Cthulhu feeding bug

[Jasontti]

Discussed in https://github.com/FakeFishGames/Barotrauma/discussions/16592

^{Originally posted by andreasmarnion-arch October 18, 2025}

Disclaimers

• [X] I have searched the issue tracker to check if the issue has already been reported.
• [ ] My issue happened while using mods.

What happened?

Currently there is a bug with Cthulhu feeding system. It looks like, because Cthulhu is floating majority of times it fails to pick up food from floor by its own, that often results in hungry death of the pet. If Cthulhu is grabbed (G) then from kneeing position released "into" food on the floor - it picks up food and eats normally. Looks like majority of the time Cthulhu is hovering several map units above its reachable distance.

Reproduction steps

1.Start any game (even sub editor test run works) 2. Spawn Cthulhu with console 3. Drop food (for example ethanol or pomegrenade) 4. Cthulhu majority of the time fails to pick it up 5. Grab it with G and release from kneeing position(ctrl) face first into food 6. Cthulhu normally picks up food and eats

Bug prevalence

Happens every time I play

Single player or multiplayer?

Happens in both single player and multiplayer

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Version

v1.10.7.1 (Autumn Update 2025 Hotfix 3)

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Which operating system did you encounter this bug on?

Windows

Relevant error messages and crash reports

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