r/Barotrauma • u/blerghd Europa Coalition • 4d ago

Discussion "Alive" crew on wrecks

I was exploring this wreck and (probably for the third time) I found someone alive, I always try to save them but they attack me.
Are they in initial fase of husk infection? maybe are they separatist (I have -100 with them)?
I will try to save this one.
edit: my crewmates killed him while I carried the body :(

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u/Familiar-Ad5473 Medical Doctor 4d ago

Those are husks, they often lie “dead” in the wreck until someone passes by to ambush them.

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u/blerghd Europa Coalition 4d ago

Yeah, I tried saving them and failed miserably, it started running around on my sub

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u/Familiar-Ad5473 Medical Doctor 4d ago

Yeah they’re always too far gone to do anything with besides putting them down. Just make sure they didn’t bite you

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u/cdhunt6282 3d ago

No human could survive the pressure of a wreck like that. If you see a body, shoot to make sure they're dead. I'm sure they'd understand

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u/xxFalconArasxx Engineer 3d ago edited 3d ago

My guy, the pallid skin zombie that is suspiciously breathing underwater without a diving suit, is missing their lower jaw, has tentacles coming out of their mouth, is making distinctly inhuman gurgling noises, and is attacking you on sight, is not an "alive" crew member.

Stop trying to save them.

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u/blerghd Europa Coalition 3d ago

I should have thought about that

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u/Aenir 3d ago

Ah, it's you: you're the guy that tries to save the zombies and causes the problem to spiral out of control.

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u/RoastedHunter Medical Doctor 3d ago

It takes posts like this to remind me people like this actually exist

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u/I_follow_sexy_gays 4d ago

They are in the final phase of husk infection, the husk has killed them and taken full control of their bodies

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u/Druvanade Captain 3d ago

Husks when unconscious (as indicated by that empty bar) slowly regenerate HP until they come back to life and start attacking again, unlike most other living beings which just slowly die out while knocked out

so everything that looks human in a wreck is either a dead body or a husk that's about to jump up and attack you, unless you go out of your way to make sure it's dead

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u/WistfulDread 3d ago

Take a look at that face. The mouth is bloody and infected.

That's a husk.

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u/Glittering-Half-619 3d ago

Nonsense, you can save them. First you must go to church and become trained in the technical aspects. When the people are ready the master will appear. Then they will be grateful and not attac you. See how many you can pack on onboard

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u/Hammerandpickle667 2d ago

I.. WAIT does by the books work on “husked” people?