Coral Gardens

 ![The Coral Gardens](wiki-images/69/693f3bd1a470c76e7f18faaaba956689.png)   The **Coral Gardens** is a vibrant, shallow region and likely the first the player will encounter. It is the area in which the Lifepod splashes down after its escape from the Sleep Bay 3.   ## Description   The Coral Gardens is located on the west side of the playable area. As the game's starting region, it is the shallowest region in the game and has the smallest population of aggressive lifeforms, though some predators such as the Marrowbreach and the Nibbler Mango inhabit the region.   ## Biomes   ### Dolerite Spires The Dolerite Spires is a rocky biome characterized by tall stone spires, some of which rise out of the water. The biome is home to a Great Jaw which dominates the landscape around it.   ### Graveyard The Graveyard is an extremely hot biome located on the eastern side of the region. Its high temperature requires the Heat Tolerance Adaptation to survive within the biome. The Graveyard is also home to a network of deep caves containing the Blackboxes of many dead Pioneers.   ### Lead Zone The Lead Zone is a small, shallow biome named after its abundance of Lead. Mostly dominated by the Lander Garage wreckage from the Cicada, this biome features sparse life but many resources.   ### Necrolei Hills The Necrolei Hills is a zone dominated by the eponymous Necroleis. The hills features plenty of lifeforms and resources as well as several Wrecks.   ### Plateaus The Plateaus is a blue biome with flourishing life. Large, immobile jellies dot the landscape as well as ample anchored life. This biome is home to the Old Habitat, an important settlement of the Pioneers, as well as a deep cave network connecting to several nearby biomes.   ### Raceways The North and South Raceways are long, sandy biomes similar to the Shallows. The North Raceway contains many Coral Crabs that wander the dunes, digging up resources while the South Raceway is littered with Dead Coral Crabs.   ### Shallows The Shallows is the starting biome in which the Lifepod splashes down. It is very shallow and home to many passive lifeforms as well as plentiful caves and resources. The biome contains many notable points of interest such as Camp One and the Welcome Center.   ## Gallery  +### In Game+  ![Shallows](CG Shallows Biome.png) ![Necrolei Hills](CG Jelly Hills Biome.png) ![Plateaus](CG Plateaus Biome.png) ![Dolerite Spires](CG Dolerite Spires Biome.png) ![Graveyard](CG Graveyard Biome.png) ![North Raceway](CG North Raceway Biome.jpg) ![South Raceway](CG South Raceway Biome.jpg)-![Lead Zone](CG Lead Zone Biome.png)+![Lead Zone](CG Lead Zone Biome.png)+ +### Development+ +![An early overview map of the Coral Gardens.](Coral gardens early overview.jpg)+![The Coral Gardens layout from an early pre-release build of the game.](Coral Gardens Prototype Map.png)+![An in-editor picture of the grand cave in the Coral Gardens, with fog turned off.](Coral Gardens grand cave no water.png)