Recognize the recorded hazard
Steam’s description explicitly includes hellish jellyfish that explode when nearby. The example here follows red, horned jellyfish in a recorded Magma Abyss dive; the footage does not display a separate species-name tooltip.
The area label reads Magma Abyss (1200m). The diver fires bubbles among red horned targets. Their red circular effects should be distinguished from the player’s large pale-blue projectile bubbles.
Leave room around the circular bursts
Large red circular areas are visible around targets in the next scene, while the diver is between them. Use their visible area as a cue to reposition. The still does not establish how much warning comes before a burst, a radius in meters, or an exact damage value.
The following is positioning advice drawn from this hazard scene. It is not a claim that the recorded player completed a damage-free route.
- Before firing into a group, keep an open direction for retreat instead of entering a narrow pocket among targets.
- Aim from a position with room to move. If a red circle occupies the route toward a target, reposition around it rather than swimming through it to close the distance.
- Keep watching the oxygen indicator while shooting. Turn back toward the submarine while you still have room and air to reach it.
Do not confuse firing with a successful catch
This attempt ends with zero jellyfish and an Obsidian result of −258 with the total-time display reading 00:00:14:16. The result is a reason to reassess the run, not a per-explosion penalty formula. It does not isolate how much of the outcome came from ordinary oxygen use, enemy contact or the player’s upgrade state.
If your own attempt ends similarly, stop repeating the same close approach. Check whether your bubbles are reducing the target’s bar, whether the burst area cuts off your return, and whether your oxygen plan leaves enough time to get back. These are separate problems; one bright firing effect does not confirm a catch.
Read Calmer Waters as an attack-frequency upgrade
The recorded Calmer Waters panel specifically concerns Magma jellyfish attacking less frequently. Inspect that named skill when attack pressure is the obstacle, and read your own cost before spending. The footage used here shows the node already at MAX, so this page does not supply an unobserved purchase price.
Reducing attack frequency is different from immunity, increased bubble damage or a guaranteed successful catch. No numerical cooldown conversion is supplied here. Keep the movement and oxygen checks even if the upgrade is already owned.