Hammerhead
Armoured herd herbivore with a heavy-ramming threat response.
About Hammerhead
AggressiveOpen shallow water and coral plains
Hammerheads are large herd herbivores, but they treat any close approach as an attack on the group. The horizontal ram is fast, costs the herd very little to commit to, and breaks vehicles outright at full speed. They do not pursue beyond their territory, so the safe play is to mark the edge of the herd, swim around it and never cross between two sub-groups. Grazing routes shift over the day, so a path that worked yesterday may be blocked. They drop high-grade Coral Shavings, but the trade is rarely worth the repair cost.
How to handle an encounter
- · Disengage on first contact. Distance beats damage trade against this species.
- · Break line of sight. Most aggressive species lose lock within a minute.
- · Engage only with a clear oxygen budget and a planned exit.
Spawn biomes
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- External research snapshotThird-party researchretrieved 2026-05-16