by Upon reaching the Fontaine region in Genshin Impact, we will be able to access Underwater Exploration thanks to the blessing of the extra-oceanic water of its statues that allows us to enter the sea.
While we are swimming or diving in the waters of Fontaine, our Stamina bar will be replaced by a Water Resistance bar that will make the aquatic exploration much more bearable, since we will not drown even if the bar runs out and the only consequence of exhausting this It is that we will not be able to swim faster until the Water Resistance recovers a bit.
Throughout this exploration we will meet some animals whose bodies are completely blue and have a symbol on their heads; these animals are called Chromatic Creatures and will be essential to complete Fontaine’s underwater exploration.
EXTRAOCEANIC WATER
When submerging in the waters of Fontaine our Normal Attacks will be replaced by the Extraoceanic Water. This ability allows us to perform a small attack to damage sea creatures and also allows us to absorb the powers of Chromatic Creatures to gain more offensive abilities that will be necessary for exploration.
ALL CHROMATIC CREATURES
The Chromatic Creatures are these animals that we have mentioned before, whose body is completely blue and they grant us abilities when attacking them with the Extraoceanic Water. There are three different Chromatic Creatures and each one gives us different abilities to help us in our underwater exploration:
CHROMATIC PREDATORY RAY
- TdE : 4 seconds per charge.
- Number of Charges : 2.
When we attack this Chromatic Creature to take over its energy we will have two charges of its ability, which allows us to shoot a long and sharp aquadaga. If we keep the ability pressed, we can adjust the trajectory of the dagger.
CHROMATIC BLOATED SEAL
- TdE : 1 second.
The ability that the Chromatic Bloated Seal gives us allows us to emit a water wave that will deal damage to the enemy, but if we keep the ability pressed, we will generate a large amount of waves that will continuously attack the enemy as long as we keep pressing the button.
CHROMATIC ARMORED CRAB
- TdE : 2 seconds.
By appropriating Chromatic Armored Crab’s abilities, we’ll be able to create shockwaves and generate shields at the same time by pressing the ability. If we keep it pressed when channeling this attack, we can direct the shock wave to the place we want.
The ability of this chromatic creature is very useful and powerful , because if we are hit while we are channeling it with the button pressed and we release it at that moment, we will generate a more powerful impact that will deal a lot of damage to the enemy.
FONTAINE’S UNDERWATER EXPLORATION IN GENSHIN IMPACT
Next we will take a look at the mechanics that we will find throughout this underwater exploration;, for most of the cases, we will have to use the abilities of the Chromatic Creatures when interacting with certain obstacles.
FONTAMARINAS ALGAE
Sometimes we will find the Fontamarinas Algae obstructing the path or imprisoning a treasure chest or even a Seelie. To eliminate them, we will need to aim at their nucleus with the Aquadagas of the Chromatic Predator Ray.
REVITALIZING SCHOOL OF FISH
While we explore the underwater depths of Fontaine we will very often find a few orange fish swimming in circles, these will help us to recover Life and Aquatic Resistance.
GATHERING ESSENTIALS
Essentialites are the local materials needed to craft the weapons from Fontaine’s forge ( Serenade of Tranquility , Unpolluted Creep , Abyssal Requiem , Retribution of Justice and Tidal Shadow ). We will need to get many to create each one of them and within the depths of the Fontaine waters we can find a lot.
Of course, we cannot split them with the power of Extraoceanic Water, so we will need to steal the ability from a Chromatic Armored Crab to break the ore with the shock wave that we generate when using its ability.
BALLISTIC BARNACLES
They are enemies as annoying as they are dangerous, since they inflict quite high damage and attack us incessantly. The only way to defeat them is by holding Chromatic Armored Crab’s ability down and releasing it right when we receive an attack from these Ballistic Barnacles.
SOUND RESONANCE POINT
In the underwater exploration we also find objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye, when interacting with the Reverberating Shells we will be able to see some blue waves that show us the location of the object and by making use of the ability of the Chromatic Bloated Seal, we will be able to make objects visible and pick them up or interact with them.
UNDERWATER STONE WALLS
Just as on the surface we had to break stone walls from time to time using a greatsword, in underwater exploration we will also find this type of obstacle; but this time, we will have to use the shock wave of the Chromatic Armored Crab to break these walls.
These walls can hide some chests or we can simply find them blocking the entrance to some underwater crack.
PRESSURE WATER HOLES
Sometimes we will find some of these pressurized water holes that will block our way or divert us from it, so we will have to resort once again to the ability of the Chromatic Armored Crab to avoid being pushed.
