However did I miss this one?
Very simply done and so useful, I didn't have that northern space base TP either...didn't know ti existed

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As for rippers, swim and use the space bar and mouse to dive works best for me...a sturdy survival knife, 2x0 axe (maybe powerfists) and shogun FAP 5 for slow heals/50 or better for battle heals...and you're set. I find it easiest to allow them to come to me and drag the health bars off so I don't lose them and miss looting them later in the weeds...and also to pick off the biggest hitters first.
You need to be above them really, so if they seem hard to hit...swim away a while and they will ablige by coming to the right level to die

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+rep for the guide and the location of some fishy friends that I must've missed when I TP'd past them.
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