Gasbags

Encumbrance Helper

The most unique Gasbags "feature" (whether intended or not) is its titanic inventory weight being completely ignored when carried by a flyer. Note that it can only be carried by the largest flyers : s, and . If your flyer is encumbered, releasing a Gasbags from a and unloading your inventories into the Gasbags' would allow you to carry on. This is very useful for farming runs or when you wish to move your base to a new location. Level up only.

Pack Mule

The Gasbags will be used to transport materials in the field and back to base. An example would be if you are collecting and you have no tames but your Gasbags, in which case you could load it up and take it around whilst farming as it can carry a obscene amounts of resources, easily surpassing the weight capacity by a large amount as a base number. There are three stats to consider leveling on a Gasbags based on your needs. Some is essential to allow the Gasbags to fly for much…

Note

The Gasbags will not take fall damage from falling unless it is very low or empty on gas. The Gasbags can always be dismounted before hitting the ground to negate the fall damage. In the event that dismounting is impossible, the most damage that the Gasbags can take from fall damage is about 40% of its max health.

Tank

When bloated with air, the Gasbags takes 80% less making it useful for tanking , taming, , and raids. All one has to do is fill up the gas capacity to 100% and try to maintain that full inflation so the reduction in damage is applied. Against ranged weapons and projectiles, do not let the head get shot as this will cause the Gasbags to deflate, making it quite vulnerable. The Gasbags is also one of the best turret soakers in the game. When soaking turrets, make sure to have the creature…

Troll

Surprisingly, the Gasbags makes for a hilarious troll thanks to its tertiary, gas blast attack. Though this does no , it does incredible knockback to survivors and creatures, sending them a significant distance. If one does get blasted, they will be granted the Gassed effect which makes a player gassed by a Gasbags immune to fall damage until he/she touches the ground. Though this means that you can't kill unfortunate victims with fall damage, one can still use the gas blast attack to…

Travel / Scout

As stated with the role of 'Aberration Bus', the Gasbags is a great mount to use on any map in order to get around, as it can float and blast gas to fly to avoid most threats and travel comfortable over immense distances, so long as it has sufficient oxygen. The Gasbags can also be a viable scout, as it can be tamed and used without a saddle very early in the game and has good mobility in the air. This allows a survivor to quickly get to any area and leave if need be. It is also…

Pet

Despite being a very large creature, Gasbags could be considered a very good pet to have do to their cute appearance, and the adorable sounds they make.

Aberration Bus

This animal can be transferred to the Aberration map. In combination with a , it makes it easy to search for drops and leave the map. In addition, in the presence of a large amount of oxygen, you can fully navigate the map, carrying a huge amount of resources, and even carry an extra passenger with you. Moreover, in some cases Gasbags is even better than a for navigation and getting from one place to another. Gasbags can rise vertically upwards. is also able to climb high - but…

With all that said, the Gasbags remains infinitely inferior to the native in terms of maneuverability, speed and strength. Besides the Gasbags do suffer from poisoning and they are unlikely to survive to the extreme difficulty of the Surface.

Cave Running

Although its size can make it an awkward fit for many caves, the Gasbags is capable of flying regardless of flyer restrictions. With a competent pilot, many caves and their hazards can be bypassed by simply flying over everything.