Post by Basil on Jul 11, 2010 12:45:52 GMT -5
Name: Strangleweed (hurrr).
Description: a rare mutated plant only found in the Northernmost parts of the Zone such as Pripyat and the Red Forest. The plant looks like an odd tangle of vines similar to ivy with large green leaves at the centre of the tangle. It is speculated that strangleweed is a mutated form of a bio-engineered plant developped at Pripyat's old greenhouse farm.
The plant draws nutrients from the soil, but makes up for the small quantity of nutrients available in said soil by trapping prey with its sticky, mobile tendrils and dragging it into the main "tangle" of vines and leaves. Once there, the prey is entirely wrapped up and digested, leaving only the bones. The bones of the plant's victim are often visible in its vines.
The plant is impervious to conventional weapons, and the best way to "defeat" it is simply to quickly leave its "catch perimetre". A grenade thrown into the plant's centre can temporarily put it out of action, but it will eventually regrow. To completely destroy strangleweed one must set it on fire...a risky operation.
Description: a rare mutated plant only found in the Northernmost parts of the Zone such as Pripyat and the Red Forest. The plant looks like an odd tangle of vines similar to ivy with large green leaves at the centre of the tangle. It is speculated that strangleweed is a mutated form of a bio-engineered plant developped at Pripyat's old greenhouse farm.
The plant draws nutrients from the soil, but makes up for the small quantity of nutrients available in said soil by trapping prey with its sticky, mobile tendrils and dragging it into the main "tangle" of vines and leaves. Once there, the prey is entirely wrapped up and digested, leaving only the bones. The bones of the plant's victim are often visible in its vines.
The plant is impervious to conventional weapons, and the best way to "defeat" it is simply to quickly leave its "catch perimetre". A grenade thrown into the plant's centre can temporarily put it out of action, but it will eventually regrow. To completely destroy strangleweed one must set it on fire...a risky operation.