KRAKEN COVERING STAIRS ON GALLION

This is a horrible idea imo.

With all the plus sides the Gallion has with a full crew this instance is just one of its weaknesses. Which is fair.

@bosstyn-george

You find the parts you need.

The krakens of the Sea of Thieves no longer only attack during other events’ absences, and can strike at any time. However, they still adhere to the ‘one event’ rule in which a skeleton fleet or stronghold event prevents their spawn, unless said event is the multi-event glitch in where extra strongholds can spawn. To avoid attack, stay near an island or rock formation, and if at open sea drop the anchor. They seem to not prefer attacking stationary ships, and it cannot fit in shallow waters. They do not spawn often, and are random as to who they attack other than the above requirements. Should no ship be eligible for attack, it will wait until one is, or, given enough time, not attack at all.

For the kraken itself, it is a hard encounter until you learn its attack patterns, after which it becomes remarkably easier. When you see it attack, the water turning black and the roar accompanying your ship stopping, do a 180 if you wish to simply escape its grasp. It will not follow you out of the ink, and seems to have difficulty interacting with ships on the edges of the ink as well, even if they are slowed by it. Regardless, the closest edge to you is directly behind you, so you can simply turn around and face the sails with the wind and you'll be out very quickly.

Should you wish to fight the beast, its patterns are fairly simple:
Each ship caught needs to defeat a certain number of tentacles to drive the creature away. This only changes based on the ship that it originally attacks, rather than any other ship type within the ink at any time. A galleon will have to dispel all eight tentacles, a brigantine will have to defeat six, and a sloop a mere two. Each tentacle, when defeated, will dive under the water, followed by a cry from the kraken itself. It will then resurface elsewhere, and attack once more as it did before. It will repeat this process, resurfacing three times against a galleon, two times against a brigantine and once against a sloop. When driven under for the final time, the tentacle will writhe in the air before quickly pulling under, accompanied by a rather dramatic musical cue and followed by a piece of treasure and a piece of kraken meat rising to the surface above the tentacle. This also means that while a galleon must essentially drive off 32 tentacles, with no more than eight attacking at a time and defeating each 4 times, a sloop can drive them under anywhere in the range of 4 to 10, defeating six once and two twice, or only defeating two twice with its requirement of defeating each twice. A brigantine must defeat some amount within the range of 18 to 22, defeating each 3 times and possibly the other two twice. Keep in mind that the tentacles occasionally move on their own, submerging and resurfacing elsewhere without taking damage.
The tentacles have three attacks they will perform, among a variety of animations which are mostly just roars and movements, as well as their occasional resurface elsewhere.
The first attack is a suck or grab of sorts, where the tentacle will open its mouth and begin inhaling while targeting a pirate on deck or in the water. The targeted pirate will hear a loud screech from the tentacle, and see clouds of dust from around them being pulled towards it, allowing them to get to cover (it cannot grab one that is belowdecks, though it will continue to pull at them and the dust will continue to rise) or fire back, cancelling the attack. Should it succeed at grabbing the pirate, they can be retrieved from it by a harpoon shot, or dropped if the tentacle takes enough damage. It will repeatedly plunge its captive into the water, damaging them from impact and drowning damage, which comes on nearly instantly within the ink. Should they survive several plunges, it will spit them out, flinging them far across and occasionally out of the ink. The captured pirate is also capable of releasing themselves, as while rising up with them after resurfacing, part of the tentacle will come into view, which can be shot with any gun or hit with a cutlass, thus releasing the player. Note that it can grab a player holding an item, including (but not limited to) gunpowder barrels.
The second attack is a slap, directed at the ship. A tentacle will rise up near the hull of the ship (sitting lower and closer to the ship than the tentacles normally do), roar, coil up, and unfurl into the hull, damaging and launching the ship, along with anyone too close to the impact. There does not seem to be a way to cancel this attack.
The third and final attack is the wrap, where a tentacle will come up beside the ship and wrap itself across the deck and around the entire ship, then begin to squeeze it, damaging it heavily and turning the entire ship back and forth. The tentacle on deck can cover the staircase on a galleon or brigantine, preventing access in or out and preventing water from being tossed into the sea from below. Anyone trapped belowdecks by this should prioritize repairing every hole which appears from the wrap, and pick up a full bucket of water when required (a single bucket can hold almost a quarter of the water it takes to fill a deck of the ship, don't underfill it).In a pinch, water can be thrown onto a fire to remove the water entirely while also putting out the fire. Those belowdecks should not attack the tentacle from below, as it will take very little notable damage and will squirt ink from its wounds at those attacking it, blinding and damaging them. The same will happen to anyone on deck attacking the tentacle on deck with them. The priority for those on deck during a wrap should be to locate and defeat the end of the tentacle, where the mouth is. It will be near the ship, in the line of fire of the cannons, and lower down and closer to the ship than the other tentacles. It often has its mouth open in a roar, revealing the critical hit spot: the interior of the mouth. After being hit enough, normally after a single cannon shot, the tentacle will submerge and reappear again, in a similar spot and rarely in the same spot. The process should be repeated until the entire tentacle releases the ship. Notably, the tentacle end will sometimes place itself on deck, requiring it to be attacked with handheld weapons rather than the cannons.

Crew should be distributed about the ship, prioritizing repairing in all cases, and the helm and sails (should you wish to flee) or the cannons (should you wish to fight). On a sloop, one crew member can fill both required roles, especially a crew member who knows the patterns of the kraken. A duo on a sloop can split up, one to maneuvering or firing and the other to repairs, helping each other as needed. A duo or trio on a brigantine or a trio or full crew on a galleon should always have at least one person above and below at all times, to protect against a wrap blocking the staircase. The two cannoneers should not both go belowdecks for reloads at the same time, instead they should alternate going down so that one refills on cannonballs while the other remains firing (and not both go down to escape the grasp of the kraken and the other to reload, or similar). Those belowdecks should not run out onto the top deck to throw out water, but should instead stop on the staircase to do so. Repairing is their priority, as no matter how much water they take out of the ship more can always pour in, however stopping repairing to save the ship from sinking entirely is a good thing, in most cases one or two pirates with buckets can save a ship from any amount of damage. Galleons should be wary of the holes on their central deck, should the water reach that height.

@coffeelight5545 said in KRAKEN COVERING STAIRS ON GALLION:

@bosstyn-george

This has been suggested before and needs to happen. It’s a guaranteed sink if it covers the hole.

Its not a guarantee sink at all. I've never sunk to the Kraken doing this on any ship. It can be managed and beat. Just have to know what to do and get better at the game.

@bosstyn-george

The guy downstairs is stuck downstairs with all damage and the entire ship's supply of planks. He's supposed to repair each hole as it forms, and maybe take a full bucket's worth of water if needed (about a quarter or sixth of a deck). The opening can be used quite quickly with competent cannoneers, as the tentacle takes 2-4 cannonballs if you hit your shots.

@zormis

Any ship which can have this attack happen, being the brigantine and galleon, has the crew to always leave someone belowdecks and have at least one person above. Having the two people above deck reload at different times ensures that one is always there with some cannonballs to fend off the tentacle, and that the player or two stationed below are always below to stop all flow of water.

@zormis

If you sail an undercrewed ship like that, then yes, you'll have a harder time, it's a team-based game after all. If you're undercrewed, even on a galleon it's still possible to defend against the wrap. If caught belowdecks, you can simply repair every hole that appears. If you're topside, you can use a couple of cannonballs and dispel the wrapped tentacle in a few seconds, most of which is waiting for it to resurface.