Talk:Sea Emperor/@comment-26454314-20170222001301

"This may explain the vast tracks of lifeless ocean in a rough perimeter around the emporers location" from the end of the "life cycle" PDA file.

So basically the void surrounding the map isn't a gameplay thing, it is actually canon? The area surrounding the emporer's breeding grounds was the only place with enough residual enzyme 42 in the water to temporarily protect it from carar, leaving the rest of the planet completely devoid of life.