How do you capture creatures in Revenge of the Savage Planet? When you're being assaulted by fauna, it might seem like the only option you have is to answer with your blaster, but there is another way. You can capture creatures to add them to your base and make them available for research.
There comes a point in survival game, with various high-end, game-changing upgrades being locked behind creature research. Here's how to capture creatures in Revenge of the Savage Planet.
How to capture creatures in Revenge of the Savage Planet
To capture creatures, you need to have the whip unlocked. Once you have the whip, hold down the melee button to initiate a lasso motion, then lasso a creature and hold right-click to pull them in.
Small creatures can be captured without fuss, but large ones need to be staggered before they can be pulled in. To stagger a creature, you must daze it by shooting its weak spot. You can find the weak spot of a creature by scanning it, and you'll know you've hit the right point when you hear a satisfying ding sound upon shooting the spot. Once a creature is dazed, you can capture it like you would smaller fauna.
An example of this is the Hognork, one of the first big creatures you're tasked with capturing. Upon scanning the creature, you can see that its weak spot is inside its mouth, specifically on the roof. You're only able to hit the roof of the Hognork's mouth when it roars, so it's a case of giving it the runaround until this happens, blasting away, and lassoing it when it's dazed.
Now that you know how to capture creatures in Revenge of the Savage Planet, it's time to add anything that moves to your collection – just try not to think too hard about whether they're having a nice time or not. Check out our guide on Revenge of the Savage Planet review to see what we thought of this ambitious sequel.