Ventgarden

This article is about the Ventgarden. You may be looking for the Small Ventgarden.

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</group> </infobox> The Ventgarden is a leviathan class fauna species and the adult form of the Small Ventgarden. There are currently two Ventgardens in game, both found in the Tree Spires. It is the adult form of the Small Ventgarden.

Appearance

The Ventgarden's main body is round and has a petal-like set of blue and yellow patterned frills on top of it. The bottom of the body seems to have an opening that is sealed shut by a cone-shaped set of flaps when swimming and opens when the organism is above a thermal vent. From the base of the body seven long ciliated tentacles extend downwards. Between each pair of tentacles is a glowing yellow circle, the nature of which are unknown.

On the top of the body, a huge hollow and transparent bell is attached. In the center of the body within the bell, a large red plant resembling seaweed can be seen. Directly above this and attached to the top of the bell is a large cone-shaped structure that emits a bright cyan glow at night.

From the base of the bell, six long branches protrude and curve upwards, each with multiple "plateaus" attached which provide surfaces for flora to grow within the bell.

Redwort, Writhing Weed and Blue Palms can be seen growing within the bell in the concept art.

Behavior

The Ventgarden drifts around the ocean in search of thermal vents. It appears that when the Ventgarden finds a vent, it plants its tentacles into the ground, anchoring it in place above the vent. It stays over the vent, allowing hot water enriched with nutrients to flow into the bell through an opening in the bottom of the body.

When sitting over a thermal vent, an opening on the underside of the body is opened and the player can swim inside the body through this opening.

The Ventgarden expels excess fluid through its top vent. The excess fluid expelled is able to push the player 15 meters upwards.

However, the big ones do not move and act more as huge props.

Design

The Ventgarden appears very similar in appearance to the siphonophore, the Portuguese man o' war which like the Ventgarden is also a colonial organism.

The Ventgarden bears a striking resemblance to a type of underwater greenhouse known as "Nemo's Garden". It is possible it was based on this.

Gallery

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  Full Ventgarden

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  Full Ventgarden, Fog toggled off

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  The top of a Ventgarden

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  The tentacles of a Ventgarden

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  A Ventgarden, filtering water out of a top hatch

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  The entrance to the center, with water flowing in

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  The exit into the center, with water flowing outwards

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  The inside of a Ventgarden

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  Developer screenshot of an oversized Ventgarden model in game

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  Playtester screenshot of the Ventgarden, size WIP

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  Ventgarden free swimming and anchored

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  Anchored

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  Free Swimming

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  Body Details

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  Interior Biosphere Details

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  Concept A

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  Concept C

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