Ice Worm

The subject of this article was not implemented in Version 1.0 and information is limited!

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</group> </infobox> The Ice Worm is an aggressive leviathan class fauna species that burrows beneath the surface of the ice. They appear to be ambush predators, drawn towards vibrations above them. Ice Worms are exclusively subterranean creatures and do not swim. Ice Worms can be avoided through the use of a Thumper.

Appearance

The Ice Worm has a very long body, the top side of which is completely covered by a thick segmented exoskeleton. Beneath these plates are another set of triangular plates that stick out horizontally, each with a backwards facing spike. The underside of the creature is bare and unprotected, lacking any protective plating. The underside is grey in color and has two rows of small spikes running parallel down the body.

The head is mainly comprised by a single huge plate which tapers into a long, thick horn sticking straight out from the head. This horn is super-heated and allows the Ice Worm to melt through ice in order to burrow. Below the horn the creature's four mouth parts can be seen. Each is long and curved with a solid black exterior and fleshy red interior. The inside of the upper and lower pair are lined with black spines. The tail ends with a pair of long and thin spines.

Behavior

Ice Worms spend the majority of time underground. However, they will attack a Thumper if it is placed near their location, or if the player moves and/or jumps around.

Ice Worms currently do not spawn naturally, but can be spawned in using Console Commands. Once spawned, it will appear that nothing has occurred but they will attack any nearby Thumpers and moving Snowfoxes.

The Stasis Rifle does not affect Ice Worms.

Design

The Ice Worm's design draws heavily on the real-life bobbit worm. Though far greater in size, the Ice Worm shares the hard parapodia running down the body and an ambush-reliant lifestyle.

The Ice Worm's head bears a striking resemblance to this image of a deep sea tube worm, and was likely based on it.

The tail spines of the Ice Worm are similar to the distinctive cerci seen on the rears of earwigs.

Sounds

File	Type
File:Sfx creature iceworm death 01.ogg	Death
File:Sfx creature iceworm dive 01.ogg	Dive
File:Sfx creature iceworm emerge debris 01.ogg	Emerge debris
File:Sfx creature iceworm emerge voice 01.ogg	Emerge voice
File:Sfx creature iceworm flinch 01.ogg	Flinch
File:Sfx creature iceworm idle exhale 01.ogg	Idle exhale 1
File:Sfx creature iceworm idle exhale 02.ogg	Idle exhale 2
File:Sfx creature iceworm idle exhale 03.ogg	Idle exhale 3
File:Sfx creature iceworm idle inhale 01.ogg	Idle inhale 1
File:Sfx creature iceworm idle inhale 02.ogg	Idle inhale 2
File:Sfx creature iceworm idle inhale 03.ogg	Idle inhale 3
File:Sfx creature iceworm jumpattack long 01.ogg	Long jump attack
File:Sfx creature iceworm jumpattack short 01.ogg	Short jump attack
File:Sfx creature iceworm poke long 01.ogg	Long poke
File:Sfx creature iceworm poke short 01.ogg	Short poke
File:Sfx creature iceworm roar 01.ogg	Roar
File:Sfx creature iceworm spearattack cut 01.ogg	Cut spear attack
File:Sfx creature iceworm spearattack retract 01.ogg	Retract spear attack
File:Sfx creature iceworm spearattack stuck 01.ogg	Stuck spear attack
File:Sfx creature iceworm swipe 01.ogg	Swipe
File:Sfx creature iceworm tunnel 01.ogg	Tunnel
File:Sfx creature iceworm whip 01.ogg	Whip

Gallery

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• Iceworm2.jpg

  An Ice Worm above ground

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  Roaring

• Iceworm4.jpg

  Attacking a thumper

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  Digging back into the ground

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  Tail straight in the air

• Iceworm3.jpg

  Retreating into the ground

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  Side sweep attack

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  Jumping

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  Ice Worm lunging

|-| Concept Art=

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  Ice Worm final design head-shot - by Alex Ries

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  Ice Worm final head variants - by Alex Ries

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  Earlier design - by Alex Ries

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  Earlier still - by Alex Ries

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• IceWorm1.jpg

  Ice Worm 3D model screenshots from Fox3D

• IceWorm2.jpg

  Another view

• IceWorm3.jpg

  Yet another view

• IceWorm4.jpg

  Still more

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  An Ice Worm breaking through the ice

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  Ice Worm in the trailer

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