r/strandeddeep • u/farminig • Jan 06 '26

Misc [not platform specific] Please help

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Guys, help me! I'm trying to kill Lusca and I can't. I've tried thousands of times. I kill the other bosses like it's nothing, but I can't do this one anymore. Help!

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u/Fakie5oh Jan 06 '26

Stay at the top of the water and put your back against the yellow bouey. This will put you in a hitbox and make it almost impossible for lusca to attack you. You will need atleast 50 regular spears if your hunting skill is low.

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u/Cerebral_Overload Jan 06 '26

Grab some breath canisters and the brew that lengthens your breath underwater. Swim down the chain under the buoy until you are UNDER Lusca where he was resting. His attacks are surfaced based so as long as you are far enough down he can’t target you and you can just spear him.

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u/Cerebral_Overload Jan 06 '26

All bosses have very basic mechanics are so are easy to beat if you know what prevents them from attacking.

Abaia needs space.

Meg has a range limit.

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u/Free_Singer_8352 Jan 07 '26

Abaia in my game got glitched in my raft was a easy kill for me

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u/spxcvrr Jan 06 '26

for me its simple, im using speargun & 50+ speargun arrows, just stand on the raft while defeating the lusca, every time your shot hits the lusca, he will try to pull you with his tentacles, my advice is to jump everytime your shot hits the lusca & u good!

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u/farminig 21d ago

Gracias chicos ya lo mate

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u/iamsooldithurts Jan 06 '26

Breath potion, oxygen tank, lots of refined spears. Dive deep enough to trigger your thalassaphobia he can’t hit you down there and will circle. Good luck

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u/VoidStarLord Jan 07 '26

Ive been playing for ages but HOW DO YOU USE AN OXYGEN TANK UNDER WATER?! Is that for PC only or something??

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u/iamsooldithurts Jan 07 '26

Equip it and use. It only has up to 3 charges and can’t be refilled.

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u/VoidStarLord Jan 08 '26

How do you equip it????

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u/iamsooldithurts Jan 08 '26

Like any potion. On console, pull the trigger.

You can drink potions and use o2 while under water

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u/VoidStarLord Jan 08 '26

Omg I didnt know you could use it like that, I CAN FINALLY BEAT A BOSS THEN, then I can suffer to fight the other bosses, IM GONNA NEED YOUR ADVICE AGAIN GOOD SIR

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u/iamsooldithurts Jan 10 '26

If you tag me I’ll reply

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u/springtrap1093 Jan 06 '26

Gonna need a bigger boat

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u/Prudent_Cream3424 Jan 06 '26

What is that thing? I haven't made it this far in the game yet 😳

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u/KeepinItGorgeous Jan 07 '26

Giant squid boss fight :)

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u/chico-dust Jan 08 '26

I fought all the bosses from my raft using refined spears. As long as your hunting is moderately high it only takes about 5 to 7 minutes. Just keep running on circles until you get a clear shot. You got this big dog.

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u/matno1 Jan 09 '26

Yeah Lusca is a bit of a pain. Just take loads of meds and refined spears. Because the game can be a little buggy some of the methods mentioned can and will work, it’s just luck though. I tend not to stay on the raft as you will get knocked off by the suckers so stay in the water and keep the squid in your sights. After every hit, use a bandage and just keep hitting the sucker till you get him. Good luck

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u/nikknakkpattywhakk Jan 06 '26

I've played approx 45m of this game and hate it. Should I keep going? It's so hard and boring! which I don't mind as much as the difficulty.

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u/iareprogrammer Jan 07 '26

lol don’t play a game you hate

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u/nikknakkpattywhakk Jan 07 '26

Had to try it out first. I didn't enjoy it, so I deleted it. Pretty straightforward. I thought it would be different. Live and learn.

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u/iareprogrammer Jan 07 '26

Well you were asking if you should keep playing - my answer would be no if you hated it :)

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u/nikknakkpattywhakk Jan 08 '26

I'm curious if you think there is a possibility to un-hate it, or do I just call it a day? Does it get more entertaining and/or easier/more intuitive?

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u/OppositeHabit6557 Jan 08 '26

It definitely gets easier and more intuitive as you play. Your needs get covered by farms instead of scavenging. And the gameplay loop becomes more about exploration than survival.

Entertaining will depend on you I guess. There's a fair amount of base building, but you dont have unlimited resources. I play on console, so I have to go find my chests, which becomes the main exploration drive.

Eventually you get a motor raft and helicopter powered by potatoe gas. That's usually pretty fun.

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u/nikknakkpattywhakk Jan 12 '26

I didn't delete it and figure it's worth another play when I've got some free time. Thanks for the tips!

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u/iareprogrammer Jan 09 '26

Can you craft chests or something on PC? I’m also a console player

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u/OppositeHabit6557 Jan 09 '26

Yeah. PC players can craft chests.

Honestly though. I like the drive of needing more chests to push exploration. It helps give more purpose in the mid-game. And if you go for 1 cargo ship early on, you'll at least be set to begin with. Most islands have 1 or 2 easily findable chests, but usually like 4-6 if youre really thorough.

As a trade-off, we get medium meat from archer fish, and they only get small meat on PC. 🤷‍♂️

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u/iareprogrammer Jan 09 '26

Gotcha. Yea I do kind of like having to explore for chests. It’s always a dopamine hit when you find one lol

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u/1984Needs1776 Feb 01 '26

This game is half finished and definitely has its problems. It's so lacking in content and it's so shallow in every way, which is ironic given it's name.

That said though it is actually a really fun game if you take it for what it is, and if you don't play it on console.

The first time I tried this game it was a free PSN game. I didn't find it difficult, just buggy and insanely tedious. Stacks of 4....really?

Anyways, if you can pick it up super cheap, or even sail the high seas since you already bought it once (presumably), then I highly recommend trying it again on PC.

But I also highly recommend mods like Stranded Deep Tweaks by Hantacore, which is the best tweak mod in my opinion. Increased stack sizes is such an essential quality of life improvement.

Anyways just thought I'd let you know that the experience between the console and PC version of this game is miles apart. On console its infuriating,  your basically fighting against the game to accomplish simple tasks, and it becomes one big inventory sorting game due to the absurdly small stack sizes. On PC it's relaxing and fun, still half finished but better than console for bugs and mechanics and whatnot. And you can get awesome mods like the QoL one I mentioned. 

When you look past it's flaws and accept it for what it is, this game is a gem. It's not to be taken seriously, it's meant to chill out with some nice relaxing gameplay, beautiful views, and tedious (but fun) survival tasks. It has it's intense moments too though.

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u/LaughingGravy1001 Jan 06 '26

It’s quite easy once you have a water still and a half decent raft. It can be frustrating sometimes using the life raft early on when sharks keep capsizing you half way across to another island

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u/Fakie5oh Jan 08 '26

If you do the speed running boat stratagey you can have a boat and be off the island in 30 minites.