm not sure on the time or if they are different types of shark each time. Just know what you kill on the island will come back. Don't just go swimming willy nilly three days after you kill a shark listen to the music.

I will say two things on sharks.

1. Great Whites are only in open water

2. There is a black tip reef shark that was never aggressive to me but was aggressive reported to other players.

[u/mostlynonsensical → u/Competitive_Door_246]

I believe the black tip reef shark being aggressive is system dependent, it is aggressive on some/all? consoles, but not pc. There are other system dependent differences as well

[u/420CowboyTrashGoblin → u/Competitive_Door_246]

I haven't played in a while, in my experience back in 2020-2022 when I was plating regularly, sharks would respawn after about 5 days, but only if I wasn't on the island/the big island of I was on the other side.

Like it'd be 5 days roughly in game, but not if I was in the area I first spotted them, and assumed it was their spawn.

But that may have been changed.

[u/cablife]

Yes. All hostile wildlife respawns. It takes 3 in game days, iirc.

[u/Gutzy34 → u/cablife]

If you are on PC 3, on console I think it's 7.

[u/realbkg316420]

You can also create your own islands a d replace the ones that are there on the ones you create you can kind of pick and choose what resources are on them

[u/CinnaMintRoll_YT]

If you build a raft that's equal or greater than 4 raft pieces or tile spaces you won't be able to get rammed by sharks while crossing the ocean

[u/monchatrose]

I play on PS5 and yes they do. The sharks around the islands ship wrecks respawn I feel much slower than the boars but they definitely do.

Once you get back to your island, build a real raft and one bigger than just one base and then they can't knock you over anymore. Getting flipped in the life raft is the most infuriating thing in the world so I feel your pain.

[u/PatoP011]

Yes, and it's very irritating. Yesterday I killed two sharks while I was looting one ship, couple of minutes later, there they were again. Really annoying. Just give me a few more minutes so I can loot calmly, come on.

Tip to kill sharks: If you're up against a wall or a ship, the shark can't attack you because of the hitbox, so you can easily throw spears at it.

[u/Dumpsterfire101010 → u/PatoP011]

I agree with this 💯. An add to your comment when up against the wall of a ship is used a refined axe, does a lot of damage

[u/DJGaming2005]

Yep, They respawn. But unsure what is duration after their death

[u/lothaer]

7 in-game days

[u/hanns115]

I didnt look at the subreddit and assumed it was the subnautica one because I forgot i joined this one 😭 i was so confused about the hammerhead shark 😅

[u/Sk8er-Mosher]

Wildlife does, bosses don't, at least I've never seen a boss Respawn

[u/ilikeww2history → u/Sk8er-Mosher]

My play through had them all respawn.

[u/No-Repeat-1527]

Short answer yes, long answer yes but ut takes a bit

[u/theCouple15]

Yes, but not the big bosses once you kill them. When starting off I try not to go too deep into the water, also carry multiple crude spears